If you were to step into Luca Bella in Aventura, perhaps after shopping at the nearby mall or maybe, like most patrons, after driving from Williams Island in your Mercedes-Benz, you might notice a dish named “burnt cauliflower” at the menu’s end. It’s a peculiar offering, but waiters suggest this…
Now that the holidays are over and the smorgasbord of sugar cookies, fatty meats, cheese plates and cocktails of all kinds has come to a halt, many feel like such lard-asses that their instinct is to embark on a sudden and drastic plan of deprivation.Their New Year’s resolutions to counterbalance…
The last month of the new year saw a lot of anticipated 2012 restaurants opening under the wire. Ralph Pagano’s Alba at Sole On The Ocean provides classic Italian cuisine and fresh seafood with a panoramic ocean view to the northernmost parts of Miami and Miami Beach. Although the official…
Catch is set to open at the James Royal Palm Hotel the first week of 2013, making it one of the first restaurants of the new year. The restaurant is the second Catch, the flagship restaurant having opened in Manhattan’s Meatpacking district in 2011. As you can tell by it’s…
January 1st: the only day of the year when the government sanctions our hangovers with paid time off. After overindulging in bottles of cheap champagne and a river of Red Bull vodkas, there’s nothing better than an oversized midday meal to soothe your aching head and rumbling tummy. And if…
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Miami’s Mexican food fanatics have one more place to feed their cravings without hightailing it to Homestead. The fast casual Salsa Fiesta chain (and winner of our Best Taco 2012 award) opened an Aventura location earlier this month. The expanding enterprise launched locations in Miami and Pembroke Pines in 2009…
It was nearly 6 p.m. on a brisk Saturday, and only three tables at Key Biscayne’s Exit 1 were occupied. A mural of a lighthouse scene filled a white stone wall, which was framed by dark molding and vintage photographs of old Key scenes. Smooth jazz played in the background…
Khong River House may have opened just days ago, but on a Thursday evening, the place was already as lively as its sister establishment Yardbird Southern Table & Bar. Like Yardbird, Khong’s colors are warm. Repurposed Thai shipping crates serve as wood wall decor. Edison bulbs cast a warm copper…
The Christmas countdown is reaching its grand finale. With mere hours left to shop, you better make with the hustle to avoid being empty-handed on the big day. And if you’re looking for something to satisfy a fellow foodie, Short Order has partnered with the South Beach Wine and Food…
Fans of Pubbelly and Pubbelly Sushi rejoice – the empire is about to introduce its newest endeavor: PB Steak. Andreas Schreiner, Sergio Navarro and Jose Mendin, the trio who’ve created a whopping five concepts since 2010, are the brains behind a meaty new eatery. The newest concept will open its…
Miami Beach is getting a new place for serious seafood when Lure Fishbar docks at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel. The restaurant is set to open in the former Emeril’s space in the fall of 2013. This is the second Lure Fishbar to open. The New York City flagship garners…
Miami Food Scene 2012: Top 12 Uppers and Downers
In the past couple of years, Miami’s food scene has joined the ranks of the nation’s greatest dining destinations. The New York Times’ Frank Bruni cited the rising Design District, including Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink, for its great potential. Bon Appétit named Yardbird Southern Table & Bar among the…
Word on the street is that New York burger joint, Milk Burger, is opening up an outpost in Miami. While we couldn’t reach anyone to confirm the details of where or when to expect the opening, a Twitter account was created with the handle @MilkBurgerMiami and on December 14, the…
Serafina, the Italian restaurant chain that dominates New York City with its signature yellow and blue logo, has opened its first Miami location in the former Tudor House space at the Dream South Beach hotel.The restaurant, which has ten locations in Manhattan, East Hampton, White Plains, and Philadelphia in addition…
For the past several months Por Fin, the pricey, white linen Spanish restaurant located just off Miracle Mile, has been undergoing a facelift and is to open early 2013 as a tapas bar, Bulla (pronounced Boo-ya). Owner Carlos Centurion said he’s looking to attract a younger crowd with a more…
Umami Burger may not be a familiar name to us here in Miami, but the California chain has been named “Burger of the Year” by GQ magazine. It is also frequented by celebrities and has even been featured on a Saturday Night Live skit.Umami’s founder and CEO has been looking…
Sushi MiKasa opened at the Shelborne Hotel this past Saturday evening, after a few days of private events and tastings.The restaurant, in the lobby of the Shelborne Beach Resort hotel, is hidden from hotel guests by dark wood panels and a billowing linen curtain. In fact, even though we knew…
Bond Trisransi, the man behind Calle Ocho’s Mr. Yum and 2B Asian Bistro is at it again, opening his first Brickell restaurant. Last month he signed a lease on a space on South Miami Avenue with plans to turn it into Bonding. A pink sign bears the restaurant’s name and…
Cooper Avenue, the Amir Ben-Zion eatery/market that opened in September has closed temporarily.Yesterday evening, as tourists and locals jammed Lincoln Road to shop and dine in the days before Christmas, the “open” sign was lit outside the restaurant, but the lights inside were dim and chairs were stacked up inside…
Wheat gluten has been dogged on so much over the past few years, you would think it was a serial killer rather than a cereal protein. But jokes aside, there’s a reason that the weirdly named food component has become such a nutritional pariah. Incidence of celiac disease, an illness…
