Mellow Mushroom, the Atlanta-based pizza chain with locations all around the South, is set to open a new location on Sunset Drive sometime in mid-November. Known as a laid-back, neighborhood pizza joint, Mellow Mushroom doesn’t feel like a chain. It’s more like a local neighborhood gathering place where people can…
Buns & Buns, a six-month-old South Miami restaurant, aims to return bread to the prominence it once enjoyed at the dinner table. Long ago, a fresh loaf was as important as the main protein and vegetables, and it still is in many countries, chef Reuven Sugarman says. “We want to…
As soon as you sit down at Naked Taco in South Beach, a bubbly waiter toting a frosty shaker measures out two grapefruit-tequila shots in heavy, preplaced glasses. “You have to be a little mad to have fun with us,” he says while shaking out the last drops of the…
After at least a year and a half of delays due to struggles with permitting, N by NAOE, Kevin Cory’s follow up to his striking, 12-seat omakase restaurant that in 2012 moved from Sunny Isles to Brickell Key is now open next door to his lauded restaurant. What N is,…
Bike issues are on everyone’s lips lately, what with the city’s possible proposed crackdown on Critical Mass. Meanwhile, local transportation options are as lackluster and improbable as possible, so there’s no better time than now to show support for Miami’s two-wheeled culture. At Gramps tonight, alternative transportation advocates will get…
Talk about one hot month. As spring turned into one wet summer, Miami restaurants decided to open like flowers in a garden! Most anticipated were the openings of L’Echon Brasserie, featuring French fare by the Pubbelly boys and Oolite, Kris Wessel’s new restaurant just off Lincoln Road. June also saw…
July has just begun, and everyone in Miami can’t seem to shut up about how hot it is. We get it — it’s miserable outside. That means you have to get creative. When the A/C isn’t enough, what’s a guy or gal to do? It just so happens that a…
Grupo Anderson, one of Mexico’s largest restaurant groups, is opening Porfirio’s Restaurant this Thursday, July 3. The restaurant, which launched in Mexico City in 2012, is bringing its brand of fine dining to SoFi with traditional Mexican dishes. The 200-seat restaurant, located at 850 Commerce St., features a wraparound bar…
Meatless eaters and veg-curious foodies are counting down the days until the city’s first plant-based extravaganza, Seed Food & Wine Festival. And to add to the anticipation, the five-day festival, kicking off in October, just announced some major additions to its lineup. The official participants now include all-star chefs, bestselling…
Miami lost not one but two great chefs when the James Beard finalist and Janine Booth teamed up to open Root & Bone in the Big Apple. Instead of reflecting on things that could have been if the talented duo had decided to open a place in, say, MiMo or…
BBQ Wednesday’s are coming back for the third year in a row to The Dutch and there are some new surprises on the grill. The series, dubbed Bourbon, Beer and Cue, is heating things up by moving the feast outdoors to the W’s charming Grove courtyard. Chef de Cuisine Conor…
The New Times Iron Fork/Miami Spice kickoff, presented by the Miami Downtown Development Authority, brings Miami’s best restaurants under one roof for one night only. On Thursday, July 31, from 7 to 10 p.m., the Hyatt Regency Miami will turn into nirvana as dozens of South Florida’s best restaurants serve…
In this increasingly high-tech world filled with internet startups, venture capitalists, and “masters of the universe” vying for their place at the top of the food chain, let’s not forget one of the oldest and most noble professions — the baker. See also: Zak the Baker’s Wynwood Cafe: The Bread’s…
Hidden around a corner off busy Ponce de Leon Boulevard in Coral Gables, Cafe Curuba serves the best coffee in the neighborhood. Not only does it brew Panther Coffee, Miami’s iconic bean, but Cafe Curuba also features Counter Culture, a North Carolina-based roaster that can’t be found anywhere else in…
Ahh, ceviche. You truly deserve your own holiday. Soaking in citrus and spice, this is one of South Florida’s favorite dishes to slurp down. Lucky for us, it’s never hard to come by — it’s even sold out of the back of people’s trucks down here. If you prefer to…
Michelle Bernstein’s Michy’s will serve its last dinner this Saturday, June 28. That sounds sadder than it seems, as the chef is revamping the space and menu, with the goal of reopening later this summer. Bernstein made the announcement in in May, saying, “It’s time for us to change the…
The Pubbelly boys are as dangerous to the Miami food scene as the Corleone family was to the New York crime scene. It all began in 2010, with the opening of the Asian gastropub Pubbelly (heard of it?). Jose Mendin, Sergio Navarro, and Andreas Schreiner were first-time owners, dewey-eyed and…
Last year Top Chef and Top Chef All-Stars alum Mike Isabella participated in a challenge to save lives and shed pounds dubbed Fit for Hope. The Washington, D.C. fundraiser pitted 12 chefs against one another over the course of 12 weeks and raised more than $30,000 for the American Cancer…
Mall food is typically heavy, greasy, and fatty. Enter OnJuice, a health-focused juice and grab-and-go snack bar that opened Monday in Aventura Mall. DeliverLean (the meal plan delivery company) is the parent company of OnJuice. They’ve partnered with Turnberry Group to bring the first of several locations to shoppers and…
The unmistakable snapping of rice in a superheated stone bowl hints at what’s to come. The heavy gray-and-white-flecked basin typical of Japanese eateries seems misplaced at first in a Peruvian restaurant. But the nutty, charred scent of crisping grains soon dispenses any concerns about eating a Korean-Japanese mashup of sweet…
Miami’s international cuisine scene is getting a European flair with Bistro BE, scheduled to open at 1111 SW First Ave. in downtown Miami this summer. The restaurant, by Emmanuel Verschueren, a businessman who made his career in plastics (cue The Graduate jokes), as well as restaurants in Europe, features cuisine…
The New Times Iron Fork/Miami Spice Kickoff, presented by the Miami Downtown Development Authority, promises to be one of the most memorable and delicious evenings this summer. On July 31, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Miami, you’ll be able to sample bites from Miami’s best restaurants,…
