Exclusive: Details on Steven Raichlen’s Next Four Books!

Since 1998, Steven Raichlen has written eight hefty tomes about barbecue. These include The Barbecue Bible; The Revised Barbecue Bible; How to Grill; BBQ USA; and his latest, the just-released Planet Barbecue! — in which after traveling through 60 countries, the author concludes that not only does barbecue taste good,…

Oil Spill Reactions From Miami Seafood Chefs and Purveyors

The BP oil spill has put all of South Florida in an officially declared State of Emergency. Not long before that announcement was made, we reached out to seafood industry folks like Chef Jonathan Eismann and one of his longtime purveyors, Christopher Twiss, as part of our continuing coverage on…

Sneak Review: Smoke’t Southern Kitchen & Tap

A mere charcoal briquet from next week’s glowing? fizzling? Cafe review:Main courses come with any two of 15 “fixin’s”, which if ordered a la carte would range in price from $2.95 to $6.25. There are, again, inconsistencies within the category, although plusses outnumbered minuses. Jalapeño mac & cheese hit the…

Miami Prime Grill on the Happy Hour Hunt

Miami Prime Grill16395 Biscayne Blvd.Sunny Isles, 33160305-949-5105 / miamiprimegrill.com The Deal: Monday-Friday, 12 p.m. – 7 p.m. The late night happy hour is daily from 10 p.m. until close. Get half off well liquors, house wines, and draft pints Monday through Friday. The late night happy hour includes twofers on…

Icebox Café Takes Off to Miami International Airport

Oprah Winfrey has hailed Icebox Café’s cakes as some of the best in the country. Now, travelers with a sweet tooth won’t have to schlep to Lincoln Road for a slice of raspberry chocolate mousse. This fall, Icebox Café is opening a satellite location at Miami International airport called Icebox…

Chipwich Inventor Dies

Richard LaMotta, who created the Chipwich from his Sweet Tooth ice cream parlor in Englewood, New Jersey, passed away two days ago at age 67. The bearded Brooklyn native came up with the notion in the late Seventies — a  four-ounce slab of vanilla ice cream, sandwiched between chocolate chip…

Joey’s in Wynwood $6 Pasta a Damn Good Deal

Joey’s Wynwood Italian Café isn’t just the gustatory champion of Miami’s art district, it’s also as cheap as you are. Starving artists, broke freelancers, assistant district attorneys, and hungry spangers rejoice! Even we can afford to eat here. A bowl of in-house, handmade spaghetti with a juicy, herbed up tomato…

Crisp Calamari

Chances are pretty good your grandmother isn’t as talented a cook as you think. Sure, that lasagna or meatloaf is better than those you’ve tried elsewhere, and her other few specialties are perhaps equally impressive. But the key word here is few — meaning through years and years of making…

Steven Raichlen’s Barbecue Bash at Books & Books

Steven Raichlen celebrated the publication of his new cookbook, Planet Barbecue!, at Books & Books in Coral Gables last Saturday night with a live barbecue and lecture. The approachable author and TV personality (he has a show on PBS called Primal Grill) worked the outdoor courtyard, shaking hands, kissing babies…

Oil Spill Reactions From Miami Seafood Chefs and Owners

A shark can smell a single drop of blood in one million drops of water.Twenty-nine days later, and oil continues to flow from a hole 5,000 feet below the ocean’s surface. BP’s actions continue to threaten the Gulf and maybe the Atlantic’s commercial fishing industry. Today, the fishing ban widens…

All-U-Can-Eat Fried Chicken Tonight At Michy’s

Tonight begins year two of Michy’s weekly Wednesday night “all-you-care-to-eat” fried chicken feast. Priced at $36 per person (excluding tax and gratuity), the dinner features limitless helpings of Bernstein’s signature fried bird with a “bottomless parade of sides” (I’m not certain, but I think that means you have to bring…

All-Natural Evos Coming To Pinecrest This Weekend

Fast food is about to be evo-lutionized in Miami. This weekend Evos, an all-natural chain (with locations in California, Florida, Georgia and North Carolina), debuts in Pinecrest.  The rstaurant makes American diner staples like hamburgers, shakes and fries healthful. Well, as nutritious as French fries can be. Instead of deep-frying…

Burger Beast Burger Month Party at Q American Barbeque

The Burger Beast threw a National Hamburger Month party at Q American Barbeque last night. Despite an evening thunderstorm that dropped lighting from Buena Vista west, a crowd still came through eat, and have drinks.The menu featured a whole lotta burgers, like The Benedict, with Canadian bacon, fried egg, hollandaise…