Bal Harbour Shops

Tea for You

Luxury Lounge

Mad swag, flaunting felines, and Burger King as haute cuisine

Down At the Hooch and Brooch

Imagine a string of saloons where the barstools are comfy, the conversation giddy, and the drinks are always free

Sorry Buddy, the Employee Lot's a Mile Up Collins, on Your Left

Bal Harbour Shops staffers lost some of their Christmas cheer on the long haul from the Haulover Beach parking lot

Ask for Directions

Just remember that fashion is your destination.

Goodbye, Norma Jean

See the final images of Marilyn Monroe.

Kris Wessel's Red Light Shines

New restaurant means great food at peerless prices.

Miami's Most Incredible, Fantastic, Amazing Year in Music!

Will someone please turn off the hype

Could Che Guevara Be Cloned?

Riptide investigates the odds of a new generation of revolutionaries

Fundraising gallery nights are a beautiful thing

Riptide investigates the odds of a new generation of revolutionaries

Cancer Sucks

Riptide investigates the odds of a new generation of revolutionaries

Last Chance Bistro

La Goulue aims at a better class of mall rat

Letters from the Issue of December 7, 2006

"It would be worth it to go to jail for taking his fed-up @$$ off the face of this earth”

Luna Rocks

For reasonable Italian food with stellar service, the Billantes can’t be beat

Ocean Thrive

Call it what you will -- mindless fluff, starstruck drivel -- but Ocean Drive has perfected a formula that's the envy of the publishing world

On the Plus Side

Call it what you will -- mindless fluff, starstruck drivel -- but Ocean Drive has perfected a formula that's the envy of the publishing world

Food and Fundraising

For Miami's social elite, high-end galas are high-calorie affairs

One Name, Many Tastes

Elia makes "Mediterranean" cuisine make sense

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Elia makes "Mediterranean" cuisine make sense

Norman to Open New Nest

The king of New World cuisine is finally branching out

Don’t Get Holidazed!

Holiday Gift Guide 2001

Side Dish

Signs of spring

Stanley Whitman's Wonderful Life

He was born to wealth, he built the wildly successful Bal Harbour Shops, and he always seems to get what he wants -- no matter what

The Real Miami Circle, Act One

Max's Place

Dish

Bambú Snoots

Side Dish

Take her to B.E.D.

Best Japanese Restaurant

Yasumoto Japanese Bistro in the Bal Harbour Shops

Turning Japanese

Yasumoto Japanese Bistro in the Bal Harbour Shops

Afternoon Delights

Yasumoto Japanese Bistro in the Bal Harbour Shops

Coming Up Roses

Yasumoto Japanese Bistro in the Bal Harbour Shops

High Rollin'

Yasumoto Japanese Bistro in the Bal Harbour Shops

Taiwan On

Yasumoto Japanese Bistro in the Bal Harbour Shops

Bal Harbour Blues

Yasumoto Japanese Bistro in the Bal Harbour Shops

The Doctor Is In

Yasumoto Japanese Bistro in the Bal Harbour Shops

Venice, Anyone?

Yasumoto Japanese Bistro in the Bal Harbour Shops

Swelter 25

Yasumoto Japanese Bistro in the Bal Harbour Shops

Swelter

Yasumoto Japanese Bistro in the Bal Harbour Shops

Fashion Miami Kicks Off With Gen Art Fresh Faces

Photo by JipsyBy Smith​Click here to view photos from this event.Usually, Riptide cares as much about fashion as we do about feel-good stories, but we were sort of curious about the retooled Funkshion Fashion Week Miami Beach -- now called Fashion Miami -- which took over the custom-built tent rai ... More >>

Stephen Starr Opening Japanese Restaurant at Bal Harbour Shops in 2011

Restaurateur Stephen StarrWord has been leaked that award-winning restaurateur Stephen Starr (you know him from Buddakan, Morimoto, and Steak 954 in Fort Lauderdale's W Hotel), will be debuting a new 200-seat Japanese concept restaurant in Bal Harbour Shops early 2011.A press release mentions "expan ... More >>

