Times are tough, so many people are searching for hotels with free continental breakfasts. Problem is, some of those eating aren’t guests, says Hampton Inn, says manager front desk clerk Alfonso Tobenas. That’s right. Folks walk into tourist hotels and pose as guests to gain access to morning chow. Who would…
Philippe by Philippe Chow is scheduled to open any day at its new SoFi location. The restaurant/celebrity magnet abruptly left its location at the Gansevoort Miami Beach back in June, announcing it would open a Boca Raton location, as well as move farther south on Miami Beach.We spoke with Stratis…
Thanksgiving is over and you’re on to bigger and better proteins — namely pork. Which is why you’re going to want to head out to the third annual P.I.G.: Pork is Good, the one-day-only pop-up celebration of pork. This Sunday, November 27, GastroPod and Ms. Cheezious will be serving up…
Camillus House has a lot to be thankful for on Thanksgiving, particularly for having food service director Frank Ferrara around to prepare its biggest meal of the year. With a little help, he expects to serve up to 1,000 turkey dinners today for needy families and individuals across Miami.But cooking…
We gave you a sneak peek on opening day, and spoke to Andrew Carmellini about his journey as an American chef, but the all-important food visual was as of yet unearthed. We finally ate at the Dutch, so here’s a little preview of what you’ll soon be craving.The menu combines…
Edge, Steak & Bar invited us into the kitchen yesterday to spy on opening day behind the line, which we have to say, was pretty damn efficient for a first-time at bat. The steakhouse menu is a collaboration between Executive Chef Aaron Brooks, who has worked at Four Seasons properties…
With all the South Beach Wine & Food Festival events scheduled for next year’s edition, we are perhaps most excited about Trucks on the Beach. The bash, hosted by Andrew Zimmern and serving as the official closing party, will feature 15 trucks dishing out mobile-made bites on the sands of…
You won’t be running into any of your friends from Occupy Miami at the Villa by Barton G. The one-percenter stronghold is heavily secured, full of Versace’s original designs, and marked in more gold, mosaic, and fresco than the palace of a Russian Czar. If anybody in Miami could take…
We’re just a few days out from Thanksgiving, and you’ll soon have quite the spread in front of you. Before you go crazy this Thursday, try warming up your Thanksgiving appetite with a sweet treat from Mac’n Food Truck. The Miami New Times caught up with “Miami’s Original Vegan Food…
After a successful opening week at his new restaurant the Dutch, chef Andrew Carmellini stepped out of the kitchen for a bit and headed to the Miami Book Fair Saturday to talk about his other new project, American Flavor.In his second cookbook, Carmellini describes his journey as an American chef,…
Serendipity 3, the Manhattan ice-cream parlor frequented by the likes of Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe, Oprah Winfrey, and Katie Holmes, is coming to Lincoln Road in a matter of weeks.The restaurant, located between Lenox Avenue and Alton Road, had some intriguing signs on its windows. One invited us to look…
Saturday night is usually a time for counterbalancing all the healthful food you ate during the workweek by dumping large amounts of alcohol and greasy restaurant food into your system. This past Saturday, though, more than 300 people made alternative “choices” by popping nutritious vegan hors d’oeuvres and sipping organic…
Most of you know by now that Michael Schwartz has opened a pizzeria named for his son Harry in the former Pizza Volante Design District space. The room has been tinkered with a bit — industrialized, so to speak — but the wood-burning brick hearth still spits out pizzas with…
Hood hangout Wynwood Kitchen & Bar (named our Best New Bar this year) just launched lunch service last week, with a few new tricks by executive chef Miguel Aguilar, who took over the kitchen this past summer. His “daily express lunch specials” are sort of a bento box minus the…
It doesn’t matter where you are. When you hear rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot’s “Baby Got Back,” the anthem for curvy gals, you have to stop and shake it! The same goes for Sir Mixx-a-Lot, a new food truck that features shakes, smoothies,and batidos. Five dollars gets you one made to order…
For Thanksgiving, try this meat-tastic dish. The fowl de cochon is one massive meal made from a small pig stuffed with a turkey that’s stuffed with a duck that’s stuffed with a chicken! And between each animal layer are tons of sausage. Is that enough meat for ya? We thought…
Holy crap, this thing is delicious. And unlike some wheat gluten- and soy-based turkey stand-ins, it’s unequivocally good for you.The vegetable flavors harmonize lusciously, and the quinoa, chickpeas, and walnuts give it a nice protein lift — without soy. Whatever you do, don’t skip the sun-dried tomatoes! They give the…
Starting today, The Grill at the Setai reboots culinary offerings. Executive chef David Werly has been busy remaking the menu, choosing to selectively focus on French and European classics in contrast to the Asian-infused global cuisine at The Restaurant. This menu truly takes advantage of the chef’s Alsatian roots and,…
Yardbird Southern Table and Bar flies high with Southern fare and blues-soaked ambiance
Feverish Ice Cream owners Felecia Hatcher and Derick Pearson are headed to Washington D.C., where they’ll be feted for their accomplishments at a special White House reception tomorrow, Thursday, November 17. Business partners (and husband and wife) Hatcher and Pearson started Feverish Ice Cream in 2008. The company sells ice…
Gut bacteria: Those are two nasty words. But the one quadrillion microorganisms in your intestines are a beautiful thing, when they’re kept in healthy balance.Together, they can work just like another organ in the digestive system, breaking down unused food particles, fending off or thwarting growth of harmful microorganisms, and…
So you like burgers, huh? Not as much as Sef Gonzalez, the guy behind the Burger Beast blog, the Food Truck Tracker, and, returning this weekend, Miami’s annual Burgie Awards. The annual celebration of the city’s best buns (and patties and toppings) comes to Magic City Casino this Saturday, showing…
