Eat St. to Film Food Trucks in Miami

Eat St., the fast-paced Cooking Channel show, will return to South Florida to film segments for season four of the show, which will focus on food trucks and their owners.The crew will fly in from Canada to film for nearly two weeks. According to the show’s researcher, the most difficult…

Bloom: Asia and Latin America Meet in Wynwood

If anyone had any doubt that Wynwood is the new locale for foodies, the current wave of restaurant openings and lease signings will wipe them away. One restaurant set to open in the next few weeks is Bloom.Guatamalan restaurateurs Jose Miguel Sarti and Sebastian Stahl have tapped some good talent…

momoCHA Tea House: Bubble Tea in SoBe

My first visit to momoCHA Tea House on Española Way lasted about one minute. I ordered a bubble milk green tea but was told the tapioca pearls wouldn’t be ready for another 40 minutes. So I switched my order to a fruit-based, rather than milk-based, tea and asked for boba…

Dylan’s Candy Bar Coming and Sweet Shots Today

Lots of candy is coming to town soon, both for your belly and your eyes. Yes, folks, it’s true: Dylan’s Candy Bar will open at 801 Lincoln Rd. in late fall/early winter, and Terribly Girly Photography is hosting Candyland-themed pin-up photo sessions beginning today, Monday, July 9. There’s so much…

Zeke’s Reincarnated: Lincoln Road’s Rio Station

See also “Employees Say Zeke’s Roadhouse Closing for Good.”In what might be the quickest transition since Superman’s wardrobe change in the phone booth, Zeke’s Roadhouse has been replaced. Rio Station is a family-owned, five-branch food-and-drink biz that swooped in to occupy the old Zeke’s spot on Lincoln Road. Established as…

Miami Beet Reporter Finds “Vegan Glory” in LA

See Raw Cactus Wraps and Meatless Airport ChowI’m running an all-terrain, 12-mile, 25-military obstacle race in San Bernadino on Saturday. That’s sure to be a challenge, but endurance races also come with their perks. Among them is that you get to carbo-load guilt-free for a few days before the race…

Best Miami Beach Eats From Amy Smith of Joe’s Take Away

Sunbathing, boozing, and building sandcastles at the beach require little effort. But eating is another story. A long day at the shore can easily lead to a food disaster of epic proportions — sand in your coleslaw, wet sandwiches, melted ice cream.But there are foods that make beach eating a…

Macchialina: The Pubbelly Team Is at It Again

See also “Scarpetta’s Michael Pirolo Talks” and “Chefs Cook Up New Menu Items.”Pubbelly, Pubbelly Sushi, and Barceloneta, all on the same stretch of 20th Street in the Sunset Harbour area of South Beach, set the standard for contemporary SoBe neighborhood restaurants that locals can enjoy and afford.Their latest effort, in…

Transplant Chefs: Julie Frans’, of Essensia, San Diego Roots

Miami’s become a fledgling gourmet city, and chefs de cuisine from across nation (and world) head to our sunny shores to join our foodie renaissance. Given that we’ve only recently come into our culinary own, it’s no surprise that our restaurants are awash with these eager out-of-towners.These chefs from various…

Chef Todd Erickson’s Top Five Miami Restaurants

See also “Todd Erickson: Digital Chef,” “Haven is Kitchen Heaven to Chef Todd Erickson,” and “Haven: A gastro-lounge for hipsters.”Short Order knows that when it comes to dining out, few people are pickier than a professional chef. We talked to some of Miami’s top chefs to learn about their favorite…

Five Reasons Why Being Vegan Is Patriotic

This Fourth of July, many Americans will be going out to pick up the hot dogs, hamburgers, and chicken carcasses they like to throw over the fire pit while the fireworks screech overhead. The head of the household will man the grill, bragging about his or her ability to rotate…

Giotto Pizza Is a Fresh Find

Giotto Pizza opened on West Avenue in South Beach about a year ago, but I just made it in for the first time this past weekend. The storefront is bookended between a Starbucks to the left and the kosher West Avenue Café to the right. Outdoor tables of the three…

Miami’s Top Five Vegetarian Sandwiches

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.Sandwich options for the meatless among us are…

Miami Restaurant Openings & Closings, June 2012

Miami Restaurant Openings & Closings May, 2012And so it came to pass that in the month of June, in the year of 2012, The Bazaar by José Andrés finally opened in the SLS Hotel South Beach. And with it, the also-heralded (if less so) Katsuya by Starck.After numerous permit delays,…