Where: Asaka, 20355 Biscayne Blvd., 33180, (305) 682-9331 What $15 Gets You: Miso soup, salad, several california rolls, chicken katsu, vanilla ice cream tempura (or wine). Sushi is one of those foreign dishes that have become as American as apple pie (apple fish pie). It’s not strange to ingest the…
Last week, Miami lost Abraham “Al” Chasser, who built the oft-mentioned and little-understood “Farm” in Little Haiti (usually referenced in terms of the gigantic tree-house on the property), now owned by Chasser’s son Ray. Al was ninety-one when he passed away. Chasser lived an exciting and supremely independent life –…
Hello, Kitty I broke up with my boyfriend a few weeks ago, and for once I didn’t have a list of guys to run to once my relationship crumbled. As a result, I have been forced into a life of celibacy. And I’m dying over here. One night stands aren’t…
It’s 9:45 a.m. in a packed studio near the corner of Douglas Road and SW Eighth Street in Coral Gables. Two DJs have sleepy-sounding Latin music heartthrob Enrique Iglesias on the line. “Enrique, talk to me about that kiss you gave the guy in the gay dance bar,” goads one…
Dear Mr. Spitzer: Please click here for an exclusive invitation from the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce…
Marketing Mayhem Filed under: Culture The DVD opens with a disclaimer: “These people are Hood Professionals; do not attempt these things at home or in your hood. Your ass might get shot.” Da Hood Gone Wild, Volume One is an hour’s worth of frenzied after-hours street brawls, beatings, and booty…
Bill Brant, then-director of Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department, got the news January 4, 2005: Benzene, a cancer-causing chemical, had been detected at a county water treatment facility. It was coming from the Northwest Wellfield, which supplies the majority of the county’s drinking water. One of 15 wells there…
I had not been bewitched by Barack Obama. But a Haitian farmer I recently interviewed was. The husband and father in his late thirties and I spoke through a translator. He’d only been working in South Florida a few months. The conversation turned to politics and he told me that…
Recently released from jail, Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis unleashed this juicy tidbit on the media Tuesday: “Kristin,” a.k.a. Ashley Dupre, a.k.a. (former) Gov. Elliot Spitzer’s petite, brunette escort, stripped for one of his GGW videos. Right here in Miami! Let’s turn to the Associated Press, which has the…
Well, it happened: last week, we wrote that Miami mayor Manny Diaz was expected to announce the formation of a bicycling committee at last Thursday’s City Commission meeting. He did: from high on the dais, the mayor announced the formation of the Miami Bicycle Action Committee, a subcommittee of the…
The affair between chef Jeffrey Brana and The Raleigh Hotel was short and quiet, if not particularly sweet. Mr. Brana, admired for his work for many years as head chef at Norman’s and then for a quick but spectacular stint at his own Restaurant Brana, was brought in to upgrade…
First of all, I promised myself that I’d only watch 20 minutes of the show to catch a glimpse of Jason Taylor dancing just so I can say that I watched him do this crap at least once. It would be my first and last time watching Jason Taylor frolic…
Hello, Kitty I’m in love with my best friend’s husband. I know, I know, I’m terrible; but, it’s complicated. They’ve been married for a little more than 7 years, she and I have been friends for almost 12, and I’ve been sucking his cock for the past two. Well, not…
Maybe you inherited your father’s beetling brows, which look dignified on an older gentleman but a tad scary on a woman. Maybe you’ve plucked your own brows down to the barest minimum, and the Whoopi Goldberg look is starting to freak you out. Maybe the hasty, unprofessional wax job you…
Here’s what happened over the weekend while you wondered why your Emperor’s Club “order” was a no-show: Jason Taylor appears on satellite radio, says he’s staying in Miami, walks off doing jazz hands. Taylor told Sirius Satellite radio hosts Vic Carucci and Dan Leberfeld that Miami is where he wants…
In Miami, St. Pat’s Day started on Friday. But then again people get stupid drunk and party almost every weekend here so that’s really no surprise. Almost as if the powers that be wanted Miamians to be dead tired and all sinned out before Good Friday, we had the Calle…
This guy was so bad that his own family turned him in. Isaias Linares, 28, was wanted by Miami Police for molesting a toddler in Little Havana. The little girl’s mom called cops last week and said that when she confronted Linares about his conduct with her child, he left…
It’s like taking someone’s gun and saying, “Now, shoot.” The Xbox 360 had an early lead in this console war, but now, Microsoft seems to be faltering behind Sony (and not only in Japan, where the 360 doesn’t stand a chance against Nintendo and Sony’s vice-like grasp on the market.)…
Photo Courtesy of WireImage Brody Jenner and a covered up Vanessa Minnillo co-host Victoria’s Secret PINK-sponsored “Rally at the Raleigh” Wednesday, March 12. Normal celeb appearances at the trendy Raleigh pool usually occur after the sun has set, but not Wednesday afternoon, because it’s spring break, baby! A slew of…
The City Beautiful pisses me off. Zoning laws are enforced in Coral Gables by nasty code enforcement guys who seem to have it out for anyone without a boatload of money or power. If you doubt it, witness this post on Coral Gables Confidential – a website populated by city…
New York Governor Spitzer Resigns Amidst Controversy – Governor Elliot Spitzer resigned from his position Wednesday. Spitzer may face criminal charges under human trafficking laws for soliciting a prostitute to travel from New York to Washington D.C. with the express purpose of sex. Spitzer said that he now has to…
Finally ready to dig into the tuna salad in front of him, an hour after being whisked through the front doors of La Bodegita Del Medio on Coral Way to meet an awaiting visitor, Marlon Fernandez’s publicist warned that the clock was ticking. “We have to go, we have to…
