Coral Gables has a bevy of options when it comes to food and drink, so it’s an ideal area to open a European-style wine bar. Hidden among the shops along Miracle Mile is the intimately sized Uvaggio. Past a small entry that can easily be overlooked, there it sits, dimly…
At Pérez Art Museum Miami, it’s not important to appreciate or know anything about art. A dozen menacing bronze animal heads startle visitors emerging from the parking garage onto the museum’s raised patio. A dragon readies to bellow a vaporizing fireball onto unsuspecting passersby. A bear snarls, lips pulled back,…
They say vegans are lousy hunters, but sometimes it takes a predatory instinct to seek out a meatless meal in the 305. Luckily, Coral Gables’ Green Gables Caf� offers a vegan lunch special that differs daily, so you don’t have to choke down a PB&J every single day. See also:…
Vegans don’t get much love in this pork belly town, but that’s about to change with the introduction of an annual event that celebrates plant-based cuisine. The Seed Food & Wine Festival (SFWF) will do for vegans, vegetarians, and the “veggie-curious” what the South Beach Wine & Food Festival does…
Beneath the floppy ears and cotton-ball tail of a rabbit is some seriously delicious meat. It truly does taste like chicken — only leaner and slightly sweeter. Or perhaps it’s like a more healthful duck. Other bonuses: Because rabbit is still a “boutique meat,” most local restaurants use Florida rabbits…
After 37 years of serving cafecitos on South Beach, David’s Caf� is closing. The restaurant that provided sustenance on a 24-hour basis to everyone in Miami Beach — from ragged hospitality workers needing a strong cup of energy on a graveyard shift to club kids not wanting to end the…
At P�rez Art Museum Miami, it’s not important to appreciate or know anything about art. A dozen menacing bronze animal heads startle visitors emerging from the parking garage onto the museum’s raised patio. A dragon readies to bellow a vaporizing fireball onto unsuspecting passersby. A bear snarls, lips pulled back,…
Pincho Factory’s toston burger won over Hoda and Kathie Lee on the Today Show last month. That gave locals a reason to be thankful Nedal Ahmad’s creation is readily available when hunger pangs hit. After opening his second location in Coral Gables last August, Ahmad is ready to expand again…
It’s been nearly two years since China Grill, the restaurant that in 1995 essentially started Miami Beach’s dining renaissance, closed its doors and announced a move to Brickell. In April 2012, China Grill Management and Jeffrey Chodorow announced China Grill Brickell would open “in the fourth quarter of this year,…
A small fried chicken joint so far west on SW Eighth Street it could be in the Everglades is breaking a lot of hearts on the outer edges of New York City. Caporal Chicken is tucked inside an easy-to-miss cubbyhole in a remote shopping plaza, where Vincent Herryman turns out…
On April 15, Tongue & Cheek, the playful South of Fifth restaurant by chef Jamie DeRosa, will celebrate its first anniversary. Truthfully, it seems like the restaurant has been around a lot longer. During its brief existence, chef/owner Jamie DeRosa has attracted a faithful clientele of locals — along with…
Miami’s favorite spot for meatless eats, Choices Vegan Cafe, has given birth a new vegan eatery: Choices Kitchen, a spacious spot on NW 27th Ave. The new arrival is a twist on the company’s other two locales. Instead of a written menu, they’ll be offering up a daily plate of…
Yann Rio has a pretty weighty resumé. He’s cooked his way through the celestial spheres of Guide Michelin at Paris’ Hotel Crillon, Le Pré Catelan, and Apicius, as well as the famed Bernard Loiseau in Saulieu. But his new place, Nothing but the Best, is located in an obscure corner…
North Miami residents will be able to get their hands on warm loaves when Great Harvest Bread Company opens its doors April 11. The bakery, part of a Montana-based chain that was established in the 1970s, is the first location to open in South Florida. The Great Harvest Bread Company…
Jon Favreau’s new movie, Chef, will be released on May 9 and we can’t wait. Basically, if we could custom make a film, this would be it. The movie, which features a cast including Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sofia Vergara, Oliver Platt, Bobby Cannavale, and John Leguizamo, is the…
PB Fish, the new happy-hour pop-up by the Pubbelly boys, launches today at PB Steak. The fish-shack concept will serve affordable seafood dishes and rum cocktails weekdays from 5 to 7 p.m. during PB Steak’s happy hour (which has moved from the regular 6 to 8 p.m. time slot to…
Yann Rio has a pretty weighty resumé. He’s cooked his way through the celestial spheres of Guide Michelin at Paris’ Hotel Crillon, Le Pré Catelan, and Apicius, as well as the famed Bernard Loiseau in Saulieu. But his new place, Nothing but the Best, is located in an obscure corner…
Prohibition, a new restaurant and lounge, is set to open this month in midtown in the former George’s Kitchen space. Taking a cue from its name, the place will have a Chicago speakeasy vibe, with servers dressed in newsboy caps and ties, � la 1930s. The restaurant, located in the…
It’s spring, and the thing we most like to bring out this time of year is our balls. Balls for every taste. Beautiful balls. Misshapen balls. Aromatic balls. Meatless balls. Hearing our fondness for all things ball-shaped (and vegan), the folks at Nate’s Meatless Meatballs sent us some samples to…
Brunch is to Sunday what booze is to happy hour. No Sunday is complete without it, especially when the brunch is overflowing with booze. At 660 at the Angler’s, the intimate restaurant is more like an oasis. The Angler’s recently joined the Kimpton Hotels family, so the company has revamped…
Por�ao Farm to Grill is lots of things. Downstairs, it’s a farm-to-table restaurant with its own herb garden and room for dry-aging meats. Upstairs, it’s a private club, KAO Lounge, equipped with full bottle service, as well as a smoking place, KAO Smoke, outfitted with faux cork leather floors and…
If you’ve ever been to a winetasting or a pairing dinner in Miami, chances are you met local wine educator Barry Alberts. Alberts died suddenly this past weekend. His daughter, Lexi, posted the news on Alberts’ Facebook page Saturday, April 5. Alberts also had a son, Chad, who lives in…
