Philly Grub in Little Haiti has been open only a little more than a month, but already the casual eatery has helped a Philadelphia native celebrate her 81st birthday with an authentic Philly cheesesteak. And it so happens the birthday gal knew co-owner Jen McCool’s parents from vacations along the…
The duck breast entrée at Daniel Humm’s Eleven Madison Park was an eye-opener for Pablo Zitzmann. The 28-year-old chef says he left the critically acclaimed Manhattan restaurant with a renewed sense of possibility. So when Zitzmann was offered the opportunity to run his own kitchen two years later, re-creating the…
Food & Wine Magazine has just released its Best New Chefs in America 2016 list. The annual list names the most innovatice and up-and-coming cooks in the country right now. Past recipients read like a Who’s Who of the culinary world and include luminaries like Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, April Bloomfield,…
Doughnuts might be new to the neighborhood, but since New Times first reported the hole-in-dough craze hitting Miami, it’s been full speed ahead with pop-ups, festivals, and new brick and mortars. Honeybee Doughnuts, a gourmet craft shop coming to South Miami, wants in on the action. “This has truly been on…
Miami’s love affair with doughnuts is only growing, as evidenced by the people lined up to enter Donuts!, the first ever Miami doughnut festival at The Wynwood Yard. The scene of powdered sugar and baked goods wafted through the evening air as hundreds of people gathered to sample dozens of…
For the Miami restaurant industry, March came in like a lion with plenty of high profile restaurant openings. Coconut Grove’s thriving restaurant scene grew with the additions of Glass & Vine,a restaurant in a tropical park setting, and Farinelli 1937, a new eatery from the people who brought us…
Nearly a year after the announcement that it was coming to Miami, Russian restaurant chain, Tanuki, is set to open its first U.S. location at 1080 Alton Road in South Beach, sometime in mid-May. The chain, owned by Bulldozer Group, a restaurant investment company with holdings in Dubai, Russia, Ukraine,…
There’s a strangely familiar way too many meals proceed. The menu offers hardly a clue as to what’s an entrée or appetizer. A bubbly server greets the table, takes the drink order, then proceeds to explain how this restaurant is “a sharing concept because we want you to get a…
Serendipity, a hole-in-the-wall artisanal ice cream shop located at 421 NW 26th St., has quickly become a quirky neighborhood gem thanks to its creative flavors. Think a mashup of beer, wine, flowers, and fruits all handmade by founder/owner Jessica Levison just hours before. “What can I say,” Levison giggles. “Wynwood loves…
Crabs in Miami are mainly of the stone variety. However, the sweet meat of Alaskan King Crab is the star on Tuesday nights at Lique. While the menu at the one-year-old, indoor/outdoor restaurant on the intracoastal in North Miami Beach always dishes out Mediterranean dishes with a seafood-focus, on Tuesdays…
Wisps of Cuba hide in everything Michael Beltran cooks. You’ll find them when you push aside the green spigarello leaves and shaved radish curls — a plantain sliver here, a dash of sour orange juice there. Such touches are natural for the stocky, goateed 30-year-old who was raised in Little…
For Dustin Atoigue, executive chef of the Mondrian, home is where the heart is. Atoigue’s heart is in Guam, a small island country in the Western Pacific where he was born and raised. Through a partnership with the Mondrian, Atoigue has brought a taste of his island to Miami with the creation…
Forgo McDonald’s and Taco Bell. Former Miami Heat player Ray Allen and wife Shannon are opening Grown, a new fast-food concept in South Miami (8211 S. Dixie Hwy.) this March. Developed by the couple, Grown is said to be “real food, cooked slow, for fast people,” meaning it fuses a farm-to-table…
This year, the James Beard Foundation recognized many of Miami’s best chefs as semifinalists for its prestigious annual awards. Though the chefs didn’t make the final cut, that didn’t take away their joy at getting a nod. The chefs got together to celebrate the best way they know how —…
When New Times was first invited to try Fooq’s dinner service, we noted a disheveled-looking man in an adjacent lot with a sign that read, “$10 parking.” Now, a year, and quite a few changes later, the man is still there, and so is Fooq’s quirky charm. During Art Basel, Fooq’s launched…
Ultra may be over, but you can still get a taste of the weekend — literally. Norwegian DJ, record producer and musician Kygo has just released an album and a dessert that share the same Cloud Nine moniker. The lyrical version is available at iTunes, but the sweeter option can be…
Though we’re only three months in, it’s clear that 2016 is the year of the doughnut. From the Salty Donut’s Wynwood takeover, Velvet Creme’s revival, and other new shops, including Fireman Derek’s doughnuts, and Honeybee’s, steps away from brick and mortar locations, Miami’s addiction to the hole-in-a-dough confection continues to grow stronger, and there’s…
A week after his Top Chef win, Jeremy Ford can hardly believe it., but the executive chef at Matador Room at the Miami Beach Edition Hotel is getting used to finally revealing he is the winner of the hit Bravo cooking competition. “It’s a bit surreal, but it’s sinking in. I’ve…
If you’ve been to Paris or Rome or New York you might have been enchanted by a visit to a local pastry shop. Rows upon rows of delicate, beautiful confections are offered up for your view. When you finally choose your one delicious item, it is carefully boxed and secured…
If you’re craving a burger and some beer in Coconut Grove or Wynwood, there’s a good chance Lokal or Kush are your go-tos. But what about seafood and cider? That’s where Matt Kuscher, who’s behind both Lokal and Kush, comes in with his newest restaurant, the Spillover, describing it as…
If you haven’t already, prepare for an overabundance of chocolate-filled bunnies and multi-colored eggs because Easter is this Sunday, March 27. But, sweets and egg-hunting aside, it’s also one of the biggest Sunday brunch days of the year, meaning it’s time to peep at some menus and make advanced reservations…
Miami New Times’ Iron Fork, presented by the Downtown Development Authority returns for a ninth year bigger and better than ever with a new location, delicious food, and an epic battle between two of Miami’s finest chefs. On Thursday, July 28 at 7 p.m., Miami foodies will flock to the…
