#SOBEWFF TICKET GIVEAWAY

We finna keep this post real short and sweet. I've teamed up with the folks at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival to give away a pair of tickets to their Italian Al Fresco Feast on the Beach. Some of you have asked me if I'm giving away anything for SOBEWFF and well here it is. The tickets to this event run for $150 a piece so this giveaway is valued at $300 total.

Discovering Vintage Miami - Giveaway

Local Miami girl, food enthusiast, historian and all around great person Mandy Baca has written the book, Discovering Vintage Miami: A Guide to the City's Timeless Shops, Hotels, Restaurants & More. This is actually Mandy's second book, the first being Sizzling History of Miami Cuisine, The Cortaditos, Stone Crabs & Empanadas, 

To Hell With Engagement Chicken, It's All About The It's Your Turn To Take Out The Garbage Chili AKA Beer, Chorizo & Beef Chili Recipe

Dogfish Head And MC Kitchen Team Up For The Mother Of All Beer Dinners.

For craft beer geeks, Dogfish Head Beer is considered the Alpha & Omega of the craft beer scene. It is one of the biggest and most popular craft beer breweries that have garnered national acclaim. So the idea that the founder of Dogfish Head Brewery will be in the 305 to host a beer pairing dinner is kind of a big deal. Sam Calagione (Founder of Dogfish Head Brewery) will be at MC Kitchen on November 13, 2014 at 7:30pm hosting a 4 course beer pairing dinner.

Andiamo! Brick Oven Pizza: A Love Story.

If I had to pick the best all-around pizza joint in Miami, I would probably say Andiamo! Brick Oven Pizza. However, that wasn't the case a couple of years back. I started going to Andiamo about 5-6 years ago when I was dating some pendejo and he introduced me to the place. It was an instant attraction (with the pizza, not the pendejo). I even celebrated my 26th birthday there. A futile attempt to hold onto my fleeting youth with an old school pizza party decked out with My Little Pony hats and whistles #DontHate. It was equal parts pathetic, nostalgic and fun. When the relationship (with the pendejo) went sour, so did my adoration for Andiamo. It was no longer the best place for a pizza date, but a painful reminder of love lost. My love for Andiamo somehow turned into distaste and I stopped going completely. When people would suggest going there, I'd automatically bark back with, "Fuck that place, Andiamo sucks!" I'd say this not because their food was bad or because their service was horrible, but because of the emotional value Andiamo had developed and what the place now represented.

Fourth Annual BURGERLISCIOUS Is Back!

The event that celebrates Coral Gables' burgers makes its way back to Fred B. Hartnett Ponce Circle Park for the fourth consequtive year. Burgerliscious is going down November 6, 2014 from 6pm - 10pm. Over 20 restaurants are expected to participate this year with confirmed restaurants so far consisting of Bread & Butter Counter,  Café at Books & Books, Christy’s Restaurant, CRAVE, Pincho Factory,  ROK: BRGR, Seasons 52, Shake Shack, Swine Southern Table & Bar and more. In other words, this is the kind of event you were stretchy pants, comfy shoes and a big purse to.

Pizza And Craft Beer Dinner at Anthony's Coal Fire Pizza

Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza, is teaming up with Funky Buddha Brewery, M.I.A. Brewing Co. and Wynwood Brewing Company for a special Craft Beer Tasting Dinner to showcase the brewers’ limited edition collaboration beer. The event will be held on Tuesday, October 28 at 8 p.m. at Anthony’s in South Beach, located at 520 West Avenue.

Cuban Guys Giftcard Giveaway!

I wrote about Cuban Guys restaurant many moons ago when I was a fledgling, blogging noob back in early 2012. You can read that post here. Since that post the restaurant has grown significantly and now has 3 different locations throughout South Florida. Their pan con bistec continues to be one of the best I've had and their flans is a popular hit in Miami.

Pan con Bistec 

Dunkaroo Waffle Recipe!

I've reached an age where I can say, "Back in my day..." and no one really flinches because I'm getting old. I grew up in the 90's, before social media, cell phones and an easily accessible internet. A child's popularity was based on what kind of snacks you brought to lunch and if you had the newest Lisa Frank gear, not how many followers you had on Instagram. In the mid nineties at my elementary school, only nerds brought fruit to lunch. I mean seriously who would bring apples or grapes to lunch?! The "cool kids" brought cookies, fruit roll-ups, chips, gushers, dunkaroos and anything sugary that could then be used to barter with classmates. How things have changed.

DC Is A Coffee Aficionado's Wet Dream: 5 Places You Must Check Out

I have no qualms in admitting I am addicted to caffeine, coffee to be exact. Espresso, machiatto, latte, Cuban coffee, IV infusion... you name it and I dig it. So when I spent a weekend in DC I was absofuckinlutely delighted to find new coffee shops popping up all over all the hipster and gentrified trendy areas. Seriously, an artisan coffee shop on every other block. It was like caffeinated paradise.

BYOB Brunch For A Good Cause!

On Saturday, September 20, 2014, United Way of Miami-Dade Young Leaders will host an interactive cooking and eating experience, “Build Your Own Brunch” B.Y.O.B. Guests will spend the afternoon preparing a three-course brunch, under the tutelage of some of Miami’s most popular chefs, Timon Balloo of Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill and Bocce Bar, Antonio Bachour of St. Regis Bal Harbour and Makoto Okuwa of Makoto. Aside from the food, Titos Vodka cocktails will be available, and for all the craft beer nerds, Wynwood Brewing Company will have the best fit brew on tap.

Banana Nutella Swirl Whoopie Pie Recipe

I love bananas, they're healthy, sweet and a good source of potassium. What I don't like is how quickly they go bad. I find myself freezing them or baking them much faster than I can eat them. You can only make so many banana nut muffins or banana protein shakes before you become completely sick of them. So I started playing around in the kitchen and I decided to mix banana and Nutella, because duh. Then, I got tired of muffins and decided to try making whoopie pies, because why the hell not?! 

Haven Gastro-Lounge Teams Up With Ommegang Brewery And a Giveaway From My Craft Beer Fiends

Ommegang Brewery and Haven are teaming up for a night of boozy deliciousness. La Pachanga is going down August 26, 2014 at 7pm at Haven in South Beach. For $50 per person (exclusive of tax and tip) diners will enjoy four summery courses each with it's carefully selected beer pairing.

Stephen's Restaurant: Great Jewish Deli In The Middle Of Hialeah

Over the last couple of decades, Hialeah has become synonymous with bad traffic, chongas and Cubans. Flashback to a few decades back and Hialeah was an up-and-coming town with a dignitary attracting race-track and a burgeoning garment district. The garment district was located in the south east corner of Hialeah and was mostly run by families of Jewish decent. However, like locusts, us Hispanics invaded Hialeah and made the town our own. The one-time garment district is now overrun with thrift stores and auto-body shops with plans to be turned into an art district. The only thing that has survived in the area is Stephen's Restaurant, a 60 year old Jewish deli. Yep, you read that right. A Jewish deli in Hia-fuckin-leah.

Dulce De Leche Coffee Cake Recipe

Three years ago I developed an obsession with Crumb On Parchment and their dulce de leche coffee cake. It was glorious, rich and addictive. Then, their pastry chef abruptly quit and took the recipe with her. That bitch. So much time has passed and from time to time, I day dream about that coffee cake. A couple of days ago I decided to experiment in the kitchen and try to recreate this dulce de leche wonder. Before you even start this cake, you need to make dulce de leche. I started off with a basic cake recipe, tweaked it here, nipped it there and ended up with something pretty freaking delicious.