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  Amir Ben-Zion Creates a Village at the Vagabond Hotel

  November 15 at 11:06 a.m.

  It was 5 p.m. Thursday, October 25, the day before Vagabond Sushi was to open, when Amir Ben-Zion addressed a group of employees finishing a wine and food tasting as part of their training. Ceramic cup of sake in hand, he told the two dozen servers and bartenders sitting around...

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  Seafood Legend David Garcia Keeps Captain Jim's on Course

  October 16 at 8 a.m.

  Captain Jim's might well have burned down years ago. "Once we got in here and opened up the ceiling, I was surprised it never caught fire," says David Garcia, who took over the iconic North Miami restaurant early this year. "The place was a dump. It was so dirty I...

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  Upper Buena Vista Is a New Restaurant Mecca

  September 11 at 8 a.m.

  Names can make neighborhoods. Take, for instance, SoBe, Wynwood, MiMo, or Brickell. Simply hearing one of them conjures images, maybe of the beach, an iconic building, or a road lined with cars spitting out exhaust. Now, quickly, what do you imagine when you hear "Buena Vista"? We'll do it for...

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  Thomas Keller's Surf Club Restaurant Shouldn't Forget the Locals

  August 28 at 8 a.m.

  At the Surf Club Restaurant, a ritzy remake of a 1930s classic, waiters are referred to as captains, beef Wellington sells for $125, and reservations must be made weeks in advance even though the place opened less than a month ago. Its prices and quality are among Miami's highest, rivaling...

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  La Centrale Is Miami’s Most Ambitious Food Hall

  August 14 at 8 a.m.

  La Centrale, the 6-month-old, 40,000-square-foot food hall in Brickell City Centre, might be the area's most massive experiment in eating. Started by a group of New York investors and first planned for Bloomingdale's flagship in New York City, it offers three stories filled with hundreds of types of Italian fare.

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  Miami's Ten Best Lunches Under $10

  August 7 at 8 a.m.

  Lunch is an oasis, a respite from the insanity of the everyday. Its magic is felt in the deep calm washing over you during and after your meal. Europeans know how to do it. Many of them close up shop in the afternoon and then head to their favorite spot...