Adelita’s Cafe Reopens in Little Haiti

Adela Alcantara had hesitations about going back into the restaurant business. After starting operations out of a laundromat in 1989 and opening seven restaurants across the county, Alcantara sold her Honduran restaurant empire, Adelita’s, in 2011.

The Egg Spot Will Serve All-Day Breakfast in Downtown Miami

A new egg-centric breakfast, brunch, and lunch eatery from the creators of the Butcher Shop Beer Garden in Miami and West Palm Beach is headed for downtown Miami. The Egg Spot — the third restaurant from father-and-son restaurateurs Igor and Fred Niznik — is scheduled to open this spring at 228 SE First St.

Toro Toro’s New Menu Includes a Monster-Sized Slab of Pork

At Richard Sandoval’s Toro Toro, located inside the InterContinental Miami hotel, pork lovers can “go ham” on a new dish. The restaurant has just introduced a monster-sized, 32-ounce cut of porcine goodness known as the chuleta — a giant meat Mohawk of pork loin, ribs, and a strip of pork…

El Tucán Reopens as One Big Miami Dinner Party

For the past three months, El Tucán in Brickell had kept its doors shut. The club reopened last week, and instead of original live cabaret, its guests will now enjoy an authentic Miami dinner party in its new incarnation as a restaurant and lounge concept. Owner Mathieu Massa, who…

Hungry Black Man to Host a Vegan Soul Food Festival in Miami Beach

The countdown is on to Soul Vegan Festival, Miami Beach’s edible event dedicated to plant-based African-American, Caribbean, and Hispanic-inspired foods. The fest, which kicks off on Saturday, March 23, is a collaboration with the Hungry Black Man, a concept created by Starex Smith. “Veganism is one of the culinary…

Wynwood Japanese Restaurant Hiyakawa Coming From Wabi Sabi Chef

Chef Shuji Hiyakawa, of Wabi Sabi by Shuji, and Alvaro Perez Miranda, who launched the Vagabond Restaurant & Bar with Alex Chang, will open a 36-seat Japanese restaurant on the ground floor of the Cynergi building in Wynwood later this year. “The focus will be seasonality, simplicity, and kikubari,” Hiyakawa says…

The Office Cake Will Deliver a Colada Cake Anywhere in Miami

Sara Paz-Claro and Eddy Claro took a ride on the fast track at a young age. Before Sara was even 17, the high-school sweethearts began earning money for college by working events and weddings referred by Sara’s mother, cake queen Ana Paz. Soon the side gig turned into a full-time company…

Eighth-Annual JWU Zest Award Nominees Announced: Vote for New Times

In 2012, Johnson & Wales University’s North Miami Campus initiated the JWU Zest Awards as a way of recognizing excellence in Miami’s culinary community. Now in their eighth year, the Zest Awards have become a respected part of the local food and beverage landscape. Many chefs and restaurateurs see the Zests as the hometown version of the nationally acclaimed James Beard Awards.