Outstanding in the Field Returns to Paradise Farms Next Week

The farm-to-table movement hasn’t lost steam, and that might be owed in part to Outstanding in the Field (OITF), an organization that turns the concept on its head with a table-to-farm approach. Touring the country by hosting dinners on different farms, OITF calls itself “a roving culinary adventure.” Dinners typically…

How to Make the Most of Your Farm Share

Much like recycling, exercising regularly, and giving up whatever your poison is, joining a CSA (community-supported agriculture) is one of those things we should do but likely haven’t. The idea is this: Pay a biweekly fee for a share size of your choice, and pick up fresh, locally grown produce…

What to Do With an Emu Egg

There they were at the Grove Green Market. Even on a table filled with hot-pink dragon fruit and spotted beans, they catch the eye of everyone who passes by. Maybe it’s because they look so surreal. Green from a distance, the objects are speckled with blue hues upon closer inspection…

Thanksgiving Help For Last-Minute Disasters

Thanksgiving is here, which means you’re home from the turkey trot and about to get to work in the kitchen. With so many dishes to make (including that darn turkey), unless you’re Martha Stewart, you’re bound to have a few kitchen misses along the way. Not to worry. There is…

Grove Green Market: Local, Farm-Fresh Produce on Thursdays

Miamians will soon be able to shop for local, farm-fresh produce on their way home from work Thursday evenings without schlepping all the way to Homestead, thanks to the Grove Green Market. The market, which premieres December 5, will be open every Thursday from 2 to 8 p.m. in the…

Eden Roc’s 15 Steps: Farm-to-Fork Dining Is Back

15 Steps, a farm-to-fork restaurant will officially open at the Eden Roc Miami Beach on December 1, replacing the lauded 1500 Degrees that also featured locavore cuisine. The restaurant, which is named after the “15 steps necessary to grow a vegetable, catch a fish, or cook the perfect steak”, will…

Food Day Is Tomorrow: Johnson & Wales University Offers Free Eats

The standard American diet is deadly. Thanks to processed foods, trans fats, and massive portion sizes, diseases like diabetes are rampant. Truth is, we’d be better off eating out of our own backyards. At Johnson & Wales University’s North Miami campus, students have cultivated an edible landscape with over 100…

Michael Schwartz at Best Buy? Do Big Things With Small Appliances!

Want silky-smooth deviled eggs? Begin with a blender. Chef Michael Schwartz of Michael’s Genuine Food and Drink is showing off his blended-deviled-egg technique along with the many uses of small kitchen appliances this Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Best Buy store in Aventura. The event is part…

Real Housewives of Miami‘s Ana Quincoces at Fresh Market Coconut Grove

Sure, Bravo’s Real Housewives franchise generally portrays women as foul-mouthed botoxed, spoiled harpies who do nothing but drink Pinot Grigio, shop for shoes and plastic surgery, and gossip. But not all of the Real Housewives of Miami are like that. Take, for example, Ana Quincoces. This Miami native and RHOM…

How to Make Your Own Pumpkin Spice Latte (Photos)

Fall is upon us, which means the masses are officially going apeshit over all things pumpkin. And number one on most people’s list is Starbucks’ universally adored Pumpkin Spice Latte. We admit, it’s damn delicious. But at $5 or $6 a pop, drinking it daily will break the bank. And…

Miami Smokers Offers Cured Meats, Smoked Treats, and Lots of Bacon

“Hopefully our trendy restaurants that say they buy local stuff actually do,” Andres Barrientos says. Through their smokehouse, Miami Smokers, the Miami-born executive chef of Aaron’s Catering and sous-chef James Bowers have spent the past year experimenting and testing how the Magic City responds to special smoked pork products. What…

Cooking With Hialeah’s Juleisy y Karla: Black Bean Hummus (Video)

“We’re taking electricity from our neighbor because this bitch did not pay the electricity bill,” says Josue Garcia, dressed as his bearded drag personality Karla in his newest Youtube upload. “You wanted to go to Space, right? Well, you have to pay the price,” sasses back Gio Profera in his…

Turn Sweat Into Drinking Water: New Swedish Invention

Oh those crazy Scandinavians, they’ve done it again. First the Danish invent an iPhone-controlled coffee maker that pours coffee out of a faucet, now the Swedish come up with a machine that turns your sweat into potable drinking water. Anyone thirsty? Inspired by astronauts who pretty much recycle everything, this…