Conrad Miami is no longer chefless. Executive Chef Jonathan McCann fills the four month void at its signature restaurant Atrio, since Michael Gilligan exited in the spring to join the W Hotel South Beach. McCann now oversees the Brickell luxury hotel’s in-room dining, business functions, The Bar, and Atrio, which…
Chef Allen Susser, Chef/Owner Chef Allen’sTalking about Food was one of Julia’s favorite subjects. She was always involved. But Julia never saw food as an armchair discussion. She wanted to get right into the middle to experience the foods, the flavors, and the culture. I loved showing her our mangoes,…
As reported in June, owner Larry Chi was planning his flagship restaurant’s first major cosmetic makeover. The result was unveiled last week, and we’re pleased to report that it’s the same neighborhood spot we know, and menu we’ve grown to love, over the past 16 years. It’s just a little…
It was a deal owner Patrick Gleber (also of Tobacco Road) couldn’t refuse.Baruch Pletner, an Israeli entrepreneur, strolled into Jake’s last Tuesday and expressed interest in purchasing the newly renovated Jake’s. Fast forward to today, and Pletner is already making the place his own, in more ways than one…
One made carabales cheese and walnut empanadas with pear compote. Another, grilled Florida grouper with “bean escabeche” and buñuelos. There was barbeque quail salad with poached egg and passion fruit vinaigrette. Down Island French Toast with foie gras, brioche, and curaçao melted in mouths. The smoked Scottish salmon on warm…
Heavenly fish tacos have arrived on the stretch of Red Road between Bird and Flagler at Fish Shack Market. First, thick pieces of the daily Triple Tail catch are seasoned and seared a la plancha and land on crunchy strips of julienne green cabbage inside a flash fried corn tortilla. …
The French chef has her own South Florida story. Growing up I even had the honor to live part of it, attending the tributes that our local chapter of the American Institute of Wine and Food would throw her, since my mother was the co-founder. So buckle up and come…
In a whirlwind of BBQ, BBQ, raw fish and more BBQ, Taste of the Nation was over, as it always is, too soon. Tons of money was raised for a good cause, so we can all go home feeling satisfied.Stand out dishes included the hosting Ritz Carlton Key Biscayne’s last…
An attempt to meet up with a close friend for pints at Brickell Irish Pub on Tuesday ended in disappointment, aside from the company that is! Urban Daddy had reported the pub’s opening on July 15, more than two weeks ago. What a bummer to arrived and find locked doors,…
Have you ever had the feeling that you’ve bitten off more than you can chew? Try sizing up a brunch buffet, and you’ll have the metaphor made literal. Die-hard brunchers have it down, and they’re a fiercely loyal group with All Clad allegiances. We’re talking protective over their preferred turf…
For those of you more excited than confused at the prospect of detoxing with mojitos, we’re sorry to burst your alcohol-coated bubble. The mojito recipe in this post is – gasp – virgin! Where is an Edvard Munch “The Scream”-style font when you need one?If you’re still reading at this…
Govind Armstrong’s challenged upscale seafood chain, with locations in LA and New York, has severed its weakest link: South Beach. As reported in the Miami Herald bankruptcy column today, Table 8 has filed for Chapter 7. For those of you not familiar, this means full-on liquidation — and not of…
The Fox nextwork has been pretty adamant about what we can and can’t reveal prior to the first airing of Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares: Fleming Edition. Here’s what we are able to spill about this past Tuesday’s private marketing event for camera at Pinecrest Gardens. …
It’s not easy trying to find something new to tell you about Kingdom that hasn’t already been said, typed or printed. But then we heard that Miami Herald food critic Victoria Pesce Elliott crowned its Queen Burger victorious when Epicurious, the online home of Gourmet and Bon Appetit magazines, asked…
With the tourism industry in a pinch, hospitality wants to be BFF with locals this summer. Remember Cuba Gooding Jr.’s Rod Tidwell in Jerry Maguire? (You’re lovin’ me now!) Yeah, it’s kinda like that.Trump International Beach Resort in Sunny Isles is the latest hotel to develop a promotion around access…
The Oceanaire Seafood Room is trying to stay afloat in dangerous waters. Despite its parent company filing Chapter 11, the sole Miami location of the Minneapolis-based upscale seafood chain will remain open, says senior vice president of operations Tim Whitlock. The announcement came last Monday, forcing the closings of four…
Boiled… fried… and now stone-ground and baked. Miami-based natural foods company Explorer’s Bounty is venturing into the unleavened market, launching Tribal Stone Crackers. This 100 percent certified organic snack is the first of its kind in the world to be made from Rainforest Alliance Certified Yuca. Which basically means that…
It’s the height of summer, ladies and gentlemen. And whether you like it or not, our local growing season is all about the tropical fruits. The dragon fruit is one of the more beautiful and unusual tropical treats that nature makes. So, why we don’t see it on more menus, especially…
Open only since February, Mariposa on Third Avenue in Shenandoah appears to have called it quits. Hints of its demise were evidenced by step ladders seen through a newly un-branded storefront on a recent drive by. Calls placed to its phone number today resulted in a perpetual busy signal on…
We’ve come to expect high quality ingredients and technique in fine dining kitchens around town, so why shouldn’t the same principle be applied behind the bar? It is now thanks to a new focus on natural spirits, supporting mixers and special touches, as well as precision in drink-making. We checked…
Do you sometimes feel like you live in Pizzami? Well, if you’ve been following the munchings and musings of local food bloggers and Twitterites lately, it’s hard not to. There’s been a flood — er, fireball — of new, gourmet pizza joints opening up across town, and not a moment too…
Jonathan Eismann, Chef/Owner Pacific Time and Pizza VolanteBest Squid in Ho Chi Minh City, cooked over a fire in a old steel drum in the street, Best Pork Chops in history there, too. Saigon Killer Pork Chops!Best Chinese and Dim Sum at a place right next to the Mandarin Oriental…
