Salsa Fiesta started in Venezuela, where it has flourished as a food court staple. The Biscayne Boulevard branch has also fared well; it’s Mexican fast food, but of a higher quality than the Taco Bell-level chains. Actually, the folks at Salsa Fiesta prefer having their food referred to as “casual”…
Coral Gables took the phrase “be the first kid on your block” seriously yesterday, when thousands of people turned out on a muggy afternoon to get in line for a first bite of Shake Shack’s burgers, cheese fries, and concretes.The Gables outpost opened its doors to the public Sunday, July…
When Liza and Gigi Meoli’s Anise restaurant closed, it was a loss to the neighborhood near NE 79th Street and Biscayne Boulevard. But the opening of River Shack with Executive Chef David Long and Sous Chef Alan Harst provided hope.Anise did Greek so well! But I was hopeful the food at the…
Shake Shack is coming to Coral Gables. Danny Meyer’s burger palace, which opened on South Beach in June 2010 to much fanfare and waiting lines, is heating up the City Beautiful.The location, which formerly housed Smok’et BBQ, is on South Dixie Highway and conveniently located near the University of Miami,…
In a city where it’s not unusual for a restaurant to open and close in a few months, Cafe Prima Pasta is celebrating 19 years of feeding Miamians.It could be the cool dark space that serves as a welcome respite from the harsh Florida sun, or it could be the…
Crackers Casual Dining in Miami Springs opened up a little over two weeks ago, replacing the Riverside Grille. It’s the newest restaurant to open up in the suburban city near the airport and it labels itself as a Southern-style eatery.The term “Southern” is a broad category in regard to regional…
See also “100 Montaditos Opens In Midtown: Home Of The $1 Serrano Ham Sandwich.”100 Montaditos, the chain imported from Spain, continues to grow in South Florida today with the opening of its fifth outpost on the ground floor of the Vizcayne building (244 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami). As part of its…
Bloom opens Tuesday, July 17 in Wynwood, but partners Jose Miguel Sarti and Sebastian Stahl are gearing up for the restaurant’s first anniversary. “We’ve been working on the space since last August”, Jose Miguel told me yesterday while walking me through the space.”We knew we wanted to look in Wynwood…
Fabien’s Bistro, which quietly opened last month on Brickell Key, will be celebrating Bastille Day this Saturday with a $35 prix fixe menu that includes complimentary Kanon Organic Vodka cocktails. The special dinner (from 5 pm until close) starts with a charcuterie and cheese platter, segues into a choice of…
Villa Azur’s Pricey Mediterranean Fare Is Fresh but Nothing Special
Actor Olivier Martinez confirmed his engagement to Halle Berry at a promotional affair for Villa Azur, which he co-owns with French friends Michael Martin and Jean Philippe Bernard. Martinez has been called “the French Brad Pitt.” Martin has been hosting nightlife parties at sundry South Beach clubs since he arrived…
See also Vegans Can Carbo Load in LA, Beet Reporter Finds Vegan Glory in LA Yesterday, my friends and I were walking up the Las Vegas strip in desiccating 115-degree heat. My skin felt deflated, dehydrated and stretched to my bones. I looked to my left and to my right and saw…
Iron Side is an art complex by the railroad tracks in Miami’s Upper Eastside. Partners Fernando Nascimento and chef Nuno Grullon, both formerly of Metro Bistro, opened Iron Side Café within the complex about six months ago. Fernando is from Rio de Janeiro; Nuno is from the Bronx and learned to cook…
Eat St., the fast-paced Cooking Channel show, will return to South Florida to film segments for season four of the show, which will focus on food trucks and their owners.The crew will fly in from Canada to film for nearly two weeks. According to the show’s researcher, the most difficult…
In my normal, South Beach-dwelling, plant-eating life, carbs play an important but purposely limited role. The best way to get fat on a vegan diet is to increase the ratio of grains to vegetables in your diet dramatically, so I try to stick to one to one and a half…
If anyone had any doubt that Wynwood is the new locale for foodies, the current wave of restaurant openings and lease signings will wipe them away. One restaurant set to open in the next few weeks is Bloom.Guatamalan restaurateurs Jose Miguel Sarti and Sebastian Stahl have tapped some good talent…
My first visit to momoCHA Tea House on Española Way lasted about one minute. I ordered a bubble milk green tea but was told the tapioca pearls wouldn’t be ready for another 40 minutes. So I switched my order to a fruit-based, rather than milk-based, tea and asked for boba…
Lots of candy is coming to town soon, both for your belly and your eyes. Yes, folks, it’s true: Dylan’s Candy Bar will open at 801 Lincoln Rd. in late fall/early winter, and Terribly Girly Photography is hosting Candyland-themed pin-up photo sessions beginning today, Monday, July 9. There’s so much…
See also “Employees Say Zeke’s Roadhouse Closing for Good.”In what might be the quickest transition since Superman’s wardrobe change in the phone booth, Zeke’s Roadhouse has been replaced. Rio Station is a family-owned, five-branch food-and-drink biz that swooped in to occupy the old Zeke’s spot on Lincoln Road. Established as…
See Raw Cactus Wraps and Meatless Airport ChowI’m running an all-terrain, 12-mile, 25-military obstacle race in San Bernadino on Saturday. That’s sure to be a challenge, but endurance races also come with their perks. Among them is that you get to carbo-load guilt-free for a few days before the race…
Last week we tried Lorena Garcia’s Cantina Bowl at her studio kitchen. On fine china. With some good wine. The occasion was a media blitz before the official rollout of Taco Bell’s new mini-line of chef-driven offerings. Lorena Garcia — chef, author, television personality, and restaurateur — was on hand…
Sunbathing, boozing, and building sandcastles at the beach require little effort. But eating is another story. A long day at the shore can easily lead to a food disaster of epic proportions — sand in your coleslaw, wet sandwiches, melted ice cream.But there are foods that make beach eating a…
