What yearly event brings you fighting food trucks, dueling chefs, and plenty of free food and drink? If you guessed New Times’ Iron Fork, you’re correct, grasshopper.The fifth annual New Times Iron Fork is set to dazzle your taste buds on October 18 at Grand Central. From 7 – 10…
IKEA announced last evening that the Swedish furniture chain plans to open a second South Florida store in Sweetwater. Pending approvals, construction of IKEA Miami could start in Spring 2013, with a store opening in Fall 2014. The 417,000 square-foot airplane terminal-sized store will be located adjacent to the Dolphin…
Read Also: Brother Jimmy’s Brings Carolina to Heart of Mary BrickellBrother Jimmy’s BBQ just opened in Mary Brickell Village and tongues are wagging. Yes, people are talking about the brisket and the oversized drinks served in fishbowls…but they’re also talking about a sign posted right on the front door –…
What’s better than an evening of tasting sweets? Doing something sweet for your fellow man at the same time. That’s why Crave the Sweet Life is a win-win at Ricochet Bar & Lounge (3250 Buena Vista Blvd., Miami). Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., $10 grants you access to this exclusive event…
Read Also: Food Trucks To Roll on Miami BeachAfter getting approval back in May, the Miami Beach Food Truck and Music Fest will finally roll out to the North Shore Park Bandshell on Collins and 73rd Street. The monthly event will feature food trucks and live music with a Latin…
Johnson & Wales University graduates hang their toques at some of South Florida’s best restaurants. Chefs like Timon Balloo, Michelle Bernstein, and Jose Mendin have gone from JWU’s campus to some of the finest and most lauded kitchens in Miami…
Chef’s Club, an informal gathering of some of Miami’s hottest talent, has been meeting about every other month since about 2006. This invitation-only gathering of chefs and industry-insiders has a pretty simple goal — to build and nurture a sense of community among South Florida restaurant professionals.PR guru Larry Carrino…
Restaurants have always been part of a community’s charitable scene, usually by either hosting fundraisers or donating gift certificates to be used in charity auctions. But we’ve been seeing a new wave of philanthropy in restaurants that we hope to see much more of. Restaurants have been increasingly partnering with local…
Two Florida Keys residents were sentenced in Miami for illegally harvesting more than a quarter-million dollars’ worth of spiny lobsters over the course of a few years.Michael W. Kimbler and Michael Bland, both of Big Coppitt Key, were sentenced yesterday in Federal District Court for “conspiring to illegally harvest spiny…
Smashburger, the relatively new burger chain to open in Miami, may not be a name on everyone’s lips, but the company is aiming to change that. The chain of fast-casual restaurants features fresh 100% certified Angus beef that starts out as a meatball, of all things. The ball, which comes…
No, this isn’t some new, tween-targeted Disney Channel show about twins in middle school. Zevia is a fairly new soda brand, mostly sold in specialty food shops like the Fresh Market. Instead of using sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, aspartame, or unicorn laughter as a sweetener, Zevia uses stevia.Zevia, which sells for about 99 cents…
When most people are handed a 32-ounce iced coffee, they relish the cool, creamy sweetness of a refreshing caffeinated libation. Alec Baldwin, however, uses said beverage as a weapon to mete out punishment.In this scene from Jerry Seinfeld’s new web series, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, which basically centers on Seinfeld and…
August in Miami brings news both good and bad. On the minus side are intensely hot days that feel like the sun has a personal vendetta against you and your tender skin. On the plus side is Miami Spice, during which about 150 of Miami’s best-loved restaurants offer three-course meal deals.There’s…
Read Also: Fill the Grill: Alfredo Montero Wins Round TwoJim Heins Takes Round One A packed house was in attendance for the 2012 Fill the Grill Competition finals at Whole Foods Market Coral Gables last evening, with many attendees having watched the previous two elimination rounds. As people took their…
Here’s the scenario. You’ve just finished your morning run and you pass by a Dunkin’ Donuts. You’re craving a nice non-fat latte. You deserve it after a tough five miles. You walk into the shop and realize you have no money! You want that latte! What do you do? Pay…
After Jamie DeRosa recently left his position as executive chef at Tudor House, he put his efforts into a project of a different sort — getting ready for the arrival of his first child with wife Amy Spagnole DeRosa.The couple welcomed baby Isabela Grace on August 14 at 6:45 p.m…
If you live or work in downtown Miami, you’ll likely notice dozens of people enjoying food from a group of food trucks at Bayfront Park tonight.Called Bayfront Nights, this new roundup organized by Latin Burger & Taco’s Jim Heins and Ms. Cheezious’ Brian Mullins, premieres this evening and runs through…
Read also: “Juila Child Birthday Events in Miami: Pascal’s, Copperbox, and the Federal”Julia Child would have been 100 today. Child, who’s name is synonymous with French cuisine and uber-long cookbooks, wasn’t even into food until she and her husband, Paul Child, moved to France when Child was in her mid-30s…
Calling all Miami Top Chef fans. Clear your calendars because you’re about to set sail on the Top Chef cruise.That’s right, mateys. Top Chef: The Cruise sets sail April 11, 2013 from the Port of Miami. The cruise, on board the Celebrity Constellation, will give fans of the Bravo cooking…
If you haven’t been to one of Eleanor Hoh’s local Wok Star cooking classes, here’s your opportunity to get some valuable tips on wok cooking in your own home — for free.Hoh, who doesn’t refer to herself as a chef, has a simple philosophy when it comes to cooking: A…
Back in the 1940s and ’50s, the tropical island of Cuba was home to thousands of artists and musicians. Writers and movie stars traveled there to sun on the beaches and play in the nightclubs. During that time, a local beer named Hatuey sought out some of those talented artists…
When Michael Schwartz announced he would be putting his name on a brew, I was excited to be the first kid on the block to try some. After all, Schwartz is at his best when working with simple, honest flavors and ingredients, and what’s simpler or more honest (and satisfying)…
