Coconut Grove has officially been deemed the next cool neighborhood. First Panther Coffee, now, Michael Schwartz has announced the opening of a Harry’s Pizzeria in the tree-lined area. This second Harry’s Pizza comes at the cusp of the casual eatery’s third anniversary and will be located at 2996-98 McFarlane Road…
Chef Katsuya Uechi, the man behind the Katsuya restaurant family, is coming to South Beach to personally prepare a meal for Miami fans of his sushi. The pop-up family-style dinner will be held tonight, October 14 from 7 – 10:30 p.m. at the chef’s namesake Katsuya by Starck at the…
After its inaugural success last year, the Coconut Grove Seafood Festival is coming back this Sunday, October 19, for the second year in a row. Festival organizer Tony Albelo has rounded up a roster of local restaurants to be vendors for the event. They will all be cooking up delicacies…
Last week, Stoli unveiled it’s latest high-end vodka line to a crowd of eager locals at Biscayne Boulevard hotspot City Hall. The event was a joint collaboration between mixologist Gil Lopez and chef Luis Lopez Jr. Together they planned a menu that combined the tasty offering City Hall is known…
If Chicago has the hot dog and New York has the mile-high pastrami sandwich on rye, Miami’s sandwich is the Cuban. (Though Tampa has its own claims on the lunchtime treat.) The origins of the Cuban date back to the late 1800s when it was the favorite midday meal of…
Yesterday, hundreds of croqueta lovers gathered to celebrate Miami’s quintessential finger food — 10,000 of them. The brainchild of Sef Gonzalez (Burger Beast), the inaugural Croquetapalooza brought together the city’s best fried cylinders under one roof to vie for the title of best croqueta. To counteract the savory bites, a…
When the Thompson Miami Beach opens in mid-November, it will mark the reunion of a powerful South Florida duo in the Miami restaurant scene. Michelle Bernstein will once again team up with mixologist Julio Cabrera on several of the property’s projects including Seagrape, 1930’s House, and Crown Room. Previously, Cabrera…
As part of a ramp up to Grovetoberfest, the beer-centric festival to be held at Coconut Grove’s Peacock Park this Saturday, October 18, held its third annual Miami’s Best Homebrew competition. After a panel of judges that included local Miami brewers, restaurateurs, and journalists (myself included), Barley Works, a team…
There are two kinds of people in Miami today: those who are working on this glorious Columbus Day and with nothing much to look forward to besides lunch and those who have the day off and thus need somewhere to revel. Either way, the week starts now and the forecast…
UPDATE: We have two winners: Jessica (PurpleJ247) and Poohbare311 are going to Seed. Enjoy! In just a couple of weeks, Miami will be ground zero for the latest and greatest in plant-based eating. Seed Food and Wine Festival is bringing five days of health-conscious, cruelty-free (and totally delicious) eats and…
It’s official. Miami is one of the best places to imbibe. The annual list “the World’s 50 Best Bars” has been released for the sixth year, and a Miami bar has finally been deemed worthy of a spot. See also: Broken Shaker, Regent Cocktail Club Nominated for Tales of the…
Since blessed fall has finally arrived, now’s the time to start prepping that patio or backyard garden for planting. Play your cards right, and you’ll have plenty of produce to pick from for the next couple months — instead of being forced to buy plastic-wrapped crap at Publix. The Little…
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this time every year we’re hit in the face with everything pink. NFL players don rose-hued uniforms and the White House and Empire State Building are bathed in a pink glow. But what’s behind all the colorful hoopla? According to Breastcancer.org, over…
Park Avenue may carry big-time clout in other cities, but in Miami Beach, it is a virtually unknown street. It is behind a museum and a street where you might score some parking. That is, until now. A few months ago, a charming boutique hotel, Vintro Hotel & Kitchen, opened…
Next to a cooler filled with Monster Energy and Red Bull, a group of police officers wolfs down burgers stacked with several meats covered with a dribble of egg yolk. Only a stack of Bud Light cases separates them from the cash register of this Doral Exxon, where people file…
Miami is getting pretty fancy-schmancy this Columbus Day weekend, people. If you have “champagne wishes and caviar dreams” but your wallet implies more of a beer budget, fret not, dear friends because we’ve got you covered. Visit one of two swanky special food trucks this weekend when both the Clicquot…
If you happen to drive by the former Copperbox space, you’ll notice it has windows. And it’s no longer copper, but rather white. That’s because Proof Pizza & Pasta opened quietly last Friday. The Neapolitan-style pizza joint comes to Midtown from Justin Flit, whose prior experience includes Daniel Boulud’s DBGB…
In what could be the absolute dumbest case to enter our clogged, overworked legal system, Red Bull North America Inc. has settled two consumer class action lawsuits to the tune of $13 million dollars. Do the two lawsuits filed with the United States District Court Southern District of New York…
Last night, Master Sommelier Rob Bigelow graced the Magic City with his presence at BLT Prime’s inaugural wine dinner. At the restaurant located in the Trump National Doral, BLT Prime’s chef de cuisine Dustin Ward cooked up a five-course dinner to match wines from the Chateau Ste. Michelle Portfolio. Prior…
If the name SooWoo sounds familiar to you, it’s likely you’ve visited or heard about the Korean/Japanese restaurant’s former location in Doral. But come the end of October, a revamped, sleeker SooWoo will open on Washington Ave. in South Beach. Along with Korean dishes like bulgogi (thinly sliced marinated rib…
Happier pigs lead to better bacon, at least that’s what the duo behind Miami Smokers believes and practices. Miami natives Andres Barrientos and James Bowers cure and smoke Heritage Breed pasture-raised pigs that are allowed to walk and eat as they please. Chances are you’ve had a taste of their…
In what could be called a Barley & Swine kind of pun, Jorgie Ramos, owner of B&S Gastropub (AKA Barley & Swine) is making a purse out of a sow’s ear. The restaurateur/chef closed his Kendall restaurant after the condominium his restaurant was located in began work on improvements that…
