It’s only been two months since Amy Kalinoswki returned to the Genuine kitchen, and the newly-minted pastry chef is working non-stop. When Hedy Goldsmith announced her imminent departure as pastry chef at Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink (MGFD), it was headline news. A collective groan was heard from Miami’s culinary community,…
Running a successful Southern restaurant in Miami-Dade is a special challenge. As the area becomes increasingly health-conscious, chefs like Whisk Gourmet’s Brendan Connor must balance creating traditional Southern dishes, which are typically butter-heavy, fried concoctions, with modern cuisine’s lighter demands.
Look around Café Catula and you’ll notice an absence of blackboard-laden walls, mismatched plates, and exposed brick. On the menu, there’s no mention of sliders, kale salad, or pork belly.
Miami is a city that loves brunch, and while there are a plethora of omnivorous options for everyone’s favorite meal, vegans have a limited assortment of late morning meals. Luckily, come Saturday, May 31, vegans and omnivores alike can indulge in the first-ever Vegan Smart Brunch, hosted by Bad Ass…
You might have missed the moment that Venezuelan cuisine seems to be having in neighborhoods like Wynwood and Midtown, at restaurants like La Latina and newcomer food truck Zona Grill. It seems, too, that for nearly a year, Brickell has been keeping a delicious secret in the form of Don…
During a recent visit to Bolivar, Washington Avenue’s only restaurant serving up a variety of dishes from throughout South America, plates flowed steadily from the kitchen. At 1 p.m. on a cloudy Monday, guests in bikinis, families out for lunch, and neighborhood locals were ordering mussels, ceviches, and the arepas that…
Sugar Factory American Brasserie is opening two South Beach locations. The high end candy retailer and bistro is best known for its celebrity fans, many of which have been photographed with its lollipops that retail for $26 and feature a jewel-studded handle and case so you don’t get your designer…
From the executive chef of Pompano Beach’s Shishka Lebanese Grill comes it’s sister restaurant: Mijana Lebanese Cuisine. As one of Gulfstream Park’s latest additions, the eatery combines authentic Lebanese food, Beirut-inspired ambiance and traditional Middle-Eastern entertainment with the goal of immersing local diners into one of the world’s faraway lands…
We don’t know what it is about 123rd Street in North Miami, but it houses some fantastic eateries. There’s Ricky Thai Bistro, Primo Trattoria Italiana, Vega’s Burger Bar and now Zaika’s Indian Cuisine can be added to the list. It is like a culinary star map within a few blocks…
Vanessa Rivera and Gian Carlo Accinelli had a choice. Get married or open a restaurant. The paperwork is signed, but the chapel-and-dress affair is on hold after they opened their sandwich spot Mr. & Mrs. Bun. The initial plan was to bring a more modern spin on Peruvian cuisine to…
When David Bracha opened Oak Tavern in fall of 2012, the Design District was still a mostly quiet neighborhood, especially on weekends and evenings. Now, less than three years later, it has turned into the new Bal Harbour, with just about every designer imaginable — Prada; Louis Vuitton; Marc Jacobs,…
When Michelle Bernstein closed her eponymous MiMo standby, Michy’s, last June, fans of the Miami chef lamented the closing of the restaurant that helped put Miami’s culinary scene on the map. Now, almost a year later, Michy’s is reborn as CENA. The restaurant, located at 6927 Biscayne Blvd., reopens for dinner…
Every person has pondered the last meal question. Although, for a true food enthusiast it can be especially difficult and an answer that changes almost daily. There are the fancy and decadent foods that your palate embraces, the fatty concoctions that will stuff you silly, and then there are those…
One of Miami’s most venerable chefs, Douglas Rodriguez, is closing his South Beach restaurant, De Rodriguez Miami. Rodriguez says he’s closing the restaurant, located at the Hilton Bentley Beach Club, on May 8 to pursue other opportunities. May 7 is the last day of dining service. Currently the chef is…
Celebrity Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Latin-inspired Matador Room inside the Miami Beach Edition hotel is positively stunning. And arguably the best part about the restaurant is its serene and verdant exterior, known as Matador Terrace. Thus, it makes perfect sense that as of May 10, i.e. Mother’s Day, the eatery is making…
Food writer Josh Ozersky, a South Florida native who made good by writing about the pleasures of eating flesh, was found dead in a Chicago hotel on Monday Morning. The Chicago Tribune reports that Ozersky, 47, was pronounced dead on the scene at 11:40 a.m. at the Conrad Chicago Hotel,…
There’s a good chance you’ve either heard or used the expression, “Enjoy the simple things.” But what exactly are these “simple things” and where can they be found? Try Aventura’s Power Smoothie (20475 Biscayne Blvd.). The folks here have the answer – at least in regard to your next meal…
Michael Mina 74 might have been around less than two years, but the Fontainebleau’s underground digs already has annual tradition worthy of celebrating. “We take burger month very seriously,” says chef de cuisine Thomas Griese. Indeed, his boss and Michelin-Starred chef Michael Mina agrees saying,”a burger is an important find. There’s…
Wynwood’s dining scene is about to get clean and green when The Lunchbox opens at 78 NW 25th St. in the next few weeks. The restaurant, built from scratch in an empty warehouse space, is the work of Carlos Dorado, best known for his Arepabox food truck. Dorado, who has…
On the bum-ridden downtown Miami street corner where Micah Edelstein’s Nemesis Urban Bistro once stood, French-Persian owner David Foulquier strives to deliver some continental European and Middle Eastern comfort. The 25-year-old is a first-time restaurateur who grew up on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. His family often hosted large dinner parties…
When Hedy Goldsmith, the venerable pastry chef of Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink, announced she was leaving to embark on a new journey with wife Heidi Ladell in California, there was a collective groan heard around Miami, as people envisioned their lived void of homemade Pop Tarts, Junk in da…
It’s no secret that Coconut Grove is undergoing a renaissance, but part of that had much to do with a few key people who’ve shaped and fostered the neighborhood. Amongst them is Lokal owner Matt Kuscher who opened the burgers and beer joint just before Christmas of 2011. And now,…
