Ten Best Pancakes in Miami

There are a few breakfast foods that make us happy, and as basic as this quick combo of eggs, flour, milk and powder is, pancakes are one of them and for many reasons. They remind us of our childhood. They give us an excuse to eat dessert in the morning…

Michy’s to Pop Up at Miami Beach Botanical Garden for Art Basel

Michelle Bernstein is bringing her eponymous MiMo restaurant to Art Basel for the third year in a row when Michy’s Pop-Up returns to the Miami Beach Botanical Garden. The much-loved Miami chef is actually setting up two different pop-ups among the flowers this year, with completely different vibes. The Garden…

Bunnie Cakes Hosts Halloween Cupcake Demo at Aventura Mall

If you’re looking to up the ante this Halloween to something a little more impressive than store-bought candy full of corn syrup — Bunnie Cakes has just the thing. South Florida’s first vegan bakery is demoing delicious vegan pumpkin spiced cupcakes at Aventura Mall from 1 to 3 p.m. on…

Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill Coming to Miami

An outpost of the beloved New York restaurant group Blue Ribbon’s sushi and grill concept is setting up in Miami. A spokeswoman for the restaurant wouldn’t confirm the details, however job postings for the executive chef and general manager positions, popped up earlier this week on both Craigslist and Culinary…

Knaus Berry Farm Opens Today for Season

If you’ve got a personal day coming to you, today is a good time to use it. Knaus Berry Farm opens for season today, October 27. That, of course, means warm cinnamon rolls and strawberry shakes are here! The farm traditionally opens in November, but for the past few seasons…

Chef Michael Pirolo Dabbles in the Far East With Bazi

Today, the lobby of the famed Marlin Hotel looks like an early-20th-century Shanghai opium den. A sinister dragon sculpture overlooks a seance of flickering candles and columns brushed with ebony. Its restaurant, Bazi, which opened in early September, is about the last place in Miami you’d expect to find Michael…

Cake Thai Kitchen to Open in Wynwood

Phuket Thongsodchaveondee is bringing his curries, noodles, and morning glory to Wynwood. The former Makoto cook who’s MiMo restaurant was named New Times’ best Thai restaurant this year will reopen Cake Thai Kitchen on 29th Street near Second Avenue mid 2016. The move began about six months ago when Javier Ramirez, who…

Fall in Love With Mediterranean Cuisine at Marion

At a certain point, dining out becomes more than just a meal. With the right combination of atmosphere, fare and service, a restaurant experience can turn into an adventure. That’s what guests should expect at Marion, the Mediterranean-inspired Brickell restaurant that opened at 1111 SW First Avenue last month. With…

Hy Vong to Close After All: Today is Last Day of Meal Service UPDATED

Hy Vong, the Vietnamese restaurant that’s considered one of Miami’s finest eateries, is closing after dinner service this Friday. The Little Havana restaurant is the latest casualty of a rapidly-changing Miami, where property is at a premium. According to Miami.com, owner Kathy Manning is being forced to close due to…

Pop-Up Vegan Cooking Academy Launching in Miami Beach

Vegan food is EVERYWHERE these days — which, frankly, is great news for America’s collective waistline, the well being of billions of animals, and our poor, beleaguered planet. Despite its increasing mass appeal, lots of people still lack the skills to whip up a plant-based masterpiece on their own stoves…

Chicago’s 5411 Empanadas Opening in Coral Gables

Fifty Four Eleven, or 5411 for short, a Chicago-born empanada store, is opening its first out-of-state location on 98 Miracle Mile in November. Located on the corner of Galiano Street and Miracle Mile in Coral Gables, 5411 specializes in baked, gourmet, Argentine-style empanadas. They come in 15 different flavors, including…

The Ten Best Açaí Bowls in Miami

The açaí bowl trend has garnered a vast group of devotees in Miami, with dozens of eateries creating their own variation of the healthy, art-in-a-bowl concept. Though its aesthetically-pleasing look is no secret, what’s on the inside is. The meat of every açaí bowl is its base, which is a…

Jeff McInnis and Janine Booth Return to Miami With Sarsaparilla Club

Jeff McInnis and Janine Booth are returning to Miami to open Sarsaparilla Club in the Shelborne Wyndham Grand Hotel in Miami Beach. The restaurant, located in the former Morimoto space, will open sometime early 2016.  McInnis and Booth are partners in New York City’s Root & Bone, which serves “Manhattan’s best new…

Brickell Gets Sweeter: Freddo Helado Opens Second Location

Like the sound of an orzo pesto salad while on your lunch break? Or how about a scoop of dulce de leche flavored gelato after dinner? Well, Brickell residents, workers and visitors are in luck. Argentina’s Freddo, a popular maker of “helado,” fine artisanal gelato, opened its second South Florida…

Michael Schwartz’s Cypress Room to Become Cypress Tavern

Michael Schwartz’s fine dining establishment, the Cypress Room, is turning into Cypress Tavern, an American grill and cocktail bar. The new concept will launch Thursday, October 29, in what Schwartz calls, “welcoming and warm, one that draws on the essence of what an approachable, elevated dining experience needs to be in…

Magnum Lounge Closes, Bar Lab Set to Take Over

Magnum Lounge has closed.  The 79th Street piano bar and restaurant closed last Saturday evening, with loyal patrons getting in a few songs before last call.  The restaurant’s management took a tongue in cheek approach to the closing by posting a video of regular Magnum performers Carl Ivey and Russell…

A Yellow Jack’s Trip From Sea to Table

Lazaro Cabrera pulls a Neoprene hood over his crop of loopy black hair and slips on extra-long diving fins. Then he plunges without air tanks more than 60 feet into the azure depths. About two minutes later, he surfaces with a 15-pound yellow jack impaled on a glinting spear. He…

Top Chef: Angelina Bastidas and Jeremy Ford to Compete in December

Top Chef has just announced the chef roster and location for its upcoming season  — with two Miami toques competing for the title. Top Chef Season 13 debuts with a two-night premiere on Wednesday, December 2 and Thursday, December 3 at 10 p.m. on Bravo. The cheftestants will fire up…