Michael Schwartz is opening a third branch of his popular casual eatery, Harry’s Pizzeria. With a flagship in the Design District and a location in Coconut Grove, Schwartz is looking to Kendall for his third spot. Schwartz will open a Harry’s Pizzeria in Downtown Dadeland, at 8975 SW 72 Pl. in…
Michael Solomonov’s Dizengoff is as simple as an ashram. Step inside and to the left find two meager tables next to a towering wall lined with newspapers and magazines printed with blocky Hebrew. It takes three, maybe four more steps to arrive at the cashier who stands below a white…
Sunday brunch at Midtown Oyster Bar is simple. Its new Sunday soiree, which launched August 21, blends the eatery’s seafood staples with brunch-inspired favorites. If you’re wondering what that means, think benedicts and a lot of them. The menu, which features only six dishes, offers three different benedicts ($13-$18), which means…
For chefs in need of a little culinary inspo, Little River Cooperative’s CSA is offering some totally unusual finds, delivered straight to a restaurant’s door. This is the second year that the local farm is offering a CSA share made for chefs. The 10-week program is designed to offer an…
The 250-seat hybrid taqueria and market Tacology is slated to open in the sprawling Brickell City Centre as soon as November offering paletas, ceviches, and salads alongside traditional street-style tacos and more upscale creations. “It’s going to be like a mercado with four open kitchens and a terrace,” said executive…
August was quite a challenge for many restaurant owners. Despite a financial shot in the arm from Miami Spice, restaurateurs had to contend with not only the normal lull of a Miami summer, but with a Zika outbreak. Thankfully, the local Miami restaurant community has shown resiliency in the face…
Intimate, chef-driven experiences can get expensive and hiring a personal toque for an evening soiree is near impossible. Fudi, a culinary experience app based in South Florida, wants to change that. The software, created in early 2016 by techie Nizar Lavji, allows chefs and home cooks to create unique restaurant…
Sabrina Mancin, a Miami-based chef, met Alain Torres, a former Volkswagen director in South Africa, in 2011 at a wedding in Tennessee. They fell in love and married. Five years later, Nanndi was born. Their pride and joy, which comes in the form of a frozen cream and pastry shop, opened…
Since the inception of Relentless Roasters in 2013, a Miami-based wholesale coffee roaster, co-founder Daniel Paguaga has dreamed about making his brews accessible. His seed-to-cup blends have sprouted up across South Florida, making waves in eateries like Sweetness Bake Shop, Threefold Cafe, and Miami Smokers. At C.B. Station, short for Cold Brew Station, Paguaga’s…
The Miami Dolphins’ newly minted Hard Rock Stadium is ready for fans with a shaded canopy, giant LCD screens, and the ability to pay for parking using SunPass. Unfortunately, unlike past years, the’s not a lot of new food concessions to talk about, with the annual media dine around to…
We’re halfway through Miami Spice, giving us about 30 more days to sample more than 200 different eateries. If your evenings are packed, squeeze in a mid-day grub session as many of Spice’s restaurants offer rich lunches for a mere $23. Even better, book a lunch meeting with a client…
“I’m tired of being a pioneer,” said Jeremiah Bullfrog to an enthusiastic audience last week at the Langford Hotel. The GastroPod chef-owner was one of five panelists invited by Disrupt Miami to discuss the city’s ever-evolving culinary scene. He was responding to the question on everyone’s mind: where is the…
As construction crews toiled away in the yawning, gilded space that houses Pao by Paul Qui, owners of the Faena Hotel Miami Beach were fixated on centerpiece art for the dining room. “One of the funniest conversations with them was about seriously asking Damien Hirst to create another mammoth, but…
Phuc Yea, Miami’s original pop-up that drew crowds five years ago, is finally coming full circle when its permanent rendition opens on Thursday, September 1 at 7100 Biscayne Blvd. in the ever-growing MiMo District. The opening nnouncement comes on the heels of co-owners Aniece Meinhold and Cesar Zapata’s closing of…
It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting all year for. No, not football season and the chance to see the newly renamed and renovated Hard Rock Stadium complete with shade canopy and HD video screens. It’s the Miami Dolphins-themed Publix sub that’s got hearts aflutter. Last year, the Lakeland-based…
Two words everyone has heard since August 1st is Miami Spice. Every other tweet or Instagram photo has been dedicated to the two-month dining incentive. Until September 30th, majority of Miami restaurants showcase a price-fixe menu that runs $23 at lunch and $39 during dinner. Naturally, this sounds like a…
With four locations in Brickell, Doral, Midtown and Weston, Barú is now opening its largest venue in Kendall at The Shops at Town & Country. The new 5,000 square foot space will feature two terraces and three bars and is expected to open late October, in time for Halloween. Kendall…
Most of us already post photos of foods we like on social media, so why not take it one step further for a good cause and post a selfie with a fruit or vegetable. Just be sure to use the hashtag #DrinkGoodDoGood because every time you do, Naked Juice will…
Bacon and wasabi might seem like an unlikely pair, but the two have one thing in common — They are four-legged furry friends owned by of two Miami chefs. KYU’s executive chef Michael Lewis, who is the proud owner of his pal Bacon, along with Katsuya’s chef John Migita and…
The company behind celebrity-driven Sugar Factory has graduated from sugary treats to sugar skulls with the opening of Down N’ Dirty Tacos and Tequila Bar. The Hotel Victor on Ocean Drive (1144 Ocean Dr.) is the location of Sugar Factory’s new concept, a colorful tourist-friendly restaurant that offers classic Mexican…
The words luxury and Los Fuegos can easily be interchanged when talking about the Argentine eatery inside the Faena Hotel Miami Beach, which opened to the public in early 2016. The restaurant, created by grill-master Francis Mallmann, seamlessly falls in line with the $1 billion district’s lavish lifestyle, which spans five…
For some, dessert is the best part of a meal. And, if it was socially acceptable, hearty food would forever be substituted for cakes, cookies, and creams. Alas, that’s not possible. Get the next best thing by ending a plate with a post-grub sweet. Instead of basic delicacies like ice…
