Tacos are clearly having a moment, and in many ways, restaurateur John Kunkel has come full circle as he gears up to open the chef-driven BTW (Burgers, Tacos, Whiskey) in the former flagship Lime South Beach location this Thursday. “It’s looking likely for Thursday,” a BTW spokesperson said. “As you…
Few things have the power to take you back to your childhood the way s’mores, mac ‘n’ cheese, Frito pie, and grilled cheese do. And there’s really no reason, as adults, we should give up any of them, especially when we can have them together — thanks to the fine…
If you’re still recovering from this weekend’s chocolate hearts festivities, better speed it up, because the South Beach Wine & Food Festival will be back for its 14th edition this Wednesday. SoBeWFF is the Super Bowl for foodies, but all proceeds from the four days of wining, dining, and celebrity…
The South Beach Wine & Food Festival arrives February 19 through 22 with more than 75 events, tastings, parties, seminars, and dinners. The bash, which benefits Florida International University’s dining and tourism programs, brings thousands of fans and celebrity chefs to Miami. The Grand Tasting Village is the festival’s culinary…
When pondering brunch, most locals don’t really think of Wynwood. As cool as the arts district is, it lacks the breakfast-meets-lunch meal period laden with eggs and booze. Sure, you could head to Zak the Baker for some chicken liver Saturday or Sunday afternoon. And there are breakfast tacos at…
Biscayne Diner soft-opened yesterday — without half of its menu — and was packed for lunch. Chef Alfredo Alvarez, who was the opening executive chef at the popular Seaspice, owns the place with his wife, Tara Nicosia. They’re proffering elevated diner fare 24 hours a day at the resurrected eatery…
If there’s one night of the year when you don’t mind making out with a virtual stranger or giving up that cold pillow, Valentine’s Day is it. If I had a dollar for every time a guy has taken me to the Room, I could buy the place. So don’t…
Six decades ago, the landscape of Bird Road was very different. The road was rocky, traffic was the least of anyone’s worries, and a retro sign with the name Frankie’s Pizza was about the only thing you could see from afar. Fast-forward to today and only one of those things…
The South Beach Wine & Food Festival arrives February 19 through 22 with more than 75 events, tastings, parties, seminars, and dinners. The bash, which benefits Florida International University’s dining and tourism programs, brings thousands of fans and celebrity chefs to Miami. With so much to do, the festival can…
It’s common for restaurant partnerships to call it quits. Uncommon, however, is for partners to verbally and physically abuse one another. Yet that seems to be the case for Latin House Pembroke Pines, whose founding partner, Michell Sanchez, was recently caught on camera pushing Marcellus Kitt-Chance four times after the…
There’s a new kid on the downtown block, and he’s Nobu veteran Mai Ponrathorn. Fort Lauderdale hot spot Tokyo Blue has decided to take its blue-hued lounge, signature ice glass bar, and larger-than-life menu to the Magic City. The easy-to-find, 3-week-old restaurant sits between Ten Fruits and Juan Hoyos’ growing…
With just a week and a half till the South Beach Wine & Food Festival begins, you may be fasting. But you should really reconsider that. Consider a soulful dinner party tonight at Bianca or maybe craft beer night tomorrow at American Social. And speaking of beer, this Thursday Kush…
Miami has its share of botanicas, but how many are equipped with a kegerator and a full stock of candied bacon? We know of just one. “I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but we don’t have that much space,” says Kush owner Matt Kuscher of his not-so-hidden gem. The burger…
Loba chef and owner Jessica Sanchez turned 29 yesterday, and to celebrate, she’s giving herself more work — Saturday brunch. “It’s been two months since we launched brunch and I feel like we have a pretty solid menu,” she says. “Saturday brunch is popular in other cities and we don’t…
Nightlife veteran Tatanka Guerrero is no stranger to the pop-up concept. In 2013, he gave the South of Fifth neighborhood a much-needed place to imbibe with Radio (before it was sold to Menin Hospitality). He followed up with the members-only Sweetwater Beer Garden perched on a courtyard between the Ansonia…
Let’s face it: The former Nemesis space doesn’t exactly have prime real estate when it comes to restaurant territory. Perched on a less-than-favorable downtown street next to popular watering hole the Corner and just a short walk from Space and E11even, it’s a bit far from the corporate lunch crowd…
Take two steps inside the Miami Beach Edition and you can’t help but feel Miami all around you. The white-marble-covered lobby is brought to life by perfectly lit palm trees. A matching marble pool table and an elegant glass bar amid the interior foliage is a nice and oh-so-Miami touch…
Come March, the Toronto-based, new-age Mediterranean restaurant Byblos will open its first U.S. outpost at the James Royal Palm, filling the former Catch space. The brainchild of Toronto nightlife king Charles Khabouth and partner Harif Harji, Byblos is the duo’s most upscale concept. They have a string of bars and…
For six years and counting, local blogger Burger Beast has been honoring the unsung heroes of South Florida’s food community with the Burgie Awards. This year’s annual award show, which took place on Saturday at Milander Park, rounded up more than 25 trucks and thousands of attendees eager to see…
If you’re still recovering from all the beer drinking and wing eating during yesterday’s Super Bowl, you might want to speed up the process because Ms. Cheezious opened the doors to their grilled cheese brick-and-mortar yesterday and will be up and running tomorrow with a slew of never-before-eaten items for…
French technique is at the heart of many cuisines, yet it’s difficult to find a restaurant that executes it properly. Enter La Terrase, an anything-but-nondescript eatery in Miami Beach’s South of Fifth neighborhood. Located directly across from Joe’s Stone Crab, La Terrase hides in plain sight. The scent of coq…
If you have plans this weekend, you might want to cancel them. Unless those plans include attending the La Nuit en Ros� Festival, which is bringing all things bubbly and pink to the newly opened Miami Beach Edition for three back-to-back days of drinking. The first festival dedicated solely to…
