“We could hear the pigs screaming from about a mile away. It was so traumatic.” Animal rights activist Jill Matthis is describing what she witnessed last year at Matadero Cabrera Pig Farm in Hialeah just a day before Noche Buena, also known as Christmas Eve. Different cultures celebrate the night…
Dr Smood, a healthy fast food café/boutique opened its flagship store on Northeast Second Avenue in Wynwood during Art Basel week. As for the brand’s second location, it opens today on Sunset Drive in South Miami. What’s more, come 2016, Dr Smood will launch in Sunset Harbour and at the…
By the time Hy Vong closed on October 30, partners Kathy Manning and Tung Nguyen had had quite a week of ups and downs. The restaurant owners announce they were closing their Calle Ocho restaurant after over three decades of service, only to be issued a last minute reprieve by the…
Some serious sweet tooth indulgence is happening this weekend at Burger Beast’s 2015 SugaPie Festival. Sef Gonzalez’s Burger Beast blog has been hosting culinary events for nearly five years, but for the first time, desserts will be the stars of the show. For just 20 bucks, you can enjoy all-inclusive, unlimited…
Miami is an ever-changing city. People who haven’t been here in five years likely wouldn’t recognize the changing landscape filled with new high rises, added museums, and ever-gentrifying neighborhoods. One of the biggest shape-shifters is our local restaurant scene. In any given month, it’s typical for a dozen or so…
In the midst of the crazy rush to start the season, Spike Mendelsohn’s casual surfer-inspired restaurant, Sunny’s, opened last month inside The Hall South Beach Hotel (1500 Collins ave., Miami Beach). The property itself, is a beautiful renovation of the Art Deco Haddon Hall hotel, originally designed by L. Murray Dixon,…
It’s just after sunset Thursday night in Coconut Grove and Ergon Greek Deli + Cuisine (2982 Grand Ave., 305-442-9280) seems almost abandoned. A teenage cashier twiddles on a cell phone. Flies buzz under glass shielding a grapefruit-size bread loaf studded with olives and salty feta cubes ($3). One bite, and…
At Barton G. The Restaurant, food transforms into art and dinner becomes an experience. The 15-year-old South Beach locale is known for its eccentric food presentations, and its latest iteration Barton G.’s “Art of Being Social” menu brings to life a diner’s wildest cuisine fantasies. The restaurant, conceived by Barton G. Weiss, a restaurateur,…
In just a few short weeks, NaiYaRa will finally open at 1854 Bay Rd. in Miami Beach’s Sunset Harbour neighborhood. The eatery by Piyarat Potha Arreeratn, known to most of Miami as Chef Bee, was first announced about two years ago, but delays, including the massive street closures and construction in the…
Nobu recently reopened its new location at the Eden Roc Hotel. The restaurant is the first part of a major renovation for the landmark Miami Beach hotel, with one of its towers being renovated to become Nobu Hotel at Eden Roc. Once complete, the project, a partnership among chef Nobuyuki “Nobu”…
When Tomas Strulovic signed the lease for True Loaf, his popular bakery in Sunset Harbour, he didn’t know how to make bread. You would never guess this biting into one of his pristine homemade sourdoughs, or whilst savoring the store’s picture perfect croissants. They’re just as a good —- if…
Each bite-size clam belly bursts like a seawater-flavored Gusher. The fried, slightly bitter orbs are an acquired taste, but at Izzy’s Fish & Oyster on Washington Avenue, the $24 appetizer is a bona fide hit. This came as a shock even for chef-owner Jamie DeRosa, who says his wife Amy…
When South Street, the Motown-inspired Design District eatery closed in spring 2013, abruptly closed, there was but one notice on Facebook to let its fans know: “South Street is closed… STAY TUNED FOR WHAT’S NEXT.” The restaurant, a collaboration between Amaris Jones, a self-described “lifestyle consultant, dot connector, visionary, lover, sister,…
When Muriel Olivares, co-owner of Little River Cooperative (360 NE 154th St.), arrived at her North Miami-Dade farm on Friday morning, all she saw was water. Her vegetable and herb gardens, normally lush and vibrant, were submerged under inches of cloudy, soil-filled rainwater, appearing more like a pond than a field…
Coconut Grove is packed with artsy boutiques, outdoor cafes and dive bars, but a new little spot has squeezed onto Commodore Plaza. Chef Sebastian Fernandez, formerly the food and beverage director of Coral Reef Yacht Club, and wife Leslie will officially open the doors to their new restaurant, 33, this Saturday in Bombay…
Golden Fig, a quaint farmhouse eatery located in the former OTC space in Brickell (1250 S. Miami Ave.), is finally open for weekend brunch. Think seasonal dishes made with fresh ingredients, in line with restauranteur Michael Sullivan’s farm-to-table mission. The neighborhood style brunch, crafted by executive chef Tomas Prado, adds a twist…
For six years Embarek Alibay has toiled away in a nondescript North Miami Beach warehouse pumping out baguettes, brioche and sourdoughs in the dead of night. His wares can be found at Michael Schwartz’s places, Blue Collar, DB Bistro Moderne, and Buena Vista Bistro. Yet early next year the towering…
When the parents aren’t in town and there’s no date to impress, college kids just want some down-to-earth, good food that satisfies their appetites and budgets. From late-night munchies to study break lunches, many meals are hard to find. Around the University of Miami, students don’t have to turn to…
Back when I lived in New York as a kid, I had an aunt who lived in Miami Beach. Each holiday season, my well-meaning relative would send me a box of “Florida Sunshine”. The box always held the same thing – a few oranges, some grapefruits, and a jar of…
Palmeiras Beach Club, located a quarter mile off Coconut Grove at 4 Grove Isle Drive, opens today with a myriad of Mediterranean-inspired dining options from former Seasalt and Pepper chef Alfredo Alvarez. The eatery will feature indoor and outdoor seating, a 20-seat private dining room, and a menu highlighting Spanish, French,…
It’s too late to sample the treasure chest of delights Kevin Cory has offered for more than a year at Brickell Key’s N by Naoe. The soft-spoken chef has switched the meal from a quasi-kaiseki concept presented in a lavish bento box to shabu shabu. It “is a very lightly…
Next to shelter and food, we need clothing to survive. In fact, you could say that fashion and food have a lot in common. . Some people think of food as merely fuel for the body, subsisting on grilled chicken and steamed vegetables, while others indulge in fine wines and…
