The Meatball Joint, Bernie Matz’s third South Beach restaurant, closed yesterday evening with a meatball and craft beer party, thrown by chef/owner Bernie Matz. The restaurant, which opened spring of 2012, was located on Alton Road, adjacent to chef Matz’s Bernie’s L.A. Cafe. Matz, who also runs the popular Cafe…
Show of hands, please: Who here knows that there’s a giant radio tower in SoFi? There is, and it’s the reason why partners Paulo Cardoso, Philippe “Flip” Falca, and Tatanka Guerrero named their pop-up bar Radio. Radio, which opened softly in December on South Beach (814 First Street), came about…
More than a decade before the onslaught of burger joints invaded Miami, Cheeseburger Baby began serving up America’s favorite sandwich to beachgoers and club kids. It has been around 13 year, in fact.Cheeseburger Baby’s current owner, Stephanie Vitori, started as a delivery driver at the restaurant, before taking over about…
With a major flu epidemic going around the United States, have you ever wondered whether or not your server sneezed on your all-you-can-eat shrimp?A video, produced by ROC United, spoofs Red Lobster’s commercials that spotlight happy employees serving seafood to even happier guests. In this video, a server, being filmed…
Dim sum was a favorite weekend treat where I grew up in New York. On Sundays, we would head over to Chinatown and feast on tiny steamed dumplings, egg rolls, meat-filled buns, fried shrimp, and the occasional chicken foot.Little steamers on carts would be wheeled around the dining room, allowing…
The South Beach Wine and Food Festival is only a month away and tickets are already selling out. We know..we know. SoBe Fest is all lovely and all..and you’d love to hang out with Anthony Bourdain and Rachael Ray, but you don’t have the money to invest in both Burger…
Is caveman Fred Flintstone following T-Rex and Twinkies into extinction? If you took a trip to your local supermarket cereal aisle, you might get that idea because instead of the usual beefy neanderthal on boxes of Post Fruity and Cocoa Pebbles, you might just see WWE star John Cena. As…
Coconut Grove residents get ready for an influx of belly dancing, live Greek music, flowing rivers of ouzo, and fresh seafood. Acropolis Taverna, the Florida-based small chain of Greek tavernas is planning on opening in Coconut Grove sometime late winter.The restaurant will be located on Main Highway, between GreenStreet Cafe…
If you’re an “in the biz” person in need of a career change, consider working at 50 Eggs. The company, named one of the “50 Coolest New Businesses in America” by Business Insider, is certainly in “growth mode” with the recent opening of Khong River House, the “soon-to-come” Swine Southern…
In an effort to regain the number two title in the fast food world, Burger King has experimented with some new ideas lately. The fast food giant has gotten rid of the creepy plastic king mascot (good idea), started delivery service (great idea), and added a plethora of new food…
PB Steak, the fifth restaurant by Pubbelly Restaurant Group, opens Thursday, January 10. I was invited to one of the two “friends and family” dinners, where staff are given a “dress rehearsal” before paying customers converge on the establishment. Given the fact that this is a Pubbelly concept, the staff…
Jamie DeRosa, former executive chef at Tudor House and Michael Reginbogin, former general manager of Estiatorio Milos are teaming up once again to develop a new restaurant.Reginbogin and DeRosa worked together at Tudor House before going their separate ways.Reginbogin went to Milos, where he was named general manager, while DeRosa…
Anheuser-Busch InBev has launched its new Beck’s Sapphire beer in a big way. The new brew was launched on New Year’s eve at select parties around Miami-Dade including the W South Beach, Haven Gastro Lounge, and The Forge, and is now available at select stores.The beer, offered in a sexy…
A rare bluefin tuna was sold in Japan for a record-breaking (and mind-boggling) $155.4 million yen (about $1.79 million U.S. dollars) this weekend at an auction held at Tokyo’s famous Tsukiji fish market. According to Business Insider, the giant 489-pound tuna was caught off northeastern Japan before joining hundreds of…
A new food truck was crowned supreme at Magic City Casino Saturday night, when The Health Nut on Wheels won the Ultimate Miami Food Truck Competition, beating out seven other food trucks to win the title and a cool $5,000 cash prize.Attendees were treated to an interactive evening, with each…
The BCS Championships pits the Alabama Crimson Tide against Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish this Monday, January 7, at Sun Life Stadium. That means that tens of thousands of fans will fly in to Miami in the hopes of scoring a ticket (which are going for around $800 on some reseller’s…
Tonight’s weather forecast pretty much explains why we live in Miami — it’s supposed to be around 62 degrees with a light breeze. That means it’s a perfect evening to head out to Coral Gables to enjoy this year’s first Giralda Under The Stars, a monthly event where streets close…
Ralph Pagano is not exactly a wallflower. The chef, who can be heard regularly on the Paul and Young Ron Show on Big 105.9, has been on multiple television cooking shows, is an outspoken lover of the “ponies”, and shows no shame in his love for a good mojito and…
If you’re looking for the ultimate dinner with a view experience, it’s time to take your life savings out of your piggy bank and book a trip to a less tamer part of the world.A pop-up restaurant is being planned as part of a fundraising climb on Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro.The…
Miami loves its food trucks. Whether we catch one on the side of the road for a lunchtime snack or head to a roundup to eat our way through several dozen offerings, we’re sweet on all the goodness coming from those mobile munch units.But which truck is the best in…
For years, eating gluten-free meant having to forgo the weekly box of Dunkin’ Donuts that magically appears in just about every break room across America — until now.Dunkin’ Donuts is getting on the gluten-free bandwagon by testing a few items in two major markets — Boston and Miami!So far, two…
The 2013 Discover Orange Bowl, Miami’s first exciting event of the year, pits the Northern Illinois Huskies against the Florida State Seminoles tonight at 8:30 p.m. It promises to be a great game, with the ‘Noles on a mission to claim victory for Florida and win their first BCS game…
