For nearly 40 years, Islas Canarias has been supplying Miami with the best croquetas north of Cuba. But now, the landmark Little Havana location that started the wave of Cuban restaurants circa 1977 has been sold to the owner of Caribe Caf� Restaurant. You know what they say: If you…
Have you ever needed to return a mail-order purchase and missed the cut-off date because the thought of going to the post office made you want to kill yourself? Say hello to Shyp — a let-someone-else-do-it-for-you shipping service that conveniently gets you lower rates — now serving Miami. Have you…
Awards season is here, and while staying in with a pint of ice cream and tweeting your thoughts on the winners is fun for the Golden Globes and Academy bonanzas, you’ll want get out of those sweatpants and head to the sixth annual Burgies for a night of local camaraderie…
Seth Meyers is one funny dude. You don’t need to watch NBC’s Late Night or even have to know his previous work on Saturday Night Live, where he spent 13 years as head writer, to enjoy a night with him. You do, however, need to get a kick out of…
It’s about time Miami’s biggest burger devotee had a say about who gets to show off their buns in the most coveted event in his field, Burger Bash. The ninth-annual Amstel Light Burger Bash, presented by Schweid & Sons and hosted by Rachael Ray, is scheduled for Friday, February 20…
If you were one of the thousands who participated in the Miami Marathon yesterday, congratulations. You deserve to wine and dine all week long. That should be pretty easy considering Villa Azur has half-off handcrafted cocktails and a helluva deal on vino tonight. Non-racers can also enjoy the benefits of…
Jeffrey Chen is a passionate craftsman. He’s not much of a talker, but the few words he says hold substance. “American people have no patience.” It is true — patience is indeed a virtue, one that the Japanese have certainly mastered and is evident in Momi Gyoza Bar’s signature dish:…
In Chicago, the birthplace of SoBe’s Siena Tavern, the brunching culture is serious. “That’s how people spend and plan their weekends,” says co-owner David Rekhson. “Our brunch up there is a total party brunch.” Rekhson and his “Top Chef,” Italian heartthrob Fabio Vivinai, are trying to replicate this culture at…
Edge Steak & Bar’s Aaron Brooks has lots to celebrate this week. For starters, he’s running his second Miami Marathon this Sunday, which is kind of perfect considering the Aussie chef (and Miami’s official “lambassador”) will honor Australia Day this Monday by cooking (and eating) lamb the entire week. Stop…
The countdown has officially begun. It is T-minus ten days until Miami gets a helluva lot cheesier when Ms. Cheezious finally opens its brick-and-mortar location in the MiMo District. Brian Mullins, Fatima Mullins, and M. Christian Dickens are the trio behind the roving grilled-cheese truck, and they’ve been hard at…
It’s not atypical for restaurants to change ownership. It is, however, unusual for restaurants to leave most of the previous furnishings and menu items in place after such a change takes effect. Such is the case with Rincon Escondido, Edgewater’s hidden Spanish gem. Though Rincon Escondido has been serving authentic…
When Tony Gallo and Pietro Vardeu opened Sardinia in 2006, Sunset Harbour wasn’t the dining neighborhood it is today — customers stumbled across the pasta and Pubbelly by mistake or word of mouth. At Campania, Gallo and Vardeu’s third and latest concept place in the former Egg & Dart space,…
We’ve all been there: buzzing after a long night of drinking and starved for some home-style cooking, only to end up at Taco Bell or Checker’s or maybe even Denny’s. Get ready to wave goodbye to late nights of processed foods and bad decisions when Biscayne Diner opens for business…
This weekend, hundreds of chocoholics headed to the Miami Auto Museum for the Festival of Chocolate. Named one of the top ten chocolate festivals in the country, the festival brought about a series of local and national edible entertainment in the form of beer, ice cream, spa products, demos, and…
It’s a big week for Miami. Five of our very own restaurants are competing in Bravo’s newest cooking reality show Best New Restaurant hosted by Tom Colicchio, which premieres this Wednesday at 10 p.m. That means a ton of viewing parties to come in honor of the spotlight shining on…
Lee Schrager is one busy dude. Besides producing South Beach Wine & Food Festival and its 75-plus events, the VP of corporate communication for Southern Wine & Spirits is also a trustee the Perez Art Museum of Miami. Which means he’s in charge of conceptualizing and producing its annual gala,…
There’s not exactly a lack of brunches in town. In the past year, the breakfast-meets-lunch mashup seems to have become everyone’s favorite meal of the week, and with good reason. Bloody marys and eggs benedicts help you recover from a punishing hangover on Sunday. But what about Saturday? Why more…
Short Order alum and the Federal’s Aniece Meinhold can attest to the old adage of third time being a charm. First came Blue Piano, then popped up Phuc-Yea!, and shortly thereafter, the shuttering of the insanely named Vietnamese pop-up, The Federal Drink & Provisions was born in a matter of…
A new year brings about new promises disguised as resolutions. Beach and healthy eats are two of them. Well, how about killing two resolutions with one visit over the bridge to La Savina Mediterranean Caf� & Grill at the Mondrian. You know this space. It was once Asia de Cuba…
Get wasted on cocoa this weekend when the largest chocolate event in the Southeastern United States makes a pit stop in North Miami at the Miami Auto Museum. Named one of the top ten chocolate festivals in the U.S., this one will bring the world’s largest (and current Guinness World…
At DB Bistro Moderne, Three Kings Day, which took place on January 6, will repeat every day for the rest of the month. That’s because pastry chef Jerome Maure is baking the traditional galette des rois, or king’s cake, through January 31. The French flaky pastry is a holiday tradition…
There are not very many places for light-on-the-wallet eats in Edgewater. While Sir Pizza used to fill the bill, even though it was nowhere near the Key Biscayne original. So when Sir Pizza unexpectedly stopped opening its doors a few months without any warning or sign (and no one answered…
