The Filling Station’s Owner Plans Food Truck

About three years ago, Adam Feigeles moved the Filling Station and Garage Bar from Downtown Miami to Oakland Park,  with Feigeles telling New Times in a 2015 interview, “the building I was in was getting old. Rent was getting a little high. It became a little bit more difficult to handle monetarily.”

December 2017 Miami Restaurant Openings and Closings

The last month of 2017 saw the opening of some good establishments and the closing of a favorite. Panther Coffee doubled down by opening two new locations, and chef Eileen Andrade opened Amelia’s 1931, a retro Cuban diner. The Palace Bar reopened on Ocean Drive, and chef/partners Jeff McInnis and Janine Booth opened a satellite of their New York City restaurant, Root & Bone. Finally, Mignonette Uptown closed, though the original location continues to thrive.

Five Champagne Brunches to Welcome 2018

As Miami prepares for the biggest night of the year, start the party early with a boozy Sunday brunch. From Miami Beach to Doral, look for restaurants offering bottomless bubbly and unlimited plates of food. Before donning your New Year’s Eve tiara, savor caviar towers, warm popovers, and pours of your favorite libation at one of these five restaurants.

Danny Serfer Reflects on Closing Mignonette Uptown

“I did everything I thought I did right at the other two restaurants,” Danny Serfer says. Nevertheless, the North Miami Beach location of his and partner Ryan Roman’s Mignonette shuttered earlier this month, leaving about 20 employees without jobs just before the holidays and leaving the restaurateurs, who’ve enjoyed runaway success since Serfer opened Blue Collar on Biscayne Boulevard in 2012, scratching their heads in confusion.

Miami’s Best New Restaurants of 2017

This past year, a handful of local toques were behind the most anticipated openings. Top Chef alums Jeff McInnis, Janine Booth, and Jeremy Ford debuted restaurants in Miami Beach, while Niven Patel and Zak Stern made tradition the new trend. There were also notable additions from outsiders. James Beard Award…

Five Festive Brunches for Christmas Weekend

This weekend, pre-game Christmas dinner with a champagne-fueled brunch. Miami restaurants are stocked with everything from red bean and chocolate babka French toast, to fried green tomato Benedicts, avocado and caviar toast, coffee banana pancakes, and all-you-can-drink Whispering Angel rosé. Here are five brunch experiences that are sure to impress your out-of-town relatives.

Gaijin Dishes Out Miami’s Best New Omakase

Unless you’re picky, religious, or allergic to everything, there is no better way to dine than at the chef’s discretion. And in Miami, restaurants have slowly begun to offer such options to diners who are increasingly willing to turn themselves over to the whims of the city’s ever-growing stable of talented cooks.

Get in the Holiday Spirit With Miami’s Best Christmas Cookies

No holiday celebration is complete without an assortment of cookies. These sweet gems capture our fondest holiday memories — the cathartic rolling of dough, the glimmer of colored sugars, and the inimitable excitement of leaving a plate of goodies and a glass of milk for Santa.

Miami’s Ten Biggest Food News Stories of 2017

Miami is a city of stories. Immigrants, drugs, love, death. This city has them all in spades. And this past year, those tales have been particularly powerful. The culinary community was rocked by the untimely death of a Wynwood pioneer and an explosion that changed the life of a chef. A hurricane blew through, one restaurant burned, and the homes of the best drag brunch and late-night bites closed.

Pho Mi, a Ghost Restaurant by Phuc Yea, Delivers Pho to Your Door

Enjoying a steaming bowl of pho is one of life’s greatest pleasures. Oodles of noodles swim alongside meat and veggies in a hearty, flavorful broth. Now picture having pho delivered to your office when you need the food equivalent of a warm hug. Enter Pho Mi, a “ghost restaurant” from the couple behind Phuc Yea, offering pho and bánh mì delivered to your door, beginning today, December 18.

Choices Café Closes Upper Eastside Location

Choices Café, Miami’s onetime vegan chain, has closed its Upper Eastside location. The NE 79th Street spot had been open about four years, but the building’s recent owner decided to sell, and because of declining sales, the Choices team opted to shut the doors.

Ten Best Miami Restaurants That Closed in 2017

In 2017, Miami gained some fine eateries, but also lost some of its most beloved — including three markets that were iconic institutions for people who like to eat outside the box.The reasons behind the closures ranged from retirement to Hurricane Irma to rising rent in a city where the real estate market is relentless.

Genuine Pizza Opens at Aventura Mall

Michael Schwartz’s Genuine Pizza is now open at Aventura Mall. The debut officially marks Schwartz’s rebranding of Harry’s Pizzeria, which is expected to expand with 18 new locations, from the Design District and Miami Beach to Atlanta and Cleveland, in the next three years under its new name, Genuine Pizza…

Gramps by the Sea to Open on Miami River

Wynwood’s Gramps is expanding to a location on the Miami River. Owner Adam Gersten received approval by the Miami River Commission Monday to begin building a two-story bar and restaurant at the 5th Street Marina. A ground-breaking date has not yet been announced.