The 2012-2013 stone crab season closes tomorrow, May 16, with the last day of harvest today. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, traps must be removed from the water within five days. All restaurateurs and stores must obtain their stone crabs by May 16. It’s been a…
After three months of speculation and hearing a few uncertain words from a Japanese waitress at Momi, we’ve finally uncovered just what the owners of Momi Ramen in Brickell have cooking. Next to the authentic brick building that resembles a home and arguably serves the best ramen in town is…
Say what you will about sausages. Make all the jokes you want. But these two aren’t kidding. When it comes to combining flavors and different kinds of meats, Freddy and Danielle Kaufmann are experts. What was formerly just a stand at a weekend farmers markets has turned into a storefront…
VooDoo BBQ & Grill is bringing a bit of the Big Easy to Kendall. The fast-casual restaurant with a Cajun vibe, is expanding its South Florida presence with its first Miami-area restaurant at the Palms at Town & Country. A Pembroke Pines restaurant opened this past January. VooDoo opens Sunday,…
You don’t have to hang out with Jorge Stekelorum long to realize his favorite word in Spanish is vení. It can mean several things. But for Stekelorum, it has only one definition: “Follow me.” For more than 20 years, Stekelorum has been making nothing but pasta at his shop, Mr…
Gold & Pepper has opened on the corner of 1st and Washington in South Beach. The cozy, 37-seat eatery is touting wholesome, fresh, Italian fare with a twist: everything is covered in 23 karat gold. When we say everything, we mean ever-y-thing: shavings of gold floated in our Prosecco, sheets…
You won’t find tostones at Azucar on Calle Ocho. Nor will you turn up flan, at least not in its usual form. Suzy Batlle’s ice cream shop, inspired by the memory of her abuela — hand-makes ice cream and yogurt every day. The flan comes in three different flavors; pumpkin,…
If you were jonesing for Oprah’s favorite cake and felt a little left out in the cold for the past few weeks, fret no more. After a short transitional period when the flagship location off Lincoln Road closed, Icebox Cafe is reopening at its new home at 1855 Purdy Avenue…
As we did during childhood, we run when the baby blue food truck with the bikinied pin-up girl comes rolling through our neighborhoods. Then we breathe hard. Instead of a cone, we adults crave a grilled bacon and blue or a classic grilled cheese-and-tomato soup combo. To make Ms. Cheezious,…
John Lennon famously sang that love is all you need — but it’s so much better when food and wine are part of the package. Coral Gables newest eatery, Love Is Blind Food & Wine, will be offering up all three. The new spot is the latest endeavor by the…
Step into Barezzito, Miami’s newest late-night eatery and music venue — and South Beach screams from every neon-hued nook and cranny. The sleek new Collins Avenue outpost is offering up live music, specials every night of the week and Asian fusion cuisine with a Latin flair. The new digs are…
Umami Burger opens its Miami Beach location (and first-ever) East Coast restaurant today. The California-based burger chain, featuring a “secret” formula that brings out the savory, meaty “umami” flavor (the fifth and most elusive of our basic tastes), is a favorite among celebrities like Ashton Kutcher, Apollo Ohno, and Kendall…
The eating world is paying more attention to food’s origin than ever. Yet the locavores’ work is far from done. There’s been plenty of debate on whether locally grown and raised food is the answer to crises like hunger and obesity, but that’s not what’s important. What matters is that…
In case you haven’t noticed, the weather here in Miami is heating up. That means we’re in for some blazing days that call for something cool and creamy to cool down our internal core body temperature before we spontaneously self-combust. Luckily for all mankind, Pinkberry’s Ocean Drive shop opens tomorrow…
Miami is about to get a dose of classic style when Cipriani Downtown Miami opens tomorrow, Friday, May 10…
Margie Pikarsky coordinates Redland Organics, a local organization of South Florida growers, It supplies sustainable vegetables, herbs, honey, and eggs to Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Broward counties, and is among the best communiity supported agriculture programs around. Few farmers in South Florida have sufficient time to attend markets, but Pikarsky, who…
George’s Kitchen in Midtown Is an Open Book
Mom’s work hard all year round, so why is mother’s day only celebrated one day? Whole Foods Market in Coral Gables has decided to show mother’s some love early, and begin celebrations tomorrow with a free healthy brunch buffet and make-your-own body care class. So leave the kids with dad…
Your mother birthed you, fed you, clothed you, and defended you from the bully down the street. She put Bactine on your skinned knees and nursed you through your first heartbreak. Her thankless job included getting up early to wake your lazy butt for school, loaning you money when you…
Small businesses make Miami special. After all, what’s better than knowing your hard-earned dollars are supporting your fellow 305’ers, versus soulless corporations and their fat cat CEOs? This city wouldn’t be what it is without Panther Coffee, Whisk Gourmet and Abraxas Lounge. So the Unemployed Chef in Coral Gables is…
Miami is not exactly Napa. Instead of grape vineyards, we have trees that grow exotic fruits like guava, mango, lychee. So, Peter Schnebly, a longtime grower of tropical fruits, decided to make wine from the produce deemed not “perfect” enough for sale. Wine not from grapes? Sounded ambitious — and…
Umami Burger, the California chain with an impassioned fan base, is opening the doors to its first Miami Beach location at 1080 Alton Road this Friday, May 10 at 11 a.m. This Umami will not only be the first in South Florida, it will also be the first Umami on…
