Young and handsome servers roll up their sleeves, revealing bulky wristwatches that glow yellow and blue. They shout over rock music turned just a little too loud and rave about cocktails infused with fresh chilies and herbs. They arrive at your table carrying smoked spare ribs piled like Jenga blocks…

Young and handsome servers roll up their sleeves, revealing bulky wristwatches that glow yellow and blue. They shout over rock music turned just a little too loud and rave about cocktails infused with fresh chilies and herbs. They arrive at your table carrying smoked spare ribs piled like Jenga blocks…

It’s dusk on a Saturday, and I’m asking Javier, the waiter, to add $8 artichokes to my $24 pizza. The Colombian 20-something with a Salvador Dalí mustache squats in front of my table, strokes his whiskers, and looks cool. “One calzone with shallots and portobello,” he parrots. “And a pie…

Where the Chefs Eat is a series in which we ask Miami chefs to list their favorite local restaurants. In this installment, we spoke to Michael Pirolo — previously chef at Scarpetta, now chef and partner of Macchialina on Alton Road — about his preferred Magic City spots. By night,…

It’s dusk on a Saturday, and I’m asking Javier, the waiter, to add $8 artichokes to my $24 pizza. The Colombian 20-something with a Salvador Dalí mustache squats in front of my table, strokes his whiskers, and looks cool. “One calzone with shallots and porcini,” he parrots. “And a pie…

Big news! It’s time to increase your monthly Jugofresh budget. The fashionable South Beach shop for organic, cold-pressed juices has expanded beyond the $9 coconut waters and $11 apple-pineapple-kale-lime-ginger juices. Now, pair that kale sap with $8.50 brazil nut crumbles, made with maca and cacao. (These, apparently, heighten your mood…

Bread + Butter: Nuevo Cubano Cuisine in Coral Gables

Alberto Cabrera speaks pure Spanglish. He says pero instead of but. His grandmother is abuela. His landlord? Un viejo cubano — an old Cuban man. His words drift from English to Spanish in a stream. In his family, he’s known as pan con mantequilla (bread and butter). Twenty years ago,…

So here’s a good excuse to visit Panther Coffee around lunchtime. The Wynwood and Sunset Harbour locations now offer sandwiches by Zak the Baker. Zak Stern, the artisan behind Miami’s best sourdough, is slicing up his crusty loaves and stuffing them with fresh ingredients like avocado and black bean hummus…

Panther Coffee Brews Up a Specialty Scene in Miami

See the slide show “Closer Look: Panther Coffee in Wynwood“.

Of all the competitors at Panther Coffee on a recent Friday night, Jed Baxter slurps the loudest. It’s a sharp noise, like a vacuum sucking up a spilled drink. The rules of the game are simple. Before him sit 12 cups of coffee, arranged in sets of three. In each…