Happy birthday, America! On the Fourth of July, we celebrate our nation’s birthday with flags, parades, fireworks, and plenty of food. From lavish buffets to old-fashioned hot-dog cookouts, here are the best places to feast with your family and watch some fireworks.
Mango season has arrived, and Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden will celebrate the fruit at its 25th-annual International Mango Festival this weekend. The fest, whose theme this year is “From Wild to Table,” will offer several educational events about mango varieties and the fruit’s impact on the culinary world. Noris Ledesma, Fairchild’s curator of tropical fruit, is the driving force behind the festival.
Anybody in Florida who hopes to start a sake company might be a little disappointed to learn how the alcoholic beverage will be treated from now on. Beginning July 1, sake will be taxed higher, as a wine rather than a beer. The tax hike stems from House Bill 689, which Gov. Rick Scott signed into law last week.
Giovanni Gagliardi stands before his red pizza oven like an orchestra conductor. He wears a crisp white T-shirt and a baseball cap bearing the logo of San Felice, an iconic Neapolitan flour mill. Baggy chef pants covered in a print of hundred-dollar bills peek out from under his apron. His…
In February 2013, Mariana Cortez opened Miami’s first vegan bakery, Bunnie Cakes. Now she continues her love of dairy-free sweets with the debut of Bunnie Cakes Studio, where customers can design their own desserts.
Miami is replete with Mexican-inspired joints that specialize in tortilla-wrapped meat and vegetables. There’s Coyo Taco in Wynwood, Taquiza and Lolo’s Surf Cantina in South Beach, and Tacology in Brickell. In about a month, Miami will add another spot to the list: Plomo, a tequila and taco bar at 230 Miracle Mile in Coral Gables.
If you’ve never had a chance to try the world-famous pastrami at Katz’s Deli, there’s good news: The New York City-based establishment is taking its meat to Miami.
Federal Donuts, the highly anticipated Miami outpost of Michael Solomonov and Steve Cook’s Philadelphia doughnut-and-fried-chicken palace, will finally debut this week. Dizengoff, Solomonov’s house of hummus, will open in a few weeks.
This past Saturday, Miami Drink Hostel, a cocktail event that invited guests to drink around the world, returned to the Freehand Miami. Each guest was photographed upon arrival and given a custom “passport.” The goal was to get all 30 pages “stamped” by the spirits brands plying their wares.
The Pubbelly Boys have been planning a mega street-food concept in Wynwood right under Miamians’ noses. Baja Bao is scheduled to open July 15 on NE 25th Street. The concept centers on bao buns with Latin flavors from countries such as Argentina and Mexico. The idea is to place traditional and nontraditional taco fillings inside the fluffy buns.
Chuy’s, an Austin-based Tex-Mex chain, will open its first Miami-Dade outpost this October. It will be located in Doral, a few blocks from the new CityPlace, a mixed-use entertainment, restaurant, and lifestyle destination.
Happy Monday, Miami. Enjoy what’s new in town this week, including Frita Tuesdays at Ariete, a neighborhood gathering at Sherwood’s Bistro in El Portal, a special collaborative dinner at Beaker & Gray, and a mixologist takeover at Matador Bar. Read on for a selection of this week’s events.
Oreo lovers, rejoice! Cereal maker Post has brought back the beloved Oreo O’s after a decade off the shelves. And because everything old is new again, Night Owl Cookie Co. has released a treat containing the cereal.
Drink Miami Hostel returns to the Freehand tomorrow, transforming it into a world of cocktails. More than 30 rooms at the fashionable hotel/hostel will turn into individual drink experiences, with Miami’s best bartenders and brand managers shaking up cocktails and educating guests about spirits.
Chef Ralph Pagano was airlifted last night from Bimini to Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital after incurring injuries from a gas explosion.
With dozens of patios, gardens, piers, and courtyards, many of Miami’s favorite brunch spots are outside. But as temperatures continue to soar and rainstorms become more common, noshing on a skillet of baked eggs in the scorching heat or the pouring rain is far from enticing.
Happy Friday, Miami. Enjoy what’s new in town, including the Kimpton Surfcomber’s dive-in movie series with complimentary mocktails and popcorn, beer yoga at LauderAle Brewery, American Social Las Olas’ summer block party to celebrate its fifth anniversary, and the Miami Flea.
Sports bars are usually convivial places to get together with friends to watch the game and hoist a few. But though they’re often homey and inviting, most aren’t considered elegant. Enter Black Market Miami, a swanky bar that recently opened in downtown Miami. It’s the creation of Red Rabbit Presents, composed of Shane Vernon, Erick Passo, and Michael Mora. This is the nightlife team’s first brick-and-mortar, which is represented by a glowing bunny displayed front and center at the bar.
If you think yogurt is just a sweet, gelatinous concoction to be eaten out of a container as you rush to work, you should check out Aroa Craft Yogurt & Café, serving artisanal yogurt made onsite that’s mixed with either roasted vegetables and spices or fruits and other healthful sweets.
If you visited Under the Mango Tree for your daily smoothie order, you might have noticed a locked door and dim lights. Fear not, because a sign on that door lovingly points you in the right direction: Follow the hearts colored in chalk down the steps, through the alley, and around the corner to Fifth Street…
Want to eat more plants but have no idea how? Purple Carrot is coming to the rescue. The plant-based meal kit company has hit Miami, so locals can order easy-to-assemble meals delivered to their door.
Tales of the Cocktail, the annual New Orleans celebration of spirits and industry professionals, announced the finalists for its annual Spirited Awards. The awards were founded in 2007 to celebrate excellence in the cocktail and spirits industries.
