It’s only the first week of Miami Spice and — if you’re a foodie — chances are you’ve already read a year’s worth of tips and guides to the two month eating bonanza where more than 180 restaurants offer quality meals for $23 for lunch and $39 for dinner. But there’s one problem…
Once again the Broken Shaker has achieved a milestone distinction. The bar, located at the Freehand Miami, was named one of the World’s 50 Best Bars for the second year in a row, a distinction held by some of the most famous names in the cocktail industry like Chicago’s Aviary,…
It’s hard to believe, but it was nearly five years ago that partners Andreas Schreiner, Jose Mendin and Sergio Navarro introduced Pubbelly, their pork-centric, Asain-inspired gastropub to Miami Beach. The restaurant, which opened November 2010, connected with locals who craved good fare in a casual setting. After half a decade, the…
Despite a run of high-profile restaurant closures that have rolled through like a summer squall, casualties are waning as sales figures pick up and begin outpacing major metro areas like Los Angeles and New York. The numbers seemed to have bottomed out in March, when they climbed a paltry 0.8…
In an insanely competitive market like Miami, where even the hottest restaurants seem to close weekly only to be replaced by bigger joints with more financial backing, reviving a regional Portuguese restaurant after a fire nearly destroyed its building seems like a miracle. But since flames overtook Old Lisbon on…
You’re driving south on SW 27th Avenue toward Coral Gables, you’re hungry, and, frankly, you’re beginning to feel desperate. There’s a gas station, a church, even a bait shop on this four-lane stretch that’s not quite Little Havana and not yet the Gables, but no decent place to eat. Then,…
It looks like another restaurant has fallen prey to Miami Beach’s horrific road construction. Soho Bay, which opened about three months ago, has closed temporarily. The restaurant, which happens to be the first United States location of a popular Brazilian chain founded in 1998, opened inside the Bentley Bay, featuring…
There’s nothing like a Monday morning to make you hungry for the week. Especially when this Monday is the first of many to come during this year’s Miami Spice, which started this weekend. If eating and drinking your way through 200 of the city’s restaurants doesn’t prove to be enough,…
July was a scorcher, both in terms of the heat index and the pace restaurant openings. More than a dozen new restaurants opened in the midst of a Miami summer, proving once again that there really is no off-season lull. The new offerings are as varied as our city itself…
Last year, a juice bar craze took off in South Florida, with several new juice bars popping up across the area. That trend shows no sign of slowing down in 2015. The latest entry to Miami’s crowded juice scene is Raw Juce, a Boca Raton-based cold-pressed juice company. Over…
Three years ago, New TImes boldly took your chicken where it had never gone before: Namely, to the local head shop. Our “ganja jerk chicken” offered connoisseurs a way to get their THC fix and satisfy their munchies all in one convenient stop. Now, that recipe is going legit. Seattle…
Say what you want about sugar – it’s the devil, it’s the reason Americans have the highest rate of obesity, it’s addicting. Fair enough, but for the sweet-tooth suffering percentage of the population, it’s also the basis of the best part of every meal. That’s especially true at Miami Spice,…
The drinks at Miami Beach’s Broken Shaker may have earned the institution its “Best American Hotel Bar” award at the Tales of the Cocktail’s ninth annual Spirited Awards earlier this month, but dressed up cocktails aren’t the only thing to order at the Indian Creek bar. A revamped “Eats and…
Were you at Iron Fork yesterday? If you were, you tasted some amazing food, maybe danced, and watched Mignonette’s Lisa Chadwick smoke the competition in the Shuck It oyster shucking contest and MC Kitche’s Dena Marino take on Finka Table and Tap’s for the win and the coveted skillet of…
At last evening’s Miami New Times Iron Fork at the Hyatt Regency Miami, two women claimed victory for their respective restaurants after waging most excellent battles, as MC Kitchen’s Dena Marino and Mignonette’s Lisa Chadwick reigned supreme in the evening’s two battle royales. The first contest of the evening was…
There’s one common theme this year among restaurants with disappointing Miami Spice menus. Untapped potential. You know the kind of thing we’re talking about. Things have come full circle, and now we’re the parents with the red temples and furrowed brows insisting “I’m not mad, I’m disappointed.” Some of these…
Although its location isn’t the easiest to stumble upon — wedged behind a vacant retail space in a strip mall on the north end of Biscayne Boulevard — Alaska Coffee Roasters has built a reputation as a serious spot for food and drinks. They boast the only steampunk coffee machine…
Alberto Cabrera recently posted a picture on his Facebook page showing himself without his trademark mop of red hair and beard. Instead, the chef presented a hairless selfie with the caption, “I cant say it was easy. I started this journey 5 months ago and today I’m happy to announce…
Miami Spice starts August 1, with around 200 of Miami’s finest restaurants offering special three-course meals for $39 for dinner and $23 for lunch. As always, the restaurants at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach have embraced Spice. Scarpetta, Hakkasan, Michael Mina 74, and StripSteak at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach will participate…
Two things make a restaurant one of Miami Spice’s best deals. The first is that the restaurant’s menu is prohibitively expensive for most diners throughout the rest of the year. But a chef willing to experiment with new creations for Spice is just as worthy of a visit. The best…
One location, two celebrity-chef run restaurants, and over a dozen tasty dishes. It was truly a two-for-one last night for a few lucky eaters last night who had a chance to sample Miami Spice menus from both Michael Mina’s Bourbon Steak and Scott Conant’s Corsair at Turnberry Isle Miami. For…
New Times’ Iron Fork, the official Miami Spice kickoff event presented by the Miami Downtown Development Authority starts tonight at 7 p.m. (or 6 p.m. if you’ve got a VIP ticket, good for an early entrance) at the Hyatt Regency Miami. In just a few hours, there’s much to do…
