Capriccio, Brickell’s new Italian venture on the river, was supposed to open last week. That was a couple of weeks ago. Didn’t happen.We finally caught up with owner Mauro Valentini as he finished staining some of the restaurant’s columns. At the back, a flat fountain added a soothing and delicate…
We live in South Florida, a subtropical paradise, surrounded by some of the bluest waters in the world. And yet, somehow, we have a surprisingly low number of places in which to enjoy fresh seafood. Sounds fishy, no?Fish Fish Restaurant Bar and Market (13488 Biscayne Boulevard) is a new source…
Hyde Beach, located in the rear of the ritzy SLS Hotel behind The Bazaar and Katsuya on South Beach, isn’t your regular food spot. In fact, it’s not really a food spot, at least not to those who come to jam out to the tunes of local talent like Pirate…
Should we find ourselves in Downtown Miami and in need of [a few] mimosas and some serious eats, Toro Toro’s new brunch service will swiftly cater to the hungry. The Pan-Latin steakhouse that New Times called “bullish” for its ambitious fare and moderate prices, is now offering brunch on Sundays…
Doma Polo Bistro: Great Argentine Near the AA Arena
Dylan Lauren could have gone into the family business or just hung around the Hamptons with a cocktail in her hand. Instead, the daughter of clothing icon Ralph Lauren has a dream to open a fantasy candy shop in New York City. And so, Dylan’s Candy Bar was born.The two-story…
Jose Andres, chef and owner of a fleet of chic restaurants including The Bazaar at the SLS Hotel in Miami, and a nonprofit documentary film team are in the early stages of shooting a Travel Channel-like showing off Haiti’s food and cooking. Andres has visited the country more than a…
Buenos Aires’ Recoleta neighborhood is studded with ritzy hotels, luxury leather accessory shops, and frantic dog-walkers who trudge along its many sloped cobblestone streets. Across the tony area in Argentina’s capital are many restaurants that peddle the country’s meat-centric epicurean fare. There are empanadas, ñoquis in cream sauce, lots of…
Miami’s ING Marathon is only four days away. I’m counting because I’m running it. These last few days before a race find many athletes stressing out about food. The truth is, no matter how hard you’ve trained, poor timing and choices in your eating style can sabotage your run. I’ve…
2013 has been around for 23 days and counting, so those memories of champagne toasts, sparklers and epic hangovers may feel like forever ago. But the Year of the Snake is about to arrive, so the celebrations are about to begin, again. Come February, some of Miami’s finest Asian establishments…
Unique Eats, which showcases America’s most exciting restaurants from high-end dining rooms to casual neighborhood treasures, and sometimes even visits eateries with no permanent address, wrapped up filming in the Magic City this past week.The 30-minute show packages segments of unique dishes chosen in a particular category such as meat,…
Miami’s culinary scene has rocketed in the past couple of years with the rise of midtown, the Design District, and the Upper Eastside. But what about Kendall, Pinecrest, Doral, and Hialeah?Well, there’s a place that opened its first Dade County outpost at the Palms at Town & Country that hopes…
Meet Aleric Constantin, current grill cook at Michael’s Genuine and the cycling chef. Aleric attended Le Cordon Bleu, and upon his graduation worked in the kitchen of Eating House for a six-month period before moving on to Michael’s Genuine.His time with Giorgio Rapicavoli and presently Michael Schwartz is what’s shaped…
South Beach will welcome a new modern bistro with New York style, when Charles St. opens at the Boulan South Beach Hotel at the end of February.The intimate 70-seat restaurant will feature affordable food, hand-crafted cocktails, and a diverse wine selection. The restaurant, designed by Casa Conde & Associates, will…
Georges Kitchen and Loft is a departure into opulence for restaurateur Georges-Eric Farge. Farge, who is known for his casual French/American Miami bistros, recently opened Georges, hiring a Michelin Star chef and gutting an old antique shop in Midtown to create his own vision of what happens when New York…
What better way to enjoy Chipotle than without the endless lines that snake outside of the burrito shops? With investors citing concerns of higher pricing than other fast food chains and long lines flat-lining lunchtime profits, the company is launching catering services, according to a report in the Wall Street…
Diets are always trendy, especially in the beginning of the year and in Miami, where it’s always sunny. The problem with doctors, diets, and workout regimens is that they are just that — a trend, and are therefore constantly changing and evolving according to the latest information and breakthroughs in…
When people hear the word “vegan,” the last thing that comes to mind is decadence. The first thing is usually an image of a scrawny, pale lady wearing Birkenstocks and hugging a tree. Not exactly the picture of sensuality.But as usual, my aim for this column today is to challenge…
Miami Restaurants Make Own Bacon
Sometimes success is a simply a matter of divine intervention. By the end of last year, Wajiro’s restaurant on 127th Avenue and SW Eighth Street was a shadow of its former self. Serendipitously, through a series of seemingly inconsequential events, Otto and Sonia De La Torre took ownership of Wajiro’s…
Have you ever eaten a burger that was so good you remembered it fondly years later?Apparently that happened to author, television host, and burger fan George Motz. Motz was in Miami and ate a Macho burger from Latin Burger and Taco food truck about two years ago and fell in…
Back in the 1941, architect L. Murray Dixon designed two art deco hotels, the Regent and the Gale. The two were joined by bridge in the 1960s, and recently, a $35 million remodeling was completed.Now The Gale is a retro-class-meets-modern-elegance boutique hotel situated on a quaint but busy corner off…
