Area 31 is back serving its fresh, sustainable seafood and will present a dinner called Fish + Wine, hosted by executive chef John Critchley and master sommelier Emily Wines, Thursday, February 25 — South Beach Wine & Food Festival week. The event begins with complimentary cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at…
Ah, the supermarket, that great bastion of packaged foods and conditioned air, perfect lines of consumer bliss, and walk-by coupon dopamine hits.Whole Foods has shopping down to a science, and the key is interactive marketing.Welcome to 2010. Here are some events you might enjoy checking out in January at the…
A small bite from this weeks’ coming restaurant review of Wok Town:Lychee fruit, mango sorbet, and green tea ice cream are dessert selections. The last was grainy, and indeed the fare at Wok Town is not without flaws — an undercooked broccoli spear here, an underseasoned soup there. But this…
Fratelli Lyon Driade is an Italian restaurant in the Design District that is on a mission. The manifesto printed on the face of their menu says, “to distance ourselves from purveyors of heavily marketed and mass produced food stuffs and their sources.”The restaurant imports authentic ingredients from all over Italy,…
Miami Dining 2009: Online for a better future
Her name is Morgans. She is a big purple house on 29th Street between North Miami and NE Second Avenues — actual address: 28 NE 29th Street. She has been around since the 1930s. Her specialty, home cooked food.Get it while it’s hot.The Morgans Restaurant in Wynwood is now open…
In some ways, it’s all about the new when it comes to homeboy and Chef Norman Van Aken. The guy who spawned New World Cuisine is back on the scene again, this time with a new restaurant on the way and a new hosting gig.But his restaurant — now pay…
Sometimes it seems like a world meat conspiracy is afoot. Are evil, global agrifarm executives fighting a secret war against the vegetarian and vegan elements to keep them on the fringe if in existence at all?Yes.For those who support the meatless revolution, and wanna throw a party too, there’s Nature…
There were no kicks fast as lightning, it wasn’t frightening, and the staff showed expert timing when the Catalina Hotel’s Kung Fu Kitchen and Sushi recently hosted South Florida’s Chef’s Club on their South Beach rooftop lounge.Chef Josh Wahler, of Hell’s Kitchen fame, and Nobu South Beach and Los Angeles…
An exceedingly short clip from next weeks’ Cafe review, which will be an overview of Miami dining, 2009:Michelle Bernstein added the Omphoy in Palm Beach, Doug Rodriguez doubled his pleasure with D. Rodriguez Cuba at the Hotel Astor, and Jonathan Eismann quadrupled his on the western fringe of the Design…
“Tonight, tonight, tonight, oh oh.”That’s right ladies and gents, but we’re not talking about a crappy Genesis song. We’re talking about Noche Buena, and it’s tonight.So, what is Noche Buena?Well it is a type of Mexican beer, it means good night in Spanish, and in Spain, the Philippines, Cuba, and…
Talavera Cocina Mexicana in Coral Gables keeps it real
Seems our favorite all-night Parisian bistro has bit the dust. Off @EaterMiami’s Twitter-wire…
Is it me or does Miracle Mile has a lot more casual eateries now than ever before? The second Florida location of California chain, Fatburger, opened Saturday on the strip, and we obligingly stopped in for lunch. Burger options range from Small (Baby Fat Burger) to XXXL (Triple King). They…
Gail Simmons probably never thought she’d become a household name, even after joining Food & Wine Magazine in 2004. But today many people, foodies and Bravo addicts, especially, know lots about this brown-haired, brazen Top Chef judge. She’s also the magazine’s special projects director and definitely more than just a…
In alphabetical order:8 oz. Burger Bar: New Year’s Eve After Party at 1:00 a.m. with DJ. Open all night, weekend brunch debuting 9:00 a.m. New Year’s Day. 305.397.8246, No cover, $5 cocktail and beer specials. Atrio/Level 25 at the Conrad Hilton: Four course dinner, champagne, open bar all night, and…
Live music, good and affordable food, and a bohemian vibe made One Ninety popular among locals back when it operated in Buena Vista. It then closed and reopened at a new location after a two-year absence. And then it closed again to the disappointment of many.The man behind it all,…
The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables is a designated National Historic Landmark. It was built in 1926 by John McEntee Bowman and George Merrick as part of a grand hotel chain with locations in Los Angeles, Rhode Island, New York, and Havana. Chef Philippe Ruiz heads up the kitchen of…
Lee Brian Schrager is the South Beach Wine and Food Festival’s driving force. Almost ten years into its existence he’s got a book written (manuscript seen above), has expanded its reach to New York, and continues to deliver a program here of sold out events showcasing the trends and stars…
A snippet of the New Times restaurant review for next week:Take the two salsas that jump start diners — one red, one green, both pureed to the sort of seamlessly smooth consistency that would satisfy the most stringent of French chefs. There are those (including myself) who generally prefer their…
Pamela’s Delicatesen brings Chile to Miami
Dinner in Paradise is a celebration of gourmet farm dining and was created in 2005 by Gabriele Marewski of Paradise Farms and chef Michael Schwartz of Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink.The $165.50 cost of each dinner (there will be seven between now and April) benefits the Plant a Thousand Gardens Collaborative…
