Food & Drink

Cows are crying tears of relief all over South Florida because Burger King’s meat-free Impossible Whopper is available in Miami starting today.

One would be hard-pressed these days to find a restaurant that can’t, in some way, be called fusion. In Miami alone, Richard Hales smashes together Korean food and burger-shack fare at Sakaya Kitchen, while at Phuc Yea’s Cesar Zapata cooks Viet-Cajun cuisine and has done so since long before it…

Nemr Aljabra doesn’t speak English or Spanish, but he’s fluent in Kitchenese. In late March, the 33-year-old dishwasher, prep cook, and Syrian refugee was featured on the Miami-based Instagram account Humans of the Kitchen. “Nemr is a grinder,” said Pablo Zitzmann of No Name Chinese, where Aljabra and two other refugees have worked in the kitchen since the place opened. When Aljabra started, it wasn’t easy; he had to communicate with the rest of the kitchen through Google Translate. Over time, he picked up the daily routine and has, as Zitzmann put it, become the glue that holds the kitchen together.

The food hall inside Miami’s Virgin train station is now home to a new eatery: La Estación American Brasserie, a massive, 10,000-square-foot restaurant and bar that also boasts four private event spaces and a large open kitchen.

Mofongos on Eighth Street in Little Havana brings the flavors of Puerto Rico to Miami.

From rose-shaped confections to locally made rosé, wow the woman (or women) who raised you with one of these specialty made-in-Miami gifts.

After a $110-million renovation, the Celino South Beach Hotel will open this summer with two new fine-dining concepts on Ocean Drive.

Francisco Abenante, one of Venezuela’s most celebrated chefs, has managed to keep his Caracas restaurant, Casa Bistro, afloat even as the country has descended into chaos. Now he’s planning a downtown Miami arepera, which is expected to open in late 2019

In the past few weeks, two high-profile chefs with a Miami presence have announced the closing of their respective eateries.

Sunday afternoon, as thousands of people gathered at the Wynwood Yard to celebrate both its last day and Cinco de Mayo, a massive storm threatened to put a damper on the festivities.

Wawa is finally opening its doors in Miami this week. After months of growing anticipation, fans of the Philadelphia-based convenience-store chain can look forward to the official grand opening this Thursday of the area’s first three stores.