James Seyba, former executive chef at Miam Café, told New Times in November that he left the Wynwood eatery to find work closer to home. But now Seyba, who previously worked at the Broken Shaker, 27 Restaurant & Bar, and Centro Taco, is ready to divulge the real reason: He’s opening Jamie’s Juice Bar & Kitchen in the Lincoln Park shopping plaza in Hollywood (6856 Stirling Rd.).
On a blinding-white electronic billboard hanging above the counter at a Jugofresh juice bar inside Whole Foods Market in Aventura, pictures of vibrantly colored smoothies are accompanied by strange names such as “Almond Strong” and “Raw Power.” A rainbow of juice bottles fills an open-faced refrigerator below. They have similarly…
If you’re craving poke in Miami, you’re in luck. Wynwood recently welcomed a second independently owned eatery specializing in the trendy Hawaiian seafood dish. Ono Poke Shop is located at 2320 N. Miami Ave.
For Eddie Garza, the kitchen has always been his happy place. Growing up, he spent countless hours making Mexican cuisine with his grandmother. “I’ve been cooking as long as I can remember,” he says. And though the years of culinary experience gave him a great love and appreciation for food, it also led to an unhealthy lifestyle.
The holiday season is here, and you’re likely up to your eyeballs in shopping lists, potluck invites, and boozy parties. Christmas is also the time when visions of sugarplums dance in your head. Though Miami doesn’t have many sugarplum shops, we do have plenty of places that peddle other confections. From doughnuts to chocolate to a perfect loaf of bread, here are five sweet stories to treat yourself to.
At the top of the Langford Hotel in downtown Miami sits Pawn Broker, a bar and lounge by the Pubbelly Boys. On Sundays, the chic spot gives the city’s brunch scene something different: a swank rooftop affair similar to those in New York City.
Upland, the collaborative café from restaurateur Stephen Starr and chef Justin Smillie, opened in Miami Beach’s tony SoFi neighborhood November 29. This is the second Upland for Smillie and Starr, whose original is located in New York City. Starr also owns Steak 954 at the W Hotel Fort Lauderdale, Makoto and Le Zoo in the Bal Harbour Shops, and the Continental in South Beach.
William Ltaif wants his restaurant, Smart Bites to Go, off the industrial food grid. But doing so in the middle of the city isn’t so easy. About two years ago, the longtime celebrity health and fitness coach, along with partner Mari Vila, who specialized in preparing the kind of restricted meals hospital patients had to eat, decided to buy a once-decrepit building in Allapattah with plans to change how the city ate and what it meant to be a restaurant.
It has been about 15 years since La Estancia Argentina opened in Aventura, bringing a South American-inspired bakery, deli, and cafe to the North Miami suburban neighborhood. Founder/owner Claudio Kojusne says it’s time to grow. A second outpost of La Estancia is now open at the Shops of Civica at 1050 NW 14 St. across from the Jackson Memorial Hospital campus.
If you work or live in Westchester, chances are you’ve seen the vinyl off the windows at Mojo Donuts & Fried Chicken. You’ll have to wait a few more days for a chance to finally sample the shop’s unique doughnuts.
Instacream N7, a Hialeah-born nitrogen ice-cream store, looks like something straight out of a comic book. An image of a yellow-haired, goofy-looking animated scientist, holding a bubbling pink-and-blue flask, commands the store’s wall. A few steps away, metal pipes dangle above the shop’s counter; behind it hangs a large red-and-white flavor menu. A light white smoke, a product of making nitrogen ice cream, envelops the cartoonish scene.
Luke’s Lobster has sailed into Miami and is officially open for business at Brickell City Centre. What began as a pint-size shop in Manhattan’s East Village in 2009 has grown to include locations in Washington, D.C.; Boston; Philadelphia; and even Tokyo. Luke’s signature item is the Maine lobster roll, which has been ranked among the best by publications such as Thrillist, Time Out, CBS, and the Wall Street Journal.
“Never touch your eyes,” Melvin Smith warns as he slices a mountain of orange and red Scotch bonnet peppers on a cutting board in his sweltering South Miami-Dade kitchen. The 59-year-old co-owner of Sango Jamaican & Chinese is tall with a shaved head and the wrinkly face of an English…
The holiday season is upon us. That means stressing over buying presents for co-workers and friends, along with the ordeal of taking items for office potlucks and holiday gatherings. This year, forget the mall and Publix and do your holiday shopping at Bachour Bakery + Bistro. Baker extraordinaire Antonio Bachour has introduced a host of treats for the holidays that are Instagram-worthy. And, yes, they’re delicious.
This past November, Steelcity, a coffee concept from Linz, Austria, set up shop thousands of miles away at the Wynwood Yard. Whipping up dark-blend espressos, the pop-up coffee shop brings traditional European-style java to Miami, something founders/owners Anela Hrnic and Michael Holaschke believe the city is in dire need of.
When Beaker & Gray opened its doors on the eastern edge of Wynwood, it revolutionized Miami’s happy-hour scene, quickly becoming a destination for craft cocktails and hearty small plates. About a year later, the rustic-style eatery is ready to embrace a new identity: brunch spot.
November has been a banner month for restaurant openings in Miami. Many major eateries debuted just in time for Art Basel, including José Andrés’ second Miami-area establishment, Bazaar Mar at the SLS Brickell.
If you need an excuse to eat, check Google’s national food holiday calendar. Every day brings something tasty to celebrate. This week, favorites such as French toast, lemon cream, mousse, and fritters have a day of observance. And today is National Pie Day.
Bird & Bone, Richard Hales’ restaurant at the Confidante, opens today, November 30, with a host of Southern-inspired dishes. The chef, best known for his midtown Miami restaurants Blackbrick and Sakaya Kitchen, marks new territory with the opening of his latest endeavor.
South Beach is about to get another brightly colored, healthy fast-food concept. Palm Beach County-based juice and smoothie bar Raw Juce is days away from opening in Miami Beach (959 West Ave., Suite 13), the company’s second Miami-Dade location.
The time has finally come. The Salty Donut, Miami’s first artisanal doughnut shop, will open the doors to its long-awaited permanent location this Saturday, December 3, at 8 a.m. The storefront, located at 50 NW 24th St. inside the Wynwood Arcade, comes after nearly a year of weekend pop-ups — both inside an abandoned courtyard across from the new brick-and-mortar and a beachside setup at the Confidante in South Beach. Coinciding with Art Basel, the brand launched its concept at last year’s Miami Art Week.
When Brad Kilgore opened his Wynwood eatery, Alter, in spring 2015, he turned Miami’s dining scene on its ear. Instead of featuring the usual graffiti on the walls, the intimate eatery had only a sparse line of neon for adornment. The reason: The 30-year-old chef wanted all attention on the…
