After a few years of owning a small chain of local sandwich shops, Tom Wills decided he needed more. So the longtime Redlands man started traveling to Georgia and South Carolina to learn barbecue. He bought a trailer, started smoking baby back ribs, briskets and chicken wings, and winning competitions…
In 2002, Embarcadero 41 opened its first outpost in the ceviche capital of the world, Peru. Twelve years and 12 restaurants later, the Peruvian fusion eatery has embarked on a transatlantic journey and landed in Miami. It’s the brand’s first outpost in the states and they couldn’t have picked a…
Ikea Miami’s mega 416,000-square-foot quasi-city opens this summer in West Miami-Dade and the store, known for its Swedish meatballs and easy-on-the-wallet furniture with next-to-impossible names like Sniglar and Magnarp, is introducing itself to Miami by handing out…cafecito. We kid you not. The Swedish furniture store is rolling out the Ikea…
Sushi never goes out of style. The Japanese restaurant Hannya is set to open in September at 1060 Brickell Ave. As recently reported in South Florida Business Journal, a 16-year lease worth $3.5 million was recently brokered for the restaurant’s space. Hannya will be walking distance from Mary Brickell Village,…
Many Miami brunches offer unlimited mimosas for a fee, but before you say yes to that deal think a moment. Just how many fizzy beverages are you actually going to consume over the course of a meal? If your limit is three at best, maybe that $20 all-you-can-drink offer isn’t…
In honor of Meatless Monday, the ultimate in veggie junk food comes from Burgers and Shakes in North Beach. If you want a meat-free transition from your grilled burgers over the holiday weekend, go for the veggie alternative. If you’re thinking a veggie burger has to be a dry, cardboard-like…
The MiMo neighborhood is seeing a real resurgence, with vintage motels getting facelifts and restaurants opening weekly. One of the new places is the tiny MiMo Art Caf�. The coffee shop, tucked behind an artist’s studio at 592 NE 77th St., is easy to miss — hence, the sandwich board…
Mellow Mushroom, the Atlanta-based pizza chain with locations all around the South, is set to open a new location on Sunset Drive sometime in mid-November. Known as a laid-back, neighborhood pizza joint, Mellow Mushroom doesn’t feel like a chain. It’s more like a local neighborhood gathering place where people can…
Buns & Buns, a six-month-old South Miami restaurant, aims to return bread to the prominence it once enjoyed at the dinner table. Long ago, a fresh loaf was as important as the main protein and vegetables, and it still is in many countries, chef Reuven Sugarman says. “We want to…
As soon as you sit down at Naked Taco in South Beach, a bubbly waiter toting a frosty shaker measures out two grapefruit-tequila shots in heavy, preplaced glasses. “You have to be a little mad to have fun with us,” he says while shaking out the last drops of the…
After at least a year and a half of delays due to struggles with permitting, N by NAOE, Kevin Cory’s follow up to his striking, 12-seat omakase restaurant that in 2012 moved from Sunny Isles to Brickell Key is now open next door to his lauded restaurant. What N is,…
Bike issues are on everyone’s lips lately, what with the city’s possible proposed crackdown on Critical Mass. Meanwhile, local transportation options are as lackluster and improbable as possible, so there’s no better time than now to show support for Miami’s two-wheeled culture. At Gramps tonight, alternative transportation advocates will get…
Talk about one hot month. As spring turned into one wet summer, Miami restaurants decided to open like flowers in a garden! Most anticipated were the openings of L’Echon Brasserie, featuring French fare by the Pubbelly boys and Oolite, Kris Wessel’s new restaurant just off Lincoln Road. June also saw…
July has just begun, and everyone in Miami can’t seem to shut up about how hot it is. We get it — it’s miserable outside. That means you have to get creative. When the A/C isn’t enough, what’s a guy or gal to do? It just so happens that a…
Grupo Anderson, one of Mexico’s largest restaurant groups, is opening Porfirio’s Restaurant this Thursday, July 3. The restaurant, which launched in Mexico City in 2012, is bringing its brand of fine dining to SoFi with traditional Mexican dishes. The 200-seat restaurant, located at 850 Commerce St., features a wraparound bar…
Meatless eaters and veg-curious foodies are counting down the days until the city’s first plant-based extravaganza, Seed Food & Wine Festival. And to add to the anticipation, the five-day festival, kicking off in October, just announced some major additions to its lineup. The official participants now include all-star chefs, bestselling…
Miami lost not one but two great chefs when the James Beard finalist and Janine Booth teamed up to open Root & Bone in the Big Apple. Instead of reflecting on things that could have been if the talented duo had decided to open a place in, say, MiMo or…
BBQ Wednesday’s are coming back for the third year in a row to The Dutch and there are some new surprises on the grill. The series, dubbed Bourbon, Beer and Cue, is heating things up by moving the feast outdoors to the W’s charming Grove courtyard. Chef de Cuisine Conor…
The New Times Iron Fork/Miami Spice kickoff, presented by the Miami Downtown Development Authority, brings Miami’s best restaurants under one roof for one night only. On Thursday, July 31, from 7 to 10 p.m., the Hyatt Regency Miami will turn into nirvana as dozens of South Florida’s best restaurants serve…
In this increasingly high-tech world filled with internet startups, venture capitalists, and “masters of the universe” vying for their place at the top of the food chain, let’s not forget one of the oldest and most noble professions — the baker. See also: Zak the Baker’s Wynwood Cafe: The Bread’s…
Hidden around a corner off busy Ponce de Leon Boulevard in Coral Gables, Cafe Curuba serves the best coffee in the neighborhood. Not only does it brew Panther Coffee, Miami’s iconic bean, but Cafe Curuba also features Counter Culture, a North Carolina-based roaster that can’t be found anywhere else in…
Ahh, ceviche. You truly deserve your own holiday. Soaking in citrus and spice, this is one of South Florida’s favorite dishes to slurp down. Lucky for us, it’s never hard to come by — it’s even sold out of the back of people’s trucks down here. If you prefer to…
