It’s a balmy Miami afternoon and Centro Taco is a beehive of activity. Inside the new restaurant, staff are working frenetically on finishing touches. Some are learning menu items, while others are putting the finishing touches on decor. The sense of urgency — and camaraderie — is palpable. Richard Hales is…
Last weekend, tens of thousands of people braved the scorching Miami heat index to purchase baby mango trees and fruit smoothies at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s annual mango festival. Although the festival is a highlight in the garden’s yearly events calendar, garden plays a much more important role in the…
It’s summer, and sizzling summer temps call for ice cream. But not everyone is into cow’s milk and processed sugar. For Miamians looking for a healthier frozen treat, Jugofresh in Coral Gables just rolled out its newest invention: Juicecream. A mix of Jugofresh juice, coconut meat and dates, Juicecream is…
Hidden behind the chewy, chocolate-chip cookies, fluffy on-the-outside but crunchy on-the-inside croissants, and plethora of cakes and pies at the Design District’s Crumb on Parchment, is 27 year-old Jessica Hernandez. Though James Beard Award winning Chef Michelle Bernstein is the mastermind behind the bakery/cafe in the atrium of the Melin…
When Ni.Do Caffe opened three years ago, Miami’s MiMo District was just poised for a turnaround. The trattoria and mozzarella bar was perched in one of the few gentrified strip malls in a part of Miami that was first emerging as a dining destination. With a quaint decor filled with…
Somewhere between foulmouthed puppet Pepe Billete’s adulation, the publication of Tom Wolfe’s Back to Blood, and the LeBron entourage member wearing a “Hialeah” hat in the playoffs, “La Ciudad Que Progresa” quietly became Miami’s coolest hood. The city is a Spanish-language version of Tammany Hall-style corruption emulsified with the grittiness…
The relaunch of Michelle Bernstein’s flagship MiMo restaurant, now known as Cena by Michy, means a lot of things. Most importantly is the return of beloved, fried chicken nights that have long been a summer tradition. The all-you-can-eat bacchanal kicks off Wednesday. As usual, $39 gets you platter after platter…
If you’ve been heading to Zak the Baker in recent weeks and wondered what the big green building next door with the café, bar, loads of chairs, and what looks like some sort of studio is going to be, you are not alone. With little more than a few advertisements…
For those of you wishing you could get an invite for dinner at celebrity chef Scott Conant’s home, his Scarpetta at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel is doing the next best thing. Every Sunday, the restaurant is hosting la tavola della famiglia, or “family table”, a four course fast served…
When Spanish sandwich chain 100 Montaditos opened its first U.S. location in Midtown Miami in 2011, the little shop created quite a stir. Almost instantly, people were lined up at the restaurant specializing in montaditos, small sandwiches served on crispy fresh oven baked bread. For a buck, you could get a…
If there’s a guaranteed hangover cure, buns are it. Which is why at Buns & Buns, the only fast-casual restaurant to compete in Bravo’s newest reality culinary competition Best New Restaurant, brunch dishes are served in or alongside your choice of one of their four buns. There’s a ciabatta bun,…
Ricardo Gutiérrez is losing a lot more than a job when Fox’s Sherron Inn closes on July 31. The general manager of one of the longest surviving restaurants in Miami-Dade is also losing a home. Gutiérrez lives in an apartment above the bar and lounge that has serviced South Miami since…
Once a month, Bruno Ponce and his three-person team toil for endless hours twisting out thousands of pounds of smooth orbs and knots of fresh mozzarella. They’re destined for Marky’s Gourmet on NE 79th Street, where they’ll be packed up and dispersed throughout the Caribbean. The rest of the month…
La Savina, the coastal Mediterranean eatery that opened in the Mondrian earlier this year will have its last dinner service on July 15. Then on July 20 the Brooklyn-based and Michelin Guide recommended Momo Sushi Shack from Bushwick will pop-up in its place through October. Momo, from Brooklyn, is the top-rated…
It’s been two-and-a-half years since Bunnie Cakes broke new ground in Wynwood as Miami’s first-ever vegan, gluten-free and kosher bakery. Now, owner Mariana Cortez and her team are launching a second location in the Aventura Mall. It’s scheduled to open on Saturday, August 1. Why Aventura? It was meant to…
Coya’s executive chef, Sanjay Dwivedi, can talk endlessly about three topics: food, family, and Formula 1. “The three F’s are the most important things,” he says. Food-wise, however, his credentials include London’s the Ivy, Le Caprice, and the Greenhouse, as well as a stint cooking for the Rolling Stones during one…
Keon Lewis and Monique Messer are betting on Overtown’s renaissance as a thriving neighborhood rich in history. The couple are opening Groovin’ Bean this fall, a combination coffee house, wine bar, and music venue, to be located at 801 NW 3 Ave. Partners both in business and life, Lewis and…
When you hear the words South Beach, you think endless sunshine, expensive outings, and voracious parties. But what about bagels and lox? Believe it or not, there’s a good chunk of Jewish food history in our backyard, and Florida International University’s Jewish Museum of Florida is showcasing it. The museum…
It’s a typical rainy Miami afternoon and Naked Lunch is busy with workers and visitors at the University of Miami Life Science & Technology Park, where the deli/lunch spot is located. Although a young woman is handing out pina coladas in thimble-size cups and the bar is full, the beverages of…
In 2011, Sanjay Dwivedi was one of the world’s top toques. He had worked in kitchens at London’s the Ivy, Le Caprice, and the Greenhouse and cooked for the Rolling Stones during one of their tours. What’s more, the Delhi-born chef’s restaurant, Zaika, had become the first Indian eatery to…
Food trivia Monday: what chef has five James-Beard Awards, three cookbooks, hosts two television shows, and an empire of restaurants with his latest one officially dishing out dinner in Miami Beach? If you’re scratching your head right now, turn on Bravo and the answer might just be staring at you…
One summer morning in 2012, Paul Fernandez found himself laying in bed craving a PB&J sandwich. I really want it, but I don’t feel like making it myself, Fernandez thought. That’s when the idea for Mr. PB&J was born. This Miami food truck prides itself on selling gourmet PB&Js with…
