To Dale Talde, brunch in Miami should be more than sweet food and fizzy drinks. Imagine an outrageous day party, complete with an overabundance of beats and booze, fused with Latin-inspired brunch plates, like Cuban bao, platano maduro skewers, and roast pork with yuzu mojo. That’s how Talde envisions brunch. “Something…
Every Saturday outside the Coconut Grove Fresh Market, two Hispanic women serve samples of their handmade salsas under a hot-pink polyester tent. They don’t speak English, and instead communicate with warm smiles that urge passersby to pause and enjoy a taste of their culture. Yet their company, For Sisters, is…
Forget the James Beard awards. Miami’s own celebration of culinary excellence, the Johnson & Wales University Zest Awards put a spotlight on our local chefs, restaurateurs, and culinary innovators. Created in 2012, Zest gets more prestigious each year and winning is a big achievement for the professionals singled out for…
1111 Peruvian Bistro, located at 111 SW 1st Ave. in Miami, is not attempting to reinvent the wheel but in its small and humble menu, it is showcasing an evolution in Peruvian cookery not occurring in other South Florida kitchens. The restaurant is co-owned by former owner of Trattoria Sole and…
Verde, the Pérez Art Museum’s eatery, is a Miami favorite thanks to its sweeping views and vibrant foods, which ofttimes are inspired by current museum exhibits. But executive chef Kaytlin Brakefield wants the waterfront museum cafe to be a go-to for one more thing: dessert and mocktail pairings. “I wanted to start from scratch…
I knew I’d be impressed by the theatrics, but I nevertheless expected to leave the Alinea pop-up underwhelmed by the actual food. I was even worried I would still be hungry afterwards. Perhaps it’s because I’ve been dreadfully let down by hyped-up restaurants in the past such as the two…
The 2016 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Award finalists were announced yesterday and, once again, Miami has been shut out of the running. The year started well enough, with several Miami chefs and one restaurant recognized by the New York-based organization that celebrates excellence in the culinary arts. The organization…
Picture a warm cinnamon roll from Knaus Berry Farm. Now, imagine it wrapped in soft and fluffy 24-hour brioche dough from the Salty Donut, drowned in a roasted-pecan-toffee-rum glaze, and topped with a few caramelized pecans. Voilà! Your craziest doughnut fantasy is about to come to life this weekend at the Salty Donut’s…
Crimson lanterns and a giant Buddha statue guide you inside Da Tang Unique. You pass a maze of intricate wooden lattices surrounding lacquered tables set with pearl-inlaid chopsticks and porcelain plates. Walls are crowded with reliefs of mountain landscapes filled with lotus ponds and plum trees. Among them are shadow…
Pie is the perfect food. It’s as good sweet as it is savory. It’s a dish that reinvents itself with the seasons, and easily bounces between high-brow and low rent. Pie doesn’t care if it’s filled with peak of season rhubarb. It won’t judge if you shovel it full of…
On a quiet Tuesday night, Wynwood’s KYU is bustling. The Asian-inspired eatery, opened about a month ago, is the new kid on 25th Street, bringing an exotic barbecue concept to the area’s ever-growing culinary scene. Housed in the former Shikany space, the restaurant is helmed by former Zuma alums, chef Michael…
When David Foulquier asked Bryan Rojas to tryout for the head chef position at his restaurant Fooq’s, Rojas agreed even though he says he had no intention of leaving his job. The 27-year-old was the chef de partie at Michael Schwartz’s Cypress Tavern (formerly known as Cypress Room) where he worked…
Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink’s Niven Patel is parting ways with the James Beard Award-winning chef’s flagship restaurant to take over the kitchen at Islamorada’s Cheeca Lodge while planning a vegetable-centric, Indian-leaning restaurant to open in Miami sometime in the future. “We’re going to be focusing on more vegetables that…
It’s no secret that Miami loves brunch. But in the 305, it’s a bit unconventional. Most eateries pair eggs and bacon with bottomless booze and endless beats, making it a scaled-down continuation of Saturday night’s debauchery. Ariete, Coconut Grove’s newest restaurant, gracefully breaks Miami’s unspoken guidebook to brunch by offering…
When Jeff McInnis and Janine Booth left Miami to open Root & Bone in New York City, the culinary community figured it was only a matter of time before they would make their return. The surprise was when the partners (both professionally and in life) announced they were doubling down,…
As busy Americans, we don’t just love our daily caffeine fixes – we need them. So when the question of how much is too much arises, a cheery “everything in moderation” usually suffices. And if you want to get technical, the FDA recommends keeping your daily caffeine intake below 600…
Since launching her chef career a couple of years ago, Pamela Wasabi has fashioned herself into a food artist. She offers a colorful, refreshing approach to vegan and raw foods that’s earned her a special niche in Miami’s culinary scene. This weekend, Wasabi is whipping up a Colombian-inspired, plant-based dinner…
Sherry Yard has quite the impressive resume. A James Beard award winner, Yard served as executive pastry chef of the Wolfgang Puck empire for more than 20 years, and has written two best-selling books,“The Secret of Baking” and “Desserts by the Yard. In her current role as vice president of…
Coconut Grove eatery Ariete is barely a few months old, and already its about to get a sibling. The restaurant’s partners, Jason Odio and Michael Beltran, along with nightlife professional Roman Jones, have announced the imminent opening of Baby Jane, a new bar and eatery in Brickell. The partners, forming…
Food trends come and go with the flip of a calendar, but at one point the biggest food trend of them all wasn’t even food — it was juice. Despite its inconsistency in mainstream food culture, juicing is still all the rage in the Magic City, with both longstanding and…
Many health-driven restaurants omit meat from their menus, but Dirt is all about inclusivity. Yes, the eatery offers açaí bowls ($12) and cold-pressed juices, but, as cofounder and general manager Jeff Latulippe puts it, “this is a place where our dads can go.” And it’s true — at this fast-casual…
At Talde, the new Asian-American restaurant inside the Thompson Hotel, every dish has a backstory. For instance, the short ribs are an homage to chef/owner Dale Talde’s Korean-American wife. The newlywed and Top Chef alumnus places deboned, prime short rib in a traditional Korean marinade of garlic, sesame oil, Asian…
