Archive for the ‘Savory events’ Category
It’s Miami Spice time again [Updated]
It’s that time of year again. Miami Spice 2009 kicks off this Saturday, August 1 with about 100 restaurants offering three-course lunch and/or dinner menus for $22 and $35 plus tax and gratuity.
Once upon a time, I looked forward to this time of year, especially in earlier days when Miami Spice was a chance for me [...]
This week, dine for $25
Starting today through Sunday, July 26, you’ll be able to enjoy three-course prix fixe dinners at selected restaurants for $25 (excluding tax and tip) thanks to Yelp! Eats Restaurant Week. You really can’t beat the price. Below is a list of participating restaurants and their menus. I’m definitely taking the opportunity to pay my first visit to [...]
Mango brunch at Fairchild
Yesterday morning, D and I spent our morning at Fairchild Tropical Garden’s 17th Annual International Mango Festival. This year I resolved to splurge on the mango brunch to see what it was all about. We then walked around the festival, which has undergone some improvements since two years ago.
The brunch this year featured chefs Allen [...]
Don’t forget: Fairchild mango festival this weekend
Fairchild Tropical Garden’s 17th Annual International Mango Festival kicks off tomorrow. As in past years, you’ll be able to buy mango trees, learn about mango cultivars and taste some of the garden’s best mangoes.
The last time I went to the festival two years ago I found the cooking demos to be the best part, in [...]
Running with the bulls
You’ve probably seen it on TV or in pictures. The bull runners dressed in all white, red scarves around their necks, running away from with the bulls. It happens every summer during Las Fiestas de San Fermin in Pamplona. And starting tomorrow Por Fin is celebrating with two-for-one drinks, flamenco and $5 tapas. The celebration will [...]
Miami Pizza Crawl Part III
Sosta pizza
Heavy pizza eating kicked off my holiday weekend last Thursday during the third installment of the Miami pizza crawl. This time around the group visited three Lincoln Road restaurants: Sosta, Piola and Spris. Overall, this crawl was the weakest of the three crawls but there were some good pies in the mix as well [...]
Los sabores del mercado Venza in pictures
Lately I’ve found myself caught in the South Florida rains quite a bit. It happened yet again yesterday at Toyota’s Los Sabores del Mercado Venza. The rain surely deterred many from coming, which in a way made it better for those who attended because we were able to watch the chefs and taste the food [...]
This weekend: Los sabores del mercado Venza
What do Toyota and farmers markets have to do with each other? I don’t know. But this weekend Toyota is sponsoring los sabores del mercado Venza, a bilingual event that pairs local chefs with vendors at the Lincoln Road farmers market. Each chef will prepare Latin American-influenced dishes showcasing their assigned vendor’s products. Visitors will be able [...]
A hot afternoon in the Redlands
The sun was beating down hard today at the Redlands Summer Fruit Festival. D and I arrived at the Fruit & Spice Park in Homestead a little after noon to check it out. There were more people than I expected and lychee everywhere.
This weekend: Redland Summer Fruit Festival
The Fruit & Spice Park will showcase local agriculture and tropical fruit at the Redland Summer Fruit Festival on Saturday, June 20 and Sunday, June 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Eating our way to change? Food, Inc. opens in Miami this week
I realize it’s a bit early to be thinking about the weekend but I’ve been anticipating the opening of Food, Inc. this coming Friday at the Regal South Beach Cinemas. The documentary takes a hard look at the U.S. food industry, following the foods we eat and seemingly exposing some shocking truths about corporate food [...]
Next Italian Cooking Show: Lazio vs. Trentino Alto Adige
The next round of the 3rd Italian Cooking Show will take place on Thursday, June 18 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Mia Cucina in Coral Gables. The event is organized by the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce, and this time around will feature the cuisines Lazio and Trentino Alto Adige.
Representing Lazio: Chef Riccardo Tognozzi of Blu Restaurant
Menu
Gnocchi di [...]
Miami Pizza Crawl Part II (Updated)
For round two of the pizza showdown, 28 diners met up at Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza in Aventura at 6 p.m. to begin the tasting. We then made our way to Pizza Fusion in North Miami Beach and ended at Racks Italian Bistro and Market .
It worked the same as last time, except with more [...]
A summer bounty (Updated)
Gloomy skies and intermittent downpours didn’t stop 50 or so people from turning up at the Slow Food Miami picnic Saturday at the Barnacle. It was pretty ugly out there but we managed to make it to the park’s pavilion completely dry, as did the nine pies entered into the pie baking contest. With names [...]
Coral Gables Restaurant Week
The second Coral Gables Restaurant Week starts this coming Monday, June 1 and runs for two weeks through June 14. Menus at most participating restaurants are between $18-$27 for lunch and hover around the $35-$36 area for dinner with the exception of Morton’s ($49.99) and Ruth’s Chris ($39.95).
I hope to use this as a push [...]
Pizza crawl part I (Updated)
All that buzz about pizza in Miami led Frodnesor of Food for Thought to organize a pizza crawl around various (many relatively new) pizza joints in the city. Last night D and I went to the first crawl, where in the company of 13 other diners we tasted the pizzas of Joey’s in Wynwood, Jonathan Eismann’s Pizza [...]
Italian Cooking Show: Liguria vs. Umbria
The cuisine of Umbria reigned supreme last Thursday at the 3rd Annual Italian Cooking Show hosted by Italy-American Chamber of Commerce. I was invited to attend the event, the first in a monthly series of cooking battles that will run through September at Mia Cucina in Coral Gables. The audience, which is limited to 40 [...]
Picnic, PALO! and Pie
Calling all pie bakers! Slow Food Miami is hosting a picnic and pie-making contest on Saturday, May 30 at the Barnacle in Coconut Grove. The picnic, which runs from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., will feature live music by local Afro-Cuban band PALO! Admission is $5 and you bring your own picnic basket filled with your choice of foods and wine. [...]
Save on SoBe Wine & Food tickets
Still looking for Christmas gifts? Tickets for the 2009 South Beach Wine & Food Festival will have a 10% off holiday discount starting tomorrow, December 12 through next Friday, December 19. Take advantage of the savings — the tickets don’t come cheap. For a full schedule of events, go here.
Also, take a peek at some [...]
Now cooking at the Miami Book Fair
The Miami Book Fair International street fair is going on this weekend and like in previous years it brings its share of food reads. If you go, don’t miss…
Saturday, November 15
10:00 a.m. ~ Fabulous Food
Sheila Lukinson on Ten: All the Foods We Love and Ten Perfect Recipes for Each and Steven Raichlenon The Barbecue Bible: [...]
