Restaurant Reviews

Barton G.'s Molecular Experiment Goes Bust

“White Marble Farms" Pork = Hog Wash!

In Honor of Mr. Gold, We Hereby End His Career...

Reds, Whites, and Green

Reds, Whites, and Green

In Honor of Mr. Gold, We Hereby End His Career...

“White Marble Farms" Pork = Hog Wash!

Barton G.'s Molecular Experiment Goes Bust

Linguine Franca

Doo-wah Didier's

The Spice Scene

Eat your fill for less during Miami Spice restaurant month.

New Year's Eve Listings

Eat your fill for less during Miami Spice restaurant month.

Either Way, You Win

Calling all card-playing winos!

Top Chef

The hullabaloo over Bouley’s Evolution is justified. And then some.

Ay Chihuahua!

For basically good basic Mexican plus some super hot sauces, try this little rancher

The Teté Offensive

And the trend continues -- five-star prices for three-star quality

BEST DELICATESSEN

Roasters 'N Toasters

Food Fight, Part 2

Careful, New Yorkers, with your attitude -- you might get busted

When in Roma

Sapori di Roma Ristorante Italiano e Pizzeria

Best French Restaurant

Pascal's on Ponce

Tale of Four Cities

Dining Out

Dish

In the Company of Men

Reach for the Stars

La Palme d'Or

Prayer Ribs

La Palme d'Or

El Autentico

La Palme d'Or

Now We're Really Cooking

La Palme d'Or

Gut Filling

La Palme d'Or

Gone with the Wine

Hurricane Andrew and a protracted legal brawl uncorked The Forge's world-class wine list

Uncorked

Want to know why restaurants charge so much for a bottle of wine? Because they can get away with it, that's why.

Prices May Vary

Want to know why restaurants charge so much for a bottle of wine? Because they can get away with it, that's why.

Puttin' on the Lux

Want to know why restaurants charge so much for a bottle of wine? Because they can get away with it, that's why.

Mother's Day Restaurant Roundup, Part II

via basyke's flickr some random picture I found on the internet on a "mother's day" image searchThis post is dedicated to the time I got arrested on Mother's Day when I was 15. Do not -- I repeat -- do not, get high with your friends on the roof of a parking garage in Coral Gables and throw r ... More >>

Pascal, Philippe, Present Prix Fixe Menus

Philippe at the GansevoortPhilippe at the Gansevoort (305-674-0250) is offering a three-course $29 dinner menu Sundays through Thursdays from 6:00 p.m. to midnight. The meal includes choice of appetizer (chicken satay, crispy seaweed, vegetable dumplings, chicken lettuce wraps, house salad); main co ... More >>

North One 10 Introduces The "Not Miami Spice Menu" for $25 Per Person

Image via New Times Archives - photo by Jonathan PostalDewey LoSasso with proteges​North One 10 is the recipient of 4 consecutive Best Of Miami titles, 2 positive Lee Klein reviews, and the distinction of being among the best restaurants in Dade.They are now offering a Friday and Saturday dinner s ... More >>

Sneak Review: Pamela's Delicatessen

A snippet of the New Times restaurant review for next week.Pamela's Delicatessen is a combination mini-market/bakery/cafe/full service Chilean restaurant. The first three are housed in the front room: dry food imports on the shelves, breads and wines in wooden racks, a smattering of tables clustered ... More >>

How Il Grissino Lost Its Chef In 18 Minutes

​From a press release sent at 10:13:Casual and fine dining styles used to be mutually exclusive. That's changed with the opening of Il Grissino, the charming new 70-seat Italian restaurant at 127 Giralda Avenue, in Coral Gables . The restaurant features simple good cooking, using the freshest whol ... More >>

Cool Restaurant Interiors: Scarpetta

Scarpetta's bar​Step aboard Scarpetta. So maybe chef Scott Conant's restaurant at the Fontainebleau doesn't sit on water, but the restaurant's nautical decor and water views will make you feel like you're dining aboard a luxurious ship.

