A new culinary training center in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood celebrated its first class of graduates in December. Funded by Miami, Florida, hotels, the HEAT program helps prospective cooks land good jobs.
La Placita Puerto Rican restaurant will open New Year’s Day under literal controversy. Celebrity owners failed to get permission to paint it like a Puerto Rican flag. A petition hopes to save it.
New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day don’t alter business and municipal hours as much as Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, but expect changes in open/closed times from Publix to banks.
The owners of La Placita, a new Puerto Rican restaurant in the MiMo district, commissioned an artist to paint the building like the Puerto Rican flag. The city of Miami says they didn’t go through a historic board.
Funky Chunky recalled one lot of Nutty Choco Pop Gift Boxes, one lot of Holiday Crowd Pleaser tins and five lots of Crowd Pleaser tins because the chocolate popcorn could have undeclared almond and cashew tree nut.
If you’re wondering what or when South Florida supermarkets and pharmacies are open on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day or when you can last hit the post office or bank branch, here’s a list to help you.
Romaine lettuce, ground turkey and chicken salad causing sometimes fatal E. coli and salmonella were among the worst of the worst, the most damaging foods in a historically bad year for food safety.
Steak with balsamic vinegar cooked to a sweet glaze is a perfect dinner for a weeknight or end-of-year celebration. Linguine with fresh basil and tomatoes makes a colorful side dish. Skirt steak is one of my favorite cuts. It’s flavorful and cooks quickly. Balsamic vinegar tenderizes and flavors meat without adding extra calories.
Hormel-owned Jennie-O Turkey Store Sales out of Faribault, MN, recalled 164,210 pounds of ground turkey products Friday in connection with a salmonella outbreak that the CDC says has sickened 216 in 38 states.
Aioli is a beautiful, spicy garlic and olive oil sauce that is a specialty of Provence, where it is typically paired with seafood platters, fried or grilled fish and chicken, and roasted or boiled vegetables.
Adam Bros. Farms announced a recall of cauliflower, green leaf lettuce and red leaf lettuce after the FDA found a reservoir near an Adam Bros. farm had E. coli with the same DNA fingerprint as in the current outbreak.
Soyka restaurant, part of a Mark Soyka development which helped revitalize the neighborhood across from Morningside, has been sold after 19 years. The new owners, the 50 Eggs restaurant group, plans to revamp the menu.
Inspired Organics recalled one lot of Organic Almond Butter six days after yanking one lot of Sunflower Butter. Testing found listeria in each product.
Apio recalled five varieties of Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups, which went to 11 states and five Canadian provinces, after Canadian inspectors found listeria in a random sample.
Richmond, CA, company Lotus Foods is recalling 239,000 cups of its Red Miso, Masala Curry and Tom Yum Rice Ramen Noodle Soups because the instructions on the cups make them fire and burn hazards.
Put a "Fresh From Florida" spin on a Thanksgiving classic with Florida Sweet Corn and Sausage Stuffing. Get the recipe here: http://bit.ly/Flsweetcornandsausagestuffing
