International Mango Festival Uses Auction As Education
Over the weekend, the Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden hosted the 22nd annual International Mango Festival.
View ArticleWhat The Reopening Of The Caribbean Marketplace Means For Little Haiti
After being shut down for a little over a decade, the newly renovated Caribbean Marketplace in Little Haiti will bring life back into this tight-knit enclave.The Marketplace opened in 1990 and closed...
View ArticleVaca Frita
Before I looked at him I heard his voice. He was ordering from the blackboard menu.''Vaca Frita please with moros" he added. American accent all the way. But he knew he was going to be getting rice...
View ArticleVaca Frita
Before I looked at him I heard his voice. He was ordering from the blackboard menu.''Vaca Frita please with moros" he added. American accent all the way. But he knew he was going to be getting rice...
View ArticleDespite Pioneering Integration, Jumbo's Did Not Survive
Jumbo’s, a fixture of Miami's Liberty City, will serve its last batch of fried shrimp Wednesday. The diner has been open almost every hour since its first shift in 1955.
View ArticleShucker's Waterfront Grill Reopens More Than A Year After Deck Collapse
More than a year after its deck collapsed during a Miami Heat game, Shucker's Waterfront Grill is reopening with a new deck.The restaurant, also known as Shucker's Bar & Grill before closing last...
View ArticleAs Ramadan Comes To A Close, Local Muslims Come Together To Break Fast
The Islamic holy month of Ramadan is coming to a close. During Ramadan, Muslims fast during the day -- no food or drink. They break the fast with a meal after sundown called iftar. (See our Unique...
View ArticleButter
BROKEN OLIVE BUTTERNorman Van Aken. © Copyright 2014The olives here are "broken" so we can remove the pits. Then we make a simple ‘compound’butter with them with plenty of herbs, garlic, and spices to...
View ArticleLibertarian Gubernatorial Candidate Adrian Wyllie To Tour Breweries Statewide
Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Adrian Wyllie on Tuesdayannounced a month-long, 30-city campaign tour of some of Florida's local breweries.Wyllie for Governor campaign manager Danielle Alexandre...
View ArticleJacksonville Tapped For National Craft Beer Brewers Convention
A national organization dedicated to local beer brewing has selected Jacksonville as the location of it's next annual convention.
View ArticleOne Candidate For Florida Governor Makes A Beer Stop In South Florida
In a recent Quinnipiac University poll, libertarian gubernatorial candidate Adrian Wyllie has 9 percent of the support in the race for Florida governor.
View ArticleHow South Floridians From Different Countries Get A Taste Of Home Through Rice
Click through the photos above to see the different dishes.By itself, rice is a pretty simple grain. But in South Florida, rice takes on several roles.For some cultures, it's a side dish, for others...
View ArticleFrito Pie
BICYCLE SAMMY’S FRITO PIE©2014 All Rights Reserved by Norman Van Aken and Justin Van Aken. Excerpted from “My Key West Kitchen”, Kyle BooksThe Midget was known foremost for its barbecued ribs. One day...
View ArticleHow This Miami Food Truck Is Run By At-Risk Youths
The Vibe 305 food truck serves up sandwiches with unconventional names: gratitude, hope, and opportunity, for example.It's staffed by young men, 12 to 19 years old. They are part of the Empowered Youth...
View ArticleCan Juan Valdez – And Colombia's Mighty Coffee Corps – Challenge Starbucks?
Juan Valdez and his burro aren’t just symbols of Colombia’s world-famous coffee.
View ArticleMiami's Newest Coffee Shop Serves Art With Your Java
At Mad Chiller, a pop-up coffee-shop-cum-art-gallery, culture is on the menu alongside locally roasted coffee and organic liege waffles.
View ArticleFive Miami Restaurants To Compete On New Bravo Show
Looking for the country's best new restaurant, Bravo, the reality TV network behind Top Chef, will give five Miami dining spots a shot at glory. Hosted by current Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio, Best New...
View ArticleNu, You Think You Can Cook?
Got a bent for babka? A talent for tzimmes? A gift for gefilte fish? A capacity for kugel?
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