Food & Drink

What it is: Pan seared diver scallops with hearts of palm salad.But where it at?…

Coffee gum. It sounds like a million dollar idea. Miami’s Gregory Paul Inc. tried to capitalize on it back in 1988 by advertising in the New Times.The company’s ad reads, “Each delicious piece of coffee flavored chewing gum contains caffeine equal to 1/2 a cup of coffee. Now you can…

Boston Culinary Group signed contract extension with LandShark Stadium to provide food and beverage services through 2021. [Hospitality-1st]AOL’s Digital City restaurant recommendations for Art Basel include Mr. Chow, Hakkasan, Michael’s Genuine, and Caviar Kaspia. [DigitalCity]An advertising agency specializing in part in food and beverage creates “No App For This” campaign…

Jacques Pepin showed Eric Ripert a thing or two in a friendly cook-off at the Arsht Center Celebrity Chef series Friday night. With nine minutes to go on the 30-minute clock, Pepin, who found time to make dessert in addition to the two dishes he and Ripert were expected to…

It’s a pain in the butt to get into Burger & Beer Joint lately.  All that patty and pint have would-be patrons enduring one hour waits for tables at peak feeding times.  Add celebrities to the list, and something tells us the clamor won’t be subsiding any time soon. Owner Buzzy…

Another year, another Book Fair. This one brought all the usual greatness of authors, signings, sales, and readings, and reminded us of the existence of a festival-circuit touring vendor subculture. When we hit the food mall we instantly recognized the Asadero Colombia food stand and spinning meat/torture rack from this…

A South Dade man wants to build a soccer stadium between two farms in the historically agricultural Redlands. [RedlandRambles]Lee Klein is not the only guy who hates Mr. Chow. So does Anthony Bourdain. [AllPurposeDark]Cooking banana flowers Sri Lankan style. [BeeHeaven]Daily metro paper writes article about guy who eats hamburgers. [Herald]Swensen’s…

In what sounds like a modern version of a salon, 35 guests will join an artist and a chef at a private penthouse near Miami’s Design District to dine, talk art and rub elbows during Art Basel. The occasion: “The Art of Gourmet,” a dining and art event of three…

Wendy Maharlika is the manager/waitress at Naoe in Sunny Isles, and she took part in a hot dog throwing contest on the Jimmy Fallon show the other night. This clip from the Jimmy Fallon show is from a feature they have called Hot Dog In A Hole. In this episode…

Though work’s not gone, thy week is done, in the city, the suburbs, and rurals. Give us this our daily blog. And go get us some wings, as we go get us some pitchers. And lead us not into another belligerent drunk, but deliver us some pizza when we get…

Finding the latest, greatest, newest goods at the 12th Americas Food & Beverage Show Tuesday wasn’t all that difficult–and it would’ve been really easy if I was on the hunt for an energy drink or liquid sexual enhancer. It seemed as if every tenth booth had some scantily clad chick…

In a three way partnership between The Market Company (Lincoln Road farmers market, Upper Eastside Green Market, Doral Farmers Market etc.), Paradise Farms (organic produce farmer for the restaurant industry), and Miami Victory Gardens (ready made raised bed gardens) Creek 28 restaurant in the historic Indian Creek Hotel on Miami…