The Social Club at Kimpton’s Surfcomber Hotel has a new look, new chef, and new menu. It might as well have a new name… if the name weren’t such a perfect description for this gastro-lounge. Formerly a front-of-hotel bar that played sidekick to the Asian-inspired Lantao Kitchen, which has since…
Ownership changes to the Eden Roc Hotel have affected 1500 Degrees restaurant. According to a manager, the hotel, which is now called Eden Roc Destination Hotels & Resorts, will retain its farm to table concept, but will undergo a name change — and chef changes. See also: Paula DaSilva Tastemaker…
There is little doubt that Hakkasan, the sexy, elegant Chinese restaurant at the Fontainebleau Hotel, is one of the best places to dine on Chinese cuisine in Miami Beach. Because of this, the restaurant could rest on its laurels, serving the same dishes and still getting kudos from its tony…
Live in Southwest Miami-Dade and don’t know what to do on a Tuesday night? How about some rum running and cigar rolling while overlooking Kendall’s best waterfront views — the canal at Town & Country. Named Best Restaurant in South-Dade by Miami New Times in our annual Best of list,…
Where the Chefs Eat is a series in which we ask Miami chefs to list their favorite local restaurants. In this installment, we spoke to Makoto Okuwa — chef of Makoto in Bal Harbour — about his preferred Magic City spots. At his restaurant in the Bal Harbour Shops, Okuwa…
Want to know where to go and what to do in Miami? Your essential mobile guide — also known as our Best Of app — just got better. You already know you can count on the Best Of app to offer restaurant, shopping and nightlife recommendations from Miami New Times’…
The tale of the frogs’ legs begins as you’d expect, but then it takes an unexpected turn. There they were, leaping through a mosquito-infested bog in the Everglades, when suddenly they resurfaced in a very different environment. Chefs at the Cypress Room, a posh Design District restaurant filled with fine…
When is a cocktail not a cocktail? When it’s an ale based on a classic cocktail. Or, to be more precise, a collection of ales produced by two of the United States’ most unique craft brewers in a special bi-coastal collaboration. The ales in question are the Gentlemen’s Club Old-Fashioned…
Downtown burger-and-tater tot standby The Filling Station & Garage Bar is adding a few more pumps. In doing so it’s also closing Reggae Tacos, a Jamaican spot that opened in late 2012 filling tortillas with curried goat and jerk chicken. No one answered phone calls at the restaurant, and as…
The humid weather and threat of rain didn’t deter thousands of people from flocking to Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens to celebrate the mango with music, food, tastings, and a live auction of rare varieties of the sweet fruit. The festival, held over two days, featured a host of opportunities to…
Ladies, lo and behold, the ultimate fashion accessory for getting your booze on has finally come to fruition. New York designer Cynthia Rowley has created a bangle bracelet that doubles as a flask. If only Sex and the City were still around — this would have replaced Carrie Bradshaw’s “Carrie”…
Break out the trumpets and the cold milk because Twinkies, the golden, spongy cakes with the soft creamy center, officially return to shelves today. Twinkie’s manufacturer, Hostess Brands, closed its bakeries and ceased operation in November 2012, citing labor disputes as a major factor of its demise. But then, as…
Another evil Monday is upon us. Without coffee’s sweet beckoning, I doubt most of us would even get out of bed today. On the menu this week: comforting foods and tasty fare delivered right to your door. Because, really, the only thing worse than forgetting to bring lunch to the…
What happens when you mix a double IPA and gin? You get a beer called “Gin and Juice,” of course, the result of a collaboration between Miami’s Gravity Brewlab and the Cigar City Brewpub in Tampa. It all began when Gravity’s Diego Ganoza and a Chicago executive with Ransom Old…
Pig is in — haven’t you heard? First came Pubbelly, then Swine, and now Brasileiro, a Brazilian rodizio-style steak house, is open. We got news of the opening last week, and now, after a couple of days of trials and tribulations in the form of friends and family dinner, Brasileiro…
Sure, you love a well-crafted cocktail. But do you realize the passion and dedication that goes behind your Old Fashioned? Hey Bartender, a new documentary playing at O Cinema in Wynwood, goes behind the bar to tell the tale of two very different bars and the men who work there…
Dozens of people are set to attend the opening of the brand new Publix Sabor in Little Havana tomorrow, but they’re not going for free balloons and swag bags. Instead, they’ll be there to protest Publix and demand an expansion of human rights for Florida farmworkers. The protest is scheduled…
Mango season is here, and it’s time to pick up any homeless ones and give them a good home — in your belly. We’re partial to smoothies. But if Miami’s favorite fruit is not your cup of tea, there’s plenty more to do this weekend for lovers of food and…
Every year around this time, mango-philes rejoice as Fairchild Garden hosts its annual ode to all incarnations of the fleshy fruit. With more than 1,000 varieties of the tropical treat growing worldwide, there’s more than enough to keep crowds busy all weekend. But for those who attend annually, what’s different…
There’s more to downtown’s swanky db Bistro Moderne than sleek digs and elegant eats — there’s also wine. Lots and lots of wine. Proof: the contemporary, French-inspired bistro is getting official props for its impressive vino selection in the newest edition of Wine Enthusiast magazine. They’ve been named one of…
If you’re a cocktail aficionado, Blackbird Ordinary has to be one of your favorite places. The drinks are crafted with care, using premium spirits, house-made elixirs, and fresh herbs grown right on the premises. Which is why we are pleased as punch pisco to announce that New Times is hosting…
The smell of butternut squash brings back one of Naylet LaRochelle’s fondest memories. It was during early autumn about 13 years ago that she moved into her first home with her husband. “I remember watching my husband and my dad do repairs, and the anticipation of that time. In addition…
