With the clock running down on Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations, it somehow seems like cheating to re-cut past seasons into special editions. Maybe Bourdain’s run out of places in the world to visit, maybe he’s busy planning bolder itineraries for his upcoming CNN debut. But even though last evening’s Seven…
Peter Vauthy, chef/partner at Red the Steakhouse, greets me with the usual hellos, then asks the question that looms like a giant invisible bovine in the room. “Want to see my meat?” Vauthy isn’t being fresh. He just knows I came to Red to see and taste his Kobe beef.What’s…
A few months ago, Robert Montero, mixologist at Clarke’s, traveled to New Orleans to represent Miami in the Marie Brizard USA Cocktail Challenge at Tales of the Cocktail.Read Also:Miami Mixologists Represent at Tales of the CocktailSra. Martinez’s Robert Montero Wins Marie Brizard Cocktail ChallengeBack in May, Montero snagged the Marie…
September is a transitional month for Miami. It’s the time when tropical storms and hurricanes tend to be their most active (though we had one scare it luckily turned out to be a non-event), snow birds are still up north, and many folks (especially those in the biz) take a…
We may be a little biased when we say that Iron Fork is our favorite fall food event in Miami, but even if this weren’t a New Times event we’d still be buying our tickets for the biggest, baddest, tastiest night out in the 305.The fifth annual Iron Fork is…
The 16th Annual Americas Food and Beverage Show at the Miami Beach Convention Center is a great barometer of what’s going to be hot and interesting in the food world next year. The show is massive, with 15 aisles of food vendors, distributors, and manufacturers displaying and sampling their product…
Blue Collar’s Daniel Serfer is renaming his restaurant Pink Collar for the month of October in honor of National Breast Cancer awareness Month.Read Also:-Blue Collar — My Favorite Miami Restaurant- Eating a Blue Collar Corben with Billy CorbenFor the chef/owner of the small restaurant that was named Best Restaurant Value…
BGR The Burger Joint is asking for your vote.Only this time, it’s not about greasy politicians, it’s about hamburger meat. The burger chain has created two burgers as different as the candidates they’re named after. Go ahead, Eat your favorite politician in effigy.The presidential burgers are available at all BGR…
Once again, Anthony Bourdain reads my thoughts and brings me an hour of fast cars, fresh pastas, and aged treats. Of course, we’re talking about Italy. Specifically the northern part, known as the bread basket of the country — Emilia Romagna.Tony is joined by Michael White, once an American football…
According to Yahoo!, model/singer Chan Marshall (AKA Cat Power) was hospitalized at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach over the weekend. Power’s record label confirmed she was admitted to the hospital, but it would not confirm the medical issue.Read Also:Cat Power Announces Sun North American Tour, Kicking off at…
The owner of Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink and Harry’s Pizzeria is planning a third restaurant in the Design District.According to the Genuine Hospitality Group’s blog, the Genuine Kitchen, the Cypress Room is set to open in early 2013. It will be an American tavern featuring “sophisticated food, service, and…
Imagine if you will, the plight of the Burger King. One minute you’re fast food royalty, wearing a crown and a royal robe with an enormous grin permanently fixed to your plastic face…the next you’ve been downgraded from the 1 percent to the rest of us unemployed schmucks.What’s a mascot…
It was a rainy night on Key Biscayne. That didn’t make finding Exit 1, the restaurant by the owners of Route 9, any easier.”OK, it’s after the tennis center but before Bill Baggs State Park,” I helplessly told my husband as we drove through a monsoon. After making several u-turns,…
Trader Joe’s is finally bringing its first store to southeast Florida. Joe’s plans to open a location in the tony Pinecrest neighborhood in 2013 and Miami is all abuzz over the prospect of shopping for trail mix, nectarines, and cheap wine.The grocer has something of a cult following in the…
Sunday is the one day my husband and I get to spend together without work, chores, or agendas getting in the way. After a morning run, we head out for brunch and a few mimosas. Though we usually stick to a la carte meals, we decided to give the brunch…
What does a chef do before opening a new restaurant in a luxury South Beach hotel?If you guessed taking his daughters on an extended road trip, you might have gotten the same email we did from Kris Wessel. If you speak with Wessel for more than 30 seconds, you’ll learn…
When OMG! Burgers in South Miami got a call yesterday afternoon, employees thought it was a random late afternoon order.Instead, it turned out to be the U.S. Secret Service with notification that the President would be arriving in 15 minutes for lunch…
Breads and pastries of the more savory variety (think cheddar scones and cheese danish) are my Achilles heel and (I’m sure) the only thing that stands between me and a career as a Victoria’s Secret swimsuit model. Read Also: Acme Bakery & Coffee Promises Great Bread Starting September 14.So, when the…
Aloha, Pinecrest! Trader Joe’s is coming your way!The neighborhood grocery store with an adventurer’s heart has signed a lease to open its first southeast Florida location in Pinecrest. The new store will be located at 9205 South Dixie Highway, formerly home to Borders Bookstore. Curbed Miami first reported the rumored…
Updated: It has been confirmed that Trader Joe’s is opening in Pinecrest. Read: Trader Joe’s is Coming to Pinecrest.Trader Joe’s, the grocer that features cheap wine, employees in Hawaiian shirts, and a crazed fan base, might be coming to Pinecrest.Read Also: Trader Joe’s Replies to Palm Beach Gardens RumorsAccording to Curbed,…
Last evening’s Chefs for Obama was a veritable who’s who of the Miami culinary scene. Hosted by chef Michael Schwartz (Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink) and congresswoman and Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, the event, held at the Moore Building, was one of a series of Chefs for Obama grassroots…
First off, congratulations to Mac’s Club Deuce for being named one of Anthony Bourdain’s five favorite bars in the world. See Also:Best Dive Bar 2012: Mac’s Club DeuceIn Food & Wine, Tony makes a case for the smoke-filled cash-only dive bar in the middle of Miami Beach’s flashy nightlife scene,…
