Archive for 2008
Summer’s here, grab a mango
This week I’m seeing mangos everywhere. Thanks to Rick’s SFDB, I found two delicious recipes using my favorite fruit. And then I realized it’s that time again. Time for Fairchild Tropical Garden’s International Mango Festival.
Last year, a fellow blogger questioned my spending $20 to go see mangos during mango season. In these difficult times, $20 […]
Miami New Times food blog
The Miami New Times has launched a food blog called Short Order. It seems that they’ve brought the food-related posts from Riptide into it but now all food posts will go there. This might mean more frequent food blogging and yes, more Lee Klein. The New Times Broward-Palm Beach critic, Gail Shepherd, will also be contributing. I’ve added it to my […]
How ’bout ‘em cupcakes
Who would’ve known there’s so much love for cupcakes in Miami? On Saturday, 10 fortunate Chowhound readers/posters got together at one generous cupcake lover’s home to taste cupcakes from nine local “cupcakers.” What followed were two hours of overindulgence finished with a sugar coma.
First impressions: Red Light
Now that the dust has settled — somewhat — at this newcomer to Biscayne Boulevard, D and I finally made our way out to try it Saturday night. Housed at Motel Blu, chef Kris Wessel’s Red Light oozes cool with its red walls, beige booths, bright orange bar stools, dim, red lighting and quirky view. […]
A girls’ meal at Chocolate Fashion
I’m not a fan of publicly exposing the private details of my life. Though to some extent I’ve done so in this blog, when and where I eat out is not very revealing. I try to keep the personal out of it, but I feel compelled to share one particular detail for several reasons. One, […]
Fratelli Lyon opens tonight
I received a comment saying so and I’ve just confirmed it. Fratelli Lyon in the Design District will serve its first dinner to the public tonight. You can make reservations at 305-633-3131.
For more on Fratelli Lyon, read mango&lime’s sneak peek from a few months back.
Fratelli Lyon/Driade Cafe
4141 NE 2nd Ave.
Design District
305.572.2901
Updated with restaurant phone number. […]
Saturday pig roast
I promise there’s a valid reason for the slowness in posting, but I’ll leave that for later. Yesterday D and I hosted a pig (shoulder) roast to celebrate two friends’ birthdays. It really wasn’t my idea; a friend suggested it and we agreed despite my warnings that I wanted nothing to do with the pig. […]
Go-to places in Miami
Well, I’ve been back from vacation for a few weeks now and, as always, I’m taking my time to get back into the swing of things. In fact, I think my brain is still in vacation mode. I couldn’t delay it any longer, however. Today, the new issue of Food&Wine awaited me at home. It […]
On the road: Cartagena’s mangoes
This is what I’ve talked about when I’ve mentioned eating green mango. I’m on vacation in Cartagena, Colombia and here, they sell it in little carts all around town. This man was somewhere on the wall that surrounds the old city in Cartagena.
In the steaming heat, the green mango is refreshing. It comes in little plastic bags, […]
First impressions: Romeo’s Cafe
On a recent Friday, I was in the mood to try something different for dinner. I had read a lot about Romeo’s Cafe, primarily as a good place for a first date or for a romantic dinner. The idea of a restaurant without a menu, where the chef decides which six courses to send […]
First impressions: Blu Pizza e Cucina
March for me is like April for accountants. I barely have time to eat. But yesterday I tried Blu Pizza e Cucina — Blue Restaurant Group’s third venture — in Mary Brickell Village. I needed a break from eating at my desk.
Going into Blu from the entrance on SW 10th Street, it seemed like […]
New look … again
It’s been a little less than a year since I changed mango&lime’s look, but I had been itching to give it a bigger face lift. This time, I got some professional help. The new look just went live and I can barely contain myself. So, here it is, the new mango&lime. What do you think? […]
Barbecue and beer
We celebrated a friend’s birthday at North One Ten last week. I had learned that they offer beer and barbecue on Fridays and when I mentioned it to a few friends, they thought it’d be a fun choice for a birthday. I first thought the restaurant had a special barbecue menu and some beer selections […]
On storing lettuce
Maybe I’m the only one having this problem. In the past two weeks, I’ve gotten lettuce in my CSA box. Last week, it was romaine, the week before I can’t remember. My lettuce arrives bright, green, crisp and full of dirt (which I personally don’t mind since to me it’s an indicator of freshness). But […]
Michael’s Genuine in Bruni’s Top Ten
Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink was among Frank Bruni’s top ten in today’s New York Times. Well deserved! [via Chowhound]
Here’s Bruni’s full list:
Central Michel Richard (Washington)
Cochon (New Orleans)
Coi (San Francisco)
Fearing’s (Dallas)
Fraiche (Culver City, Calif.)
Guy Savoy (Las Vegas)
Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink (Miami)
O Ya (Boston)
Tilth (Seattle)
Ubuntu (Napa, Calif.).
Updated to add links to restaurants.
Are you a Bobby Flay fan?
Mr. Flay is taping “Throwdown with Bobby Flay” somewhere in Miami on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at noon. If you’re interested in being an audience member, send an email to philipopere@gmail.com for an invitation and location details.
Sneak peek: Fratelli Lyon
Slow Food Miami celebrated the life of Slow Food founder Carlo Petrini last night with a dinner at the soon-to-open Fratelli Lyon in the Design District. The restaurant, which owner Kenneth Lyon of Lyon & Lyon caterers said was conceived as a sort of front porch for Driade — the design store that houses it […]
‘Dewey’s the man’
That was D’s reaction to the boneless short rib sloppy joe sandwich prepared by North One Ten chef Dewey LoSasso for the South Beach Wine & Food Festival Wine Spectator’s Best of the Best event Friday night. Topped with sliced filet mignon, lobster marmalade and a little Dewey hot sauce to taste, I must concur this was one […]
The winner is…
Locals won over my heart and belly at last night’s South Beach Food & Wine Amstel Light Burger Bash, where seventeen restaurants, including last year’s winner — New York’s Shake Shack — competed for the people’s choice best burger prize. Boston’s Radius took away the prize this year beating Shake Shack by five votes, but […]
Should I stay or should I go?
It’s not news that the 2008 South Beach Wine & Food Festival kicks off today. How many more articles about it do we need? But many, including me, question whether going to the festival is worth it (particularly at the prices).
My first time at the festival was in 2004 when I went to the then […]
