In our two-part interview with Haven’s Executive Chef, Todd Erickson, we got the lowdown on his short stint at Zuma and found out how it felt to be in charge of the kitchen at the unseasonably young age of 24. Turns out he got his start on the catering side…
Eating too much bad food kills us off early. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the annual obesity-related death count in the United States is around 325,000. That means you’re nearly eight times more likely to die at the hand of a doughnut than in a…
Food Network’s The Great Food Truck Race Season Two finale aired last night, pitting Hodge Podge Truck against The Lime Truck for a briefcase full of cash ($100,000 to be exact) and bragging rights as the greatest food truck.Though the trucks were filmed during a daring four-day stint in Miami,…
Let’s face it. Miami isn’t known for pizza, but when one of our top chefs gives it a go, we’re all for it.Many of us have had the thin-crust pizzas pulled fresh from the brick oven at Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink, and now we’ll get to sample an expanded…
As part of their All You Can Eat Tour, hipster recording artists Peter Bjorn and John were in Coconut Grove yesterday to give away some (no, not peanut butter and jelly) free grilled cheese sandwiches to the first 30 lucky fans who showed up at the Ms. Cheezious food truck…
Palate Party owner and chef Robyn Almodovar was airlifted to Broward General Hospital, then Jackson Memorial Hospital after an accident on her Palate Party truck left her with burns to her face.We spoke with chef Almodovar, who was released from the hospital yesterday evening. “I have no eyebrows”, Almodovar told…
Yesterday, we spoke to Todd Erickson, Executive Chef at Haven Gastro-Lounge, about his move to Miami and found out how he got started in the catering business. Now we discover the secret behind his quick transition from Zuma to Haven, as well as the truth behind a restaurant’s “organic” statement…
We’ve been to Cauley Square before, even ate at The Tea Room. It’s home to antique shops, the occasional food truck rally, and a cozy little restaurant called The Village Chalet. The name inspires a wooden house or cottage in the Swiss Alps, and that is precisely what it looks…
There’s another food truck benefit tonight, so if you’re hankering to get out of the house, why not help children with cancer in the process?A food truck fundraiser to benefit Angels & Warriors will be held tonight at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Hialeah from 5 to 9…
I’ve been tracking Yardbird Southern Table & Bar since I first heard buzz that Jeff McInnis was opening a Southern-concept restaurant.I stalked the offices of 50 Eggs on Biscayne Boulevard, because there was a rumor that McInnis was creating recipes at a secret Lime test kitchen. (50 Eggs is the…
If you woke up from a blackout in the middle of Azucar Ice Cream Company’s store, you’d still have little confusion about what Miami street you were on. There’s a huge portrait of Cuban-American salsa singer Celia Cruz on the wall. There are T-shirts for sale with phrases like “Ya…
When Haven’s executive chef, Todd Erickson, came to South Beach for the first time back in January of 2010, he had no idea that he would fall in love with it. In fact, he was a little hesitant about the idea of moving to Miami. “I had never been down…
Kane Steakhouse is able, but it’s not Miami’s greatest
Eat for a cause at tonight’s food truck roundup at Westland Mall in Hialeah to benefit Running With Sole, a Coral Gables-based non-profit that strives to end childhood obesity by providing shoes to children in need and promoting healthy activity. From 5 to 9 p.m. come out and enjoy dinner,…
It seems as though Yardbird Southern Table & Bar has been teasing us for the better part of 2011 with random Jeff McInnis sightings, videos of running chickens and other sleights of hand.But finally (finally!) we’ve gotten an opening date. Yardbird will start serving the public on October 3 with…
We spoke by phone with Lee Schrager this week about upcoming new events at the 2012 South Beach Wine & Food Festival (February 23 through 26). Monday was part one; today we talk about BubbleQ losing its Bubble, the one-of-a-kind affair at 1111 Lincoln, and the grand closing party that…
Matthew Kuscher believes burgers can be “clean” without being boring, and he has faith that Miamians will agree with him around Halloween, when his new restaurant, Lokal, opens at 3190 Commodore Plaza in Coconut Grove.Kuscher has spent his entire career in the restaurant industry. After graduating from Florida International University…
Miami-based Digital Decaf will film a segment of its documentary about food trucks tonight at BTTR. The company has been filming food trucks all over Miami for the past few months. Their goal is to capture the history of the food truck scene in Miami, as well as highlight a…
Derek Tresize has an unreal body. The 24-year-old has been bodybuilding on a plant-based diet for five years. This summer, he took third place in his class at the North American Natural Bodybuilding Federation competition, his second contest.He grew up a multitalented athlete in San Diego. At age 19, he…
Have you walked by the old Sports Exchange location lately? If you frequent Tarpon Bend Raw Bar & Grill (or David’s Bridal), you might have already noticed the movement next door. To be located at 45 Miracle Mile, Cibo Wine Bar is tentatively set to open soon — October 26…
“Get big. Get big. Get big!”In Miami, it’s the mantra that rings in many young men’s ears as they wrap their throats around piles of red meat, chicken, tuna, and chalky shake mixes with names like XPlode, NeuroCore, and Hemo-Rage. They eat whey protein to bulk up, nitric oxide to…
I start my phone conversation with Lee Schrager by telling him about a recently unearthed 1991 issue of Food Arts magazine that featured the Miami dining scene of the time. “Did you say 1991?” he asks as though he’s heard wrong. I add that he merited mention and quotes about South…
