Welcome to October, y’all. New fall menu items are rolling out today at Michelle Bernstein’s South Florida restaurants. Suckers that we are for nostalgia, it was time to relish some last bites of summer at Sra. Martinez last night, including the curtain call for her Miami Spice menu. Favorites included…
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Less is more is a sound gastronomic principle, and certainly one the dining public has been eager to embrace. Sane portions, light sauces, bright flavors? Of course. Food from the Mediterranean, where the less-is-more crowd prefers to weigh anchor, likewise enjoys near-universal appeal — especially in Cuisine of the Sun-conscious…
You could say fat runs in my family. Like, genetically. That’s my great grandpa to the right. They called him Chins Mulliggan.He was an Irish gangster. A hard drinking killer that carried tripe in his overcoat pockets, and taught my father to do the same.So I don’t entirely blame the…
Cindy Hutson started her professional cooking career in 1994 when she and her partner Delius Shirley opened Norma’s On The Beach. They named the place after his mother, Norma Shirley, a famous chef who Food & Wine once called the “Julia Child of the Caribbean.”Cindy says “Our first restaurant, Norma’s,…
They call it food with integrity. We knocked em’ for not having it when they were buying what could have been slave tomatoes.But Chipotle recently struck a deal with Florida company East Coast Growers and Packers to pay fair wages and ensure humane labor practices for Sunshine State tomato workers…
Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza is offering local football fans a chance to win the ultimate “Dolp-fan” package: Two club seats, a parking pass and Anthony’s tailgate food for 10 will be given away to each home game. In order to qualify, you have to pick up a form available at…
Archive Diver found this ad for the South Side Bar & Grill (8099 S. Dixie Highway) in a 1988 issue of the Miami New Times.According to ad copy they were open from 10 p.m. – 6 a.m. every night and they wanted you to “Make us your late night place.”This…
I’m sure we can all agree that Latin America has some gastronomic traditions that would make Anthony Bourdain run screaming into the Amazon. I’m also sure that Latinos sure know how to drink. Need proof? 1. Aguardiente: At between 29 and 60 percent alcohol, this Colombian drink has enough kick…
It was the breast of times, but not the wurst of times, because Pollo Tropical has got chicken on lock, but they’re not slanging sausage.Cash in your gut check with Pollo Tropical’s new Tropical Trios, any combination of 3 wings, a quarter rack of ribs, a quarter grilled chicken, or…
A kid eats octopus in Miami, his mom writes a book. Foodie parents. [DailyNewsOnline]Miami based Burger King corp running one dollar hollers in the burger war of 09′. [BaltimoreSun]AP report say Miami is one of the U.S. cities with largest income gaps, and nationwide foodstamp usage jumped 13 percent last…
Are you a beer purist or do you like your hops with a scoop of ice cream, a splash of Moet Chandon, or Reposada? Owner Eric Fried of 8 Oz. Burger Bar (1080 Alton Rd, Miami Beach; (305) 397-8246) has something for everyone with 12 new draught lines installed last…
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, in partnership with Johnson & Wales University, is presenting the second season of its’ Celebrity Chef Series for the 2009-2010 season. Over the coming months, three such chef shows will be held on the John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall…
Last Monday, South Florida’s Chefs Club, a network of culinary professionals who meet regularly to eat, talk shop, and crack jokes, got together over a tailgate style feast at the bar of BLT Steak Miami during the Dolphin’s opener against the Colts.Executive Chef Sam Gorenstein says of hosting Chefs Club,…
Click here to view photos from this event.Pick your poison: red or white. Or maybe you would like something of the bubbly variety. The Miami International Wine Fair had it all. Choose a country then choose a wine. The Miami Beach Convention Center was transformed into a map of wine…
Yom Kippur is a time for deep reflection on the past 12 months, our personal triumphs and failures. It’s a day of contemplation for Jews the world over, the end of week-long New Year celebrations.Jackie SayetBeauty in the imperfections We’d be kidding ourselves, however, to not admit that a significant portion…
Karen Pruett is a Redlands based Organic Herbs-N-More farmer, grower, and facilitator. She says “I teach squarefoot, or container, gardening. It allows people to grow on a balcony if they’re in a condo or apartment, whatever it is they like to eat. I also do lectures and demonstrations on growing…
Crackerman is German dude Stefan Uch. Crackerman Crackers are an extension of his and his private chef wife’s efforts to challenge food industry paradigms for “natural” food products. Stefan says, “Did you know that ‘natural’ isn’t protected? Most natural flavors are not actually natural…they only have to have the same…
