http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2008 MiamiHerald.com Restaurants 60 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:54:56 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/767075.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/767075.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:01 EST It may be hard to believe that a chain restaurant, especially a retro ''modern American supper club'' situated in a shopping mall, could impress serious foodies and sticklers for fine service. But somehow Ocean Prime manages to do all that in the midst of an economic slump that seems not to have affected the Williams Island crowd. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/broward-dining/story/767043.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/broward-dining/story/767043.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:01 EST We arrived at Anthony's Runway 84 on a stormy night, expecting to have the place to ourselves. But every table was occupied, the bar was packed and patrons were still pouring in. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/top-dining-story/story/767030.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/top-dining-story/story/767030.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:01 EST I discovered the seductive flavors of Thai food in the 1980s when I lived in Singapore and often took the train through Malaysia to the teeming Thai capital of Bangkok. Red Thai & Sushi in Hollywood takes me back to those early culinary adventures. http://www.miamiherald.com/1027/story/767967.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1027/story/767967.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Meat, greet South Beach's Brazilian churrascaria Fogo de Chao http://www.miamiherald.com/1027/story/130590.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1027/story/130590.html Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:55 EDT Ask Victoria Pesce Elliott about dining out http://www.miamiherald.com/1027/story/638890.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1027/story/638890.html Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:49 EDT Looking for recipes that ran in The Miami Herald? Find them here! http://www.miamiherald.com/1027/story/130730.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1027/story/130730.html Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:29 EDT Recipes, meal ideas and more http://www.miamiherald.com/1027/story/761272.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1027/story/761272.html Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:49 EDT Highlights of the week's food and wine events http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/757111.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/757111.html Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Downtown's newest meat palace, Manny's Steakhouse, is a real old boy's club. From the slick black vinyl booths and cow-skin-covered columns to the huge portrait of a bull with cajones the size of papayas, this is a temple of testosterone. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/746328.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/746328.html Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT It's a common sight on the streets of Jerusalem, Damascus, Beirut and other Middle Eastern cities: vendors hawking falafel, small fried balls of blended and marinated chickpeas topped with chopped vegetables and tangy tahini (roasted sesame paste) or hummus (seasoned chickpea puree). http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/726507.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/726507.html Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT Philippe at The Gansevoort is South Beach's latest little black dress. It's sleek. It's sexy. And, of course, it's extremely expensive. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/717108.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/717108.html Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT Frozen yogurt is making a comeback, but the latest batch is tart rather than sweet, often topped with fresh fruit or granola. The craze began in West Hollywood, Calif., in 2005 with Pinkberry, which has grown to more than 40 Southern California outlets and attracted competitors including South Korean import Red Mango. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/708435.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/708435.html Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT This is Chef Allen's 22nd year -- a remarkable feat in our notoriously transient corner of the world. Other than Joe's Stone Crab and perhaps The Forge, there isn't another top restaurant around that comes close to chef-owner Allen Susser's long-term success. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/698787.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/698787.html Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:01 EDT Luck, love and two generations of twisted metal. These are the things that brought Cita's to Coconut Grove. It's a Miami melting-pot story that began when the steak-crazy, Italian-food-loving, Cuban-born owner, Ed Benitez, merged his family-owned shipping-container repair company with a publicly owned giant a couple of years ago. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/689354.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/689354.html Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:01 EDT In a town where so many Italian restaurants are owned by Argentines, it's nice to welcome a Brazilian version to the mix. Who knew Brazil was home to more descendants of the Boot -- some 25 million -- than even Argentina? http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/680155.