Food & Drink

Weekends at the Sacred Space in Wynwood are idyllic. Add in a handful of plant-based brunch dishes from Plant Miami, and you’ve got an ideal early-afternoon outing.

Michael Lewis and Steven Haigh, the founders of Wynwood’s Kyu, are opening a second restaurant together. Unlike their Asian-American barbecue place, which recently earned a coveted spot on OpenTable’s 100 Best Restaurants in America 2018 list, Lewis and Haigh’s new concept is centered around breakfast and brunch. Hatching sometime in spring 2019, Laid…

South Beach just got another restaurant-lounge hybrid. Myn-Tu, named for its relation to nightspot Mynt, opened with walls of lighted mirrors, a DJ, and global fare. The eatery is the work of entrepreneur Romain Zago, managing partner for sister venue Mynt Lounge, with which the restaurant shares a wall…

Mark your calendars: This weekend is the 13th-annual International Chocolate Festival at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.

Though based in California, Michael Mina has had a long relationship with Miami. For the past decade, the chef has owned and operated restaurants such as Bourbon Steak, Stripsteak, and Pizza & Burger. Now, he’s opening International Smoke, a barbecue concept. The 200-seat restaurant, opening at Aventura Mall’s Outdoor Oasis area…

It’s unclear when Jan. 18 was declared National Peking Duck day, or by who. Still, a day dedicated to a dish that’s been the delight of Beijing for eons is preferable to most food holidays.

The Salty Donut’s legendary sticky-bun doughnut with Knaus Berry Farm will make a comeback at the Wynwood shop on Tuesday, January 23, for almost two weeks.

Seaspice’s weekend brunch has been revamped with new dishes and a bottomless Whispering Angel rosé option for $35 per person.

With a three-year anniversary on the horizon, Michael Beltran says he and his team have learned many things since opening Ariete. The most important lesson: Be authentic to your mission.

Local universities’ efforts to bring full tuition-paying students from Asia to Miami has paid dividends to the city’s restaurant scene, adding a bevy of eateries serving previously unseen Chinese cuisine. Hi Pot is the latest to join the bunch with delicate chicken broths filled with wildly diverse toppings that arrive bubbling in a cauldron thanks to an underlying lump of Sterno.

Flowers and floral arrangements are an integral part of the decor at most restaurants. They can be subtle, quiet, almost unnoticeable, save for a delicate fragrance. They can be loud, egocentric and pungent, stealing your attention as you’re escorted to your table.