About two years ago, food trucks began appearing in Miami almost as if by magic. Then, like rabbits, they started to multiply. But did anyone stop to think what went on in the lives of food truck owners before they started serving yummy food on the go? We asked and got…
Giraffas is beginning its U.S. domination with the first stateside location in North Miami (1821 NE 123rd St.) opening Monday. The 30-year-old Brazilian chain operates about 350 restaurants across the country, selling steaks and burgers in the “fast-casual” reformatting that has proven popular lately. The chain touts words like balanced and…
Jeremiah Bullfrog will turn gastroPod into a pop-up molecular gastropub. (Yes, we hate the word gastropub too, but in this case it fits.) Details are all very hush-hush (including the location), but judging by the info we received, we think this will be one totally awesome experience. The Get Loaded Pop-Up…
In May we wrote about South Florida’s first food swap – an event where people bring homemade foods and trade them for others. Organizer Marie Castro had heard about swaps in other parts of the country and decided to have one in Broward and then Palm Beach. This month she’s…
Ah, the dollar menu — the primary source of sustenance for many a student and hobo. Each has its own strong points, but all that we visited had one thing in common: a cheeseburger. (For argument’s sake, we are defining “burger” as any roll-based sandwich featuring an ingredient restaurants self-identify…
Destination dining continues to boom in the Brickell area, where neighborhood eateries are opening literally on top of each other. The One Broadway complex (also known as 1450 Brickell — located between Brickell Avenue and South Miami Avenue at SE 15th Street) has announced that three new leases have been finalized, bringing…
If it ever stops raining, Mapulehu, Exel and Momi K are some of the varieties you’ll see this weekend at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s 19th Annual International Mango Festival, which celebrates the Hawaiian version of this special tropical fruit. Hawaiian mangos were chosen this year because of their flavor and…
Sawaddee and Tamarind: Normandy Isle’s Thai twosome
Miami Dade College’s Miami Culinary Institute will soon welcome some new buds into its kitchen. On July 14, the MCI will host the grand opening of its organic garden, where every plant will provide edible fruits, berries, herbs, or even flowers. These crops will be used in culinary classes as…
Acqua will be serving a “Farewell Brunch” at the Four Seasons Hotel Miami this Sunday, July 14. It’s your last chance to indulge in the expansive buffet that includes a whole roasted pig, a sprawling raw bar, and a dessert display overflowing with 30-plus types of mini pastries (11 am…
Eat Street, the Cooking Channel show that features host James Cunningham chomping his way through America’s food truck scene, will feature The Fish Box on television tonight. The episode airs at 8:00 p.m. and again at midnight. The show was so taken with Miami’s food truck scene,it’s returning to tape some segments for…
Vegan Assassin and soon-to-be Miami restaurateur Alex Cuevas is at the helm of yet another veg-head initiative here in Miami — a mass juice fast lasting from five to seven days. Via Facebook, 45 Miamians and friends have committed to joining one of two groups of juice fasters: the rabbits and…
You’d think that a restaurant that declares itself the “house” of anything would rock your world in that department. For example, you should expect some pretty damn good pancakes from the International House of. The House of Subs in Florida City proves this theory wrong. As an admitted sub addict,…
To be honest, what attracted us to Knead a Pizza was the name. We’re a sucker for clever word play. We’re also a sucker for good food, and when it comes to pizza and pasta – Knead a Pizza satisfies your every knead need (sorry, we had to). The girl…
No matter what form of entertainment you’re into this long holiday weekend, you’ll find food trucks to suit you. Take the kids for an outing to see classic trains at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum on Saturday or hit Haulover Beach. If you’re into beer and music, head over to…
Could it really be that there were not notable restaurant closings in June? Maybe we missed something. There were, however, a number of openings. A couple more burger joints opened shop, as did Steven Haas’s City Hall and Micah Edelstein’s Nemesis Urban Bistro. Also two coffee roasters are now officially…
We were starting to wonder when the heck Chef Joel Huff was going to be brave enough to invite us to try “his” Azul and finally, thank the heavens, we got our big moment Wednesday night when the Mandarin Oriental, Miami staff extended the invitation. And folks, trust us when…
Admist the skyscrapers downtown, there are few breakfast and lunch offerings for worker bees. In fact, on a street filled with hotels catering to business clients and crowded with foreign consulates, La Provence has had quite the monopoly. Enter Maje Café, a restaurant that has quietly opened in the bottom…
Summer in Miami is here with the killer combo of tropical heat and high humidity. You know, the kind of days that make you feel like you’re wearing a hot, damp mop on your head. The last thing you want is to eat a heavy, hot, greasy, double cheeseburger or…
The future is upon us. Miami’s own Burger King corporation is testing a high-tech, space-age, and basically just kick ass soda dispensing machine. It was developed by the Coca-Cola company, always on the cutting edge of coolness. (The Simpsons/Coca-Cola commercial during the Super Bowl, anyone?)The apparatus offers 125 different libations,…
According to the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council (no, we didn’t make that name up), tomorrow kicks off National Hot Dog Month. To celebrate the “Month of the Wien” and Independence Day, the Hot Dog King himself is hosting his fifth annual hot dog eating contest.At noon tomorrow, Louie…
Venezuelan restaurateur Symcha Zylberman’s first name means “happiness” in Hebrew. But on a Tuesday night at 7 o’clock, his charmingly landscaped, oversize courtyard across the street from Joe’s Stone Crab in South Beach is empty. He’s at the host stand looking surprised to see us. Though the place opens at…
