In alphabetical order:8 oz. Burger Bar: New Year’s Eve After Party at 1:00 a.m. with DJ. Open all night, weekend brunch debuting 9:00 a.m. New Year’s Day. 305.397.8246, No cover, $5 cocktail and beer specials. Atrio/Level 25 at the Conrad Hilton: Four course dinner, champagne, open bar all night, and…
You can learn a lot about a person from what’s in their refrigerator — and get some inspiration for stocking your own, too. This past spring, Jacob Katel started looking in interesting people’s refrigerators and found… well… some interesting things. We’re picking up where he left off with a new…
Mandolin Aegean Bistro making moves in the Design District.Chefs stage food plates for photo shoot.Ways to use that extra dill you’ve got laying around.It’s that Knaus Berry Farm time of year. Best cinnamon rolls anywhere.Sweet Dreams dessert fest at the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek.Teena’s Pride Borek Farm in pictures. Florida…
Raw veganism is alive and well at Om Garden. Like owner Dionette Kalkhofer, I first sampled such delights at Lifefood Gourmet (which used to occupy the space above Om Garden.) It was love at first bite. Flavorful, colorful, and healthy, vegan food prepared without heat above 118 degrees Fahrenheit is…
Live music, good and affordable food, and a bohemian vibe made One Ninety popular among locals back when it operated in Buena Vista. It then closed and reopened at a new location after a two-year absence. And then it closed again to the disappointment of many.The man behind it all,…
The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables is a designated National Historic Landmark. It was built in 1926 by John McEntee Bowman and George Merrick as part of a grand hotel chain with locations in Los Angeles, Rhode Island, New York, and Havana. Chef Philippe Ruiz heads up the kitchen of…
Dinner at these establishments will cost at least $500-plus for you and your loved one. With apologies to China Grill, Grass, and Naoe, all of which just missed the cut at $200 per person.The Setai: Dom Perignon dinner, six course wine dinner, string quartet. Cash bar after 11! $450Blue Door…
UPDATE: Burger & Beer Joint owner Buzzy Sklar has confirmed his restaurant’s involvement in the Man V. Food Superbowl hoopla.Man V. Food, a Travel Channel show chronicling the competitive eating adventures of host Adam Richman, is now promoting a live eating challenge event in Miami on the Wednesday before Superbowl…
Eggnog is one of those staples that should be voted off the holiday table. Really, is that warm, thick, egg-y beverage the best thing to drink with your holiday meal? Especially in this Miami heat? Eggnog originated in England and was brought over to America by the colonists. Originally made…
Two Saturdays ago, a beer bar with a no-bullshit name opened up in the shadow of the Shops at Sunset. From its trio of giant booze fridges, Cervezas (5835 Sunset Dr., South Miami) serves up an international selection of bottled brews, including Canada’s Labatt Blue, China’s Tsing Tao, and Britain’s…
No competitive cognac introduced to the market in the past 50 years? That’s Ludacris.A new cognac to dip cigars in? That’s Ludacris.Conjure Cognac? That’s Ludacris.If you haven’t heard yet, actor/musician and Grammy-winning, more-than-20-million-album-selling Chris “Ludacris” Bridges has partnered with Norwegian-owned Birkedal Hartmann to produce Conjure Cognac. The stateside product launch is in…
Lee Brian Schrager is the South Beach Wine and Food Festival’s driving force. Almost ten years into its existence he’s got a book written (manuscript seen above), has expanded its reach to New York, and continues to deliver a program here of sold out events showcasing the trends and stars…
Fruit Basket Review has just released a detailed photo comparison chart of the top eleven fruit basket providers in the United States. No, we are not making this up — bear with us. Fruit basket companies, you see, spend a lot of money paying stylists, photographers, graphic designers and the…
Alphabetically except for the last:Alvaro Beade of Ideas Restaurant. His contemporary take on the cuisine of Castilla y León was exquisite. Not sure where he is now.Carmen Gonzalez of Carmen’s The Restaurant. She merged modern American cuisine with traditional Puerto Rican. Then her eponymous restaurant burned down. Last we heard…
A snippet of the New Times restaurant review for next week:Take the two salsas that jump start diners — one red, one green, both pureed to the sort of seamlessly smooth consistency that would satisfy the most stringent of French chefs. There are those (including myself) who generally prefer their…
Chef David Whyko, CIA graduate and former personal chef to Lenny Kravitz, is all about healthy but flavorful food. Inspired by his 12 years working for Kravitz, a job in which he prepared healthy meals to take on long bus rides in exotic places, he opened Delishe in 2008. There…
Breaking news: The AP, The Miami Herald, and NBC Miami report that Miami-Dade health officials have cleared downtown Miami’s Epic Hotel of responsibility in the death of a tourist from Legionnaires’ disease, a type of flu.The man did not contract any sickness from the Epic Hotel, though he did stay…
Beer good. Local better.We started telling you about Fresh Beer Inc. yesterday. They are a local marketing, and wholesale distribution company specializing in craft beer in the tri-county area.Craft beer is a term for limited production, high quality beer, also known as microbrew.Florida law prohibits a manufacturer from selling directly…
OpenTable has released its 2009 Diners’ Choice Awards for Restaurants with the Most Vibrant Bar Scene. Our congratulations go to Miami’s very own, um….gee, that’s surprising. Hmm…well, who cares that we didn’t make the stinking list. We’re not bitter, and indeed offer our heartfelt congrats to Bootsy’s in Cincinnati, and…
That would be Jason Sheehan, whose Dirty Cooking made Time Magazine’s just-released list of ten best nonfiction books of the year: “A great tell-all by the Anthony Bourdain of greasy-spoon kitchens.” Sheehan, a James Beard winner, just this week moved from being the restaurant reviewer for Westword, our sister publication…
Pamela’s Delicatesen brings Chile to Miami
Fresh Beer Inc. is the South Florida grassroots marketing, sales, and distribution company that is helping craft beer stake its rightful claim on our bar and restaurant menus and store shelves. More on them soon.For now, learn more the easy way: Eat and drink your way to a better understanding…
