Starting June 4th, the Business Improvement District (BID) of Coral Gables will be launching the first-ever Coral Gables Culinary Month. An expansion of the BID’s signature dining promotion Coral Gables Restaurant Week, Culinary Month promises 30 days of exclusive, interactive and mouthwatering events, promotions, special menus, chef demonstrations and more.
Read MoreIt’s the first week of June and that’s means it’s Negroni Week! Negroni Week is presented by Imbibe Magazine and Campari and was launched in 2013 as a celebration of one of the world’s great cocktails and an effort to raise money for charities around the world.
Read MoreWith an all-star cast of chefs who specialize in whole animal cooking paired with farmers responsibly raising delicious heritage breed pigs, Cochon555 returns to Miami on Sunday, June 10 at the 1 Hotel Miami Beach. The all-inclusive feast will feature hundred-plus prominent chefs, farmers, sommeliers, distillers, brewers and barkeeps all in the name of safe, honest, and delicious food. Local chefs compete for the title of "Prince or Princess of Pork", with the winning chef going on to the Grand Cochon finals in Chicago on Sept 30th. To purchase tickets, visit http://cochon555.com/us-tour/2018-miami.
Read MoreWho says you have to get on an airplane (or drive to Epcot) to drink around the world? DRINK Miami Hostel at the Freehand Miami Beach is back for its third year of cocktail madness this Saturday, June 2nd.
Read MoreIf you're bored in Miami, then you're just not doing it right. At any given moment there's some kind of fun place to be, thing to do, or deal to take advantage of. Here's just a few happening over the next week or so that are worth checking out.
Read MoreGrab your tickets for next weeks Duck Duck Goose Trois, the all- inclusive culinary festival by Miami’s own Chef Jeremiah on Sunday, May, 27 from 3-7 pm at The Anderson. DDG3 brings together South Florida’s top chefs to prepare locally raised and pastured fowl in inventive new ways. It promises to be a star-studded lineup of South Florida's most innovative purveyors of haute cuisine, gourmet street food, craft beer and artisan cocktails.
Read MoreLast month, I grabbed a few friends and ventured through the industrial warehouse area close to Fort Lauderdale airport to the Harpke Family Farm for a creative Sunday dinner featuring chefs from KYU.
This month, the urban farm, an unexpected oasis, welcomes celebrated Chef Seth Blumenthal (Chef de Cuisine, Alter) who we all know is serious about his craft, but doesn't take himself too seriously... (As evidenced by his hilarious #JackieChanBocuse and #SoigneWest alter egos!).
Read MoreIt's that special time of year where it's all about Mom. There's no chance that mom wants to do the whole cooking and cleaning thing on her special day. If you're looking for a spot off the beaten path, we've got some unique Miami options for you!
Read MoreCinco de Mayo may have come and gone this year, but Miami diners can still enjoy authentic Mexican food at these fun spots. Don't limit your taco and tequila intake only on Cinco de Mayo, celebrate this “not a real holiday” on any day, year round.
Read MoreJeff McInnis and Janine Booth, Chef/Partners at Stiltsville Fish Bar in Miami Beach, will serve as celebrity chefs for the annual Orange Bowl Food & Wine Celebration presented by Florida Blue, Friday, May 11, 2018 at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center at 6:30 p.m.
Read MoreSaturday Sweets is typically about where you can find the best desserts in Miami, but this week it’s all about where you can learn to make the best desserts in town. South Florida biggest cake and candy trade show is back – SoFlo Cake & Candy Expo.
Read MoreShare Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign invites South Florida residents to sip and sample the area’s most celebrated culinary creations to help kids in need at this year’s 30th annual Taste of the Nation for No Kid Hungry on April 27, 2018 from 7-10 pm.
Read MoreAt last November’s March of Dimes charity benefit, my husband was the lucky winning bidder for a day out on the high seas fishing with celebrated South Florida chef and restaurateur, Richard Hales, of Sakaya Kitchen, Blackbrick, Dim Ssäm à gogo and Bird & Bone restaurant.
Read MoreOne of our favorite things about Miami is the dining scene never gives us a chance to get bored. There's always a new chef popping up for a one-night-only dinner or an amazing menu being featured at one of the best restaurants in town, often with a charity component involved.
Read MoreOrganized by the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast and hosted in the amazing setting of the Coral Gables Country Club, the Authentic Italian Table event on Wednesday April 25th will introduce attendees to over 40 Italian restaurants, gourmet food and wine importers who will display their products and their chefs skills with exhibitions and tastings throughout the night. WIN TICKETS HERE.
Read MoreIt’s no secret that the MIAbites team loves wine — especially when there’s a chance to learn about the wine we’re drinking. That’s why when Pinch Kitchen approached us about teaming up with them to host a natural wines pairing dinner with Cerdá, Llanos & Cía (whose mission is to curate wine for "wine explorers), we were all in.
Read MoreWe did the first Right on Target Class at The Wynwood Yard with Giorgio Rapicavoli and loved it. Two more of our favorites can be found teaching classes of their own and they're ones you're not going to want to miss!
The next two Right on Target cooking classes will pique home cooks’ culinary curiosity with exciting and fresh new dishes to add to their recipe box from local chef stars, Soraya Kilgore of MadLab Creamery and Pablo Zitzmann of No Name Chinese restaurant on May 2nd.
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