Monday, December 23, 2024
Search

Write for Us | Advertise with Us | Contact Us

MENU
mobile-logo
Home / 2019 / January (Page 2)

9:05 am
Restaurant Features
0

Char Sui Pork Ribs


Happy New Year!
Tuesday, February 5, is the Chinese New Year, and Tanuki {1080 Alton Road, Miami Beach; 305.615.1055} sure knows how to celebrate! Along with good vibes and good times, this Alton Road staple will ring in the “Year of the Pig” with a couple dish specials and an exclusive four-course, pig-focused menu.
Available Monday, February 4, to Saturday, February 9—and priced at just $45 per person—here’s what Miami Beach’s most popular Pan Asian restaurant has in store for the Chinese New Year:
FOUR-COURSE MENU
Course 1
Your choice of:
Pork Belly Fuku Buns or Char Sui Pork Ribs
Course 2
Chicken & Pork Gyoza
Course 3
Your choice of:
Pork Fried Rice or Tonkotsu Ramen
Course 4
Miso Chocolate Mousse with pork crackling crumble and pink peppercorn ice cream
This price does not include tax and gratuity.
SPECIAL DISHES
In addition to this prix-fixe menu, guests can also take advantage of two special dishes: Whole Roasted Pig Porchetta ($26; limited availability) and Korobuta Double Chop ($35).
Tanuki will be open for lunch, Wednesday through Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will be open for dinner Sunday through Thursday, from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., and on Saturdays and Sundays, from 5 p.m. to Midnight. Happy Hour is offered daily, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Happy dining!
By Jennifer Agress | Miami Editor

9:01 am
Restaurant Features
0


The Fontainebleau Miami Beach always knows how to throw a party—so it should come as no surprise that it’s going all out for the Chinese New Year. In honor of that special day, which will take place on Tuesday, February 5, the hotel’s upscale Cantonese restaurant, Hakkasan {4441 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach; 786.276.1388}, will celebrate with a limited-edition menu, an exclusive cocktail, and a special dessert. Promising to bring those “new year, new me” vibes, every dish on the menu will be made with ingredients believed to bring good luck and prosperity in the New Year. The best part? Guests can get this menu all month long.
Available as early as today, January 28, through February 24, 2019, the limited-edition menu is one that will surely leave foodies craving more. On Saturday, February 2, at 7:30 p.m., don’t miss the traditional “Chinese Lion Dance,” where lion troupes will make their way from the hotel’s iconic Bleau Bar all the way to Hakkasan, while the “lion” dances through latticed woodwork cages to promote symbols of luck, fortune, wisdom, and joy.
Read below for a peek at Hakkasan’s 2019 Chinese New Year Menu:
Appetizers
Peking Duck with crispy bean curd and mango
Dim Sum
Seafood Sesame Jian Dui
Shacha Chicken Puff
Soup
Superior Soup with Chilean sea bass and bamboo pith
Main Dish
Wok-fried Lobster with spinach and lily bulb
Rhug Estate Lamb with shiitake
Stir-Fry Pak Choi with eryngii and pioppini
Roasted Jasmine Chicken with sticky rice
Dessert
“Fortune Macaron”
Special Cocktail
Liáo Liáo with Ketel One vodka, rosella, oloroso sherry, lemon, kumquat sherbet, and plum bitters (priced separately, $16 each)
This menu is priced at $108 per person, excluding tax and gratuity.
Happy dining!
By Jennifer Agress | Miami Editor

8:34 pm
Recipes
0


If you’re looking for a new favorite drink, head to Scarpetta by Scott Conant {4441 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach; 877.326.7412} and try the Campania. Then, when you like it, come home and make it for yourself! We’ve got the recipe, below.
Here’s how it’s made:
Muddle half of a sliced green apple with 1/4 ounce lemon juice, a half ounce agave nectar, 1/4 ounce St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram, one ounce Boulard Solage Calvados VSOP, and one ounce Facundo Eximo Rum thoroughly. Shake with ice. Double strain into a martini or coupe glass that’s half-rimmed with cinnamon sugar. Coat apple slice in cinnamon sugar and brûlée. Place the coated apple slice into the glass with tweezers. (Proper muddling will produce a nice foam on the finished drink.)

9:00 am
Recipes
0


There’s a new winter drink in town! And it’s called the Harlem & Mulberry, which you can find at Scarpetta by Scott Conant {4441 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach; 877.326.7412}. After you try it, come home and make it for yourself!  We’ve got the recipe, below.
Here’s how it’s made:
Stir three dashes Angostura bitters, 1/4 ounce Averna, 3/4 ounce Priorat Natur Vermut, 3/4 ounce Pedro Ximenez Triana Sherry, and one and a half ounces Woodford Reserve Rye with ice. Strain over large “king” ice cube in a Bordeaux wine glass. Squeeze oil from orange peel over the cocktail, and rub the skin on the rim of the glass. Garnish with three Luxardo Maraschino cherries and star anise.

