Lee Klein

Food Coverage Changes

For more than a decade, New Times has offered South Florida's most extensive food coverage. From our food blogs, Short Order and Clean Plate Charlie, to Voice Places directory of restaurants to our weekly reviews, the coverage equals or betters any in the American Southeast. Journalism awards have c ... More >>

Golden Matzah Bowl Names The Best Balls In South Florida

​The third annual Forest Trace Golden Matzah Bowl was held yesterday March 22. Over 100 people turned out at the upscale resort retirement community to watch both local restaurants and individuals compete for the coveted golden matzah bowl prize. Also at stake were cash donations to the winners' c ... More >>

The Food Of A Place

​One of the things I like about this gig is observing how a region's food culture reflects the demographics, education, priorities, and values of the people who call it home. So when I was asked to write this week's review as a companion piece to Lee Klein's reflection on Miami, my response was t ... More >>

What's New for the Holidays? Some Drink Links

slashfood​Get Crafty: Craft booze is booming, according to Good Magazine, as a result of the recession: "The Second Great Depression has been just as effective as the first at driving Americans into the soothing arms of a strong drink. Only this time around, our options for getting tanked are a lo ... More >>

Salsa Fiesta Opens Second US Location in Pembroke Pines

​Salsa Fiesta opened its second US location in Pembroke Pines last Wednesday, six months past a projected March opening due to construction delays. CEO and owner Cesar Olivo introduced the sixth location of his fast food chain from Venezuela to Miami in 2009, reported Miami New Times critic, Lee K ... More >>

Bourdain Gets Wonky, Celebs Tip Poorly, and Other Weekend Links

There's a mid-August languor in food news. Despite the slow going, here's a handful of link worthy stories on food and drink from around the internets. @noreservationsBourdain says his first tattoo in Greek reads, "I suspend judgment." Think he did when he saw his mug on someone's arm?​Not ju ... More >>

Order Up: Miami Spice

Scarpetta is one of our dozen recommended Spice deals.​This week we're skipping a Dish review in lieu of a column on Miami Spice. The annual prix-fixe meal deal is designed to draw in diners during the slow summer/fall months and incorporates some of Miami-Dade's better-known restaurants (119 all ... More >>

Recapping the 2010 South Beach Wine & Food Festival

Jacob Katel​Our sister blog, Short Order, has a ton of coverage and post-game analysis today of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival.Miami New Times restaurant critic Lee Klein dishes up the Top Five Screw-Ups of SBWFF 2010, and while a famous food celeb dropping trou is not among them, there ... More >>

Order Up: The Sordid History of the South Beach Wine & Food Fest

​This week we're putting off our normal restaurant review in favor of a guest column from Miami New Times' own award-winning restaurant critic, Lee Klein. It's a great read on the history of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, which kicks off in Miami tomorrow and runs through Sunday, Februa ... More >>

Mafia Membership Back in Fashion

PhotobucketHeadline maker John Gotti, hailed as the last Godfather.​Since the 2002 death of the last great Godfather, John Gotti, the Italian underworld has been resting in peace -- until its resurrection... now. A tell-all book, a Gotti Jr. trial, and Bonanno crime family members in a South Flo ... More >>

The Grill At The Setai Relaunches

The interior of The Grill at The Setai (as well as The Restaurant portion) is arguably one of the most beautiful in Miami-Dade. When it comes to the Zen-like outdoor pods-on-the-pond dining area there is no argument -- this is the most beautiful al fresco setting. The cuisine here has always been am ... More >>

Restaurant Preview 2

Michelle Bernstein's Sra. Martinez will be debuting this Monday in the  Design District. On Tuesday the Wynwood hood, which has been quiet as an empty canvas concerning food, will finally have a restaurant: Joey's, a contemporary Italian café at 2506 N.W. 2nd Avenue. Developer Joey Goldman and ... More >>

Letters for September 11-17, 2008

Letters for September 4-10, 2008

Miami Spice Preview, Part 2: The Good, the Bad and the Stingy

Blog Watch: The Times They Are A'Changin'

Weekly Purge: The Short Order Recap, Edition #1

Arbetter’s Becomes Beantown

So You Wanna be a Food Critic, Huh? Part 1: The Big Night

Ask the Food Critic

Ask the Food Critic

There's a Waiter in My Soup

Even the greatness of Mark Militello's cuisine can be ruined by bad service.

Letters August 26-September 1, 2004

Letters for , March 4, 2004

Saint Mel

Letters for February 26, 2004

Courtney's Behind...

Letters for January 29, 2004

Hang onto Your Check Gramps