The Design District restaurant Egg & Dart has closed. Outside the restaurant recently, there was no activity during what would be an early dinner service. A blue handwritten sign proclaimed the restaurant “closed,” and a rose bush, still chained to the building with a bicycle lock, was wilted and unwatered…
Nothing at Oolite, Kris Wessel’s new place just off Lincoln Road, contains gluten — including the toothsome cornflour penne pasta encased in a gooey cheese sauce. It’s a big bet on a huge space by an established chef in the midst of a rough run. Wessel took over the restaurant’s…
Bon Appetit has just released its list of the Top 50 New Restaurants of 2014 and one Miami establishment made the list of 50 nominees. Blackbrick, Richard Hales Midtown Chinese restaurant was the only South Florida restaurant to make the list, compiled by Andrew Knowlton. According to Bon Appetit’s website,…
Film legend Lauren Bacall has died at the age of 89. The sultry beauty, best known for teaching Humphrey Bogart how to whistle in the Hemingway classic To Have and Have Not, captured the hearts and imagination of the world when she said “you put your lips together and blow.”…
Hearing that a spot serves vegan pizza is maybe the best thing ever for an herbivore. Because, let’s be real, it’s impossible not to miss that chewy dough, that piquant sauce, that melty, gooey, drippy mozzarella. Sigh. So when I heard Lemoni Pizza & Kitchen serves vegan pies, I was…
While we’re getting fatter taking advantage of Miami Spice, the chefs behind those meals are slimming down for a good cause. As part of the Fit to Fight challenge, 12 local toques have committed to lose weight while raising funds to benefit Live to Fight, a nonprofit that supports individuals…
To buy anything for a buck these days, especially a steak sandwich, is a rarity. However, someone somewhere decided August 13 would be National Filet Mignon Day, and to recognize this unofficial holiday, Morton’s the Steakhouse is selling filet mignon sandwiches today for only $1 apiece. The one-buck sandwiches will…
Miami Spice, the two-month promotion that offers value-priced meals at 174 Miami-area restaurants, is in full swing. Sponsored by the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, the promotion continues throughout August and September and offers diners a three-course lunch for $23 and dinner for $39 at both independent restaurants and…
Last night was the friends and family night for the much anticipated Mignonette in Edgewater. This restaurant brought to you from the two most huggable chaps (their preferred term) in the industry, Blue Collar’s Danny Serfer and Miami Rankings’ Ryan Roman, brings their signature charm. You will get a chance…
One year has elapsed since the opening of Miami’s first production craft brewery, and to celebrate , Wynwood Brewing Company is shutting down the block and throwing a party in front of the brewery this Saturday. From noon to 10 p.m. August 16, the party will include food trucks, DJs,…
New Times’ Original Beerfest returns to Esplanade Park in Fort Lauderdale. It’s worth the trip! On Saturday, Oct. 25 from 7 to 10 p.m., Esplanade Park gets taken over by 4,500 brew fans to sample more than 100 beers by some of the most innovative breweries in the world –…
Chicago is to New York what Miami is to… This standard SAT analogy might baffle your brain if you haven’t made the requisite pilgrimage to the West Coast. But if you’re a Southern California expat in this humid swamp-paradise we call a city, you’ll know the correct answer is Los…
If you’re going to Sultan Mediterranean Cuisine in SoBe for your gyro, kebab, and falafel fix, you’re doing it wrong. The far lesser-known place Miami Mediterranean Cuisine has tastier food, is open late (2 a.m.), offers free delivery (if the order is over $15), and costs about half the price…
Igor Ferraro, chef and owner of La Bottega in Coconut Grove, hasn’t quite adapted to U.S. culture yet. “It is very different here,” he says. “I guess I am more old-school Italian.” Originally from Venice, Ferraro founded, operated, and sold several businesses in Italy before making his way to America…
Barbecue is synonymous with summertime, which is why DB Bistro Moderne has brought back its summer DBQ series for the second year in a row — to keep things a little cool with some specialty cocktails during these scorching months. DB Bistro launched DBQ last year and had such a…
Another day, another meal. Even though your weekend fun has come and gone, there’s a whole new set of to-dos and places to eat — perhaps scratching some Miami Spice spots off your list (might want to skip these places, though). This week, we’re taking you on a little international…
The tagline for the Key West Lobsterfest is “A Celebration of our favorite Crustacean!” and that was reason enough for us to chase that tail. The four-day celebration really hit the streets this past Saturday with a concert and street fair open to the public. There were lobster tacos, lobster…
It takes a lot to anger craft beer drinkers but when they start flushing mass-produced swill down the toilet, then clearly a line was crossed. With the encroachment of macro beers (Anheuser-Busch, Miller and Coors — a.k.a. “The Big Three”), Wynwood’s Kush is taking a stand against them with a…
South Beach favorite Khong River House has been well received by locals since opening in December 2012. So it’s surprising that the restaurant, which celebrates the flavors and cuisine of the Mekong region of Thailand, only recently began serving brunch — especially when sister property Yardbird down the street boasts…
The upscale restaurant inside Brickell Key’s Mandarin Oriental, has been helmed by many top toques. Michelle Bernstein, Clay Conley, Joel Huff and Jacob Anaya have all led the kitchen of Azul at some point since its inception. A sudden closure last year during the hotel’s renovation period had many speculating…
It’s another Friday and this weekend’s theme is all about the pop-up…and brunch (because there’s no such thing as a weekend without a few mimosas). It’s a good time to try out the new pop-ups in town and, because we’re into instant gratification, we’re inviting you to start the weekend…
There’s a certain person (El Jefe) who likes to visit local doughnut shops whenever he travels to different cities. Unfortunately, in Miami you have to leave the city and head to Mojo in Pembroke Pines for that special round sweetness with a hole in the middle. It’s unclear why this…
