Hotel Astor

Is Maison d'Azur Owner Trying Again In Eden South Beach Space?

Will owner of Maison d'Azur take over the burden -- er, garden of Eden? One of my most reliable sources, Strep Throat, has passed on word that Stephan Fortier, the man behind Maison d'Azur, is planning to move an upscale French/Med restaurant into the 23rd Street space formerly occupied by Eden ... More >>

12 Top Miami Chefs Who Were Not Too Big To Fail, Part Two

Ben FinkIt was a genuine struggle to the top​In yesterday's installment, we listed six chefs, in alphabetical order, who at one point or another in their careers encountered a flop. We continue with the remaining half-dozen:7. Chef: Andrea Curto-Randazzo and Frank RandazzoFlop: Water ClubTalula fo ... More >>

De Rodriguez Ocean misses the boat

Steve Roitstein from Palo! Seen Eating... A Juban Sandwich

Trina SargalskiPalo! at Fall for the Arts festival in September 2010​Scene Eating is a new Short Order interview column. We'll provide a glimpse into the food habits of our community, focusing on people who make living in Miami more interesting, sane, and worthwhile. If you're curious about the fo ... More >>

Cookbook: Nuevo Latino

​I received this copy of Nuevo Latino, which was first published in 1995, when I visited Douglas Rodriguez's former Aqualina restaurant in the San Juan Hotel, Puerto Rico. It was a press junket, and I got the book for free -- price says $29.95. The 168-pager has lots of Rodriguez's signature recip ... More >>

Enter WDNA Sweepstakes for Guitar, Hotel Stays, iPod, and More Prizes

via WDNA.orgMusic Director Michael Valentine with the Big Poppa E Epiphone.​WDNA is the realest Jazz station in Miami-Dade. Alright, so they're the only one. No commercials, no heavy rotation, no computers choosing what songs to play, just real DJ's selecting whatever tracks they want 7 days a wee ... More >>

D. Rodriguez Cuba opens at Hotel Astor

Miami Dining 2009: Online for a better future

Sneak Review of The Sneaky Year In Review

An exceedingly short clip from next weeks' Cafe review, which will be an overview of Miami dining, 2009:Michelle Bernstein added the Omphoy in Palm Beach, Doug Rodriguez doubled his pleasure with D. Rodriguez Cuba at the Hotel Astor, and Jonathan Eismann quadrupled his on the western fringe of the D ... More >>

A Dozen New Year's Eve Scenes For Under $100

In alphabetical order:8 oz. Burger Bar: New Year's Eve After Party at 1:00 a.m. with DJ. Open all night, weekend brunch debuting 9:00 a.m. New Year's Day. 305.397.8246, No cover, $5 cocktail and beer specials.  Atrio/Level 25 at the Conrad Hilton: Four course dinner, champagne, open bar all nig ... More >>

D. Rodriguez Cuba at Hotel Astor Debuts Tonight

Photos courtesy of Diamond PRSofrito with Mariquitas (bread service)​D-Rod Cuba, as we like to call it, opens in the Hotel Astor on South Beach tonight. Dinner starts at 6 p.m. daily, and through the month of December all first-time diners will get choice of mojito or daiquiri on the house. Tapas ... More >>

The Italian Mojito

​Arturo Sighinolfi is the Director of Mixology and Spirits Education for Southern Wine and Spirits of Florida. From 1996 to 2003 he tended bar at the Hotel Astor in South Beach, during which time he was selected as Miami New Times Best Bartender of 1998. Part of Arturo's job is to create new cockt ... More >>

Interview: Chef Doug Rodriguez Gets The 10

Chef Doug Rodriguez​Oft labeled the "Godfather of Nuevo Latino," bestselling author and Chef Douglas Rodriguez has also been heaped with praise by Newsweek and Zagat, among others. But folks 'round here mostly just know him as "That guy who takes the flavors of Latin America and whips them up into ... More >>

Chef Douglas Rodriguez Speaks: Will Return to His Roots with New Upscale Cuban Restaurant at the Hotel Astor

Marsha TalianoffBack in the day is coming back. That's Rodriguez on the far left.​Although he calls Miami his home, we don't often hear much about what Chef Douglas Rodriguez is up to locally.  Sure, he still owns and operates OLA in the Sanctuary Hotel (among other restaurants in Philadelph ... More >>

STK=STINK. Goodbye Brosia. Watch the pelota, Maison d'Azur.

*As being reported on this site and others, Brosia has closed in the Design District. Lots of folks liked it, and the outdoor patio was one of the coolest, but I, for one, won't miss the wavering service and uneven cuisine.*Maison d'Azur has shut its' doors at the Astor Hotel (or is it Hotel Ast ... More >>

The 6 Best Chefs To Leave Miami

Criteria is simple:A great chef who made his or her mark in Miami and then moved on. David Bouley doesn't qualify, as he wasn't actually doing the cooking at Evolution. Carmen Gonzalez of the departed Carmen's might make my top ten, but I don't think of her as being in quite in the same league as th ... More >>

Praise the Lord, Pass the Mimosas

Johnny-Come-Lamely

He’s come marching home again all right, but our hurrahs are decidedly muted

The Wonder Boys

Quattro is the upcoming season’s hottest ticket on Lincoln Road

New Year's Eve Listings

BEST CLUB DJ

DJ Irie

Crazy Right Now

DJ Irie cuts it up on the ones and twos

Rob Boone

Personal Best

Letters from the issue of May 1-7, 2003

Invoking Osama bin Laden and remembering George Zirwas

Metro Pale

The new restaurant in the Astor can't stand up to its predecessor

Reshaping South Beach

As chefs shift, owners settle down, along with their prices

Letters to the Editor

From the issue of July 26, 2001

Back to the Basic Party

New Year's Eve

Good Taste Returns to the Beach

Astor Place

Night & Day

July 2 - 8, 1998

Night & Day

June 4 - 10, 1998

Swelter