Out of Town in Miami New Times
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In the early-morning hours in late spring 2013, Jason and Melanie Schoendorfer gathered a cooler full of homemade bacon and sausage, several dozen eggs, and a few cases of fluffy rolls and headed for the weekly Pinecrest Gardens Farmers Market. The two didn’t know that five years later, they would be one of Miami-Dade’s premier […]
Even in a city filled with authentic Caribbean cuisine, suburbanites flock to “the Breeze” for fine fakin’-Jamaican food. Sometimes the wait is more than an hour – not necessarily a problem if you spend it drinking a mojito made with fresh-squeezed sugarcane out on the huge outdoor bar deck that comes complete with a stunning […]
Not really a Caribbean restaurant, this family-style operation is, however, a good spot for fresh standard seafood dishes with Cuban nuances. Don’t miss the escabeche, a chilled extravaganza of lightly breaded and fried pickled kingfish smothered with a tart onion-and-pepper-studded marinade. Nothing is frozen here and seasonal catches are priced by the pound. Breakfast, lunch, […]
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Like its West Palm location, Batch New Southern Kitchen & Tap in Fort Lauderdale offers an extensive menu of Southern-inspired dishes with comfort food favorites like slow smoked burnt ends topped with a house-made root beer barbecue sauce or the sweet tea-brined fried chicken topped with chili-thyme honey and bourbon maple butter over a cheddar […]
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Although Benny’s bills itself as a seafood establishment, land and sea are equally represented on the menu. Besides, this pleasant storefront luncheonette is really known for authentic Puerto Rican cuisine. Appetizers include fried blood sausage, and green banana ceviche stocked with chicken gizzards. More gringo-friendly starters feature a variety of meat, poultry, and seafood fillings […]
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Despite our proximity to the ocean, Miami suffers from a tragic lack of laidback shack-type spots to grab grub and an icy drink (no, Ocean Drive’s overpriced sidewalk cafes don’t count). Luckily, Big Squeeze Juice Bar in North Miami Beach fills in that gaping hole in our dining landscape. The bright, vibrantly painted interior counter […]
Before cell phones and the Internet, there was Bird Bowl. This old-fashioned, Big Lebowski-style bowling alley has been open for 52 years. Besides the lanes, there’s a billiard room with 18 newly re-covered tables, an arcade with tons of videogames, and a lounge area with nightly drink specials. Next to the lounge is Perky’s Pizza, […]