Sneak Review: Picnic Miami

A nibble from next week’s Cafe review of Picnic:Deep fried Oreos, one of just two designated desserts, comprises the three iconic cookies coated in fluffily fried pancake batter and drizzled with chocolate syrup. Not bad if you like fried cookies. The other dessert, “jumbo cupcakes,” never seemed to be available,…

Behind the Line: SAWA at the Village of Merrick Park

SAWA at The Village of Merrick Park in Coral Gables is a restaurant, lounge, and hookah bar in a vast, open-air shopping and entertainment complex off LeJeune and US1. The mall is an impressive testament to what a whole lot of hard hats and money can do. Never been? Drive…

Chow Down Grill’s Chef Talks Ingredients

You might have heard about new Surfside restaurant Chow Down Grill on Eater, Power Rankings, or even the restaurant’s construction blog on Facebook, but here’s what former China Grill executive sous chef and BLT Steak alum Joshua Marcus hasn’t told anybody:”I will be opening Chow Down Grill sometime in mid-May. It…

Food & Garden Festival at Fairchild This Weekend

It’s only Monday, so you might not be thinking about the weekend yet, but we thought you could use some help planning ahead. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden will host a series of cooking demos, lectures, and panels about local food at its Food & Garden Festival this weekend.Festival organizers tell Short…

Christopher Cramer Interview, Part Two

Here’s Part 2 of our interview with Panorama at Sonesta Bayfront Hotel’s chef Christopher Cramer. You can read the first part of the interview here.New Times: You have a repeat award winner on the menu.Christopher Cramer: We’ve done well in Taste of the Grove. Won the Best Taste Award for…

Christopher Cramer of Panorama: Interview, Part One

​This chef has been trying to fly under the radar, but we’re outing him. Christopher Cramer, a Providence Johnson & Wales grad who has worked for numerous hotels around the country, has been the top toque at Panorama, Sonesta Bayfront’s only restaurant, for six years. “I spent five years working…

Sneak Review: STK

A small bite from next week’s Cafe review:If traditional old steakhouses share attributes with traditional old red wines (dark and heavy, with strong notes of leather, oak, and tobacco), STK is like a spritzer: cool and bubbly, a frivolous sip not to be taken seriously. In fact, with a DJ…

Original Yeung’s Chinese Restaurant Reopens on Miami Beach

Chinese food lovers rejoice! Yeung’s Chinese has reopened in its original location on 41st Street (across the way from KFC). This casual Chinese spot first launched in 1982 and served locals lo mein and spring rolls long before Philippe, Mr. Chow and Hakkasan ever thought about coming to our shores…

Bubbles ‘n Ice Opens Today, New SoBe Mex Opens “Soon”

Just as Little Italy and Chinatown intersect in New York City, bubble teas and Italian ices are coming together at Bubbles ‘n Ice. Some 30 flavors of the former (including fruits, teas, and specialties like pb & jelly) and 60 of the latter (cotton candy, dulce de leche, etc.) will…