Jugofresh’s much anticipated restaurant finally has a name and an opening date. Jugofresh Kitchen, the first full dining concept from the Jugofresh team, will open late April. The restaurant, located at 1834 Bay Rd. in the Sunset Harbour neighborhood of Miami Beach. The fast casual restaurant will offer dine in…
Indulging in a doughnut often brings feelings of guilt and regret. At the Salty Donut – not so much. The pop-up shop (29 NW 24th St ), which will open a brick and mortar in spring 2016, sells gluten-free, baked doughnuts under 150 calories. “People ask all the time if…
When Brickell City Centre opens in Spring 2016, it’s destined to become a hub of activity for the already tony area south of Downtown. The $1.05 billion mixed-use project, located at 67 SW 8th St., consists of a condominium, office space, and the East Miami Hotel. But the likely reason…
As tacos continue to have their moment in Miami, West Kendall joins in on the taco craze with buzzing newcomer Tacos & Tattoos located at 10720 SW 113th Place. Jonathan Cruz and his family are at the helm of this cozy 30-seater joint that promotes food and culture. Think bumping…
Nabil Hach Al-luch bought the restaurant across from the Normandy Isle fountain more than a decade ago but never planned to be a chef. Then, in 2012, the sole cook at his place, Rouge (908 71st St., Miami Beach; 305-720-9125), announced he was leaving for vacation the next day. “I…
Beaker & Gray soft opened early December, just before Art Basel. The restaurant and bar by chef Brian Nasajon and bartender Ben Potts took advantage of the hungry hoards of Baselers by presenting a limited food and drink menu. Now, the restaurant is in full swing, offering dinner and a…
Miami Burger Beast Sef Gonzalez’s obsession with food memorabilia started when a friend gave him an old restaurant sign. Years later, his collection has thousands of items. His comfort food memorabilia has outgrown its current home so he decided to share his memorabilia with the world by opening the Burger Beast…
Torrential rains. Unseasonal blistering heat. Fungus. This year’s growing season, the months spanning November to May, have been plagued by a seemingly never-ending string of weather-related problems that have destroyed crops at countless South Florida farms. “We probably lost 80 percent of what was planted in the field during the…
A month after opening this past September, Marion seemed the culinary rebirth of artist George-Pierre Seurat’s masterpiece Un Dimanche Aprés-Midi à l’Île de la Grande Jette. Like the 1884 painting depicting a well-appointed crowd enjoying a bucolic weekend afternoon in Paris, this gold-splashed, 260-seat bistro on the ground floor of…
Calamari, a staple of the Coconut Grove restaurant scene, is closing its doors after seven years of service. The restaurant sent an email to its customers,stating the following: To our Loyal Customers and Friends: Miami is an ever-changing city. Today we are announcing that after more than seven years of…
Thanks to Martin Luther King Day, it’s a busy, but short week. If you haven’t tried Threefold Cafe’s avocado toast, today is the day. Food delivery app Caviar has expanded its delivery and restaurant options, which means you can order the bread and avocado dish and much more sent straight…
It’s prime time to be visiting a farmer’s market in Miami. And that means getting out there at some unusually early weekend hour clutching a cup of coffee and eyeing the best of what South Florida’s farms have to offer during the height of the winter growing season. Yet this…
Comfort food, booze, and a Miami-style pool party is how Hyde Beach Kitchen + Cocktails spends Sundays. Its newly launched Waves and Rosé brunch offers a sweet-meets-savory menu paired with an outdoor club-like atmosphere. Though it might not be the best place to nurse a Saturday night hangover, the sbe hotel eatery…
Happy Friday. The weather is chill and so is our city. If you’re complaining about having to wear a sweater, just remind yourself that it’s below zero in the midwest. Weekend festivities include strolling Ocean Drive with cocktail in hand and admiring the ice cream colors of our famous Art…
Eating apples used to be a pretty straightforward endeavor. Usually offered as part of your school lunch, it was a crunchy, sweet fruit to end your meal of grey meatloaf or squishy peanut butter and jelly. Now, walk into the produce section of your favorite grocer and you’ll be barraged…
It’s no surprise that Wynwood, the heartbeat of Miami’s art scene, proffers a blooming paradise of confections. For most #foodporn enthusiasts, it’s become second nature to snap a photo of these aesthetically pleasing eats — the kind that glisten in the sun or oozes chocolatey goodness — before taking their…
Shake Shack has always been about serving up a quality burger at a reasonable price. Though the insane lines that round the corners for a burger have, blissfully, died down in the Miami Beach and Coral Gables locations, the Shack nevertheless remains one of the most popular places in town…
Pamela Canales arrived in Miami from Quillota, Chile in 1973. In 1979 she started a humble business: Baking Chile’s flaky, egg-washed empanadas out of her house. They’re hefty half moons that weigh more than you’d expect. One plumped up with chopped shrimp, mozzarella, jack, and ricotta cheese is flecked with…
Cafeina, one of Wynwood’s first eateries, is finally catching up with its neighborhood’s beer craze by announcing a weekly beer garden. Every Thursday evening, starting tonight, January 14, the eatery and cocktail lounge hosts Cerveceria 23 beer garden. Though based on German biergartens, Cerveceria 23 takes place at Cafeina’s lush,…
A new lawsuit has been filed against the iconic Calle Ocho restaurant, Versailles by a former assistant manager who claims the restaurant and its senior management created a hostile work environment after he reported unsafe and unsanitary working conditions including broken glass in the croquetas and roaches in the desserts…
Alberto Cabrera has closed both his Little Bread Cuban Sandwich Company locations to start a new life outside of Miami. The chef posted a message on his Facebook page on the final day of 2015, saying, “2015 was a year I will soon not forget. Personally it was the toughest…
At three years old, Chef Miguel Rebolledo ate paella for the first time. When he was six, he made the dish himself. Now, more than 30 years later, Rebolledo has perfected the age-old plate, fusing traditional Spanish techniques with Miami flavor. Rebolledo, executive chef of Bulla Doral which is scheduled to…
