McRib is Back: McDonald’s Succumbs To New Times Demand

Maybe it’s a coincidence. But maybe, just maybe Mickey D’s heard loud and clear when Miami New Times complained less than a month ago that we were tired of being McRib-teased to death. Whatever the reason, Ronald McDonald relented and now it’s official–the McRib is coming back.Starting November 2 the…

Top 10 Football Gambling Foods

Gambling is one of the greatest highlights of football season. Got a dozen bets running every Sunday? Risk your car payment on whether a college quarterback would run or throw his first TD? Trying to decide between the line and the over? Log in to your bookie through your smartphone?…

Central Beer Garden Will Pour Into Cocowalk…Eventually

It’s a restaurant. It’s a nightclub. It’s a 17,000-square-foot, two-story venue featuring indoor/outdoor dining, dancing, “sushi and other specialty foods.” The lower level will house the dance and entertainment until 3 a.m. Promos boast of “an innovative light and sound system not seen before in South Florida.”Upstairs will be an…

David Burke Named New Culinary Director of Strike Miami

David Burke​Besides its 34 sleek lanes, Strike Miami, which opened in the Dolphin Mall six years ago, touts a giant sports-themed restaurant. And now David Burke is ready to take charge of the cuisine. Burke is renowned in New York City as the chef/restauranteur behind his flagship David Burke Townhouse;…

Bulldog Barbecue Offers Touchdown Menu Deal

If you’re not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter, here’s a taste of what you’re missing. Click here to subscribe.Chef Howie Kleinberg​Howie Kleinberg’s Bulldog Barbecue makes worshipping at the church Howard Cosell built more convivial with an economical roster of hearty, masculine comestibles.Translated into English, that means…..

McDonald’s-In-The-Morgue Ad Coming To Miami

As our sister Houston Press blog reports, The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is running a television ad that comes right out and says it: McDonald’s food is so unhealthy it can kill you. The ad opens with an obese man on a gurney in the morgue, a half-eaten burger…

Seasons 52: Another Chain To Choke Miracle Mile

Just what the depressed Coral Gables dining scene needs: Another  corporate restaurant chain. The newest malignant link is Seasons 52, which aims to exploit the trend towards eating local, seasonal, healthy food. A press release lists two upcoming seafood entrees: Caramelized sea scallops and cedar plank roasted salmon. Not very…

Five Best Chocolate Shops in Miami

Miami might not be known for chocolate, that doesn’t mean there aren’t shops in the area that offer some of the best. Here are the five top places where you can get your hands on some good stuff. Mr. Ganache, 900 South Miami Ave, 305-377-8880, www.mrganache.comMr. Ganache sells truffles, chocolate…

Mercadito Has Mezcal on the Brain

Thursday, mezcal master Ron Cooper, of Del Maguey Mezcal, and mixologist Tad Carducci, Tippling Bros., will do it Oaxaca-style with Chef Patricio Sandoval, executive chef at Mercadito. The master mixologists will pair mezcal libations with Chef Sandoval’s modern spin on Southern Mexican classics such as tostadas de cangrejo, tacos and …

Sea Salt-Cured Foie Gras at Le Cafe Pop

​In spite of the controversy surrounding foie gras, (it was banned in Chicago from 2006 to 2008), there is no arguing the taste of this French delicacy. Directly translated as “fat liver,” it’s made from the liver of a duck or goose that has been specially fattened, typically through force…

Lentil Soup Recipe From The Original Daily Bread Marketplace

This is part three of our interview with Antoinette Jreij from The Original Daily Bread Marketplace. Read part one of the interview here and part two here.You already appreciate lentils because they are incredible source of iron, but if you really want to worship the spongy, round pod inhabitants with…

The Palm Restaurant Cookbook: Recipe for a Perfect Steak

Palm Restaurant is the oldest family-owned white tablecloth restaurant group in the country, with some 28 venues in 24 cities. Bay Harbor is home to Miami’s Palm (we had two for awhile here in South Florida, but the one by Merrick Park didn’t make it). I’ve had some really great…

Blog Watch: Shake Shack Fries, London Eats and Salad at School

via The Genuine Kitchen​It’s been a little quiet in the blogosphere lately but here’s what you missed last week.Phyllis Wheatley Elementary students enjoy a tasty salad at The Genuine KitchenEat It, Miami likes The ForgeThe French Fry Fairy reviews the fries at Shake ShackGagit sums up his best eats in…

Doing It Doggi Style

Courtesy of Doggi Style​I know someone who humps the air whenever he eats something he thinks is utterly delicious. Sure, it’s kind of crass but when you’re talking about a food stand called Doggi Style — which also proudly boasts a logo of hound hitting a hot dog cart from…

Lotus Garden: Awful Service & Twilight Zone Weirdness

John ZurLotus Garden dining room.​From a pleasing experience on a busy Wednesday night two months ago, to a terrible early evening on a recent Saturday, I have experienced is a tale of two Lotus Gardens. It was like stepping into the twilight zone. Only two things remained the same: the…

LeBron James Eats No Meat, Dwyane Wade Pounds the Cow

​Yep, we Miami New Times folks get answers to dining dilemmas. Even if you are the hottest dudes in town. We’ve learned that Dwyane Wade and LeBron James are often found at Red the Steakhouse. LeBron, insiders tell us, has been there three times and even recently celebrated his girlfriend’s…