How does a Miami restaurant become an institution? The odds are against it. Besides the elements and the constant struggle of building a business, restaurant owners must contend with fickle populations who remake Miami every decade or so as well as breakneck development. The two key elements to making this happen, it seems, are obsession and luck.
Brickellistas, take note: Shake Shack is coming to you! Shake Shack, the Danny Meyer-owned burger chain, opens at Mary Brickell Village tomorrow, July 3. This is the third location in Miami-Dade, with residents of Coral Gables, South Beach, Aventura, and the Falls already enjoying the restaurant’s burgers and crinkle fries.
A year and a half after it closed for renovations, Stephen’s Deli (1000 E. 16th St., Hialeah; 305-887-8863; kushhospitality.com) has reopened in the exact same location with the exact same vibe. The delicatessen does feature one major change: Henderson “Junior” Biggers, the chef who’s worked at Stephen’s for more than…
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 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.
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.
Tales of the Cocktail, the annual New Orleans celebration of spirits and industry professionals, announced the finalists for its annual Spirited Awards. The awards were founded in 2007 to celebrate excellence in the cocktail and spirits industries.This year, Julio Cabrera and his love song to Cuba, Cafe La Trova, are up for two awards.
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…
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.
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.
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 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,…
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.
Downtown Hollywood will soon welcome a new kava bar when Twisted Roots Kava Brewery opens July 13. The bar will offer kava-based tiki drinks in a room designed to be an adventurer’s haven where imagination meets relaxation. Although the kava craze is a recent phenomenon in the U.S., it has…
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…
Describing Michael Schwartz’s food these days is no easy task. The tag line of his Design District flagship, Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink, which opened in 2006 and earned him a James Beard Award in 2010, is “Fresh, Simple, Pure.” That often meant locally or thoughtfully sourced ingredients that are…
Now open in Little River, the Plantisserie is an organic, plant-based deli selling prepared foods like empanadas, quiches, lasagna, shepherd’s pie, and weekly specials.
Andrew Gonzalez, the 27-year-old owner of Miami’s wildly popular Night Owl Cookies, has seen more success in the last seven years than most do in a lifetime. Since dropping out of college in 2012 to pursue baking, Gonzalez has amassed numerous awards, from a spot on Forbes’ annual “30 Under…
Vinaigrette Sub Shop, Flavors of Kendall Restaurant Week, Negroni Week, and more food and drink events in Miami this week.
uciana Giangrandi and Alex Meyer who since 2017 have kept Edgewater, the Design District, and the surrounding neighborhoods satiated with tacos of house made tortillas filled with a bounty of Proper Sausages proteins will close their Design District cart at the end of this month to make way for their forthcoming restaurant Boia De, situated in the Buena Vista neighborhood.
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.
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.”
