Foods

Miami's 14 Best New Eats and Drinks for Summer

In an effort to always bring you The Best, we rounded up a few eats and drinks from around town that are mostly new for the season, starting with a summer classic: Ceviche. Its acidity energizes, its light, yet filling and when done right, it never sacrifices flavor. For a place that's got it down, ... More >>

Pubbelly, PB Steak Present Mega-Affordable Summer Menus Today

Tonight, the Pubbelly clan will launch an unbeatable summer dinner and brunch menu at Pubbelly and its beef-centric sister restaurant, PB Steak, around the corner. Designed to coincide with Miami Spice (even though Spice won't begin till August 1), the $35-per-person menu offers nine dishes to sha ... More >>

Coconut Grove Seafood Festival Announced

Coconut Grove, with its quaint, tree-lined streets and bayfront vistas, is the perfect setting for a seafood festival. Which is why the announcement of the Coconut Grove Seafood Festival makes such perfect sense. The inaugural festival is set to take place Sunday, October 20, from 11 a.m. till sund ... More >>

Toasted Bagel Company in Brickell: "Nobody in Miami Makes Good Homemade Bagels"

Move over New York. Miami's opening an "everything made from scratch" bagel shop, and its owners hail from the Big Apple. Brothers Khalid and Islam Mohammed are originally from Egypt, but owned a bagelry in New York and Jersey for 14 year, so they know a thing or two about boiling and baking bread ... More >>

Wolfgang's Steakhouse, NYC Legend, Officially Opens First Miami Location (Photos)

It all started at Peter Luger, the legendary 125-year-old steakhouse in New York. Head waiter Wolfgang Zweiner learned from the best and decided to open his own place. Thus, Wolfgang's Steakhouse was born. With four restaurants in New York, one in Beverly Hills, and one in Hawaii, Wolfgang recentl ... More >>

Stone Crab Season Ends Today: Six Places Offering Last Call For Claws

The 2012-2013 stone crab season closes tomorrow, May 16, with the last day of harvest today. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, traps must be removed from the water within five days. All restaurateurs and stores must obtain their stone crabs by May 16. It's been a ... More >>

Mother's Day: Ten Last-Minute Gifts From Cheesecake to Bacon Mojo Donuts

If there's anyone you're indebted to (besides Sallie Mae), it's the woman who brought you into this world - the naked, gasping, screaming little seven-pound thing you once were. And birthing was the easy part. After that came the terrible twos, the schoolyard fights, puberty. Mother's Day is payba ... More >>

Adam Fleischman, Umami Burger Founder and CEO: "We'll Resonate With Miami"

Umami Burger opens its Miami Beach location (and first-ever) East Coast restaurant today. The California-based burger chain, featuring a "secret" formula that brings out the savory, meaty "umami" flavor (the fifth and most elusive of our basic tastes), is a favorite among celebrities like Ashton K ... More >>

Best Mother's Day Brunch Deals in Miami

Your mother birthed you, fed you, clothed you, and defended you from the bully down the street. She put Bactine on your skinned knees and nursed you through your first heartbreak. Her thankless job included getting up early to wake your lazy butt for school, loaning you money when you spent your ren ... More >>

Miami's Fritas: El Mago and Beyond

See also: "Closer Look: El Mago de las Fritas in Little Havana."

PB Steak in SoBe: The Pubbelly Trio Strikes Again

See also: "Closer Look: PB Steak in Sunset Harbour."

Stanzione 87 to Open in Brickell: Government-Certified Neapolitan Pizza

"It's not just pizza, it's an art," says Franco Stanzione, the ambitious 23-year-old who's opening Miami's first truly "authentic" Neapolitan pizza shop. "It's so easy to mess up. It only takes a minute." That's because the pizza at this soon-to-open place takes only 30 seconds to a minu ... More >>

Miami's Top Ten Inexpensive Restaurants

Miami is a city laden with restaurants of little value. There are stylish joints, the kind where mediocre $24 tuna tartares and $30 chicken breasts, filled with fontina and foie gras, are the norm. There are hackneyed Asian concepts, the type where $20 sushi rolls are packed with fried shrimp, douse ... More >>

A $40 Burger: Shake Shack, BurgerFi, Soyka, and db Bistro

We here at Short Order know that sometimes you want candlelight and cloth napkins... and other times you just want to tuck a paper napkin into your collar and chow down like you were raised in Polk County. So where should you go when you've got forty bucks burning a hole in your pocket and want a bu ... More >>

Tiny Taqueria Serves Miami's Most Authentic Carnitas

See the slide show "Closer Look: Con Sabor a Mexico in Little Havana."

