Back in December, Short Order announced that Latin Burger would acquire the CheeseMe name. Ever since, CheeseMe by Latin Burger has been on the road selling grilled cheese alongside macho burgers and tacos. Now some CheeseMe partners are demanding Latin Burger stop using the name. And they plan to send out…
The Hakkasan Dragon Dance performed by local Kung Fu experts at the Fontainebleau Hotel will start at 9 p.m. sharp at the Bleau Bar and make its way to the haute cuisine restaurant..
Calling all chocoholics – Fairchild’s sixth International Chocolate, Coffee and Tea Festival kicks off today and runs through Sunday. $25 admission gets you in on the 9:30a.m. to 4:30p.m. choco-scene at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables. There’s something for everyone.The Chocolate LoverNibble on samples from a variety of artisan…
There aren’t any caviar bars in Coral Gables, but Rachel Dominguez is changing that when on January 28 she opens The Dome Bar and Lounge on Miracle Mile in the heart of The City Beautiful. Other than The Restaurant in Setai Hotel in Miami Beach, The Dome will be the only…
So I may be a little late to find out about these amazing foodstuffs, but the funny round plastic-like rice sheets have so infiltrated my daily diet that I can’t help but share my enthusiasm for them.Sure, I’ve eaten spring rolls before, at plenty of Asian restaurants. But I never…
At Azul, guests arrive to the sound of water trickling rain-like alongside a marble-and-tile-clad open kitchen. This peaceful, feng shui welcome has been in place since the restaurant premiered at Miami’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel in December 2000, and so has the interior: a softly lit dining area with linen-draped tables…
Azul at the Mandarin Oriental: Inconsistency scars a pricey but intriguing molecular menu
Well, actually it’s the other way around: the dog went to the Metro Organic Bistro. And this, ladies and gentleman, marked a first in his just-past-the-puppy-stage life.Heretofore, the only restaurants where my darling dining doggie has accompanied me have been in the vain of sit-down, fast food variety. Woofing a…
Latin Burger and Ms.Cheezious were the stars of some local television shows as film crews for Livin’ La Vida and Deco Drive featured local food trucks for their show segments.Livin’ La Vida stars Stella Vidal and Stuart Warren Dansby were on the Latin Burger truck to film a cooking segment…
Every once in a while, we come across new eateries that wow us to the point where we can’t wait to go again — so we sneak in a mere two days after our first visit. That’s what happened at the Federal Miami.Described by opening-night patron Nina Stack as “friendly…
It’s good to see restaurants take food holidays seriously, especially fast food chains like Pollo Tropical when they offer $1 cups of soup all day to celebrate National Soup Day. To take advantage of this deal, a customer has to say, “Happy Soup Day!” to the cashier and you pay…
Smashburger started in Colorado in 2007. There are 143 locations (half company-owned, half franchised), with 450 more franchise agreements already on the books. The first Miami branch opened on Biscayne Boulevard at 146th Street a couple of weeks ago (on the lefthand side of the Total Wine strip mall). We…
Tommy Pooch is hell-bent on digging Miami out from its economic woes — one slice at a time.The pizza mogul/restaurateur has announced a new recession-busting menu at his Pucci’s Pizza South Beach location. From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day, Cheese slices, spinach rolls, sausage rolls, and even a…
Here’s your chance to see a genuine Miami Caliente babe (as in the now-disbanded lingerie football league team) get all sweaty for your enjoyment this Sunday.Local food show, Livin La Vida is filming an episode on the Latin Burger food truck with co-host (and babe) Stella Vidal getting all hot…
Lower Beach-dom welcomes the addition of Mexican food today with the opening of Lolita Cocina & Tequila Bar, in the space previously occupied by Nemo. It’s a branch of the existing Lolitas in Boston and Greenwich, Connecticut, two fairly conservative areas we would not necessarily peg as fans of a…
Laszlo and Anna Boros came up with a good idea. Why not introduce one of their favorite pastries from Hungary to South Floridians?Kurtos kalacs are sometimes called cinnamon horns or chimney cakes (“kurto” in Hungarian means chimney). This ancient Transylvanian treat dates back to the 15th century. Traditionally the cakes…
Blue Collar on Biscayne Boulevard opens its doors tomorrow, and we dropped by for a visit to sample the food. The room’s decor lives up to the blue collar name. Old metal lunch pails (the kind that steel workers take their meals in, not the ones with pictures of Scooby…
Midtown mornings are about to get a little easier to take when Moloko, opens tomorrow, January 13th at the Shops at Midtown Miami.The fast-casual restaurant will feature sweet and savory crepes, as well as international and local coffee drinks. Coffee choices include espresso, cappuccino, cafe mocha, cafe cubano, and Thai…
Crazy About You: Brickell hot spot has great plates at reasonable prices
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Philippe by Phillippe Chow at the south end of Ocean Drive, reminds me of Lewis Carroll’s Alice and Wonderland. There are white chairs with the funky, violin-like curves and elbow-patch like black padding, reminiscent of something the Mad Hatter would have happily rested his rump on. The bright reds and…
Plenty of popular new restaurant concepts — small plates, food trucks, boutique burgers — have recently popped up around Miami. The team at Spanish Grupo La Misión, owner of Brickell mainstay Dolores But You Can Call Me Lolita, have pioneered the notion of grabbing attention with a goofy, nonfood-related name…
If you love Dunkin Donuts more than a cafe con leche from the local bodega, then you really need to come out to the Dunkin Donuts casting call tomorrow.Dunkin Donuts is conducting a search for the ultimate “hispanic Dunkin’ Donuts coffee fan to appear in one of the brand’s Hispanic…
