Jugofresh to Open Stores in Coral Gables, MiMo District

Miami is filled with restaurants serving pork-centric dishes and bars mixing potent cocktails. But even a life of excess needs balance sometimes. That’s probably why Miami’s juicing and cleansing businesses are growing by leaps and bounds. And, even with new juice bars popping up, like the newly opened Jucy Lu…

Bagatelle: The Ultimate Dinner Party on South Beach

One of the big misconceptions about Miami is that we have a plethora of restaurants that are the equivalent of a full-on dinner party. Sure, there are the obvious options (Seaspice and Baoli), but when a friend recently asked me where a group of six girls from out-of-town should dine…

Crawdaddy Wednesdays at the Federal: Welcome to Crawfish Heaven

If you still don’t believe in Global Warming, have a chat with chef and owner of The Federal Cesar Zapata whose favorite time of the year was pushed back due to mother earth changing her moods and seasons up. “Usually crawfish season starts in late February,” he says “But not…

Guarapo Now Open in Wynwood: Juices to Cure Hangovers, Acne, Flu

That 16 Oz pineapple, carrot and apple blend might help even out your skin-tone, while the combination of fresh pressed ginger, green apple, garlic and carrot ($6.95) might just boost your circulation.These juices are listed under the extensive “remedies” section at Guarapo Organic Juice Bar, a new addition to Wynwood’s…

Macchialina Team to Open Restaurant at Marlin Hotel

The Marlin Hotel in South Beach has just been sold to Miami based MRK Investments and will get a major facelift in the process, according to an article in the Miami Herald. Plans for the boutique hotel include renovations, adding more rooms and opening a restaurant with the team behind…

Spike Mendelsohn’s Sunny’s to Open at the Hall Hotel

At the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Art of Tiki event, Top Chef alum and restaurateur, Spike Mendelsohn mentioned that he would be opening a restaurant named Sunny’s on 15th and Collins Ave. in Miami Beach n the spring. Now, details have emerged on the restaurant, which is slated for…

David’s Café Reopens in Miami Beach

After months of construction David’s Café reopened on Lincoln Road late last week nearly a year after its nearly 40-year-old Collins Avenue outpost closed.  The space is noticeably smaller than its two predecessors, but a crowd still flooded in on a late Sunday morning for cafecito and pansito. Intricate blue…

Johnson & Wales University Leading the Way With Plant-Based Cuisine

While academia may be known for its progressive attitude, colleges and universities aren’t particularly quick to jump on the plant-based bandwagon — despite the fact that increasing numbers of students are transitioning to a veg diet. But at Johnson and Wales University’s North Miami campus, veganism is thriving. This is thanks…

The District’s Brunch: Cocktails and Eggs for Ten Bucks Each

It’s the weekend and you finally have a chance to get together with friends, but here’s the dilemma. Do you meet for brunch or cocktails? The DIstrict;s answer: Yes to both at surprisingly low prices. In fact, many offerings at The District Miami are ten dollars or under, meaning you…

Argentina’s Freddo Helado Opening in Brickell

The Argentinean ice cream empire Freddo Helado will open it’s second Miami location in Brickell on the ground floor of an under-construction condo building at 11000 S. Miami Ave.  The company, which was founded in Buenos Aires in 1969, opened its first Miami outpost on Lincoln Road in late November…

Avila Bistro: Hidden Venezuelan Breakfast in Aventura

Antonio Rodriguez doesn’t have a good reason why he opened his no frills Avila Bistro in a Biscayne Boulevard strip mall in Aventura. The rent was cheap, he said, and friends told him of a large, underserved Venezuelan population after he arrived here from Caracas about a year ago. “Behind…

James Beard-Recognized Sullivan St. Bakery Setting Up in Little Haiti

No-knead bread pioneer Jim Lahey, a 2015 James Beard Foundation nomination for best baker, is planning a commercial and retail bakery in Little Haiti steps away from the longstanding Soyka. The 4,000-square-foot operation could also host Lahey’s pizza concept Co., according to the Miami Herald which reported the news late…

Miami Chefs Flock to Green Strawberries

Green strawberries appeared on Miami restaurant menus in force this season, and you can thank Palm Beach for it.  Last year Daniel Boulud’s Cafe Boulud requested some of the tart, unripe fruit from Jodi Swank’s Loxahatchee farm. When the season closed in June she and her husband Darrin sent a…