Asian Fusion in Miami New Times
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When Michael Pirolo returned to the U.S. at age 25 after four years of staging in Italy, he brought back more than the recipes that helped make Scarpetta and later Macchialina successes. During his time there, he picked up a number of a tricks and lifelong lessons from the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean cooks he […]
This SoBe pioneer is still bold, boisterous, big on a grand scale. Let’s use one dish to illustrate: Sake-marinated chicken was a half-bird crisply grilled and sliced into thick, moist wedges imbued with smoke and spice. A mound of vinegary napa cabbage salad countered with an acidic tang, as did a thin, dark sauce based […]
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If you like beer and Thai food, look no further than Est. 33, the Brickell brewery and restaurant named for the 1933 founding of Boon Rawd Brewery in Bangkok. Here, the brewery and kitchen reflect Thai brewing traditions paired with tropical Miami influences. While the Bangkok-based maker of Singha and Leo beers is the inspiration, […]
Chef Dongwook Seo thinks eating fresh seafood is one of life’s richest pleasures. His first restaurant, Hoshi & Sushi, serves sushi that’s a mix of simplicity and invention. Located on the ground floor of a condo building on Miami Beach’s Millionaires Row, Hoshi & Sushi is a two-room, 60-seat eatery filled with hanging lanterns, wooden […]
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Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Indian specialties appear on the menu at Jaya, the year-old restaurant at the Setai. The restaurant’s top toque is a 2015 Chopped champion Mathias Gervais, who grew up in the South of France but has always been fascinated with Asian food and culture. One of the kitchen’s specialties is […]
Down an ominous black staircase that once led to South Beach’s beloved Bond Street Lounge awaits K Ramen. Burger. Beer., an Asian-inspired oasis that serves among Miami’s best bowls of ramen. Better yet, this manga-inspired joint stays open late. That means fried chicken or pork belly sandwiches and a salmon-skin salad with crisped shards of […]
Kaido, the Design District cocktail lounge by chef Brad Kilgore and mixologist Nico de Soto, is a lush den of food and drinks. Yes, the menu is filled with decadent items you would expect in a lounge situated above a Gucci boutique, such as grilled foie gras ($23) and Wagyu tataki ($95); however, it’s Kilgore’s […]
Kaori pairs elevated dining upstairs with a listening bar downstairs that fuses Japanese design, vinyl culture, and craft cocktails into one of Miami’s most unique experiences. On the eats side, the Asian-inspired menu is both artful and indulgent, with standout dishes like Wagyu and foie gras gyoza and bluefin tuna sashimi layered with inventive flavors. […]
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In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Miami Beach’s China Grill was the place to see and be seen. Paparazzi swarmed the restaurant for snaps of the city’s heavy hitters like Sly Stallone and other former Star Island residents. Fast-forward to today, and China Grill honcho Jeffrey Chodorow partnered with David Grutman, the mind behind […]
TEMPORARILY CLOSED A sizable portion of the menu at Kyu in Wynwood is prepared on the restaurant’s wood-fired grill using a combination of Asian and American barbecue techniques. The meat is simply prepared with Japanese sea salt and black shichimi pepper and then smoked for 12 to 14 hours. It arrives divided into thick slices […]
Lettuce & Tomato is a swank gastropub that offers an industrial yet warm atmosphere tucked away on West Dixie Highway at NE 171st Street. Featuring a juxtaposition of Latin and Asian flavors, the menu lists plates such as huevos rotos, served with hand-cut garlic French fries, sofrito, serrano ham, three fried eggs, and a pinch […]
The United States was once filled with roadside tiki bars and dinner-show venues. There, your grandparents would dress up to watch fire dancers and hula girls while dining on crab rangoon and pu-pu platters and sipping drinks called the Jet Pilot and the Zombie. These days, only a handful of those places remain. South Florida […]