If you live or work in downtown Miami, you’ll likely notice dozens of people enjoying food from a group of food trucks at Bayfront Park tonight.Called Bayfront Nights, this new roundup organized by Latin Burger & Taco’s Jim Heins and Ms. Cheezious’ Brian Mullins, premieres this evening and runs through…
The latest entry in the burgeoning downtown dining scene is Aijó, which opened yesterday on the ground floor of the Jade building in Brickell. The owner is Rene Buroz, a lawyer in his native Caracas, Venezuela; executive chef is Christian Bonilla, who was recently sous chef at Zuma.Aijó translates to…
Best Pop-Up Restaurant: Eating HouseFor those of you who already miss chef Giorgio Rapicavoli’s Eating House, dry those tears and clear your calendars, because Rapicavoli and partner Alex Cassanova have just announced that the insanely popular pop-up will pop up again at the same location Friday, August 17. The pop-up…
Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. Don’t forget to check out the full Best of Miami® 2012 online at bestof.voiceplaces.com.A dessert tradition adopted locally by travelers to…
Sometimes you just want a big bowl of pasta, preferably the kind with cream or butter in the sauce along with some form of pig meat. You don’t like sitting by the pool or beach all that much anyway. In an image- and health-obsessed world, rich pasta seems to have…
Aventura prepare to get “burgerfied.” BurgerFi, Avenutra’s newest burger joint, will be opening its doors to the public at 18139 Biscayne Boulevard location on August 29. It will be their sixth location overall in Florida, and first in Miami. The chain is the “world’s first all-natural burger franchise in the marketplace”…
Estiatorio Milos rolled into South Beach with a roar of pre-opening buzz this past May. Costas Spiliadis, who has four other Estiatorio locations in his global den, spared no expense in creating a splashy restaurant elegantly clad in white marble, rich woods, and pressed white linens. Glass windows fronting the…
Estiatorio Milos: Astoundingly Good Greek Seafood for Eye-Poppingly High Checks
Subway has come a long way from the lone Bridgeport, Connecticut sandwich shop that was opened by 17-year-old Fred DeLuca and partner Dr. Peter Buck in 1965.Today, the brand is the world’s largest sandwich chain with over 34,000 locations worldwide. Now, they’re is poised for the next step in worldwide…
See also, Transplant Chefs: Julie Frans’, of Essensia, San Diego Roots.On August 16, a fragrant green garden, home to six different types of basil, four different types of mint and lemon verbena, balm and grass will serve as the palate-piquing starting point for a five-course, seasonal dinner highlighting local produce…
In addition to the usual taco or meatball hero, the good truckers at BTTR are inviting you to take a bite out of crime this evening, when the City of North Miami and Johnson & Wales University hosts National Night Out.Every year, thousands of communities around the United States and…
When Ralph Pagano left STK Miami to head food and beverage operations at Gulfstream Park, it seemed like a match made in heaven. At the time, Pagano told our sister blog, Clean Plate Charlie, that he only moved to south Florida for the racetrack.But a gambling man can never turn…
We’d like to say Saturday’s Inaugural Burger, Beer and Balls Bash at Miami Circle went off without a hitch, but we’d be lying. The food was delicious as promised, but the event itself marred by poor organization. There were no port-a-potties and not enough garbage cans, seats or water. There…
Panther Coffee’s Joel Pollock is on the move with a second location in the works in a rising South Beach enclave — and now plans for another coffee-roasting space in Wynwood. “I’ll be vague, but we do have another roasting machine we’re going to hook up. It’s going to be…
In February of this year, chef Juan Chipoco and his sous chef Luis Hoyos of CVI.CHE 105 opened a Peruvian rotisserie chicken restaurant right next door on NE 3rd Avenue in downtown Miami. Pollos & Jarras by Juan Chipoco is the (full) name of the two-level, 6,000 square-foot venue. The…
When Michael Jacobs, chef for the Miami Heat players, announced the two competitors for the first round of the Fill the Grill Challenge at the Coral Gables Whole Foods Market, one of the contestants asked for a slight change in title.”Just call me Jim. Robyn’s the chef around here,” said…
Worried you’ll have nothing to do this Saturday afternoon after a week’s worth of hard work? Swing by the Inaugural Burger, Beer and Balls Bash presented by Taste of Brickell Food and Wine Festival at the historic Miami Circle, 401 Brickell Ave., next to The Icon Brickell, from 4 to…
For socially conscious foodies, seeking out homegrown deliciousness just got easier. The Coral Gables Museum’s Artisan Food Fest on August 11 will showcase a tasty assortment of handcrafted goodies, all authentically artisan (unlike some products we might mention).This free event will feature more than a dozen purveyors of gourmet edibles, all boasting…
There are no more than ten seats inside Spaghetto on Miami Beach, but that’s about to change. The owners, Italian investors, have a trio of new stores planned and a cadre of companies designed to spread the sauce around South Florida, and who knows where else. The fast-casual pasta joint…
The aroma of café cubano wafts through the air at the corner of Sixth Street and Euclid Avenue in South Beach. It is coming from the take-out window of Las Olas Cafe, where for years the locals have lined up each morning for their steamy cups of coffee, empanadas, freshly…
I drove past the Delicias de España on the corner of Bird Road and 57th Avenue in Coral Gables for more than three years without even noticing it. Yet a nearby job forced me onto that awful stretch of road almost daily and not long after I wanted to know…
Many people I know who go to extremes in the world of health have been driven there by extremely negative or toxic experiences. Alessandrina Lerner is no exception. A French expat, Lerner was handed over to the care of the state at the age of 14 when her alcoholic father…
