When consumers shop at Whole Foods Market, they expect high quality products. Willing to pay a little more, shoppers search out organic produce, sustainable seafood, and antibiotic-free meat from animals raised in humane conditions. The grocer’s website lays out its five-step animal welfare rating system that provides standards for how…
Over the past decade or so, smart phones have completely changed the way we communicate, get directions, or make restaurant reservations. Now, it’s the best way to source fresh oysters. The newly launched Pearl app allows users to find oysters in restaurants, mark their favorites, and check in to…
What started as a rogue pop-up has become a permanent Wynwood fixture. Serendipity Creamery & Yogurt Cafe (421 NW 26th St.) is the neighborhood’s first artisanal ice cream shop, offering kosher-certified ice creams, frozen yogurts, and sorbets. The small Wynwood outpost, about the size of an extra-large walk-in closet, is nestled between…
It’s around 3 p.m. onboard Myumi (56 NW 29th St., Miami; myumifoods.com), the six-seat omakase truck that parks on Wynwood’s northern boundary. Inside the drab, gray cart, Ryo Kato, age 34, dumps about four quarts of California’s short-grain Koshihikari rice into a metal mesh bowl. He fills it with water…
City Hall, Steve Haas’ Biscayne Boulevard restaurant has closed. The restaurant closed after dinner service yesterday evening. A day before, City Hall’s Facebook page posted the following message to fans: The two-story 6,000 square foot establishment was a tribute to Art Deco design, but instead of the ice cream colors…
Deep inside the 3-month-old Nobu Miami at Eden Roc, a German tourist sporting a salmon-hued pullover stands in front of the sushi bar. His back is stiff and his arms are crossed. “How many years did you apprentice?” he asks an itamae who’s busy forming a knob of snowy rice…
Tap 42, the Ft. Lauderdale gastropub famously known for its 42 different beer taps, is finally opening in Coral Gables. The large 6,350 square foot restaurant will open at 301 Giralda Ave. Suite 1 in Coral Gables in March 2016, seating more than 200 people. Tap 42 will also feature a…
Thousands of chocolate lovers gathered for educational exhibits, live music and of course, plenty of sweet samples at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden’s 10th Annual International Chocolate Festival this weekend. From 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, food trucks and kiosks were nestled in the clearings of the…
These days, getting inside Zak the Baker in Wynwood isn’t easy. The café/bakery doors are guarded by a ZTB baker, and hungry guests are only allowed in when others leave. Depending on the hour, a line wrapped around Zak’s storefront is more of an expectation than a surprise, making it…
When Phil Bryant, executive chef at the Local Craft Food and Drink, started at the restaurant in September 2014, he fantasied about offering a southern-style Sunday brunch, but knew it would take time. “Southern cooking is really in my roots,” he says. “It’s a type of cuisine I really appreciate…
When people win a contest, they’re usually gifted with a vacation getaway or even a new car. It’s very rare that being lucky results in the opportunity to live out your career dreams. That’s exactly what happened to Andy Bates and wife Frenchy MIngo, who won a a year’s free…
Jugofresh’s much anticipated restaurant finally has a name and an opening date. Jugofresh Kitchen, the first full dining concept from the Jugofresh team, will open late April. The restaurant, located at 1834 Bay Rd. in the Sunset Harbour neighborhood of Miami Beach. The fast casual restaurant will offer dine in…
Indulging in a doughnut often brings feelings of guilt and regret. At the Salty Donut – not so much. The pop-up shop (29 NW 24th St ), which will open a brick and mortar in spring 2016, sells gluten-free, baked doughnuts under 150 calories. “People ask all the time if…
When Brickell City Centre opens in Spring 2016, it’s destined to become a hub of activity for the already tony area south of Downtown. The $1.05 billion mixed-use project, located at 67 SW 8th St., consists of a condominium, office space, and the East Miami Hotel. But the likely reason…
As tacos continue to have their moment in Miami, West Kendall joins in on the taco craze with buzzing newcomer Tacos & Tattoos located at 10720 SW 113th Place. Jonathan Cruz and his family are at the helm of this cozy 30-seater joint that promotes food and culture. Think bumping…
Nabil Hach Al-luch bought the restaurant across from the Normandy Isle fountain more than a decade ago but never planned to be a chef. Then, in 2012, the sole cook at his place, Rouge (908 71st St., Miami Beach; 305-720-9125), announced he was leaving for vacation the next day. “I…
Beaker & Gray soft opened early December, just before Art Basel. The restaurant and bar by chef Brian Nasajon and bartender Ben Potts took advantage of the hungry hoards of Baselers by presenting a limited food and drink menu. Now, the restaurant is in full swing, offering dinner and a…
A month after opening this past September, Marion seemed the culinary rebirth of artist George-Pierre Seurat’s masterpiece Un Dimanche Aprés-Midi à l’Île de la Grande Jette. Like the 1884 painting depicting a well-appointed crowd enjoying a bucolic weekend afternoon in Paris, this gold-splashed, 260-seat bistro on the ground floor of…
Calamari, a staple of the Coconut Grove restaurant scene, is closing its doors after seven years of service. The restaurant sent an email to its customers,stating the following: To our Loyal Customers and Friends: Miami is an ever-changing city. Today we are announcing that after more than seven years of…
Comfort food, booze, and a Miami-style pool party is how Hyde Beach Kitchen + Cocktails spends Sundays. Its newly launched Waves and Rosé brunch offers a sweet-meets-savory menu paired with an outdoor club-like atmosphere. Though it might not be the best place to nurse a Saturday night hangover, the sbe hotel eatery…
Eating apples used to be a pretty straightforward endeavor. Usually offered as part of your school lunch, it was a crunchy, sweet fruit to end your meal of grey meatloaf or squishy peanut butter and jelly. Now, walk into the produce section of your favorite grocer and you’ll be barraged…
It’s no surprise that Wynwood, the heartbeat of Miami’s art scene, proffers a blooming paradise of confections. For most #foodporn enthusiasts, it’s become second nature to snap a photo of these aesthetically pleasing eats — the kind that glisten in the sun or oozes chocolatey goodness — before taking their…
