Free Edible Garden Classes Kick Off This Week
Want to start your own garden but don't know squat about squash? Not to worry: AvMed is sponsoring a series of free classes that'll teach you everything you need to know.
View ArticleDr. Limon's New Year's Eve Hangover Cure (and Leche de Tigre Recipe)
Chef/owner of Dr. Limón (13766 SW 84th St., Miami), Carlos Brescia, likes to say, "ceviche starts here." But what he should really be saying is, "Your hangover ends here." Both are fair assessments of...
View ArticleLike Tamales? Try a Venezuelan Hallaca Instead
If you're looking for a dish that's sweet, savory, rich, and piquant, look no further than the hallaca. Hallacas are the Venezuelan equivalent of tamales. A smoked banana leaf is filled with a mixture...
View ArticleShore to Door Brings Local Fish and More to Coconut Grove
"Charter boat!" Sig Ozols barks when he answers his cell phone. For years, the burly 50-year-old with the long blond hair of a Viking (even though he's Latvian) has run a 48-foot sport fishing boat out...
View ArticleMiami's Best Eats and Drinks This Weekend: Pre-Valentine's Day Partying
Happy Friday! This weekend is all heart. Valentine's Day is next week and, this being Miami, the party starts this weekend. Shop for chocolate and fixings for a romantic dinner at the Wynwood Farmer's...
View ArticleMalibu Farm's Helene Henderson Hosts Sixth-Annual Slow Food Miami Snail of...
Miami has come into its own when it comes to cleaner eating. With healthy fast-casual restaurants like Grown and Dirt opening and juice bars like Jugofresh expanding into Whole Foods Markets, it's...
View ArticleThe Brick and Social Club Win at Miami's Slow Food Snail of Approval Party
Miami's food scene is growing more responsible, evident by the success of the sixth-annual Slow Food "Snail of Approval" Tasting Party, which took place place Friday at Miami Beach's Eden Roc. Hosted...
View ArticleSacred Space Owner Buys Paradise Farms
Ever since Gabrielle Marewski put her iconic Homestead property, Paradise Farms, up for sale, Miamians have wondered who would end up owning the bucolic spot. Now the deal is finalized, and Karla...
View ArticleKnaus Berry Farm and Chef Philip Bryant Host Sunday Supper in a Secret Location
Knaus Berry Farm recently closed for the season, but if you want a taste of its produce and baked goods, you still have the opportunity at its Sunday Supper. The dinner, taking place this Sunday at...
View ArticleTodd Erickson to Open Plant-Based GLAM in Midtown Miami
Todd Erickson is opening GLAM, a plant-based fast-casual concept in midtown Miami, at the end of June. "GLAM," by the way, stands for "Green Living Animals Matter."
View ArticleProper Sausages Debuts Hot Dogs in Time for Fourth of July With Party at Taquiza
For years, Proper Sausages has been the place to stock up on sausages, burgers, and other quality meats, but there was one beloved item missing from the shop's roster: hot dogs. Just in time for the...
View ArticleFind South Asian Seafood and Produce at North Miami Beach's Sonali Bangla
As 28-year-old Rizwan Sowkat tries to explain the taste of fish such as ayer, boal, and shor puti, entombed in his freezer cases at his North Miami Beach grocery store, he pauses and offers a curt nod...
View ArticleAs Palace Bar Closes, Owner Vows to Find Larger Ocean Drive Location and LGBT...
Miami Beach's Palace Bar went out with fireworks and a literal bang after hosting a week's worth of parties that culminated in a street bash along Ocean Drive on the Fourth of July.
View ArticleWhere to Get Stone Crabs: From On-Demand Delivery to All-You-Can-Eat Claws
The 2017 Florida stone crab season kicked off October 15 (or this past Friday for Joe’s Stone Crab devotees who lined up for their first night of service celebrating the institutions 104th season)....
View ArticleEssensia Debuts Farm-to-Table Summer Menu and a New Chef
Inside the Palms Hotel & Spa is its resident restaurant, Essensia, where locally sourced ingredients take center stage on a Caribbean-inspired menu. Recently, the farm-to-table eatery, which...
View ArticleBrendan Sutton Is the Farmer Behind Ghee Indian Kitchen
Brendan Sutton knew he wanted to be a farmer in his mid-20s. Now, at age 50, he grows produce that fills the coolers at Ghee Indian Kitchen, widely regarded as one of Miami-Dade's best restaurants.
View ArticleSlow Food Miami Will Plant More Than 100 Gardens at Local Schools This Fall
For the future of food to be sustainable, kids must get onboard. Such is the aim of Slow Food Miami (SFM), a branch of a global movement dedicated to promoting healthful, environmentally friendly food....
View ArticleBox Greens Hydroponics Brings Farm-in-a-Box Concept to Miami
Imagine growing 500 heads of lettuce every week in a space smaller than your backyard. That is what sisters Lisa Merkle and Cheryl Arnold of Box Greens are doing with hydroponics. But instead of...
View ArticleFlorida's Best Pork Producer Hangs It Up After Hurricane Irma's Devastation
Jim Wood's Palmetto Creek Farms in Central Florida is shuttering, leaving some Miami chefs scrambling to find a substitute for his top-quality, heritage breed pork that has been lauded statewide and...
View ArticleAdelita's Cafe Reopens in Little Haiti
Adela Alcantara had hesitations about going back into the restaurant business. After starting operations out of a laundromat in 1989 and opening seven restaurants across the county, Alcantara sold her...
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