The Restaurant at the Setai Offers Summer Prix Fixe Menu

If you're not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter, here's a taste of what you're missing. Click here to subscribe.​They've been busy over at the Restaurant at the Setai, reworking the menu, adding a weekly "Summer at the Setai" prix fixe menu and wine specials, and gearing up ... More >>

The Daily Creative Food Co. Now Serves Dinner

Photo by Jose D. DuranThe Daily's meat loaf with mashed potatoes and spinach.​The other day, we walked into the Daily around 5:30 p.m. to grab a sandwich to go before closing time and were instantly assaulted by signs announcing that the Omni-area eatery was now serving dinner Monday through Satur ... More >>

Opening Date Announced for New Eden Roc Restaurant, 1500º, With Chef Paula DaSilva

Chef Paula DaSilva​Now nearly seven months after the announcement that celebrity chef Paula DaSilva left 3030 Ocean in Broward, Short Order just received word that the Eden Roc's new restaurant, 1500º, will be opening to the public next Friday, October 15. The 160-seater farm-to-table concept dec ... More >>

The Rest of the Thanksgiving Restaurant Specials

A slew of restaurants are offering Thanksgiving Day specials, and we've sorted through them for you. This means a studious scrutiny of the menus as they relate to value and overall allure (listed prices do not include tax or tip).We have no idea how these meals will actually taste, although there is ... More >>

South Florida's Top Somms Judge United Way's "Best in Glass" Competition

​Miami Wine Festival Director, Lyn Farmer, tapped 20 of South Florida's top sommeliers to put their palates and purple tongues to work for a good cause by participating in the "Best in Glass" competition, which was dedicated to judging some of the "best of the best" by-the-glass wine selection ... More >>

Gotham's New Lounge Kicks Off With Wine Specials

Simon Hare The Lounge at Gotham Steak.​The new lounge at Gotham Steak is celebrating its recent opening with a wine deal lasting until the end of June. Sommelier David Mokha (named Sommelier of the Year for 2010 by Food & Wine magazine), has selected 50 wines from the extensive list to ... More >>

Miss Saigon Bistro's Desserts Include Thai Donuts to Die For

John Zur Miss Saigon's Thai donuts. ​Miss Saigon Bistro has a dessert menu shrouded in secrecy. The little Vietnamese restaurant located in Coral Gables (there's also a location in Pinecrest) offers sweet treats that are sure to please.The place's look is a bit hokey and the service staff did ... More >>

Pied a Terre's Andrew Balick Talks About His Menu and Creativity

Paula Niño​Tucked away in the historic Cadet Hotel is Pied a Terre, a charming 30-seat restaurant that quietly opened in March as part of a series of improvements to the hotel, which takes its name from the Air Force cadets that were briefly stationed there in the 1940s. Heading its kitchen is An ... More >>

Pied a Terre's Andrew Balick On Learning to Survive in the Kitchen, Part 2

Andrew Balick (back left) and his kitchen crew ​After working at Azul for six years, Andrew Balick got the opportunity to head the kitchen at Pied a Terre, a small restaurant inside the Cadet Hotel in South Beach. In the first part of the interview, he spoke about why he wants people to try his ta ... More >>

Life After Spice: Restaurants Offer Meal Deals in October

Fried chicken at Tudor House is offered at a "like spice" price​It's October, which means restaurants are gearing up for a busy season as tourists make reservations and snowbirds plan their imminent arrival. For locals, October means a break in the weather, with cool nights enticing us into going ... More >>

Wine Dinner Line-Up: DB, The Setai and Meat Market's Last Stand

db Bistro ModerneChef Verbiak's "pressee" of poultry and foie gras.​There seems to be an abundance of wine pairing dinners happening both on and off the beach, providing a glorious opportunity to do a little high-end boozing. Sure, these prix-fixe gatherings can get a little expensive, but since t ... More >>

Egg & Dart Now Serving Lunch: Half-Priced Special Today Only

Egg and Dart is having a half priced lunch special today.​Egg & Dart, the upscale Greek Taverna in Midtown, is now open for lunch. The restaurant, which serves rustic cuisine in a Miami-chic setting, is having an impromptu one-day-only sale on their first midday meal service -- half off. Yup. ... More >>

Mare Nostrum Officially Opens On Monday

Jonah GouinMare Nostrum's "wine cube."​The Romans used to call the Mediterranean Mare Nostrum (Latin for "our sea"), so it makes sense that most of the menu at this new restaurant in Brickell is inspired by the coastal regional cuisines of Italy, France and Spain. Mare Nostrum (1111 SW First Ave.) ... More >>