José Andrés Is Taking His Food Trucks to Miami Art Week

Art Basel and Miami Art Week are as well known for their commercialism as their art. Artists are sponsored by large corporations, and exhibits are branded by booze companies, while people clamor to be placed on the guest lists of parties sponsored by big names like Louis Vuitton and Bacardi.

Starbucks Is Opening in Midtown Miami

Starbucks continues its path toward world domination with the imminent opening of a new Midtown Miami location.Signs are up at the first floor of the new Hyde Midtown Condominium announcing that the Seattle-based coffee giant is coming soon.

Cake Thai Opens Inside Wynwood’s 1-800-Lucky

Earlier this week Cake opened a stall inside of Wynwood’s 1-800-Lucky food hall dishing out southern Thai street food. The new stall replaces Coyo Taco co-owner and chef Scott Linquist’s Les Bahn Amis that specialized in Vietnamese sandwiches.

Copper Blues Rock Pub & Kitchen Opens in Doral

Doral’s dining and entertainment scene has a new addition: the rock and roll-themed bar and restaurant Copper Blues Rock Pub & Kitchen. It’s a lively place with elevated pub fare, craft cocktails, and live musical performances.

November 2018 Miami Restaurant Openings and Closings

This is the time when Miami heats up. Tourists flock to our beaches and Art Basel attracts an internationally diverse crown in town for art and parties. Traditionally, it’s a good time for restaurants to open their doors in anticipation for season. The most notable November openings belong to Swan and Bar Bevy — both sharing a building in the Design District. A collaboration between nightlife honcho-turned-restaurateur David Grutman and musician/producer Pharrell Williams, Swan is a sophisticated eatery decked out in rose-colored hues, while Bar Bevy is a lush drinking den that calls to mind a night in North Africa.

Fireman Derek’s Opening Coconut Grove Pie Shop

Fireman Derek’s pies have become so popular they’re almost a Miami tourist attraction. Pass by the little Wynwood bakery and you’re bound to see a line of people waiting to get a slice of Derek Kaplan’s key lime or crack pies (named for its addictive quality).

Michelin-Starred Chef José Ramírez-Ruiz Plans Pop-Up and Miami Restaurant

Over the last year José Ramírez-Ruiz, the chef-owner of Brooklyn’s now-closed, Michelin-starred vegetable-forward restaurant Semilla, quietly moved to Miami and worked a corporate consulting job as he conceptualized his next endeavor. Last week, he quit that job to throw himself headlong into his next project: a Miami-based evolution of Semilla using a palette of ingredients previously unseen in the tasting menus that regularly drew crowds to his 465-square-foot restaurant.

Here’s Where to Get Your 2018 Thanksgiving Pie

Thanksgiving dinner is famous for turkey, but we’re really in it for the pie. In fact, some people actually forgo the rest of the meal and skip to the delicious dessert. Whether you’re a traditionalist who loves pumpkin pie or you opt for a Miami-style key lime variety, you need at least one pie on the holiday table.