Restaurants

New Times’ Iron Fork is set to take over the Hyatt Regency Miami Thursday, October 4, with an evening of delicious food from favorite local restaurants, as well as two exciting culinary showdowns.Ben Goldman of Planta South Beach will take on Jorge Ramos of Barley: an American Brasserie in a head-to-head battle. The competition, hosted by celebrity chef Ralph Pagano (Naked Taco), will include a two-round cooking competition for the Iron Fork Skillet of Excellence and bragging rights.

Friday, September 28, Dasher & Crank will launch four limited-edition ice cream flavors infused with suds from Wynwood Brewing, Veza Sur, J. Wakefield, and Concrete Beach.

Every weekend, all South Florida Tap 42 locations open a half-hour before noon, ready to serve bottomless cocktails and beer with Chicago-style steak and eggs and chocolate banana French toast.

The Cat Café South Beach will offer freshly roasted coffee, doughnuts, and cold brew on tap — all with a side of kittens.

Chef Dongwook Seo thinks eating fresh seafood is one of life’s richest pleasures. His first restaurant, Hoshi & Sushi, serves sushi that’s a mix of simplicity and invention.

Tacolandia, New Times’ celebration of Miami’s taco scene, is set to return to Soho Studios in Wynwood November 17. The party, presented by Goya, will offer unlimited taco samples from Miami’s favorite eateries.

An estimated 1,000 plant-munching party people will take over Regatta Park in Coconut Grove for an evening of food, cocktails, games, and music Saturday, October 6, during what’s billed as Miami’s first Vegan Block Party.

A federal judge has approved a class-action lawsuit led by Roberta Didoni alleging Ocean Drive’s Columbus Restaurant failed to pay servers minimum wage while taking cuts from the waiters’ tip pool and forcing them to pay for credit card chargebacks — the unpaid tabs of patrons who walked away from their tables.

New Times’ Iron Fork is set to take over the Hyatt Regency Miami Thursday, October 4, with an evening of delicious food from favorite local restaurants, as well as two exciting culinary showdowns.

Brendan Sutton knew he wanted to be a farmer in his mid-20s. Now, at age 50, he grows produce that fills the coolers at Ghee Indian Kitchen, widely regarded as one of Miami-Dade’s best restaurants.

Giovanni Fesser is reinventing Miami’s favorite pastry. A couple of years ago, the burly, bearded 38-year-old Ariete sous-chef was awake in the middle of the night, bouncing between episodes of Food Network’s Diners, Drive-ins and Dives and videos of entrepreneur/motivational speaker Gary Vaynerchuk. For some reason, he began thinking about pastelitos and couldn’t stop.

During football season, root for your favorite team while sipping bottomless mimosas and digging into French toast lollipops and hangover sandwiches. From Brickell to Wynwood, Midtown, and Aventura, these five restaurants serve Sunday brunch while screening weekly games.

More than the founder of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, Schrager is a cookbook author and a champion of South Florida’s restaurant scene. A quick look at his Instagram feed shows him enjoying feasts with culinary superstars. With all of those credentials, Schrager should be a walking Wikipedia of food.

Miami’s appetite for doughnuts shows no sign of slowing. Happy Place Donuts has announced it will debut a second South Beach location.

Seed Food & Wine Week is adding another milestone to its lengthy lineup of plant-based firsts: Seed Restaurant Week. The vegan restaurant week will take place October 1 through 15 across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties.

Sanguich de Miami, a wildly popular Cuban sandwich shop, has returned to Little Havana — this time, for good. Last month, Sanguich’s co-owners, Daniel Figueredo and Rosa Romero, quietly opened a permanent storefront three blocks west of the spot where their original shipping container debuted last year. This Saturday, September 22, they’ll host a grand-opening celebration.

New Times’ Iron Fork has announced the MCs for this year’s culinary competitions. Miami celebrity chef Ralph Pagano and WSVN’s Belkys Nerey will MC this year’s fete Thursday, October 4, at the James L. Knight Center and Hyatt Regency Miami.

Garcia Nevett, a family-owned Venezuelan chocolate bar, is now open in South Miami. Find a slate of handmade gourmet confections, from matcha bonbons to s’mores bites and chocolate cake.

The next time your chocolate cravings kick in, Bon Chocolatiers in Bay Harbor Islands is happy to help. The newly opened all-vegan and kosher confectioner sells chocolate bars, chocolate pretzels, Rocher hazelnut, strawberry bark, pâte de fruit (fruit paste squares), and other sweet treats.

Amaize, a Venezuelan-inspired arepa bar, is now open in Aventura. The debut marks the concept’s fourth location, and a fifth is expected to open before year’s end in the food court at Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise.

In Miami Beach, there’s more to brunch than sparkling cocktails and eggs Benedict. In the past few months, a handful of restaurants have rolled out new menus and experiences, including churro French toast, roving beverage carts, and the city’s first-ever rooftop dog park.

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, the Salty Donut will offer a limited-edition flan croughnut September 18 through 30.