Sure, sure, sure…The most interesting man in the world is fluent in all languages (including three only he speaks), swims with dolphins and drinks Dos Equis. But what would he have for lunch?We’re thinking cow’s tongue arepitas, alligator tail empanadas, and Venezuelan-style frog legs … from a food truck…
In anticipation of the bustling fall and winter season, Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink will close for a week to undergo some renovations.The restaurant will close Monday, September 17, and reopen the following Monday, September 24. In that week, Michael’s Genuine will undergo kitchen and upstairs office renovations.Asked if the kitchen…
See also The Broken Shaker Returns.When the Broken Shaker opened in January 2012, partners Gabriel Orta and Elad Zvi found success in their humble space at the Indian Creek Hotel. Hordes of patrons and industry insiders flocked there for libations made with homegrown herbs and house-made bitters. Then, in what…
No Reservations, the final tour, premiered last evening. The series, which features host Anthony Bourdain eating, drinking, and behaving badly, has won both awards and a loyal fan base. In this, the first of the countdown to the end of Bourdain’s Travel Channel show, we travel to Austin, Texas, for…
Though generally slow-moving, August in Miami saw a surprising amount of new growth in the restaurant biz.Many restaurants opened including Michelle Bernstein’s Crumb at the Webster and the reemergence of pop-up favorite Eating House.Speaking of pop-ups, Dining Room closed its doors on Washington Avenue to open a pop-up at Vesper…
The American Beverage Institute is calling on police to forgo holiday DUI checkpoints in favor of more effective alternatives.According to ABI’s managing director Sarah Longwell, “Sobriety checkpoints have been proven ineffective at stopping drunk drivers.” Longwell goes on to say that “roadblocks target moderate drinkers instead of hard core alcohol…
This weekend marks the official unofficial end of summer. In most parts of the country, that means one last beach weekend before the bikini goes into mothballs. Here in Miami, though we’ve got plenty more sunny days in store for us this year, it’s still a three-day weekend. And excuse…
We love chocolate and for years, researchers have been finding ways for chocolate to love us back. In the past, we’ve found out that chocolate (the darker the better) is actually filled with antioxidants, has anti-clotting properties (much like aspirin), and can lower blood pressure. Not to mention the fact…
It has been argued that Coconut Grove doesn’t hold the sophistication of some of other Miami neighborhoods. True, it doesn’t host a bevy of celebrity chefs and most residents prefer flip flops to Dolce & Gabbana stilettos. But what Coconut Grove has over many parts of Miami is a strong…
The Guava Rugelach Festival may be named after sweetly rich little pastries, but this festival is more a treat for your ears and eyes than your palate. The two-day event at Next@19th (137 NE 19th St., Miami) celebrates Miami’s diverse Jewish community through music. From songs in Ladino (a Sephardic…
Hugh Acheson joins the ever-growing list of guest chefs to take over Michael Schwartz’s Harry’s Pizzeria for a pop-up dinner.Acheson, who received two James Beard awards this year (for best chef southeast and for his cookbook, A New Turn in the South) will bring his Atlanta-based Empire State South restaurant…
By the size of the crowd at yesterday’s BurgerFi friends and family event in Aventura (18139 Biscayne Boulevard), you would think the burgers were made of gold bullion instead of free-range, grass-fed beef.The Aventura BurgerFi is the sixth restaurant in the chain, which itself is just over a year old…
Oktoberfest, that 200-year-old celebration that sees lederhosen and dirndl-clad lads and lassies turning the German town of Munich into a giant month-long frat party, is drawing near. But with flights to Europe pricing out at around $1,000 these days, you might want to plan your beer buzz a little closer…
Michelle Bernstein is finally making a move over the causeway with her Crumb on Parchment outpost at The Webster hotel on South Beach.Opening Wednesday, August 29, Crumb at The Webster will feature the same fast casual soups, salads, sandwiches,and baked goods that Bernstein’s Design District eatery draws consistent lunchtime lines…
What do you get when you ask some of Miami’s best bartenders to set their cocktails to music? One entertaining evening filled with rum, costumes, music, and more than a little mayhem. We’re talking about the Appleton Estate Jamaica rum remixology bartender challenge, held at Blackbird Ordinary last evening. Five…
There’s a lot of sensory overload in Miami, so it takes something bold to get people to turn their heads. Mercy for Animals devised something that might make people stop and check out its display.A ten-foot-tall bloody pig in a cage outside Walmart…
With the GOP convention getting a soggy and late start this week and the Democrats having their shindig soon afterward, we are now full force in the middle of the 2012 presidential campaign cycle. With that comes daily polls from pretty much every single politically charged think tank, university, and…
Baking Out Loud, Hedy Goldsmith’s first book is finally coming out in about a month. The 224-page tome features 80 recipes by the talented executive pastry chef at Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink and photographs by Ben Fink.Many of the treats featured in Baking Out Loud are upgraded riffs on…
Tropical storm Isaac is barreling toward the Florida Keys and you only have to look outside your window to see that feeder bands are already affecting Miami-Dade. Before you head out to a store, restaurant, or bar we suggest calling them ahead of time to make sure they’re open. Some…
It’s only fitting that on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew, there’s a storm brewing out in the Caribbean (with another one nipping at Isaac’s ankles). It is fiercely debated whether Hurricane Andrew was the worst natural disaster in American history. At the time, the Category 5 hurricane that barreled…
Top Chef Elizabeth Falkner is completely a hands-on chef. At her first pop-up dinner and cooking demonstration at the Miami Culinary Institute last evening, Falkner encouraged questions and interaction while she showed a group of about 50 guests, most of them fans, how to make gnocchi, pesto sauce, and arancini…
Most people think of baseball when Cooperstown, New York comes up in a conversation. After all, this is where “baseball was invented” and is home to the Baseball Hall of Fame.Beer lovers, however, will refer to Cooperstown as the U.S. home of Belgian beer. Duvel Moorgat USA, based in the…
