Long before there was Pinkberry and H�agen-Dazs, Carvel was the place to get an ice-cream cone. The company, founded in 1934, was the first retail ice-cream franchise in the nation, and if you grew up in New York, your childhood was filled with listening to Tom Carvel’s gravelly voice talking…
As downtown Miami prepares for its Whole Foods Market to open Wednesday, January 14, more information is being shared on what will make this particular store unique. The 41,000-square-foot space, located at 299 SE Third St., will be the Austin, Texas-based company’s 22nd location in Florida. But what sets it…
Update: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Campania’s team says the restaurant’s opening date has been pushed back to tomorrow night and lunch service to January 19. The Design District will have another Italian restaurant to add to its roster of eateries tomorrow night when Campania opens its doors for dinner in…
Looks like the area just north of South Beach is becoming the new hot spot for dining and, more importantly, cocktails. First there were pioneers like Broken Shaker at Freehand Miami Beach, who opened their permanent bar in December 2012, and Essensia at the Palms Hotel, where chef Julie Frans…
Like most Americans, chances are you’re into wraps. And steak. And French fries. Now imagine a m�nage a trois with the all three plus truffle mayo, caramelized onions, and kale. It’s like an orgy in your mouth. Turn your taste buds on with OTC’s steak truffle frite. This baby puts…
Pizza in a hidden location just tastes better. We discovered Visa-O1 on the Eat24 app when searching for local delivery options. A look at the address — on Michigan Avenue just off Lincoln Road — had us even more curious. There’s no restaurant space there. We decided to scope out…
The much-anticipated Vagabond Restaurant & Bar has finally announced an opening date. The restaurant, which is the final piece of the iconic hotel’s phoenix-like rise, will open to the public January 12 and will feature an eclectic menu that includes everything from roasted and seasoned chapulines — small grasshoppers that…
The beginning of 2015 became the start of many happily-ever-afters in Miami when Circuit Court Judge Sarah Zabel lifted her stay on Pareto v. Ruvin this past Monday, allowing same-sex couples in Miami to marry. Today, the rest of the state followed suit, as hundreds of couples embraced for the…
Come February 1, you’ll no longer have to chase the girl in the polka-dot bikini around Miami to get your cheesy fix. That’s because after a long wait and much anticipation, everyone’s favorite food truck, Ms. Cheezious, will finally part the gates to Grilled Cheese Heaven. Brian Mullins, Fatima Mullins,…
The Pubbelly Boys strike again, this time celebrating chef Jose Mendin’s Puerto Rican roots at La Lechonera, a lunchtime pop-up at Pubbelly. Each day from noon to 3 p.m., the pork-centric South Beach restaurant turns into a traditional chinchorro, which is basically a place to get some good booze and…
On a brisk evening, a man with a thick Italian accent, suede wingtips, and a beige scarf attempts to lure passersby off a midtown Miami sidewalk. “Oysters, ladies,” he coos to a group while gesturing to the more than half-dozen varieties of gnarled bivalves resting atop crushed ice. See also:…
Oysters are a Florida tradition. Long ago, Native Americans found them generously scattered throughout the mangroves that twisted along the shoreline. David Bracha’s the River Seafood & Oyster Bar has blessed Brickell for years. Danny Serfer’s Mignonette started up in Edgewater last August. Then came the U-shaped raw bar at…
You can never have too many greens. But aside from salads and smoothies, how many ways can you really consume kale? The same recipes get old after a while, and eating greenery can feel like a chore. Luckily, now that greens season is in full swing, Love & Vegetables is…
Michael Symon’s Fat Doug burger might have been a crowd pleaser at last year’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival Burger Bash, taking home the Amstel Light People’s Choice Award, but when it came time for celebrity chefs to vote, the win went to Shake Shack for its ShackMeister burger…
If you’re lucky enough to work from home, you know the dangers of staying in your pajamas and posting up on your couch with your computer (falling asleep and watching too many cat videos). This is why people work in coffee shops. Know what’s better than a coffee shop? A…
It’s the first Friday of 2015 and you’re pondering where to have your inaugural brunch of the year this weekend. If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to think (and eat) outside the box, then head to Michael Shikany’s culinary wonderland for an unorthodox brunch spread that includes nori…
Other than greasy French fries and jumbo-size cups of Coca-Cola, vegans don’t usually have much to choose from when it comes to theme-park food. But Walt Disney World isn’t your average theme park, and a recent visit to “the Most Magical Place on Earth” proved the Orlando mecca is growing…
Despite the closure of its Brickell location earlier this year, Miami’s leading vegan eatery is headed onward and upward. In addition to opening a new location on 27th Avenue this past June, Choice Cafe is about to cut the ribbon at 2626 Ponce de Leon Blvd. in Coral Gables. The…
Welcome to 2015. A new year is bringing several new restaurants, many of them helmed by celebrity chefs. We’re especially looking forward to Tom Colicchio’s Beachcraft, Sandbox, and Tom on Collins, all at the 1 Hotel and Homes in South Beach. STK Miami is also poised to open at the…
Each year brings its own food trends, and because the people at the forefront are our city’s chefs and restaurateurs, we went straight to the trendsetters. Who would have thought 2014 would be the year of oyster bars in Miami? We asked Mignonette’s Danny Serfer about this trend, and his…
27 Restaurant and Bar is helmed by chef James Seyba in collaboration with Bar Lab’s Gabriel Orta and Elad Zvi and Sydell Group’s Roy Albert,takes up up an old two-story house on the property of upscale beach hostel the Freehand. A year ago, there was virtually nothing there. Orta, though,…
Pasta makers are nice, if you’ve got oodles of time on your hands and a high tolerance for carbs. Alternatively, if you could stand to eat more veggies (who couldn’t?), a spiralizer is a pasta maker slash vegetable slicer — maybe the best invention in the history of ever. Basically,…