Five Best Grilled Cheese Sandwiches for National You-Know-What Month

Every edible item has its day of celebration: popcorn, burritos, even Fig Newtons (January 16, in case you were wondering). But some foods are so special, so memorable, so irresistible they get a whole month of commemoration. Grilled cheese is one such food. And April is its month. After all, who d ... More >>

Chef Nilton Castillo Takes Over Kitchen at the Dome

On a busy restaurant street, the Dome Restaurant & Caviar Bar hides between monsters Hillstone and Graziano's. The quaint eatery seats no more than 40, but that's enough for an executive chef who's been around the kitchen block. Good news, then, that a new executive chef has been appointed ... More >>

My Ceviche Brickell Opens Today: Sam Gorenstein Reveals What's New (Photos)

Certain things make ceviche taste better: the crunch of spiced popcorn, the piquant flavors of chili peppers, the burst of citrus from a squeeze of orange or lime. But the menu at the new My Ceviche has something else -- something beyond the red onions, herbs, and aji. At the S. Miami Ave. location ... More >>

My Ceviche Brickell Opens March 29

Brickell residents can look forward to reasonably-priced fresh seafood when My Ceviche opens its doors this Friday, March 29.The original 240-square-foot location opened a year ago and quickly became a hit with locals and tourists alike despite the small size and limited seating area. After all, who ... More >>

With Oak Tavern, David Bracha Takes Root in the Design District

See also: "Closer Look: Oak Tavern in the Design District"

Lucali in SoBe: Miami's Best Pizza

In a city jammed with outposts of overhyped New York restaurants, Lucali in South Beach is an exception. At the pizzeria on Bay Road, just a few steps from the Pubbelly mecca, pizza-makers wearing white T-shirts roll out doughs with empty wine bottles, cut porcini mushrooms with a mandolin slicer, a ... More >>

Sweet Eats

My Ceviche to Open Second Location in Brickell

When My Ceviche opened in SoFi, there was much to love about the tiny shop that featured fresh-from-the-sea ceviche and stone crab. Except, of course, if you wanted to sit down and dine at a leisurely pace. The little shop had very few seating options. You could eat at the youth hostel next door, ta ... More >>

Best Italian Cheeses at SoBeWFF

Italian cuisine represents the ultimate comfort. You'd have to be crazy to say a heaping bowl of pasta doesn't soothe your soul. While Italians are known for living in the moment, when it comes to food they can be rather serious. The perfect example: their cheese. As part of the Bank of America Life ... More >>

Miami's Best Fish Markets

Miami's Best Fish Markets

It was a warm Sunday afternoon, and Brickell's high-rises loomed on the hazy horizon beyond the nearby Miami River. Quaint fishing boats bobbed on the water's rippling surface, and rays of sunlight glimmered upon the soft waves. But a few steps from these quiet waters, dozens of shoppers elbowed ea ... More >>

Andrew Zimmern's Truck and Many More on Midtown Tracks for SoBeWFF

For more on the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, check out New Times' Taste guide, hitting newsstands Thursday, February 21. By the time 2012 was upon us, more than 100 food trucks were rolling around Greater Miami. It seemed only natural some of them should feed the gastrophilic masses of the Sou ... More >>

Valentine's Day Dinner for Two Under $100 in Miami

One of two things happened when you read the headline. You either a) let out a loud groan and thought "ugh, it's not Valentine's Day again, is it? Screw love," or b) thought "ugh, I'm too broke for a dinner." We can't really help if love has screwed you over (though we do offer our sincerest condo ... More >>

Fish Fish Restaurant Bar and Market Brings Fresh Seafood to North Miami

We live in South Florida, a subtropical paradise, surrounded by some of the bluest waters in the world. And yet, somehow, we have a surprisingly low number of places in which to enjoy fresh seafood. Sounds fishy, no?Fish Fish Restaurant Bar and Market (13488 Biscayne Boulevard) is a new source of fr ... More >>

Toro Toro Joins the Brunch Club in Downtown Miami

Should we find ourselves in Downtown Miami and in need of [a few] mimosas and some serious eats, Toro Toro's new brunch service will swiftly cater to the hungry. The Pan-Latin steakhouse that New Times called "bullish" for its ambitious fare and moderate prices, is now offering brunch on Sundays fr ... More >>

Miami Restaurants Make Their Own Bacon

Five Sexy Vegan Valentine's Day Gifts: Edible Body Butter, Candy Lips, and Beyond

When people hear the word "vegan," the last thing that comes to mind is decadence. The first thing is usually an image of a scrawny, pale lady wearing Birkenstocks and hugging a tree. Not exactly the picture of sensuality.But as usual, my aim for this column today is to challenge preconceived notion ... More >>

Homemade Ice Cream for Valentine's Day

Making ice cream at home is no easy feat. First, the home cook must purchase an ice cream maker -- typically at about $60 or $70. Then, the churned cream aficionado must master techniques such as tempering and things like emulsified egg yolks. And it all takes a very, very long time. Many ice cream ... More >>

Stephen's Restaurant: Hand-Carved Pastrami in Hialeah

Circling around Hialeah side streets near LeJeune Avenue we found Stephen's Restaurant only after dodging a 10-foot-by-10-foot slab of marble being offloaded into a warehouse. A New York style deli with house made, hand-sliced pastrami and corned beef loaded onto thick slices of griddled rye bread ... More >>

Pincho Factory to OTC: Four New Miami Brunch Places

Who doesn't like brunch? It's the best of both worlds. Breakfast and lunch items with the bonus of dessert (sometimes). Some people think it's too much, but we think it's just right. Before the end of 2012, a couple of places around town began serving brunch, and now that January is here, a few m ... More >>

Interview: Dr. Oz Responds to Uproar Over Time Article, Clarifies Stance on Organics and GMOs

Dr. Mehmet Oz has taken a lot of flack lately about a recent Time magazine article, in which he seemingly reversed his position on organics and genetically modified (GMO) foods. In a phone interview yesterday, I got the straight dope on this sudden shift in opinion, directly from the doctor. On ... More >>

Minimum Age Requirement To Purchase Energy Drinks?

