This fall, chef Fabio Viviani is bringing his famed Chicago-based Siena Tavern to South Beach. Viviani and his team plan to adapt the menu from the Chicago location, which earned the title of “Best New Restaurant” by Chicago magazine, for Miami by focusing on lighter items such as bites from…
Look alive, Miami. It’s time for another made-up food holiday and all the prime-priced perks that come with it. If you’re all about shucking and slurping, then get excited: National Oyster Day is tomorrow. Tons of places are serving up specials in celebration of the briny aphrodisiac. Whether you want…
Shameless plug alert: The Botran Rum, Chilean wine, and Stella Artois were flowing freely last night at Miami New Times’ Iron Fork kicking off two months of Miami Spice. Now that the bills have been paid let’s move on to the real action: the food. Among the endless array of…
There was tension in the air at the Hyatt Regency Miami as two chef/warriors prepared for battle. Everything was in place. See also: Iron Fork 2014: The Sounds, the Sights, and the Bites…
July was a surprisingly strong month for openings, with well over a dozen new spots for Miamians to try smack dab in the middle of what used to be “off season.” Notable restaurants include Finka Table & Tap, a gastropub by the owners of CubanCube food truck; Centolire, the New…
As you step in front of Niu Kitchen’s plate-glass façade in downtown Miami, you’re sucked off the sidewalk and into a buzzing Barcelona-style tapas restaurant. The musical gurgle of emptying bottles of ruby-red tempranillo fills your ears. The nutty scent of toasting bread invades your senses along with the intoxicating…
New Times’ Iron Fork Miami Spice Kickoff, presented by the Miami Downtown Development Authority is tomorrow and the Hyatt Regency in downtown Miami will be abuzz with hundreds of people enjoying food and drink by Miami’s best restaurants. If you’ve already got your tickets, we’ll see you there. If you’ve…
Prost Wurstgrill & Bierhouse had a little shindig yesterday and, what started as a pretty sophisticated evening (a welcome cocktail of sparkling wine and mint was refined and refreshing), turned into a rousing sausage fest. Of course, when you’re a restaurant that specializes in house-made tubular meat products, that kind…
It’s a big month for Cindy Hutson and partner Delius Shirley. The duo and life partners are celebrating a 15-year run in the restaurant industry with their Miracle Mile darling Ortanique on the Mile. Hutson also will bring her Caribbean flair to downtown with the opening of Zest and Zest…
In the wake of the closure of their Brickell location, the folks of Choices Cafe are expanding the operations of their newest locale — Choices Kitchen. The outpost, near Miami International Airport, previously offered just a $12 daily plate (and featured a vegan marketplace). But as of this week, customers…
Centolire Trattoria Italiana, which promises to bring authentic Neapolitan cuisine to South Miami by way of New York City, opens for dinner tonight, July 29, at 8. The restaurant, under the direction of restaurateur Roberto Patriarca, offers fresh, homemade pastas from various regions of Italy, with a focus on Sicilian…
Molly Wizenberg’s food blog Orangette has been called the best food blog by the London Times. Her first memoir, A Homemade Life (2010), chronicled her food memories, dealing with her father’s death, and meeting her husband-to-be, Brandon. Delancey (2014) is Wizenberg’s second memoir, and it focuses on their decision to…
Ah, an arepa, that glorious golden cornflour puck stuffed with goodness. For one night only, you can get some Jose Mendin in the middle. The Pubbelly chef and partner is staging a pop-up with La Latina late Wednesday night from 9 p.m till 2 a.m. at Pubbelly. We have already…
It looks like the Pubbelly boys are planning a strategic chess move with one of their concepts. Pubbelly Restaurant Group founders Jose Mendin, Andreas Schreiner, and Sergio Navarro announced they are moving their beefy concept, PB Steak, from its Sunset Harbour location to the mainland. See also: PB Steak in…
It’s Friday night in Sunny Isles Beach, and at the top of the glass stairs leading to the Ferris pop-up at Sole on the Ocean, I am greeted by a lovely young woman dressed in an elaborate Brazilian samba costume. See also: Ralph Pagano’s Ferris Pops-Up This Saturday: We Get…
Downtown Miami’s first Juan Valdez Cafe opens this Wednesday at 101 NE Second Ave. The coffee shop, which stars the fictional coffee grower in pictures and emblazoned on coffee mugs, features both blended and single origin coffees prepared in a variety of ways. The cafe, one of which is located…
Summer in Miami means long sun-scorching days and humid nights. Most of us hibernate in our air conditioned dens, coming out to brave the elements only for something essential — like freshly made, authentic Italian gelato made with organic ingredients. Bianco Gelato, opening today in Coconut Grove, is providing a…
My Ceviche opens its third location today. The restaurant, which features freshly made ceviche from wild-caught seafood in a casual setting by an award-winning chef, comes to South Miami, with dine-in, take-out, and catering services. The 1,600-square-foot location, decorated in friendly citrus colors, seats 70 guests, including 26 seats on…
Argentines, Cubans, and Colombians, please accept my apologies. Your empanadas pale in comparison to Venezuela’s beef-, bean-, and sweet-plantain-filled empanadas de pabell�n. Yes, your empanadas are delicious. Their flaky crusts, either baked or fried, are tantalizing. The savory fillings — from Cuban picadillo to the cream, chicken, and walnuts in…
Loba is Spanish for she-wolf, which is exactly what Jessica Sanchez is. “The name came to me in a moment in my life where I felt like I evolved into what my definition of a loba is,” says the 28-year-old restaurant owner. “Someone who just fights and hunts for what…
Everyone knows that Miami is a coffee-lover’s paradise. You can get a solid cafecito in just about any neighborhood. What Miami really lacks is a solid tea presence — with the exception of Teavana, there aren’t a ton of places in South Florida that focus exclusively on tea. European founders…
After a successful debut in Winter Park earlier this year, Juice Lab will soon expand its cold-pressed juice bar concept to South Florida this fall. Juice Lab will feature seasonal menus of farm-to-bottle beverage blends made from local harvests picked at the peak of freshness. Celebrities like Demi Moore and…
