“Food porn” took on a new meaning this week when Zak the Baker’s Zak Stern posted a video with internet sensation Bread Face. The footage, filmed in Stern’s Wynwood bakery and posted on Instagram, shows him and the anonymous woman squashing their faces into two loaves of cinnamon babka. The video has garnered more than 43,000 views so far.
Sports celebrity Michael Jordan is one of the names behind a new Palm Beach County restaurant and private club set to debut in Jupiter later this year. The luxury dining establishment known as 1000 North, named for its address at 1000 N. U.S. Hwy. 1, will offer near panoramic views of the Jupiter Inlet and Jupiter Lighthouse.
When 1-800-Lucky opens tomorrow, November 29, Wynwood’s food scene will immediately multiply in a most interesting fashion.The 10,000 square foot Asian Marketplace features seven different food concepts, two bars, and a karaoke bar.
It’s been more than a year since Shuji Hiyakawa announced the opening of his first solo venture, Wabi Sabi. The restaurant, which will offer fast-casual omakase dining and a juice bar, is expected to debut on NE 79th Street in Miami before the New Year.
Before Janine Booth and Jeff McInnis were Miami restaurant royalty, they set sail on a fishing trip from South Beach late one sunny afternoon in fall 2013. The day went brilliantly. After laying anchor a mile south of Key Biscayne, McInnis hauled in a hefty snapper and a small grouper…
Pastry chef Soraya Kilgore, the mind behind the brilliant desserts at Alter and Brava, is setting up her own shop. MadLab Creamery is slated to open in the Design District the first week of December, just in time for Art Basel.
Though this year’s Thanksgiving feast is over, you probably have enough leftovers to last weeks. Take a break from turkey and gravy with a boozy brunch replete with sugar-dusted beignets, avocado and caviar toast, and green tea French toast.
Miamians in need of nourishment have somewhere special to turn this Thanksgiving: Overtown, for a free vegan food share. Local activist Kevin Bodniza is hosting Happy Bellies to provide healthy, plant-based eats to the hungry and homeless. Bodniza hosted his first share last year on Thanksgiving at the Government Center,…
Panther Coffee will finally open in the MiMo District. The shop will serve its first cup of coffee at 7 a.m. December 7, coinciding with the first official day of Art Basel Miami Beach. This will be a soft opening for the shop; a grand-opening date will be announced soon.
Top Chef alums Jeff McInnis and Janine Booth, who opened Stiltsville Fish Bar in Sunset Harbour this past September, will open a Root & Bone pop-up in the Shelborne South Beach.
The masses call it Turkey Day, but for anyone who isn’t into eating animals, it’s more like an occasion for turkey appreciation. And if you’d rather opt out of the usual stuffed bird this year, there are plenty of spots in Miami where you can order take-out, buy some premade meals, and eat delicious vegan options instead of the standard fare.
This Thanksgiving, pick up a pie from one of Miami’s sweet spots. These pies are so good they’re guaranteed to keep your relatives’ mouths full long enough to prevent any dreaded political conversations.
New Times’ Tacolandia, offering unlimited tacos, will happen tomorrow! The tortilla-stuffed extravaganza will take place at Soho Studios Saturday, November 18, from 3 to 6 p.m. Miami’s best restaurants will serve unlimited tacos, including vegan and vegetarian options from Milty’s Gourmet Catering & Events, Fresh Guacamole, Pilo’s Street Tacos, and Tijuana Flats.
Stiltsville Fish Bar, an upscale seafood shack created by Top Chef alums Jeff McInnis and Janine Booth, will debut brunch Saturday, November 18. The à la carte meal, which will be offered every Friday through Sunday, highlights an assortment of sweet and savory seafood and Southern-inspired items.
On Saturday, the Salty Donut is getting bubbly with the launch of two booze-infused doughnuts. Through a partnership with Santa Margherita USA, the Wynwood shop will release limited-edition batches of rose- and a prosecco-flavored doughnuts using wines from the Miami-based Italian importer.
Following a split with Phuket “Cake” Thongsodchaveondee, restaurateurs Javier Ramirez and Leo Monterrey debated what to do with their space on NW 29th Street in Wynwood. They considered keeping a Thai kitchen but eventually settled on classic renditions of Cantonese fare in an area where Richard Hales’ Blackbrick Chinese has long been the lone option.
Le Pain Quotidien, the Belgian bakery chain that offers fresh, organic breads, is set to open its first Florida location in Coconut Grove this Friday, November 17.
Beginning at midnight tonight and continuing through midnight Friday, people can log on to the Give Miami Day website to donate to any number of local charities.
Chain restaurants get a bad rap because many serve cheap meals made with overly processed ingredients. It might be hard to believe, but quite a few chain restaurants, specializing in all kinds of interesting gastronomical niches, are more than decent. It just so happens lots of them aren’t in Miami. Here are a dozen of them that we’re dying to see in South Florida.
Stephen’s Restaurant, the oldest operating deli in Miami-Dade, has closed for renovation. The Hialeah eatery is now under the ownership of Matt Kuscher of Kush Hospitality, which is known for popular concepts such as Kush, Lokal, Vicky’s, and the Spillover.
After months of delay, Crazy Poke is now open. The fast-casual restaurant, located in Wynwood, joins similar concepts, including Ono, Baja Bao, PokéBao, and Poké 305, which opened this year.
At Washington Avenue’s Stubborn Seed, homemade buttermilk glosses the bottom of a dish. Raw, dense slices of Hawaiian kajiki, also known as blue marlin, are added along with jalapeño paste culled from fermented and dried peppers. There’s also a purée of Japanese seaweed and ginger perfumed with tarragon. Sour apple…
