Calling all Game of Thrones foodies, Beaker & Gray has crafted a menu inspired by the HBO show to celebrate its return this Sunday night. Munch on everything from lamb ribs to red doughnuts to prepare your mind and body for another epic season. The Rum Line and Komodo…
For many Miami restaurants, an evening out comes with a small lesson in agriculture or animal husbandry. So many list the source for ingredients that it’s almost par for the course to find a dish described as “Palmetto Creek pork loin cooked in Wynwood Pop’s Porter, served with Swank micro…
Say the words “guava pastelito” to any Miamian and watch their eyes pop out of their stomachs. But what about salads, cookies, muffins, and even mojitos infused with the tropical fruit grown right here at home? Forget 2016 as the year of the doughnut, P&P Tropical Fruits’ Paul Ahwee says this year is…
As our days get longer (and uncomfortably hotter), a bevy of Miami restaurants have decided to launch new (or improved) weekend brunches. Dine along the Miami River or overlooking the 305’s downtown skyline, chowing down on everything from caramelized waffles and serrano ham croquettes, to breakfast sausage burritos and lobster mac…
It’s April 15 — tax day. For you procrastinators out there, you actually have until Monday to file so put your feet up and relax. This weekend you can sample rum from exotic locales, enjoy a light and bubbly happy hour, get your bark on with a beer crawl to…
While Miami has perpetual good weather spring is the optimal time to do anything outside in the city. It’s not too hot and afternoons are usually accompanied by a welcomed breeze that make outdoor activities enjoyable. So what is better than enjoying a drink in German style beer gardens with…
The Florida Keys are world-renowned for perfect sunsets, a laid-back lifestyle, romantic nights, and active sun-filled days filled with fishing or diving. But it’s also the perfect weekend getaway for Miami beer lovers — especially Islamorada. This village in the middle keys consists of a chain of smaller islands. It’s…
It’s time to channel your inner pirate because the Miami Rum Renaissance Festival returns to the DoubleTree Hilton Miami Airport Convention Center this weekend. The largest rum festival in the world, the Rum Renaissance Festival runs from Friday. April 15 – Sunday April 17 and literally features hundreds of rums from…
The first time Zoila Castro sunk her teeth into a cheeseburger she was hooked. The year was 1991, and Castro and her family had just relocated from Guayaquil, Ecuador to suburban Los Angeles. The burger was a double chili cheeser from Original Tommy’s Hamburger, a West Coast chain that got…
In 2006, while restaurants were thriving in South Beach and the Midtown area of Miami was still in its beginning phase, a young chef and her husband doubled down on a Miami neighborhood that was still considered a financial risk by both opening a restaurant and purchasing a house there…
According to Johns Hopkins’ Bloomberg School of Public Health, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Breakfast provides you with the energy and nutrients that lead to increased concentration in the classroom.” That wisdom translates well into the adult world where a fueled up body can better cope…
On Friday, April 22., Passover begins and across the globe, Jews will gather with family for the traditional feast, or Seder. The best known Passover tradition is substituting bread for matzo as a way of commemorating the unleavened bread the Israelites ate when they fled Egypt. Children play a big part…
When you think of France, leisurely strolls down cobblestone roads and a basket filled with a baguette and a bottle of wine might come to mind. In Miami, swap medieval city streets with sandy shorelines and wine for an overdone, handcrafted cocktail. Keep the baguette though, as the 305 has a…
In a sea of gray, it’s hard to miss the orange-colored awning, patio furniture, and chic decor in the center of downtown’s Southeast Financial Center. Zest, owner/chef Cindy Hutson’s newest restaurant, brings her “Cuisine of the Sun” vibe to a place that needs it the most, Miami’s concrete jungle. Its bright lights, vibrant…
As riots raged through Liberty City in spring 1980, George Yap’s crayon-yellow warehouse was spared. But it wasn’t a miracle. More than a half-dozen employees from Yap’s bean sprout factory, many of them former drug addicts and ex-convicts who lived in a neighboring halfway house, stood outside the front gate…
At North Miami Beach’s Basilic Vietnamese Grill, the star-anise-laced scent of pho wraps around you like a Burmese python. It seems like everyone in the 96-seater uses a spoon to pierce the coils of steam billowing from porcelain-white bowls. Two women in business attire, all pencil skirts and reading glasses,…
When his brother-in-law, Gary Hadler asked for one last favor before passing away, Robert Taylor agreed. “Not realizing what a huge commitment it was, I said yes,” Taylor said. The last request? To resurrect Velvet Creme doughnuts. Miami’s first homegrown doughnut shop was, after all, Hadler’s father’s business. Velvet Creme was…
Award-winning New York City bar Employees Only is expanding its scope by opening several additional locations in Singapore, Austin, and Miami Beach. According to the New York Times, Employees Only will open in the Washington Park Hotel complex, located at 1050 Washington Ave. The hotel’s website confirms the imminent arrival of the…
The only thing more enticing than a knowledgeable server’s description is watching the dish come together before your very eyes. The trend of tableside preparation took a break from the forefront of contemporary dining, but it is – thankfully – making a comeback. Miami restaurants are applying the practice across…
Listen up pup lovers: Grab your furry best friend and head to Coconut Grove because LoKal is launching its dog happy hour tonight. If dogs aren’t your thing, stop by Ichimi anytime between noon and 7 p.m. during its launch of all day happy hour. Everything from fried oysters and…
Another lawsuit alleging deceptive beer label practices was filed in Miami. On April 1, Dr. Henry Vazquez who says Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (AB-Inbev) Leffe brand isn’t made in a real monastery. It’s the second such class action to be filed this year, the fourth since 2013, and the third filed…
What’s on the menu for humans headed to Mars? Why veggies, of course. This weekend, local students are whipping up vegetarian and vegan meals for NASA scientists through the Green Cuisine Challenge at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. The project is part of the famous Fairchild Challenge science competition, and the…
