Ten-Foot-Tall Bloody Pig to Protest Miami Walmart

There’s a lot of sensory overload in Miami, so it takes something bold to get people to turn their heads. Mercy for Animals devised something that might make people stop and check out its display.A ten-foot-tall bloody pig in a cage outside Walmart…

How to Make Your Labor Day Barbecue Vegan-Friendly

If you’re grilling this Labor Day, stats from vegetarian research groups put the odds around 1 in 300 that you’ll end up with a vegan at your party. Your chances of having to feed a vegetarian are higher: about 1 in 44. And if you live in Seattle, San Francisco,…

Hedy Goldsmith’s Baking Out Loud: Book Parties and Video Previews

Baking Out Loud, Hedy Goldsmith’s first book is finally coming out in about a month. The 224-page tome features 80 recipes by the talented executive pastry chef at Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink and photographs by Ben Fink.Many of the treats featured in Baking Out Loud are upgraded riffs on…

IKEA To Open in Miami: Five Reasons For Foodies To Rejoice

IKEA announced last evening that the Swedish furniture chain plans to open a second South Florida store in Sweetwater. Pending approvals, construction of IKEA Miami could start in Spring 2013, with a store opening in Fall 2014. The 417,000 square-foot airplane terminal-sized store will be located adjacent to the Dolphin…

First-Ever Miami Beach Food Truck Roundups Scheduled

Read Also: Food Trucks To Roll on Miami BeachAfter getting approval back in May, the Miami Beach Food Truck and Music Fest will finally roll out to the North Shore Park Bandshell on Collins and 73rd Street. The monthly event will feature food trucks and live music with a Latin…

Super Subs, Paul’s Create Mom-and-Pop Feel to Compete

With an endless supply of Subways, Quizno’s and Jimmy John’s opening all over the country, it’s hard to imagine striking out on your own and offering sandwiches to the masses without corporate dollars or Michael Phelps hawking your six-inch. If, however, you would shut up and do what your momma…

Acme Bakery & Coffee to Open in Midtown, Will Serve Panther Coffee

The folks behind Phuc Yea! and the Federal Food Drink & Provisions have made their partnership legal, forming the Pious Pig Restaurant Group, and will pop out their first project in mid-September. Acme Bakery & Coffee, moving into the Brooklyn Bagel space in midtown Miami, will offer homemade pastries, breads, and…

Three Cool Raw Vegan Soups for the Hottest Days of Summer

A few months ago, before temperatures skyrocketed, I received a copy of Eat Raw, Eat Well, a cookbook by Douglas McNish containing 400 raw, vegan, and gluten-free recipes. I looked at the cover, which pictures swirls of colorful raw vegetable “pasta” shaved from the original plants, an effect surely achieved…

Pizzarium Brings the Roman Art of Pizza to Downtown

Italians know their way around a pizza. Hundreds of years before the first NYC pizzeria was hawking slices to harried commuters, Italy’s poor were eating it in the streets. In fact, the citizens of this European country are so serious about the craft that they have their own authority on…

How to Kick Your Sugar Addiction

Elizabeth Garner (name has been changed) is a complete hottie, even by South Beach’s ridiculously tough standards. Her butt sits high and tight, her arms are defined, her tummy is toned, and her thighs are lean and muscular. She wouldn’t mind my saying that she has a great rack too…

Miss Saigon’s Vegan Pho

Miss Saigon’s location shifted north a few blocks from its former spot on Fifth Street and Washington Avenue about a year ago, but the element that gave the Vietnamese restaurant its character has remained. That’s the owner, Hali Nguien. The garrulous and diplomatic lady of the house can still be…

ROK:BRGR Opens Second South Florida Location In South Miami

We citizens of Miami like to think of ourselves as trendsetters. Though that may be true, believe it or not, there is one trend we are way behind on.”Visiting places like Chicago and New York, I saw the explosion of gastropubs everywhere,” said ROK:BRGR owner Marc Falsetto. “Being a South…

My Ceviche’s Sam Gorenstein On Fish Pricing

Groupers have giant heads, which combined with neatly pressed white napkins and tasteful interiors, explain why a good piece of fish comes at a high price. Great seafood in South Florida is as ubiquitous as bad driving, and some of the best can be had at prices as low as…

Provecho Bistro Latino, An El Rancho Grande Spin-Off

Provecho Bistro Latino opened its doors on 15th Street off of Alton Road a few months ago (in the space where Cha Cha Cha Cafe performed a rather short dance). It attracted little notice in the local food media, surprising because it comes from the same owners as El Rancho…