Food & Drink

Michael Schwartz has announced a new concept, opening in Coconut Grove. Tigertail + Mary will open May 2019. Named for the corner on which it will reside, the restaurant will offer what is described in a press release as “fresh, vegetable-forward American cooking.” Though New Times hasn’t seen the menu,…

Fans of Ernest Hemingway and Cuban fare can have both when Sala’o Cuban Bar & Pescadería opens Monday, May 27, in Little Havana. It comes courtesy of the founders of Old Havana Cuban Bar & Cocina, a neighborhood staple located a few blocks away.

South Florida’s Sushi Maki chain has released three new vegan sushi rolls dubbed “Kenko” Rolls, which means “healthy” in Japanese. The new rolls are called the 24 Carrot, the Sweet Tato and the Mighty Shroom, and all feature purple, antioxidant-rich “forbidden” rice.

To honor the food traditions that go along with the unofficial start of summer, Planta South Beach will be offering a plant-based Backyard BBQ lineup during dinner service from 5:30 to 11 p.m. Thursday, May 23, through Saturday, May 25.

It’s 5 a.m. and Jean Lucel is already smoking. As Little Haiti begins coming to life in the wee hours, the 37-year-old Lucel, who is soft-spoken and sports a voluminous black beard, will spend the next eight or so hours monitoring piles of brisket, ribs, and chicken while refreshing the tinderbox with oak and keeping tabs on his nearby tattoo shop.

There have been some bright spots though and late last month Hollywood’s GoBistro opened on 25th Street dishing out steamed buns filled with pork belly ($11) and soft-shell crab ($12), a panoply of the far-from-traditional sushi Miamians seem to adore and best of all ramen in four different formats, and nearly all priced at a reasonable $15.

As Miami readies for summer, take advantage of the last few weeks of spring with one of the city’s newest brunches.

Next Friday, May 24, co-owners Amanda and Andy Rodriguez will finally debut their second store, which is located in South Miami adjacent to the former Fox’s Sherron Inn.

Brad Kilgore’s much-awaited Design District eatery is set to debut next week. When Ember opens Friday, May 24, it will be a departure of sorts from the culinary style most recently associated with the James Beard Award nominee. The American bistro will offer wood-fired dishes, smoke-laden meats, pastas, and shared…

In July South Beach’s iconic, 22-hour French sandwich spot La Sandwicherie will open in Wynwood on the corner of Northwest Second Ave. and 22nd St. The following month another is planned for North Beach on the corner of Collins Ave. and 73rd St.

Today, June 15, officially marks the end to another stone crab season. The harvest ends today, with May 16 closing out the season, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.