This story has actually been a while in the making. Las Americas has been planning a move to a bigger, better location since last April. Lucky for all of us, they’re just days from opening. “Basically we shared the [old] place with the Bolivian consulate in Miami Springs. So, when they…
It’s another weekend in Miami and the air is hot and sticky. Luckily there are many activities to keep your mind off the fact that you’re literally melting. From enjoying frozen treats (some with beer) to celebrating Swim Week, here are the best ways to keep your cool. Weekend starts…
South Florida’s biggest culinary event of the year, Taste of the Nation, returned last night at the Loews Miami Beach with an evening of gourmet bites and drinks, silent auctions and a chance to mingle with some of the hottest chefs around. The 27th annual fundraising gala, led by founding…
The nation’s top-selling organic bottled tea company Honest Tea is at it again – using their signature brews to test the honesty of cities across America. This year Miami will be the first city to kick off their 2015 National Honesty Index social experiment with a kiosk somewhere in the…
Izzy’s Fish and Oyster has set the date. The small seafood restaurant and oyster bar will open at 423 Washington Ave. in Miami Beach the end of July — just in time for the start of Miami Spice. Chef/owner Jamie DeRosa and chef de cuisine William Crandall are working on…
Last night, ahead of the August 1st opening of this year’s Miami Spice, during which loads of Miami restaurants will open their doors for specially priced menus through the end of September, Brickell hot spot Coya offered a few lucky diners a preview of what will be an unforgettable three-course…
Downtown Miami is not quite the culinary capital of the city. Affordable options are slim. You have the fancy hotel restaurants and fast food, but mid-range places where you can buy a delicious lunch for $10 or under are hard to come by. If you don’t want to pack your…
If you walk into a Miami bar and find your favorite bartender missing this weekend, it’s probably because they’re headed to the Big Easy for Tales of the Cocktail. The annual five-day celebration of cocktails and spirits starts today, with the world’s finest mixologists, restaurant owners, bar managers, brand ambassadors,…
Nestled between a smoothie shop and a pizzeria is Aventura’s latest addition: La Boulangerie Boul’Mich, a French and South American inspired café. The eatery opened its doors about a month ago with freshly baked breads and pastries, made-to-order dishes, and an atmosphere that takes diners out of a strip mall and…
Aldi, the king of discount grocers, opens its newest location at 1290 NE 108 St (in the K Mart shopping center on 108th St. and Biscayne Blvd) next week. The chain, along with Trader Joe’s, is owned by Gernamy’s Albrecht family — Trader Joe’s is operated by Aldi Nord and…
It’s a balmy Miami afternoon and Centro Taco is a beehive of activity. Inside the new restaurant, staff are working frenetically on finishing touches. Some are learning menu items, while others are putting the finishing touches on decor. The sense of urgency — and camaraderie — is palpable. Richard Hales is…
Last weekend, tens of thousands of people braved the scorching Miami heat index to purchase baby mango trees and fruit smoothies at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s annual mango festival. Although the festival is a highlight in the garden’s yearly events calendar, garden plays a much more important role in the…
It’s summer, and sizzling summer temps call for ice cream. But not everyone is into cow’s milk and processed sugar. For Miamians looking for a healthier frozen treat, Jugofresh in Coral Gables just rolled out its newest invention: Juicecream. A mix of Jugofresh juice, coconut meat and dates, Juicecream is…
Hidden behind the chewy, chocolate-chip cookies, fluffy on-the-outside but crunchy on-the-inside croissants, and plethora of cakes and pies at the Design District’s Crumb on Parchment, is 27 year-old Jessica Hernandez. Though James Beard Award winning Chef Michelle Bernstein is the mastermind behind the bakery/cafe in the atrium of the Melin…
Denise Paredes rules her restaurant with an iron fist. Waitresses scurry about sporting hot-pink tank tops that match Paredes’ flowing blouse. She handles the register with ease while making chitchat and directing mammoth platters of beef and pork ribs across the tight orange space. “I can’t talk to you right…
Miami Spice returns once again to brighten our Summer on August 1. For two months, nearly 200 of Miami’s best restaurants offer three-course meals at deeply discounted prices — $23 for lunch and $39 for dinner. For diners, it’s a great way to get acquainted with new favorite restaurants. This…
When Ni.Do Caffe opened three years ago, Miami’s MiMo District was just poised for a turnaround. The trattoria and mozzarella bar was perched in one of the few gentrified strip malls in a part of Miami that was first emerging as a dining destination. With a quaint decor filled with…
Somewhere between foulmouthed puppet Pepe Billete’s adulation, the publication of Tom Wolfe’s Back to Blood, and the LeBron entourage member wearing a “Hialeah” hat in the playoffs, “La Ciudad Que Progresa” quietly became Miami’s coolest hood. The city is a Spanish-language version of Tammany Hall-style corruption emulsified with the grittiness…
As Biscayne Boulevard from the MiMo district on up through North Miami continues to thrive with plenty of new dining options, it’s not just restaurants that will help create this area’s new culinary scene. Later this summer, we can expect the first-ever outpost of IGA, the Instituto Gastronómico de las…
If there’s an emotion no one enjoys, it’s hunger. That’s why, for the past 25 years, Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation has been feeding foodies so that in turn proceeds can go towards fulfilling the main mission of the No Kid Hungry campaign: ending childhood hunger. Undoubtedly the…
Nothing starts off a week quite like tacos. Get them at Wapo Taco in Coral Gables, which opened on Friday. After going authentically Mexican it’s time to go French. At least tomorrow anyway considering it’s Bastille Day and lots of eateries are celebrating the independence of France with a little…
The relaunch of Michelle Bernstein’s flagship MiMo restaurant, now known as Cena by Michy, means a lot of things. Most importantly is the return of beloved, fried chicken nights that have long been a summer tradition. The all-you-can-eat bacchanal kicks off Wednesday. As usual, $39 gets you platter after platter…
