Michael Mina 74 might have been around less than two years, but the Fontainebleau’s underground digs already has annual tradition worthy of celebrating. “We take burger month very seriously,” says chef de cuisine Thomas Griese. Indeed, his boss and Michelin-Starred chef Michael Mina agrees saying,”a burger is an important find. There’s…
Wynwood’s dining scene is about to get clean and green when The Lunchbox opens at 78 NW 25th St. in the next few weeks. The restaurant, built from scratch in an empty warehouse space, is the work of Carlos Dorado, best known for his Arepabox food truck. Dorado, who has…
On the bum-ridden downtown Miami street corner where Micah Edelstein’s Nemesis Urban Bistro once stood, French-Persian owner David Foulquier strives to deliver some continental European and Middle Eastern comfort. The 25-year-old is a first-time restaurateur who grew up on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. His family often hosted large dinner parties…
When Hedy Goldsmith, the venerable pastry chef of Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink, announced she was leaving to embark on a new journey with wife Heidi Ladell in California, there was a collective groan heard around Miami, as people envisioned their lived void of homemade Pop Tarts, Junk in da…
It’s no secret that Coconut Grove is undergoing a renaissance, but part of that had much to do with a few key people who’ve shaped and fostered the neighborhood. Amongst them is Lokal owner Matt Kuscher who opened the burgers and beer joint just before Christmas of 2011. And now,…
She birthed you, fed you, and lived through all your ungrateful tantrums. She’s mom and this coming Sunday, May 10, is Mother’s Day — the day to repay at least some of the debts you owe her. While a nice beachfront condo or a new Mercedes may be out of…
The beginning of the month is always an apt time to start new stuff: better habits, New Year’s Resolutions (it’s only May, you have even months to make it happen), new hobbies. So maybe kick off May with Conscious Bite Out, a vegan dining experience by Basil Park’s Tim Andriola. …
April showers bring many Miami restaurants, according to our tally of new openings. Over a dozen restaurants opened last month. Old favorites David’s Cafe, Senor Frog’s, and Magnum Lounge returned to the Magic City, and new spots like Organic Bites and Primrose opened up. The only closings were more like…
If you’re looking for a brunch to rid you of all of the night’s prior mistakes by way of pancakes slathered in condensed milk and crowned with cereal or cookies and crème French toast, then NIU Kitchen’s Saturday and Sunday affair might not be for you. If you are, however,…
There’s a new pizza place in town. We know what you’re thinking: “another pizza place?” Well, yes. That’s what we just said. But this isn’t the type of New York-style, thin crust pies that currently flood the city, nor is it Chicago’s tried and true deep dish either (although they…
Once upon a time, all food was organic. While that may sound like the start of a children’s book written by Michelle Obama, it’s the motto of Organic Bites, the new restaurant that opened very quietly in the former Taperia Raca space at 7010 Biscayne Blvd. in the Mimo District…
Brickell bagel shop Toasted Bagelry & Deli plans to open a second location on the corner of Douglas Road and Coral Way mid summer. Owners Islam and Khalid Mohammed, who opened the their brick-covered store in 2013, are also scouting locations in Pinecrest. Short of schlepping to Aventura’s Bagel Cove…
South Florida’s own HipPops is offering an exciting and new POP-ortunity as the company puts it – something that looks like it’ll take the beloved gelato truck to the next level. The gourmet dessert truck stacked with famously delicious handcrafted gelato sticks is now available for franchise. With the ice…
Chipotle, the much beloved burrito chain that sets that standard for what fast food can (and should) be, has made the groundbreaking announcement that it’s now GMO-free. This is the culmination of a long road for the Mexican food chain in its quest to provide better food for its customers. …
After much anticipation and a soft-opening phase that turned into a part-time shudder, Coya in Brickell is open for sustainable business (except on Sundays when it closes for rest day). The product of restaurenteur Arjun Waney (responsible for bringing Zuma to the world), Coya is a London-based ode to Peruvian…
The spent grains that emerge from of Miami Brewing’s towering stainless steel cylinders aren’t walking their funeral procession. Instead, Dewey LoSasso repurposes them into a nutty tabbouleh salad flecked with parsley and doused with fruity olive oil. It’s also coaxed into a spongy, toothsome bread that’s soaks up the savory…
Tanuki, the Russian restaurant chain, with 60 locations throughout Moscow, is opening its first United States location. The restaurant will open at 1080 Alton Road, some time in the winter. Tanuki’s operating partner/director of operations, Andrew Kaplan (of CheeseMe fame), is overseeing the construction, which is actually a total gutting of…
Considered a “healthy option” for most, your beloved chicken and tuna salad has one main ingredient that makes health gurus shriek and calorie counters overload – mayonnaise… and lots of it. But one North Miami-Dade eatery decided to challenge the traditional recipe and create an odd substitute for the notorious…
These days, bovine lovers are bombarded with cautionary tales of the risks tied to red-meat-heavy diets. Cows, meanwhile, have become the scourge of the modern world because of the staggering energy and resources needed to produce a single primal cut. Yet steak houses in Miami and beyond continue to thrive…
Bulla, the hip and casual Spanish gastrobar in Coral Gables serving up traditional tapas with a twist (huevos estrellados toss organic eggs in housemade potato chips and, Serrano ham, potato foam, and truffle oil), has plans to open up 10 additional concepts within the next two years. At least that…
Good news for budget conscious consumers and those of us who can’t make decisions. Aldi is opening a market on Biscayne Boulevard, near Miami Shores and North Miami. The market, located at 10700 Biscayne Blvd in Miami, near K Mart, is still under consturuction, but a sign popped up the…
Yesterday, Johnson and Wales University’s North Miami campus hosted an all vegan, pop-up restaurant concept, making history for the school—and the [culinary] academic world in general. Led by teaching assistant Kelsey Carter, a team of students whipped up a three-course lunch. Dubbed The Hungry Bull, the restaurant served globally-inspired drinks,…
