Archive for the ‘Restaurants’ Category
Chu’s opening in the Gables
Went to the first night of Chu’s grand opening in Coral Gables last night. This is the new establishment of chef O.A. Chu, formerly of Mr. Chu’s in South Beach. They had no menu for me to see yet but the chef’s wife, Norika, said the restaurant will not be doing dim sum as in the old location; [...]
Por Fin at last
I have a confession to make. I live about four blocks away from Por Fin and last night was the first time I ever set foot in the restaurant. A little embarrassing, I know, but sometimes I’m a late adopter like that. Maybe it’s not so bad that I waited, as I hear the Spanish/Mediterranean [...]
Pizza crawl part I (Updated)
All that buzz about pizza in Miami led Frodnesor of Food for Thought to organize a pizza crawl around various (many relatively new) pizza joints in the city. Last night D and I went to the first crawl, where in the company of 13 other diners we tasted the pizzas of Joey’s in Wynwood, Jonathan Eismann’s Pizza [...]
First visit to Yard House
After a productive day of cleaning Sunday, I decided to reward myself with late-night happy hour in the company of friends at Yard House in Merrick Park. Between 10 and 12:30 p.m. Sunday-Wednesday and 3-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, their selection of 130 beers on tap range from $3.50 to $4.25.
La Moon comes to the Gables
[Gables location closed 12/2009]
One of my favorite comfort food spots is now in the Gables. La Moon Restaurant opened two weeks ago on the corner of Ponce de Leon and Navarre. Now I have the temptation of their Colombian food near work and closer to home. We visited and were quite impressed with the new space. [...]
Miami Spice: Cita’s Italian Chophouse
On a total whim, we headed to Cita’s Italian Chophouse in Coconut Grove last week. Some friends we met at a wine tasting went pre-opening and recommended it but I had kinda forgotten about it. The restaurant has sidewalk seating, and indoor area and a charming patio in the back, where we sat. The menu offers a variety of [...]
Casa Toscana cooking classes, now weekly
I was happy to hear that Sandra Stefani from Casa Toscana will now be offering her cooking classes every Saturday instead of every other Saturday.
“I started to offer hands on cooking classes a couple of months ago thinking that not many people were going to come on their Saturday morning to get their hands sticky with pasta [...]
First impressions: Red Light
Now that the dust has settled — somewhat — at this newcomer to Biscayne Boulevard, D and I finally made our way out to try it Saturday night. Housed at Motel Blu, chef Kris Wessel’s Red Light oozes cool with its red walls, beige booths, bright orange bar stools, dim, red lighting and quirky view. [...]
A girls’ meal at Chocolate Fashion
I’m not a fan of publicly exposing the private details of my life. Though to some extent I’ve done so in this blog, when and where I eat out is not very revealing. I try to keep the personal out of it, but I feel compelled to share one particular detail for several reasons. One, [...]
Fratelli Lyon opens tonight
I received a comment saying so and I’ve just confirmed it. Fratelli Lyon in the Design District will serve its first dinner to the public tonight. You can make reservations at 305-633-3131.
For more on Fratelli Lyon, read mango&lime’s sneak peek from a few months back.
Fratelli Lyon/Driade Cafe
4141 NE 2nd Ave.
Design District
305.572.2901
Updated with restaurant phone number. [...]
Go-to places in Miami
Well, I’ve been back from vacation for a few weeks now and, as always, I’m taking my time to get back into the swing of things. In fact, I think my brain is still in vacation mode. I couldn’t delay it any longer, however. Today, the new issue of Food&Wine awaited me at home. It [...]
First impressions: Romeo’s Cafe
On a recent Friday, I was in the mood to try something different for dinner. I had read a lot about Romeo’s Cafe, primarily as a good place for a first date or for a romantic dinner. The idea of a restaurant without a menu, where the chef decides which six courses to send [...]
First impressions: Blu Pizza e Cucina
Updated: Blu Pizza e Cucina is closed. Try Blu Restaurant Group’s other restaurants Blu La Pizzeria del Sole and Sole Trattoria in South Miami.
March for me is like April for accountants. I barely have time to eat. But yesterday I tried Blu Pizza e Cucina — Blu Restaurant Group’s third venture — in Mary [...]
Barbecue and beer
[Updated: North One Ten closed]
We celebrated a friend’s birthday at North One Ten last week. I had learned that they offer beer and barbecue on Fridays and when I mentioned it to a few friends, they thought it’d be a fun choice for a birthday. I first thought the restaurant had a special barbecue menu [...]
Sneak peek: Fratelli Lyon
Slow Food Miami celebrated the life of Slow Food founder Carlo Petrini last night with a dinner at the soon-to-open Fratelli Lyon in the Design District. The restaurant, which owner Kenneth Lyon of Lyon & Lyon caterers said was conceived as a sort of front porch for Driade — the design store that houses it [...]
On the road: Glass Wall
My family and celebrated my mom’s 50th birthday in Houston last weekend. Aiming at dining somewhere “different,” I chose Glass Wall restaurant in the Heights, an artsy neighorhood in Houston. I imagined an intimate setting where chef Lance Fegen, previously of well-know Houston establishments Zula and Trevisio, cooked up his creations for a few diners. [...]
Now open: Sake Room
The sushi restaurant next to Bin 18 is now open. We didn’t try it last night, opting instead to do the usual at Bin 18. I must confess we wondered if it was even open because it was completely empty when we walked by. The good news is, on our way out, we saw several [...]
First impressions: Brosia
[Updated: Brosia closed]
Not knowing that Brosia held its official opening party Thursday, D and I headed there for dinner last night. What first strikes you about this latest addition to the Design District is its interior — and exterior. The restaurant’s outside plaza, which is surrounded with walls lined with turquoise and green mosaics dotted [...]
Happy I found Lost and Found Saloon
It’s been a few days since I posted, dear readers, and I apologize, but preparations for a work trip to Dubai (I type this as I wait in New York to depart) have kept me quite busy. I have, however, made some time to try a few restaurants. One of them, Lost and Found Saloon, [...]
Anniversary at Table 8
[Updated: Table 8 closed]
D and I celebrated our anniversary at Table 8 on Friday. It was our first visit to the Ocean Drive restaurant that many have raved about. I had read repeated complaints about long waits to be seated, but we must have lucked out for we were seated immediately upon arrival five minutes [...]
