There’s lots of eating and drinking to do this week, starting tonight Taste of Tennis, which is coming to Miami for the first time ever. The food meets tennis experience has been a Big Apple mainstay for 15 years, and because the Miami Open’s first match is today, there’s no…
With summer rapidly approaching and burger season on its way, it’s a safe bet that loads of lists teeming with the best hamburgers in Miami are soon to follow. However, one burger coming out of a food truck in a corner of Wynwood has what it takes to become the…
Danny Grant is out at 50 Eggs. The Miami restaurant rumor mill has been working overtime for the past few weeks with the mumblings that Danny Grant had parted ways with 50 Eggs, and today New Times received confirmation that the rumor is true. Grant was hired as executive chef…
Winter Music Conference kicks off next Tuesday, and while you may be wondering what the biggest party week of the year has to do with food, we’re here to tell you that WMC is more than bros in tank tops and untz-untz. Starting with a nourishing evening of wholesome eats…
Happy Weekend! Now that you’ve survived the work week, it’s time to enjoy the fruits of your labors in the form of fun, friends, and food. This weekend, why not meet a new friend or enjoy a good steak? If your tastes run to the musical, choose from Jazz in…
William Levy, well-known Cuban American actor, model and third place winner on season fourteen of Dancing with the Stars has teamed with Matt Malone of Miami Club Rum. Their collaboration is on the brink of going national The first targeted areas include New York, California and Las Vegas. Miami Club…
Why does Ray Newlands go by the name Short Chef? His penchant for cutoffs, duh. His five-foot-five inch stature has nothing to do with it — or so he tells giggling youngsters during cooking demos. Regardless of the origin of the name, Short Chef has become a local phenomenon. With…
Living in Miami for a while can leave a diner jaded. So when I was driving down 12th Avenue earlier this week and saw a little spot named Viva Mexico y Algo Mas has opened just up the street from Andres Tovar’s Viva Mexico I figured it to be an…
What’s “mylk”, you ask? And what makes it “drty?” While it sounds (and spells) a lot like an early ’00s Christina Aguilera song, dyrty mylks are actually the newest menu additions at Jugofresh. The caffeinated concoctions are coffee, latte and green tea drinks packed with superfoods. They come in five…
Miami’s culinary leaders gathered at Johnson & Wales University last evening for the fourth annual Zest Awards. Created in 2012, the awards celebrate achievements by Miami’s local restaurateurs, chefs, and culinary innovators. Each year, the Zests get bigger and better, with more categories added annually. This year, nine awards were…
Tantalize Miami is set to open at the former Vice Lounge at 330 Lincoln Rd. sometime in spring 2015. Billing itself as South Florida’s most unique and sensual dining destination, Tantalize will function as both a restaurant and lounge combining food, entertainment, cocktails, and passion. The kitchen will be helmed…
South Beach’s STK is more than just a sultry steakhouse, this restaurant is a survivor. The original Miami STK closed when 1 Hotel and Homes bought the space occupied by the Perry South Beach Hotel, formerly the Gansevoort South Beach. The eatery was then slated to re-open in time for…
Mellow Mushroom might be a pizza chain, but that doesn’t mean that its only Miami-area restaurant doesn’t have a unique spin. In fact, even though all locations of Mellow Mushroom share certain traits, like their trippy themed pizzas and a happy fungus as a mascot, the new Miami restaurant,…
The most striking aspect of visiting Italy is the immense welcome you receive at most restaurateurs. Walk into a bar for a glass of wine and you’ll be offered a plate of small sandwiches or thinly sliced prosciutto. If you protest that you didn’t order the nibbles, the retort is…
Vegan cooking isn’t for sissies. Newbies to the plant-based lifestyle may have a tough time navigating the unfamiliar waters of kale and kolrabi. With a skilled captain in the kitchen, however, it can be smooth sailing to a healthier lifestyle. That’s why taking cues from vegan Chefs Loren Pulitzer and…
Bombay Darbar, the intimate little Coconut Grove restaurant known for its authentic Indian cuisine, is targeting a larger spot. Coconut Grove Grapevine reported the upcoming move, and the Coconut Grove Business Improvement District confirmed that, indeed, Bombay Darbar would take over the space from the former TK’s at Villa Mayfair,…
Like many other businesses, Lulu’s Nitrogen Ice Cream was born in a college dorm. The big difference in owner Luisa Santos’ case is there was a tank of liquid nitrogen in her Georgetown University dorm that night. The Columbia-born, Miami raised student was determined to make her own ice cream…
From its triangular tip topped with cheese to its chewy, pillowy crust, a slice of pizza is the perfect food. For many folks, this ever-popular Italian indulgence is one of the sticking points that keeps them from opting into a plant-based lifestyle. But Mellow Mushroom is solving this first world…
Although next week will undoubtedly be overrun with drunken celebrations that only loosely tie into celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, over on Brickell Key, a very special first birthday will mean new surprises for Miami diners. La Mar by Gastón Acurio, housed on the water in the Mandarin Oriental, will celebrate…
When Top Chef ‘s Nina Compton left Miami Beach’s Scarpetta in June 2014, the assumption was that she was opening a restaurant in the 305. Well, half of that assumption turned out to be true. Turns out, the talented and charming “fan favorite” recently left Miami to open a restaurant…
. Upstairs, two middle-aged men in shorts and white sneakers scarf down their steaks. They stop only to glance at the TV screens while their decidedly dressier female companions munch on salads. Downstairs, an attractive model type wearing a lace crop top and a fitted pencil skirt rubs her…
St. Patrick’s Day is here and if you’re not exactly into drinking green beer, we’re with you. But, everyone likes a holiday (especially one that comes completely with an excuse for drinking). With that in mind, here’s a lost of some fantastic emerald-hued cocktails that would make any Leprechaun (or…