Pop Up Shop and Musuem

Restaurateur Stephen StarrWord has been leaked that award-winning restaurateur Stephen Starr (you know him from Buddakan, Morimoto, and Steak 954 in Fort Lauderdale's W Hotel), will be debuting a new 200-seat Japanese concept restaurant in Bal Harbour Shops early 2011.A press release mentions "expan ... More >>

Chef Michelle Bernstein at Saks Fashion's Night Out

Photo by JipsyChef Michelle Bernstein​While fashion was the main attraction this past Friday at Fashion's Night Out in the Bal Harbour Shops, the food was also something to talk about. Celebrity Chef Michelle Bernstein traipsed on over to Saks Fifth Avenue, whipping up some small tasty bites for s ... More >>

Venus Williams Signs Come to Win

Photo by JipsyChef Michelle Bernstein​While fashion was the main attraction this past Friday at Fashion's Night Out in the Bal Harbour Shops, the food was also something to talk about. Celebrity Chef Michelle Bernstein traipsed on over to Saks Fifth Avenue, whipping up some small tasty bites for s ... More >>

Pega Grill Brings Modern Greek Food to Flagler Street

​Pegasus is the white winged horse from Greek mythology that inspires the fantasies of poets and filmmaker. This strong stallion has now made its mark at downtown's Pega Grill where he hovers on the the walls hoping to entice downtown diners.Owner Thanasios Barlos' history in the restaurant bu ... More >>

Books & Books is Finally Bringing a Bookstore to Downtown Miami

​Shamefully there's only one bookstore within City of Miami limits, and that's in Coconut Grove. Which isn't exactly centrally located. Finally, local, independent book chain Books & Books is opening a window to the literally world in the urban core of the city with a small location set to ope ... More >>

Morimoto Disciple To Open Eatery, Balloo To Cook At Beard Bash, and The Kosta Is Clear

Lee KleinWill Morimoto chef serve Morimoto sake?​Restaurateur Stephen Starr (Steak 954 in Fort Lauderdale) is set to debut his second South Florida Restaurant, Makoto at Bal Harbour Shops, in late March. Why are we genuinely optimistic? Namesake chef Makoto Okuwa is a disciple of the famed Chef Mo ... More >>

Makoto Talks About His Bal Harbour Restaurant Opening This Sunday

Chef Makoto Okuwa​This coming Sunday, March 27, marks the opening of Makoto at the Bal Harbour Shops. "Makoto Okuwa worked for us at Morimoto in Philadelphia and New York," explains Stephen Starr (who is known locally for Steak 954 in Fort Lauderdale, but whose restaurant group includes a host of ... More >>

Miami missed the rapture for many sinful reasons

Chef Makoto Okuwa​This coming Sunday, March 27, marks the opening of Makoto at the Bal Harbour Shops. "Makoto Okuwa worked for us at Morimoto in Philadelphia and New York," explains Stephen Starr (who is known locally for Steak 954 in Fort Lauderdale, but whose restaurant group includes a host of ... More >>

Best Of Miami Teaser: Best New Restaurant

1500° at the Eden Roc The tomato salad at 1500°, made with local burrata.​Next Thursday, our New Times Best of Miami edition will once again name more than 350 of the finest restaurants, hottest clubs, most delightful diversions, and top places to shop till you drop dead as a zombie."The ... More >>

Makoto ranks with Asian greats

1500° at the Eden Roc The tomato salad at 1500°, made with local burrata.​Next Thursday, our New Times Best of Miami edition will once again name more than 350 of the finest restaurants, hottest clubs, most delightful diversions, and top places to shop till you drop dead as a zombie."The ... More >>

Attack of the Fashionistas

1500° at the Eden Roc The tomato salad at 1500°, made with local burrata.​Next Thursday, our New Times Best of Miami edition will once again name more than 350 of the finest restaurants, hottest clubs, most delightful diversions, and top places to shop till you drop dead as a zombie."The ... More >>