When food enthusiasts from around the world descend on Miami Beach for the SOBEWFF festivities, it would be a shame not to partake in the events of local chefs. When in Miami, eat and learn from the locals. Hedy Goldsmith, Sam Gorenstein, Antonio Bachour, and Michelle Bernstein will all showcase…
Top Chef mentor/judge Tom Colicchio will officially join the roster of celebrity chefs with Miami Beach eateries when his new restaurant opens at the 1 Hotel & Homes South Beach this fall. The chef cofounded Gramercy Tavern with Danny Meyer in 1994 and then opened Craft in 2001. He also…
It appears that Aventura is fast becoming the burger capital of Miami-Dade. With restaurants such as BurgerFi, Five Guys, and Bulldog Barbecue and Burger (in neighboring North Miami), there’s no dearth of burgers in this northeasternmost part of the county, but it seems there’s always room for one more. Enter…
Michael Symon might be best known for his cohosting stint on the ABC daytime show The Chew, but the Cleveland native is also a James Beard Award winner who was named one of the ten best chefs in America by Food & Wine magazine. Symon is a South Beach Wine…
Hard as we try, it’s tough to avoid Big Ag. Even if we stick to whole foods (the actual eats, not the store), most of the produce aisle is GMO-ridden. And living in this densely populated paradise, it’s unlikely most of us have access to garden plots. Enter Earthbox, the…
You’ve probably experienced this before: You’re dining at a fashionable restaurant, the kind where miso-glazed black cod coexists with liquid-nitrogen ice cream, and servers introduce themselves by saying, “Everything is served tapas-style.” Perhaps there’s hamachi jalape�o or pork offal on the menu. You’re familiar with this vibe, these flavors. But…
Find a yellowtail jalape�o roll at your neighborhood sushi joint and compare it to the one served at Lure Fishbar. They look similar enough: Coiled nori and rice are crammed with wasabi-spiked fish and then topped with jalape�o. But inside the grand Loews Miami Beach Hotel, the yellowtail tastes different…
The South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s sold-out Burger Bash might just be the hottest ticket in town. After all, who wouldn’t clamor for the opportunity to sample 31 burgers from some of the best chefs in the country? The conundrum each year, however, is strategy. Most people tackle the…
Trisha Yearwood is country music royalty. Married to superstar Garth Brooks, the Grand Ole Opry member shot to fame in the early 1990’s and has since sold over 12.5 million albums worldwide, won three Grammys, three Country Music Association Awards, and performed at the White House during President Bill Clinton’s…
An homage to both the striking patterns the designer is known for, as well as the man himself, Cavalli Restaurant & Lounge is visual overload. Zebras, leopards, and flowers play together on the tables, seats, and servers’ uniforms. Roberto Cavalli’s image is plastered all over the walls, and giant bottles…
In its 13th year, the South Beach Wine & Food Festival is bigger than ever. Even the most fit fan will likely get exhausted just reading the roster of 70 seminars, parties, and dinners — up from last year’s 50 or so offerings. How does one choose from the extended…
For anyone who thinks veganism is for pansies, Rip Esselstyn is the manly man you need to meet. This former professional athlete and Austin firefighter got his fire station hooked on plant-based eats several years back in order to help a fellow ladderman’s health. Known as the Engine 2 Diet…
The South Beach Wine & Food Festival will enter its 13th year when it kicks off this Thursday, February 20. Termed “spring break for chefs” by celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse, the event attracts culinary A-listers and some 60,000 fans to Miami Beach for a weekend of parties, dinners, and drinking…
Dessert is always a luxury. However, there is a line, when that cherry on top of the dessert becomes just plain over-the-top. Miami, a town known for extravagance, is so indulgent in sweets that we are actually leaving out the Guinness World Record-holding $1,000 Golden Opulence Sundae at Serendipity 3…
If you were ever an avid attendee of Sweat Records’ vegan Sunday brunches, you’ll be stoked to know they’re coming back. But this time, the meatless spread is headed to Gramps. This Sunday, Francesca Lacuesta (formerly of Mac’N food truck fame) will be cooking up her ever-popular Southern fried tofu,…
Within five minutes of starting a conversation with any chef, you can tell how he or she views the craft. New executive chef at SushiSamba David Sears views cooking as a spiritual exercise and an art form. “You have to remember, something died for you to be able to create…
Most people’s idea of meat replacements extend only as far as veggie burgers and tofurky. Faux fish rarely makes the radar. After all, seafood is superhealthy, right? Who needs a substitute? Well, with restaurant fish bait-and-switch, radioactive seas, and mercury issues (not to mention overfishing, extinction risks, etc.), seafood is…
The joint finally has a name and an opening date. Naked Taco, formerly known as “Ralph Pagano’s Yet-Unamed Mexican Joint,” is set to open Friday, February 21 — just in time for South Beach Wine & Food Festival attendees and celebrity chefs to seek refuge from the elements and enjoy…
“It’s somewhat of a miracle,” Cathy Vedovi says of the way her new endeavor, Mmmm, came about so quickly. The cafe, located in the former Lester’s space at 2519 NW Second Ave. in Wynwood, is set to open any day now. “Hopefully by the weekend,” she says as she nearly…
The neon sign is still lit as dusk approaches, but a gander inside the Sunny Isles restaurant makes it very clear that Chef Ho is closed. Tables at the restaurant, which had a loyal following, are still set, but a lobster tank is dry and the bar is deserted. A…
The biggest boozy, bon vivant blowout of the year is almost upon us. Hello South Beach Wine and Food Festival, we’ve missed your many charms. Even if you’re been procrastinating like crazy ahead of the big affair, you’re in luck. There are still tickets available to some of the best…
Timon Balloo doesn’t want to dazzle you. At Bocce Bar, he cooks things simply — braising duck legs in stock before plunging them into a pan with orecchiette, squash, and Parmesan. They are finished in a sauce that’s thick enough to coat a wooden spoon and tastes of sage and…
