If you like Buena Vista Deli, you’ll love Cafe Creme in North Miami (750 NE 125 St.). Located right next door to the Museum of Contemporary Art, Cafe Creme is a new French restaurant, bakery, and soon to be bar from the founders of Buena Vista Deli. This new space is significantly bigger than Buena…
Gone are the grasshoppers, beef hearts, and sweetbreads. Now there are houndstooth-check seats, a new menu, and even a name change. Vagabond Kitchen & Bar (no more “Restaurant” in the moniker) in the MiMo District is heir to the place that chef Alex Chang for more than a year vehemently…
Inside an ordinary bleach-white warehouse in Little Haiti, three aproned workers covered in flour carefully line up warm batches of freshly fried dough. Anna Davis, a 29-year-old blonde with wide ocean-blue eyes, nervously stands over a silver tray of 24 doughnuts. Her trembling right hand hovers a centimeter from a…
At the 2016 South Beach Wine & Food Festival, Geoffrey Zakarian mentioned he would open a restaurant at the Diplomat Beach Resort during a culinary demo. It seems fitting that the celebrity chef would announce details at this weekend’s New York Wine & Food Festival. The chef, co-hosting a Rooftop…
Shift is happening at Sunset Harbour’s newest mindful addition, Paradigm Kitchen. Founder of Jugofresh, Matthew Sherman a.k.a “Matty Sherm” recently opened the healthy concept to serve “clean soul food.” He said, “So the saying is shift happens at Paradigm, I wanted to build a bridge between our broken food system…
A bright pink truck stocked with sweet goodies and a sense of nostalgia will be parked at Dadeland Mall this Saturday, October 22. The Hello Kitty Cafe truck is slated to make its first-ever Miami appearance, ready to serve Hello Kitty-inspired desserts, drinks, and souvenirs. Smothered in life-size animations of…
Every culture has its own iteration of a cookie. Some are soft, others are crunchy, but almost all ooze a sweet taste, blending flavors like chocolate, vanilla, or even pumpkin spice. At Around the Globe Baking Co., cookies are made to be more than just a simple, bite-sized treat. They’re a…
Quinto La Huella opened its doors at the start of summer, bringing Uruguayan sensation Parador La Huella’s concept to Miami. Nestled inside the Brickell City Centre East, the restaurant has quickly become a culinary staple within the area’s fast-growing dining district. Besides lunch and dinner, the restaurant launched a Sunday brunch in…
After a multimillion-dollar renovation, Dolphin Mall’s Strike Miami will reopen its doors as Bowlero this Saturday, October 15. Along with upgraded amenities and decor, the bowling alley will launch a new menu embodying all things #foodporn. From a five-pound, 14-inch burger, to pizza-inspired cupcakes and a massive s’mores cookie served in…
Burgers made from cow’s flesh are so 2009. The hottest new patties are plant-based, and that’s the focus of the annual Plant-Based Burger Battle — a national tradition launched last year by Miami’s own Seed Food and Wine Festival. This year’s battle royale is scheduled for Thursday, November 3 at…
South Beach’s hidden pizza destination might not be such a secret anymore. Visa-01 is making their Brickell debut today at the former Miami Smokers Express pop-up space and they are here to stay. To satisfy many of their client’s requests, the authentic Italian kitchen has decided to expand into the…
You don’t need to be in a position of power to enjoy Marion’s new power-lunch buffet priced at $24 per person. All you require is an appetite, because the Mediterranean eatery in Brickell knows how to do a buffet. French owners Mathieu Massa and Michael Richard (they also own Miami Beach’s…
Nestled inside Nikki Beach’s courtyard, you’ll find Cafe Nikki, which opened about a year ago. The petit French locale has made a name for itself by serving reasonably-priced breakfast and lunch fare all day, including coffees and teas, croissants, quiches, pastries, European marmalades, and Zak the Baker bread, in a picturesque…
A vast portion of the menu at Teixeira Portugal Restaurant is dedicated to one ingredient: bacalhau, known as codfish to English speakers and bacalao to los que hablan español. Order it “a nortenha,” and a fat, pearly lobe of the fish is deep-fried, lathered in a creamy pumpkin-hued garlic sauce,…
By year’s end the polished steel Biscayne Boulevard eatery that once served steak-frites and butter-drenched escargots will reopen as Mignonette’s second location offering nearly a dozen oysters alongside a menu of several simply pan roasted fish and a handful of more gussied up offerings. The first Mignonette opened in Edgewater late…
Miami might not be the best place to snag a quality cup of joe. But Blue Bottle Coffee, a craft coffee company based in Oakland, California, will soon change that by bringing its java culture South. The artisanal shop plans to open its first-ever location in Florida in the Design…
Like any large city, Miami’s restaurant scene is a series of hellos and goodbyes. We laud a restaurant’s entry into the fray and mourn the loss of favorite eateries when they shutter. But some closings cut deeper than others. It could be that remarkable sandwich we’ll miss or the fact…
The South Beach Wine & Food Festival will hit the beach in 2017 for another long weekend of parties, dinners, and celebrity sightings. Returning for its 16th year, the fest will feature venues in Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, South Miami, and Bal Harbour, in addition to its South Beach base. Celebrity…
Most independent Miami restaurants such as Zak the Baker, Mandolin Aegean Bistro, and MC Kitchen have already taken to social media to announce they will be closed all day today in preparation for Hurricane Matthew. Many hope to re-open on Friday but don’t know at this point in time whether…
As Hurricane Matthew approaches South Florida, many of us are huddled inside homes ready to brace for impact. As you pass time, you’re bound to grow a hefty appetite, regardless of whether the power cuts out. Though many of Miami’s restaurants have shuttered for at least today, a few local…
How do you take your coffee? Light and sweet? A drop of cream? Perhaps with some sort of nut-based so-called milk or whatever faux dairy is in fashion? All of that’s fine for the mass-produced hodgepodge of grounds that come off supermarket shelves or even a higher-end cappuccino or cortado,…
Since opening in late 2014, 27 Restaurant & Bar has served its food on plates that look as if they were culled from a grandmother’s house, a kitschy tourist attraction, or a bastion of fine dining. Many dishes come from thrift shops in Miami and beyond. “Everyone [working here] has…
