Matthew Kuscher’s doughnut burger was around long before his eatery, LoKal, opened its Coconut Grove doors in December 2011. “I grew up in a Dunkin Donuts that my dad owned in the 80s,” he says. “That’s when they we’re making doughnuts from scratch. I actually hated them, so my…
During this past weekend’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival, chefs Janine Booth and Jeff McInnis leaked the fact that their new South Beach restaurant, the Sarsaparilla Club, has soft opened. Today, the restaurant, located inside the Shelborne Wyndham Grand hotel, officially opens. The American dim sum concept marks the…
February was quite a month for the Miami dining scene. In the weeks leading up to the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, the leading culinary event in South Florida, restaurants opened like wildfire around town. Most notable is the temporary opening of Alinea in Residence. While their Chicago restaurant…
Say hello to the holy grail of vegan eats: Holi Vegan Kitchen & Bar. The fast casual concept is just weeks away from feeding South Florida’s voracious vegetarian (and omnivorous) eaters. The restaurant will serve a creative array of breakfast, lunch, and tapas options, plus wine and beer. The eatery, located…
Two waiters dressed for a Milan runway cover a table with thin sheets of plastic. Around it, they station tiny bowls filled with liquefied sweets. After a few moments, Grant Achatz, mustached and dressed all in white with an expression as serious as a heart attack, appears. He dips a…
As the sun started to set in the west, thoughts turned to the east at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. Party goers hungry for one last taste of food entered the giant white party tent for one last event before the 15th anniversary of the annual soiree ended…
Saturday night, 19 chefs came together at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s “Croquetas and Champagne” event to reinterpret Miami’s favorite finger food: the croqueta. Hosted by superchef Jean-Georges Vongerichten and curated by resident Burger Beast Sef Gonzalez, this is a far cry from your primo’s birthday party. Instead of…
Cindy Hutson’s Zest and Zest MRKT open today inside the Southeast Financial Center (200 S. Biscayne Blvd.), bringing a warm aura to downtown’s concrete jungle with ethnically diverse and seasonally-driven eats and drinks. Hutson, best known for her Coral Gables Ortanique on the Mile, says “Moving into a new urban…
While one real estate mogul by the name of Trump was busy spewing out more outlandish statements, Sunny Isles’ own developer, Jules Trump (no relation), classed things up by sharing a meal beautifully prepared by chef Makoto. The private event held on Thursday and hosted in the newly completed grand…
Sunday’s Grand Tasting Village at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival was a true party. Attendees were treated to pours of fine wines and spirits tasting, along with hand crafted cocktails. Celebrity chefs Geoffrey Zakarian, Anne Burrell, Emeril Lagasse, and Michael Symon were just some of the luminaries who…
Chickens soared Saturday night at the W Hotel South Beach as the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s ode to fried birds and champagne began anew. But first a side note: Very early on, much of the crowd gathered around famed chef Daniel Boulud as he fed his fried chicken…
The South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s founder and organizer, Lee Brian Schrager, made quite the statement about celebrity chef Rachel Ray on Saturday. “There is nobody more loyal, honest, fair and genuine than Rachel and she has been my biggest supporter, and it’s because of Rachel that we are…
Saturday’s Grand Tasting Village at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival saw thousands of people enjoy an afternoon filled with wine, food, and celebrities. The star power was turned up to high volume with Rachael Ray, Guy Fieri, Nigella Lawson, Giada DeLaurentiis, Robert IRvine, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Neil Patrick…
The smell of beef was in the air as the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Burger Bash celebrated its 10th anniversary on the sand. It seemed like the entire population of Miami Beach came out to nosh on burgers and drink beer as thousands of carnivores queued up to…
There was a trickle of bourbon and rye at Yardbird Friday night as Montreal’s David McMillan and Frédéric Morin took over the popular friend chicken spot with southern culinary troubadour Sean Brock riding shotgun. But, given the reputation of these three, the expectation was that there would’ve been an all…
When Food Network launched the cooking competition Chopped in January 2009, it probably didn’t predict the enormous following it would gain. The show, which tasks four hopeful chefs to make meals using ingredients in a mystery basket and then slowly chops the contestants until one remains, could have been just…
The croqueta has become synonymous with Miami. No other city in the United States relies on it as much. It is the younger sibling of the European croquette — a larger version of the fried paste treat with potato filling. Miami’s croqueta, with its Caribbean roots, has transformed the once-listless…
Kelly Gardner just happened to be in Miami during South Beach Wine & Food Festival. The 53-year-old St. Louis sales manager also has Guy Fieri’s spiked platinum blonde hair, goatee, and broad-faced infectious smile, helping him become a de facto celebrity Thursday night at Tacos After Dark at the Loews…
Fast food, retro flair, and a hint of grease come to mind when you think of eating at a diner. But of course, Wynwood’s version is anything but. Wynwood Diner, located inside the Wynwood Block at 2601 NW Second Ave., adds an artistic spin to the age-old “diner” concept…
Michelin-starred chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten has confirmed his popular Manhattan restaurant ABC Kitchen will open in Miami come late 2017. The critically acclaimed farm-to-table concept will be located in the Design District in a building that’s currently under construction according to Jean-Georges. When the rustic-chic eatery first opened in the Flatiron…
Chef Marc Forgione says he’ll never know exactly what drove the masses to his eponymous restaurant in Tribeca. It’s because during its opening year (2010), the eatery was awarded both a Michelin star and a two-star review from Sam Sifton of the New York Times. What’s more, in 2010, Forgione…
The South Beach Wine & Food Festival officially starts today, with over 75 different seminars, events, parties,and dinners. Chefs from around the world flock to our fair city for a combination of work and play. In addition to the Grand Tasting Village, and signature Burger Bash, many chefs and food…
