Fifty Shades of Grey, the erotic novel by E.L. James, became a breakout sensation, selling over 40 million copies and making the New York Times bestseller list. It’s also been “roasted” by every comedian, literary critics, and Saturday Night Live for its bondage fantasy subject matter and less-than-Hemingway writing style.So,…
This market inside the lush Pinecrest Gardens is home to as many as 65 vendors during the high season, which begins December 1 and ends in mid-May. One of them is Copperpots, a tiny company owned by Tom Wilfong and his girlfriend, Vanessa Safie. Together, they produce jams and marmalades…
Glaser Organic Farms occupies the largest tent at the Coconut Grove Farmers Market. Tracy Fleming, who has owned the farm with her husband, Stan, for more than 30 years, sells a variety of local and nonlocal produce. The tent is widely recognized for its locally processed, organic raw and vegan…
Being a farmer isn’t easy and it’s easy to understand why being a member of a CSA can be expensive. Yet with all the supposed benefits of eating local, there’s still no answer to the affordability issue and why a Big Mac is a more cost-effective way to fill a…
When we first heard the locavore manifesto to eat organic produce as it’s seasonally available from local producers to improve your health and boost the local economy it seemed to make sense. Then we investigated the community-supported agriculture (CSA) programs across Miami and realized how expensive doing the right thing…
The first step in building a well-stocked pantry is selecting a good extra virgin olive oil. I’ve taken this step several times, thus leading to an over-stocked pantry. See also: – Buy Good Olive Oil: Cold Pressed, Extra Virgin, and Organic Are Only The Start In my cupboard, next to…
Michael Pirolo has a thing for fresh pasta. The chef and partner of Macchialina Taverna Rustica was born in Jackson Heights, Queens, but moved to Mercogliano, Italy at eight months old. He headed back to the United States during junior high, and then returned to Italy when he attended the…
The canned versus fresh pumpkin debate goes as follows: advocates for canned renditions argue that quality is consistent, reliable and readily available, while fresh aficionados side with the advantages of vibrant, bright flavor. South Florida is home to the Seminole pumpkin, a species native to Florida that’s been grown here…
Locavores and vegans will bask in the spotlight at Paradise Farms during a lecture and workshop with chef Cherie Soria October 12 and 13. She’s the same chef who founded Living Light Culinary Institute in California, which is one the highest rated organic raw vegan chef training schools. There will…
Replicating brunch dishes from Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink or Yardbird Southern Table & Bar requires much more than just following a recipe. Because, like many South Florida restaurants dedicated to sourcing ingredients responsibly, these eateries serve eggs from Lake Meadow Naturals. Located in Ocoee about 250 miles away from…
Nibbling on apple slices dipped in honey during Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish New Year — symbolizes hope for a sweet new year. But there’s a lot more to honey than just age-old symbolism and sugar. In fact, any visit to a local farmer’s would reveal that there are numerous…
Vietnamese iced coffee, a cool combination of dark coffee and intensely sweet, rich condensed milk, is one of the best ways to sip away the blazing Miami heat. The traditional preparation involves a phin filter, a contraption that works almost like a single-serve French press. Set atop a tall glass,…
It might rain on Labor Day. Or you might live in a cramped one-bedroom apartment, with no access to an outdoor grill. When you’re faced with a couple of pounds of marinaded, raw chicken, the sight of rain — or your tiny loft apartment — might seem rather depressing. Miami…
If making perfect risotto were a race, it would be a marathon, not a sprint. The cooking process is all about maintaining a watchful hand and a careful dedication to teasing the starch out of each rice grain. In fact, if a restaurant serves a risotto less than 15 minutes…
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If you haven’t been to one of Eleanor Hoh’s local Wok Star cooking classes, here’s your opportunity to get some valuable tips on wok cooking in your own home — for free.Hoh, who doesn’t refer to herself as a chef, has a simple philosophy when it comes to cooking: A…
Read Also: Whole Foods’ Fill The Grill Competition: Jim Heins Takes Round OneRound two of the annual Fill The Grill competition at Whole Foods Market in Coral Gables saw another two food truck chefs in a cook-off to see who had the superior grilling abilities. Eileen Andrade of CUBANCUBE and…
There is nothing more DIY than brewing your own beer from grain, but all of that great brew comes with a hell of a lot of spent grain gone to waste. So what to do with it all? Don’t throw it away, make bread!That’s exactly what Matt Weintraub and Zhi…
For Miami Spice, some of Miami’s top chefs are putting on cooking demonstrations around town durning the two-month program. Even better, the demos are free and open to the public. Chefs from at least a dozen of Miami’s best restaurants — including Michael Aguilar of Wynwood Kitchen & Bar, Jordan…
A roast chicken is a lot like a chocolate chip cookie. Both are obviously prepared in an oven, but aside from that, both are one of the most popular subjects tackled by food writers, alongside other classics like the perfect pie crust or chicken noodle soup. Just like every pastry…
Cecconi’s is launching a monthly series when executive chef Sergio Sigala will be instructing guests on the true nature of summertime cooking in Italy. For this first installment, Sigala is focusing on his favorite summer dishes, demo-ing a four course meal featuring simple ingredients with easy to follow directions. You’ll…
Canning and preserving foods may be a hobby for hipsters in Brooklyn, but it’s actually practical for us here in Miami. With the very real threat of hurricanes and the zombie apocalypse, every good South Florida resident should be prepared to go a few weeks without electricity, and canning is…
