Home cooks know all too well the woes of cheap kitchen equipment. There’s the Dutch oven whose enamel begins chipping after only a few forays into a 300-degree oven; the saut�e pan with the hot spot that burns part of your omelet and leaves the other half just barely cooked…
From hurtling down from trees, to being sold for big bucks on the auction block, to making their way into entr�es all over town, mangoes are so hot right now. Miami is in the midst of its annual mango mania, and what’s not to love about it? For those who…
National Ice Cream Month (July, if you were wondering) can leave vegans feeling a little left out. Sure, we can snag a box of Tofutti or a pint of Rice Dream at the supermarket, but getting anyone to serve us a scoop or mix us up a shake? Dream on…
If your vegan cooking skills are limited to tossing salads and pouring soy milk on cereal, it’s time to step things up a notch. You’re a grown ass person with fully functional motor skills — surely you’re capable of more. Luckily, VeganAroma, the cozy little vegan eatery on SW Eighth…
Across Miami, the mango-ocalypse is in full swing. Poor, innocent fruits are being crushed under cars, picked up by dogs, baked into oblivion on sizzling pavement. It’s an overpopulation explosion for our city’s ubiquitous tropical fruit, and we all need to do our part in the relief effort. So snag…
If you’re planning your Fourth of July cookout, you might just want to make a pit-stop at Proper Sausages in Miami Shores. The little sausage shop run by Freddy and Danielle Kaufmann that offers house-made artisan sausages from quality meats and spices, fresh bacon, craft beer, wine, and other picnic…
T-minus 24 hours until Fourth of July festivities kick off. And shiiiiiiit, you totally forgot about the vegan dish you promised to dole out at your neighbor’s hipster barbecue. Considering the contents of your fridge (some sad-looking celery and a bottle of ketchup), this might present a problem. Instead of…
Joseph “Rev Run” Simmons is a master of reinvention. From rap legend of Run-D.M.C., to minister, to reality show icon, Rev Run keeps finding ways to stay relevant in pop culture. His family was launched into the spotlight when Run’s House premiered on MTV in 2005. The show ran for…
In Michael Pollan’s most recent book, Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation, the author discusses how the four elements — fire, water, air, and earth — transform plants and animals into the food that ends up on our plates. Best known for his bestsellers The Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense…
Mother’s Day is Sunday. We’ve rounded up all the places to take mom for brunch, but if you’re still scrambling to get your wifey the perfect gift that says, “Thank you for going through the miracle of birth and raising kids with me,” or are simply looking for a way…
Since I became a kale-carrying vegan, there are but a few things I’ve missed: pumpkin ice cream, egg sandwiches, and Taco Bell. Sadly, though TB’s beans are vegan, its menu items aren’t the same without cheese and sour cream. So I pine for an occasional Crunchwrap Supreme. Is it the…
Making sushi is an art, and Sushi Samba Coral Gables’ sushi chef Shoyo Iida, paints a blank canvas with brilliant colors. Red, orange, white, and green all come alive in his vibrant preparations, which take him no longer than 45 seconds to roll. For newbies who recently made sushi during…
Today is Cinco de Mayo, which means later tonight you’ll likely be knocking back tequila shots and wearing a sombrero. That is, if you know how to celebrate. If you’re Cinco de Cuatro was celebratory enough and you’re in recovery mode but still want to revel somehow, take the fiesta…
It was a beautiful, balmy evening at the Raleigh Hotel, as hundreds of fans of slow food and renowned chefs gathered poolside for Slow Food Miami’s 2014 Snail of Approval Awards party. Nineteen of South Florida’s best restaurants and shops, each committed to providing food from the most local sources…
On a recent weekend trip to Grand Cayman, I was pleasantly surprised to notice how many restaurants participate in the slow food movement. Even on an island that’s not known for its lush, rainforest environment, farmers are successfully growing everything from eggplant to guava. During the island’s recent Slow Food…
You survived Easter, and perhaps your bellyache from too much discount candy has subsided. Now you’re going through a Peeps withdrawal and need something soft and sweet with a spike of alcohol to get you through until Mother’s Day brunch. We’ve got you covered. We enlisted the help of Catherine…
This Sunday, while a good portion of the world celebrates Easter, a growing number of people will embrace a different holiday: 4/20. On this auspicious day, people who embrace marijuana (or at least think the legalization of it is the only sane thing to do), will commemorate the day by…
Veritage Miami kicks off this week. Formerly known as the United Way Miami Wine & Food Festival, the four-day event is now its in 19th year. If this is the first time you’ve heard about it, you have some catching up to do. Luckily, there are plenty of events to…
It’s that time of year again. No, we’re not talking birds and bees and March Madness and all of that other spring crap. We’re talking Cadbury Cream Egg time at Easter. Seriously, is there anything more awesome than seeing those indulgent little morsels on store shelves everywhere?
It seemed like a coincidence that New Times was invited to lunch at Mandolin Aegean Bistro to celebrate the anniversary of its garden. After all, it was only a few days earlier at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival that celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian confessed his love for the…
Whole Foods is on a mission. In addition to wresting control of Americans’ grocery shopping from the likes of uncouth competitors like Publix and Ralph’s, it is also all about healthful eats. And the Health Starts Here (HSH) program is designed to promote just that. HSH is the chain’s in-store…
Valentine’s Day is upon us, and for all you procrastinators out there, it’s time to make with the drugstore chocolates and sidewalk stand flowers. But if your significant other is vegan — or has other dietary restrictions — you might be SOL. Handing a dairy-free eater a box of milk…
