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Caja Caliente Food Truck Is Back With a Permanent Location In Miami's Design District

By Nicole Danna
Sep 4, 2020

Monica Leon will base her spiffy new truck in the Design District.
Coronavirus Pandemic Is the Time for Miami Purveyors and Home Cooks to Shine

By Zachary Fagenson
Mar 17, 2020

If you decide to spend more time at home — which local, state, and federal governments are all but mandating by shutting down almost every aspect of public life — you can still eat well. It's easy to fill your pantry with products from the multitude of purveyors who've cropped up around the city in recent years.
Miami's Egg Yolk Colada King Buys Into Cuban Pollo Frito Spot Caporal Chicken

By Zachary Fagenson
Mar 12, 2020

Vincent Herryman and Frankie Zerquera are working together to preserve a poultry legacy spanning thousands of miles.
Father-Son Team Opens Venezuelan-Style Sourdough Bakery in Doral

By Zachary Fagenson
Jan 24, 2020

As luck would have it, the father and son independently found a passion for sourdough bread, and their disparate paths merged this month at the new Caracas Bakery.
Doral's La Coriana Slings Some of Venezuela's Regional Arepas

By Zachary Fagenson
Jan 8, 2020

La Coriana's specialty is the kind of arepa named for the oldest city in western Venezuela: Coro. The area is well known for its thin, crunchy arepas that can only be made from freshly ground corn that's then fried.
Sfiha's House Brings Arab-Brazilian Snacks to North Miami

By Zachary Fagenson
Dec 6, 2019

Over the summer Thiago and Elena Gamoeda opened the aptly named Sfiha's House specializing in their homeland's ubiquitous Arab-Brazilian snacks alongside some more of Brazil's familiar grab-and-go bites.
How a Hialeah Street Kid Found a Better Life Through Cooking and Egg Yolk Coladas

By Zachary Fagenson
Jul 30, 2019

Frankie Zerquera never meant to become a cook. Once he did, he never thought he'd be best known for his dale huevo colada ($4.50), in which a raw egg yolk is magically incorporated into a stiff, sugary Cuban espresso. The resulting cup yields freakishly foamy sips of coffee with hints...
Michael's Genuine Alum Brings Bao and Bánh Mì to Doral

By Zachary Fagenson
Feb 5, 2019

Manny Sulbaran is making one of the best soups in Miami. It starts with a chocolate-hued mushroom broth that's infused with ginger, garlic, lemongrass, star anise, kaffir lime, and a touch of soy. It's filled out with egg noodles, cabbage, herbs, crispy garlic, and a soft-boiled egg. It can be enhanced with pork belly, duck, brisket, pork shoulder, or chicken thigh for another $4, though it's perfect without them.
Miami's Ten Best Lunches Under $10

By Zachary Fagenson
Aug 7, 2018

Lunch is an oasis, a respite from the insanity of the everyday. Its magic is felt in the deep calm washing over you during and after your meal. Europeans know how to do it. Many of them close up shop in the afternoon and then head to their favorite spot...
Get Free Chick-fil-A Today When You Dress Like a Cow

By Laine Doss
Jul 10, 2018

If you're a little tapped out in the cash department, head over to Chick-fil-A today for a free meal... with a catch: You have to dress up like a cow.
Family-Run Mundo Café Offers a Taste of Brazil

By Juliana Accioly
Jun 6, 2018

Run by a family of Brazilian chefs, Mundo Café occupies a corner inside the lobby of the Miami Green office building near Coral Gables. Co-owner Samuel Soares can usually be found behind the counter. When he was 9 years old, his mother, Vera da Silva, taught him and his siblings how to bake their first dessert, a Brazilian brigadeiro cake...
Amazon Prime Offers Discounts on Whole Foods Market Items for Florida Shoppers

By Laine Doss
May 16, 2018

Amazon Prime members can now do their grocery shopping without spending their "whole paycheck." With a new perk, Prime members will receive an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items throughout Whole Foods Market locations when they download and use the Whole Foods Market app.
Miami's 305 Coconauts Teach You How to Climb a Coconut Tree

By Nicole Danna
Apr 11, 2018

A full-time physical therapy student by day, Hector Galvez and his wife, Livia Monteiro, are the duo behind Miami's 305 Coconauts, an Instagram account and YouTube channel dedicated to educating South Floridians about Miami coconuts. Galvez says he got the idea two years ago, when the couple first relocated to South Florida.
South Beach's Five Best Happy Hours

By Nate Addlestone
Apr 11, 2018

Miami Beach is a worldwide playground, where people visit from around the globe to sun, eat, and drink. Unfortunately, there's a price to pay for all of that pleasure. Walk into most bars or restaurants on South Beach and find cocktails costing upward of $20 or more — unless you're in the know. The good news is that some of Miami Beach's best watering holes and restaurants have happy hours that offer everything from dollar oysters to signature cocktails. Here are the five best.
Super Bowl LII Miami Survival Guide

By Laine Doss
Feb 3, 2018

Whether you're making plans to hang at a sports bar or order in a few dozen wings and celebrate at home, here's your guide to eating and drinking through the most important day in the NFL.
Le Pain Quotidien Opens First Florida Location in Coconut Grove

By Laine Doss
Nov 15, 2017

Le Pain Quotidien, the Belgian bakery chain that offers fresh, organic breads, is set to open its first Florida location in Coconut Grove this Friday, November 17.
All Day Launches "Happiest of Hours" With Vermouth Cocktails and New Menu

By Carla Torres
Nov 9, 2017

Downtown java joint All Day is pouring more than coffee now that it's dishing out a new "Happiest of Hours" menu. The café's partner and award-winning barista, Camila Ramos, has been thinking about offering the afternoon menu, which includes elephant garlic and steak tartare, since the shop opened in May 2016, but she held off on rolling it out till it could be perfectly executed.
Doggystyle Offers Gourmet Hot Dogs at the Frost Science Museum UPDATED

By Clarissa Buch
Nov 7, 2017

At the Phillip & Patricia Frost Museum of Science, Doggystyle churns out gourmet, made-from-scratch sausages topped with everything from papitas and caramelized onions to black bean mango salsa and guacamole.
Southern California's the Taco Stand to Open First East Coast Location in Wynwood

By Laine Doss
Oct 5, 2017

With Mexico just a short drive away, Southern California's food scene has long been influenced by its neighbor to the south. Baja fish tacos are as cemented into SoCal's culture as surfing and celebrity sightings. Now, one of the West Coast's favorite taco shops has set its sights on Miami's hippest, youngest neighborhood.
At 78, Miami's El Mago de las Fritas Steps Away From the Griddle

By Zachary Fagenson
Aug 15, 2017

Ortelio Cárdenas, better known to Miami, the world, and former President Barack Obama, as El Mago de Las Fritas returned to his Flagami cafeteria for work last week after undergoing a double bypass surgery two months ago.

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