Two years ago, the Seven Dials quietly opened on a residential side street in Coral Gables. It didn’t take long for the quaint gastropub , helmed by London-born chef/owner Andrew Gilbert, to become a neighborhood gem. The locale is finally jumping on the brunch bandwagon, opening its doors Sunday late morning to offer the weekend meal…
There’s no denying energy drinks have earned a bad rep. They contain too much sugar, use synthetic caffeine, and taste like cough syrup are just some of the things consumers and experts have said about products like Red Bull. But according to Zach Grossman, 28, energy drinks can actually be…
The Shops at Merrick Park received a tasty addition with the opening of 320 Gastrolounge, a Latin-Asian fusion eatery with late-night live music programming. The restaurant, tucked inside Coral Gables’ outdoor shopping center, describes itself as “from Miami, for Miami,” a concept our burgeoning culinary landscape has long needed, according to owner/chef Juan Aguero, who…
It’s noon in downtown Miami and there’s a line of business professionals at Clove Mediterranean Kitchen (195 SE 3rd Ave.). But don’t worry, the folks behind this month old fast-casual spot are experienced and in no time you’ll be at the counter ordering your custom bowl, salad or pita wrap ($7.95 and…
Stephen Starr is expanding his Miami Beach empire with the announcement of yet another restaurant. This time, the restaurateur is collaborating with chef Justin Smillie to bring New York City’s Upland to South Beach. The restaurant, located at 49 Collins Ave., is scheduled to open fall 2016, featuring California-inspired cuisine in…
Mediterranean fare is drifting to the Miami River — complete with gondolas. A former, long standing fish market will become a 200 seated Greek restaurant called Kiki on the River at 450 NW South River Dr. The restaurant, expected to open early October, is a partnership between Opium Group founder Roman Jones, former…
Two years after opening, Via Emilia 9, a quaint Northern Italian-inspired eatery in South Beach, received a significant makeover. Now, the restaurant features more than quality Italian eats. Find an open kitchen, a myriad of new Italian imports, an eat-in bar, and a pasta making station, transforming age-old dinner into a true Italian…
The question isn’t whether to order a Chongqing hot pot at North Miami Beach’s year-old CY Chinese Restaurant. You must. No, the real quandary is what you will ask for inside it. Chef and owner Yang Xian Guang suggests beef tripe, gelatinous pork blood cakes, and fat-ribboned slices of lamb,…
BarMeli, the intimate Mediterranean wine and tapas bar is moving to new digs. The restaurant, which currently shares a strip mall with a personal trainer and a hair extension salon on 79th Street, is moving to its new home at 6925 Biscayne Blvd., formerly the home to Michelle Bernstein’s Michy’s…
Tomas Strulovic always planned to sell sandwiches out of his quaint, whitewashed bakery, but since opening in 2014 the space where they’d be assembled has sat dormant. No more. About a month ago his True Loaf bakery began offering a handful of them Thursdays through Sundays. This past weekend five…
With the fencing down and the construction tarps finally removed from Paulie Gee’s at 8001 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami’s burgeoning Biscayne Corridor, owner Jason Weisberg can now rest easily. The long-awaited pizzeria, the first franchise of the Brooklyn-based restaurant in the Southeast, opened last Friday with a packed dining room and…
If you’re falling asleep at 2 p.m. and getting the shakes right before bed, maybe it’s time to tone down your six-cafecitos-a-day addiction. Enter Raw Republic, your new home for clean living. The juicery just opened a second location in North Miami Beach, so you can pop in for a…
It’s been two months since Vagabond Restaurant & Bar ditched its menu, hired a new chef, and swapped the word “restaurant” to “kitchen” in its tagline. With a new identity, the swank MiMo eatery decided it was time to launch everyone’s favorite meal: Brunch. With executive chef Robert Dubois at the helm…
For conscious eaters, Whole Foods is the holy grail of shopping destinations. And now, Bunnie Cakes, Miami’s first vegan, gluten-free, and allergy-conscious bakery, is offering its sweet treats in all Miami-Dade Whole Foods locations. The Pinecrest, Coral Gables, Downtown, South Beach, North Miami and Aventura stores are all stocking six-packs of…
The Southeast Overtown / Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) says negotiations are chugging along between itself and Marcus Samuelsson for a restaurant, lounge, and supper club in a onetime Overtown pool hall. Yet a spokeswoman for the Ethiopian-born, Swedish-raised chef and his restaurant company says otherwise. “Marcus (and his…
Starting today, snag a pairing of doughnuts and pizza at Spris thanks to Honeybee Doughnuts. The one-weekend-only pop-up will feature hand-selected doughy treats by Karen Muirhead, founder of Honeybee, coupled with warm slices of dough, sauce, and cheese. “Pizza and doughnuts naturally go together,” Muirhead says. “Any of our flavors would pair beautifully with…
There’s no denying that dining out in Miami can be hazardous to your wallet. Just a quick burger and a soda can run beyond $20. That’s great for a once a week outing, but too many weekday lunch outings can break the bank. Richard Hales learned firsthand that Miamians are…
The South Beach Wine and Food Festival returns to the beach this year for another long weekend of parties, dinners, and celebrity sightings. This year, the festival returns for its 16th year, with venues in Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, South Miami, and Bal Harbour in addition to its South Beach base…
The hidden treasure at Sweet Liberty Drink & Supply Company in South Beach is the “She Said Yes.” It’s a flowery, aromatic affair that includes sherry spiked with gin, sharpened with muddled raspberries, and then dashed with cucumber. “It’s a low-alcohol cocktail,” says a raven-haired, curvaceous beauty behind a glass-and-steel…
Little more than two months after starting at Michael Schwartz’s eponymous Design District restaurant, Saul Ramos has been named chef de cuisine, overseeing the kitchen as it enters its tenth year in business and prepares to launch a menu rife with new items. Slated to roll out early next week,…
Miami Spice isn’t the only thing happening this month. National Yoga Month kicked off last week, lasting through the end of September. To celebrate, Icebox Cafe has partnered with Green Monkey’s Paula Walker to craft a specialty menu just for Miami’s yogi community. If yoga isn’t your thing, don’t worry…
Verde’s executive chef Kaytlin Brakefield is at it once more — Museum-goers can once again have their art and eat it too. Honoring the Perez Art Museum’s latest exhibit Basquiat: The Unknown Notebooks, a compilation of work created by the late American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, Brakefield has crafted a unique and limited-time menu celebrating his…
