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Dave Grutman (the guy who unleashed LIV upon the population). Jeffrey Chodorow (the guy behind the no-description-necessary China Grill). By their powers combined, they’ve created the Asian powerhouse you will now call Komodo. It’s a three-story palace for eating wasabi shrimp, drinking sake and, soon, lounging in a bird’s nest. It’s open right now in
Hey, we had one day of “winter.” That was nice. And speaking of nothing that has anything to do with that, here’s Jaya—a stately new Asian spot in the old Restaurant at the Setai space from a Chopped champion. It’s now open in South Beach, here’s the slideshow, and here’s the menu. Just like before, you’ll want to bring a big group in for some type of
As far as icebreakers go, telling a date that you’re taking them to an old ice factory could go either way. ... Maybe mention that there’ll be churros. Then proceed directly to Beaker & Gray. It’s a cozy new place for sitting around and partaking in suckling pig, churros and tequila with comely accomplices, and it’s open now in Wynwood. (Here’s the
Things you need to accomplish today: 1) Make a reservation for NaiYaRa, the long-awaited Thai street food spot from Chef Bee, which, yes, is taking reservations now and opening tomorrow in South Beach. Not a busy day, but an important day. Anyway, it’s an open, industrial-ish space with a vintage-movie-poster-and-vinyl-album-cover collage in the
When you want a good risotto, you look to Italy. When you want a good cassoulet, you look to France. When you want a good plate of ceviche, you look to Kendall. Kendall? Kendall. Now that we’ve established that, set your coordinates for Pisco y Nazca, a massive cevichery and pisco cocktail lab from the Bulla folks. It’s open now, this is the slideshow,
When you hear the words “Sushi Garage,” you may initially be inclined to picture a former auto body shop turned sushi staple that’s now open in Sunset Harbour. Good. That’s good. Stick with that. Because yes, it’s true. And for the record, it looks nothing like an auto body shop. Though if you look carefully, you’ll find subtle odes to its former life
And the award for Strangest Use of a Vaporizer goes to... ... Kaori by Walter Martino. It’s a new spot with edible gold, stilettos filled with tempura and vaporizers that you spray on your Wagyu, and it’s now open in Brickell. Cue the orchestra. Cut to the slideshow. And... roll the highlight reel. The chef behind this place cooked for the prince of
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. That’s a thing people say. And for the most part, it’s true. But sometimes where there’s smoke, there’s also tequila, a gleaming pool and a bunch of steak. Exhibit A: Los Fuegos by Francis Mallmann, a new steak-filled paradise from an Argentine grill master, now open in the Faena Hotel Miami Beach. You’ll want to see
Hey, you know what would be fun? If you went to a place, and that place had fried chicken and dim sum and glasses filled with rye and sarsaparilla smoke. That’d be pretty fun. So open up your loving arms to the Sarsaparilla Club, the triumphant dim-sum-meets-comfort-food return of Jeff McInnis and Janine Booth to South Beach, now open at the Shelborne
Listen, before you dive headfirst into the warm waters of the weekend, ask yourself one question: “Have I consumed my daily quota of rum-spiked sugarcane drinks?” If no, please proceed directly to Zest, a place for sipping those very drinks, as well as eating conch from Cindy Hutson of Ortanique on the Mile fame. It’s open right now in Downtown, here’s the
