The first “choices” that led up to the birth of Choices Vegan Café (379 SW 15th Road, Miami) were brothers Jorge and Alex Cuevas’ decisions to leave their long-time former professions. Jorge, 45, was a high-level school district administrator in San Francisco, handling more than 40 million dollars in federal…
Slow Food Truck is in the top ten to win $10,000 and the title of America’s Favorite Food Truck in Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race.Slow Food Truck is the only South Florida food truck in the top ten, with a seventh-place ranking. In first place is California’s Bap Pul.The contest…
City Hall offers popular food for the masses
If you crave Sugar Yummy Mama’s cupcakes during non-food truck hours (and we’ve been known to hoard a few for those emergency moments), you now only have to drive to a participating Sir Pizza restaurant.Sugar Yummy Mama cupcakes are now available at seven Sir Pizza locations throughout Miami, with more…
A restaurant is like a lawn chair. It opens and closes, opens and closes, opens and closes until one day, for whatever reason, after closing, it never reopens (serves you right for buying it at Walgreens). A new chair takes its place.There were lots of restaurant openings in June, much…
Sushi Samba is known for its unusual-but-somehow-it-works combinations of flavors. From their aji panca spiked carpirinhas to tomatillo salsa topped sushi rolls, the flavors are a mix of Brazil, Peru, and Japan thrown into a virtual blender. Desserts are no exception, and pastry chef Michelle Duran has put the pedal…
If you’re a Sugar Rush fan, you know the you should get to the truck early to avoid a sell-out of your favorite cupcake flavors (this has happened to us before). After all, whether you choose a taco and your friend opts for a pork bun at the roundup, chances…
Bryan Underwood opened a tiny bakeshop/market called Bryan in the Kitchen this past May (written about here). He recently took over the larger space next door as well — where Pesen’s Breads & Panini used to be — and began serving lunch.The blackboard menu comprises smoothies, salads, panini, grilled cheese sandwiches, and…
Ago, the Italian restaurant tucked in the back of the Shore Club, will become the Shore Club Terrace this Thursday.According to manager Stefania DiFelice, Ago’s lease was up at the end of August, and the restaurant decided not to renew. Morgans Hotel Group, owner of the Shore Club, will take…
The same way that we need more transparency in government, we need it in the food industry as well. Restaurants, fast-food chains, and food manufacturers constantly misrepresent their products to the public. When they aren’t misrepresenting products outright, they are sneakily burying nutritional data in their labels.Some of the worst…
Chef Ze Carlos Jimenez is planning to expand the MexZican Gourmet as a brick and mortar restaurant in South Miami.At first, Jimenez was planning to expand by opening another food truck but decided on a small restaurant instead. When he passed by a vacant restaurant in South Miami, he knew…
Last week, we introduced you to Christine Guzman. She’s a rising young Miami chef determined to make it to the top of Miami’s food chain and bring a new perspective to the game.In part two ahead, she gives her own perspective on Miami’s changing food scene and life on the…
Oliver’s Bistro has occupied the South Beach corner of West Avenue and Ninth Street for about eight years now. The occupation has been a quiet one — when is the last time you read about Oliver’s Bistro? — but residents of this mondo condo neighborhood (and a surprising number of…
You don’t have to be a genius to know that Miami is a cultural and culinary Mecca. Just close your eyes and throw a rock and you’ll hit 3 to 50 eateries glorifying international cuisines. And let’s face it, one thing we know how to do well in Miami is…
If you’ve been feeling jaded by the food truck roundups that offer a mere two dozen mobile eateries, we feel your pain (and your ADD). How about 60 food trucks (well, technically 59 food trucks and one cigar truck) tonight? Will that make you happy?Pretty much every food truck on…
When Wynwood Kitchen & Bar debuted late last year, all the buzz was about the amazing décor and inventive drinks. But when it came to the food, well, it sort of felt like an afterthought.The menu lacked focus. Was it Asian, Middle Eastern, American? Who knows! None of it was…
Update: Tonight’s food truck roundup has been cancelled due to inclement weather.If you’re in the mood to try a new food truck or two, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is hosting two trucks from out west — and by out west, we mean Tampa. Greek Brothers and Wicked…
Flapjack Flip-Off XI: Miami’s best pancakes 2011
Troy Thomas is a quiet force on the Miami food truck scene. He lets the edibles from his truck, the Rolling Stove, do the talking for him. Then he lets the accolades come to him.James Cunningham, host of Cooking Channel’s Eat Street, recently put together “Ten Great Places to Feast From a Food…
Brickell Bridge Bistro & Bar — AKA B to the fourth power — is now closed. Seems the restaurant/bar/club on the ground floor of 500 Brickell, which held its official grand opening less than a month ago, couldn’t survive despite having Allen Susser as a consultant.All the outdoor furniture has…
When chef Joshua Marcus opened Chow Down Grill in Surfside about a year ago, people marveled at two things: the size of the restaurant (small) and the size of the flavor (large).And when Marcus announced he was opening a second Chow Down Grill in South Beach, at a former laundromat,…
If you’re like us, your favorite competitive sport consists of two chefs engaged in kitchen combat. We’re talking sharp knives, open flames, and meat — this is one dangerous battle to the finish. The best part: You get to eat the spoils of this particular warfare, along with delicious bites…
