Food & Drink

Richard Hales is opening a third restaurant concept. This time, however, the chef is straying from the Asian influences that gave him much success with Sakaya Kitchen and Blackbrick.  Centro Taco will open early summer in the former Sakaya Kitchen Downtown location at 125 SE 3 Ave. Sakaya Kitchen’s downtown…

Collins Avenue doesn’t exactly scream dining destination, but Primrose at the Stiles Hotel, 1220 Collins Ave., is hoping to change that. Helmed by regional executive chef Evan Percoco, the intimate eatery is describing itself as a fusion of Eastern fare, traditional American gastronomy, and French technique. Prior to assuming his…

Living in Miami sometimes means we take certain things for granted, like the sultry weather and perpetual beach days. But more importantly, while the rest of the country is dealing with frozen ground, our harvest season is in full bloom. “The tomatoes down here are so beautiful,” says the newly…

If you were one of those griping on social media about the snubbing of Miami during this year’s culinary awards season, you should be out there drumming up votes for Pubbelly’s Jose Mendin and Niu Kitchen’s Deme Lomas. Food & Wine magazine nominated the pair as contenders for the People’s…

Like a pubescent kid whose time has (finally) come, Wynwood is in the midst of a major growth spurt. The arts district is blowing up with shiny new businesses, corporate offices and oodles of development, all worked in and staffed by humans. Humans who need food. Enter Jucy Lu, a…

Some weeks ago thanks to a glut of American Express point and cheap-as-hell flights bound for San Francisco I found myself sitting at SPQR at on ungodly 11 a.m. on a Sunday morning. Sure I was sucking down a train of Zantac 150s, Alka-Seltzer and water in hopes of staving…

Easter is this Sunday, April 5, and between celebrating with family and dying eggs to hide in the backyard, you’re going to get hungry. Hop on over to these restaurants serving special Easter brunches for you and your family. Prices generally do not include tax and gratuities and reservations should…

Gin and tonic is huge in Spain. Which is why at Piripi, Merrick Park’s newest San Sebastian inspired eatery helmed by El Bulli veteran Najaat Kanache, a blast chiller is one of the most important attributes of the long concrete bar that has chips of colorful glass engrained in it…

March saw a lot of Miami openings, including some much anticipated restaurants. Bagatelle and its infamous clublike brunch arrived in South Beach, and Arjun Waney’s London-based Coya swung open its doors on Brickell. Less chichi, but still most welcome in the 305? GastroPod’s outpost at Aventura Mall’s food court and Boxelder, a craft…

Fuzzy bunnies and chubby chicks are the adorable, unofficial mascots of Easter; this is a holiday that’s all about the cute. And Miami’s Queen of Cute herself, Bunnie Cakes’ Mariana Cortez, is paying tribute with charming duckie cakes, bunny cookies and lots of other spring-themed edibles.  From cupcakes in egg…

Intimate Buena Vista bistro, The Embassy, is closing for renovations in two weeks.  The restaurant, which opened in 2012, features chef Alan Hughes own blend of globally-inspired plates paired with live music on most nights.  Chef Hughes tells Miami New Times that he is not going anywhere. “We’re just cleaning…

Where Mexican food is concerned, chances are Scott Linquist has been there and done that. The 48-year-old executive chef and partner at Wynwood’s Coyo Taco was the top toque at Dos Caminos Mexican Kitchen in New York, and California’s Border Grill, co-owned by Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger. And…

With the reopening of Michelle Bernstein’s beloved eponymous restaurant only weeks away the busier-than-ever chef is staffing up and preparing to unleash a new menu on Miami featuring some classics alongside new creations. Bernstein has hired Michael Mayta and Keily Vasquez as chef de cuisine and pastry chef respectively. The…

There are two reasons Monica Palacios and Andres Tovar opened Viva México y Algo Más just doors from their beloved Viva México. The first is so loyal fans can get hold of tacos filled with various pig parts delicately braised in their own fat on Mondays, when the original restaurant…

Mamaliga seems out of place next to spring rolls and tuna tartare. The slightly sweet, off-white corn porridge is a staple in Eastern Europe. It’s a kind of filler, similar to rice in Asia or the doughy, cassava-based fufu of Africa and the Caribbean.