Burger King, the Miami-based fast-food behemoth, is strongly considering purchasing the Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons in a deal that would essentially merge the two food-service companies. The deal is sometimes called a corporate inversion, which is “used by companies that receive a significant portion of their income from foreign…
Don’t have plans for Saturday night? Patpong Road, the bar founded by restaurant group 50 Eggs and located above Khong River House, is celebrating its first anniversary with free well and signature Laidee drinks till midnight. Laidee drinks come in a cool plastic bag and mix the Chinese spirit Bye…
Vicky Bakery, the Miami-based chain that features classic Cuban treats, is coming to Coral Gables with an expanded concept. The new location will not only feature their famous pastelitos, cakes, and pastries, but it will offer a full-serve cafe on premises. See also: Mitt Romney to Hang at Vicky Bakery…
L’echon Brasserie, the Pubbelly Boys’ new place in Mid-Beach’s Hilton Cabana, is both the beginning of a new chapter and a big test for the blossoming restaurant group. There are plans to open restaurants on Miami’s mainland soon. And the company recently announced it would open four places across Mexico,…
Let’s start with the basics: macarons and macaroons are not the same thing. So dispel any image in your head of coconutty cake balls (macaroons) and instead, visit Janette & Co for a taste of France’s beloved sweet treat (macarons). Quentin and Agnes Garrigou opened their first shop in South…
There is no such thing as too many burgers, except maybe when you’re trying to make up your mind on which one to order at Burgerlove, the newest addition to Brickell Key. Burgerlove opened this past Tuesday and is the brainchild of Vanessa Diaz, who also owns the Juicery Bar…
Sardinia Enoteca Ristorante is the sleeper staple for rustic Italian in South Beach. Since 2006, the place has served up some of the best bowls of pasta in Miami at reasonable prices. The restaurant, consistently lively, was put into the forefront when the sleepy little Sunset Harbour neighborhood where it…
If you’re clueless in the kitchen, plant-based eating can seem especially intimidating. How do you cook eggplant exactly? What in hell are you supposed to do with shallots? How much is too much oil? Luckily, there’s help. Choices Kitchen and Field Roast Grain Meats have teamed up to offer a…
Walking in to the Illegal Bakery pop-up at Taperia Raca is sort of like entering a time warp. Frank Sinatra croons on the stereo as an adorable couple in matching old-school soda-jerk-meets-’50s-diner garb greets you upon arrival. The two, adorned in matching wooden bows (around neck for him, in hair…
Driving through Philippe Starck’s columned entrance at the Icon makes you feel as if you’re in the Flintstones. Well, prepare to go from the Stone Age to the Roaring Twenties as you make your way back to Cantina La Veinte, Miami’s newest high-end Mexican restaurant. This is the Cinbersol Group’s…
The National Hotel, a Miami Beach landmark, has undergone a $12 million renovation that promises to bring the property up to par with neighbors that include the Delano, SLS, and Ritz-Carlton. Part of the renovation includes the hiring of Gast�n S�nchez as executive chef of the hotel. S�nchez is tasked…
The completion of Biscayne Boulevard’s Vagabond Hotel culminates with a party this evening to celebrate the MiMo beauty’s full restoration. The Vagabond Restaurant will follow shortly, with an opening slated for sometime in October. See also: Inside the Vagabond Hotel, Biscayne Boulevard’s Restored MiMo Gem (Photos)…
It appears there is no place left to hide. Lincoln Road in mid-August is flooded with throngs of tourists who require you to have both twinkle toes and ankle-breaking jukes just to get to Shake Shack. Brickell is slammed, even though few restaurants in the area are worth your time…
Just a few short years ago, Miami’s food scene wasn’t exactly known as a thriving mecca of locavore cuisine. Even with its proximity to oceans teeming with fish and farms that raised everything from tropical fruit to cattle, South Florida establishments ordered more from Sysco than farmer Joe. See also:…
“I think every woman should have a blowtorch.” Today marks what would have been Julia Child’s 102nd birthday. If not for Julia — chef, cookbook author, television host, accidental feminist — the food world wouldn’t be what it is today. If not for Julia, Americans might still be eating TV…
What’s the difference between brunch and lunch? By definition, “brunch” is a breakfast/lunch combo. To us, the difference is that lunch is usually something we grab on the run to eat at our desk. Lunch “fuels” us. Brunch, however, is a more relaxed affair. On the weekends, we gather with…
There’s little doubt Miami’s dining ecosystem has expanded and improved by light years in only a decade or two. Chef-driven concepts and smartly sourced ingredients aren’t as pervasive as many would like, but they’re here and thriving. However, gastropubs continue reproducing like rabbits. Miami diners still annoyingly cling to lowest-common-denominator…
Believe it or not, there’s more to tea than Oprah’s Starbucks Teavana line. Tea’s healing history dates back a whopping 5,000 years, and ancient wisdom suggests its influence can be life-altering. This potential impact on our modern lives is what Master Tsai, of Coconut Grove’s Zen Village, is looking to…
The Design District restaurant Egg & Dart has closed. Outside the restaurant recently, there was no activity during what would be an early dinner service. A blue handwritten sign proclaimed the restaurant “closed,” and a rose bush, still chained to the building with a bicycle lock, was wilted and unwatered…
Nothing at Oolite, Kris Wessel’s new place just off Lincoln Road, contains gluten — including the toothsome cornflour penne pasta encased in a gooey cheese sauce. It’s a big bet on a huge space by an established chef in the midst of a rough run. Wessel took over the restaurant’s…
Bon Appetit has just released its list of the Top 50 New Restaurants of 2014 and one Miami establishment made the list of 50 nominees. Blackbrick, Richard Hales Midtown Chinese restaurant was the only South Florida restaurant to make the list, compiled by Andrew Knowlton. According to Bon Appetit’s website,…
Hearing that a spot serves vegan pizza is maybe the best thing ever for an herbivore. Because, let’s be real, it’s impossible not to miss that chewy dough, that piquant sauce, that melty, gooey, drippy mozzarella. Sigh. So when I heard Lemoni Pizza & Kitchen serves vegan pies, I was…
