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…
The waitress at George’s Kitchen is not clumsy. She might spill yuzu on your shirt, splash water near your cup, and drop a knife on the floor. But under no circumstances should she be considered a klutz. When you sit at the bar of this upscale midtown locale, which debuted…
Walk into Acropolis Greek Taverna and you might swear you’ve just become an extra in the comedy favorite “My Big Fat Greek Wedding. The small Tampa-based restaurant chain, which has locations in New Tampa; Ybor City; Riverview; and St. Petersburg, has just opened in Coconut Grove, serving a dose of…
Matthew Sherman sells booze-free shots. At his organic, raw, and cold-pressed juice bar called Jugofresh, Sherman proffers the teeny drinks with organic Bulgarian rose water, deer antler extract, and echinacea. The South Beach shop also makes delightful smoothies and great-tasting cleanses. Tasty juices aren’t what make Sherman a Tastemaker though…
Update: Panther Coffee co-owner Leticia Pollock said the Sunset Harbour shop received its certificate of occupancy from Miami-Dade County Thursday morning. They’ll be soft opening on Monday May 13 at 7 a.m. Construction atPanther Coffee’s long-awaited Sunset Harbour store at 1875 Purdy Ave. on Miami Beach has wrapped and the…
Giorgio Rapicavoli was the first Miami winner of Food Network’s Chopped. He used the momentum of his win to open a pop-up restaurant on Ponce named Eating House. The concept was so successful that Rapicavoli ended up taking over the space and turning Eating House into a permanent fixture. Recently…
Since 2009 David Rosendorf — better known as Frodnesor on Twitter or by his blog, Food For Thought — has offered even-keeled commentary on Miami’s ever-changing scene. As a co-founder of Cobaya, Miami’s not-so-underground underground-dining group, he and co-conspirators have helped set the city’s gastronomic agenda while offering a one-of-a-kind…
Talk to any successful chef and he (or she) will tell you that opening a restaurant takes grit and guts. Expect to drop substantial cash, kill your social life, and put an end to luxuries like sleep and days off. To top it off, you must enter the culinary battlefield…
Toro Toro charged into downtown at Miami’s Intercontinental last fall. Soon after opening they began to offer brunch service on Sunday. Now, with summer charging in and Cinco De Mayo just around the corner, the restaurant is giving drinkers and eaters more reasons to celebrate. They have extended Cinco De…
