This is a companion volume to the PBS series of the same name. An obviously very generous friend of mine gave this autographed copy to me as a gift, and it’s one of the best cookbooks I own. Mr. Pépin and Ms. Child offer complementary recipes for appetizers, soups, salads,…
Stop that running around and let your food come to you. Jefe’s Original Fish Taco & Burger food truck drives around Miami, hitting up local street corners, kind of like an ice cream truck on a hit summer day, only a little beefier…
Madonna swears by it and invested $1.5 million in it. And Coke and Pepsi have acquired companies who sell it. But if you’re looking for coconut water, you don’t need to go any further than Allapattah and JCS Reggae Country Style Brand’s Jelly Coconut Water (with pulp). The Kingston-Miami Trading…
Lissette Diaz is a homegrown Miami girl who has turned her love for Bahamian bread into a business. She grew up in a house with a cake- baking mother and spent summers in the Bahamas. She remembers early morning bread runs with her father with affection, and these proved to…
Sometimes you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s almost gone. And if you’ve never eaten at Burger Bob’s on the Granada Golf Course in Coral Gables, then we know two things about you. 1) You know nothing of the Gables and 2) even less about greasy spoons.But don’t kick…
Last week we met Joe Turino, a contestant vying for the final spot of the second annual Joe Flanigan look-alike contest. His mission was simple: to be crowned the best Joe Flanigan look-alike in Hialeah and represent his favorite restaurant at the finals in Weston.Along with his two brothers, Mike…
After recently writing a goofy post about imaginary pot-food pairings, I received an email from the pseudonymous William Breathes, one of two medical marijuana critics for our sister paper Westword, in Denver, Colorado. He expressed gratitude for being mentioned in the post and disappointment in not being invited to my…
Fire up the grill…It’s that time again, Labor Day is upon us. The last, long weekend of summer vacation marking the time that kids go back to school and it’s time to get busy at work again. With hammies and ribs on the coals already, that distinct smell of burning…
Over the weekend, the Association of Food Journalists held its annual conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where the winners of the annual awards competition were announced. Miami New Times was a finalist in three categories. And the winners are:Our feature, “Pork Pirates,” a look into the illegal slaughterhouses in…
Are you desperately waiting for the clock to strike five so you can get your Labor Day weekend on? Kill some time by reading what you missed this week on Short Order.Bring back the McRib!Looking for restaurants to try? How about Joumou, Sawadee or Gigi?We talk to the man behind…
Try this twist on traditional barbecue fare from John Rivers, pit master and owner of 4 Rivers Smokehouse BBQ, the Orlando-based brand that makes some of our favorite super smoky sauces. (Find ’em at Epicure in Sunny Isles if you are out and about this weekend.) Directions: 1) Prepare pizza dough for…
If you are looking to grab a pre-theater drink or a sip during intermission, the Adrienne Arsht Center is making sure you don’t have to leave the premises (sorry, DRB). After debuting Prelude by Barton G. last year, the performing arts center introduced the Bombay Sapphire Lounge Wednesday night during…
Have you ever made beer-can chicken? If you haven’t, you’re missing out on the juiciest grilled chicken you’ve ever tasted and on a few good laughs from looking at your bird perched atop a beer can on the grill. It’s also incredibly easy to make, which makes it the perfect…
Fauchon is synonymous with French decadence in the food world. Ever since Auguste Fauchon, a street vendor and wine merchant, started his company back in 1886, customers have been flocking to stores that bear his name to pick up macaroons, fancy jams, champagne, chocolates, mustards, crackers and wines.Being a true…
Consumer Reports recently polled 28,000 online subscribers and asked them to rate hamburgers from 18 fast food restaurants around the country. Those surveyed were asked to rate each burger from 1 to 10, the scale going from least delicious burger ever eaten to the most delicious. McDonald’s finished at the…
This past Sunday Miami natives were treated to a rare sight. Stationed in the parking lot of the Walgreen’s on 117th Avenue and Sunset Drive was the iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile in all its plumped up glory…
Sutter Home is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Build a Better Burger contest by holding its high-stakes burger cook-off on September 23, at Collins Park in South Beach. The prize money this year has doubled to $100,000 for the most creative, best-tasting burger — but you are too late…
Mo’ Mofongo Jimmy’z Kitchen, the little, lovable, Latino hole-in-the-wall on South Beach, has the signs up for a second location coming to the ground floor of the Cynergi Miami Condos at N. Miami Avenue and 27th Street in Wynwood. You can check out the progress on Jimmy’z Flickr page.Mo’ PizzaSignage…
A little bait to hopefully hook you into reading next week’s Cafe review of Eismann’s two:Fin:A fisherman would consider our experience here extremely successful: All the big ones were hooked, even if some small fries got away — meaning main plates of grouper, halibut, and striped bass were fresh, adeptly…
Gamma Claire is a Ukrainian born, tall, and trim blonde who strives to create a fun experience as a hostess at Segafredo in Brickell. Her bubbly demeanor makes the customer feel like royalty. Her effortless smile and sexy accent can make anyone’s visit enjoyable.New Times: What is your favorite cocktail…
A lot of Top Chef fans complain the DC edition has been boring. Yeah, there have been some duds, but Las Vegas was much worse. The Voltaggio brothers were too good to be on Top Chef and blew out the competition week after week. Where’s the fun in that? This…
Back in 1985 Roberto Guerra’s father told him about a wooden box he had seen in a Chinatown in Cuba. It was used to cook pigs. Two years later, La Caja China was born. Some speculate this box was invented by Chinese workers who were brought to Cuba in the…
