Chipotle, the much beloved burrito chain that sets that standard for what fast food can (and should) be, has made the groundbreaking announcement that it’s now GMO-free. This is the culmination of a long road for the Mexican food chain in its quest to provide better food for its customers. …
After much anticipation and a soft-opening phase that turned into a part-time shudder, Coya in Brickell is open for sustainable business (except on Sundays when it closes for rest day). The product of restaurenteur Arjun Waney (responsible for bringing Zuma to the world), Coya is a London-based ode to Peruvian…
The spent grains that emerge from of Miami Brewing’s towering stainless steel cylinders aren’t walking their funeral procession. Instead, Dewey LoSasso repurposes them into a nutty tabbouleh salad flecked with parsley and doused with fruity olive oil. It’s also coaxed into a spongy, toothsome bread that’s soaks up the savory…
Tanuki, the Russian restaurant chain, with 60 locations throughout Moscow, is opening its first United States location. The restaurant will open at 1080 Alton Road, some time in the winter. Tanuki’s operating partner/director of operations, Andrew Kaplan (of CheeseMe fame), is overseeing the construction, which is actually a total gutting of…
Considered a “healthy option” for most, your beloved chicken and tuna salad has one main ingredient that makes health gurus shriek and calorie counters overload – mayonnaise… and lots of it. But one North Miami-Dade eatery decided to challenge the traditional recipe and create an odd substitute for the notorious…
These days, bovine lovers are bombarded with cautionary tales of the risks tied to red-meat-heavy diets. Cows, meanwhile, have become the scourge of the modern world because of the staggering energy and resources needed to produce a single primal cut. Yet steak houses in Miami and beyond continue to thrive…
Bulla, the hip and casual Spanish gastrobar in Coral Gables serving up traditional tapas with a twist (huevos estrellados toss organic eggs in housemade potato chips and, Serrano ham, potato foam, and truffle oil), has plans to open up 10 additional concepts within the next two years. At least that…
Good news for budget conscious consumers and those of us who can’t make decisions. Aldi is opening a market on Biscayne Boulevard, near Miami Shores and North Miami. The market, located at 10700 Biscayne Blvd in Miami, near K Mart, is still under consturuction, but a sign popped up the…
Yesterday, Johnson and Wales University’s North Miami campus hosted an all vegan, pop-up restaurant concept, making history for the school—and the [culinary] academic world in general. Led by teaching assistant Kelsey Carter, a team of students whipped up a three-course lunch. Dubbed The Hungry Bull, the restaurant served globally-inspired drinks,…
Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Joël Robuchon’s forthcoming Design District restaurants aren’t anything to celebrate, yet. The multibillion-dollar enclave being developed by Craig Robins in partnership with Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy-funded L Real Estate has already been a hub of culinary creativity. Today, you can walk through the beating heart of Michael…
Should you find yourself in Sunny Isles on a Sunday or simply want to escape from the South Beach bustle and hustle without foregoing a good old American brunch, check out Fresh American Bistro. FAB, which opened in late January in the former Alba Seaside Italian spot at Sole on…
Miami’s culinary scene is going to get a lot more attention when the world’s most decorated Michelin-starred (a whopping 28) chef Joel Robuchon opens a restaurant in the Design District circa 2016. Miami.com first reported the hopeful news last year as a rumor after local food rabble-rouser Chowfather let people in…
Remember STK? If you don’t, it’s probably because you had one too many drinks during your visit to the modern steakhouse that’s less of a restaurant and more of a dinner party. After one hell of a “disco nap” (almost two years) and delays in opening, STK has finally resurrected…
Hours after friends and family learned of Israel “Reefa” Hernandez-Llach’s death at the hands of a police Taser in the summer of 2013, the spray paint was out. Soon, the pale yellow building officers they discovered him tagging was covered in memorials and tributes. Today, that’s washed away and last…
Michelle Bernstein’s much beloved Michy’s is finally reopening — but with a completely new name, decor, and menu. The James Beard-winning chef and husband/partner David Martinez will open CENA in the former Michy’s space at 6927 Biscayne Blvd in early May 2015. MIchy’s closed last June, with the chef noting…
Naked Lunch, Ralph Pagano’s new casual eatery, is now open. The restaurant, located at 1951 NW 7th Ave., at the University of Miami Life Science and Technology Park, can best be described as a combination old school deli and diner, with a bit of a pastrami obsession. The restaurant, named…
If you got a dollar every time you spotted a new juice bar in Miami, you’d probably be able to open your own… well not really, but you get the point. Aventura’s latest juice bar Raw Republic (20804 Biscayne Blvd.) is one of many that have popped up in the last…
Walk into any of the thousands of authentic Latin American restaurants that dot Miami, and you’re bound to find a variety of drinks that you’ve never come across. In the Peruvian spots you’ll find Cusqueña and possibly even Pisco. The Venezuelan joints almost always serve Cerveza Polar and a few…
An American pizza enthusiast might be dismayed in Naples, the Italian city widely accepted as the pie’s birthplace. There, diners don’t debate whether to fold or not to fold. Instead, the bubbly crusts and thin centers are handled with forks and knives. Similar, foot-wide pies await at Ironside Pizza, which…
Developer Avra Jain and the Vagabond Group have just inked a deal to purchase the Miami River Inn, an historic 38-room property on the south side of the Miami River. According to real estate site, The Real Deal, The Vagabond Group purchased the property and its 1.5 acres for $8.6…
Comin’ straight outta Cali, a boba milk tea was my slurping situation. Arriving in Miami, and subsequent New York trips, it became clear that those balls in liquid were now referred to as bubble tea. The great East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry of the 90s was now reemerged with…
Lunch is a dicey time of day. While Subway and Pollo Tropical are easy and accessible, most of us have higher aspirations than antibiotic pumped-chicken breast and questionable lunch meats. That’s why Batch’s new express lunch menu is designed for worker bees who don’t have time for a two hour interlude,…
