The jet-setting Miami pastry chef who enjoys a global following thanks to his intricate, eye-popping pastries, viennoiserie, and entremets is leaving the Brickell restaurant that bears his name. “I sold my part,” Antonio Bachour says. “I made it a franchise for them, and they’re paying me a royalty fee.”
When it comes to snagging a secret menu item, one must be in the know. Because hidden dishes are scattered across various restaurants in town, finding off-menu items is a challenge. Sometimes, though, diners receive helpful information from the eatery itself.
Brace yourself, Miami: The first rainbow doughnut has arrived. The Salty Donut, the artisanal doughnut shop in Wynwood, has created its most colorful flavor yet, and half of all proceeds will benefit Style Saves, a charity by nightlife guru David Grutman and his wife, Isabela Rangel Grutman.
Food delivery services are nothing new in Miami, with companies like UberEats, Postmates, and Grubhub transporting everything from doughnuts to burgers from a restaurant to someone’s doorstep. As of February 2017, California-based service DoorDash joined in too, alluring potential customers through restaurant partnerships with Doraku, Novecento, and Harry’s Pizzeria, as well as Meat Market, which, until DoorDash, never offered delivery.
The Tank Brewing Company taproom opened this week, making the craft brewery the latest in Miami to pour beers onsite for the public. The announcement was made on the brewery’s social media, which invited the public to an informal “sip and discuss” event and preview to mark the occasion. Owner Carlos Padron says he opened the taproom following a week of inviting test crowds of various sizes.
Environmentally friendly restaurants and bars in Miami offer Earth Day specials.
On May 6, Miami will get wild when the eighth-annual New Times’ Brew at the Zoo takes over Zoo Miami for an evening filled with beer, music, fun, and wild things. From 8 to 11 p.m., sample more than 100 beers and spirits from dozens of distillers and breweries from around the world.
The menu at Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill is packed with traditional vegetable rolls that can be difficult to find amid Miami Beach’s cacophony of sushi spots. One is loaded with threads of loamy enoki mushrooms. Another wraps rice and seaweed paper around crunchy matchsticks of burdock root that…
Today is Tax Day — Tuesday, April 18 — the deadline for filing 2016 taxes. Whether you owe money to Uncle Sam or you’re celebrating with a refund, here are the Miami spots rewarding you with Tax Day specials.
Wynwood is getting a new brewery. Veza Sur Brewery, a collaboration between Colombia’s Bogota Beer Company and Oregon’s 10 Barrel Brewing, is set to open at 55 NW 25 St. early this summer. The 10,000-square-foot space will include a 15 barrel DME brewhouse and 5,000-square-foot taproom with a terrace.
Zagat has just released the semifinalists for its first national “30 Under 30” list, and three Miamians made the grade. For six years, Zagat has named 30 of the most promising young culinary talent from various cities, including Charleston, New York, and Seattle. This year, the restaurant-ratings service morphed “30…
Gilbert Amsellem lets out an uncomfortable laugh as he recalls how much meat he’s thrown out while testing recipes for his nearly two-dozen-item-strong charcuterie case that boasts fat-studded Rosette de Lyon, dried chorizo, and beef prosciutto. “Our salami takes nine hours to smoke, but if it would come out wrong, it would go straight in the garbage…”
Happy Monday, Miami. Enjoy what’s new in town, from the openings of Pubbelly Sushi Market in Aventura and Sushi Maki in Coconut Grove to Tuscany Thursdays at Commonwealth, World Malbec Day, and Matador Bar’s Third Thursday Takeover Series.
Happy Easter and Passover! Whether you’re celebrating with matzoh or chocolate bunnies, here are five stories to help you plan your weekend festivities. From brunch that includes an egg hunt or a place to snag kosher ice cream, find it all here.
Rust in Wynwood focuses on small plates with a global influence.
Four months after opening Pubbelly Sushi inside Brickell City Centre, the boys are back with a fourth location and an updated concept: Pubbelly Sushi Market at Aventura Mall.
It’s Easter weekend, and that means brunch with friends and family, egg hunts, and plenty of happy hours. Begin the weekend with a happy hour for you and your pup or sip a fine Malbec at Novecento. Search for colorful eggs at Zoo Miami’s Egg Safari, or watch people stuff their faces with hot dogs to qualify for spots in Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Competition in Brooklyn. Finally, plan for a fine Easter brunch.
Eating House, Chopped champion Giorgio Rapicavoli’s popular Coral Gables restaurant, has given its Sunday brunch a face-lift. Beginning Saturday, April 15, the eatery’s Wakin-N-Bacon menu will extend to Saturday and Sunday, as well as debut a selection of new plates.
Given that Mar-a-Lago’s membership fee recently doubled to $200,000 and foreign heads of state are being entertained there, one would assume the dining to be on par with Michelin-starred establishments. Indeed, the club’s website boasts of “an extraordinary culinary experience for its members and their guests.”
The True Bleau cocktail contains Barr Hill gin, grapefruit soda, and a massive spherical indigo ice cube infused with pea flowers. This colorful drink can be found at Sorso, a pop-up cocktail lounge that’s slated to run through the summer at Scarpetta at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach.
Sushi Maki is set to open in Coconut Grove at 2550 S. Bayshore Dr. this Saturday, April 15, marking the local Japanese chain’s seventh standalone location. With the expansion comes a significant transformation in the restaurant’s service. Sushi Maki’s founder, Abe Ng, calls it “fine casual.”
Miami’s first artisanal cookie shop opened its first wholesale location today in Little River (7320 NE Second Ave., Miami). Though there are no tables or seats inside Cindy Lou’s Cookies, the storefront welcomes walk-in customers.
