London-based app Velocity Mobile, a politically correct way to “dine and dash,” has launched in Miami. The digital hospitality platform, which allows diners to pay for dinner through a mobile device, is available at 850 venues around the world, including 74 Michelin star restaurants. Miami marks the seventh Velocity-friendly city, with…
An ice rink propped in the middle of Downtown Miami is a bizarre — but very real — sight at the InterContinental with the return of its holiday ice rink. As the only outdoor and bay-front one in South Florida, it brings a true feeling of wintertime to the Magic…
On the edge of Wynwood on 36th street, a group of world-famous graffiti artists can be seen painting from dawn to dusk to create Miami’s largest mural. Funded by local, affordable, and market-rate housing developer, Pinnacle Housing Group, the mural will cover four stories of Los Suenos, one of its affordable housing…
It’s a busy week. Prime Fish launches its weekday prix-fixe lunch, offering a medley of seafood plates and it famous fried oreos. On Tuesday, Bagatelle is hosting its first themed dinner and Harry’s Pizzeria will hold its last family-style chef pop-up dinner of the year. Try Ben and Jerry’s limited…
Brunch at the Continental has character. It fuses the feeling of a ’60s diner with high-quality, gourmet eats and drinks at a reasonable price. Its newly released weekend meal serves an array of breakfast and lunch favorites with a retro-chic twist. The menu, crafted by chef Matthew Oetting, is divided into…
The best time of the week is finally here: the weekend. Miami offers just about every activity this weekend. On the music front, you can catch Josh Wink at Trade, Dark Side Disco at Electric Pickle, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at The Hangar, and Nick Warren at Do Not Sit on the Furniture…
This time of year calls for guilt-free “pig-out” sessions, and a handful of Miami restaurants are giving the phrase a literal meaning by serving hogs on their seasonal menus. Considered a ‘farm-to-table’ delicacy, a suckling pig or cochinillo asado is a traditional holiday treat made with an entire piglet roasted whole…
Joel Pollock, owner of Panther Coffee, says, “The world is a better place when we are gentle and kind towards women.” Pollock is one of 12 men featured in “Dade Men,” a photo exhibition created by the Millennials Project. Their first series highlights prominent Miami men in order to raise awareness…
At Barton G. The Restaurant, food transforms into art and dinner becomes an experience. The 15-year-old South Beach locale is known for its eccentric food presentations, and its latest iteration Barton G.’s “Art of Being Social” menu brings to life a diner’s wildest cuisine fantasies. The restaurant, conceived by Barton G. Weiss, a restaurateur,…
It’s a busy week. Whole Foods is selling freshly-baked chocolate chip cookies for 25 cents through tomorrow and Vegan Fusion,a nationally recognized pop-up cooking academy, is offering a five-day raw cuisine immersion beginning today. On Tuesday, Slow Food Miami is hosting its fourth ‘”Snail Social” at The Wynwood Yard, and…
When Muriel Olivares, co-owner of Little River Cooperative (360 NE 154th St.), arrived at her North Miami-Dade farm on Friday morning, all she saw was water. Her vegetable and herb gardens, normally lush and vibrant, were submerged under inches of cloudy, soil-filled rainwater, appearing more like a pond than a field…
The best time of the week is finally here: the weekend. Miami offers just about every activity this weekend. On the music front, you can catch Jamie XX at Mana Wynwood, Juanes at the American Airlines Arena, A$AP Rocky at Mana Wynwood, Gorgon City at Story, and Hard 2 Leave…
Golden Fig, a quaint farmhouse eatery located in the former OTC space in Brickell (1250 S. Miami Ave.), is finally open for weekend brunch. Think seasonal dishes made with fresh ingredients, in line with restauranteur Michael Sullivan’s farm-to-table mission. The neighborhood style brunch, crafted by executive chef Tomas Prado, adds a twist…
Among the glitz and glamour notoriously associated with Miami Art Week comes a different kind of cafe. Featuring live music, spoken word performances, and a gallery with works created by South Florida’s youth community, the KIND Cafe is a whole other experience. The exclusive Basel-only pop-up celebrates the fusion of…
Imagine that you’re on your way to see some art, you are only a few miles away from the next gallery on your list — so close you can almost feel it. But, instead of being surrounded by art aficionados and walls of work, you find yourself immersed in a flood…
Longtime friends Tina Paul and Keni Valenti have joined forces to create a Back to the Future Basel experience called “Beyond the Limelight.” At the duo’s exhibit, opening tomorrow at the Museum of Fashion, visitors will journey back to New York City’s nightlife scene from the ’80s and ’90s through…
Palmeiras Beach Club, located a quarter mile off Coconut Grove at 4 Grove Isle Drive, opens today with a myriad of Mediterranean-inspired dining options from former Seasalt and Pepper chef Alfredo Alvarez. The eatery will feature indoor and outdoor seating, a 20-seat private dining room, and a menu highlighting Spanish, French,…
Just in time for Miami Art Week, museum goers at the Pérez Art Museum Miami can have their art and eat it too. To honor its newest exhibition, Sun Splashed by Jamaican-born, Brooklyn-based artist Nari Ward, Verde has created a menu to pair with Ward’s artwork. “I was so inspired by the…
It’s a busy week for Miami’s foodies. The Social Club at the Surfcomber is launching new winter offerings today. Scarpetta is celebrating Frank Sinatra’s centennial a few days early with a five-course, prix-fixe dinner hosted by Jack Daniel’s. And celebrate hump day with oysters and rose at Sweet Liberty’s new…
Miami Art Week needs no introduction. From December 1 to December 6, nearly every hotel, restaurant, public space, and even hole-in-the-wall, will transform into a gallery or on-the-spot installation. But those who know Miami Art Week know it goes far beyond getting a glimpse into the ever-growing contemporary art world. From…
The best time of the week is finally here: the weekend. Miami offers just about every activity this weekend. On the music front, you can catch the Pachanga Boys at Trade, Shlomi Aber at Heart Nightclub, Guy Gerber at Story, Melissa Etheridge at Fontainebleau Miami Beach, and Thomas Gold at…
La Feria del Mercado de San Miguel, the pop-up Spanish foodtopia which opened in late September in downtown Miami’s Bayfront Park, is opening an adjacent Holiday Market today through January 6. The market will feature more than 20 booths throughout the holiday season, selling gifts and trinkets, such as art, fashion, jewelry,…
