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Where it At: Pecan Pie

By Lee Klein

What it is: Pecan pie.Sure looks good. Is this the work of Hedy Goldsmith? Does it come from one of our top steak houses?  Where it at?…

A Chef’s Burger Wynwood Food Truck, That Is A Tasty Burger

By Jacob Katel

A Chef’s Burger (330 NW 29th Street) is a Wynwood food truck serving eat in, carry out, and delivery (786-344-5825) of burgers, fries, wings, salads, sandwiches, chili, soups, deserts, and drinks. We drove past the truck, saw the burger banners flying on a hot Tuesday afternoon on a Miami Winter…

DJ Khaled Nearly Convinces us that We Want a McCafe Hot Chocolate

By Gus Garcia-Roberts

Miami transplant, part-time rapper/producer and full-time nonsensical screamer DJ Khaled is the master of extolling the virtues of shit most people find worthless and/or despicable. Such as his own musical prowess: who but DJ Khaled could scream, with great frequency and without irony, that DJ Khaled is “THE BEST”?So it’s…

Carbonell Olive Oil Dinners Pouring Into Miami

By Lee Klein

Chef’s Fest by Carbonell, “Spain’s favorite olive oil”, will take place December 9th to 19th. This translates to Carbonell olive oil running through various three-and-four course fixed-price menus ($35 to $45) served for this special occasion at the following establishments: Au Pied de Cochon; Casa Juancho; Graziano’s Brickell; La Cofradia;…

Hedy Goldsmith’s Winning Pear Granita Recipe

By Lee Klein

Hedy Goldsmith, executive pastry chef of Michael’s Genuine Food and Drink, has been recognized by Pear Bureau Northwest as its December “Pear Panache” chef of the month for her Pear and Cardamom Granita with Pistachio Pomegranate Biscotti.”Chef Goldsmith’s granita is a showstopper,” said Kevin Moffitt, president and CEO of Pear…

Zagat Miami Survey To Be Released Tomorrow

By Lee Klein

The results of Zagat’s 2010 Miami/So.Florida Restaurants Survey are out tomorrow. The new survey, which incorporates the opinions of some 6,100 local diners, will be available in print, at ZAGAT.com and on ZAGAT TO GO for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry.Only info we have thus far is that this year, 34%…

Art Basel 2009 Miami Restaurant Guide vol. 3 – Downtown Area

By Jacob Katel

Downtown Miami is a special place, especially because zoning laws allow for 24 hour liquor licensing. Damn right. Art Basel 2009 Miami brings with it a week of satellite fairs, many of them concentrated where most of the Design District and Wynwood galleries and Northern Downtown event spaces are, and…

Food News Roundup: Hungry People, Cuba, Hugo Chavez, Lee Schrager, and Miami Subs

By Jacob Katel

An estimated 800,000 people in South Florida are going hungry, and food pantries are struggling to meet the demand. [SunSentinel]Upcoming Miami Conference on the Caribbean features Crowley Maritime Corp, a company that ships food from Ft. Lauderdale to Cuba. [SunSentinel]Venezuelan billionaire who profited heavily off government contracts by providing food…

Baru Urbano Coming to Former Provence Space on Brickell

By Paula Niño

A new restaurant is coming to the old Provence Grill space across from Perricone’s in Brickell (1001 South Miami Avenue). Its name: Baru Urbano. Owner Nicolas Hoyos, former owner of Macondo on South Beach, says the restaurant will serve international food with a Latin flair. The interior will feature street…

Ciro’s Kitchen Bar & Grill Is A Global Thing

By Lee Klein

Ciro’s Kitchen Bar & Grill is a new restaurant that recently opened up where El Guayacan used to be (don’t feel bad, I can’t remember where El Guayacan used to be either). World Fusion Cuisine reads the ad, which right off the bat differentiates the food from the dreaded American…

Ole, Tapas & More for the Brickell Office Crowd

By Paula Niño

It’s obvious that Ole Tapas & More was created for the Brickell office crowd. The recently opened restaurant is located in the sky lobby at the Four Seasons, where at $5 an hour, parking may run you more than your sandwich. The restaurant opens Monday through Friday only from 7…

Michy’s Wine Tasting: Zinfandel with Stalin?

By Lee Klein

Michy’s (6927 Biscayne Blvd., Miami) is presenting a distinctively different wine tasting. For one thing, it will be held on a Saturday afternoon (December 12, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.). And instead of pairing the dozen sampling wines with foods, they will be matched according to the following format:Flight 1: match…

The Italian Mojito

By Lee Klein

Arturo Sighinolfi is the Director of Mixology and Spirits Education for Southern Wine and Spirits of Florida. From 1996 to 2003 he tended bar at the Hotel Astor in South Beach, during which time he was selected as Miami New Times Best Bartender of 1998. Part of Arturo’s job is…

Weekend Blog Watch: Burgers, Fish, Michael’s Genuine, Thanksgiving, and Donuts

By Jacob Katel

A hilarious blow-by-blow account of a South Dade burger crawl. [BurgerBeast]Islamorada area restaurant and plate recommendations. [Chowfather]”10 oz. burger, salsa, guacamole, grilled onion, cilantro sour cream, cheddar, fried egg. Lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle.” A Burger and Beer Joint review. [FoodForThought]Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink launches their own blog, shows you…

Art Basel Miami 2009 Restaurant Guide Vol.2: Wynwood

By Jacob Katel

So you’ve ditched South Beach-side pretensions, crossed the bridge into Miami, and now all you see are more stuck up Art World tourists gorging at the MidTown troughs of Five Guys Burgers, Lime Fresh mexi, Cheese Course gourmet, and Primo Pizza. You’re hitting up every fair from Fountain to PhotoMiami…

Magical Dominican Elixir at Mamajuana Café

By S. Pajot

​Forget Viagra and Tamiflu, the only reliable way to shake off your erectile dysfunction and H1N1 woes is a sweet, dark shot of that ancient alcoholic cure — mamajuana. So, poor sufferer, head to local outpost Mamajuana Café (225 Altara Ave., Coral Gables) where you can get your dose of…