It hasn’t been an easy few days for Miami restaurants. Last week, Federal Donuts and Dizengoff — two concepts by James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Solomonov — closed, and now another local favorite, Proof Pizza & Pasta, is on its way out.
On a cool Friday evening, music thumps through the Design District’s $1.4 billion Palm Court as shoppers browse the shelves of the Dior, Versace, and Louis Vuitton boutique stores. A frenetic Latin-jazz band plays at the center of the outdoor square while stylishly dressed throngs scurry up an escalator toward…
Graziano’s, the Magic City’s homegrown Argentine market and restaurant chain, is behind South Miami’s latest pizza shop, Lucia Pizzeria, offering Neapolitan-influeneced pies and a sizable wine list.
Inside the new Wynwood food hall 1-800-Lucky, find an unlikely vegan gem: Poke OG. The California-based restaurant serves hearty bowls of seafood poke, but it also specializes in vegetable-centric items that swap fish for colorful fruits and vegetables such as watermelon, truffles, and pineapple.
On the heels of the departure of the highly admired Wynwood fast-casual eateries Dizengoff and Federal Donuts, rotisserie-chicken spot Le Chick will open next week on the same block where the two concepts resided.
Amara at Paraiso, Michael Schwartz’s latest restaurant, is behind a new waterfront Sunday brunch in Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood. The toothsome affair, hosted every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., offers a large selection of Latin American-influenced items washed down with a slate of tropical cocktails.
This Sunday, local chef Llordel Taylor will host a pop-up movie and brunch event featuring the Miami premiere of “The Rape of Recy Taylor.”
Lime Fresh Mexican Grill is back in business in Miami Beach. The local fast-casual restaurant chain that debuted in South Beach in 2004 has opened the doors to its eighth restaurant in the space once occupied by the chain’s flagship, an 800-square-foot spot at 1439 Alton Rd.
Seawell Fish n’ Oyster and Minnow Bar will soon open as two destinations at Kimpton Angler’s South Beach. Seawell Fish n’ Oyster is set to debut in late spring as part of the South Beach hotel’s extensive renovation. The restaurant will boast a nautical theme complemented by an outdoor lounge and patio area that can be used for communal dining.
Coyo Taco veteran Anna Robbins is behind a new Mexican spot expected to open by the end of March in North Bay Village. News broke when Robbins and her husband were spotted at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Tacos After Dark last month. He was wearing a T-shirt printed with “222 Taco,” which was later revealed to be Robbins’ latest project. “It’s food for the people,” she says.
In the early-morning hours in late spring 2013, Jason and Melanie Schoendorfer gathered a cooler full of homemade bacon and sausage, several dozen eggs, and a few cases of fluffy rolls and headed for the weekly Pinecrest Gardens Farmers Market.
Freddy and Danielle Kaufmann’s quaint Miami Shores butcher shop, Proper Sausages, has been the go-to spot for artisanal sausages and responsibly sourced meat since it opened in 2013. The shop also offers an exceptional grab-and-go sandwich menu made with the antibiotic- and hormone-free, grass-fed, organic meats and poultry it sells.
Miami Beach’s South of the Fifth neighborhood welcomes the addition of a bright, casual spot named for owners Kathy and Anthony Arrighi’s love of the name Gabrielle.
Miami nightlife king David Grutman knows how to stay busy. He’s best known for owning LIV at the Fontainebleau and Story in South Beach, along with OTL in the Design District and Komodo in Brickell.
A young waiter clad in a light-blue long-sleeve shirt and a fitted apron heads toward a table where a couple was recently seated. He presents the middle-aged man in a blue tie and young lady with perfectly trimmed brown hair with two small plates of bite-size, glistening golden-brown wheat rolls…
After less than a year, James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Solomonov’s two fast-casual restaurants in Wynwood have closed. Sunday was the last day for Dizengoff, an Israeli-styled hummusiya; and Federal Donuts, which during its short lifespan sold among the city’s best doughnuts alongside pristine fried chicken dusted with a za’atar or coconut curry seasoning.
The St. Regis is behind a new and luxurious brunch experience in Bal Harbour. Coined Rosé Sundays, the meal includes bottomless pink bubbly, unlimited trips to a buffet, and an unobstructed view of the Atlantic Ocean. The best part: It’s open to locals, not just hotel guests.
Big things are happening for Mojo Donuts & Fried Chicken in West Miami-Dade. Today Mojo will appear on celebrity restaurateur Guy Fieri’s Food Network show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. It’s the first doughnut shop to appear in the series’ 28 seasons…
Casa Tua Cucina, which opened quietly inside Saks at Brickell City Centre, offers an array of choices for hungry shoppers wanting Italian-style sustenance.
For the shortest month of the year, February was a beehive of activity as Miami-area restaurateurs opened their doors in time for both the tourist rush and South Beach Wine & Food Festival traffic. A number of food halls opened in both Miami and West Palm Beach, and Miami welcomed…
It’s 2 a.m. and you’re in the mood for a freshly basked cookie oozing with chocolate and sprinkles. Cue Miami Beach’s newest cookie shop, Phenomenom.
Seed Food & Wine Week, South Florida’s annual plant-based extravaganza, is launching a weeklong fest on the West Coast. For the Los Angeles event, Seed is joining forces with Eat Drink Vegan, an über-popular daylong beer-and-food smorgasbord that’s been happening in Pasadena, California, since 2009.
