Recently at Lemoni Pizza & Kitchen in the Design District, co-owner Maria Eugenia Pelati cheerfully greeted a constant stream of regulars as they arrived via bike, skate, automobile, and foot. She seemed to know everyone, and everyone seemed to know her. Later it became clear why. Lemoni is a throwback…
How much do you love Sweet Times Cupcakes and Coffee? Enough to make a lifetime commitment to them? As in getting a tattoo? That’s the question on the table counter this week, as Sweet Times Cupcakes celebrates their one-year anniversary with an offer a true cupcake fanatic can’t refuse: Get…
The Federal Food Drink & Provisions’ Cesar Zapata is not only a talented chef but also a tech whiz. The chef/owner of the Federal is also the cofounder of Greenroks, a company that strives to educate and entertain youth culture through music, storytelling, and technology. The company has just released…
Uncle Tom’s Barbecue was a Miami staple for generations. One of the last “old Florida” icons, the neon sign pointed weary and hungry travelers to some good old-fashioned grub since 1948, back in the days when SW 8th Street was the main way for folks to get from Miami to…
April showers not only bring May flowers — they bring a host of new restaurants to Miami. This month’s highlights were AQ by Acqualina, where chef Dewey LoSasso is making his new restaurant in the five-diamond resort local-friendly and Shikany, the long-awaited restaurant that offers degustation menus of upwards of…
For nearly two decades, Myles Chefetz has made a fortune by using decadence to attract diners. When the South Beach pioneer and chef-partner Michael Schwartz opened Nemo on Collins Avenue at First Street in 1995, the Asian-influenced seafood restaurant became an instant hit with the party creatures, artists, and models…
It’s hard to believe that Verde, the restaurant inside PAMM, opened only in December. On a recent Tuesday, the caf� was practically filled to capacity during lunch service. It’s a Stephen Starr restaurant, after all — excellence is expected. Saturdays and Sundays are no different, now that Verde offers brunch…
Popular comfort food spot Blue Collar is about to get a salty sister with the opening of Mignonette, a new oyster bar concept by Daniel Serfer and Ryan Roman. Roman, by the way, writes the blog miamirankings.com. The restaurant, set to open in June, will be located at the old…
Juicing fans will be able to see where their next meal comes from when the newest location of the fast-growing, Miami-based Jugofresh opens at South Pointe Thursday, May 1. See also: Jugofresh Sponsoring Free Yoga Classes at Wynwood Locale…
For nearly two decades, Myles Chefetz has made a fortune by using decadence to attract diners. When the South Beach pioneer and chef-partner Michael Schwartz opened Nemo on Collins Avenue at First Street in 1995, the Asian-influenced seafood restaurant became an instant hit with the party creatures, artists, and models…
Paleo diets are a meat lover’s dream, because cavemen were total carnivores, right? Color us skeptical. After all, how easy do you really think it was to hunt wild boar? There was undoubtedly a lot of foraging for foodstuffs in our ancestors’ daily diets. And as it turns out, paleo…
For too long, froyo has been the domain of dairy lovers. There’s been little love for milk alternatives, at least beyond your grocer’s freezer. But megachain TCBY took the plunge into nondairy by introducing an almond milk frozen yogurt last year. And now TCBY offers a coconut milk incarnation, ideal…
It’s been in the works for over a year, but finally Shikany, Michael Shikany’s dining concept opens to the public on Saturday, April 26. The restaurant is housed in a once-abandoned 4,000-square-foot warehouse, where the chef will offer both a la carte dining and a mullti-course degustation menu. See also:…
This weekend is all about the yin and yang of eating and drinking in Miami. Jimmy Buffet may sing, “I treat my body like a temple…you treat yours like a tent”, but we encourage you to do both. You can enjoy some of our finest local chefs embracing the slow…
There are exciting innovations happening all over Miami these days, from outstanding art to ethical eats. And this weekend’s first installment of FEAST (Funding Emerging Art with Sustainable Tactics) is putting two genres together for an evening of cruelty-free cuisine and local art aid. For $40 you can dig into…
South Florida’s farm season is coming to a close, and now is the time to get your greens while the getting is good. At Love & Vegetables’ pop-up dinner at Earth N’ Us Farms this Saturday, you can dig into kale, collard greens, purslane, and lots of other good-for-you stuff…
On a recent Sunday, two guests stand in front of a muted TV set near the entry of 15 Steps inside the Eden Roc hotel. They’re laughing at America’s Funniest Home Videos. Rich amber lighting and plush leather seating fill the center of this first-floor restaurant. An out-of-place communal picnic…
After 17 years of serving al dente pasta alfresco, Lincoln Road staple TiramesU is closing its doors this Sunday, April 27. Fans of the restaurant need not be despondent, however, because the family-style pasta place plans to reopen at 101 Washington Ave., reclaiming the SoFi neighborhood where it originally opened…
On a recent trip to St. Augustine, I bought some fresh datil peppers at a local market. A cousin of the habanero, the datil starts out sweet and fruity — and then goes in for the kill with its heat, averaging about 200,000 units on the Scoville scale. These little…
Today is Earth Day, 24 hours when we all pause to consider how best to reduce that nasty number known as our carbon footprint. But what to do? Should we all drive Smart Cars? Recycle our Bud Light cans? Set Miami’s collective A/C at 80 degrees? Actually, going meatless is…
Homeless men mutter to themselves outside the Kwik Stop on Grand Avenue in Coconut Grove. Yet tucked inside the convenience store, KT Mongkolthalang and her mother, Toya, stand behind a glass case stacked high with cans of Mae Ploy coconut milk and amber bottles of fish sauce while they toss…
On a recent Sunday, two guests stand in front of a muted TV set near the entry of 15 Steps inside the Eden Roc hotel. They’re laughing at America’s Funniest Home Videos. Rich amber lighting and plush leather seating fill the center of this first-floor restaurant. An out-of-place communal picnic…
