Restaurants

It’s a hot Saturday night on Lincoln Road, and Havana 1957 is on fire. Servers dash around, diners laugh over mojitos and yucca fries, and everyone sways to the Cuban beat. “We were just walking by, and we liked the music,” Dallas vacationer José Alta says. “The music makes you feel like you’re in a different environment.” The City of Miami Beach, however, is cracking down on outdoor music on Lincoln Road, leaving guests and restaurants confused and frustrated.

Chi-Fa, a Chinese-Peruvian concept created by the folks behind SuViche Hospitality Group, has taken the place of chef Jose Mendin’s food truck, Baja Bao, at Veza Sur Brewery.

The South Beach Seafood Festival returns to the sand for the sixth year in a row, bringing some of South Florida’s most talented seafood chefs together for a variety of events, dinners, competitive cook-offs, and beachside tastings. The seafood extravaganza, dubbed “Seafood Week,” runs from Tuesday, October 16, through Saturday, October…

Captain Jim’s might well have burned down years ago. “Once we got in here and opened up the ceiling, I was surprised it never caught fire,” says David Garcia, who took over the iconic North Miami restaurant early this year. “The place was a dump. It was so dirty I…

Dasher & Crank will churn out eight limited-edition ice creams to celebrate National Dessert Day, this Sunday, October 14.

This past summer, Rok:Brgr launched Saturday brunch across all of its South Florida locations, including South Miami, Hallandale Beach, Fort Lauderdale, and Delray Beach. Now, the burger joint is behind a new fall-inspired brunch menu filled with caramel, apple, and pumpkin treats.

Molly Lu was desperate for a taste of home. For more than a decade, she’s lived in Miami with her Cuban husband, Miguel Astorquiza, longing for the roast duck and crispy pork belly she grew up with in Jiangmen just outside of Macau. “My dad has three sisters and two brothers, and all of them own Cantonese barbecue restaurants…

“What kind of Jewish food do you think we could put into a pastelito?” Giovanni Fesser asks while poaching a few dozen eggs in the subterranean kitchen of Ariete (3540 Main Hwy., Coconut Grove; 305-640-5862; arietemiami.com). The answer: lox and cream cheese. But chef/owner Michael Beltran recalls they tried that…

For the future of food to be sustainable, kids must get onboard. Such is the aim of Slow Food Miami (SFM), a branch of a global movement dedicated to promoting healthful, environmentally friendly food. SFM is sponsoring the creation of more than 100 gardens at schools across South Florida, so Generation Z can get clued into nutritious eating as early as possible.

At yesterday’s Sunday brunch, Mina’s Mediterraneo was packed with the usual assortment of birthday parties, families, and friends enjoying mimosas and the restaurant’s signature shakshuka and Benedicts. Even regulars were unaware this was the restaurant’s last day of service.

As promised, it was a great battle at the Hyatt Regency Miami last evening when two of Miami’s most talented chefs competed at Miami New Times’ annual Iron Fork.

No longer do obsessive Wawa fanatics have to travel to Broward to get a sub fix. The Pennsylvania-based chain has announced it’ll open three Miami-Dade locations. The company is being tightlipped about opening dates until a big October 11 event in which local superfans (already chosen through social media) can indulge in snacks, nab Wawa snag, and meet its president and CEO, Chris Gheysens.

New Times’ Iron Fork is set to take over the Hyatt Regency Miami tonight, October 4, with an evening of food from favorite local restaurants and two culinary showdowns.

Southern Italian cuisine makes its way to Wynwood with the opening of Doma, serving house-baked breads and pasta, local seafood, and fried pizza.

Andrew Gonzalez celebrated several bits of news last evening. The founder of Night Owl Cookie Co. was named one of Forbes’ “Top Young Chefs in the Nation” at the magazine’s annual Under 30 Summit.

The South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBEWFF) will soon take over the beach and beyond for its 18th season of parties, events, and dinners. The five-day extravaganza, from February 20 through 24, 2019, will boast 106 parties and events from Miami Beach to Palm Beach.

Jackson Hall, the food court that was to add a cheery space and good food to the institutional world of Jackson Health System, has closed after just six months in business.

New Times’ Iron Fork is set to take over the Hyatt Regency Miami Thursday, October 4, with an evening of food from favorite local restaurants and two culinary showdowns.

The Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem have traded basketball for pizza and beer at their new restaurant, 800 Degrees Woodfired Kitchen, which is now open in Aventura.

If you’re walking through Wynwood and see a tangle of neon lights suspended over a small bar while Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition” blares overhead, go on in. You’re at Alter. You can chill out to some Talking Heads and Doobie Brothers while you dine on Australian winter black truffles. Be prepared…