The New Classic
What’s old can be new at Town Kitchen & Bar No matter how many turns the world makes, we always go back to the classics—sometimes to the point of stubbornness, something that bartender Rayne Butler is all too familiar with. “A lot of people are very stuck in the norm. You have to get them
Going Greek
When Andy Tsavos was 10 years old, his father, a restaurateur of Greek heritage, moved the family 5,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, from Royal Oak, Michigan, to Patras, Greece. “For the first few years, my father took time off work to travel and introduce us to Greece and our heritage,” Tsavos recalls. It changed
Wishful Drinking
On a recent Friday afternoon, a few minutes shy of noon, Joe Valko jumped away from a high-top table and made his way behind The Wishing Well’s bar, raving about the green tea shots. “This is the best part of owning a bar,” he says. “Drinks are on the house.” This is the enthusiastic, anything-goes
Edible Art
If the mother of all U.S. art fairs is looming large for the dedicated kitchen crew at Thierry Isambert Culinary and Event Design, it doesn’t show. It’s less than two weeks until the renowned Miami-based business takes up the ultimate catering gauntlet—producing five-star feasts at more than 60 events during Art Basel week in early
Bird & Bone Takes Flight
Southern comfort food has made its way to our backyard thanks to chef Richard Hales, who recently debuted Bird & Bone. Located inside The Confidante Miami Beach, the restaurant delivers hearty country cuisine, including slow-roasted lamb ribs smothered in white barbecue sauce, as well as “Bone of the Day” and “Bird of the Day” rotating
Whiskey and Rye
A twist on the Whiskey Sour brings back the past while staying on trend While Cameron Bogue loves the creativity of creating cocktails, his “nerdy, analytic” side thrives on numbers. The corporate beverage director for Earls Kitchen & Bar knows the staff at the Dadeland Mall location (7535 N. Kendall Drive, Unit 2510) makes 20
Food as Art
Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood becomes the focal point of the art world during the first week of December, when South Florida welcomes the international art community for yet another turn of Art Basel Miami Beach. Wynwood once was a decaying warehouse district and not at all trendy. But in 2004, New York developer Tony Goldman saw
Mai, Oh Mai!
What do the Thornton brothers, zombies, “The Hawaiian Wedding Song,” the Okole Maluna Society, the Samoan fire knife dance and an Impatient Virgin all have in common? As anyone who’s ever basked in the warmth of the flaming rum in a Kona Coffee Grog knows, it’s all part of the rich history at the Mai-Kai
Garden to Glass
Eating and drinking clean during the holidays is like trying to find Christmas snow in South Florida. It’s impossible—unless you know where to go. Consider this our gift to you: Farmer’s Table (1901 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton; 561.417.5836) offers an organic-themed cocktail menu with indulgent libations that include ingredients grown on site. Health-conscious revelers
Never Better
Veteran restaurateur Dennis Max has a lot to celebrate. The Boca Raton businessman recently married Nita Summers—whom he met 18 years ago at a friend’s birthday party—during an elegant ceremony in Middleburg, Virginia, an equestrian town. And his modern American bistro-style Max’s Grille, the only original restaurant in Mizner Park, is commemorating its 25th anniversary
Sweet Tart
As if authoring the Declaration of Independence and serving two terms as president of the United States weren’t enough to secure his place in history, Thomas Jefferson and his notorious sweet tooth also may have paved the way for a culinary classic. It’s said that, during the founding father’s first term in office, one of
The Comeback Drink
In his 12 years as a mixologist, Joel Mesa has learned that people cower in fear at the prospect of a gin cocktail. These days, it’s slowly making its way back to the forefront of the bar scene, a trend that Mesa, who runs the beverage program at Bulla Gastrobar (2500 Ponce de Leon Blvd.,
