While it’s easy to find french fries, cafecito, and sandwiches at downtown Miami’s many eateries, superfood arepas and matcha cappuccinos are something new. And it’s those innovative items that make Manna Life Food a unique addition to NE 2nd Ave. The airy, spacious spot was the culmination of a lifelong…
Sakaya Kitchen and Blackbrick’s Richard Hales is opening Bird & Bone, a new summer concept at The Wynwood Yard that features chicken, ribs, and sides. Bird & Bone will set up shop in the next few weeks for spring and summer. Hales’ Dim Ssam a Gogo truck has been at…
Josh Marcus’ heretically un-kosher Surfside deli has lampooned as a lot of things. It’s been a pizzeria, a barbecue joint, and a blank slate for a handful of Miami favorite chefs. Yet it seems no alter ego has garnered the kind of success and attention Marcus hoped for until now. …
Ever since Carlos Matto and Begoñe Tuya opened Xixon on Coral Way in 2001 they wanted to serve a tasting menu. Unfortunately, the aspiration fell victim to the beloved Spanish institution’s success as it thrice moved into bigger locations to satisfy demand. “It’s something we always thought about and wanted…
For all our miles of gorgeous coastline and waterways, waterfront restaurants make up only a small percentage of Miami’s eateries. Antica Mare is one such restaurant, and one you’re likely to not find on your own. The bistro is tucked away inside the Shorecrest Club apartments at 7999 NE Bayshore…
Philly Grub in Little Haiti has been open only a little more than a month, but already the casual eatery has helped a Philadelphia native celebrate her 81st birthday with an authentic Philly cheesesteak. And it so happens the birthday gal knew co-owner Jen McCool’s parents from vacations along the…
The duck breast entrée at Daniel Humm’s Eleven Madison Park was an eye-opener for Pablo Zitzmann. The 28-year-old chef says he left the critically acclaimed Manhattan restaurant with a renewed sense of possibility. So when Zitzmann was offered the opportunity to run his own kitchen two years later, re-creating the…
Food & Wine Magazine has just released its Best New Chefs in America 2016 list. The annual list names the most innovatice and up-and-coming cooks in the country right now. Past recipients read like a Who’s Who of the culinary world and include luminaries like Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, April Bloomfield,…
Doughnuts might be new to the neighborhood, but since New Times first reported the hole-in-dough craze hitting Miami, it’s been full speed ahead with pop-ups, festivals, and new brick and mortars. Honeybee Doughnuts, a gourmet craft shop coming to South Miami, wants in on the action. “This has truly been on…
Miami’s love affair with doughnuts is only growing, as evidenced by the people lined up to enter Donuts!, the first ever Miami doughnut festival at The Wynwood Yard. The scene of powdered sugar and baked goods wafted through the evening air as hundreds of people gathered to sample dozens of…
For the Miami restaurant industry, March came in like a lion with plenty of high profile restaurant openings. Coconut Grove’s thriving restaurant scene grew with the additions of Glass & Vine,a restaurant in a tropical park setting, and Farinelli 1937, a new eatery from the people who brought us…
Nearly a year after the announcement that it was coming to Miami, Russian restaurant chain, Tanuki, is set to open its first U.S. location at 1080 Alton Road in South Beach, sometime in mid-May. The chain, owned by Bulldozer Group, a restaurant investment company with holdings in Dubai, Russia, Ukraine,…
There’s a strangely familiar way too many meals proceed. The menu offers hardly a clue as to what’s an entrée or appetizer. A bubbly server greets the table, takes the drink order, then proceeds to explain how this restaurant is “a sharing concept because we want you to get a…
Serendipity, a hole-in-the-wall artisanal ice cream shop located at 421 NW 26th St., has quickly become a quirky neighborhood gem thanks to its creative flavors. Think a mashup of beer, wine, flowers, and fruits all handmade by founder/owner Jessica Levison just hours before. “What can I say,” Levison giggles. “Wynwood loves…
Crabs in Miami are mainly of the stone variety. However, the sweet meat of Alaskan King Crab is the star on Tuesday nights at Lique. While the menu at the one-year-old, indoor/outdoor restaurant on the intracoastal in North Miami Beach always dishes out Mediterranean dishes with a seafood-focus, on Tuesdays…
Wisps of Cuba hide in everything Michael Beltran cooks. You’ll find them when you push aside the green spigarello leaves and shaved radish curls — a plantain sliver here, a dash of sour orange juice there. Such touches are natural for the stocky, goateed 30-year-old who was raised in Little…
For Dustin Atoigue, executive chef of the Mondrian, home is where the heart is. Atoigue’s heart is in Guam, a small island country in the Western Pacific where he was born and raised. Through a partnership with the Mondrian, Atoigue has brought a taste of his island to Miami with the creation…
Forgo McDonald’s and Taco Bell. Former Miami Heat player Ray Allen and wife Shannon are opening Grown, a new fast-food concept in South Miami (8211 S. Dixie Hwy.) this March. Developed by the couple, Grown is said to be “real food, cooked slow, for fast people,” meaning it fuses a farm-to-table…
This year, the James Beard Foundation recognized many of Miami’s best chefs as semifinalists for its prestigious annual awards. Though the chefs didn’t make the final cut, that didn’t take away their joy at getting a nod. The chefs got together to celebrate the best way they know how —…
When New Times was first invited to try Fooq’s dinner service, we noted a disheveled-looking man in an adjacent lot with a sign that read, “$10 parking.” Now, a year, and quite a few changes later, the man is still there, and so is Fooq’s quirky charm. During Art Basel, Fooq’s launched…
Ultra may be over, but you can still get a taste of the weekend — literally. Norwegian DJ, record producer and musician Kygo has just released an album and a dessert that share the same Cloud Nine moniker. The lyrical version is available at iTunes, but the sweeter option can be…
Though we’re only three months in, it’s clear that 2016 is the year of the doughnut. From the Salty Donut’s Wynwood takeover, Velvet Creme’s revival, and other new shops, including Fireman Derek’s doughnuts, and Honeybee’s, steps away from brick and mortar locations, Miami’s addiction to the hole-in-a-dough confection continues to grow stronger, and there’s…
