IN TOWN: Miami Food Truck Frenzy
March 18th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
So over the past year the West Coast Food Truck Frenzy has made its way into the streets of Miami. Originating from the numerous loncheras that served typical Mexican dishes in Southern California, the food trucks expanded the concept by creating mini gourmet restaurants on wheels that serve very affordable meals at street food prices. The idea exploded and now they can be seen all over town!
Track the Miami Food Trucks on their facebook page to get a taste of the commotion!
Big names in Miami’s Gourmet Truck scene:
Prices: $3 – $5
Not sure if your craving Burgers or Mexican, well not both at the same time! Thats right Miami foodies, you can get Latin Burger Truck’s gourmet fusion of Mexican and American flavors in a big juicy burger.
Latin Burger Truck $3 - 5
Prices: $7 +
Jefe’s Original Fish Taco & Burgers is a mobile food truck serving the Miami-Dade Metropolitan area of south eastern Florida. The signature food items are, the original Ensenada-style Fish Tacos and the All-American Burger.
Jefe's Original - Fish Tacos & Burgers $7+
3. GASTROPOD
Prices: $3 – $5
Mmm craving some gourmet American favorites. Well gastroPod has them all, like Sloppy Joe’s (Sloppy Jose), Hot Dogs (Dirty Dawgs) and Burgers. Wanna find gastroPod its not hard just look for their bright and shiny Airstream.
Gastropod
Prices: $1 – $6
The mobile menu will include the best old school eats from Sakaya Kitchen and the popular “Dim Ssam Sundays” brunch. Dim Ssäm à gogo will also use natural beef, poultry and pork, organic dairy and support local farmers like Swank.Dim Ssäm à gogo will hit the streets for lunch, dinner & for late night party goers.
Dim ssam a gogo
Along with many others…
What do you say locals?
Which are your favorite trucks?
Favorite item on the menu?
I want some recommendations!
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The Post Valentine’s List
February 15th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
Just because Valentine’s Day has come and gone doesn’t mean you need to wait another year to be romantic! The following is my Valentine’s list of simple and sweet romantic finds to enjoy throughout the year:
1) Send lovie dovie Greeting Cards from Papyrus.
2) Give Glass Magnets from Ben’s Garden, Inc. for $28.
I found these charming glass magnets at Anthropologie. Located in Oyster Bay, New York, Ben’s Garden offers an array of other handmade articles such as coasters, paper weights, and decoupage. Visit the Ben’s Garden site to view these delicate creations!
3) Read “Valentines”, a vintage V-Day graphics book from Taschen for $9.99
Just for a little cheesy romantic fun.
4) Make your own vintage-style flower arrangements.
Mix soft flowers with twigs, wild specimens and buds in rustic containers such as mason jars and wooden boxes. Here are some images for inspiration:
5) Indulge in delicious chocolates treats from The Chocolate Lounge in North Miami.
An amazing box of chocolates and toffee from Amelie Peche came my way through a generous client that brought them to my job. I was sad to discover these amazing treats are sold only South of the border (Mexico to be exact).
I have, however, tried to find comparable gourmet chocolates locally and have been very pleased with my discovery of The Chocolate Lounge. The Lounge features a full menu of sweets from petit gateaus, to authentic thick hot chocolate (made using real chocolate) and an assortment of macaroons (the cookies and cream is my favorite) amongst numerous other mouth-watering treats.
Sunday thought…
February 6th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
“A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.”
~ William Shedd
HOW TO: Save your iphone from drowning
August 10th, 2010 § 2 Comments
So I was recently looking through interior design magazines sipping on herbal tea at Borders with a close friend of mine. She pulled out her IPHONE to show me some photos of the house she wants to decorate and as the phone was between us, it fell-eth in the cup-eth of the vermillion “Mambo” tea. Being her typical self my friend started laughing hysterically as I panickingly ran to save its life. We laughed I gave her 1/2 the cost of getting a new phone and went on with our day.
Later I spoke to my sister who recalled to me the story of an acquaintance who once dropped his phone in a toilet and was able to miraculously recussitate the device through a mystical rice bowl. What is this Mystical Rice Bowl I speak of?
Well, basically if you get water damage on your iphone immediately stick it in a big bowl full of rice and leave it there for a few days (this happened to her friday and it returned from the dead like Jesus monday afternoon). Apparently the rice does a great job of sucking out the moisture. Of course half of you will think this is a scam like my friend did – I had to repeatedly tell her otherwise as she responded, ” This better not be a joke! You know I’m really gullible!”.
Well, I’ll do it to you too. I swear it’s not a joke. No matter how skeptical you may be it’s worth giving it a try if you’re in this situation, huh? Better than the few unexpected hundred bucks you’ll have to put down on a new one…
HOLGA, WHO?
August 8th, 2010 § 2 Comments
TOY CAMERAS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Toy cameras, as they are lovingly referred, were first discovered by North Americans in the 1960′s. Originally fabricated in China, these inexpensive cameras contain the most rudimentary elements necessary for photography resulting in images full of distortions.
So why are they still being produced and why are people like me interested in them?
Holga 120 gfcn
In this day and age of ever-escalating Megapixels low-tech cameras, such as the Holga and the Diana, are utilized specifically for the unpredictable kinks inherent in these cameras.
Camera technologies continue to become more complex with every passing moment . It is apparently (for those of us trying to keep up) an effort so furious and urgent that it closely ties only the race to cure cancer or the release of the next iphone (8g – do you have a 4g? I’m sorry you’re way behind already. I know, I know, you got yours today.)
Toy cameras are exactly on the other end of this spectrum where aesthetic effects such as vignetting, blur, and light leakage produced from these “imperfections” are embraced and essentially take total prominence over the technological reliability and precision offered by digital photography. Since these cameras also allow its users to explore medium format film using really affordable gear (Holga 120N on Amazon.com $21.50) many amateurs and artists alike have been playing with these “toys”. The results are remarkable and have inspired me to purchase my very own.
Image from Flickr
FYI: Medium format film (typically 6 x 4.5 cm or 6 x 6 cm) is larger than regular film (24 x 36mm) though smaller than large format film (4″x5″). The larger the film/negative, the bigger you can enlarge the print (similar to Megapixels in digital cameras).
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TO GET YOUR OWN TOY CAM:
Amazon.com – for a vintage find
Urban Outfitters – for a new baby as seen below
Diana, Urban Outfitters
Holga, Urban Outfitters
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