Hong Kong Noodles in North Miami Beach and Hitching Post BBQ in Hialeah were among six restaurants in Miami-Dade closed last week for health violations. Other restaurants ordered to close include Jennifer’s Cafeteria in North Miami Beach, Mindy Supermarket in Hialeah, Nacha Cafeteria in Allapattah, and Marcelo’s Restaurant Pescaderia, also…
Are you prepared for next week’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival? Comfy shoes that can endure walking on sand? Check! Fully charged phone so you can Instagram that picture of you and Anthony Bourdain? Check! Tickets to all those yummy sold-out events? Um, not checked. If you think you’ve…
It’s an old complaint: Miami needs more French food. Enter Yann Rio, who owned three restaurants in France, including Sequoia in Montpellier, which earned a “three forks” designation in the Michelin Guide. Rio has moved to the States and delivers French fusion with nontraditional ingredients to Miami. Nothing but the…
At Bocce Bar, Timon Balloo doesn’t replicate Italian dishes. “My goal wasn’t to see a recipe and repeat it, but to learn about the culture behind it,” he explains. Before opening the two-month-old restaurant in midtown, he took two research trips to Italy. There, he explored markets, ate copious amounts…
Anyone who has spent a significant amount of time in Miami knows what areas to avoid during certain times of the year. Unless you are in the mood to dodge throngs of tourists and spend exorbitant amounts of money, South Beach is a no-no during the upcoming South Beach Wine…
Timon Balloo doesn’t want to dazzle you. At Bocce Bar, he cooks things simply — braising duck legs in stock before plunging them into a pan with orecchiette, squash, and Parmesan. They are finished in a sauce that’s thick enough to coat a wooden spoon and tastes of sage and…
A new concept put together by Zevents called Kitchen Hop kicked off its first event last Saturday in Mary Brickell Village. For just $35, guests enjoyed a dish from seven restaurants — Dolores, Brother Jimmy’s, Tapas Benidorm, Toscana Divino, Oceanaire, Balans, and Taverna Opa — from 2 to 4 p.m….
A California-based meat processor has issued a recall of nearly nine million pounds of beef products, and Florida is one of the states involved. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) website, Rancho Feeding Corporation, based in Petaluma, is recalling approximately 8,742,700 pounds of beef products from “diseased…
As a general rule, mall food courts aren’t the best places for vegans. The roundabout of edibles is usually a gauntlet of smiling employees doling out jerk chicken and sloppy joe — a no man’s land for the meatless. Without proper preparation and snack packing, a lengthy trip to the…
Before the Design District became what it is today, few restaurants dared open north of 36th Street in Miami. Soyka took a chance. In 1999, the restaurant began operating after its owner, the legendary Mark Soyka, purchased the space as a garage for his vintage car collection and then realized…
A trip to Miami Springs requires maneuvering over one way canals and a circle park, but it is so worth it. We came for the deep fried bread pudding and fried chicken at Crackers Casual Dining but we stayed for the bacon jam. This homey restaurant serving delicious Southern comfort…
Mariana Cortez started baking vegan sweets back in 2009 as a way to fulfill her son’s dietary restrictions. At the time, she never imagined she’d be the first person to open a vegan bakery in Miami. Now, Bunnie Cakes is celebrating its one year anniversary — just a few days…
Express your unpopular opinion. That Twitter hashtag gave me the courage to admit the unthinkable: I really hate brunch. OK, I know what you’re thinking. Whenever I admit this to someone, I’m confronted with looks of disbelief and the follow-up question, “Do you hate puppies?” Though I dressed up as…
They say third time’s the charm, and with Spris opening its third location in midtown today, the Graspa Group will certainly be hitting a successful trifecta. The Lincoln Road location has been a staple for 15 years, so to celebrate, the neighborhood restaurant is inviting the public to its grand-opening…
To say Michael Mina knows good food is an understatement. Last year, the Egyptian-born chef was named to the James Beard Foundation’s Who’s Who of Food and Beverage in America. He owns 20 restaurants across the nation, including the Michelin-starred Michael Mina in San Francisco. His empire encompasses two spots…
Michael Mina 74 might remind you of a nightclub. Lingering behind the ivory counter in the Fontainebleau Miami Beach lobby, a leggy hostess in a tiny red dress is the restaurant’s gatekeeper. She subtly eyes you and then escorts you downstairs, her black heels clacking on the marble steps. Inside…
Miami has several good destinations for fried chicken, but nothing beats the hidden places. Maybe it’s because we can all walk into Publix and get a box of crisp golden breasts, thighs, wings, and drumsticks. So everything else better be tastier and have some sort of allure. If you’re already…
The world is divided into two kinds of people: those who think the fro-yo craze is over, and the rest of us, who crave guilt-free, cold, creamy goodness. Miami Beach is the perfect place for frozen yogurt places to thrive. After all, it’s a town obsessed with body culture. And…
We have good news for those who like to fight for marriage equality in Florida in the sweetest way possible. The Big Gay Ice Cream Social will return to Miami Beach during the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. Join celebrity chef Art Smith poolside for an afternoon of fun…
Michael Mina 74 might remind you of a nightclub. Lingering behind the ivory counter in the Fontainebleau Miami Beach lobby, a leggy hostess in a tiny red dress is the restaurant’s gatekeeper. She subtly eyes you and then escorts you downstairs, her black heels clacking on the marble steps. Inside…
When Carolina Moura worked long hours as an implementation consultant for restaurants, she would eat at Gigi — a lot. A regular at the bar, she quickly bonded with sous-chef Kris Hillborn. In fact, Moura even went so far as to tell him that the day she opened her own…
The first month of the new year included the opening of many anticipated restaurants including Cavalli Restaurant and Lounge, the chic Italian bistro by famed designer Roberto Cavalli, and Batch Gastropub, which features upscale takes on pub grub, like chili-glazed chicken wings with blue cheese espuma. Other openings include new…
