During the current COVID-19 pandemic, the organization is focused on serving residents most vulnerable at this time through community gardens and compost projects, and food distributions.
Chefs share their tips on how to handcraft the perfect burger at home.
It’s time for free cooking and drink-making lessons from Miami’s best chefs and bartenders.
Self-quarantining during the coronavirus outbreak? Miami chefs and mixologists suggest trying your hand at these simple food and drink recipes.
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, people are desperate to help their favorite restaurants, which are just as desperate and lost as to how to stay in business. Wine helps.
Amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, many businesses are having to figure out a work-from-home plan without the luxury of much time or preparation. Fortunately for Florida International University’s Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, remote learning is familiar territory.
What’s that, you say? Fats, salt, and nitrates? Forget about it. This is no time to worry about long-term harm to our arteries.
Out of sight on the 15th-floor balcony of the Bacardi headquarters in Coral Gables lives a modest bee colony. Its keeper is Nick Bofill, founder and CEO of the Native Guy. Bofill visits his beehives here at least twice a month, in addition to checking his 35 other hives in his farm space in the Redland…
When Nayelis Delisle came to Miami from Cuba in 2005, she found the city beautiful but lacking one basic need: a Cuban coffee shop.
Chocolate plus CBD? That’s a match made in dessert heaven. And you can get in on the cannabidiol action at an upcoming make-your-own-chocolate truffle class at the Sacred Space next week. Josh Solis, also known as Chef Sol, will lead the workshop. The vegan truffles are a twist on the brigadeiro.
After nearly 20 years, Eleanor Hoh’s Wok Star series remains strong. If you’ve never been, think of it as a masterclass in Asian stir-fry, where you’ll learn one-dish cooking techniques while sipping prosecco and contemplating whether you should buy a wok to take home.
The 2017 Florida stone crab season kicked off October 15 (or this past Friday for Joe’s Stone Crab devotees who lined up for their first night of service celebrating the institutions 104th season). Don’t want to wait two hours for a table at Joe’s or cross the bridge to score…
For years, Proper Sausages has been the place to stock up on sausages, burgers, and other quality meats, but there was one beloved item missing from the shop’s roster: hot dogs. Just in time for the Fourth of July, the purveyor has debuted its own frankfurter.
If you’ve always wanted to channel Willy Wonka, live out your fantasy at the recently opened Spun Candy in midtown Miami. At interactive workshops, sugar enthusiasts can make whimsical lollipops inspired by everything from flowers to emojis.
Knaus Berry Farm recently closed for the season, but if you want a taste of its produce and baked goods, you still have the opportunity at its Sunday Supper. The dinner, taking place this Sunday at 6:30 p.m., sees the Local Craft Food & Drink’s executive chef Phillip Bryant collaborating with Miami’s favorite farm for a seven-course wine-pairing meal that highlights the farm’s produce. The dinner will be held at Estancia Culinaria, a private family farmstead with a secret location.
Miami’s food scene is growing more responsible, evident by the success of the sixth-annual Slow Food “Snail of Approval” Tasting Party, which took place place Friday at Miami Beach’s Eden Roc. Hosted by Helene Henderson, chef/owner of Malibu Farm, the event made guests privy to Miami’s farm-to table best, which included more than 35 participants, ranging from restaurants and purveyors to breweries and distilleries.
McCormick might not be the name you think of when you conjure up Cuban cuisine, but that hasn’t stopped the iconic spice company from dipping its toe in the Caribbean waters. (And it certainly has a challenge if it expects to succeed in Miami, home to the Doral-based spicery Badia.)
Chef/owner of Dr. Limón (13766 SW 84th St., Miami), Carlos Brescia, likes to say, “ceviche starts here.” But what he should really be saying is, “Your hangover ends here.” Both are fair assessments of the Miami-based Peruvian restaurant offering one of South Florida’s largest ceviche selections and creative weekend specialties.
According to Pubbelly’s Jose Mendin, no one parties during the holidays better than his fellow Puerto Ricans. “No one celebrates Christmas the way we do it,” says Mendin, who grew up in Puerto Rico. “Christmas celebrations in Puerto Rico begin in early December and don’t stop on December 25. The parties continue well into the middle of January, right up until el Día de Los Reyes on January 6. It’s basically just nonstop partying.
An injured wrist hasn’t stopped Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow from getting around town this week for a few special appearances, including a recent meet-and-greet at Macy’s Dadeland, where he discussed one of his other passions — healthy eating — while chatting with fans.
Want to start your own garden but don’t know squat about squash? Not to worry: AvMed is sponsoring a series of free classes that’ll teach you everything you need to know.
For most people, the holidays are all about overindulging. Eggnog by the gallon, sugar cookies by the dozen, cheese platters by the pound — nothing says December like a rapidly expanding waistline. And who wants to give up their favorite seasonal treats?
