Food & Drink

Four months since the grand opening of the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, Food@Science—the museum’s onsite restaurant—has finally opened its doors.

Wynwood’s Cake Thai has shut its doors. “Probably not reopening as Cake Thai,” restauranteur Javier Ramirez said in a text message. “We will be making a decisions (as to the future of the space) this week.”

The little yellow house by the sea in Islamorada was a total wreck. Irma’s winds had torn the hurricane shutters from the French doors. Huge ocean waves had pushed through and buried the interior in at least two feet of sand and punched holes in the drywall. A wicker chair…

After Irma hit South Florida two weeks ago on Sunday, life is getting back to normal.  Ghee Indian Kitchen, which opened in Dadeland just four months ago and features Gujarati-inspired cuisine, found its farm-to-table philosophy put to the test by Irma’s wrath.

Pink Rock Sea, a new poke shop, is about to sail into 214 Española Way on South Beach. The restaurant joins a roaster of Pacific-inspired concepts located across Miami-Dade, including Poke + Go, Ono, Poké 305, and PokéBao.

It’s been a year since chef Jorgie Ramos opened Barley, an American Brasserie, bringing black truffle burrata cheese, smoked pork belly, and a daily mac ‘n’ cheese dish to Downtown Dadeland.

Though Hurricane Irma put a damper on Miami, it’s time to get out and have a good meal again. Despite the storm, there are many recent restaurant openings, so this weekend, why not try something new?  Here are four places to try.

Hurricane Maria pounded Puerto Rico, leaving the island’s infrastructure severely damaged and virtually everyone without power, phone service, and clean water. Pubbelly’s Jose Mendin was in Barcelona on a business trip when the storm struck the island. A native of Puerto Rico, Mendin was anxious to know how his family and restaurant, PB Ysla, fared in the storm.

New Times’ Iron Fork returns for its tenth anniversary on October 5 with an evening of delicious food from Miami’s best restaurants and a chef showdown between two of the city’s best chefs.

Coconut Grove’s only Peruvian-inspired restaurant, 33 Kitchen, is making its next move. Owners and partners in life Leslie Ames Brachowicz and Sebastian Fernandez are leaving the Grove for Little Havana, where they plan to open another concept in early 2018.

This week, Ofa, a modern Brazilian concept, opened its doors in Sunset Harbour. Created by Brazilian hospitality vets Felipe Ortiz, Carmen Rodriguez, and Lucas Scudeler, the 2,200-square-foot indoor-outdoor restaurant features a lineup of dishes rooted in a range of regions across the South American country, incorporating colorful vegetables, grains, sauces, and curries into many of its items.

urricane Irma has left a few casualties in her wake.First, Miami Beach’s Epicure Market closed permanently, blaming the storm in a Tweet. Now, River Yacht Club and Dashi have closed for an indefinite period of time.

Nearly six months after Jeremy Ford announced his departure from Matador Room, the Top Chef winner returns to Miami Beach this week with the opening his first restaurant, Stubborn Seed.

After weeks of Hurricane Irma chaos, many of us could use something cold and sweet. How does an ice-cream sandwich sound? From Middle Eastern-inspired gourmet ice-cream sandwiches in South Beach to waffle, doughnut, and Italian varieties in Aventura, Wynwood, and Brickell, here are the five best in Miami.

About nine months ago, more than 20,000 sweets flooded the FIU arena for Dessert Wars. Now, Miami’s largest sweets fest is gearing up to return for a second time this year on October 14. Tickets for the event, which falls on National Dessert Day, are now on sale. The annual competition, which usually occurrs in the winter, saw increased demand during its January 2017 installment, prompting event organizers to add an October date.

The day after Hurricane Irma roared into town, Richard Hales felt lucky. His two midtown Miami restaurants, Blackbrick and Sakaya Kitchen, were unharmed. Both places had power, and residents of the high-rises that surround the neighborhood were growing antsy. So he decided to open for dinner with a limited menu…

To help local restaurants, the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) has extended Miami Spice through October. The dining program, which traditionally runs August 1 through September 30, is designed to give a financial boost to local eateries during Miami’s slowest months for tourism.