Imagine a sub shop where a media noche is a triple-decker packed with porchetta and a reuben is smeared with truffle thousand island dressing. If you’re thinking this is only a place that can exist in your gourmand dreams, think again because it’s exactly the premise behind Little Bread Cuban…
It’s typical for Miami restaurants to be delayed in their opening, especially when said restaurant is an oyster bar that has traps as light fixtures and empty oyster shells affixed to the walls. The restaurant at hand is Midtown Oyster Bar and it was supposed to debut in October, but…
It wouldn’t have been a successful Basel without a cocktail lesson in a bungalow penthouse at Miami’s newest and hippest lodge, the Miami Beach Edition. While Ian Schrager is most known for his role as co-owner and co-founder of the iconic Studio 54, he’s also responsible for pioneering the boutique…
Till next year, Basel. Miami’s busiest and most traffic-inducing week is over, and we’re somewhat happy about that. Mostly because it means no more wait times at you favorite neighborhood joints. Although the end of Basel also means Zak the Baker is back to his regular operating and baking hours…
Baseling all weekend? Make sure to fit brunch into your agenda, partly because you’ll need to get some fuel in you but also because Mignonette recently launched brunch service, which means in addition to shucking oysters Danny Serfer is also flipping eggs. No stranger to brunch, Serfer has Sunday devotees…
If you’re trekking the beach for Basel revelry and looking for a bite to eat or a few cocktails to sip, you might want to stop into The Redbury where Cleo has recently opened. The trendy Hollywood outfit has suited up to bring Middle Eastern cuisine to South Beach’s busy…
On Tuesday, Vice hosted the second edition of Morgans x Munchies — a special collaboration between Morgans Hotel Group and the media network — as part of Art Basel festivities. “The idea is to bring chefs to foreign cities and have them cook a meal there,” said Vice publisher John…
After a week of heavy Baseling, you’ll need something to bring you back to life. For that, FIU’s Jewish Museum of Florida (301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach) offers its Basel, Lox and Cream Cheese Annual Brunch this Sunday. Feast on a Jewish spread that includes catered bagels, tuna, egg salad,…
Where do you think fashion is headed? Are we going in the direction of all-black everything à la The Matrix or maybe a more environmentally friendly way that will incorporate recycled materials into our everyday wardrobe? The students of DesignLab Miami have the same questions, which they will answer on…
I have a personal bias against Doral. Maybe it’s the fact that I lived there for 12 years or that my parents made the move at a time when the most exciting dining options were Hooters and Tony Roma’s. Today, however, Doral is Venezuelan foodie heaven, with arepa and cachapa…
And just like that, it’s December. Which means only 30 days till we say goodbye to a 2014 full of eating and drinking and then do it all over again. But first there are all the culinary happenings popping up around Art Basel. Nina Compton breaks into Basel with a…
The weekend forecast sure looks promising: sunny with guaranteed cool temperatures and a chance of brunch. That last one, though, is up to you. With the weather continuing to dip into the 60s and 50s at night, spending your weekend wearing a light jacket while downing bloody marys sounds like…
While you’re probably still full from last night’s turkey feast, chances are you’re already thinking about what make-shift lunch you can throw together from the remnants of white meat, cranberries, and sweet potatoes in your fridge. Turkey sandwiches are so obvious and predictable — unless you’re making Monica’s “moistmaker” from…
If you ever had the chance to dine at Lippi, then you’ll be in shock when visiting Tamarina, which recently opened in the same gargantuan space on Brickell Avenue. The dining room has been transformed from a gaudy palace into a swank and chic intimate space dressed with floor-to-ceiling sheer…
It’s about damn time the nine-time Tony Award-winning musical The Book of Mormon made its way to the Adrienne Arsht Center. It’s been three and a half years since the religious satire debuted on Broadway, becoming an overnight phenomenon and being hailed as the funniest musical of all time. But…
One of the reasons to love Miami in the winter is the fact that we have pool-perfect weather and it’s almost December, which is why New York menswear brand Parke & Ronen will pop up at the recently renovated Shelborne Wyndham South Beach (1801 Collins Ave., Miami Beach) this Friday…
Thanksgiving is over and you’re wondering how to turn all of that turkey and sweet-potato casserole into something other than turkey and sweet-potato casserole. Cindy Hutson, the chef and owner of the long-standing Ortanique on the Mile (278 Miracle Mile), must be a mind-reader because she’s hosting a Thanksgiving Leftovers…
Andy Cohen is hitting the road for a tour promoting his new book, The Andy Cohen Diaries: A Deep Look at a Shallow Year. The memoir recounts his star-studded adventures of the last 365 days, which means tons of name dropping (he actually states in the introduction he almost called…
For most people today kicks off a three-day work week. It will be followed by a five-day weekend filled with nonstop eating and drinking. If you haven’t yet figured out what you’ll be contributing to the Thanksgiving feast, we’ve got you covered. From a Waldorf salad recipe courtesy of Cesar…
Everyone’s favorite gastropub, Pubbelly, is turning four this Sunday. To celebrate, the Sunset Harbour restaurant is inviting in Brad Kilgore for a special celebratory brunch that includes bacon jam, a Thanksgiving-style Benedict, and duck confit French toast. And because it wouldn’t be a celebration without booze, bottomless mimosas, bloody marys,…
Like most of the country, Josh Marcus loves pizza. So much so that he’s dedicated Thursday nights to flipping dough and topping it with exotic ingredients at his Surfside delicatessen, Josh’s Deli. The ingredients at hand are goat, eel and pig’s feet. And the dough is a special combination of…
By the time Friday afternoon rolls around, you’re all like, “I need a drink,” but with the sun shutting down at 5:30 p.m., so are you. Save your thirst and alcohol consumption for the weekend days, when the Miami Fine Wine and Spirits Festival invades Peacock Park (2820 McFarlane Rd.,…
