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The Garden Serves "Mediterranean Food With a Kick" at Boulan South Beach

January 29 at 11 a.m.

A courtyard eatery with seating for 200, the Garden debuted last month in Miami Beach with a Mediterranean-inspired menu, late-night dining, and live entertainment.
Hadekel 1 Shows Off the Technicolor Side of Israeli Cuisine

Friday, December 20, 2019 at 9:30 a.m.

Brothers Assaf and Tal Hadad missed the food from home. Born in Hadera, Israel, a 40-minute car ride north of Tel Aviv, they moved to Ariel, a settlement in the occupied West Bank, when Assaf was 12. There they grew up surrounded by a rainbow of cuisines.
7ty One Restaurant & Coffee Offers a Taste of Venezuela in Miami Beach

Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 9:30 a.m.

7y One Restaurant & Coffee serves a variety of Venezuelan dishes in Miami Beach.

Michael Schwartz's Sling Bar Sells Southeast Asian Street Food and Cocktails in Miami Beach

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 9 a.m.

When Michael Schwartz visited Singapore this fall, he skipped all of the fine-dining restaurants for hawker stalls and mom-and-pop joints. It was in the streets and night markets of Southeast Asia that the James Beard Award-winning chef found the inspiration he sought for his new concept inside the Como Metropolitan Miami Beach.
Timon Balloo's Downtown Miami Restaurant Is a Soulful, Personal Experience

Monday, November 25, 2019 at 1:46 p.m.

For years, Miami diners have known Timon Balloo as the partner of the slick and sexy Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill in Midtown. The pan-Asian concept, offering small plates and refined cocktails, has opened outposts in Brooklyn and Las Vegas and is poised to continue growing.
Wabi Sabi Offers Omakase Ahead of Wynwood Opening

Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 9 a.m.

Though the opening of Shuji Hiyakawa's eponymous Wynwood restaurant is still a few months away, the soft-spoken chef recently reopened his 79th Street eatery, Wabi Sabi by Shuji, and expanded it with a six-seat counter offering a 15-course omakase menu.