May and June in New York City are a special time. The long winter and the soggy April showers give way to sunny days and warmer temps. New York City is a walking city, and on a perfect Spring day, I donned my pearls and a “little black dress” and headed into the city for a visit to the newly reopened Tiffany & Co on Fifth Ave. to check out the Blue Box Café by Daniel Boulud for my version of Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
Read MoreLooking for a unique staycation or an overnight in NYC before an early morning or late night flight? Then the iconic Eero Saarinen designed TWA terminal and TWA Hotel at John F Kennedy Airport offers visitors a trip (before the trip) down memory lane back to the 1960’s, to when the TWA flight center first opened in 1962.
Read MoreAs we begin to slowly reopen, we are faced with the fact that our original summer vacation plans may not be realistic. Sleepaway camps are closed and local staycations are more in line with the “new normal”, Luckily, there are plenty of great 48-hour getaways you can get to by lunchtime, complete with great food, family-friendly fun, and gorgeous beaches.
Read MoreIf you’re looking for an affordable weekend getaway, then Paradise Bahamas Cruise line has just the deal for you! For less than $200 per passenger, guests can set sail on a 2-night cruise from the Port of Palm Beach to Grand Bahama Island. While it may not be the most luxurious vacation, sometimes you just need a quick getaway to relax and refresh.
Read MoreThe rapid growth of food halls in Miami has shown that Miami loves a culinary tasting experience, so it’s no surprise that Miami International Airport is making efforts to make your travel experience that much tastier. This fall, travels won’t need to waste time waiting at the gate, their tickets have been upgraded as MIA has partnered with Olive Oils from Spain.
Read MoreSummer is here and so is the urge for a summer vacation — or two. Not everyone wants to hop on a plane and it takes way too long to drive out of Florida. Luckily, there are plenty of great 48 hour getaways you can get to by lunch time, complete with great food, family friendly fun, and gorgeous beaches. This week it’s Luna Beach at World Resorts Bimini! This week's Travel Thursday comes via our sister site's, CTbites contributor, Carissa Chesanek*.
Read MoreAs food lovers we’re all guilty of watching hours and hours of food television and if you’re anything like me — you’re constantly thinking of road trips based around places you can stop for food. Did you know according to TVFoodMaps.com over 250 restaurants in the state of Florida have been featured on popular television shows like Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives, Man v Food, Food Paradise, Eat Street, and so many more.
Read MoreSummer is here and so is the urge for a summer vacation — or two. Not everyone wants to hop on a plane and it takes way too long to drive out of Florida. Luckily, there are plenty of great 48-hour getaways you can get to by lunch time, complete with great food, family friendly fun, and gorgeous beaches. This week we’re visiting Amara Cay Resort in Islamorada!
Read MoreSummer is here and so is the urge for a summer vacation — or two. Not everyone wants to hop on a plane and it takes way too long to drive out of Florida. Luckily, there are plenty of great 48 hour getaways you can get to by lunch time, complete with great food, family friendly fun, and gorgeous beaches. This week we’re visiting Longboat Key!
Read MoreSummer is here and so is the urge for a summer vacation — or two. Not everyone wants to hop on a plane and it takes way too long to drive out of Florida. Luckily, there are plenty of great 48 hour getaways you can get to by lunch time, complete with great food, family friendly fun, and gorgeous beaches. This week we’re visiting Hutchinson Island!
Read MoreAll summer long, MIAbites will be featuring #TravelThursdays with easy to get to destinations and guides on how to make the most of your adventures. So grab your weekend bag and jump in the car and you’ll be there before you know it. This week we’re visiting Stock Island!
Read MoreAll summer long, MIAbites will be featuring #TravelThursdays with easy to get to destinations and guides on how to make the most of your adventures. So grab your weekend bag and jump in the car and you’ll be there before you know it. This week we’re visiting Delray Beach!
Read MoreMay 25th is National Wine Day and in honor of the day that has us immediately craving a glass (okay, fine — a bottle), I’m going to finally share some of the magical time I had in Paso Robles a few weeks ago as I explored central California’s most incredible wine making town.
Read MoreWhen the Broken Shaker first opened in 2012 in The Freehand on Miami Beach with its mismatched outdoor furniture and funky poolside setting, it brought creative cocktails with a new vibe to the mostly residential and boring Mid-Beach.
Read MoreIn just a few days the Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival returns for its 11th year, featuring an impressive chef lineup. This festive is a lot like SOBEWFF with its star studded list of participants, but is much more intimate as far as the collection of events and number of attendees.
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Listen up everyone! We've got a fun charity cocktail event that's open to the public happening on Monday and we'd love for you to come drink with us! One of our own, Amber Love Bond, will be judging the cocktail competition.
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At the end of March I had the opportunity to attend the inaugural events Top Taco and Bourbon Festival in New Orleans. I had never been to the city and I was so excited to see and EAT everything New Orleans had to offer. Once the trip was book I immediately made sure I had a reservation at Compere Lapin. That’s the restaurant inside the Old No. 77 Hotel, where I knew I would find former Miami chef, Nina Compton, who I had been missing since she moved to New Orleans just over two years ago.
Nina was the Top Chef, Season 11 Runner Up and Fan Favorite and always one of my personal favorites. She was previously at Scott Conant’s Scarpetta in the Fontainebleau before she made her way to New Orleans. Since then she’s been nominated for James Beard Best Chef in the South 2017 and was just named one of Food & Wine’s Best New Chefs in America 2017. As a fan who is so happy for her New Orleans success I was really pumped to see and taste what she’s been up to lately.
Read MoreJamaica Food & Drink Festival pictures include Chefs Brad and Leah, Miss T's Kitchen, Brad and Leah's Pork Dish and Crackerjack with Jerk Bacon by Smoked Marlin. Photo Credit: Andrew Giambarba.
Like the light from a really bright star, Chef Bradley Kilgore is on fire.
We would love to claim him in Miami as a native son, but we must admit we know that he is originally from Kansas City. The city of Chicago got to watch him shine during some of his formative years under Grant Achatz at Alinea (Boka and L2 as well). When he left the Windy City to come to Miami, few knew what we had just gained.
Soon though, his brilliance was difficult to miss at Azul and Jean-George Vongerichten’s J&G Grill. And then it was time for him to shine in a spot of his own. He collaborated with several local chefs for Basel week pop-ups as the finishing touches were being put on Alter.
When the doors opened in early 2015, night after night, diners sat down, dipped their spoons through a soft cooked egg, Gruyere crisp and scallop espuma and sighed.
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