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/680155.html Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:01 EDT Looking for real Tex-Mex and Mexican meals? Go south. Far south. In addition to acres of farmland, new housing developments and an old-time charm that has disappeared from much of the region, Homestead and Florida City serve up some of the best south-of-the-border cooking around. At least a dozen restaurants cater to the farm-focused Mexican community at the southern edge of Florida's Turnpike. Here are three of the tastiest. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/669725.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/669725.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:01 EDT The name is RA, as in rah, rah, sis, boom, bah -- not R.A., as I made the mistake of saying to a server who quietly corrected me: ``They get really upset if you say that. It's supposed to be like raw, you know, like raw fish.'' http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/659935.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/659935.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:01 EDT Within the next year or two, the Design District ''is going to be the city of Miami's premiere restaurant location,'' chef Jonathan Eismann predicts, and it doesn't take a psychic to see that the neighborhood is on its way. Just try to get a parking spot on 40th Street on a Saturday night. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/649734.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/649734.html Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:01 EDT An empty dining room is a depressing place for a meal no matter how good the food is, and Miami's surplus of hotel dining rooms makes for a lot of ghost-townish eating experiences. At least at 1 Bleu, the 5-month-old in the Regent Bal Harbour, sweeping ocean views of Haulover Beach distract from the tumbleweeds blowing between the widely spaced, white-clothed tables. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/broward-dining/story/757082.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/broward-dining/story/757082.html Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:01 EST If you've ever dined in Delray Beach, chances are you're familiar with Lemon Grass, one of the hottest restaurants on trendy Atlantic Avenue. Now Broward fans can savor the bistro's vibrant pan-Asian cuisine and sexy vibe a little closer to home. Lemon Grass has siblings in Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and Boynton Beach. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/broward-dining/story/745910.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/broward-dining/story/745910.html Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT The days of Asian food as exotic are long gone; every strip shopping center in South Florida seems to have its collection of Japanese, Chinese and Thai restaurants. Here are three, new and old, that stand out from the crowd. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/broward-dining/story/735986.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/broward-dining/story/735986.html Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT Rendez-Vous Bakery & Bistro is the kind of neighborhood restaurant we'd love to have in our neighborhood. It's cozy, friendly -- and then there are those delicious French pastries. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/broward-dining/story/726467.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/broward-dining/story/726467.html Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT It may be 80 degrees outside, but there's a fire blazing inside Village Tavern's dining room. And that's not the only reason this place is hot. The North Carolina-based chain is a big hit in Southwest Broward. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/broward-dining/story/724256.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/broward-dining/story/724256.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:31 EDT East City Grill, which started out as a Fort Lauderdale beach restaurant, has become a Weston institution. Stop by on a Saturday night and the place is filled with the city's movers and shakers, professional types and couples out for a special occasion. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/broward-dining/story/717818.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/broward-dining/story/717818.html Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT East City Grill, which started out as a Fort Lauderdale beach restaurant, has become a Weston institution. Stop by on a Saturday night and the place is filled with the city's movers and shakers, professional types and couples out for a special occasion. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/broward-dining/story/708375.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/broward-dining/story/708375.html Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT If you've crossed fine dining off your budget, here's a way to fit in a splurge at some of Broward's top restaurants. Dine Out Fort Lauderdale is back for a second year, with 38 restaurants from Coral Springs to Hallandale Beach offering prix-fixe, three-course dinners for $35 until Nov. 14. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/broward-dining/story/698818.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/broward-dining/story/698818.html Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:01 EDT Whether you're a fan of the Miami Dolphins, Florida Gators or Miami Hurricanes, football season is a time for eating and drinking with friends while you cheer on your team. We found a trio of sports bar-restaurants where you can enjoy something better than greasy bar food while you get your football fix. