It’s hard to imagine a better time of year, weather-wise, to end the weekend with brunch alfresco. All the more reason to visit the Matador Room, the signature restaurant inside the Miami Beach Edition that recently started Saturday and Sunday brunch at its poolside and oceanfront terrace. Curated by Michelin-star chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, along with
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Inside a Chevron convenience store on the northwest corner of State Road 7 and Hillsboro Boulevard, there’s a line of people waiting to order tacos. Executive chef Anthony Hoff of Boca Raton’s City Fish Market and longtime friend and local chef Robby Bushman are challenging the less-than-stellar reputation of gas station food at Los Bocados,
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For three straight summers during my grade school years, our family traveled from Dayton, Ohio, to the same hotel on St. Pete Beach, a quaint oceanfront property called the Normandy Inn. Though I had relatively little to complain about growing up in the Midwest—outside of winter waits for the school bus and being recruited to
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For all the in-with-the-new anticipation that comes with developing seasonal menus at a beloved restaurant like YOLO in downtown Fort Lauderdale, there’s also the potential for out-with-the-old disappointment. “It’s difficult sometimes because you want to change, but then certain items become so popular that you have to make tough decisions,” says Peter Boulukos, executive chef
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There was a brief lull in John Crean’s office at Broken Sound Country Club, but buzzing filled the silence. “Oh, yes, those are some of our bees,” he says, pointing to the insect-filled frame on the back table. “I wanted to you to see them.” That was in September, when Crean, general manager and chief
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Last year, hundreds gathered at The Wynwood Yard to pay homage to (i.e., devour) our favorite morning treats at Miami’s first “Donuts!” festival. The event proved to be a South Florida sensation, paralleling the success of several local gourmet doughnut shops, and it looks like the craze is far from fading. On March 30, Vine
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Cooper’s Hawk arrives in South Florida Wine lovers and connoisseurs have a new home in Coconut Creek, at Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurant. Founded in 2005 in Chicago, Cooper’s Hawk has 25 locations around the country, with five more scheduled for this year. The Coconut Creek restaurant, which opened in late 2016 at The Promenade
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Area 31 serves up the best of downtown miami As downtown Miami becomes increasingly cosmopolitan and urban, the Kimpton Epic Hotel is a part of that gentrification. Located on Biscayne Bay Way (the former DuPont Plaza location), Epic reaches to the sky with spectacular views. Area 31, located on the 16th floor, offers a seafood-centric
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Historic Coral Castle just might be a little bit of each The Coral Castle is the kind of place locals can pass dozens of times and never stop to visit. It always seems a little too kitschy, too old-fashioned, as if maybe it’s just another quirky sideshow on the long list of Florida’s infamous tourist
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For all the buzz in recent years over Jason Day, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and the other next-generation players battling for supremacy in the post-Tiger Woods era, the most dominant figure in professional golf is someone who won his first Masters title before those players were even born. At an age when he could be
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Fans of the 1990s sitcom “Saved By The Bell” might remember the episode where Elizabeth Berkley’s character, Jessie Spano, freaks out from taking too many caffeine pills to cram for an exam. “I’m so excited! I’m so excited! I’m so scared!” a tormented Spano cries out. Funky Buddha Brewery’s Russian imperial stout beer, made with
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• The fact that successful businessman Arthur Adler is retired doesn’t mean he’s slowed down. “If anything it’s just the opposite,” says Adler, 73, chairman of the Boca West Foundation, which he spearheaded in May 2010 at the behest of fellow club members. “There’s no time for rest, and my head’s always buzzing with ideas.”
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