Muriel Olivares and Tiffany Noé: Plant People
In this week's Miami New Times, we profile 30 of the most interesting characters in town, with portraits of each from photographer Stian Roenning. See the entire Miami New Times People Issue here....
View ArticleProper Sausages Offering Nationwide Delivery
If the occasional trip to Miami Shores for your weekly or monthly ration of sausages doesn't fit into your schedule, your problem is solved. Proper Sausages now offers overnight delivery locally and...
View ArticleFive Foodie Gifts Locavores Will Love
We all know we *should* eat local, shop local and spend our money with local purveyors whenever possible. Some people, however, take this civic duty more seriously than others, refusing to sample your...
View ArticleExplore Homestead With Locavore Field Trip
If you're a dedicated foodie, you probably know the best spots for hand-crafted cocktails, fresh-baked bread, and locally picked produce -- at least within a six-block radius of your residence. But...
View ArticleWynwood Green & Art Market to Launch March 1
Even if you've never heard of a food "desert," you can probably guess it isn't a good thing. The term refers to an area where affordable, healthful food is difficult to obtain -- and parts of Wynwood...
View ArticleDewey LoSasso Launches Schnebly Pop-Up Series, Restaurant to Open Next Week
Schnebly Redland's Winery & Brewery's lunch and dinner service gets into full swing starting next week, with weekend a la carte meals and special pop-up dinners planned throughout the season. The...
View ArticleMiami Chefs Flock to Green Strawberries
Green strawberries appeared on Miami restaurant menus in force this season, and you can thank Palm Beach for it. Last year Daniel Boulud's Cafe Boulud requested some of the tart, unripe fruit from...
View ArticleSummer Can't Stop Miami's Farmers' Markets: Where To Go and What To Buy This...
As temperatures creep into the high 80s, it’s no secret that summer is around the corner. But don’t worry – Miami's notorious heat doesn’t have to stand in between you, your favorite fruits and...
View ArticleSlow Food Miami's Snail of Approval Awards Party: Vagabond, 3030 Ocean Have...
The intimate and lovely Miami Beach Botanical Gardens was the perfect venue for Slow Food Miami's 2014 Snail of Approval Awards party. 21 South Florida restaurants and four farms were honored for their...
View ArticleAt Schnebly's Revamp, Dewey LoSasso Goes Full Florida
The spent grains that emerge from of Miami Brewing’s towering stainless steel cylinders aren’t walking their funeral procession. Instead, Dewey LoSasso repurposes them into a nutty tabbouleh salad...
View ArticleOrganic Bites Opens in MiMo District
Once upon a time, all food was organic. While that may sound like the start of a children's book written by Michelle Obama, it's the motto of Organic Bites, the new restaurant that opened very quietly...
View ArticleAlligator Chili, She-Crab Soup, and Homemade Hot Sauce in the Mailbox
These days, the ritual of getting the mail has devolved into a steady stream of circular and credit card offers making their way from the box to the recycling bin. So finding a real piece of mail,...
View ArticleDozens of Restaurants Lined Up in Battle for Doral
Two of Miami's largest real estate development companies are facing off to see who can turn Doral from a drive-by traffic jam into a bustling, quasi-urban hub. The first, the Shops at Downtown Doral,...
View ArticleOnce a Month, Aventura Mall Goes Green
Although there are myriad restaurants at Aventura Mall offering generic Latin cuisine, sweets and small plates — and you can even get a burger from the recently inaugurated Gastropod — wouldn’t it be...
View ArticleFather's Day 2015 Gifts: Booze, Beer, and Bacon
Father's Day is this Sunday, June 21 and if you haven't gotten Dad a gift yet, your procrastination has paid off! Forget the trip to the crowded mall to get your father yet another tie. He may be too...
View ArticleFresh Food Co-Ops Fight Liberty City Food Desert
For Liberty City resident Izegbe Onyango purchasing fresh, affordable produce hasn’t been an easy feat. With no grocery store within a mile radius of her city, more than 50,000 residents like Onyango...
View ArticleShop at Whole Foods Market North Miami Today to Save Seabirds
One of the most amazing things about Miami is the abundant wildlife that share space with us humans, making us a true urban jungle. An afternoon boating trip can be rewarded with sightings of...
View ArticleMeet Dr. Noris Ledesma, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's Mango Matchmaker
Last weekend, tens of thousands of people braved the scorching Miami heat index to purchase baby mango trees and fruit smoothies at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's annual mango festival. Although...
View ArticleGolden Fig Starts Lunch Service Next Week
Golden Fig might have opened in the former OTC space by OTC's former restaurateur Michael Sullivan, but it quickly held its own, thanks to executive chef Tomas Prado, who gave the restaurant its own...
View ArticleLittle River Co-op Launches Chef CSA for Local Restaurants
For anyone who's into fresh food or locally grown produce, CSAs are a Godsend. Benefitting both farms and consumers, Community Supported Agriculture is the locavore's solution to corporate farming....
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