One of the big misconceptions about Miami is that we have a plethora of restaurants that are the equivalent of a full-on dinner party. Sure, there are the obvious options (Seaspice and Baoli), but when a friend recently asked me where a group of six girls from out-of-town should dine…
If you still don’t believe in Global Warming, have a chat with chef and owner of The Federal Cesar Zapata whose favorite time of the year was pushed back due to mother earth changing her moods and seasons up. “Usually crawfish season starts in late February,” he says “But not…
That 16 Oz pineapple, carrot and apple blend might help even out your skin-tone, while the combination of fresh pressed ginger, green apple, garlic and carrot ($6.95) might just boost your circulation.These juices are listed under the extensive “remedies” section at Guarapo Organic Juice Bar, a new addition to Wynwood’s…
The Marlin Hotel in South Beach has just been sold to Miami based MRK Investments and will get a major facelift in the process, according to an article in the Miami Herald. Plans for the boutique hotel include renovations, adding more rooms and opening a restaurant with the team behind…
At the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Art of Tiki event, Top Chef alum and restaurateur, Spike Mendelsohn mentioned that he would be opening a restaurant named Sunny’s on 15th and Collins Ave. in Miami Beach n the spring. Now, details have emerged on the restaurant, which is slated for…
“Oh, we don’t sing,” La Terrasse owner Sophien Bennaceur reassures when a mille-feuille topped with a candle is requested. He’s right — an off-key rendition of “Happy Birthday to You” would surely feel out of place in such an elegant setting.
After months of construction David’s Café reopened on Lincoln Road late last week nearly a year after its nearly 40-year-old Collins Avenue outpost closed. The space is noticeably smaller than its two predecessors, but a crowd still flooded in on a late Sunday morning for cafecito and pansito. Intricate blue…
While academia may be known for its progressive attitude, colleges and universities aren’t particularly quick to jump on the plant-based bandwagon — despite the fact that increasing numbers of students are transitioning to a veg diet. But at Johnson and Wales University’s North Miami campus, veganism is thriving. This is thanks…
It’s the weekend and you finally have a chance to get together with friends, but here’s the dilemma. Do you meet for brunch or cocktails? The DIstrict;s answer: Yes to both at surprisingly low prices. In fact, many offerings at The District Miami are ten dollars or under, meaning you…
Summer is a confusing time for many Miami gardeners. Besides mangoes, is there anything to grow? Do the fields fall barren? Is the only option plastic-wrapped produce from Publix? Luckily, Muriel Olivares and Tiffany Noe of Little River Cooperative are here to rid Miami of these misconceptions. This Saturday and…
The Argentinean ice cream empire Freddo Helado will open it’s second Miami location in Brickell on the ground floor of an under-construction condo building at 11000 S. Miami Ave. The company, which was founded in Buenos Aires in 1969, opened its first Miami outpost on Lincoln Road in late November…
Miami is a city of excess. On any given day, you can enjoy endless miles of beach, have drinks at dozens of chic cocktail bars, and expand your literary horizon at a small, but excellent, bookstore chain. For those of us who still like the feel and smell of an…
Miami is one hot metropolis, but it will get cooler when the city’s first vodka ice bar opens across the street from the Delano in May. Drinkhouse Fire & Ice (1672 Collins Avenue) is part ice bar, part fire lounge. It will seek to bring an experience to Miami unlike…
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and now you can get it at OTC. That’s right — Brickell’s go-to spot for craft brews, burgers, and Korean chicken ‘n’ waffles now serves morning sustenance. And though OTC isn’t pouring any of its 12 rotating beers on tap, it…
Antonio Rodriguez doesn’t have a good reason why he opened his no frills Avila Bistro in a Biscayne Boulevard strip mall in Aventura. The rent was cheap, he said, and friends told him of a large, underserved Venezuelan population after he arrived here from Caracas about a year ago. “Behind…
No-knead bread pioneer Jim Lahey, a 2015 James Beard Foundation nomination for best baker, is planning a commercial and retail bakery in Little Haiti steps away from the longstanding Soyka. The 4,000-square-foot operation could also host Lahey’s pizza concept Co., according to the Miami Herald which reported the news late…
Green strawberries appeared on Miami restaurant menus in force this season, and you can thank Palm Beach for it. Last year Daniel Boulud’s Cafe Boulud requested some of the tart, unripe fruit from Jodi Swank’s Loxahatchee farm. When the season closed in June she and her husband Darrin sent a…
Andrew Gilbert knows his mushy peas would infuriate any bona fide British citizen, including his mother. They’re not the kind you’d find at an English chip shop.
If you had been on the hunt for Bolivian cuisine in South Florida back in January, you would have come across two restaurants, one in Broward County, and one in Miami Dade. However, with the closing of Las Americas, located off South Royal Poinciana just north of the FLL there…
Contrary to popular belief, Miami doesn’t have enough waterfront restaurants. Come April 7th, however, we’ll have one more when the Brazilian based Soho Bay (520 West Ave.) opens its first US concept on South Beach. The 200-seater is minimally modern with a rustic feel. A yellow onyx bar and sushi…
On your first visit to Fooq’s you might encounter a homeless man sitting out front of the adjacent parking lot with a sign that reads “$10 Parking.” Don’t pay him – your car will get booted. Ignore the fella, feed the meter, and walk into the intimate 40-seat restaurant to…
Brunch in Miami is a big thing, but even the most delightful parts of the week have their down sides. For one, a lot of brunches in Miami are simply insanely priced. Am omelette any other time of the week would cost under $15, but serve it on a Sunday…
