“Everything on the menu at Perfecto, I would serve in Barcelona,” chef-restaurateur Oscar Manresa says. Case in point: Both of the striking anchovy dishes proffered at Perfecto can also be ordered at Casa Guinart, Manresa’s casual eatery inside Barcelona’s storied market La Boqueria. The pickled boquerones marinate for a day…
Faux meat is a standard on almost any store shelf — even Publix — but the stuff you’ll find at your average supermarket is limited, to say the least. There isn’t much beyond imitation chicken nuggets and veggie burgers. But at FakeMeats.com, you can find anything your little meatless heart…
A man in a pink button-up and slicked-back hair raises a flute of rosé cava and whispers into the ear of the young blonde perched beside him. She sports a perfectly teased topknot and tilts her head ever so slightly to angle her cheek in the direction of his lips…
At Roots & Freens, organic all the way is the motto. Chef and copartner Carlos Torres has a resum� that spans a decade in the kitchens of top toques Douglas Rodriguez, Michelle Bernstein, and Michael Mina. Now he’s bringing healthful and gourmet cuisine and cold-pressed juices right to your door,…
Food & Wine’s fourth-annual the People’s Best New Chef nominees have been announced, and two Miami chefs are in the running. Jose Mendin, director of culinary operations for the Pubbelly Restaurant Group, and Giorgio Rapicavoli, chef/partner of Eating House and the soon-to-open Taperia Raca, are among the 100 toques nominated…
If your weekday lunch needs a makeover from that sad microwaveable frozen meal or wrinkly brown paper bag, head to Toscana Divino in Mary Brickell Village. A couple of weeks ago, this sleek Italian eatery launched L’originale: Lunch Italiano, offering a rotating three-course lunch menu for $23 on weekdays. The…
Salad dressing is incredibly important, and it’s not dramatic to say it can save your life. But not just any salad dressing. It has to be the right one, and the right salad dressing will generally be one you make yourself. A thoughtfully crafted homemade salad dressing can help you…
Taperia Raca opens this Friday, bringing chef Giorgio Rapicavoli’s spin on Spanish small plates to MiMo. The restaurant, the second endeavor from Rapicavoli and business partner Alex Casanova, will seat only 16 people inside, but an outdoor garden will serve 40 guests. Rapicavoli will split his time between Eating House…
Forget blink-and-you’ll-miss-it; you could be staring wide-eyed at My Little Organic Bistro and still miss it. There’s no real signage, and it’s tucked into a nondescript Bird Road strip mall. The only hint that something special lies within is a window proclaiming, “Organic health.” But once you’re inside, you’ll see…
Not everyone grows up dreaming of owning their own restaurant and the desire to feed hungry folks who sometimes complain simply for the sake of complaining. No, it takes a special breed of person to dream about owning and operating a restaurant. Meet Jessica Sanchez, a financial analyst who took…
1826 Restaurant & Lounge has been open for only a month, but the restaurant has already generated buzz. Scarpetta’s Nina Compton tweeted pictures of her date night at the restaurant, and at a recent awards ceremony, several chefs discussed the restaurant. It could be the restaurant’s multilevel dining experience, which…
Despite the marvelous advances food tech companies have made in the areas of chicken, beef, fish, and even egg substitutes, vegan cheese has been far from fooling anyone. Even the best of the faux dairy is still a pretty obvious reproduction, often tasting more like chewy soy chunks than the…
Miami Springs is home to some wonders between bread. Take, for example, the “outside is in” burger at JR’s Gourmet Burgers or the fried chicken sandwich at Crackers Casual Dining. However, neighboring Virginia Gardens has a contender as strong as Rocky Balboa. A Little Bit of Philly is home to…
It seems nothing is ever easy in the wild ‘n’ wacky world of Miami restaurants. Just ask the folks at Hotel Astor. As part of a three-pronged relaunch that seeks to regain the buzz it had in days gone by, the 1936 vintage South Beach boutique hotel last Friday unveiled…
Fine and fashionable restaurants have been opening in South Beach, downtown, midtown, and the Design District for years. These areas seem to attract all the major chefs. So why venture to South Miami and nearby Pinecrest? Well, down here, you won’t find many major openings, but you will find reasonably…
After successfully coaxing your out-of-town guests to treat you to dinner at the pricey Prime Fish, there’s still one more hurdle you must face: deciding what to order. The menu is massive, which is just one of the many things the month-old spot has in common with its sister restaurants:…
Miami’s finest chefs and most enterprising restaurateurs gathered at Johnson & Wales University last evening for the third annual Zest Awards. The awards, which were created in 2012 by the university to recognize leaders in the Miami culinary industry. The awards were presented in six categories (Best Restaurant, Best Bar/Lounge,…
SpecialTea Lounge is out of the way. So far out of the way, in fact, that I’m rarely able to make the trek to this cozy little FIU-adjacent lunch spot. My loss. It’s well worth the haul (even in traffic) to grab a bite of their outstanding homemade eats. Take…
Fast food workers across America as getting tired of the vast difference between the salaries of the corporate bigwigs and their meager earnings. The difference, by the way, is astounding. According to a Nerdwallet report, if broken down into an hourly wage, the CEO of McDonald’s would earn $9,247 every…
The first thing you experience when entering Semilla Eatery & Bar is the sweet aroma emanating from a wall of potted herbs. They’re a welcome respite from the construction craziness on Alton Road. You’ll also be relieved to hear “Wrecking Ball” sung by someone other than Miley Cyrus and see…
There’s no question that plant-based eating is on the rise, with everyone from Al Gore to Beyonce giving veganism a go. And from farm-to-table eateries to frozen meat substitutes, it’s becoming increasingly easier to make with the herbivorous eating. So how about ditching your meat-diction for one day and helping…
No need to book a trip to New York City for the 2014 James Beard Foundation’s awards gala on May 5, because there will be no South Florida chefs or restaurateurs to root for when the awards are announced. The James Beard finalists were announced yesterday and not one Miami…
