The fifth annual Iron Fork competition, set for October 18 at Grand Central, has a new chef lineup for its featured competition. In it, two of Miami’s top chefs battle in a gladiator-style competition of wits and skill using knives, fire, and raw meat as their weapons of choice. Only…
Midtown is expecting. Machiya Ramen Noodle House, a Japanese comfort-food joint, is slated to open October 15 in midtown at 3250 NE First Ave., next to Ricochet Bar & Lounge. The name Machiya refers to wooden townhouses found throughout Japan in which the front of the buildings usually serve as…
Here’s a reason to get excited! The South Beach Wine & Food Festival ticket presale starts today. The presale, which is exclusively for MasterCard holders, gives SBWFF and FIU-benefitting lovers a whole two weeks to buy tickets before they go on sale to the general public October 22. Festival fiends…
Hebe Denis is a certified sommelier, FIU hospitality grad, and most recently one of two Miami cheese connoisseurs who passed the first-ever comprehensive (and very challenging) American Cheese Society exam. Now she is one of the very few certified cheese professionals in all of Miami.The exam set out to raise…
New Orleans-based barbecue fast-casual food chain VooDoo BBQ and Grill is coming to Kendall. The new Miami location is one of many opening in South Florida thanks to BBQ Boyz LLC, a Fort Lauderdale restaurant development company, which purchased rights to fund, develop, and operate up to 26 VooDoo restaurants south…
If you’re a celiac, a vegan, a vegetarian, a nutritarian, lactose intolerant, oat intolerant, or do your damnedest to keep kosher, you may have had more than one opportunity to moan about how there’s nothing delicious to eat in this world. For me, a plant-based vegan, the feeling has arisen…
And another one bites the dust.Amidst all the buzz about Purdy Avenue’s re-birth, soul food kitchen Georgia’s Union has closed after only three short months.See also:- Georgia’s Union Opens in Miami BeachThe comfort food joint, a venture by Barclay Effs (owner of midtown’s Morgan’s), met with largely positive reviews during…
As you all know, the best fall food event, Iron Fork, is fast approaching. On October 18 at Grand Central, chefs Daniel Serfer (Blue Collar) and Kenny Gilbert (Top Chef alum and Swine Southern Table and Bar) will battle to the death in a cooking competition worth sweating over. And…
Tuesday, saguesera Yelpers rejoiced at the first ever Yelp event held in Kendall. Of course, Yelp being the adorable hipster it is, the event was held at a trendy spot, namely the 100 Montaditos on Kendall Drive.The joint was “four-square” full and teeming with foodies. Fortunately the staff was well…
Few people would argue that room service is one of the greatest joys of the First World. And Room Service Restaurant Lounge aims to bottle that boozing-in-a-bathrobe feeling and sell it for a pretty penny on South Beach.Designed to mimic a sleek, modern five-star resort, the new establishment offers guests…
Good news, folks! If you’re a fan of Andrew Zimmern or world traveling or bull penises and insects, you’ll want to listen up. The Travel Channel’s globetrotting gourmand has a new food truck called AZ Canteen, and rumor has it he’ll stop by our neighborhood in the coming months. What…
Simon Stojanovic’s TIKL was bustling with business types from nearby office towers on recent weekday. Though it’s only officially been open since September 21, the restaurant’s design, menu format and location seem to indicate that it will be a success. Read also Altamare Team to Open Tikl on BrickellWhether the…
Traveling inspires José Andrés, helping him think of new presentations for a variety of ingredients and flavors. In fact, Miami’s the Bazaar was influenced by Andrés’s extensive travels throughout Asia. In Singapore, he noticed a resemblance between the country’s art deco buildings and those of South Beach. He became fascinated…
Shokudo Miami Review: A World Resource in Buena Vista
See also: Slide show: “Closer Look: Shokudo.”
Thea Pizzeria has quietly been trying to get into the swing of things before going on a full-fledged frenzy to promote its new digs. Owned by former partner of Joey’s in Wynwood, Thea Goldman, the quaint space in Overtown offers a simple menu of affordable, Italian-inspired café cuisine. You can…
Buddha Sushi Bar soft-opened a few weeks ago, quietly launching on the Upper Eastside amid the September restaurant craze. After throwing a grand-opening party this past weekend, the restaurant is officially ready and willing to serve you fresh fish (but you’ll have to catch it yourself). Decide what you want…
Valentina Cordero, owner of the home-based vegan bakery the House of V, knows exactly what lies beyond the swinging doors of a restaurant kitchen. This boisterous, chaotic world — packed with white coats and sweating brows — contrasts heavily with the chic dining rooms and smooth lines of service that exist…
Born in the Asturias, José Andrés is widely credited with introducing avant-garde Spanish cuisine to the United States. This remarkable feat was accomplished through his empire of highly regarded restaurants. His status as a Made in Spain PBS Food television star didn’t hurt either. A majority of Andrés’s restaurants are…
One of the hottest things right now, according to Lee Schrager, is mixology — the skill of blending cocktails with a focus on quality ingredients and innovative flavor combinations. “There’s so much emphasis on cocktails right now,” he says. To reflect what he calls the “big explosion of mixology,” the…
Birthday Month, every office has one. The term, named by the office birthday expert Pam Beesly, refers to ‘that’ month when there is a birthday in the office nearly every other day. This often translates into being crammed into the kitchen eating sheetcake under a fluorescent light followed by the…
Depending upon the Japanese dialect, shokudo could mean anything from “canteen” to “peaceful dining” to “path to food.” Regardless of the definition, the essence remains the same: It’s a casual spot for easy eating, and that is exactly what owner and general manager Yoko Takarada and executive chef Armando Litiatco…
Lee Brian Schrager is a visionary. He transformed a one-day annual event known as the Florida Extravaganza, held at Florida International University’s Biscayne Bay Campus, by moving the 5-year-old fete across the causeway in 2002 and renaming it the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. Now it’s a four-day extravaganza…
