One of Miami’s most popular vegan eateries is making moves — Mi Vida Cafe is relocating from its current location at 7244 Biscayne Blvd. to a new, bigger locale just down the road: the Midpoint shopping center at Biscayne Boulevard & NE 79th Street. “We’ve consistently grown over the last four…
When you hear brunch, you probably think something traditional like eggs benedict, french toast, or pancakes. But what about hangover sandwiches and french toast lollipops? Rok:Brgr’s Fall 2015 Sunday brunch menu can be described in one word: Risqué. The new menu, debuting this weekend, includes krispy kreme burgers served…
More and more people (including chefs) are becoming vegetarian and vegan daily. Whether for health or ethical reasons, the decision to choose a meat-free diet is easier than ever with so many stores offering exotic fresh produce and meatless alternatives to everything from chicken to cheese. Unfortunately, though most every…
Over 200 carnivores gathered at Magic City Casino last evening to have their fill of fritas at Burger Beast’s third annual Frita Showdown. The event saw seven of South Florida’s most delicious fritas go head to head in a fierce competition for bragging rights of best frita in Miami. Bongos…
Last night as part of the Cooking Tour Experience 2015, hosted by more than 40 members of the team from El Celler de Can Roca, the Girona, Spain restaurant which currently sits atop the list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants, 100 lucky diners were invited aboard the SeaFair yacht…
There’s an ominous feeling as Conor Hanlon looks ahead after wrapping a four year stint as chef de cuisine at The Dutch inside the W Hotel. “Miami is always on the bandwagon looking for the next big thing rather than giving local chefs support,” he says He’s taking two months…
The Filling Station & Garage Bar has found a new home – 36 miles north from its old post on S.E. 2nd St, in Downtown Miami. The dive bar and restaurant opened up in its new Oakland Park location at 3200 N.E. 12th Ave. on July 1, about half a…
Sliderz, the Miami-based slider-centricfast casual concept, opens ifs flagship restaurant the first week of September, with plans to open five more in the next few months. The first Sliderz, located at 1817 123rd St. in North Miami, will feature a menu of (what else) sliders. If you’re thinking the…
Although invented in Italy, pizza is centered in New York (sorry Chicago). Until recently, transplanted New Yorkers in Miami have either had to fly back home for a couple of slices or deal with the Miami versions that lacked the tang and oregano of a good sauce or the bite…
Wynwood Diner opens this Friday at 2601 N.W. Second Ave.,and it’s like no other diner you’ve seen. The casual eatery, which opens August 14, looks less like a typical greasy spoon and more like a cozy sanctuary you’d find in trendy country-chic hotspots like Charleston and Asheville. That’s not to…
When the three Roca brothers Joan, Josep, and Jordi, of El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain were informed in 2013 that their restaurant had been voted number one in the world, they decided to do something drastic. After nearly thirty years of pushing to be recognized with top…
In a calendar filled with expensive festivals and events, Burger Beast’s Frita Showdown might just be one of the best values on the Miami foodie circuit. The showdown, which goes down at 7 p.m. tonight, August 12, at Magic City Casino, is in its third year, and features a battle…
Saffron Supper Club, self-billed as “a roving pop-up dinner club exploring the food and culture of the Middle East” started out of friendship and necessity by South Florida food writers Maude Eaton and Sara Liss. According to co-founder Maude Eaton, the two women met at a media dinner about five…
Cheeseburger Baby has opened a second location in the Little River District of Little Haiti. This stripped-down version of the South Beach burger joint, favored by everyone from club kids to Anthony Bourdain and a pre-vegan Beyonce, started serving yesterday at 212 NE 79 St. The 260 square foot structure,…
Sharon Morla was a greedy kid. While growing up in Lima’s San Isidro neighborhood, she would often tease a fistful of nuevo soles out of her parents and avoid her sister and friends while scouring the streets for her favorite carrito sanguchero. Each rickety metal cart shaded by a technicolor…
Brasserie Azur, the casual sister of South Beach’s Villa Azur, is set to open in Midtown sometime this month. The brasserie-and-rotisserie concept opens in the former Mercadito space at 3252 NE 1 Ave. (adjacent to the Shops at Midtown), with a modern French bistro concept. Designed by Francois Frossard, who…
Trust & Co., a chef-driven restaurant by one of Batch Gastropub’s founders, is set to open in Coral Gables this fall. Jerry Flynn, who co-created Batch Gastropub with partner Kevin Danilo, is opening the restaurant at 2 Aragon Ave., in the former Azucar Cuban Cuisine spot. Flynn, by the way, is no longer…
Essensia has always been a farm-to-table, gourmet restaurant inside The Palms Hotel & Spa but earlier this summer a new chef was brought into the kitchen. Venoy Rogers is the new executive chef and you can begin to taste his creations and vision through the restaurant’s Miami Spice menu. Venoy will reveal…
Despite changing times for Lincoln Road, one bistro remains a constant for both locals and tourists alike. Segafredo L’Originale, which opened in 2000 and brings a bit of Italian cafe life to the pedestrian mall, serves cappuccinos and cocktails to people and their coiffed canines who frequent the outdoor spot…
The weekend is coming and you’re making plans for brunch with friends. Suddenly you remember that Miami Spice, the two-month-long dining deal, is in full swing and try to find a good weekend brunch place that offers Miami Spice. Alas, upon perusal of the Miami Spice website, you’re disappointed to…
Since its opening less than a year ago, the Vagabond Restaurant and Bar has challenged Miami’s palates with everything from chapulines, which are spicy Mexican grasshoppers served with peanuts, to pan-seared beef hearts. Under the care of executive chef Alex Chang, the kitchen has turned out food that’s colorful, playful, and exploratory. …
In Key West, a line snakes, sometimes for blocks, with people waiting for a chance to take a picture with the famous Southernmost Point marker, which proclaims Cuba is only 90 miles away. Now, diplomatic ties between the United States and Cuba are officially re-established and connection with the people…
