Greg Moody wants you to eat better barbecue. Hence why this former college football player, standing over six feet tall wearing all black and a pencil thin salt-and-pepper mustache spends more than two days preparing his brisket. He learned the technique some years ago, when his long-haul trailer broke down…
Vanesa Simons’ dream was to open a place where the sweet and savory options would be equally delicious. The FIU graduate also wanted to own a restaurant that would impress her grandfather, Leon —- a man who instilled in her a passion for cooking, baking and enjoying the finer things…
Working in a restaurant is oftentimes described like being part of a family. There are, after all, few work places where you yell, laugh, and work as closely as in a kitchen. That’s why, when something tragic happens to a restaurant employee, an entire community comes together. When Yardbird Southern…
We’re all grown-ups here (unfortunately), which means we can eat ice cream, Oreo cookies, and/or banana pancakes for supper. (Frankly, freedom over food choices and bedtime are two of the only benefits of adulting.) As it turns out, FEAST Miami’s seventh vegan pop-up dinner slash art event is perfect for…
There are many places in Miami that serve Chinese dim sum, but only one restaurant offers an American version. The Sarsaparilla Club at the Shelborne Wyndham Grand South Beach is named for a root that happens to be the main ingredient in root beer. During the appetizer portion of the…
It seems that the traditional cycle of Miami restaurant seasons has changed, with more and more eateries opening throughout the late spring. In May, for example, over two dozen restaurants, bars, and food trucks opened for business — a clear indication that a restaurant can certainly survive through the summer,…
Just two Months after Michelle Bernstein celebrated a decade of restaurant life at her beloved Cena by Michy, the restaurant has shuttered for good. Rumors started flying about the restaurant’s imminent closure as early as last week, though it was open for business this past weekend. Bernstein and her partner/husband…
For continued success, a restaurant has to constantly evolve. Most eateries update their menus seasonally, but few undertake a total rework of everything for fear of losing its identity and reputation. But, every once in a while, a neighborhood changes and an eatery, like anything in the world, must evolve…
About a year ago, Laurence McMillon’s 19-year-old son, Kelton, toyed with the idea of joining the Air Force. But McMillion, who works at the Adrienne Arsht Center, said, “Let’s start a business instead.” “I basically said “Let’s look at things we can do here to start something together,”” remembers McMillion. “I…
For herbivorous foodies, culinary events can feel forbidding. After all, most gastronomic affairs aren’t geared towards vegans … they’re more likely to be piled high with pork belly and foie gras. But times are changing, and eateries are stepping up to satisfy diverse diets. At the ninth annual Coral Gables Restaurant…
Camila Ramos’ long awaited coffeeshop All Day (1035 N. Miami Ave., 305-699-3447) opened earlier this month in a bright, yawning space sandwiched between The Corner bar and Fooq’s. In recent years the Cuban-born Ramos has emerged as the next great thing in Miami’s nascent coffee scene despite only a handful…
The first Friday of June marks National Doughnut Day, which is basically a foodie’s New Year in terms of gastronomy-inspired holidays. The celebration, which falls on the first Friday of June each year, was created by the Salvation Army in 1938 to honor those who served doughnuts to soldiers during…
If you’re looking for something different to throw on the grill this Memorial Day weekend, why not consider some lionfish? Though beautiful, this fish is an invasive species that is both aggressive to native sea life and prolific in its rate of reproduction, with females capable of laying up to…
Forget burgers and T-bones. Set aside thy holy rib eye. Instead, think beyond the usual cuts and opt to load your grill with row after row of sizzling tri tips. The cut is a small, triangular muscle (hence the name) culled from the bottom of the sirloin. Decades ago butchers…
Doggi’s Arepa Bar has just opened a new location in the MiMo area of Biscayne Blvd. The new location (7281 Biscayne Blvd.), which shares a shopping center with the original Ni.Do. Caffè and Flavorish Market, is the first step in Doggi’s expansion plans. Next year they’ll also be popping up…
The Miami dining scene keeps getting better and better. As the palates of our community matures, so does the restaurant industry. Today, farm to table, organic, and clean are no longer buzzwords — they’re standards and chefs can no longer ride on the coat tails of a famous name or great…
Inside the Faena Hotel Miami Beach, which opened to the public in early 2016, find Argentine eatery Los Fuegos by Francis Mallmann. The restaurant, draped in red and gold decor, is just as lavish as the $1 billion estate itself, which spans five blocks of Collins Avenue beginning at 32 Street. A…
Margoth de Horta wanted her family back together. She fled a violence-wracked Colombia for Miami in the mid 1980s and scraped out a living doing hair out of her West Dade house. She sold Mary Kay jewelry and later and opened a downtown store selling shoes imported from family back…
The chestnut broth in Ichimi’s baby-back rib ramen is the distillation of a life’s worth of delicious steaks in a bowl. This is no slick, salty miso concoction or a tacky, fatty tonkotsu. It’s something different. This is a beef-neck-based broth that fills your senses like the aroma of meat…
Let’s face it: Miami loves its booze. Although alcohol is wonderful all on its own, when coupled with Miami’s second vice — desserts — it’s a food pairing well worth the buzz. Restaurants and bakeries around the city have caught on to epic culinary mashups like the sushi/burrito and duffin,…
Savvy Miami Beach diners have known for years that chef Laurent Tourondel’s BLT Steak at The Betsy wasn’t only a place to get a great cut of beef. The restaurant has always taken great care to serve some of the freshest seafood. Now, chef Tourondel is officially embracing his sea legs…
Sunday brunch and dim sum sound like an unlikely pair until you step inside Jeff McInnis and Janine Booth’s Sarsaparilla Club. The Top Chef couple’s restaurant inside the Shelborne Wyndham Grand hotel opened in March. After taking some time to focus on dinner service, the two said it was time to…
