Lunch in Miami can mean many things. in South Beach, tourists flock to outdoor tables on Ocean Drive, and in Brickell, businessmen host power lunches in white-tablecloth dining rooms. For the rest of us, there’s Coral Gables, where already beloved restaurants show a different side of themselves during afternoon hours…
The team behind Buena Vista Deli are opening a second location of the beloved French eatery this coming summer. It will be located in North Miami at 750 NE 125th Street, in the same plaza as the Museum of Contemporary Art. However, because the name Buena Vista is trademarked due…
In summer 2015, Ms. Cheezious announced plans to expand its cheesy sights by opening an additional location. Finally, that talk has shaped into reality. Ms. Cheezious is opening a second brick and mortar location, in Coral Gables. The restaurant will be located at 1915 Ponce de Leon Blvd., at the…
At last week’s Oscars, Leonardo DiCaprio did what our governor refuses to do: acknowledged the painful reality of climate change, an issue that’s particularly relevant in Miami, where another inch or two of sea level rise will leave us all underwater. The award-winning actor wasn’t just paying lip service; he…
At first glance, it looks like a bowl of yellow mush. There’s an egg in the middle, but what surrounds it is unclear. You dubiously take a bite, hoping it doesn’t taste the way it looks. A few minutes later, the bowl is empty. Nikki Beach calls it a deconstructed eggs…
Crazy food mash-ups continue to flourish with hybrid creations pushing culinary boundaries like never before. For a while, the cronut had its moment. Then the ramen burger. Now comes the sushi burrito, which Downtown Miami-based eatery Burrito San has held the reins on since its opening almost a year ago…
At first, Izzy’s Fish & Oyster’s Jamie DeRosa had no plans for opening the intimate little restaurant for weekday lunch. But potential diners, walking by the busy SoFi street where the homage to New England seafood shacks is located, had other ideas. Chef de cuisine William Crandall explains, “The restaurant…
We all know that coffee can wake us up, boost energy and get us through the day. But with Eternity Coffee Roasters’ nitrogen-infused beverage, you can achieve euphoria. They call it the Euphoric Brew, named for its signature caffeine experience. Though it doesn’t contain alcohol, the drink is served from…
Gluten-free pizza can taste like, well, gluten-free pizza. Think pale, chalky and matzo-like, which isn’t exactly anyone’s idea of appetizing. But with celiac disease (an autoimmune disorder where the ingestion of gluten leads to damage in the small intestine) affecting about one in 100 people, and an increase in the number of…
The path for a young cook isn’t what it once was. France had a long tradition of young teens serving as beguiled porters hauling trash, washing dishes, and eventually prepping and cooking. Then came the spread of culinary schools, where young cooks paid tuition to learn the basics, along with…
When lunchtime rolls around, most on-the-go locals are seeking the same things: fast, fresh and affordable cuisine. Achieving this trifecta during a lunch break can be difficult, but don’t feel stuck between waiting 40 minutes for a table and settling for a soggy pre-packaged sandwich – Miami’s has much more to…
Matthew Kuscher’s doughnut burger was around long before his eatery, LoKal, opened its Coconut Grove doors in December 2011. “I grew up in a Dunkin Donuts that my dad owned in the 80s,” he says. “That’s when they we’re making doughnuts from scratch. I actually hated them, so my…
During this past weekend’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival, chefs Janine Booth and Jeff McInnis leaked the fact that their new South Beach restaurant, the Sarsaparilla Club, has soft opened. Today, the restaurant, located inside the Shelborne Wyndham Grand hotel, officially opens. The American dim sum concept marks the…
February was quite a month for the Miami dining scene. In the weeks leading up to the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, the leading culinary event in South Florida, restaurants opened like wildfire around town. Most notable is the temporary opening of Alinea in Residence. While their Chicago restaurant…
Say hello to the holy grail of vegan eats: Holi Vegan Kitchen & Bar. The fast casual concept is just weeks away from feeding South Florida’s voracious vegetarian (and omnivorous) eaters. The restaurant will serve a creative array of breakfast, lunch, and tapas options, plus wine and beer. The eatery, located…
Two waiters dressed for a Milan runway cover a table with thin sheets of plastic. Around it, they station tiny bowls filled with liquefied sweets. After a few moments, Grant Achatz, mustached and dressed all in white with an expression as serious as a heart attack, appears. He dips a…
As the sun started to set in the west, thoughts turned to the east at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. Party goers hungry for one last taste of food entered the giant white party tent for one last event before the 15th anniversary of the annual soiree ended…
Saturday night, 19 chefs came together at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s “Croquetas and Champagne” event to reinterpret Miami’s favorite finger food: the croqueta. Hosted by superchef Jean-Georges Vongerichten and curated by resident Burger Beast Sef Gonzalez, this is a far cry from your primo’s birthday party. Instead of…
Cindy Hutson’s Zest and Zest MRKT open today inside the Southeast Financial Center (200 S. Biscayne Blvd.), bringing a warm aura to downtown’s concrete jungle with ethnically diverse and seasonally-driven eats and drinks. Hutson, best known for her Coral Gables Ortanique on the Mile, says “Moving into a new urban…
While one real estate mogul by the name of Trump was busy spewing out more outlandish statements, Sunny Isles’ own developer, Jules Trump (no relation), classed things up by sharing a meal beautifully prepared by chef Makoto. The private event held on Thursday and hosted in the newly completed grand…
Sunday’s Grand Tasting Village at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival was a true party. Attendees were treated to pours of fine wines and spirits tasting, along with hand crafted cocktails. Celebrity chefs Geoffrey Zakarian, Anne Burrell, Emeril Lagasse, and Michael Symon were just some of the luminaries who…
Chickens soared Saturday night at the W Hotel South Beach as the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s ode to fried birds and champagne began anew. But first a side note: Very early on, much of the crowd gathered around famed chef Daniel Boulud as he fed his fried chicken…
