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.
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.
There’s more than a month to go before Miami Spice begins, but that doesn’t mean it’s too early to start enjoying great summer dining deals. Local restaurants and bars have already launched three- (and even four-) course prix fixes, unique Sunday specials, and happy-hour deals that can’t be beat. So whether…
Lactaid, a national brand that specializes in dairy without the lactose, is partnering with the milkshake masters at New York City’s New Territories to deliver gluttonous milkshake kits with Lactaid milk and ice cream.
In a year with few openings of note, Upland, Justin Smillie and Stephen Starr’s inviting South of Fifth spot that plies familiar ingredients with unexpected touches, has stood out. In an unusual twist of fate, it is equally popular with many of the city’s better chefs as well as South Beach’s sun-bleached sugar-baby crowd.
Plates emerging from the kitchen at Tatel Miami, the 3-month-old restaurant inside the Ritz-Carlton South Beach, are something to behold. A signature dish is a Spanish omelet with truffles. It’s prepared by mixing potato confit with organic eggs and a house-made truffle base. Afterward, potato foam is injected using a…
Scott Linquist’s Olla closed last night after dinner service. The restaurant, which New Times recently named Best Restaurant in South Beach, was open for six months.
Miami can’t seem to get enough of the Salty Donut. Since December 2015, when the concept first popped up inside a trailer in Wynwood, the artisanal doughnut shop has become a sensation. To this day, fans wait in hourlong lines for innovative interpretations of the traditional pastry, such as sticky bun or cannoli variations.
In the next couple of weeks, Miami Beach will gain yet another juice-centric, healthy-fast-food spot. Dr Smood is slated to open in South Beach’s Sunset Harbour before the end of June, joining eateries such as NaiYaRa, Jugofresh, and Dirt, which is also set to debut this summer.
Most days, executive chef Thomas Stewart can be found inside the former Versace mansion, whipping up mushroom risotto and crab and truffle gnocchi for the estate’s signature restaurant, Gianni’s at the Villa. But what he really loves happens shortly after he leaves the restaurant.
Now that Brimstone has settled into its new space, it’s ready to launch a boozy Sunday brunch this weekend. Curated by Brimstone’s culinary leader, Rick Schwager, the menu, which offers seven dishes, is unique to the Doral location.
It’s hard to imagine that lobsters were once so abundant they were cheap to eat. Now they’re synonymous with luxury dining, selling for outrageously high prices. June 15 is National Lobster Day, and Miami restaurants are celebrating with deals.
Izzy’s Fish & Oyster, Jamie DeRosa’s ode to New England seafood houses, has closed. The restaurant, located in Miami Beach’s South of Fifth neighborhood, was open for a little less than two years. DeRosa’s other restaurant, Tongue & Cheek, closed in fall 2015 after a two-year run. It was located just a few doors down from Izzy’s.
Icebox Cafe, the small and bright restaurant nestled in Miami Beach’s Sunset Harbour, has expanded to CityPlace Doral, Miami-Dade’s new entertainment, restaurant, and lifestyle destination. Though the menu and cozy atmosphere emulate the flagship, Icebox Cafe Doral is a massive, two-story dining space where an informal, café-style area with an indoor-outdoor bar leads to a more sophisticated main dining room on the upper level.
Miami’s dining scene continues to impress with its rapid growth. Each month sees new concepts serving interesting food by innovative chefs and restaurateurs. The first half of 2017 brought eateries such as Scott Linquist’s Olla and Stephen Starr and Justin Smillie’s Upland, and second half seems just as promising.
Once upon a time, Julie Piatt loved cow’s-milk cheese as much as the next person. Maybe more. But that was before she realized the health, environmental, and ethical ramifications of consuming dairy. Fast-forward to 2017, and she and her husband Rich Roll are celebrity vegans, widely regarded as experts in all things plant-based. Piatt hosts a podcast, takes people on Italian retreats, sings, cooks for eager audiences, and writes, among other pursuits. These days, one of her culinary specialties is homemade vegan cheese.
Dale Talde, the Top Chef veteran behind Talde inside the Confidante in Miami Beach, likes to party. His Filipino roots and Chicago upbringing form a recipe for some of Miami’s wildest food memories: from brunch ragers with DJs and bottomless bubbly to weekly late-night noodle events.
Dark days followed the shuttering of Alberto Cabrera’s Little Bread Cuban Sandwich Co. in late 2015. The ruddy-haired chef who once worked at Karu & Y breathed new life into Miami’s galaxy of Cuban sandwiches when his shop opened with offerings like medianoches and Elena Ruzes built with house-made ingredients.
The weekend forecast calls for rain and more rain. The only thing to do: Grab your squad, get to brunch, and drown your beachless sorrows in bloody marys and mimosas. Here are five new brunches to try this weekend.
This past in April, Jeremy Ford announced he was leaving Matador Room to forge a partnership with Grove Bay Hospitality Group. Now details have emerged about the possible location of one of them.
