St. Roch Market Gets a New Name and a Refresh

The Design District’s food hall is getting a name change. Come December, St. Roch Market will be known as Politan Row Miami. The name change comes after a settlement was reached last week, following a 2018 lawsuit filed by the New Orleans Building Corporation and the City of New Orleans against…

June 2019 Miami Restaurant Openings and Closings

June was a busy month for Miami’s culinary scene. The participating restaurants for Miami Spice 2019 were announced and New Times’ annual Best of Miami gave kudos to dozens of eateries throughout the city. Notable openings included Danny Serfer’s sub shop, Vinaigrette, and Boia De. Of course, the iconic Stephen’s Deli reopened in Hialeah. This summer, look forward to a weekly pop-up by Royal Castle, Swizzle Rum Bar, and Spanglish in Wynwood.

Miami’s Best Eats and Drinks This Week: Fourth of July, 60 Years of Arbetter’s, and RWSB Summer Barbecue Series

Happy Fourth of July, Miami. Proclaim your freedom of choice by heading to one of Miami’s bars or restaurants to indulge in festive bites, patriotic sweets, and red, white, and blue cocktails. Plus, Arbetter’s Hot Dogs celebrates 60 years, and RWSB kicks off its summer barbecue series with guest chefs Jeff McInnis and Janine Booth of Stiltsville Fish Bar and Root & Bone.

Yoko Matcha Pops Up at Dasher & Crank With a Matcha Pastelito

Yoko Matcha, Miami’s first specialty matcha café, has found a new home inside Dasher & Crank. Yoko’s founder, Chié Dambara, is taking charge of the ice cream shop’s café bar, serving a variety of matcha-based drinks and snacks. “Core to Dasher & Crank’s mission is to support and collaborate with Miami’s…

Miami’s Best Eats and Drinks This Weekend: 800 Degrees Brunch, Free the Whales, and Lychee Summer Celebration

This weekend, Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem’s 800 Degrees Woodfired Kitchen launches brunch, and Free the Whales returns to Wynwood with more than 25 different breweries. Plus, Schnebly Redland’s Winery & Brewery hosts a lychee festival, while Minnow Bar hosts its annual Bitter Battle and the Lincoln Eatery celebrates mango season with limited-edition dishes made with the fruit.

Bernie Sanders Debate Preps at Batch Gastropub

Last evening, as Bill de Blasio, Tim Ryan, Julián Castro, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, Beto O’Rourke, Amy Klobuchar, Tulsi Gabbard, Jay Inslee, and John Delaney took to the Arsht Center stage for the first night of the Democratic presidential debates, Bernie Sanders was enjoying a Coke with friends.

Nightly Pizza Acrobatics at Normandy Isle’s Capri New Style

Normandy Isle has a new dining spot adding to its colorful roster of restaurants. Every evening at Capri New Style, Massimiliano Stamerra can be found by the wood oven spinning pizza dough over his head, pulling and stretching it as it twirls in front of his face, whipping it around his body, under his legs, then sending the dough into the air, only to catch it and send it in a different direction.

Fourth of July 2019 Miami Restaurant Guide

Fourth of July is a big deal, especially when it falls on a Thursday like this year, giving you a long, four-day weekend to celebrate America’s independence. The holiday tradition involves music, fireworks, and of course, a feast of barbecue items — grilled hot dogs, fresh corn on the cob,…

Panther Coffee Invites You to Explore the Neuroscience of Flavor

If you’re convinced you drink bitter coffee — or like hoppy beer — because you enjoy the taste, new research could prove you wrong. The latest studies by neuroscientists show us how the combination of all our senses — gustatory, olfactory, vision, and audition — give rise to our flavor experiences.

Celebrate Bourdain Day by Visiting His Favorite Miami Haunts

On June 8, 2018, the world was saddened by the news of Anthony Bourdain’s death. The chef, who turned an article in the New Yorker into a writing and television career, was 61 when he was found by his close friend and fellow chef Éric Ripert. A few weeks back, Ripert, joined…

Wynwood Pride 2019 Food and Drink Specials

This weekend, the inaugural Wynwood Pride festival takes over the Wynwood Marketplace with three days of live music, drag performances, DJ sets, and plenty of other diversions. With all of that energy, you’ll need to take a break for some sustenance. Here are some Wynwood establishments offering special Pride cocktails and deals.

Owner of Blue Collar and Mignonette Opening Downtown Sub Shop UPDATED

As a kid, Danny Serfer’s parents used to take him to a Broward County sub shop that unknowingly set the standard for all future sandwiches the chef would eat. “It was a local place in a strip mall that sold subs, VHS tapes to rent, candy, and we would always go there and order ham and cheese with lettuce with this amazing salad dressing,” he said. “Ever since then, I’ve been chasing that dragon.”