Food & Drink

Richard Kirshen, a Miami Beach business owner who does a blues show on Talk City, was having breakfast with his eight-year-old granddaughter, Shelby, at the GreenStreet Cafe in Coconut Grove recently.”Somebody left a New Times on the table,” Kirshen recalls. “She picked it up, started paging through, and then said:…

Jersey Shore guidos and guidettes can only survive so long when taken out of their environment. MTV recently experimented on the species by sending the cast to South Beach and filming their reactions. As it turns out, when faced with the long-term deprivation of their native foods and habitat, los…

Guacamole dates back to the Aztecs. These days, it can be found in variations with fruit — like at Mercadito in Midtown  — bacon as at El Scorpion (bacon) — and at Talavera (pork rinds). Short Order took the guacamole at Talavera and at New York-based chain Rosa Mexicano -…

Food & Wine Editor Dana Cowin responded to my post from last week about the magazine’s lack of top new chefs who are either Hispanic or from Miami. She — and spokeswoman Lori Lefevre — make some good points. For instance, they note the mag is a top sponsor of…

Nicole Hirtle is the striking blond bartender at LIV nightclub at the Fontainebleau Hotel on Miami Beach. The 27-year-old Boston native pours a strong vodka and cranberry from the mezzanine level bar, where she is surrounded by celebrities, socialites and DJ devotees. Not only does she do high volume business,…

Thanks to the Panda folks, we have been made aware that today is National Licorice Day. For us licorice and anise-adorers, this is just cause to stuff our faces with the chewy stuff. But for those of you out there who nearly dry-heaved when you found a black jellybean in…

Chinese food alá fresh-and-local on it’s way to Surfside. [PowerRankings]Novecento Sam Adams beer dinner coming on April 14th. [SoFloBeerBlog]Genuine Cart video recap from art walk, [GenuineKitchen], and a user review, [MiamiBro]Miami goes Alabama, eats ribs, fried green tomatoes, oyster po boy, and more. [BlindTastes]A Riesling paired three course dinner at…

Set on Lincoln Road, Meat Market is sexy and sophisticated. Dominated by earth tones and neutrals, the room draws you in from the moment you set foot inside.Studio A design, the design firm in Manhattan responsible for Meat Market’s décor, describes it as a melding of masculine elements with feminine…

When the earthquake in Haiti shocked the world with the widespread death and destruction, a group of people from South Beach pulled together to raise over $10 million in aid through a community group that was later named 1st & Alton. They’ll hold an event named Rehabili-Haitian at 6 p.m…

This year’s winners for Food & Wine magazine’s best new chefs are out and the choices are an outrage. Not only did Miami get screwed again, but the absence of Hispanics in this respected mag’s list is apparent and ugly.The issue names ten new chefs from across the country as…

We were invited to dinner last night at Mercadito, the new Mexican restaurant at Midtown Miami. This much-hyped eatery is located next to another newcomer to Miami’s restaurant scene, Sugarcane. Both are gorgeously decorated, high-concept spaces with multiple locations behind them. While Sugarcane was a hit from its first day,…

Last year, somebody killed and ate Ivonne Rodriguez’s quarter horse, Geronimo. If that somebody tries the same thing next year, he will likely spend at least a year in jail and pay a $3,500 fine. The Florida House of Representatives is poised to pass a bill making it a felony…

The Roots in the City Farmers Market in Overtown saw its busiest day yet during a dedication ceremony that included Miami Mayor Thomas Regalado and Commissioner Richard Dunn yesterday. The Booker T. Washington High School band kept things lively as Overtown residents, Brickell and downtown workers on lunch breaks, government…

Sunday brunch at Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink, (on NE 40th Street in the Design District) is divided into six categories: savory, sweets, eggs & things, breads, meats and snacks. The items arrive in small portions to be shared. You can eat light or scarf down fattening, fried and filling…