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/broward-dining/story/689991.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/broward-dining/story/689991.html Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:01 EDT Just five miles from Dolphin Stadium, Massimo's Italian Cuisine sounded like the perfect place to meet friends for a pregame dinner. We weren't expecting white tablecloths and candlelight, flowing ivory curtains and abstract art in this easily missed storefront restaurant on Miramar Parkway. Yet no one balked at our baseball T's. Ambitious Massimo's is upscale, but not snooty. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/broward-dining/story/679885.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/broward-dining/story/679885.html Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:01 EDT The sign outside still says Caffé Blu, but for the past two months, the cozy restaurant on Las Olas has had a new name -- Pesca -- and a new owner -- chef Raul Navarro. He's waiting for city approval to change the signage, but that hasn't stopped him from making the place his own. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/broward-dining/story/659923.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/broward-dining/story/659923.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:01 EDT East or west, Hollywood Boulevard is a good place to go searching for a place to eat. Here are three affordable options that span the city's main drag as well as the globe. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/wine/story/767057.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/wine/story/767057.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:01 EST One of the great joys of travel is visiting vineyards in exotic places. The ancient, narrow caves of Tokaji in Hungary, the parched plains of Spain's sherry region, the neat lines of vines reaching down to the Columbia River in Washington on the route Lewis and Clark took to the Pacific. A quick e-mail to make an appointment, a warm welcome at the winery gate. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/wine/story/767064.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/wine/story/767064.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Some months ago, I received a rather unusual invitation. The winemakers for the much ballyhooed Mollydooker wines were in town and they wanted me to see them do ``the shake.'' http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/wine/story/757090.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/wine/story/757090.html Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:01 EST You could headline this column: ``(Sort of) local girl makes good.'' Born in Pennsylvania, Stephanie Honig spent her formative years in her mother's native Argentina, then came to Miami (she was Stephanie Harwitz then) to earn a hospitality management degree at Florida International University. At the same time, she worked at Crown Wine & Spirits' Coral Gables shop with FIU wine professor Chip Cassidy, a mentor who kindled her ``raging passion for wine.'' http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/wine/story/745902.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/wine/story/745902.html Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT If you store big red wines properly for a decade or five, some will age to perfection, with aromas of roses and flavors of caramel, tea, licorice, nuts, even wild game. Others will just grow old, fruit gone, bitter tannin remaining. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/wine/story/735988.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/wine/story/735988.html Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT The royalty of Italian wine visited Miami this week, bringing some of that country's rarest and best wines. The group of 18 top producers, called Il Grandi Marchi, is led by Tuscan pioneer Piero Antinori. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/wine/story/726479.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/wine/story/726479.html Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT There are those who say riesling is the world's noblest grape: infinite in variety, versatile in food pairings, inspiring in its subtlety, so pure that winemakers almost never blend it with other grapes or age it in wood barrels. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/wine/story/717128.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/wine/story/717128.html Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT About 100 miles south of Santiago, in Chile's central valley, is a winery called Casa Lapostolle. The soil, the climate and the vineyard workers are Chilean. Everything else is French: the owner, the chief wine consultant, even the grapes, albeit a century or more removed. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/wine/story/708399.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/wine/story/708399.html Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT The easiest way to learn about wine, or so you hear over and over again, is to drink it. But it's not really that simple. It helps to talk with other people about what you taste. And it helps to read up on where wines are grown and the styles in which they are made. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/wine/story/698795.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/wine/story/698795.html Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:01 EDT The 2004 Provenance Vineyards Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon was awarded an impressive 91 points by a leading wine magazine. We'd rate the 2005 vintage an 8. That is, an 8 on the enneagram, a personality typing system used by organizations as varied as the FBI, the Jesuits and Stanford Business School. