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…
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…
