Tonight, Kush in Wynwood is tapping a keg of Founders CBS Imperial Stout. The tapping part of a takeover event that is also feature several more of Founders brews. Founders CBS is a rare, highly sought-after beer. It received a perfect 100 on both Beer Advocate and Ratebeer.com websites. The…
The Miami dining scene was rocked last week when Hedy Goldsmith announced a major life change. The talented executive pastry chef at the Genuine Hospitality Group will relocate to Los Angeles with wife Heidi Ladell in the spring, leaving her position with chef/restaurateur Michael Schwartz come April. See also: Hedy…
South Beach’s creative cocktail scene is growing with the announcement of Isaac Grillo’s Repour Homemade Cocktails at the Albion Hotel . Grillo, who was named the Ultimate Miami Bartender by Magic City Casino, is opening his own establishment in the former Drogerie space at the boutique Lincoln Road hotel. The…
The countdown has officially begun. It is T-minus ten days until Miami gets a helluva lot cheesier when Ms. Cheezious finally opens its brick-and-mortar location in the MiMo District. Brian Mullins, Fatima Mullins, and M. Christian Dickens are the trio behind the roving grilled-cheese truck, and they’ve been hard at…
It’s not atypical for restaurants to change ownership. It is, however, unusual for restaurants to leave most of the previous furnishings and menu items in place after such a change takes effect. Such is the case with Rincon Escondido, Edgewater’s hidden Spanish gem. Though Rincon Escondido has been serving authentic…
The widespread availability of empanadas is one of many reasons to love Miami. You can find them at gas stations, farmer’s markets, fast casual chains — everywhere and anywhere. Sadly, most empanadas aren’t vegan-friendly, thanks to the addition of egg and butter in the dough. Luckily, plant-based empanada lovers have…
If you happen to live in the zip codes of 33129, 33130, and 33131, you’re in luck. Moye, which opened in late October, wants to help out the Brickell area with delivery. “With all the construction and traffic especially during lunch time we thought what better way for people to…
When chef Art Smith announced his plan to spring for 101 gay weddings at the James Royal Palm Hotel during the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, social media went into a tizzy with loving couples scrambling to be one of the lucky ones to get hitched during this group…
When Tony Gallo and Pietro Vardeu opened Sardinia in 2006, Sunset Harbour wasn’t the dining neighborhood it is today — customers stumbled across the pasta and Pubbelly by mistake or word of mouth. At Campania, Gallo and Vardeu’s third and latest concept place in the former Egg & Dart space,…
We’ve all been there: buzzing after a long night of drinking and starved for some home-style cooking, only to end up at Taco Bell or Checker’s or maybe even Denny’s. Get ready to wave goodbye to late nights of processed foods and bad decisions when Biscayne Diner opens for business…
This weekend, hundreds of chocoholics headed to the Miami Auto Museum for the Festival of Chocolate. Named one of the top ten chocolate festivals in the country, the festival brought about a series of local and national edible entertainment in the form of beer, ice cream, spa products, demos, and…
The O Group, owned by Carlos Flores and Ana Rivaroli, is Miami’s quietest, top Cuban caf� company. Late last month, it added Coral Caf�, on the corner of Tenth Street and West Avenue in Miami Beach, to a growing collection of casual, pocket-size spots that includes Key Biscayne’s Oasis Caf�…
It’s a big week for Miami. Five of our very own restaurants are competing in Bravo’s newest cooking reality show Best New Restaurant hosted by Tom Colicchio, which premieres this Wednesday at 10 p.m. That means a ton of viewing parties to come in honor of the spotlight shining on…
Norwegian Cruise Lines has just announced an unprecedented partnership with some of Miami’s most loved food and beer people. When the Norwegian Escape begins sailing from her home, the Port of Miami in November 2015, she will have several Miami-centric food and beverage options for her 4,200 passengers to enjoy…
Five Miami restaurants will turn into “Bravolebrities” come nest week when Best New Restaurant premieres on Wednesday, January 21, at 10 p.m. The series spotlights 16 restaurants in four major cities (New York, Los Angeles, Austin and Miami) each vying for a feature in Bon Appetit magazine, a $100,000 spot…
Happy Friday! You made it through the work week, so now it’s time to reward yourself with a little indulgence. What’s your pleasure? Are you a chocolate fiend, willing to forego your main meal just to save room for an extra slice of cake? Or maybe you’re the kind of…
Oktoberfest doesn’t come for another nine months, but beer festivals in Miami are almost a year-round occurrence. Miami is getting the year started with the 3rd Annual Miami Beer Festival, which returns to Marlins Park on January 31. The festival is less than two weeks away, but there are still…
The Tequila Express is back in Miami for its third time, but the party leaves the station just once — so make sure you don’t miss the bus, so to speak. On Thursday, January 29, from 6 to 10 p.m., The Tequila Express, presented by Tequila Herradura and New Times,…
Whole Foods Market in downtown Miami is open for business, and Zak The Baker’s infamous bread is for sale at $6 per loaf. That’s exactly what you’d pay at the flagship Wynwood caf� and bakery. The downtown location is the first Whole Foods to sell the sourdough loaves, but owner…
Lee Schrager is one busy dude. Besides producing South Beach Wine & Food Festival and its 75-plus events, the VP of corporate communication for Southern Wine & Spirits is also a trustee the Perez Art Museum of Miami. Which means he’s in charge of conceptualizing and producing its annual gala,…
Since winning the Knight’s Arts Challenge last year, FEAST (Funding Emerging Art with Sustainable Tactics) Miami has hosted a series of impressive fetes at various venues. Their events showcase tasty vegan eats and creative ideas: artists pitch cool concepts, and attendees get to vote for their favorite. The winner scores…
Toronto-based Mediterranean restaurant Byblos is opening a counterpart at the James Royal Palm Hotel’s Shorecrest Building in Miami Beach. The restaurant, which is set to start operation in late February 2015 at the former Catch location, will serve dishes focusing on the spices and flavors of the Eastern Mediterranean. There…