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/wine/story/689366.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/wine/story/689366.html Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:01 EDT Gary V arrives in South Florida with a major strike against him. He's a loud, enthusiastic (did I say loud?) New York Jets fan. He's a Jersey boy, and no shrinking violet. He calls himself the Mother Teresa of wine. Others call him its Howard Stern -- without the nudity (as far as I know). http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/wine/story/679881.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/wine/story/679881.html Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:01 EDT The perfect warm-weather meal requires little or no planning. That includes picking the wine, so we'll make it easy for you with a selection of winning whites. http://www.miamiherald.com/clink/story/767035.html http://www.miamiherald.com/clink/story/767035.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:01 EST The legendary Fontainebleau Miami Beach is scheduled to reopen this weekend after a stylish face lift. High rollers love to accessorize with trophy gals, so it's fitting that the resort will celebrate with a Victoria's Secret fashion show complete with signature drink. http://www.miamiherald.com/clink/story/757748.html http://www.miamiherald.com/clink/story/757748.html Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:01 EST A round of signature fruity cocktails at the bar of the Newport Beachside Resort's Kitchen 305 is sure to keep you revved on a Saturday night. They're made with Motley Bird energy drinks. Sleeping is overrated, after all. http://www.miamiherald.com/clink/story/745884.html http://www.miamiherald.com/clink/story/745884.html Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT Halloween revelers seeking more tricks than treats will find them at the haunted house at Wynwood's Nightmare: Ghost Stories. Located inside the 33,000-square-foot Soho Studios, the New York import promises an eerie time straight out of your wildest -- and worst -- dreams. http://www.miamiherald.com/clink/story/735982.html http://www.miamiherald.com/clink/story/735982.html Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT Kobe Club is known for top-grade beef in a dramatic setting with gothic-chic décor and 2,000 samurai swords suspended from the ceiling, but its cocktails are worthy of attention, too. http://www.miamiherald.com/clink/story/726486.html http://www.miamiherald.com/clink/story/726486.html Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT The Ritz Carlton Key Biscayne's Dune Oceanfront Lounge has gotten into the spirit -- make that spirits -- of the presidential campaign with two new cocktails, the McSugar Cain Mojito and the Margarita on Baracks. http://www.miamiherald.com/clink/story/717115.html http://www.miamiherald.com/clink/story/717115.html Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT Tucked inside urban shopping spot Mary Brickell Village, new(ish) sushi joint Abokado offers a Zen-like experience for lovers of raw fish and cocktail. http://www.miamiherald.com/clink/story/708406.html http://www.miamiherald.com/clink/story/708406.html Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT If you want to support breast-cancer awareness but don't want another fuchsia-matte lipstick or bubble-gum-colored blender, ''Drink Pink'' may be your ticket. http://www.miamiherald.com/clink/story/698803.html http://www.miamiherald.com/clink/story/698803.html Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:01 EDT You feel the murder-mystery vibe as soon as you step inside Bella Rose on Black Sunday. Indie types beneath black top hats and vampy chicks in extra red lipstick wait for drinks, lost in the sounds of The Cure and Depeche Mode. But watch out: Someone gets ''whacked'' at midnight (for the weekly slasher video, of course), and then the fun really begins. http://www.miamiherald.com/clink/story/689359.html http://www.miamiherald.com/clink/story/689359.html Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:01 EDT The View Bar at the Regent Bal Harbour lives up to its name with gorgeous ocean vistas. Take in a sunset while sipping a signature Cucumber Rose or RBH Martini. Or mix them up at home and enjoy them from your balcony or backyard. http://www.miamiherald.com/clink/story/679860.html http://www.miamiherald.com/clink/story/679860.html Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:01 EDT Coral Gables' picturesque downtown is known for elegant bars and restaurants where young professionals flock after work. At La Cofradia, mixologist Jacques Bezuidenhout's offerings include tart, Campari-based cocktails that mesh perfectly with the Peruvian restaurant's tangy octopus-based ceviche. http://www.miamiherald.com/clink/story/669695.html http://www.miamiherald.com/clink/story/669695.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:01 EDT Mokai is the kind of edgy lounge that can transform from a samba party to a front-page-worthy event in the blink of an eye, so it's no surprise the drink menu features kiwi- and passion fruit-filled cocktails sure to please the socialite and college partyer in all of us. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-bladholm/story/767030.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-bladholm/story/767030.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:01 EST I discovered the seductive flavors of Thai food in the 1980s when I lived in Singapore and often took the train through Malaysia to the teeming Thai capital of Bangkok. Red Thai & Sushi in Hollywood takes me back to those early culinary adventures. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-bladholm/story/757081.