Food & Drink

Have you ever had the feeling that you’ve bitten off more than you can chew?  Try sizing up a brunch buffet, and you’ll have the metaphor made literal. Die-hard brunchers have it down, and they’re a fiercely loyal group with All Clad allegiances.  We’re talking protective over their preferred turf…

Food and Wine calendar: Thursday through Sunday. [Herald]Miami based Benihana sales slightly up first quarter. BNHNA shares closed at a 52-week high of $8 on Tuesday. [BizJournals]Least creative top-ten brunch spots in Miami list ever, but probably still good, if you’re into that sort of thing. [Blackbook]Jamaican finance minister goes…

Most people believe that a “naturally raised” label implies animals have access to sunshine, fresh air, freedom of movement and the ability to perform, um, you know, natural behaviors. Yet the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently allowed companies to slap a “naturally raised” label on meat and meat…

A Fish Called Avalon has been serving up some of the best seafood on South Beach for 20 years and counting. Now, to celebrate lobster season executive chef Brian Cantrell has come up with 4 new dishes, (2 apps, 2 mains) to celebrate. The new dishes all use Florida spiny…

To paraphrase Friday, one of the funniest comedies of 1995, ‘I know you don’t go to the Keys. I know this. But I’mma get you drunk for free. ‘Cause it’s almost Friday, you ain’t got no job, and you ain’t got shit to do.’The Key Largo Food & Wine Festival…

Miami Spice is here, almost. From August 1st through September 31st over 100 Miami-Dade restaurants will be offering gourmet fare at fixed prices of $22 for lunch and $33 for dinner. Groups of 4 or more should call individual restaurants in advance to let them know they’re coming. Over 100…

In 2007, Pinecrest Wayside Market won the New Times distinction of Best Smoothie. In 99′ they won for Best Milkshake. But did you know the open air market has been serving up strawberry shakes since 1948? That’s longer than Robert Is Here, who started in 1960. The difference between the…

Joshua Gallander is a character. Literally. You and millions of other people around the world have probably seen him somewhere on VH1’s reality show lineup (I Love New York, or I Love Money) in his better known as persona “Whiteboy.” But when he’s not working on tv, he’s working at…

Dewey LoSasso has announced that “after 5 years, including almost 2 years of Biscayne Blvd. construction and 5 Hurricanes (2004-2006), North One 10 is seeking potential buyers”.”Those first two years killed us”, says Dewey of the batshit-crazy, business-crippling construction that made driving to North One 10 a downright chore. “Now…

For those of you more excited than confused at the prospect of detoxing with mojitos, we’re sorry to burst your alcohol-coated bubble. The mojito recipe in this post is – gasp – virgin!  Where is an Edvard Munch “The Scream”-style font when you need one?If you’re still reading at this…

Here’s a question for the futurists, if a company has no trace on the internet did it ever really exist? Up til this blog post, Poppyseeds had no discernible web presence (except for maybe this corporate filing). A search of the New Times physical archives turned up the ad you…

Govind Armstrong’s challenged upscale seafood chain, with locations in LA and New York, has severed its weakest link: South Beach.  As reported in the Miami Herald bankruptcy column today, Table 8 has filed for Chapter 7.  For those of you not familiar, this means full-on liquidation — and not of…

Today’s top ten comes courtesy of Dave Crisafi, the dude behind the South Florida Beer Blog. He says “It’s always good to figure out how to introduce the average beer drinker to new flavors. You have to know what everything tastes like and what it’s similar to in order to…

Open wide, Short Order’s serving up a mouthful of local media from South Florida’s food blogosphere. Here are some recent updates from across the internets:Foodalogue has a mushroom tasting dinner. No mention of melting walls or seeing the colors in a song.Former New Times food critic Kavetchnik is a specials…

The review of Eos in this past week’s New Times was exceedingly positive. One of the things we like about the place is how eminently reasonable the pricing is. Now, at lunch at least, it gets even better with a 3-course prix fixe lunch menu for $25. Plus beverage. And…

Chef Allen’s in Aventura is holding a promotion in which the restaurant will provide a complimentary dinner for two to anyone willing to bring a wheelbarrow, or 200 pounds worth, of mangos. At approximately one pound per mango, the idea of schlepping around 200 mangos up Biscayne Boulevard might seem tedious,…