Looks like Lincoln Road institution Zeke’s Roadhouse has sold its last brew. Employees say that Sunday night was the beer den’s final curtain, adding that they were told the owner is ready to move on.We were unable to reach Zeke’s proprietor for comment, but this isn’t the first time the…
When you walk out the door today, you might get hit with a bout of humidity from Tropical Storm Debby, but today Miami’s all about the Heat.Miami will be celebrating in the streets today when the Miami Heat parade kicks off at 11 a.m. today. Starting at the corner of…
No, that is not a misspelling in the headline. The folks over at B Hotels and Resorts have a goal — for the letter “B” to be as familiar in front of the word hotel as the letter “W.”The company’s Broward location opened just 18 months ago on Sunrise and…
The world of food and beverage has become so huge that each and every day brings forth a slew of industry-related news stories. Some make national headlines, especially if they involve E. coli or the First Lady. Others land on obscure food-industry websites, where they may or may not be…
When restaurateur Chef Daniel Boulud does something, he makes damn sure he does it right. So when Chef Jarrod Verbiak decided to leave downtown Miami’s db Bistro Moderne for his job at Boulud’s Maison Boulud in Beijing, there was little fear that the French bistro-contemporary American restaurant would experience anything…
Frozen yogurt is the adorable little sister of the frozen treat world. Instead of just plain vanilla or chocolate, froyo comes in a rainbow of colors and flavors — everything from strawberry to kiwi, coconut, mango, and blueberry. All in pastel colors.Enter Menchie’s to prove our point further. This chain…
Whisk Gourmet Food and Catering Cooks Reasonably Priced, Delicious Comfort Food
Tudor House, the American bistro part-owned by celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian located in the lobby of the Dream South Beach Hotel, is closing come the end of the summer. The chef/partner has decided to divest his interest in Tudor House back to Dream South Beach’s owner Sant Chatwal in order…
The Comras Company has just inked a deal which will bring Cibo Wine Bar to South Beach. The completed lease calls for the restaurant to occupy 11,963 square feet of space in a newly constructed freestanding building situated at the entrance of the luxury Continuum condominiums in SoFi. Back in…
When I spoke with Kris Wessel by phone yesterday, he was in the Atlanta airport eating a Krystal Burger while waiting for his delayed flight to board. I was curious about his new upcoming restaurant, Florida Cookery, at the revamped James Royal Palm Hotel (originally built in 1939, the hotel is…
It’s nice to find a Miami Beach business that cares about locals. So what if summer isn’t “season” for South Beach tourism? West Avenue Cafe thinks its loyal local customers are worth catering to, and they’re doing so by rolling out a new gluten-free, totally vegan menu that will delight…
Michael DiBuono is not just a cheese monger at the newly opened Cheese Course in Pinecrest. He’s a curator of stories. Cheese stories, to be exact. Holding up a squat white goat cheese that looks like a pyramid with the top lopped off, DiBuono tells me that’s exactly what it…
Lettuce samples contained 78 different pesticide residues. Domestic blueberries tested positive for 42 pesticides. Ninety-eight percent of apples were found to be contaminated by pesticides. And 92 percent of certain baby foods were pesticide-tainted. (These levels were measured in “conventional,” or non-organic produce and products.)The above findings were released by…
If she wasn’t cooking, Sandra Stefani of Open Kitchen would be traveling across the country on her Harley, tasting along the way. Lucky for us, Stefani finds joy in serving those in need of her signature Italian Soul Food cuisine. So much so in fact, that she and business partner…
When Morgans restaurant moved into the location on Purdy Avenue in Miami Beach last year, it was nigh impossible to escape the Joe Allen’s feel that lingered there.So the place closed, then reopened this past Saturday after a quick, month-long renovation. The inside of the restaurant looks like it hopped…
There are actually more beach-themed bars that play Jimmy Buffet and Bob Marley in Manhattan than in Miami. Which is a sincere shame because sometimes you just want to put on your best flip flops, drink a rum punch, and enjoy the warm sun and salt-tinged breezes.Parrotheads rejoice, because Whiskey…
Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. Don’t forget to check out the full Best of Miami® 2012 in newsstands now.When dining out, it can be tough to…
On July 1, the state of California will institute a ban on the “force feed[ing of] a bird for the purpose of enlarging the bird’s liver beyond normal size” as well as the sale of products that are a result of this process. This falls under sections 25980-25984 of the…
It’s Friday night and you’ve spent the past five hours (or so…it gets blurry at some point) drinking beers…which magically turned into tequila shots. In order to help transition you into Saturday, you need food. Tacos would be great. As you eat your meat-filled tortilla, you have a crazy vision…what…
Father’s Day is Sunday and I’m not going to sugar-coat it: our dad’s are not doing well. They’re fat and they’re dying because of it. According to the American Heart Association, about 75 percent of adult men are overweight, and about half of those are obese. More than one in…
Michael Mina is the only chef to have a restaurant in both Miami (Bourbon Steak in Aventura) and Seattle (RN74), a fact relevant to last week’s Seattle-Miami comparison. The celebrated toque will be in town at the end of this month, in order to help kick off Bourbon Steak’s Miami…
Subway is rolling out three new vegan sandwich options, in response to increased demand for meals on the go sans animal products. The Malibu Greek, Sweet Riblet, and Italian Black Bean subs are slated to roll out in select Subway locations in Maryland, Washington D.C., and Virginia. Compassion Over Killing,…
