Chef Scott Wise, classically trained in French cuisine at Johnson & Wales and in the French countryside, has taken his skills to the South Miami area for local diners to experience. Initially a catering business, his restaurant, Mash Potatoes, now has a small sit-down area. With an expansive menu, �ber-competitive…
Easter is Sunday, April 20, and whether you attend sunrise services, go on a hunt for colored eggs, visit the Easter Bunny, or sleep in, one thing is for certain: You’ll need some fuel afterward. Luckily, many of Miami’s best restaurants serve Easter brunch. We’re talking elaborate spreads filled with…
Jon Favreau’s new movie, Chef, will be released on May 9 and we can’t wait. Basically, if we could custom make a film, this would be it. The movie, which features a cast including Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sofia Vergara, Oliver Platt, Bobby Cannavale, and John Leguizamo, is the…
The reign of peace, love, and ice cream began more than three decades ago in a converted gas station in Burlington, Vermont, where two childhood friends took a risk and opened an ice-cream shop. A year later, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield were so surprised and delighted that their endeavor…
PB Fish, the new happy-hour pop-up by the Pubbelly boys, launches today at PB Steak. The fish-shack concept will serve affordable seafood dishes and rum cocktails weekdays from 5 to 7 p.m. during PB Steak’s happy hour (which has moved from the regular 6 to 8 p.m. time slot to…
Yann Rio has a pretty weighty resumé. He’s cooked his way through the celestial spheres of Guide Michelin at Paris’ Hotel Crillon, Le Pré Catelan, and Apicius, as well as the famed Bernard Loiseau in Saulieu. But his new place, Nothing but the Best, is located in an obscure corner…
Have you ever experienced real culinary comfort? The kind of food that gives you a hug and reminds you of home and family, speaking to your heart as well as your taste buds? Comfort foods vary, but the ones with cheese, carbs, grease, meat, fat, salt and/or sugar reign supreme…
Prohibition, a new restaurant and lounge, is set to open this month in midtown in the former George’s Kitchen space. Taking a cue from its name, the place will have a Chicago speakeasy vibe, with servers dressed in newsboy caps and ties, � la 1930s. The restaurant, located in the…
Veritage Miami kicks off this week. Formerly known as the United Way Miami Wine & Food Festival, the four-day event is now its in 19th year. If this is the first time you’ve heard about it, you have some catching up to do. Luckily, there are plenty of events to…
It’s spring, and the thing we most like to bring out this time of year is our balls. Balls for every taste. Beautiful balls. Misshapen balls. Aromatic balls. Meatless balls. Hearing our fondness for all things ball-shaped (and vegan), the folks at Nate’s Meatless Meatballs sent us some samples to…
Brunch is to Sunday what booze is to happy hour. No Sunday is complete without it, especially when the brunch is overflowing with booze. At 660 at the Angler’s, the intimate restaurant is more like an oasis. The Angler’s recently joined the Kimpton Hotels family, so the company has revamped…
Por�ao Farm to Grill is lots of things. Downstairs, it’s a farm-to-table restaurant with its own herb garden and room for dry-aging meats. Upstairs, it’s a private club, KAO Lounge, equipped with full bottle service, as well as a smoking place, KAO Smoke, outfitted with faux cork leather floors and…
Tonight, DB Bistro Moderne kicks off the first of a series of wine dinners that calls upon not only the DB Bistro Moderne team but also Miami’s cultural influencers. Leaders from the arts, culture, and entertainment community will take turns hosting a monthly dinner that’s emblematic of their persona and…
If you’ve ever been to a winetasting or a pairing dinner in Miami, chances are you met local wine educator Barry Alberts. Alberts died suddenly this past weekend. His daughter, Lexi, posted the news on Alberts’ Facebook page Saturday, April 5. Alberts also had a son, Chad, who lives in…
Miami New Times’ Brew at the Zoo returns to Zoo Miami Saturday, May 3. From 8 to 11 p.m., channel your inner party animal as you sample unlimited beer and rock out to the soulful tunes of Mr. Robert Van Winkle, better known as Vanilla Ice (AKA king of the…
The folks at Red Robin once combined beer into a milkshake, but now they are giving something else a try with the Mango Moscato Wine Shake. Developed by Red Robin’s master mixologist Donna Ruch, it combines Alice White Moscato (roughly 10 percent alcohol-by-volume) and SKYY Infusions Moscato vodka (35 percent…
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: Healthful food doesn’t have to be boring, tasteless, or raw. A good chef can make anything delicious — including baked goods made with prune juice, brown rice flour, and coconut palm nectar. We promise. Miami-based bakery Peace A’ Cake makes sweet…
La Mar, noted chef Gaston Acurio’s new restaurant located in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Brickell Key, has been slammed with customers since it opened March 19. The food is upscale gourmet Peruvian. Don’t expect your abuela’s causa. Twists on classic Peruvian dishes, such as lomo saltado served with potato…
It’s coming! IKEA, the land of affordable assemble-it-yourself furniture, Swedish meatballs, and lingonberry soda is (finally) opening its first Miami-Dade location this summer. (No more schlepping to Sunrise for a twenty-buck end table and some frozen salmon!) See also: IKEA to Open in Miami: Five Reasons for Foodies to Rejoice…
On Sunday, Game of Thrones returns. After last season’s bloodbath, frankly we’ll need a little liquid courage before we turn on the telly. Thankfully, Ommegang Brewery has timed the release of its newest Game of Thrones-inspired creation with the season premiere. It’s the new Fire and Blood Red Ale and…
Not very many American universities have the ability to brew fresh beer, but Florida International University’s brewing science laboratory officially opens today, according to student home-brewing club B.R E.W FIU. This comes two years after the initial announcement, which followed the South Beach Wine & Food Festival in 2012. See…
Michael Schwartz is taking on the high seas once again with the announcement of his new gastropub concepts on Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas class ships. The first, the Quantum of the Seas, launches Fall 2014, sailing from the New York area to the Caribbean. Michael’s Genuine Pub is…
