Food

  • Scotty’s Landing offers casual bayside meals, attracts Miami VIPs

    Scotty’s Landing offers casual bayside meals, attracts Miami VIPs

    Scotty’s Landing prides itself in having a laid-back atmosphere. The easy-going atmosphere and serene setting has attracted celebrities like Gloria Estefan, Pitbull, Nicolas Cage and Brian Walker.

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  • Coconut Grove Arts Festival kicks off Presidents Day weekend

    The Coconut Grove Arts Festival will return for its 48th year to celebrate a bounty of art, rockin’ cuisine, and live tunes. The celebration of arts and culture begins Saturday and runs through Feb. 21. The works of 360 artists are going to line the streets of Coconut Grove — McFarlane Road, South Bayshore Drive…

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  • Several cupcakes on display at House of Frost in Coconut Grove. Some of the featured flavors include: chocolate peanut butter, vanilla, guava, red velvet and banana chocolate chip. The cupcakes also have assorted fillings. Photo by Jessica Hodder

    House of Frost cupcakes supply sweet surprises

    Looking for a new dessert?  House of Frost is now open for business with an assortment of mouth-watering cupcakes and other goodies to enjoy. Located off Main Highway, this chic new cupcake shop offers tasty treats that everyone can enjoy. Owner Francys Reyes’ customers range from kids buying cupcakes after school to Green Street Café…

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  • West Grove’s “The Cookie Lady” makes sandwiches too

    “The Cookie Lady” may be best known for satisfying West Grove’s sweet tooth, but Carrie Jackson offers more on her menu than 5-inch chocolate chip and sprinkled cookies. In fact, her double-stacked turkey club sandwiches often leave her customers without enough room for dessert.

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  • The Grove Spot, located at 3300 Virginia Street, Miami, FL, serves breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week. The restaurant has a full liquor bar, including tap beers and a happy hour period every day. Photo by Jessica Hodder

    The Grove Spot provides its own version of a Dutch treat

    It resembles a pub stolen from a European town where locals, tourists and college students can dine in a casual and homey environment that owner Olav Smit intentionally created for The Grove Spot. The restaurant, 3324 Virginia St., opened in February as a “grand café,” where people from all walks of life can show up…

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  • Ian Reiss enjoys his meal at the Last Carrot, which is located on Grand Avenue in Coconut Grove, Monday Nov. 1. “I asked a friend for a healthy place to eat and he suggested I come here," Reiss said. A first-time customer, Reiss asked the owner, Erin Compton, for a menu suggestion and finally decided on a tuna pita sandwich. Photo by Dominique Riofrio

    The Last Carrot’s sweet surprise: Delicious food good for you

    On a cross-country trip from Florida to California in the early 1970s, Coconut Grove resident and sandal maker Michael Compton’s mind was on surfing and relaxing. Stopping at various restaurants throughout the trip, however, something caught his attention: There was a widespread lack of healthy, fresh, great-tasting food. Once he returned to Miami, Compton was…

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  • Selina Massmann, 5-years-old, eats a strawberry frozen yogurt from Yogurbella in Cocowalk. Massmann goes for ice cream at Yogurbella as a special treat from her parents. Photo by Chelsea Matiash

    Ice cream: Perfect Coconut Grove treat

    In Coconut Grove, whether shopping, eating out or just taking a walk through its canopied streets, hot days call for ice cream. The Grove has multiple ice-cream shops. It is helpful to know which ice cream shop satisfies your taste buds and health interests.

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  • Gourmet Cookie Cafe owner Carrie Jackson, the "Original Cookie Lady," talks with her young customers on Friday afternoon. She says Fridays and Wednesdays are her busiest days. She opened her cafe in February of 2007 as a safe place for school children to spend time after class. Photo by Jim Virga.

    After school can be a treat at the Gourmet Cookie Café

    After being dropped off by the school bus at the corner of Grand Avenue and Southwest 37th Street, eighth-grader Jerod Mays heads across the street to the Gourmet Cookie Café for a sweet treat from “Ms. Carrie,” also known as “The Cookie Lady” “She’s got everything,” said Jerod, who typically orders a cookie and a…

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  • Coconut Grove Resident Houston Marshall squeezes a lime over his order of conch and shrimp with pigeon peas and rice at Ocean's Choice Seafood Friday night. Photo by Jesse Swanson

    Ocean’s Choice hopes becoming a sports bar brings business

    Ocean’s Choice Seafood restaurants started the transition from a West Grove seafood spot to sports bar and grill—complete with flat-screen televisions, music, beer and wine—more than a month ago. Friday night’s fish fry was its official debut of sorts as a place where the community can go to grab a table and watch a game….

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  • Golden Ribs employee Andrew Hall sets up the sign on Grand Avenue in front of the store. Photo by Jesse Swanson

    Golden Ribs opens its doors on Grand Ave.

    Calvin Williams has a lot to smile about these days. In the planning stages since March, his new barbecue restaurant is open and ready for customers. “It’s the people’s place,” said Williams, co-owner and chef of Golden Ribs, 3809 Grand Ave. in Village West.

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