It’s a holiday weekend and time to hit your local grocery store to stock up on party supplies. For most Americans, July 4 means burgers, hot dogs, ribs, coleslaw, and ice cream. And it seems everyone is jumping on the holiday discount bandwagon. A visit to a few local grocers…
Grilling is often seen as a man’s job. But who says a girl can’t grill?Robyn Medlin, AKA GrillGrrrl, has made it her mission to show women they need not fear the grill. A resident of Hollywood, Medlin writes the blog GrillGrrrl and teaches grilling to small groups of women.”A lot of…
Not for those with a weak stomach, but definitely worth the heartburn, the nacho-style onion rings at Smoke’T Southern Tap and Kitchen near the University of Miami are worth the extra hour you might need to spend at the gym. They are made with beer-battered onion rings topped with pullled…
Miss Saigon, the popular veteran Vietnamese restaurant from Coral Gables, quietly opened a second, smaller branch on Washington Avenue today — less than an hour ago, actually. The space is quaint, the menu extensive — including bánh mì sandwiches, which should prove popular in this neighborhood. Also on the menu…
Some local restaurants are slacking when it comes to the breadbasket. Though entrées are just fine at many of these locales, staff overlooks a critical aspect of the dining-out experience. Bread is usually a diner’s first taste of an eatery and sets the stage for everything else. The following is…
It was 10:54 p.m. and Anthony Bourdain sat in the lobby of the Lincoln Theatre still signing copies of Medium Raw. Two hours after wrapping his reading and Q&A session, the line had finally dwindled to a dozen. There was a female security guard who stood, bored and pissed and…
All sorts of recipes seem to come our way, including lots of cocktail ideas. Concerning the latter, we try to pass on only those that are distinctive in some way, or at the very least those that offer sparkling refreshment for Miami heat. The LiberTea, a Fourth of July marketing moniker cooked…
The ice-cream industry is really pushing the National Ice Cream Month promo this year, but in South Florida, every month is ice-cream month. That’s probably why local hotels are finally getting into the act with a new focus on inventive ice-cream offerings. (Riki “off-my-cleanse-diet” Altman featured La Marea’s selection yesterday.) A…
Another episode of Top Chef, another episode of the same: Angelo and Kenny continue to whoop everyone’s ass, and homegirl Andrea floats around in contestant purgatory, which isn’t a good place to be. Her food is passable for now, but how long will it be before the judges start calling…
Denny’s website says, “We’re morning people. All day. Every day. Since 1953.” Apparently, the individuals working at the Denny’s on Biscayne Boulevard in North Miami Beach got up on the wrong side of the bed yesterday. Or maybe not at all.Close to 1 a.m. on a recent early morning, my husband and I ventured…
Meat Market chef/owner Sean Brasel shares his secrets for great rubs, marinades, and cures for home cooks. Among them is a chili-espresso rub: “I’ve always found that bold spicing can bring out amazing flavors in even the most unexciting cuts of beef,” Brasel says. “I use this rub with buffalo…
Earlier today, we kicked off our Cookbook series with a patriotic July 4th-inspired look at Culinaria: The United States (A Culinary Discovery). Now we offer two of the book’s recipes that might be useful for this weekend’s festivities. One is for barbecue ribs from the renowned Sylvia’s of Harlem. The…
Today marks the official start of National Ice Cream Month (thank you, President Reagan, for acknowledging this frozen treat deserves not just a day, but four weeks’ worth of celebration), and the folks at La Marea gave us the chance to sample not one, not two, but more than two…
Miami Today reports this week that Southeast supermarket giant Publix is planning to open a new store in the Edgewater/Omni area at 1776 Biscayne Blvd. This is perhaps one of the most needed grocery stores in all of Miami-Dade. While the grocer has opened an excessive amount of stores in…
This is the first of what will be an ongoing series that looks at interesting cookbooks. Some will be new and familiar, chosen because we think they’re really good. Others will be highlighted as a means of introducing you to cookbooks you might not know about — due to being…
How can it be that a new falafel joint opened almost a year ago and nobody told me? I had to sniff it out myself while riding by last night on Washington Avenue. Crazee Olive Mediterranean Grill is actually more than just a falafel joint — it offers a pretty…
A.C.’s Icees at Kennedy Park are frosted to fight the heat
BK flame-grilled chicken on whole-grain ciabatta bun
Jack Frost on South Beach melts away
Cocktail culture at Mondrian’s Sunset Lounge for serious happy-hour drinkers
Flapjack Flip-Off X: Miami’s best pancakes
Soyka Restaurant brings in new chef
