Nestled in the heart of downtown Coral Gables is the historic, ivy-covered Hotel St. Michel. In March, an Italian restaurant named Zucca opened inside the boutique inn, modernizing the 1920s-esque space with a swank cocktail bar and a chic dining room. Recently, the restaurant debuted Sunday brunch, featuring a large…
It’s hard to imagine a chef whose culinary creations are more aesthetically appealing than Matthew Kenney’s. The vegan master is know for nutrient-dense, deliciously fresh dishes with a rainbow-hued aesthetic that makes them ideal fodder for the Instagram-obsessed. His newest eatery, Plnthouse at the 1 Hotel South Beach, is an…
A swift scroll through Instagram typically shows four kinds of photos: selfies, babies, sunsets, and food. Every now and then, your eyes widen, mouth salivates, and stomach growls. It’s more than food porn; it’s an architectural wonder in the form of a milkshake.
When the Palace Bar closed after an energy-fueled July Fourth celebration, Miami Beach lost more than a bar: It lost a major gathering place for the city’s LGBT community and a spot where everyone and anyone was united in their love of a good party.
New Times researched the list of newcomers to Miami Spice and handpicked the ten best restaurants to try. It’s good to note that some of them are new, while others are merely new to Spice this year. As always, menus are subject to change with availability and seasonality, and reservations are suggested.
La Centrale, the Italian-themed food hall tucked into the billion-dollar Brickell City Centre, will include a handful of eateries that draw inspiration from different regions of Italy, along with a spot for Neapolitan pizzas and a 5,000-square-foot grab-and-go café replete with cheeses, breads, and all manner of Italian products.
New Times’ Iron Fork returns for its tenth anniversary with delicious food and a showdown between two of Miami’s finest chefs. It’ll all go down Thursday, October 5, when Tacology’s Santiago Gomez will face off against Beaker & Gray’s Brian Nasajon in an epic battle of fire, blades, and cunning at the Hyatt Regency Miami.
Ortelio Cárdenas, better known to Miami, the world, and former President Barack Obama, as El Mago de Las Fritas returned to his Flagami cafeteria for work last week after undergoing a double bypass surgery two months ago.
Paon Eatery offers Mediterranean and Latin American plates pared down to their simplest form.
The folks who brought Lolo’s Surf Cantina, a Baja California-inspired restaurant, to the Marriott Stanton South Beach are behind Miami’s latest sushi restaurant, Azabu.
Inside the Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale, find Burlock Coast Seafare & Spirits, a restaurant, café, market, and bar concept that includes an artisanal goods marketplace, a small-batch rum retail shop, and a cigar bar. On Saturdays and Sundays, the restaurant opens for a seaside brunch focused on meats, seafood, and seasonal produce. Overseen…
After 50 days at Jackson Memorial’s Ryder Trauma Center, chef Ralph Pagano is going home.
The Fort Lauderdale outpost of 50 Eggs’ Spring Chicken quickly closed on Tuesday night, blindsiding some employees who showed up for work yesterday morning to find they no longer had jobs. “It seems like they came in the middle of the night and just gutted the place,” former general…
While Miami Spice is a smorgasbord of multicourse deliciousness, it’s also big on meat, dairy, and eggs. Veg eaters can feel left out, to say the least. Luckily, among the hundreds of participating restaurants there are plenty of options for herbivores — so they can indulge along with every other Miamian. Many of the selections below are vegetarian but can be made vegan upon request. Be sure to ask your server in advance; some spots recommend vegans order off the regular menu. Prices for Miami Spice run $23 for lunch and $39 for dinner.
The newest food truck to pop up inside the Wynwood Yard is Food Dude, a Latin-Jamaican grill concept. The truck first debuted in 2013, after Alex Torres, a Johnson and Wales alum, was laid off as a corporate chef. A few months later, he and his wife Erica bought a black truck and hit the road. Stocked with jerk chicken, rice, and tostones, the two cruised across Miami, serving culinary mash-ups rooted in culture and tradition.
A lawsuit filed against Delray Beach-based Delivery Dudes last week in federal court claims the service is paying its drivers sometimes as little as 50 to 75 cents per delivery while requiring them to work between 50 or 60 hours per week.
When the Miami Dolphins take the field on August 10 against the Atlanta Falcons, fans at Hard Rock Stadium will enjoy much more than football. Visitors will be treated to more improvements and new experiences in price ranges for everyone — from a new standing-room-only section to a luxury Aston Martin…
Michael Schwartz’s Amara at Paraiso restaurant will open sometime in November at the Paraiso Bay complex in Edgewater. The restaurant’s large, 4,500-square-foot dining room, designed by Meyer Davis Studio, features indoor and outdoor seating that opens to Biscayne Bay, offering striking views.The main dining room and bar will seat 150, with an additional 70 seats on the waterfront deck.
The good news is Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Matador Room at the Miami Beach Edition is participating in Miami Spice. The bad news is its $39 three-course, prix-fixe dinner menu isn’t offered on Fridays or Saturdays. Regardless, the light and bright Spice menu is the perfect antidote for the Miami summer doldrums.
Jezebel, a cozy food and drink lounge in Miami Beach, is now open. Located on the corner of Michigan Avenue and Lincoln Road, this dimly lit, orange-hued space serves cocktails prepared tableside and upscale comfort food like flaming s’mores and truffle popcorn. The restaurant took over the former Bacaro space, a short-lived Italian…
Hidden in the corner of the Avant Gallery at the Epic Hotel sits LaMuse Cafe, a tiny European-inspired bistro replete with croissants, tartines, and thousands of dollars worth of contemporary art.
As temperatures soar, Box Coffee in Wynwood cools down with a unique lineup of java mocktails.
