From the death of a beloved fixture on the local food scene to the elation of worldwide recognition for a bartender who’s a mentor to many in the industry, these are the moments that weave the fabric of the culinary community in Miami.
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.
Miami is in the midst of a fresh pasta revolution.
Over the summer Thiago and Elena Gamoeda opened the aptly named Sfiha’s House specializing in their homeland’s ubiquitous Arab-Brazilian snacks alongside some more of Brazil’s familiar grab-and-go bites.
Chef Allen Susser has a murderous intention. The venerable chef wants to put an end to lionfish, the invasive species that has been taking over reefs in Florida, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean. “They’re currently desecrating our reefs, and we need to rid ourselves of these lionfish.”
Semilfort St. Hubert was born into coffee. Raised on his family’s farms in St. Louis du Nord on Haiti’s northern peninsula he spent the years from youth to adulthood picking and processing coffee on his father’s 35 acre farm. Yet no matter how hard they worked the money large brokers paid was never enough.
Miami’s busy season has arrived, bringing a slew of visitors to our city. With the tourists, Miami Art Week, and Art Basel come new restaurants. This month, Timon Balloo opened Balloo: Modern Home Cooking, a delightful little eatery that offers a rotating menu of soulful dishes. Lorena Garcia opened Chica,…
Sometimes a restaurant’s vibe is as crucial to its concept as the food. Such is the case with Orilla Bar & Grill, which opened this month inside Urbanica the Euclid Hotel in Miami Beach’s South of Fifth neighborhood. The eatery offers global cuisine in a stylish, laid-back setting that complements its surroundings.
No stranger to gathering talented chefs for a single culinary purpose, Jeremiah Bullfrog has brought several successful tasting events to Miami, including Duck Duck Goose, Pop Ramen, P.I.G. (Pork Is Good), and the recently announced Chefs Cook Keto.
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.
La Fontana in Doral serves meats, Italian specialities, and a robust cocktail program in Doral.
Planta, the Toronto-based vegan restaurant with a location in Miami Beach, will double down on South Florida when it opens a location in CocoWalk next spring.
Night Owl, the late-night cookie purveyor with a rabid fan base, is set to open a Design District location, complete with outdoor courtyard.
Head to one of these Miami restaurants for Thanksgiving brunch.
At Gregory’s, which the team behind Mandolin Aegean Bistro opened five weeks ago in the Vagabond Hotel, eating can be as upscale or down-home as you like. There’s a New York strip steak ($36) and an elegant caviar service ($30 for wild salmon or $95 for sturgeon). There’s also a grilled cheese ($10), Cobb salad ($19), and a turkey dinner ($24) with gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and cranberry sauce.
Lorena Garcia is furiously working behind the burner as a group of about 50 invited guests watch, wine in hand. The celebrity chef and author, is whipping up a ceviche for a pre-opening tasting of her Miami restaurant Chica, which officially opens for dinner service today.
Following last year’s success, the Salty Donut’s two stores, in Wynwood and South Miami, will be open on Thanksgiving. However, to guarantee a platter of doughnuts appears in your holiday spread, order a box in advance.
If your weekend plans include eating, head to Magic City Studios this Saturday for New Times’ third-annual Tacolandia, where you can fill up on unlimited tacos from some of Miami’s favorite eateries.
Fall brings a whole new lineup of interesting dishes to try, but as usual, it’s tacos you really want. Who can blame you? The Mexican staple makes some of the most satisfying meals.
Miami’s dining scene is dynamic and evolving. The city’s inventive chefs and ambitious restaurateurs have put it on the map as a mecca for good food and drinks.
Boia De serves deceivingly familiar-sounding plates that arrive with unfamiliar ingredients.
While other mobile eateries serve breakfast with traditional flapjacks, Jealous Fork offers a stacked pancake game in Kendall.
