Honoring the cover of the Food & Wine July/August 2024 issue with the best of Miami’s culinary scene, top VIP’s, influencers and entrepreneurs MIAMI Magazine’s yearly mouthwatering food festival, “To Live & Dine,” is back and ready to serve the most delicious South Florida night out.
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Miami is called the “Magic City” for good reason. Whether it is the ocean, the bay or the skyline, the city offers some of the most magical views. Here is a roundup of some of the most scenic dining destinations. Many are offering Miami Spice lunch or dinner menus through September 30th, so check ahead at Miami Spice website.
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The James Beard Foundation®, the organization behind the James Beard Awards®, announces that its Taste America culinary series returns to Miami with a special pop-up dinner featuring Miami’s 2024 James Beard Award winning Best Chef: South, Valerie Chang.
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I don’t know about you, but watching Chef Valerie Chang of Maty’s Miami win Best Chef South at the James Beard Awards on June 10th was very exciting and so inspiring for all of us fans and the many talented and hard-working chefs in Miam
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Macchialina has been one of the few independently owned, non-hotel restaurants to survive on Miami Beach…and still in its original location at 820 Alton Road. Miami Beach.
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Essensia Restaurant and Bar at The Palms Hotel and Spa in Miami Beach has long been known for its locally sourced farm-to-table cuisine. So the appointment of Diana Tandia as Chef de Cuisine last year was a perfect fit given her long-standing commitment to principles of sustainability and using the freshest local ingredients.
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With all the noise surrounding new restaurant openings, celebrity chefs, expansions of popular concepts and a general frenzy surrounding both James Beard nominations and the Michelin Guide announcements, it becomes even more important to revisit the favorite “tried and try” places that continue to offer superior food, excellent service and reasonable prices. One of our favorites is Chef Danny Serfer’s, Mignonette Miami.
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MAPP (Mentorship, Advocacy, Purpose and the Power of women) is the non-profit organization dedicated to empowering women in the culinary and hospitality industry. On Tuesday, April 2 the organization will be in Miami for the red-carpet premiere of filmmaker Joanna James’ exploration and celebration of women in the culinary industry in the 2017 award-winning film, A Fine Line. GET TICKETS HERE
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March is International Woman’s Month with Friday March 8th International Women’s Day and MIAbites is honored to be able to feature Miami’s own humanitarian and chef Karla Hoyos.
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Humanitarian and award winning chef, Jose Andres is debuting his newest cookbook from ZAYTINYA: Delicious Mediterranean Dishes from Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon.
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LAST WEEK: Not quite what I would call “Play With Your Food”, but the creative team at Miami New Drama in collaboration with the Rubell Museum, is presenting an immersive theatrical performance opening February 22 through March 24, 2024 with a specially crafted Pre-Theatre Menu available at LEKU.
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Michael Beltran – celebrated chef/partner of Ariete Hospitality Group – is gearing up for his March 10th 2024 edition of Cars and Croquetas, his annual charity classic car show and street party hosted in the lot behind Chug’s Diner to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS).
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I first met Chef Daniel Roy in the tiny kitchen of the Jim & Neesie restaurant and bar in the Generator Hotel. Although I had been to the restaurant a couple of times and reveled in the Airplane Chicken and Cacio d Pepe.
With over 12 years of culinary experience in several of Miami’s most revered kitchens, Miami-native Chef Daniel Roy now brings his expertise to the h.wood Group’s first East Coast outpost, Delilah Miami.
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IT’S SOBEWFF WEEK, which means the South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One (SOBEWFF®) is ready for it’s Miami takeover February 22-25, 2024. Tickets on sale HERE.
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Sitting oceanfront with stunning views of the beach and the Atlantic sits Ocean Social by Tristen Epps. Malibu Farm occupied the space until closing during Covid and the space reopened as Ocean Social in late 2021.
Over the summer, Chef Tristen Epps had been selected to helm the restaurant and elevate it into a coveted dining destination. And now he can add a James Beard Foundation nod as semifinalist for Best Chef-South.
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While we wait patiently for the sun to come back out, now is the time to plan ahead your dining options as Miami and Miami Beach has some of the most creative and diverse dining experiences in the country.
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The environment and climate change are literally “hot topics” today. Did you know that the #4 solution to REVERSING climate change (#3 is reducing food waste) is adopting a plant-based diet? Decomposing plants and vegetables contribute minimal greenhouse gases compared to raising livestock for meat, eggs and dairy, and their decomposing excess contributes over 14% of the methane gas. Methane is 86X more harmful to the environment than CO2.
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As a former “Connecticut Yankee”, one of our favorite restaurants in Fairfield County was the Spanish tapas restaurant, Barcelona. First opened in 1996 in South Norwalk, CT, owners Andy Pforzheimer and Sasa Mahr-Batuz, created an innovative menu of Spanish tapas, sharing plates, cocktails, and a top-notch wine program curated by Beverage Director, Gretchen Thomas.
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