A wide grin spreads over Niven Patel’s black-bearded face as he emerges from his gray stucco house in Homestead and strides into the backyard he’s slowly converting into a farm. His thick-framed Ray-Ban eyeglasses disappear into a dense crop of hair that swivels side-to-side as he surveys rows and rows…
Ricardo Jose Bueso is only 25 years old but already has the philanthropic spirit and business savvy of the Dalai Lama and Warren Buffet put together. Last year, he, along with his brother Ricardo Juan, founded the Thx Co., a “social good” brand company based in Hollywood that allows customers to donate to any nonprofit of their choosing with the purchase of the company’s products.
The restaurant losses of 2016 might have been some of the most staggering of any recent year. Sure, we lament the good food we can no longer enjoy at these establishments, but even worse is the city lost the work of many chefs pushing the local culinary scene forward.
Cake Thai Kitchen, helmed by chef Phuket Thongsodchaveondee (who goes by the name of Cake), finally opened its second location in Wynwood at 180 NW 29th St. today. The restaurant opens on the heels of Miami’s largest happening, Art Basel, but partner Javier Ramirez says that was out of their hands. “We…
Here’s the scenario: It’s Sunday afternoon, and you just woke up. Feeling fuzzy with a slight headache, you recall having a wee bit too much fun at last evening’s holiday fete. You pop a few Tylenol and vaguely recall making plans to get together with your squad today. No worries…
Instead of regifting that oil diffuser or fake cactus, why not trade it in for a juicy Whopper? December 26, the Burger King at 910 Arthur Godfrey Rd. in Miami Beach will exchange your present for a Whopper sandwich.
Shortly after Ariete, an intimate Coconut Grove eatery, successfully opened at the beginning of 2016, owners Jason Odio and Michael Beltran immediately began concentrating on their next venture: Baby Jane. The Brickell space, which is both a bar/lounge and restaurant, opened in May with a cocktail-centered menu, along with small bites such as kale oysters Rockefeller doused in a garlic-Parmesan sauce, and wings tossed in a house-made jerk seasoning.
Is kiwicha the new quinoa? According to Miami chef Jeremiah Bullfrog — founder of Wynwood’s GastroPod Mobile Gourmet and the long-running culinary event series P.I.G. and Duck, Duck, Goose — the answer is yes. For him, the ancient grain is one of the most underrated superfoods around.
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.
