Wynwood Brewing Company held its tasting room grand opening yesterday for a lively crowd thirsty for fresh, local beer. The tasting room’s chalkboard proudly proclaims there’s “a work of art in every glass”, a fitting statement for a brewery located in the Wynwood Arts District to make during their Art…
It’s closing time for Abraxas Lounge in South Beach and this time, it’s for good. The lounge will close on New Year’s Eve. Abraxas’ property owners have sold the build and the new proprietors plan to build a boutique hotel at that location. Not much is known about the developers…
Georges-Eric Farge opened George’s Kitchen in midtown in early 2013. Now he’s taking advantage of Art Basel and debuting his newest concept, MidLoft, tonight. The spot will celebrate its grand opening all week. See also: SuViche Wynwood Launches Basel House Pop Up for Art Basel…
Wynwood Brewing Company’s tasting room will celebrate its grand opening tomorrow, Wednesday, December 4 — just in time for thirsty art lovers to grab fresh, local brews during Art Basel — including the rare (and delicious) La Pantera, a Panther Coffee stout on nitro! See also: Wynwood Brewing Company Taproom…
Lure Fishbar, at the St. Moritz at the Loews Hotel Miami Beach, has just opened after about a year’s worth of anticipation. See also: Lure Fishbar: SoHo Comes to SoBe on December 2…
Of all the bartenders on South Beach, Angelo Vieira is by far the most serious. It’s a Friday night and he’s sloshing and rattling steel shakers filled with gin, lemon juice, cr�me de violet, and maraschino liqueur. To prepare a drink, he wields jiggers, strainers, bar spoons, and funny-shaped ice…
Locals began to notice the giant radio tower in Miami Beach’s South of Fifth neighborhood only after a bar popped up next to it. Can you blame us? Miamiams love a good cocktail, and Radio Bar knows how to serve them. The pop-up-turned-permanent-establishment marks a year in December. Along with…
Thanksgiving is today, and while most of us will open a few bottles of wine for the main meal, we suggest welcoming family and friends with a smart cocktail. But what cocktail is appropriate for Thanksgiving in Miami? If we could dream, we’d love to see a classic winter libation…
J. Wakefield Brewing Company has an early Christmas gift for Miami. During Art Basel, the brewery will host a pop-up beer garden. Scheduled to take place on December 6, Wakefield is expecting to have 15-20 kegs on hand — including some of his famous easy-drinking Berliners and possibly several donated…
Sergey Lebedev looks like the Hollywood version of a South Beach bartender. He’s handsome, dresses fashionably, and wears plenty of product in his hair. He also makes a mean cocktail. Recently crowned the Ultimate Miami Bartender during the Ultimate Miami weekend competition, Lebedev works behind the bar at the Local…
Streets were flooded and umbrellas were popping like bottles, but Miami’s weather tomfoolery couldn’t keep the crowd away from the official launch of Rekorderlig cider at the Broken Shaker last night. The ciders are made with water from the Boulder-Ridge river, which runs through the Swedish town of Vimmerby. As…
From November 30 through December 9, db Bistro Moderne’s terrace will be transformed into a chic afternoon bistro (complete with fluffy pillows for lounging) when it hosts the Beluga Noble Russian Vodka Terrace. The special Art Basel pop-up will offer cocktails crafted with Beluga vodka, made with Siberian Artesian well…
Brooklyn Brewery is taking a bit of the New York City borough with the most street cred on the road. What in hell does that mean, and how, exactly, do you bring Brooklyn to Miami, anyway? By delivering the best of Brooklyn’s art, music, parties, culture, and (of course) beer…
From December 5 through 8, the world’s collective artistic eye will focus on Miami for Art Basel, the massive art show that features some of the most important, interesting, and unique artistic pieces on the planet. With all of that art comes the need for a refreshment break, which is…
When Gordon Biersch closed last month, Nik Mebane nearly found himself out of a job. But luckily, another brewmaster position was available at Wynwood Brewing Company. And Mebane landed the gig. Rumors of Gordon Biersch’s imminent closure had kept him on edge for months. After moving to Miami in April,…
Back in March, Eating House’s Giorgio Rapicavoli announced he was planning a cocktail lounge named Drinking Room next door to his Coral Gables restaurant. Rapicavoli has decided to introduce his beverage concept the same way he did his wildly successful Eating House — with a pop-up. This time, the chef…
GQ Magazine has a lot of famous and talented men gracing its covers for the December “Man of the Year” issue. The rotating cover models have just been announced, and it’s an eclectic group of intelligent, talented, and dashing individuals that includes Matthew McConaughey, Will Ferrell, Justin Timberlake, Kendrick Lamar,…
Drinking beer is quickly becoming one of South Florida’s favorite pastimes. And this Saturday, you can find some of the state’s best craft brews during South Florida BrewFest at the Kovens Conference Center in North Miami. By “best craft brews,” we don’t mean only commercial beers. Several homebrew clubs in…
If you want an escape from the hectic Miami Beach on the beach for Sunday Funday, then you ought to have want to have been at The Broken Shaker earlier this month where five bartenders competed for the trip of their lifetime. Named after the 16th century dance of the…
OK, so the event was held at the Broken Shaker and Virginia King had the home court advantage. The truth is King won the competition by making the best tasting cocktail. Her rendition of the classic Manhattan cocktail, the “Looking at me Like You Don’t Want me to Go”, ranked…
If your idea of a good way to spend a rainy south Florida afternoon was sampling dozens of small batch spirits and some really fine beers, then you weren’t disappointed by the tasting gallery, held this past Saturday at Soho Studios in Wynwood. Distillers from all over the country came…
Two Miami residents have filed a lawsuit against Anheuser-Busch claiming false advertisement. Lady J. Suarez and Gustavo E. Oliva say that the mega-brewery has violated the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. The lawsuit, filed last month, claims A-B’s Kirin beer is deceptively advertised as being imported from Japan…
