By: David Finn Miami is a restaurant city. Every corner overflows with a space that serves up tantalizing treats to tempt and entice you. Chefs from every corner of the globe are cooking up the unusual to the mundane. Be it Italian, French, Cuban, Columbian, Chinese, Japanese…I could go on, but you get the point. [...]
From Chef Bernie Matz (he of Cafe at Books & Books fame) comes L.A. Cafe, a fresh and modern take on Pan-Latino food. The menu features rich authentic flavors while using high quality and all-natural ingredients. Matz has created a menu that satisfies a craving for savory Latin dishes without saturated fats or MSG. Open [...]
Cocktail Parties in restaurants with fun, happy people…what’s not to love? We were headed to the Chop House (previously Manny’s) at the elbow curve that joins Brickell Ave. to Biscayne Blvd. in downtown Miami. In the car I was commenting how drastically the urban fabric had changed in the area these last few years. Today [...]
What has become a yearly mouth-watering tradition is back again, and it’s deliciously fierce. The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) hosted the 1st Annual Miami Spice Kickoff Event & Fundraiser last weekend at the Miami Beach Convention Center and needless to say… it was yummy. The goal according to Steven Hass (one of [...]
It’s Miami Spice 2010, a mouth-watering summer restaurant promotion showcasing the very best of Miami cuisine. During August and September, Miami’s top restaurants offer three-course meals featuring signature dishes created by world-renowned chefs. Discover the tropical fusion of ingredients that makes Miami dining so wonderfully out of the ordinary. This year, the event will be [...]
I’m sure this has happened to most of you. You drive by a place, tell yourself that one day you’ll stop and visit, but you never do. Recently, I actually parked the car and walked into a charming and luxurious hotel that in my 30 years of living in Miami, I had never been to [...]
Café Prima Pasta is celebrating their 17th anniversary this year. Although the economy has forced many restaurants everywhere to close their doors, this busy place has just completed a hefty remodeling job that includes plenty of expanded copper and mahogany, in the U-shaped bar, additional dining room seating, a private special events room and the [...]
Treat Dad to Epicure’s Sunday Brunch…He deserves it! Live jazz this Sunday, June 20 just for Dad. Sit outside on the beautiful patio or dine inside in the new Epicure Gourmet Market & Cafe. The menu includes: Carving station featuring Prime Rib, roasted turkey, roast pork tenderloin, pasta and omelet stations with all the fixings, [...]
It’s been a busy time around Miami Beach’s historic The Forge. In honor of The Forge’s 40th anniversary in 2009, owner Shareef Malnik took advantage of Miami’s off-season to close the restaurant’s doors and reinvent its direction. With the conclusion of almost a full year of extreme renovations, Malnik is now ready to reveal the Miami Beach icon’s rebirth.
It’s difficult to imagine a calm patio filled with lush vegetation, a romantic fountain, and a dozen colorful chartreuse and turquoise umbrellas just feet from one of the busiest streets in SoBe, but head over to 801 Collins and you’ll be pleasantly enchanted with a restaurant oasis known as Wish. Located in the very heart [...]
Downtown Miami: the hub of urbane nightlife, sky-lining buildings and Florida’s performing arts mecca, the Adrienne Arsht Center. Now this scene is being enriched by a creative chef/restaurant owner who is pioneering eclectic cuisine from regions of the world few have had the luxury to enjoy. Pittsburgh-bred Frank Imbralina and his eatery, Urbanite Bistro, have [...]
The name Sugarcane was chosen because the countries that grow sugarcane have some serious input into the menu items. Chef Timon Balloo is of Chinese-Trinidadian descent and creates dishes with the tropics in mind.
