For many Miami restaurants, an evening out comes with a small lesson in agriculture or animal husbandry. So many list the source for ingredients that it’s almost par for the course to find a dish described as “Palmetto Creek pork loin cooked in Wynwood Pop’s Porter, served with Swank micro…
Say the words “guava pastelito” to any Miamian and watch their eyes pop out of their stomachs. But what about salads, cookies, muffins, and even mojitos infused with the tropical fruit grown right here at home? Forget 2016 as the year of the doughnut, P&P Tropical Fruits’ Paul Ahwee says this year is…
As our days get longer (and uncomfortably hotter), a bevy of Miami restaurants have decided to launch new (or improved) weekend brunches. Dine along the Miami River or overlooking the 305’s downtown skyline, chowing down on everything from caramelized waffles and serrano ham croquettes, to breakfast sausage burritos and lobster mac…
The first time Zoila Castro sunk her teeth into a cheeseburger she was hooked. The year was 1991, and Castro and her family had just relocated from Guayaquil, Ecuador to suburban Los Angeles. The burger was a double chili cheeser from Original Tommy’s Hamburger, a West Coast chain that got…
According to Johns Hopkins’ Bloomberg School of Public Health, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Breakfast provides you with the energy and nutrients that lead to increased concentration in the classroom.” That wisdom translates well into the adult world where a fueled up body can better cope…
In a sea of gray, it’s hard to miss the orange-colored awning, patio furniture, and chic decor in the center of downtown’s Southeast Financial Center. Zest, owner/chef Cindy Hutson’s newest restaurant, brings her “Cuisine of the Sun” vibe to a place that needs it the most, Miami’s concrete jungle. Its bright lights, vibrant…
As riots raged through Liberty City in spring 1980, George Yap’s crayon-yellow warehouse was spared. But it wasn’t a miracle. More than a half-dozen employees from Yap’s bean sprout factory, many of them former drug addicts and ex-convicts who lived in a neighboring halfway house, stood outside the front gate…
At North Miami Beach’s Basilic Vietnamese Grill, the star-anise-laced scent of pho wraps around you like a Burmese python. It seems like everyone in the 96-seater uses a spoon to pierce the coils of steam billowing from porcelain-white bowls. Two women in business attire, all pencil skirts and reading glasses,…
What’s on the menu for humans headed to Mars? Why veggies, of course. This weekend, local students are whipping up vegetarian and vegan meals for NASA scientists through the Green Cuisine Challenge at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. The project is part of the famous Fairchild Challenge science competition, and the…
Verde, the Perez Art Museum’s waterfront restaurant, is more than just an easy go-to for a convenient mid-exhibit bite. Executive chef Kaytlin Brakefield, who joined the eatery more than a year and a half ago, carefully crafted a menu that’s delicious and vibrant in both taste and appearance, making its weekend…
PB Station opened Monday at the the Langford Hotel at 121 SE 1st St. in Downtown Miami, signaling two landmark moves for the Pubbelly Boys who own and operate the restaurant. This is the first foray to the mainland for the restaurant group that consists of Jose Mendin, Andreas Schreiner, and Sergio…
While it’s easy to find french fries, cafecito, and sandwiches at downtown Miami’s many eateries, superfood arepas and matcha cappuccinos are something new. And it’s those innovative items that make Manna Life Food a unique addition to NE 2nd Ave. The airy, spacious spot was the culmination of a lifelong…
Sakaya Kitchen and Blackbrick’s Richard Hales is opening Bird & Bone, a new summer concept at The Wynwood Yard that features chicken, ribs, and sides. Bird & Bone will set up shop in the next few weeks for spring and summer. Hales’ Dim Ssam a Gogo truck has been at…
Josh Marcus’ heretically un-kosher Surfside deli has lampooned as a lot of things. It’s been a pizzeria, a barbecue joint, and a blank slate for a handful of Miami favorite chefs. Yet it seems no alter ego has garnered the kind of success and attention Marcus hoped for until now. …
Ever since Carlos Matto and Begoñe Tuya opened Xixon on Coral Way in 2001 they wanted to serve a tasting menu. Unfortunately, the aspiration fell victim to the beloved Spanish institution’s success as it thrice moved into bigger locations to satisfy demand. “It’s something we always thought about and wanted…
For all our miles of gorgeous coastline and waterways, waterfront restaurants make up only a small percentage of Miami’s eateries. Antica Mare is one such restaurant, and one you’re likely to not find on your own. The bistro is tucked away inside the Shorecrest Club apartments at 7999 NE Bayshore…
Philly Grub in Little Haiti has been open only a little more than a month, but already the casual eatery has helped a Philadelphia native celebrate her 81st birthday with an authentic Philly cheesesteak. And it so happens the birthday gal knew co-owner Jen McCool’s parents from vacations along the…
The duck breast entrée at Daniel Humm’s Eleven Madison Park was an eye-opener for Pablo Zitzmann. The 28-year-old chef says he left the critically acclaimed Manhattan restaurant with a renewed sense of possibility. So when Zitzmann was offered the opportunity to run his own kitchen two years later, re-creating the…
Food & Wine Magazine has just released its Best New Chefs in America 2016 list. The annual list names the most innovatice and up-and-coming cooks in the country right now. Past recipients read like a Who’s Who of the culinary world and include luminaries like Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, April Bloomfield,…
Doughnuts might be new to the neighborhood, but since New Times first reported the hole-in-dough craze hitting Miami, it’s been full speed ahead with pop-ups, festivals, and new brick and mortars. Honeybee Doughnuts, a gourmet craft shop coming to South Miami, wants in on the action. “This has truly been on…
Miami’s love affair with doughnuts is only growing, as evidenced by the people lined up to enter Donuts!, the first ever Miami doughnut festival at The Wynwood Yard. The scene of powdered sugar and baked goods wafted through the evening air as hundreds of people gathered to sample dozens of…
For the Miami restaurant industry, March came in like a lion with plenty of high profile restaurant openings. Coconut Grove’s thriving restaurant scene grew with the additions of Glass & Vine,a restaurant in a tropical park setting, and Farinelli 1937, a new eatery from the people who brought us…
