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Fall in Love With Mediterranean Cuisine at Marion

At a certain point, dining out becomes more than just a meal. With the right combination of atmosphere, fare and service, a restaurant experience can turn into an adventure. That’s what guests should expect at Marion, the Mediterranean-inspired Brickell restaurant that opened at 1111 SW First Avenue last month. With...
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First Jane, Now Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: The CW Gets What Young Women Want

We've gotten used to the idea that the highest-quality, most innovative television lives on premium cable channels like HBO and Showtime. But two of the most delightful and inventive series to premiere in the past year have come from an unexpected place: the CW. Jane the Virgin and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend...
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Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Fuels Citizenship Push in Miami

As it turns out, Donald Trump may be the perfect presidential candidate for Latinos after all. No, no — not to actually be president. But to inspire millions to go out and vote. As Trump spews xenophobic anti-immigration rhetoric and vows to build an impenetrable wall along the Mexican border,...
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Charles Hashim’s Photos Tell Miami’s Story

Opa-locka, circa 1979. There's a rowdy crowd of mostly black young men standing in anticipation of an illegal drag race. They're like live wires — lines of dudes on motorcycles raring to take off down an unused airstrip. Photographer Charles Hashim isn't concerned about being mauled by the wound-up spectators;...
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Station 5 Table & Bar: Food That Tells a Tale

Julia Ning dredges and fries juicy chicken thighs in a wispy blend of cornstarch, tapioca starch, and turmeric. The result is gluten-free and healthful. But that's not why the 33-year-old does it. She remembers that it once prepared her and now-shuttered Khong River House chef Sudarat Loasupho for long days...
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Homestead Man Pleads Guilty to Horrific Amateur Surgeries on Dogs

Lazaro Ruiz, a Homestead man who conducted so-called "ghetto-style" surgeries on dogs and then posted the results online, plead guilty   oday to animal cruelty charges and will spend one year behind bars followed by five years of probation. In pleading guilty, he avoided a maximum of 20 years in jail. ...
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Restaurant Drama Burnt Is Dead on the Plate

Before Anthony Bourdain published Kitchen Confidential in 2000, mere mortals who simply eat in restaurants had little idea about the drinking, debauchery, and drug use rampant among the folks responsible for getting their fettuccine alfredo to the table. The book was eye-opening if true and a rambunctious, vicarious pleasure even...
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Taste Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Through October, many Miami restos debut their most creative eats and drinks and offer special month-long deals in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. The campaign was founded in 1985 as a partnership between the American Cancer Society and the pharmaceutical division of...
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Rachael Ray’s Okay: Stop Hating on Food Network Stars

Food Network stars often get a bad rap. Many self-proclaimed foodies and professional restaurateurs alike will tell you that their sensationalizing of cooking desecrates the art of the industry by turning it into a cheapened, profit-driven entertainment source. I happen to disagree. Whether you find these people to be cultural...
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Keep Ocean Drive Tacky

There's something almost all great destination cities across the globe have in common: a tacky tourist zone that locals have almost completely ceded to visitors and tend to avoid like the plague. In New York it's Times Square with its Guy Fieri restaurants and Sesame Street-knock off character. In New...