You’re invited to Eat With the Heat tomorrow, August 11, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., as part of a monthly lunchtime roundup that was just announced. This is the first of a series of monthly roundups that will be hosted by the American Airlines Arena the second Thursday of…
A quaint little Italian eatery called Florette Café recently opened on Washington Avenue in South Beach (in the spot that Miss Saigon occupied until recently moving north a few blocks).The name Florette, explains owner Francesca Cuccurullo, is a nickname her father used for her mother.Cuccurullo worked at Spiga for 15…
Vapiano, a fast-casual Italian-food chain from Germany, is set to open this November at 1221 Brickell Ave. Already huge in Europe, the chain boasts 45 locations in Germany alone. And there are 11 Vapianos in the States.The concept is fresh fast food served in an upscale environment with cafeteria-style service…
In Key West there’s a famous landmark that stands at the southernmost point in the continental United States. The marker reads, “90 miles to Cuba.” The message rings loud and clear: So close, yet for all intents and purposes, Cuba might as well be a million miles away.90 Miles, the…
“Why would anyone go to a Jewish-style delicatessen to eat Mexican food?” I asked upon espying tacos, burritos, and fajitas at Jerry’s Famous Deli in South Beach. Then the answer popped into my head faster than chopped liver slides through a digestive system: To write a blog post about it!So…
Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, the Southern-inspired restaurant to be helmed by Top Chef and Gigi alum Jeff McInnis, is now geared for fall 2011. That is a few weeks later than was originally announced back in early June.The bistro, a partnership of McInnis, restaurateur John Kunkel (Lime Mexican) and…
Have you heard this one? A Jew, a Muslim, and a Christian walk into the deli section at the South Beach Publix supermarket. As they go to take their numbered tickets from the red dispenser, they see that it is perched atop a rotating display of Christian-based inspirational books for…
Danny Meyer, master restaurateur of both haute (Eleven Madison Park and Gramercy Tavern n NYC) and not (Shake Shack) continues his burgerfication of the entire globe with his second location in Miami planned for Coral Gables.Already taking over the Middle East with locations opening in Dubai, the UAE, and Kuwait…
It’s the best thing to happen to theater snacks since we started dropping Sno Caps in our popcorn. Gourmet concessions are coming to Coral Gables Art Cinema.At the concession stand in the Cinema Cafe, movie-goers will be able to pick up tastier bites than your average hot dog and Slushee…
In celebration of National Oyster Day, we present the second installation of our oyster tutorial with Executive Chef of Blue Door Fish and oyster savant extraordinaire, Sean Bernal. Yesterday, he opened up the kitchen and gave us a lesson in everything mollusk related, and today we dive deeper into the…
A wise sage once told her young grasshopper, “If you plant something every day, you’ll have something every day.” Actually, it was more like Muriel Olivares, founder and farmer of the Little River Market Garden, telling us her personal philosophy over the phone. But we’ll take it as good advice…
Tobacco Road is holding a Super Summer Kegger Bash tomorrow night. Miami’s oldest bar will turn into what sounds like a giant frat party for grownups with live music, DJs, food trucks and beer, beer and more beer.Over a dozen food trucks will serve food from 6 p.m. to midnight…
Good news, South Beach, Chow Down Grill is coming to the neighborhood next week. No longer will you need to trek to Surfside to get your fill of homemade noodles and dumplings. The new location is much larger, features a full bar and extensive cocktail menu, and is open until…
Tomorrow is National Oyster Day, as if we needed an excuse to honor the most delectable of readily edible seafood, fit for consumption as soon as it is pulled from the sea. We begged Executive Chef Sean Bernal of Blue Door Fish at the Delano, for public insight into his…
Tropical Storm Emily is moving northwest and close to making landfall on Haiti and Dominican Republic. Though the latest projection by the National Hurricane Service has Miami just outside the “cone of death”, food truck owners have two concerns: the safety of their trucks in a wind storm and the…
Truluck’s on Brickell keeps on truckin’
Mark Zeitouni, executive chef at The Standard Hotel’s Lido, gave us a little insight on his food influences and his unique style of pickling in yesterday’s interview.The rising chef preserves his own vegetables by pickling them right in his own restaurant. What started as a necessity in San Francisco’s farm…
The Miami food truck industry seems to add a new truck to the roster every day. If you want to get in on the booming truck industry, you can either pony upwards of $100,000 to purchase a brand new fully-customized food truck with state-of-the-art equipment. Or you can start your…
Tropical Storm Emily formed yesterday in the Caribbean, and if you’re like us, you’re getting your gourmet canned food ready in case she hits on Saturday. If you want to take an even less practical route, how about pickling some cucumbers in case you need to preserve those veggies for…
When Morgans announced that it was opening a South Beach location in the old Joe Allen spot, more than a few people wondered what it would be like. Normally when a restaurant closes and another opens in its place, there’s not much conjecture about whether the new restaurant will fill…
Burger Beast is out and about again. One of Miami’s first food truck devotees, the Beast is still heavily involved in the scene (we told you about his food truck tracker app in the works), but now he’s moving inside — at least on Wednesdays. Burger Beast is teaming up…
Tudor House, the new Geoffrey Zakarian restaurant at the Dream Hotel South Beach, opened to much fanfare and anticipation. With executive chef Jamie DeRosa behind the burner and Zakarian’s wife Margaret a frequent presence at the “modern gastro café,” much was expected of the food and service. Short Order was…
