Festival fills the need for beer
Nothing is worse than the repetitive weekends downing watery Natty Light, but where is a beer enthusiast supposed to go for a good time in Miami? On Saturday, beer aficionados will have the opportunity to sample craft spring and summer beers at SPRUNG! Beer Festival in Peacock Park. The festival is by the same producers...
Tomato toss takes over Tobacco Road
(Photos by Cayla Nimmo) If you went to Tobacco Road in Brickell on Saturday and weren’t armed with giant scuba goggles or a mask, you ran the risk of being splattered by a flying tomato. Hundreds of people gathered at Miami’s oldest bar for two very...
Pad Thai offers savory alternative
University of Miami residents will do anything to avoid the monotonous dining hall food, typically turning to Miami’s Best or Power Pizza. Why limit yourself to cheese, bread and sauce when you could experience the taste of Thailand with one of the country’s coveted traditions – pad Thai. Check out the top three locations to...
Out of time for Valentine’s Day
It’s a month into the semester and we’re all busy. No one blames you. But even if you forget Thursday is Valentine’s Day, it isn’t too late to pull out all the last-minute stops. Just pretend you wanted to celebrate this weekend and make it a date night. Here are five suggestions for wooing your...
Chill-N uses classroom skills, liquid nitrogen to create cool treats
Photos by: Holly Bensur At Chill-N, a periodic-table menu hangs on a brick wall and fog occasionally fills the crevices of the Pinecrest store. Customers stream in to try something unusual – ice cream treats made to order with liquid nitrogen. The founder of the store, Chuck Woodard, isn’t a typical business owner. A...
Trendy bar makes homemade cocktails
When you’re fed up with the Grove, don’t want to deal with Wynwood’s pretentious hipsters, and can’t stand the grimy club rats in South Beach, where are you supposed to go? The Broken Shaker in the Freehand Miami Hostel is the answer to your problems. The intimate bar prides itself on its specialty cocktails, made...