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-bladholm/story/757081.html Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Paris Gourmet is a true mom-and-pop spot. Pilar Guyot greets customers and helps serve the simple French dishes while her husband, Laurent, makes the pastries, petit fours, tarts and cookies that are displayed like jewels in glass cases. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-bladholm/story/745919.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-bladholm/story/745919.html Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT Years ago, I spent El Dia de Muertos (The Day of the Dead), on the lake island of Janitzio in Patzcuaro, famed throughout Mexico for the exuberant fiesta with which it honors the dearly departed. I will never forget dancing in a cemetery lit by thousands of candles while people cooked at the graves and tipped back tequila after toasting their ancestors. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-bladholm/story/735987.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-bladholm/story/735987.html Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT Lemoni Café is as effervescent as a fizzy drink, bubbling with friendliness and a cool vibe. Located in the Design District, it draws a lunch crowd of office workers and artists and has recently added dinner service. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-bladholm/story/738839.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-bladholm/story/738839.html Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:54 EDT SOUP MOROCCAN PUMPKIN SOUP Serve this lovely, delicate soup with a salad or sandwich for lunch or as a first course. 2 ½ pounds calabaza or butternut or acorn squash http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-bladholm/story/726501.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-bladholm/story/726501.html Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT Toa Toa means ''good dim sum,'' which is hard to find in South Florida. So it's worth a trip to Sunrise for the handmade pot stickers, buns and other morsels served all day at Toa Toa Chinese Restaurant and Authentic Dim Sum. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-bladholm/story/717126.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-bladholm/story/717126.html Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT Nilus Delights is a welcoming little bakery and café in Hollywood run by a couple who care about their customers. Niranjan and Lus Maria ''Lucy'' Perera's menu includes sugar-free and low-carb pastries, cookies and cakes for those with special needs (Lucy is diabetic, so she understands). http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-bladholm/story/708423.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-bladholm/story/708423.html Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT It's hard to miss the big, black, industrial-looking barbecue grill in front of Piri Piri, a Surfside destination for grilled chicken, racks of meaty pork ribs and bakkies, a South African meal in a cup. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-bladholm/story/698799.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-bladholm/story/698799.html Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:01 EDT El Tamarindo Restaurant and Coal Fired Pizza is one of those great South Florida hybrids that serves not just pizza pies and chicken wings but casamiento, crema mariscos and other specialties of the owners' native El Salvador. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-bladholm/story/689347.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-bladholm/story/689347.html Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:01 EDT Richard and Phyllis Borenstein were newlyweds when they opened their gourmet pizza shop 14 years ago in Pinecrest. Today, their Original Big Tomato is a true mom and pop operation, with Phyllis working the front, Richard making the pizzas and 9-year-old daughter Taylor helping out when she can. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-bladholm/story/679870.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-bladholm/story/679870.html Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:01 EDT The deli counter at Morningside's Honey Tree health food store has a cult-like following. Fans begin rushing in around noon, making a beeline for the back, where big stainless-steel pans are loaded with about a dozen vegetarian dishes daily. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/story/768584.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/story/768584.html Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:01 EST EAT: Our famished family needs takeout that's served up fast, fills the gut, and comes with enough chow to cover late-arriving dad and kids hungry an hour after dinner. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/story/767043.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/story/767043.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:01 EST We arrived at Anthony's Runway 84 on a stormy night, expecting to have the place to ourselves. But every table was occupied, the bar was packed and patrons were still pouring in. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/story/767075.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/story/767075.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:01 EST It may be hard to believe that a chain restaurant, especially a retro ''modern American supper club'' situated in a shopping mall, could impress serious foodies and sticklers for fine service. But somehow Ocean Prime manages to do all that in the midst of an economic slump that seems not to have affected the Williams Island crowd. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/story/767030.