This year, father-and-son team Luis G. and Luis C. Brignoni debuted the first craft brewery in Miami, Wynwood Brewing Company. Here, in their own words, are their favorite spots for drinking suds around town. 1. The Butcher Shop: “It’s an all-in-one in Wynwood: a restaurant, shop, and beer garden. The…
For Miami, Nuevo Latino cuisine is a comfort food of sorts. Chefs take the ingredients we know — the stuff we grew up on — and cook them in ways that would make our mamas proud. Once mashed into our baby food, malanga is now deep-fried, shaped into shells, and…
This year, father-and-son team Luis G. and Luis C. Brignoni debuted the first craft brewery in Miami, Wynwood Brewing Company. Here, in their own words, are their favorite spots for drinking suds around town. See also: In 2013, Miami’s Food Scene Finally Blossomed…
For Miami, Nuevo Latino cuisine is a comfort food of sorts. Chefs take the ingredients we know — the stuff we grew up on — and cook them in ways that would make our mamas proud. Once mashed into our baby food, malanga is now deep-fried, shaped into shells, and…
It’s that time of year again. You’re considering Crossfit and the Master Cleanse as part of your New Year’s resolution, and you’re certainly not alone. Miami’s food scene should be making promises, as well. The city could use a couple of things. Here are just five of ’em. See also:…
You’ve probably already tried the pan con bistec ($6.25) at Enriqueta’s, the jam-packed Cuban lunch counter/cafeteria that caters to families, workers, and hipsters on the corner of NE 29th Street and Second Avenue. It’s a hearty sandwich, crammed with thin slivers of steak, tomato, onion, cheese, and potato sticks. Some…
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You’ve probably already tried the pan con bistec ($6.25) at Enriqueta’s, the jam-packed Cuban lunch counter/cafeteria that caters to families, workers, and hipsters on the corner of NE 29th Street and Second Avenue. It’s a hearty sandwich, crammed with thin slivers of steak, tomato, onion, cheese, and potato sticks. Some…
It’s Sunday night, and the graffiti-stamped walls of the Butcher Shop, a Wynwood restaurant/beer garden, are vibrating with the sound of what must be the work of Skrillex and Marilyn Manson’s love child. Things could be softened by two beers, one beer, anything. But the busboy can’t find the waitress,…
Miami is a volatile town. A restaurant might be ground-breaking and wonderful and exciting, but then it’ll close just a few months after opening. Others might stick around for years, competing against New York imports and shiny, big-pocket places until eventually losing ground. In 2013, the Magic City lost several…
‘Twas the year of chicharr�n tacos and bacon-wrapped quail eggs, a time of fried alligator and pan-seared frogs’ legs… Alright, enough poetry: Last year was a good year for eating, so now it’s time to give thanks. 2013, thank you for the barbecued beef tongue at Gabose; the ridiculously delicious…
The time has come: Miami is finally a fine-food town. The signs are everywhere. The 305 is home to coffee roasters, supper clubs, a ramen house, and a northern Thai restaurant. Sourdough bread is a thing. The word “local” is sprinkled on menus like pepper on steak. The city’s beverage…
How do you know you’re in a cool Miami restaurant? The setting is festooned with Edison bulbs. The menu includes an heirloom tomato and burrata salad, perhaps year-round. The chef relishes pork belly. There’s charcuterie, pickles, free-range chicken, beets paired with goat cheese, and servers who recite, “Dishes come out…
The time has come: Miami is finally a fine-food town. The signs are everywhere. The 305 is home to coffee roasters, supper clubs, a ramen house, and a northern Thai restaurant. Sourdough bread is a thing. The word “local” is sprinkled on menus like pepper on steak. The city’s beverage…
Sizzling pig’s face — that would be the best way to describe the Filipino dish called sizzling sisig. It’s a sour, pungent recipe, one that employs minced hog’s ears, snout, tongue, and brains. At Lutong Pinoy in North Miami Beach, you can try it with just ears and snout. The…
At Lippi, you should really eat your vegetables. The handsome Brickell restaurant, perched amid shimmering Christmas trees, offers a Mediterranean-inspired menu that features $75 Dover sole and $30-per-ounce Kobe beef. But perhaps more interesting, it also proffers roasted baby carrots and turnips flecked with coarse sea salt that share a…
At Lippi, you should really eat your vegetables. The handsome Brickell restaurant, perched amid shimmering Christmas trees, offers a Mediterranean-inspired menu that features $75 Dover sole and $30-per-ounce Kobe beef. But perhaps more interesting, it also proffers roasted baby carrots and turnips flecked with coarse sea salt that share a…
Sizzling pig’s face — that would be the best way to describe the Filipino dish called sizzling sisig. It’s a sour, pungent recipe, one that employs minced hog’s ears, snout, tongue, and brains. At Lutong Pinoy in North Miami Beach, you can try it with just ears and snout. See…
Bon App�tit Magazine, you’ve changed. You aren’t as serious as you used to be. You’re using words like “awesome” in your headlines. You’re writing about Jay-Z and Beyonce’s vegan pledge. You made Dorito bread (?). And then when people threw shade at you for making Dorito bread, you posted a…
Of all the bartenders on South Beach, Angelo Vieira is by far the most serious. It’s a Friday night, and he’s sloshing and rattling steel shakers filled with gin, lemon juice, crème de violet, and maraschino liqueur. To prepare a drink, he wields jiggers, strainers, bar spoons, and funny-shaped ice…
Of all the bartenders on South Beach, Angelo Vieira is by far the most serious. It’s a Friday night and he’s sloshing and rattling steel shakers filled with gin, lemon juice, cr�me de violet, and maraschino liqueur. To prepare a drink, he wields jiggers, strainers, bar spoons, and funny-shaped ice…
The House of V, the home-based vegan bakery run by a former Bouchon pastry cook, is popping up at a retail space for Art Basel. Owner Valentina Cordero will launch a temporary bakery at Miami Iron Side on the Upper Eastside. Its grand opening is scheduled for today from 5…
