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 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.
In Doral, Cancun Grill is behind a Sunday buffet-style brunch party with unlimited drinks and a mariachi band.
September 29, J. Wakefield Brewing is expected to debut a 600-square-foot beer garden in front of its Wynwood taproom.
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.
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.
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…
Miami’s leading dessert festival is gearing up to return September 30. Instead of taking over the FIU Arena with more than 20,000 confections, Dessert Wars will relocate to Wynwood’s Soho Studios to accommodate additional vendors and attendees.
Upscale Japanese robatayaki Etaru, which is owned by Zuma’s Rainer Becker and Arjun Waney, will launch a weekly rosé brunch on Las Olas this Sunday, August 19.
Though more than 200 restaurants are participating in Miami Spice, there are only a handful of eateries that include enchanting waterfront views and romantic ambiance. Here are the best locations boasting the most attractive Miami Spice menus to enjoy by the water.
Classic Southern eats with a plant-based twist are coming to Coconut Grove. Southern Sol Garden BBQ will be the fifth concept to join the lineup at VShops, the vegan food hall in Coconut Grove. Southern Sol is scheduled to open Saturday, September 8, and will serve staples such as baked mac ‘n’ cheese, coleslaw, brown sugar baked beans, collard greens, buttery grits, cornbread, and barbecued faux meats and even drumsticks.
For those who eat with their eyes, Gourmet Temptations, a pastry boutique in Surfside with decor worthy of a Parisian postcard, is a charming destination for sugar-coated delights.
As Miami Spice continues, New Times is determined to find the absolute best places to dine among the 240-plus participating restaurants. Now we’re on to everyone’s favorite: comfort food. Choose from these five restaurants to indulge in double-patty burgers, fried chicken, jalapeño cheddar grits, and ice-cream cookie sundaes.
This Friday, the Miami Heat’s Udonis Haslem will open an Einstein Bros. Bagels in MiamiCentral, which serves Florida’s Brightline passengers.
Tacolandia, Miami New Times’ celebration of Miami’s taco scene, is set to return this November with a bigger and better fiesta. On Saturday, November 17, Soho Studios in Wynwood will host Tacolandia, presented by Goya, with unlimited taco samples from Miami’s favorite eateries.
If you’re hungry for pan-Asian cuisine — Korean barbecue bao buns, wild mushroom lo mein, and crispy pad thai — here are this year’s most tempting options.
La Centrale, the 6-month-old, 40,000-square-foot food hall in Brickell City Centre, might be the area’s most massive experiment in eating. Started by a group of New York investors and first planned for Bloomingdale’s flagship in New York City, it offers three stories filled with hundreds of types of Italian fare.
Captain Jim’s Seafood Market Restaurant, the much-missed eatery known for its fresh fish and stone crabs, has finally reopened at the same North Miami location it called home for years.
