Lime Fresh Mexican Grill is officially open for business in Midtown (on the corner of Buena Vista Avenue and NE 34th Street, in Miami, just south of the Target and one block east of North Miami Avenue). Last Thursday’s grand-opening festivities included a free taco bar, complimentary hors d’oeurves, free…
Not the Same As It Ever Was We once loved chic Maison Carlos for its nostalgic take on Italian and French “Continental” cuisine; the menu felt like a ’60s throwback plunked down in the middle of Clematis Street, from the oysters Rockefeller and vichyssoise to the soupe a l’ognion and…
Two Chefs is a South Miami culinary mecca. They’ve been plating their innovations in contemporary American cooking for 15 years and are known for having some of the best souffles in town. Sous Chef Jose Guerrero leads a cooking class of up to ten people once a week on Saturdays. Two…
Let’s skip over the whole sweaty Top Chef thing and treat the new Bulldog Barbecue like any other barbecue joint. After all, chef/proprietor Howie Kleinberg is not doing spice rub demos in the dining room; his only competition, roughly speaking, is Beach Bar-B-Que, about 30 blocks south on Biscayne Boulevard;…
Goooooood mooooorning MIA. We now introduce you to the Cupcake Diva, a South Florida entrepreneur specializing in high end confections like “made to order” cupcakes, cupcake ice cream cones, and interactive cupcake stations for parties and events.The last time we interacted with a cupcake it went something like bite, chew,…
This time around, the happy hour food isn’t fried, microwaved, boiled, or steamed. In fact, it isn’t even cooked. If you’re looking for a little something different to go with your cocktails, Coco Asian Bistro and Bar is the place to be. From 4 to 7 pm, happy hour is…
20 years in the restaurant biz is a hell of an achievement, and Coral Gables’ Cafe Abbracci, 319 Aragon Ave, just hit that mark. To celebrate, the place is adding light, organic, calorie-conscious offerings to its roster of the traditional Italian favorites that have kept them in business all these years…
The Water Club (no relation to Tony Chan’s Water Club) is slated to open late May in the Intracoastal Mall at 3969 N.E. 163 St., North Miami Beach (the former locale of Shooters Waterfront Bar and Restaurant, which closed in 2001). The new indoor-outdoor venue will encompass 27,500-square-feet and seat…
Smell that? April 19 is National Garlic day, a holiday of ungoogleable origin that aims to promote the spice’s many varied uses. Whether you’re slicing it razor thin like Pauly in Goodfellas or warding off vampires, this much is clear: Garlic has a legend that goes back millenia. Often seen…
[jump] BOCA RATON- LUCILLE’S BAD TO THE BONE BBQ 3011 Yamato Rd., Boca Raton 561.997.9557Wednesday night – Two kids eat free with each adult entree purchased. CORAL SPRINGS- CHICKEN KITCHEN 1309 University Rd., Coral Springs 954.757.6123Saturday and Sunday – One kid eats free with adult purchase. CUTLER RIDGE-…
The Thai new year, called Songkran, is celebrated today, April 13, through this Wednesday. The word means “move” or to “change place,” in regard to the sun’s changing its position in the zodiac. Songkran doesn’t boast any B-list celebrities reporting on a big ball dropping down a pole, but the…
OK, let’s get this out of the way first: Froots is a chain smoothie shop, not a locally based family owned restaurant. The good news is Froots is easy to find, inexpensive, and will even deliver (in case you feel like eating healthy without leaving your couch for more than…
Later this month, the first U.S. outpost of Paris’ popular Caviar Kaspia will open at the Webster in Miami Beach. The original Kaspia was established in 1927 and over the decades has become an institution in Parisian society. The Webster branch promises to have “the same menu as its Paris…
On a recent, unseasonably cool afternoon, I drifted away into one of those vivid naptime dreams, the ones where you wake up and think for a second that what you just went through was real. There was a knocking, no, a pounding at the door, as if Grendel were on…
The final two outdoor, organic, paradisiacal dinners of 2009 take place this month. The groovy gastronomic get-togethers down at Gabriele Marewski’s Paradise Farms always bring great food and wine (from Stacole Fine Wines). Fellow diners tend to be in amiable, festive spirits, and the setting is simply unbeatable.This Sunday evening,…
I invited Vinnie Sabellico to dinner at Prime Italian partly out of curiosity: How would an old-school New Yorker raised in Little Italy react to hoity-toity presentations of what he calls the “peasant food” of his youth? Vinnie, who worked as a butcher for 15 years, regaled me with a…
Want some free Shepards Pie today? Well you’re in luck. FishTales on 33rd in Fort Lauderdale has one of the most delicious happy hour buffets in town. From 4-7 pm, all drinks are two for one and the buffet features a different dish every day: Monday it’s pasta, tacos every…
Area 31 Restaurant & Lounge (recently praised by award-winning food critic Lee Klein) on the 16th floor of Downtown Miami’s sexy Epic Hotel specializes in seafood fare from Fishing Area 31, which encompasses marine waters off the Florida coast, Central America, and parts of South America. The restaurant offers an…
Lots of food and drink this month, so mark your calendars: Tonight, April 7, 7:30 p.m. Lola’s on Harrison: Meet the Winemaker Dinner with Nada Guiseppe Vineyards, $75 all inclusive four-course dinner with pairings. 2032 Harrison St., Hollywood. 954-927-9851.Nightly, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Christine’s Appetite Stimulus Package. Three courses, $29.99…
From Bramus’ Flickr As this is being written, “grocery coupons” is one of the most searched terms on the internet today.After the jump, we weigh the pros and cons of the top South Florida coupon providers on the internet. We also link to them so you can decide for…
Andu Restaurant & Lounge is located on the ground floor of the Neo Vertika building in Brickell. It is owned by brothers Antonio and Juan Pablo Viejo and serves an eclectic Mediterranean cuisine with Spanish, North African, and Italian influences. Executive Chef Nate Martin, formerly of Nikki Beach, Pearl, and the now…
Applebee’s is the kind of place that’s easy to drive past in South Florida, but in many parts of the rest of the country, it’s a pretty big deal. It’s solid, particularly if you’re into the Fridays/Chili’s genre. Maybe this’ll get your attention: one appetizer and two meals for $20,…
