A sign announcing the impending arrival of Kaña Cuban Coffee Roasters was in place at the downtown intersection of Flagler Street and Miami Avenue for many months (and is still noted on the company website). So it was a surprise when Roho Cuban Coffee opened in its place.No matter. Roho…
One of the teams competing for the holy grail of football is the New York Giants, who are really from New Jersey. That’s pretentious. The other team, the New England Patriots, presumably represents all six states of the region. This is like the Miami Dolphins calling themselves the Southeastern United…
The Rickenbacker Fish Company opened to modest fanfare in December of 2010. Located just a stone crabs throw away from Rusty Pelican, the Rickenbacker was disappointing cuisine-wise; it never really delivered on its promise of organic, sustainable produce, and the seafood was so-so at best. One can only speculate that…
From the time Rollin Soles first laid eyes on Willamette (rhymes with dammit) Valley in 1979, he “fell totally in love with the place.” By 1987, “feeling like one lucky cowboy,” the Texan-bred Soles started Argyle Winery (joined soon after by partner Allen Holstein). Argyle’s first Chardonnay landed on Wine…
If January is any indication of things to come, 2012 will be a banner year for Miami dining. This past month saw the debuts of popular local haunts such as Blue Collar and Federal Food Drink & Provisions, as well as a new caviar lounge (The Dome Bar), Bianca at…
The Villa by Barton G. is a singular dining experience for very special occasions
The wealthiest 1 percent of Americans take home 24 percent of all national income, own 40 percent of the country’s total wealth, and are most likely to be seen dining in any restaurant where Jeff O’Neill is the chef.O’Neill, who cut his chops in the masterful New York City kitchens…
The long awaited legal battle between Michael Chow (Mr. Chow) and Philippe Chow (Philippe by Philippe Chow) began in a Miami federal courtroom on Monday. Mr. Michael Chow is seeking over $20 million in damages for trademark infringement. I’ll leave it up to the lawyers to hash out the legalities,…
We have but a pithy press release that states the following:”As of February 1, 2012, Chef Michelle Bernstein will no longer be involved with The Omphoy Ocean Resort in Palm Beach, Florida. She and husband/partner David Martinez continue to own/operate Sra. Martinez, Michy’s, and Crumb on Parchment in Miami.”The Omphoy is tucked into…
Crazy About You calls it “petite pork osso buco.”The Federal Food, Drink & Provisions calls it “pig wings.”In fact, this is a cut of pork off of the back leg shank — so in a way it really is a petite osso buco. But because the word shank doesn’t entice as a…
It was not such a good week for the shuttered Vice Lounge Miami, but it was a splendid week for the Federal Food, Drink & Provisions, which opened to lots of huzzahs and buzz, and for J & G Grill, which debuted with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. It was also a…
The Miami Heat take on the Los Angeles Lakers at home tonight, and Area 31 is set with a three-course pre-game meal for $34 per person (available from 6 pm to 7:30 pm before every home game). The acclaimed seafood restaurant, located just blocks from the Arena high up on…
At Azul, guests arrive to the sound of water trickling rain-like alongside a marble-and-tile-clad open kitchen. This peaceful, feng shui welcome has been in place since the restaurant premiered at Miami’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel in December 2000, and so has the interior: a softly lit dining area with linen-draped tables…
A small part of my youthful days were spent as a bagelmeister in Queens, New York. The name of the place was Bagel World, and it produced thousands of hole-filled rolls each day — mostly for wholesale to New York restaurants. We also made bialys and “bulls,” which is the…
Azul at the Mandarin Oriental: Inconsistency scars a pricey but intriguing molecular menu
Smashburger started in Colorado in 2007. There are 143 locations (half company-owned, half franchised), with 450 more franchise agreements already on the books. The first Miami branch opened on Biscayne Boulevard at 146th Street a couple of weeks ago (on the lefthand side of the Total Wine strip mall). We…
Last year, we bestowed our Best Restaurant for Outdoor Dining award on Cecconi’s Miami Beach for its lovely garden patio with retractable roof. And, of course, we also like the food, a factor too often overlooked in “Best Outdoor Dining” compilations. Sure, there are gorgeous waterfront properties and groovy garden venues that…
Michelle Bernstein returns to host Check, Please!, the popular WPBT program where everybody is a critic. There will be an updated graphic opening, a revamped logo, new theme music (I can’t remember the last theme song), and most importantly, new restaurants to critique.This season’s guest reviewers include a South Beach…
Looking for work? Lime Fresh Mexican Grill is hosting a job fair at the Midtown Miami location today for all positions: from managers to cooks to cashiers — up to 50 people in all will be hired for its Florida locations.Executives from Lime’s parent company, 50 Eggs Restaurant Group, will…
Crazy About You: Brickell hot spot has great plates at reasonable prices
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Plenty of popular new restaurant concepts — small plates, food trucks, boutique burgers — have recently popped up around Miami. The team at Spanish Grupo La Misión, owner of Brickell mainstay Dolores But You Can Call Me Lolita, have pioneered the notion of grabbing attention with a goofy, nonfood-related name…
Today the voters of New Hampshire will trudge through miserable weather and vote for their preferred Republican candidate in the presidential primary. You are probably familiar with all of the folks running by now: Newty, Mittens, Sneezy, Grumpy, etc. If they look a bit pale and green around the gills,…
