A vegan food fest may not be revolutionary in some parts of the world, but in a city that worships all things pork, an entire weekend revolving around leafy greens and plant-based protein is pretty amazing. Alison Burgos and Michelle Gaber’s brainchild is a new breed of plant-based celebration –…
As one of the hordes of people living close to the always seedy Washington Avenue, I’m constantly excited by a new restaurant opening on the tourist-laden thoroughfare. I don’t expect to ever find anything other than bad pizza, bad burgers and bad tattoos on one of Miami Beach’s main drags…
Close your eyes and think of the first food fantasy that comes to mind. No…not the one where you slather Chrissy Teigen with chocolate. The one where you eat copious amounts of beef and beer. Ms. Teigen is unavailable, but you now can have your share of steak and your…
A leggy, tan woman wearing a white halter top struts along a worn wooden dock overlooking the Miami River. Her lips curl to smile as she passes a glistening champagne bucket dripping with condensation and tables piled with cracked stone crab claws. A doe-eyed hostess escorts the woman and her…
I’ve already declared my love for dining in North Beach and Normandy Isle, and now there’s a new favorite spot in the neighborhood. Bodegon 71 offers seemingly endless empanadas, along with juices, smoothies, decadent desserts, and much more. This family-run restaurant is still waiting for a wine and beer license,…
There are plenty of South Florida food staples (exhibit A: our fabulous cafecito; exhibit B: our unique uses of the plantain), but classic Southern barbecue is not necessarily one of them. With the newest location of Brother Jimmy’s BBQ, owner and NFL star Jonathan Vilma hopes that will soon change…
In the past few months, the Forge has gone through some changes, announcing the departure of Dewey LoSasso and the arrival of its new executive chef, Christopher Lee. Lee, who was hired by the Forge’s owner, Shareef Malnik, in January, comes with a long resum�. He received the James Beard…
A leggy, tan woman wearing a white halter top struts along a worn wooden dock overlooking the Miami River. Her lips curl to smile as she passes a glistening champagne bucket dripping with condensation and tables piled with cracked stone crab claws. A doe-eyed hostess escorts the woman and her…
Recently at Lemoni Pizza & Kitchen in the Design District, co-owner Maria Eugenia Pelati cheerfully greeted a constant stream of regulars as they arrived via bike, skate, automobile, and foot. She seemed to know everyone, and everyone seemed to know her. Later it became clear why. Lemoni is a throwback…
How much do you love Sweet Times Cupcakes and Coffee? Enough to make a lifetime commitment to them? As in getting a tattoo? That’s the question on the table counter this week, as Sweet Times Cupcakes celebrates their one-year anniversary with an offer a true cupcake fanatic can’t refuse: Get…
The Federal Food Drink & Provisions’ Cesar Zapata is not only a talented chef but also a tech whiz. The chef/owner of the Federal is also the cofounder of Greenroks, a company that strives to educate and entertain youth culture through music, storytelling, and technology. The company has just released…
Uncle Tom’s Barbecue was a Miami staple for generations. One of the last “old Florida” icons, the neon sign pointed weary and hungry travelers to some good old-fashioned grub since 1948, back in the days when SW 8th Street was the main way for folks to get from Miami to…
April showers not only bring May flowers — they bring a host of new restaurants to Miami. This month’s highlights were AQ by Acqualina, where chef Dewey LoSasso is making his new restaurant in the five-diamond resort local-friendly and Shikany, the long-awaited restaurant that offers degustation menus of upwards of…
For nearly two decades, Myles Chefetz has made a fortune by using decadence to attract diners. When the South Beach pioneer and chef-partner Michael Schwartz opened Nemo on Collins Avenue at First Street in 1995, the Asian-influenced seafood restaurant became an instant hit with the party creatures, artists, and models…
It’s hard to believe that Verde, the restaurant inside PAMM, opened only in December. On a recent Tuesday, the caf� was practically filled to capacity during lunch service. It’s a Stephen Starr restaurant, after all — excellence is expected. Saturdays and Sundays are no different, now that Verde offers brunch…
Popular comfort food spot Blue Collar is about to get a salty sister with the opening of Mignonette, a new oyster bar concept by Daniel Serfer and Ryan Roman. Roman, by the way, writes the blog miamirankings.com. The restaurant, set to open in June, will be located at the old…
Juicing fans will be able to see where their next meal comes from when the newest location of the fast-growing, Miami-based Jugofresh opens at South Pointe Thursday, May 1. See also: Jugofresh Sponsoring Free Yoga Classes at Wynwood Locale…
For nearly two decades, Myles Chefetz has made a fortune by using decadence to attract diners. When the South Beach pioneer and chef-partner Michael Schwartz opened Nemo on Collins Avenue at First Street in 1995, the Asian-influenced seafood restaurant became an instant hit with the party creatures, artists, and models…
Paleo diets are a meat lover’s dream, because cavemen were total carnivores, right? Color us skeptical. After all, how easy do you really think it was to hunt wild boar? There was undoubtedly a lot of foraging for foodstuffs in our ancestors’ daily diets. And as it turns out, paleo…
For too long, froyo has been the domain of dairy lovers. There’s been little love for milk alternatives, at least beyond your grocer’s freezer. But megachain TCBY took the plunge into nondairy by introducing an almond milk frozen yogurt last year. And now TCBY offers a coconut milk incarnation, ideal…
It’s been in the works for over a year, but finally Shikany, Michael Shikany’s dining concept opens to the public on Saturday, April 26. The restaurant is housed in a once-abandoned 4,000-square-foot warehouse, where the chef will offer both a la carte dining and a mullti-course degustation menu. See also:…
This weekend is all about the yin and yang of eating and drinking in Miami. Jimmy Buffet may sing, “I treat my body like a temple…you treat yours like a tent”, but we encourage you to do both. You can enjoy some of our finest local chefs embracing the slow…
