Old Deck Beer Company Goes From Homebrewing to Local Taps

Old Deck Beer Company, Miami’s newest beer brand, has begun pouring at taps around town. Though the brewery doesn’t have an actual location yet, founder and brewer Luis Suarez contracted with the Tank Brewing Co. to use its facilities. The collaboration has worked out: Old Deck launched its first beer, the F.A.D.E.D. IPA, last week.

Miami’s Ten Most Outrageous Foods

What do an 18-pound burger, a flaming baked Alaska, and $146 duck foie gras with caviar have in common? Easy. They’re among the elite of Miami’s most over-the-top restaurant dishes. By stuffing foods with cinnamon buns, wrapping them in fried plantains, and even dusting them in gold, some local restaurants…

Miami’s Pastelito Papi Bakes the City’s Craziest Cuban Pastries

Giovanni Fesser is reinventing Miami’s favorite pastry. A couple of years ago, the burly, bearded 38-year-old Ariete sous-chef was awake in the middle of the night, bouncing between episodes of Food Network’s Diners, Drive-ins and Dives and videos of entrepreneur/motivational speaker Gary Vaynerchuk. For some reason, he began thinking about pastelitos and couldn’t stop.

The Five Best Football Watch-Party Brunches

During football season, root for your favorite team while sipping bottomless mimosas and digging into French toast lollipops and hangover sandwiches. From Brickell to Wynwood, Midtown, and Aventura, these five restaurants serve Sunday brunch while screening weekly games.

Miami’s Best Eats and Drinks This Weekend: Late-Night Cheeseburgers, Community Feast, and Sanguich de Miami

This weekend, Burger Beast launches a pop-up at Arbetter’s serving burgers, doughnuts, and hot dogs; Upland’s late-night $12 cheeseburger returns; Sanguich de Miami opens in Little Havana; Burlock Coast offers a one-night-only bourbon-inspired dinner menu; and Sustainable Supperclub and Hungry Harvest host a community feast at Jackson Hall.

Sanguich de Miami Returns to Little Havana With Permanent Storefront on Calle Ocho

Sanguich de Miami, a wildly popular Cuban sandwich shop, has returned to Little Havana — this time, for good. Last month, Sanguich’s co-owners, Daniel Figueredo and Rosa Romero, quietly opened a permanent storefront three blocks west of the spot where their original shipping container debuted last year. This Saturday, September 22, they’ll host a grand-opening celebration.

Ralph Pagano and Belkys Nerey to MC Iron Fork 2018

New Times’ Iron Fork has announced the MCs for this year’s culinary competitions. Miami celebrity chef Ralph Pagano and WSVN’s Belkys Nerey will MC this year’s fete Thursday, October 4, at the James L. Knight Center and Hyatt Regency Miami.

Miami’s Culinary Community Weighs in on the Salt Bae Controversy

Prominent Venezuelans in Miami, many of them in the culinary community, are up in arms after restaurant owner and Instagram star Nusret Gökçe, better known as Salt Bae, served Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores at his Istanbul eatery. The chef posted a video of him dissecting and serving a giant hunk of meat to Maduro — at a time when millions are going hungry in his country.