New Times’ Iron Fork returns with a host of food, fun, and a battle between two of Miami’s top chefs. Thursday, October 4, the James L. Knight Center and Hyatt Regency Miami will host this mega chef competition that offers bites from favorite Magic City restaurants.
The revamped menu still pays homage to the ’80s by way of classic videogames. Page turning brings glimpses of childhood friends such as Mario Bros., Pac-Man, and Donkey Kong. The main draw, though, is the bill of fare: a whole new roster of cocktails created by the Anderson’s bar manager, Dave Simmons, and food by 27 Restaurant & Bar’s Jimmy Lebron.
Miami’s MiMo District has gotten its own weekend tiki lair with the opening of Madame Phuong Cocktail + Den at Phuc Yea. The bar, open Thursday through Saturday, boasts a midcentury-modern-goes-tropics vibe with vintage rattan seating and Chinese lucky cats gracing the walls alongside murals by Miami artist Miguel Paredes.
The popsicles you enjoyed as a kid have been revamped. Miami purveyors are offering elevated versions of the favorite childhood treat. Forgoing red dyes and muted flavors, these shops serve pops made from unadulterated ingredients and unique flavor combinations. From decadent Nutella bathed in marshmallow paste to rainbow sprinkles…
Terre del Sapore feels like home. This Coral Gables restaurant is replete with a welcoming vibe, an exposed brick wall, and a wood-fired oven where you can watch your pizza being cooked. Owner Marcelo Lederman opened the eatery so he would have a place for his family and friends to enjoy the cuisine he loves best.
At the Surf Club Restaurant, a ritzy remake of a 1930s classic, waiters are referred to as captains, beef Wellington sells for $125, and reservations must be made weeks in advance even though the place opened less than a month ago. Its prices and quality are among Miami’s highest, rivaling…
Ono Poke, a popular Wynwood eatery specializing in the trendy Hawaiian dish, is coming to the City of Excellence. The shop will open inside Aventura ParkSquare, a mixed-use development with a health and wellness spin in north Aventura. This spot will mark Ono’s second location.
This week, Edukos instructs how to make empanadas; Wendy’s and Thrillist host a happy hour at Dolores but You Can Call Me Lolita; and Shakin’ It for a Cause returns to the Epic.
Grab an apron, Miami. It’s time to learn how to make your favorite recipes from some of the city’s best chefs.
In Doral, Cancun Grill is behind a Sunday buffet-style brunch party with unlimited drinks and a mariachi band.
This weekend, Burgerim opens in North Miami, the Hungry Post hosts brunch at Cantina La Veinte, and Croquetapalooza returns to Magic City Casino.
The bold, opaque Russian imperial stout is on the rise in South Florida. Local breweries such as Funky Buddha, LauderAle, and J. Wakefield are behind their own interpretations.
In a few months, the sixth-annual South Beach Seafood Week will return to the sand with a celebration of the sea — and stone crabs. October 16 through 20, the five-day extravaganza will present intimate dinners, educational seminars, chef battles, an ocean-inspired cocktail showdown, and a daylong beachside tasting.
September 29, J. Wakefield Brewing is expected to debut a 600-square-foot beer garden in front of its Wynwood taproom.
Embedded in Little Havana’s vibrant community, Red Carpet ticks off all the right boxes for a charming Italian meal.
In November, the Doral Food & Wine Festival (DFWF) will return for a third year, offering chef showdowns, mixology demonstrations, live music, and bottomless food and drink samplings.
Weeks after debuting inside downtown’s MiamiCentral, Joe & the Juice is now open at Aventura Mall. It marks the chain’s sixth location in Miami-Dade, and a seventh is expected to open in Sunny Isles Beach.
Bottomless tacos and tequila, anyone? Mark your calendars: Miami’s inaugural Cuervo Tradicional Taco Takeover and Cocktail Competition will take place Saturday, September 8, at Soho Studios.
In the Food Network era, chefs work long hours doing physical labor, which stresses human relationships to the breaking point. But one being is there without judgment: the dog.
Chuy’s, an Austin-based Tex-Mex chain, opens near Miami International Airport with a menu of Mexican comfort-food-inspired dishes such as burritos, enchiladas, and tacos.
In the past few weeks, Sacha Baron Cohen’s Who Is America? has shocked the nation by showing politicians endorsing kindergarten gun-training sessions and gallery owners contemplating their portrait painted in human feces.
Miami Spice continues through September, when diners can indulge in prix fixes ($23 for lunch and brunch, and $39 for dinner) at more than 240 restaurants across town. If you’re with a group of picky eaters, Italian restaurants are the way to go. From hearty pasta to fresh branzino, there’s usually something to sate every appetite…
