Finnegan’s River, located on the Miami River, is promoting its’ new Detox Sundays deal. This means that from 11am to 7pm you can get five Presidente beers for $15, or $25 pitchers of margaritas or mojitos. We don’t take issue with the offer, which sounds reasonable enough — but “detox”…
There are hardly any Korean restaurants in the whole county of Dade, but where there’s demand, there’s supply. Miami’s fashion district, on the west side of Wynwood is home to a small enclave of Korean shop owners. Choice Cafe, on NW 3 ave and 27th street, serves them and other…
BurgerBeast.com is a first-person eater, as in Sef Gonzalez (not to be mistaken with Australian murderer Sef Gonzales) blogging his way across every burger he eats. Last night John Martin’s Irish Pub & Restaurant in Coral Gables introduced the Burger Beast menu.General Manager Cristina Moguel says “Sef’s a regular. His…
Soleá has opened at the W South Beach, featuring a menu influenced by “a variety of cuisines that touch the Mediterranean Sea – Spanish, French, Italian and Greek.” Commanding this multicultural vessel are helmsmen familiar with the territory: Executive Chef Michael Gillian, formerly behind Atrio’s “global cuisine” at the Conrad…
It’s official: Coral Gables is changing its’ motto from The City Beautiful to The City Mexican. I think you’ll agree the new tag is catchier, and also holds out the promise of a decent meal. Latest Mex eatery set to jump like a bean onto Ponce de Leon is Don…
Bummed out that our 2009 “Best of” pick for Chinese may also come with a nose bleed? Or that Hakkasan, Lee’s review this week, may be best reserved for a special occasion? Here’s a wise pick for those further south that won’t burn a hole in your wallet and proves…
Ever since Oprah cosigned the supposed “superfruit” açai berry, American shores have flooded with products counting it as an ingredient.The açai has been consumed in Central and South America, where it grows natively, since ancient times. Here are Short Order’s top ten ways to cash in on the health and monetary benefits…
Francis Modina is French and has been in the U.S. for eight years. He started Le Vinois Bakery in about 2003. “We have a storefront, but we also sell at markets, up to eight a week in season, and next year more. The orange peel and chocolate rugalah’s my best…
Hakan Sozen’s Organic Farmers Market is a storefront operation located in Oakland Park, Fl that also sells out of booths at outdoor farmers markets to drive customers to their store. Hakan says, “I do the vegetarian food from the Middle East, organic of course. I usually carry eggplant salad, lantil…
A lot of drops together make a flood. Here are some local blog posts from over 4th of July weekend 2009.Tonight at John Martin’s in Coral Gables the Burger Beast takes over; this means food & drink specials.Tinkering With Dinner makes blueberry banana ice cream and chicken eggplant croquettes.Chef Michy…
Cindy Hutson, Chef/Owner Ortanique restaurantsGrowing up in NJ I had the most amazing pizza in a town called Neck Newark. The pizzeria was called Jerry’s Dugout.They did a white pizza with shaved truffle that was to die for.Now living in Miami, good pizza is scarce if non existent to say…
Can’t blame the owners of O Bacalhau for not trying to break the mold. I mean offering salt cod 16 ways is pretty unique. Alas, the phone number for this Coral Gables Portuguese restaurant, which opened this past January on Ponce de Leon, is no longer in service. Too bad,…
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Lamoy Andressohn is a dedicated raw food lifestylist. Her specialty is preparing all raw, vegan, organic meals from scratch. She says “the idea behind my food is health, wellness, and simplicity. It’s all my own creation. I’ve been raw for 9 years and I thank God everyday for it, I…
Gerbaud’s Bakery has stood in Hollywood for “about 15 years” according to Johanne Cyr who has worked there for around ten months. Johanne works the Jackson Memorial Foundation Green Market every Thursday and sells fresh baked danishes, sweet potato pudding, rugalach’s, coconut candy, poppy seed rolls, walnut rolls, a coconut…
Anet’s Baked Goods is a Colombian antojitos specialist owned and operated by Anet Marin. He says “I sell baked goods,” but he doesn’t cook them, he’s got people to do that for him. The goods come from Los Tres Monitos, a restaurant in Hialeah. Anet started supplementing his income by…
Scott Uehlein, Corporate Chef, Canyon RanchI love my garden… There is nothing like picking a tomato still warm from the heat of the sun, cutting it in half, sprinkling a little sea salt on it and eating it on the spot. The sweet, salty and slightly acidic flavor along with the…
beyonce-source.com Fresh off of us naming SoBe burger joint the Best Place to Meet (Let’s Hope) Single Guys, Beyonce Knowles, pop diva and the (married) queen of single ladies, dropped by to pick up 2 hamburgers, 2 cheeseburgers, and a 6 pack of baby cheeeseburgers. According to owner Stephanie Vitori,…
Las Delicias Fruteria y Nursery has been open only 30 days, but owner Juan Hernandez is optimistic. “If the business no good, we go, if the business okay, fine,” he says in a heavily accented Miami Cuban english. Juan has lived in the U.S. for 41 years “right here in…
Let the chowdown countdown begin! The 21st annual Share Our Strength Taste of the Nation is just four weeks away today in Miami, but event organizers already have a healthy crop of 19 restaurant newcomers confirmed for the July 30 orgy of eats. Is it promising or disconcerting that this…
The Pit Bar-B-Que in West Dade is an 8th street landmark, literally, it’s either the first or last restaurant stop on the Miami side of the Tamiami Trail depending on if you’re entering or leaving Miccosukee country. Incidentally, the Tamiami Trail gets it’s name from the fact that it used…
Coopertown Airboat Rides and Restaurant has stood on the Tamiami Trail (a few miles west of Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, or 11 miles west of the turnpike) since 1945. Captain Jesse Kennon the proprietor says “This is the oldest original airboat tour in the Everglades. I’ve been here permanently since…
