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I know I talked about this earlier in the year, but I found an article in New York magazine (Feb. 16, 2009) that gave more specific advice about supporting local businesses. It was in a series about how New York small businesses are coping with the downturn. When asked how he is dealing with people’s [...]

* * * Hot and sour soup from Asian Fusion in Palmetto Bay * * * Miami Dish emerges from its winter hibernation. Happy new year, dear readers! Miami New Times‘ Lee Klein included a list of some of the restaurants that closed their doors in 2008 in his year-end review. We can add Abokado [...]

Here are some reports from the field during last week’s cosmo-fueled rush to the movie theaters: Denise (Lincoln Road): I drove by last night (the opening). Never have I seen so many groups of women at a movie theater, lined up outside, packing the escalators. Jacqui (Dolphin Mall): When you get tickets, you have to [...]

FIU Hospitality School is a local, somewhat hidden, gem. The school is largely responsible for the South Beach Food & Wine Festival and is a highly regarded hospitality school. The hospitality students hone their craft at a working on-campus restaurant which is open to the public weekly throughout the academic year. They take turns working [...]