Bastille Day: Five French Eateries in Miami for the Non-Elite

“Let them eat cake.” These immortal words supposedly spoken by Marie Antoinette still live on today, but now we can take them literally. On July 14, 1789, inspired by the American revolution, the French people finally rose up against King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, stormed the Bastille, and kicked…

Yardbird Southern Table & Bar to Open in Vegas, Baby

So all that chow chow about Yardbird flying off to Vegas for a fling is true. 50 Eggs confirmed that Yardbird Southern Table & Bar is opening a location at the Venetian Las Vegas some time early 2015. The restaurant will share much of the same menu and Southern charm,…

Fireman Derek Opens Wynwood Shop

Fireman Derek has opened a pie shop and caf� in the former Clive’s space at 2818 N. Miami Ave. “Fireman” Derek Kaplan tells Short Order that the opening of a combination baking facility, retail space, and caf� was inevitable. “I always knew I had to open a shop. People would…

11 Restaurants We’re Looking Forward to in 2014

It happens every year. The minute your hangover subsides from New Year’s Eve, it’s already July. With half the year gone, we decided to look forward to some of the restaurants that are coming up — mostly in the fall. We’re not listing restaurants that don’t have a 2014 opening…

Tasting Menus: Miami’s Gateway to the Big Leagues

A growing group of South Florida chefs offers wildly expensive, lengthy, creative meals to a new generation of Miami diners who demand sophistication and off-menu experiences. In doing so, chef Gregory Pugin of the Biltmore Hotel’s Palme d’Or, Michael Shikany of Wynwood’s Shikany, and others are moving Miami into a…

T&W Barbecue: Award-Winning Ribs and Barbecue in Cutler Bay

After a few years of owning a small chain of local sandwich shops, Tom Wills decided he needed more. So the longtime Redlands man started traveling to Georgia and South Carolina to learn barbecue. He bought a trailer, started smoking baby back ribs, briskets and chicken wings, and winning competitions…

Ikea Bringing Cafecito Truck to Miami: Free Coffee and Furniture Previews

Ikea Miami’s mega 416,000-square-foot quasi-city opens this summer in West Miami-Dade and the store, known for its Swedish meatballs and easy-on-the-wallet furniture with next-to-impossible names like Sniglar and Magnarp, is introducing itself to Miami by handing out…cafecito. We kid you not. The Swedish furniture store is rolling out the Ikea…

Hannya Asian Cuisine to Open in Brickell This September

Sushi never goes out of style. The Japanese restaurant Hannya is set to open in September at 1060 Brickell Ave. As recently reported in South Florida Business Journal, a 16-year lease worth $3.5 million was recently brokered for the restaurant’s space. Hannya will be walking distance from Mary Brickell Village,…

Love Is Blind Brunch: Hangover Wreckers and 99 Cent Mimosas

Many Miami brunches offer unlimited mimosas for a fee, but before you say yes to that deal think a moment. Just how many fizzy beverages are you actually going to consume over the course of a meal? If your limit is three at best, maybe that $20 all-you-can-drink offer isn’t…

Burgers and Shakes: Try the Veggie Burger and Sweet Potato Fries

In honor of Meatless Monday, the ultimate in veggie junk food comes from Burgers and Shakes in North Beach. If you want a meat-free transition from your grilled burgers over the holiday weekend, go for the veggie alternative. If you’re thinking a veggie burger has to be a dry, cardboard-like…

MiMo Art Cafe on Upper Eastside Serves Croissants and Community

The MiMo neighborhood is seeing a real resurgence, with vintage motels getting facelifts and restaurants opening weekly. One of the new places is the tiny MiMo Art Caf�. The coffee shop, tucked behind an artist’s studio at 592 NE 77th St., is easy to miss — hence, the sandwich board…

Mellow Mushroom To Open on Sunset: Chill Vibes and Wicked Good Pies

Mellow Mushroom, the Atlanta-based pizza chain with locations all around the South, is set to open a new location on Sunset Drive sometime in mid-November. Known as a laid-back, neighborhood pizza joint, Mellow Mushroom doesn’t feel like a chain. It’s more like a local neighborhood gathering place where people can…

Buns and Buns: Global Flavors in a Casual Setting

Buns & Buns, a six-month-old South Miami restaurant, aims to return bread to the prominence it once enjoyed at the dinner table. Long ago, a fresh loaf was as important as the main protein and vegetables, and it still is in many countries, chef Reuven Sugarman says. “We want to…

Naked Taco: SoBe Joint Is Crazy Fun

As soon as you sit down at Naked Taco in South Beach, a bubbly waiter toting a frosty shaker measures out two grapefruit-tequila shots in heavy, preplaced glasses. “You have to be a little mad to have fun with us,” he says while shaking out the last drops of the…

N by NAOE Opens on Brickell Key

After at least a year and a half of delays due to struggles with permitting, N by NAOE, Kevin Cory’s follow up to his striking, 12-seat omakase restaurant that in 2012 moved from Sunny Isles to Brickell Key is now open next door to his lauded restaurant. What N is,…

Dinner and Bikes: Vegan Eats Meet Bike Activism at Gramps Tonight

Bike issues are on everyone’s lips lately, what with the city’s possible proposed crackdown on Critical Mass. Meanwhile, local transportation options are as lackluster and improbable as possible, so there’s no better time than now to show support for Miami’s two-wheeled culture. At Gramps tonight, alternative transportation advocates will get…