September 29, J. Wakefield Brewing is expected to debut a 600-square-foot beer garden in front of its Wynwood taproom.

Weeks after debuting inside downtown’s MiamiCentral, Joe & the Juice is now open at Aventura Mall. It marks the chain’s sixth location in Miami-Dade, and a seventh is expected to open in Sunny Isles Beach.

Chuy’s, an Austin-based Tex-Mex chain, opens near Miami International Airport with a menu of Mexican comfort-food-inspired dishes such as burritos, enchiladas, and tacos.

Miami’s leading dessert festival is gearing up to return September 30. Instead of taking over the FIU Arena with more than 20,000 confections, Dessert Wars will relocate to Wynwood’s Soho Studios to accommodate additional vendors and attendees.

Upscale Japanese robatayaki Etaru, which is owned by Zuma’s Rainer Becker and Arjun Waney, will launch a weekly rosé brunch on Las Olas this Sunday, August 19.

As Miami Spice continues, New Times is determined to find the absolute best places to dine among the 240-plus participating restaurants. Now we’re on to everyone’s favorite: comfort food. Choose from these five restaurants to indulge in double-patty burgers, fried chicken, jalapeño cheddar grits, and ice-cream cookie sundaes.

This Friday, the Miami Heat’s Udonis Haslem will open an Einstein Bros. Bagels in MiamiCentral, which serves Florida’s Brightline passengers.

If you’re hungry for pan-Asian cuisine — Korean barbecue bao buns, wild mushroom lo mein, and crispy pad thai — here are this year’s most tempting options.

La Centrale, the 6-month-old, 40,000-square-foot food hall in Brickell City Centre, might be the area’s most massive experiment in eating. Started by a group of New York investors and first planned for Bloomingdale’s flagship in New York City, it offers three stories filled with hundreds of types of Italian fare.

Novecento is gearing up to open in Doral before summer’s end. In the meantime, the Argentine restaurant has rolled out a new brunch menu at its Aventura and Brickell locations. Novecento Brickell churns out French toast, bacon pancakes, and steak and eggs seven days a week. In…

In Sunny Isles, Baleen Kitchen is now open inside the Sole on the Ocean hotel with a menu of meat, seafood, and comfort.

Milam’s Market, a family-owned Miami grocery-store chain, will open in the Village of Pinecrest this September, taking the place of a former Whole Foods Market at SW 117th Street and South Dixie Highway.

This is the second year that Spice is offering brunch menus at select restaurants. Veteran restaurants include Essensia, Fooq’s, and Peacock Garden Bistro, while Planta, Stiltsville Fish Bar, and Upland are newcomers. Restaurants offer the meal Saturdays and/or Sundays for $23 (tax, tip, and beverages not included).

This fall, Miami’s Pink Pie will open its first brick-and-mortar steps from Wynwood Walls (170 NW 26th St.). The concept, which launched in September 2016 at the Yellow Green Farmers Market, specializes in three-inch sweet and savory pies, ranging from s’mores to bacon, egg, and cheese.