Begin the week at the Delano because cocktail hour starts this afternoon. Hosted at the Rose Bar inside the hotel, find a smattering of discounted cocktails, brews, and glasses of wine, along with specially-crafted bites by executive chef Jason Bamford. On Tuesday evening, choose between Slow Food Miami’s monthly snail social…
The best time of the week is finally here — the weekend. The next three days are filled with music, art, and boozy beverages galore. From Coral Gables to Little Havana to South Beach, these are the best places to be until the sun comes up Monday morning. Friday DWNTWN…
It’s been two months since Vagabond Restaurant & Bar ditched its menu, hired a new chef, and swapped the word “restaurant” to “kitchen” in its tagline. With a new identity, the swank MiMo eatery decided it was time to launch everyone’s favorite meal: Brunch. With executive chef Robert Dubois at the helm…
As Wynwood, Miami’s burgeoning arts district, battles the Zika outbreak discovered in July, the neighborhood remains at a loss. “The name Wynwood is on people’s minds on a national scale,” says Diego Orlandini, founder of the Wynwood Coloring Book. “They associate it with Zika. It’s time we show people what Wynwood…
Starting today, snag a pairing of doughnuts and pizza at Spris thanks to Honeybee Doughnuts. The one-weekend-only pop-up will feature hand-selected doughy treats by Karen Muirhead, founder of Honeybee, coupled with warm slices of dough, sauce, and cheese. “Pizza and doughnuts naturally go together,” Muirhead says. “Any of our flavors would pair beautifully with…
Nicknamed the City Beautiful, Coral Gables is one of South Florida’s oldest and most historic neighborhoods. Designed with Mediterranean influence, Coral Gables features lush, tree-lined avenues, mighty, opulent buildings, winding roadways, and lots of green spaces. Incorporated in 1925, George Merrick, the founder of Coral Gables, set out to create one of…
New York Times best-selling author Brad Meltzer remembers living in his grandmother’s one-bedroom, six-person apartment in North Miami Beach as a teenager. The first in his family to attend a four-year college, he is now the author of more than ten historical thrillers and the creator of Decoded, a show on the…
Miami Spice isn’t the only thing happening this month. National Yoga Month kicked off last week, lasting through the end of September. To celebrate, Icebox Cafe has partnered with Green Monkey’s Paula Walker to craft a specialty menu just for Miami’s yogi community. If yoga isn’t your thing, don’t worry…
Verde’s executive chef Kaytlin Brakefield is at it once more — Museum-goers can once again have their art and eat it too. Honoring the Perez Art Museum’s latest exhibit Basquiat: The Unknown Notebooks, a compilation of work created by the late American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, Brakefield has crafted a unique and limited-time menu celebrating his…
As you readjust back into your weekday routine from this weekend’s Labor Day festivities, visit O’Lima for a weekday happy hour. The eatery’s hand-made yucca puree croquettes are enough to get you through the toughest of work days. Brazilian Independence Day is Wednesday, and Steak Brasil wants diners to indulge…
Happy Monday, Miamians. This week brings plenty of events, and the best part is they’re all free. Monday Improv Class at Thalatta Estate: Practice your comedy beginning at 7 p.m. with Cutler Bay Community Theater actors. Free Tour at the Adrienne Arsht Center: Walk through the theater, from lobbies to…
Sunday brunch at Midtown Oyster Bar is simple. Its new Sunday soiree, which launched August 21, blends the eatery’s seafood staples with brunch-inspired favorites. If you’re wondering what that means, think benedicts and a lot of them. The menu, which features only six dishes, offers three different benedicts ($13-$18), which means…
Intimate, chef-driven experiences can get expensive and hiring a personal toque for an evening soiree is near impossible. Fudi, a culinary experience app based in South Florida, wants to change that. The software, created in early 2016 by techie Nizar Lavji, allows chefs and home cooks to create unique restaurant…
Sabrina Mancin, a Miami-based chef, met Alain Torres, a former Volkswagen director in South Africa, in 2011 at a wedding in Tennessee. They fell in love and married. Five years later, Nanndi was born. Their pride and joy, which comes in the form of a frozen cream and pastry shop, opened…
Since the inception of Relentless Roasters in 2013, a Miami-based wholesale coffee roaster, co-founder Daniel Paguaga has dreamed about making his brews accessible. His seed-to-cup blends have sprouted up across South Florida, making waves in eateries like Sweetness Bake Shop, Threefold Cafe, and Miami Smokers. At C.B. Station, short for Cold Brew Station, Paguaga’s…
We’re halfway through Miami Spice, giving us about 30 more days to sample more than 200 different eateries. If your evenings are packed, squeeze in a mid-day grub session as many of Spice’s restaurants offer rich lunches for a mere $23. Even better, book a lunch meeting with a client…
This week, spend any evening at the Forge without having to find a designated driver. Receive complimentary car service to and from the Miami Beach eatery as the restaurant has partnered with car service miRide, giving all diners who make a reservation the opportunity to request round trip private transportation…
Happy Monday, Miamians. This week brings plenty of events, and the best part is they’re all free. Monday Music at Government Center: Start your week off with a free concert during your Monday-morning commute. Tuesday Lecture: “Realizing Sea Level Solutions” at FIU Miami Beach Urban Studios: Join Dr. Todd Crowl,…
Bacon and wasabi might seem like an unlikely pair, but the two have one thing in common — They are four-legged furry friends owned by of two Miami chefs. KYU’s executive chef Michael Lewis, who is the proud owner of his pal Bacon, along with Katsuya’s chef John Migita and…
The words luxury and Los Fuegos can easily be interchanged when talking about the Argentine eatery inside the Faena Hotel Miami Beach, which opened to the public in early 2016. The restaurant, created by grill-master Francis Mallmann, seamlessly falls in line with the $1 billion district’s lavish lifestyle, which spans five…
Drinking an ice-cold beer on a hot’s summer day is a feeling not easily matched. Now picture that beer on a quiet coastline in Florida — Your toes immersed with sand and your hands filled with gold bubbly. But the thought of lugging all those brews and keeping them cold…
For Aventura residents, the struggle of maintaining an active “foodie” lifestyle is seemingly impossible. As most restaurants in the city’s three-mile stretch are age-old chains and franchises, the opening of Aventura ParkSquare, a mixed-use development in north Aventura, will be refreshing. The expanse will bring a bevy of standalone health-conscious…