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/story/767030.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:01 EST I discovered the seductive flavors of Thai food in the 1980s when I lived in Singapore and often took the train through Malaysia to the teeming Thai capital of Bangkok. Red Thai & Sushi in Hollywood takes me back to those early culinary adventures. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/story/767035.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/story/767035.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:01 EST The legendary Fontainebleau Miami Beach is scheduled to reopen this weekend after a stylish face lift. High rollers love to accessorize with trophy gals, so it's fitting that the resort will celebrate with a Victoria's Secret fashion show complete with signature drink. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/story/767050.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/story/767050.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Here's a Miami.com scouting report: There's always room for more exposed flesh on South Beach, and the Brazilian churrascaria Fogo de Chao (''fire on the ground'') obliges with its first Florida location. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/story/767065.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/story/767065.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Q: I would like to ask you if you know of a Brazilian steak house around the Pembroke Pines area. I am looking for a rodizio-style place, not that expensive and a nice place to treat my relatives on my birthday. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/story/767027.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/story/767027.html Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Holiday Table: Thanksgiving dinner orders accepted 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Whole Foods Market-Coral Springs, 810 University Dr., Coral Springs; free. 954-753-8000. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/story/758887.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/story/758887.html Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:01 EST EAT: The plan was to pick up a variety of dishes from Sushi-n-Thai in Miramar and eat them while watching the film Lost in Translation. The challenge was that none of my dining companions would eat sushi (``Eww! Raw fish!''). But we found other options: noodles, a stir-fry, a teriyaki dish. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/story/758906.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/story/758906.html Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Casa Mia Trattoria is a neighborhood Italian restaurant that truly aims to please, says fan Sherry Mandel-Boyd. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/story/757074.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/story/757074.html Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:01 EST One cookbook mines tradition with business savvy and a longing for abuela's Cuban kitchen. The other uses tradition as a springboard to dive into the flavors of multiple cultures. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/nibbles-and-bits/story/769309.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/nibbles-and-bits/story/769309.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:53 EST Here are the five winners of The Miami Herald's Cooking Light Giveaway, chosen by random drawing from all qualified entries: Michael Bernard, Pembroke Pines. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/nibbles-and-bits/story/767812.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/nibbles-and-bits/story/767812.html Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:55 EST Bourbon Steak at the Fairmont Turnberry Isle, 19999 W. Country Club Dr., Aventura, launches a weekly ''Raise Your Spirits'' happy hour from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday with spirits tastings, half-priced cocktails, reduced-price appetizers and free butter-truffle popcorn; 786-279-6600. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/nibbles-and-bits/story/767815.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/nibbles-and-bits/story/767815.html Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:00 EST Here's a tip from our Fork on the Road columnist, Linda Bladholm: Guests who arrive early for a 7:30 p.m. Wednesday lecture on the sacred arts of Bhutan at the University of Miami's Lowe Art Museum will have a rare chance to sample a facsimile of Bhutanese ema datshi (yak cheese with chile peppers) and eue chum (red rice), served as an appetizer with drinks. The traditional yak meat accompaniment is not on the menu, but fruits and nuts will be served. The cheese will be a type of feta similar to... http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/nibbles-and-bits/story/767824.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/nibbles-and-bits/story/767824.html Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:05 EST Not to be left out of the celebrity-chef loop, Seminole Casino Coconut Creek has announced a Sweet Dreams series featuring famed chocolatier Jacques Torres, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy alum and Food Network Food Detective host Ted Allen, South Florida's own Art ''Mr. Food'' Ginsburg and Keegan Gerhard, host of Food Network's Sweet Dreams. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/nibbles-and-bits/story/767813.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/nibbles-and-bits/story/767813.html Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:55 EST The grand opening of Boston chef Todd English's Northern Italian da Campo Osteria at Il Lugano Hotel & Residences, 3333 NE 32nd Ave., Fort Lauderdale, is set for Thursday; 954-564-4400.