Located in Coral Gables in the iconic Hotel St. Michel, Zucca, is a restaurant and bar that delivers authentic regional and artisanal Italian cuisine. Open 7 days a week, including not closing between lunch and dinner, this is an ideal spot for a late business lunch, early bite with friends or date night.
Read More“Get Out of the City and Into the Strip Mall” is one of the top 6 rules for dining out and finding some of the best food as noted by The Atlantic Magazine.
This describes perfectly the hot new restaurant Boia De in Little Haiti. Helmed by newly named 2020 James Beard Best Chef South nominees, Luciana Giangrandi and Alex Meyer, this spot boasts fresh pasta, creative dishes, unique small plates and all in a space with 24 seats…and in a strip mall next to a Bravo supermarket.
Read MoreMidtown is a busy place. Anchored by Target, Marshalls and Nordstrom Rack, it continues to grow as a walkable dining, shopping, living destination. So on a rainy Saturday of shopping, I returned to Riviera Foccaceria for lunch, revisiting a place I first reviewed in 2016.
Read MoreAlways a coveted Thursday night reservation, Macchialina, is extending its incredibly popular $10 Pasta Thursday promotion to a weeklong celebration of Summer and to thank the loyal locals for supporting them all year. Starting TODAY, Monday July 8th through Thursday July 11th, guests will be able to enjoy a selection of $10 pasta dishes.
Read MoreNorth Beach has of late become an alternative dining and entertainment destination to the craziness of South Beach. And now, Capri New Style Italian has recently opened on Normandy Isle on the corner that used to house Gol’s Soccer themed restaurant.
Read MoreIn a city where restaurants open and shutter at what often seems like a moment’s notice, it’s always exciting and well worth celebrating when a milestone such as a decade is reached. Scarpetta by Scott Conant has officially been open for 10 years.
Read MoreOrganized by the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast and hosted in the amazing setting of the Coral Gables Country Club, the Authentic Italian Table event on Wednesday April 25th will introduce attendees to over 40 Italian restaurants, gourmet food and wine importers who will display their products and their chefs skills with exhibitions and tastings throughout the night. WIN TICKETS HERE.
Read MoreAfter Hurricane Irma, Chef Michael Pirolo took to social media to update us on his reopening of Miami Beach favorite, Macchialina. Fortunate to regain power quickly, once he was able to obtain fresh eggs, he began by offering $10 pasta every night knowing that for many this was the only hot meal they could get.
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Sometimes in our frenzy to visit the newest and most buzzed about restaurant in Miami, we forget about the places that have stood the test of time and still offer good food, good service, a reasonably priced wine list and a civilized evening out.
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If you’re driving too quickly down 8th street as you get into Brickell, there’s a good chance you’ll pass right by one of the most underrated restaurants in the area. Stanzione 87 is run by husband and wife team, Franco and Ashley Stanzione, and is home to some of the best pizza in Miami.
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One of the most popular dishes on the menu at Scarpetta by Scott Conant at The Fontainebleau is the Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce. A seemingly simple dish, it is perfectly cooked spaghetti, gutsy tomato sauce and fresh basil.
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Popular local artisan pizza haunt, Spris Pizza, has officially opened their fourth South Florida location in South Miami, and to celebrate, MIAbites was invited to preview some of their best dishes.
Read MoreIt’s no secret that Hurricane Irma rocked everyone’s world. Everyone, restaurants included, are still trying to get back to normal. The team behind Macchialina was up and running as early as post-Irma Wednesday with a disclaimer that as soon as they found fresh eggs, there would be fresh pasta.
Read MoreCibo Wine Bar Charcuterie Platter
Cibo Wine Bar is one of the biggest Italian restaurants on all of South Beach. The 12,000 square food space is impressively large with a blend of old world rustic charm and industrial chic modernism. With six Cibo locations in Toronto and Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Liberty Entertainment Group prides itself on authentic Italian cuisine in beautiful settings.
If the 60ft open kitchen counter isn’t enough to draw your attention immediately, then maybe the 3500 bottles of wine in a soaring two-story award-winning wine room equipped with harnessed wine angel to retrieve your favorite bottle. Yes, a WINE ANGEL – that’s her job title.
Read MoreWith the weather getting warmer, we are bound to start looking for new trendy places to cool off and grab a drink. If you’re a fan of Scarpetta, Scott Conant, or The Fontainebleau Hotel, then we’ve found your summer cocktail spot.
Sorso, meaning sip in Italian, is a pop-up specialty cocktail bar located in the front lounge of Scarpetta inside The Fontainebleau Miami Beach. The cocktail lab and infusion bar was introduced during the 2017 Food Network and Cooking Channel South Beach Wine and Food Festival and is here to stay – just until the end of the summer.
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