It’s the holiday season and that means parties, get-togethers with friends, and the real possibility of having one too many egg nogs then getting in your car. For many, that means drinking and driving, especially given Miami’s not-so-great mass transit system. But before you get behind the wheel, you should…
If the fact that Christmas is a mere two days away is freaking you out, relax. Forget your troubles, stay away from the mall, and head to your nearest liquor store where’s there’s a gift for nearly everyone on your list at just about every price point. In this wonderland…
Christmas is a few days away and, while Santa might want cookies and milk, you deserve a cocktail. After all the shopping is done and the tree is trimmed, it’s time to have a festive cocktail. These drinks are flavored with chocolate, candy canes, and orange for festive flavors –…
Growing up in Brooklyn, my parents had a bar. Purchased through the Macy’s catalog, it was a small octagon end table that opened up into a place to store bottles and glasses. Though they were quite proud of their swanky addition to the avocado green sofa they had purchased the…
So you’re throwing a holiday party but want to serve something other than store bought tonic and gin or vodka. How about a fruity and refreshing handcrafted pitcher of booze that will have everyone wondering if you picked up a side job as a mixologist? The drink we’re referring to…
This year has been good for the beer industry in Miami. Three breweries opened and the latest, J. Wakefield Brewing Company, even received official recognition from the city of Miami. In a Facebook post dated December 12, the brewery displays what appears to be its official building certificate from the…
It wouldn’t have been a successful Basel without a cocktail lesson in a bungalow penthouse at Miami’s newest and hippest lodge, the Miami Beach Edition. While Ian Schrager is most known for his role as co-owner and co-founder of the iconic Studio 54, he’s also responsible for pioneering the boutique…
December 5 is as good as any other day to use for an excuse to drink. But today imbibing becomes your duty as an American because it is Repeal Day, or the day in 1933 when drinking alcohol became a constitutional right. No doubt many parties will be thrown in…
Once again Wynwood Brewing is opening up its Vine Club, giving a chance for new members to get special access to all things from Miami’s first craft brewery. The Vine Club doesn’t open its doors to new members very often, and spots are extremely limited. Vine Club membership opened up…
With so many breweries opening in South Florida, beer connoisseurs will inevitably follow. Marco Leyte-Vidal, Miami’s Craft Commander, definitely lives up to this expectation. But Vidal is more than a lover of beer. He writes beer reviews and interviews brewers of some of the most sought-after beer in the world…
Miami’s best-loved activities — pork, libations, and music — come together at the inaugural Swig n’ Swine this Sunday, December 7, at Freehand Miami. From 3 to 8 p.m., the sister event of the Tales of the Cocktail soir�e Pig & Punch New Orleans will feature exactly what the name…
FIU’s South Florida Brewfest, held at the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, was truly a local affair. Every brewery, from major players like Tampa’s Cigar City to home brewers like Home Sick Brewing in Sanford, were born and brewed in Florida. When you consider that there were over…
FIU’s South Florida Brewfest comes to the university’s Chaplin School of Hospitality this Saturday, November 22 and, although South Florida has a host of beer-related events (including Miami New Times’ own Brew at the Zoo), FIU’s is markedly different. The festival, now in its third year, started as a way…
A brewery, seminars, and beer — sounds like college, right? It is. The South Florida BrewFest this Saturday at FIU’s Chaplin School of Hospitality, except there’s no entrance exam. If that doesn’t sound enticing enough, then how about learning about the business of craft beer from some of the state’s…
Rick Grand might just have the best job in Miami. As general manager of E11even, the dapper gentleman works alongside some of the most beautiful women in the world. Of course, there’s more to being a general manager of a mega-club that never sleeps. You have to be a master…
Fans of beer innovation might have to travel a bit for this particular beverage, but it’s totally worth it. Frozen Kirin Ichiban is available at more than 1,300 restaurants throughout Japan. It’s also available in Hawaii. If you’re looking to find the frosty beverage without flying halfway around the world,…
Want free tequila? No, that’s not a trick question. Last night, Herradura Tequila invited lovers of booze and art to participate in the second-annual Miami Barrel Head Art program. Three out of five Wynwood bars and restaurants unveiled tequila barrels turned into unique works of art by one of their…
MC Kitchen is hosting a rare Dogfish Head beer dinner next Thursday with brewery founder and president Sam Calagione. The event is a unique beer fete. Why?Because not only will there be extremely limited suds, but Calagione just doesn’t do beer dinners that often. In fact, hardly ever, says MC…
The Rum Line doesn’t want to be known as just a tiki bar. The new outdoor spot for cocktails, located on the patio adjacent to Lure Fishbar, would rather you recall the romance of Miami Beach in the 1940s and ’50s, when it was a playground for the well-heeled who…
In what could be a pivotal move in the worldwide beverage arena, Chicago-based Reyes Beverage Group has reached an agreement to acquire Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc. Terms of the acquisition, scheduled to close in January, have not been disclosed, but the transaction stands to place Reyes Beverage Group as…
Who’s tired of dropping a ridiculous amount of money for drinks after work? You? Well, here are two restaurants that won’t break the bank…
The Rum Line, a Caribbean-inspired bar that features (as the name implies) rum-centric cocktails, opens Thursday, November 6. The outdoor cocktail lounge, adjacent to Lure Fishbar at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel, is owned by New York City restaurateurs John McDonald, Joshua Pickard, and Josh Capon of Mercer Street Hospitality…