We all know that chugging down can after can of Monster, Red Bull, or Rock Star ain't exactly healthy, yet some of us chug down multiple doses of energy drinks every day.An adult endangering his or her health is one thing, but how about a kid? Energy drinks have become a very popular drink among tee ... More >>

Steak, Caviar and Charcuterie at The Setai Grill, Now Open

The Setai Grill, which opened yesterday, should be off to a superb start. The new venture, billed as a New York style steakhouse featuring French gastronomy techniques, opened yesterday in Miami Beach's swank Setai Hotel. Read also: - PM Fish and Steak House: Pricey Steaks in a Gorgeous, Bicultural ... More >>

Challah for Hanukkah: Step-By-Step Guide

The best holiday dinners go down a little like this: the host or hostess drops off a juicy, slow-cooked brisket, a platter of latkes, and a golden homemade challah atop a linen-topped dining room table. Eyes light up. Is it the candles or all the champagne? We just don't know. Everyone sighs and mur ... More >>

5 Napkin Burger Becomes 5 Napkin Grill; Adds Menu Items

It's been a weird year for meat patties in Miami. What with joints like Damn Good Burger and American Burger dropping like flies -- it takes a lot for burger-centric spots to keep it together. In the midst of these developments, Lincoln Road's 5 Napkin Burger was looking to reach a bigger, broader ... More >>

Thanksgiving 2012: Miami Restaurant Brunch, Lunch, and Dinner Guide

While the rest of Miami hurries to Publix and Fresh Market for last minute shopping lists, the smart people of this good city will stare good and hard at this list -- and with just a quick phone call (or click of the mouse), Thanksgiving dinner will be taken care of without so much as breaking a swe ... More >>

Miami's Best Chicken Wings: Sakaya to Sparky's to Scully's

​Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. Don't forget to check out the full Best of Miami® 2012 online at bestof.voiceplaces.com.If you decide to go on a hunt for Miami's best chicken w ... More >>

Review: Coconut Grove Farmers Market

Glaser Organic Farms occupies the largest tent at the Coconut Grove Farmers Market. Tracy Fleming, who has owned the farm with her husband, Stan, for more than 30 years, sells a variety of local and nonlocal produce. The tent is widely recognized for its locally processed, organic raw and vegan food ... More >>

Miami's Ten Best Bagel Joints: From Mo's to Outrageous to Express

​Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. Don't forget to check out the full Best of Miami® 2012 online at bestof.voiceplaces.com. Bagels are a contentious subject -- particularly in a ... More >>

The Ten Worst Halloween Candies Ever

Halloween is tomorrow. (We know, we thought it was this weekend, too, but, no. It's tomorrow.) Hopefully you've got your kids' costumes all set, and you've got your walking shoes and patience strapped on for security of those around you. You see, the art of trick-or-treating is simple. Pick the be ... More >>

Miami's Five Best Offal Dishes for Halloween

​Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. Don't forget to check out the full Best of Miami® 2012 online at bestof.voiceplaces.com.Instead of bringing some insipid blood-covered body part ... More >>

Stone Crab Season: My Ceviche, Kitchen 305, Capt. Jim's and More Offer Deals

Stone crab season is as uniquely South Florida as the neon-colored strip on Ocean Drive. Sure, Joe's Stone Crab and Joe's Takeaway are "the" places to grab some claws and mustard sauce, but there are many other places in Miami to get your claws on some fresh stone crabs -- many at great values.While ... More >>

Hebe Denis: A Certified Cheese Professional's Top Five Cheese Pairings

Hebe Denis is a certified sommelier, FIU hospitality grad, and most recently one of two Miami cheese connoisseurs who passed the first ever comprehensive (and very challenging) American Cheese Society exam. Now she is one of the very few certified cheese professionals in all of Miami.The exam set ou ... More >>

American Burger Replaces 8 oz. Burger Bar on Alton; 8 oz. to Open New Lincoln Road Location

South Beach burger lovers have probably done a double take in the past couple weeks, as Alton Road's popular 8 oz. Burger Bar was suddenly replaced with the red, white and blue branded American Burger.Confused fans wondered, is this new ownership? A complete re-branding?

Doma Polo Bistro: Great Start Argentine Style

Ulises Ledain opened Doma Polo Bistro this past August 23, but he's actually been in the restaurant industry in Miami for over a decade. Previously, Ledain was involved with Dolce Vita, the gelato-café with locations across Miami. For eight years, he also served many financial and consulting roles ... More >>