Miami has no shortage of brunch spots, but a restaurant encompassing a seafood-inspired brunch menu is ironically a rarity. Avoid a two-hour trek down to the Keys with a trip to the Rusty Pelican instead. Unlike most locales, which default to traditional offerings like pancakes and eggs or plates with…
It looks like Tap 42 is doubling down on Miami. The Fort Lauderdale-based restaurant, named for its dozens of beer taps, is opening a second Miami -area location at the former Apeiro Kitchen & Bar space in Midtown Miami (3252 NE 1st Ave.). The 6,150 square foot restaurant is…
Ah, an eggs benedict. It’s one of the most traditional and anticipated dishes on a restaurant’s breakfast or brunch menu. Usually, the dish includes two poached eggs, a meat or vegetable, an English muffin, and large drizzle of a gooey, yellow sauce. The eggs are cooked to ooze a runny…
When Janine Booth and Jeff McInnis left Miami for the bright lights of New York City, they always had plans to return to Miami with a restaurant. The partners, both in life and business, made doubly good on the promise. First, the team opened Sarsaparilla Club at the Shelborne Wyndham…
Icebox Cafe has been around for 19 years and, since then, has experienced more than a few changes. After starting as a small restaurant just off Lincoln Road, it has grown to become a swanky eatery that Oprah Winfrey loves. The organic cafe owned by Robert Siegmann can be found…
While summer in South Florida may be in full swing, things are about to get a whole lot cooler. This month, healthy lifestyle company, Juicesense, will bring its own unique brand of raw foods and cold-pressed juices to 2992 Mc Farlane Rd. in Coconut Grove. Juicense is the brainchild of…
Depending on where you live, eating the region’s best Asian cuisine can require a pilgrimage. Some folks haul north for Korean barbecue at Lauderhill’s Gabose. Others head south for fragrant pho and cha gio at Pho Thang between Pinecrest and Cutler Bay. Many steal away from work for Japanese Market’s…
Big things are happening at the Salty Donut. Miami’s first craft doughnut shop, which opened at the start of 2016, has announced a second pop-up location beginning July 16 at the Confidante in Miami Beach. That same week, the company will launch a partnership with UberEats, an on-demand meal delivery service…
Back in March 2016, chef Niven Patel announced he was leaving his post at Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink to open his own restaurant, with interim plans to run the kitchen at Cheeca Lodge in Islamorada. The chef’s restaurant plans have become concrete with the announcement of Ghee Indian Kitchen. Patel,…
When you think of a place named Mash Potatoes rarely do you think it might feature much else than mash potatoes, nevertheless a health food restaurant. But nestled in Coral Gables you will find just that. When owner and Executive Chef Scott Wise and his two partners got together 3…
As a kid, most of us remember when mom or dad said to chill on the ice cream. But now, the days of skimping on sweet treats is no more (and that’s not just because you’ve reached adulthood). In a promotional campaign for its new toothpaste for sensitive teeth, Tom’s…
Little Havana, known for its Cuban cultural influences, just gained a piece of Venezuela with the opening of Guayaba y Chocolate at 1603 SW Eighth St. The small shop in the heart of Calle Ocho is owned by Venezuelan chocolatier Alejandra Bigai along with her anthropologist cousin and business partner Maria Waleska. Bigai is…
If you misplace your farmer’s almanac, there are two ways to tell when mango season has hit Miami: the sweet smell of fallen fruit, sizzling on sidewalks — and the arrival of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s International Mango Festival. Every July, the famous fest brings mango aficionados from across the globe…
Chef Constantine De Lucia is returning to his Momi Ramen turf and going back to his native roots with Tino’s, an affordable Italian restaurant complete with wine garden at the former Momi Oyster location (1040 S. Miami Ave.) in Brickell. De Lucia will, once again, join forces with Momi’s Jeffrey Chen…
Summer in Miami is here and with the humidity and afternoon rains come a slowing in new restaurant openings. Most restaurants choose to wait until the end of the summer to open — giving them plenty of time for real-time training before the season returns. There are, of course, some…
Mangos are falling from the skies across South Florida, which means avocados are up next. But if your neighborhood is short on fruit-laden trees, not to worry — Bernetallo Farms in Homestead is having a pick-your-own day on July 9th, so you can head home with all the avocados you…
Miami’s latest craft ice cream concept — Sweet Melody — is whimsical. Flavors like brie and apricot, pecan and bourbon, lemon ginger, and blueberry cheesecake are just a smattering of more than 40 varieties that owner/creator Mike Romeu has developed. Beginning July 4, Romeu will launch his ice cream at a…
At the end of October 2016, Alex Guarnaschelli and her Miami Beach restaurant, Driftwood Room, will part company. A statement released by reps for the restaurant stated that the chef and restaurant would part ways at the end of October — one year to the date of the restaurant’s opening…
A coal-black plate is littered with a half-dozen buttery sweetbreads poached in court-bouillon and finished with a char. But it’s the study in celery that’s most alluring. Leaves and stalks are chopped into an herbaceous chimichurri. The plant’s bulbous root is roasted and pummeled into a velvety purée. More of…
Scott Conant is a celebrity chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author but he’s best known for his judging role on Food Network’s hit series, Chopped. The culinary competition show challenges four chefs to cook a cohesive and delicious meal incorporating three to five mystery items. The chef was in Miami Beach…
Bizarre Foods host Andrew Zimmern made a proclamation in 2012 that Filipino food would be “the next big thing.” Fast forward to four years later, and we’re still waiting for that “thing” to happen. Compared to the popularity of restaurants catered to its neighboring countries including Thailand, Vietnam, China and…
Miami just got a little sweeter: Sugarfina, probably the world’s ultimate adult candy boutique, opened its doors in the Aventura Mall this past weekend. The new location marks the Bevery Hills-based company’s first Florida store, a shop known for featuring up to 130 candies from around the world — three-quarters…
