J.Whitrock/Courtesy of Ability ExplosionDavid NewDavid New is an entrepreneur, the chair of the Miami Beach Disability Access Committee, and the main promoter of Ability Explosion. About ten years ago, he lost his sight due to a degenerative eye disease. He created the Ability Explosion event to build awareness about and…
The Master Chef’s Outdoor Grill Cookbook is by the Staff Home Economists of the Culinary Arts Institute.This Mad Men-era book offers the same delicious style, combined with quirky datedness, that makes design nerds love the TV show (besides the engrossing plot, rich characters, etc.) Just as with Mad Men, I…
Paula NiñoBistec Rio CristalA friend recently chose to celebrate his birthday at Rio Cristal, a Cuban place on Bird Road west of Tropical Park, because he grew up eating there and had fond memories. Located in a strip mall next to a salsa dance school, the place has been serving…
Courtesy State Archives and Library of FloridaErnest Hemingway posing with sailfish in Key West.Key West is known for its funkiness, natural beauty, and lovely winter weather. It’s also been a popular spot over the decades for literary types, including Annie Dillard, Shel Silverstein, Wallace Stevens, Tennessee Williams, and, of course, Ernest Hemingway.Every January, Key…
The Food Network’s beloved nerdy scientist, Alton Brown, will be at the Lincoln Theatre tonight at 7:30 to read from his latest book, Good Eats 2: The Middle Years. Tickets are still available, and you get two of them when you buy Brown’s book at any Books & Books location or…
An oldie but goodie, Escopazzo features a four-course wine dinner Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Maybe one of the last places in Miami where a diner can get white-glove service and perfectly prepared nibbles, this Italian enclave charges $72 for the degustation and wine pairing. Chef Giancarla Bodoni’s expertise lies in a…
We should have suspected that something was up when we walked in to a restaurant that was completely empty on a Saturday during lunch, even though it was located in an otherwise bustling shopping center. Alas, someone must jump on the grenade…
Photo courtesy of South Beach Wine & Food FestivalMing Tsai at last year’s Dim Sum & DiscoAs we mentioned last week, tickets to the 2011 South Beach Wine and Food Festival go on sale on October 25. But with so many high-priced tickets, how do you choose where to spend…
Moonchine’s outdoor garden area. The Place: Moonchine Asian Bistro 7100 Biscayne Blvd., Miamimoonchine.comThe Hours: Daily, from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. The Deals: All rolls are half-price and individual sushi is $1. Get their signature Moonchine shot and sake shots for $3. Guests can also order $5 Stoli cocktails, $7…
We love Colombian food. Like, really, really love it. That is why it annoys us when a Colombian restaurant decides to put on airs. Colombian cuisine is made of simple and unpretentious stuff–eggs, corn, beans, and so forth; there is no need to fancy it up. It is perfect.Rincon Antioqueño,…
What do you call a hole-in-the-wall with several cockroaches living harmoniously among rodents? A restaurant closure. Miami health inspectors found more roaches in two restaurants in September than Snoop Dogg keeps in his glove compartment. But only two places were disciplined.Familia Bar & Restaurant, 2818 NW 22nd Ave., Miami; Full…
Courtesy of Mimi Chacin/Common ThreadsMaking sushiCommon Threads co-founder Art Smith will chair the first Miami benefit for the organization. It’s a lineup worthy of an All-Star team if cooking had a midsummer classic. Check the line-up: Michelle Bernstein, Jeff McInnis (Gigi), Sam Gorenstein (BLT Steak), Kris Wessel (Red Light), John…
The office vending machine, often the cause of extra pounds and unhealthiness, is seen as a calorie and nutrition trap. But let’s be real, come 3 p.m.,.the shiny colorful wrappers start calling your name. Somehow you manage to justify the Snickers as a “meal replacement bar.” That is, until the…
Last week in the South Florida blogosphere …Brickell Life visits a farmer’s market in Colombia.All Purpose Dark says goodbye to Fin.Sugar Cave reviews Joy Wallace’s Dickey Doo’s Kettle Corn.Much love to Coral Bagels from Blind Tastes.Drool over the pumpkin flan at Bitchin’ Camero.Taking over Miami checks out Cupcakes Noveau.Brunch at…
This week in Short Order …Ten Weird Vodkas: From Root Beer to Bacon and Bubble GumLee Klein likes the cheese plate at The Cheese CourseIt was a matter of time: Rachael Ray makes it to the Cooking Channel (aka Food Network 2)Meatless in Miami: Vegans won’t find many good pizza…
Get your wallets ready! Tickets for the 2011 South Beach Wine & Food Festival go on sale Monday, October 25.The festival, which takes place February 24 to 27, 2011, will be celebrating 10 years. Ten years since Lee Schrager took over the one-day wine festival that started at FIU, moved…
There were no Corn Flake fried grapes with blue cheese slaw and black pepper grape jelly last night at Strike Miami bowling alley. But some of the other items from David Burke’s new menu, which we told you was coming last week, were unveiled in the glowy lights of the…
As I was finishing up my conversation with Mr. Burke, he mentioned that today he would be looking around Boca and Miami for a possible restaurant locale. He’s already got six venues up north, and is looking to expand. “The west coast and Vegas are too far,” he explained, adding…
It’s Friday and Short Order sniffs out this weekend’s top cocktail yet again. We popped into the Gansevoort Miami Beach Hotel this week and discovered the Pink Elephant — a refreshing combination of fresh muddled strawberries, mint, and lime swished together with Grey Goose Pear Vodka and laced with a…
If you are still being indecisive about whether or not your attending New Times’ Iron Fork event October 21 at Grand Central, you better make a decision soon if you want to take advantage of the today-only discount for VIP tickets — on sale for $50.Let us break it down…
There’s something to be said for knowing a French chef is preparing your meal. You can generally — though certainly not always — trust the flavors will be pure and the presentation simple. That’s why we were thrilled to smoke out a local Frenchie who has been flying under the…
“This is not another burger,” says Mauricio Acevedo, CEO of Banna Strows. “It’s not another pizza. This is an entirely different product.” The Colombian native moved to Miami eleven years ago, and is clearly passionate about his crepes and creperies – which at the moment are two company-owned kiosks (one…