9:00 am
Recipes
0

New-Style Salmon Sashimi from Nobu

serves four
Ingredients
1 lb fresh, center cut salmon, sushi grade
2 Tbsp garlic, minced
1 two-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and julienned
4 scallions, julienned and cut into two-inch pieces
2 Tbsp white sesame seeds
4 Tbsp soy sauce
4 Tbsp yuzu juice
12 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
4 Tbsp sesame oil
Method
Cut the fish filet into paper-thin slices. Fan out the sliced salmon, in a circle, over four dinner plates. Scatter minced garlic and ginger on top. Place the scallions neatly over the fish. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Drizzle with soy sauce and yuzu juice.
In a nonreactive small saucepan, combine olive and sesame oils. Set over moderately-high heat and bring almost to a boil, where the liquid is about 200°F. (The surface will start to shimmer.) Remove from the heat and immediately pour one-fourth of the oil mixture over each serving of fish. The hot oil will sear the salmon as you pour it on.
To serve: Serve immediately after pouring the hot oil on the salmon.
Nobu Miami is located at 4525 Collins Avenue.

9:00 am
Recipes
0


Even though it’s not “winter” in Miami, we still like a drink that makes us feel cozy. Enter: El Guapo at StripSteak by Michael Mina {4441 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach; 877.326.7412}. Because we know you’ll love it, we went ahead and posted the recipe below.
Here’s how it’s made:
Combine one ounce Gracias a Dios Espadin Mezcal, one ounce cacao-infused Revolucion Tequila, 3/4 ounce Averna Amaro, 3/4 ounce pineapple and burnt orange, and two dashes of Bittermens Chocolate Bitters in a shaker full of ice. Shake well. Pour into a rocks glass over a large ice sphere. Express and garnish with a charred orange peel.

5:54 am
Restaurant Features
0


Can you believe we’re less than two months away from the 18th-Annual Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival?
While we prepare our bodies for all the glorious food, drinks, and fun ahead, February 20 will be here before we know; and with it, 100+ SOBEWFF dinners, parties, cocktail hours, walk-around tastings, and more will grace our South Florida shores. Everyone is invited to join the fun, but if you really want to go, you need to buy your tickets NOW! 
While many events are already sold out, there are plenty that still have tickets available. Check them out below—organized by price, for your convenience:
Under $50:

Between $50 and $100:

Between $100 and $200:

Between $200 and $300:

Over $300:

Prices are per person. List does not include seminars or satellite events. For more information about the events listed above and more, click here.
Happy dining!
By Jennifer Agress | Miami Editor

9:22 am
Restaurant Features
0

Lolo’s Surf Cantina

Here is this week’s Miami food news:

Tuesday, January 8: Tacos & Tequila Tuesdays at Lolo’s Surf Cantina
Take your “taco tuesday” to a whole new level by 1) adding tequila and 2) eating discounted tacos all day long! Every Tuesday, Lolo’s Surf Cantina  {161 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach; 305.735.6973} will offer half-off all tacos, $4 Tequila shots, $5 Mezcal shots, and $6 Margaritas from open to close—6:30 a.m. to Midnight.
Thursday, January 10: Thursday Night Dinner Party at Villa Azur
Every Thursday, go to Villa Azur {309 23 Street, Miami Beach; 305.763.8688} for Miami’s fanciest, sexiest dinner fête. With reservations accepted from 6:30 p.m. to late, guests can indulge in upscale Mediterranean-inspired cuisine, hear live music, party with dolled-up dancers and champagne parades, dance to beats by resident DJ Stephan M, and see Miami’s finest donning their finest—all until the early hours of Friday morning. Reservations are required.

Sunday, January 13: Sunday Brunch Feast at Tanuki
For just $58 per person, guests can head to Tanuki {1080 Alton Road, Miami Beach; 305.615.1055} and try its new Sunday Brunch Feast! This feast includes: a signature “welcome” cocktail, unlimited mimosas and wine, family-style appetizers, a main course Pan-Asian dish, chef’s special dessert selection for the table, and a live DJ. Tanuki’s signature dim sum will be available a la carte as an add-on, and guests can upgrade their drinks to Champagne for an additional $25 per person.
Happy dining!
By Jennifer Agress | Miami Editor

9:06 am
Restaurant Features
0

Banana Leaf Tamale from Plant Miami


January is that time of year where most of us set resolutions—and more often than not, those resolutions have to do with health and fitness. Recovering from the holidays, and trying to watch what you eat this month? Lucky for Miamians, that doesn’t mean you have to stay in.
Head to some of Miami’s best restaurants (like those listed below), and order healthy. These plates are so good, you won’t even know they’re diet-friendly. Eat up!
The Lido Bayside Grill: Inspired by the Mediterranean, The Lido Bayside Grill {40 Island Avenue, Miami Beach; 305.673.1717} is known for its gorgeous Biscayne Bay views, “sun-kissed” cuisine, and nutrient-rich food so delicious, that you don’t even realize it’s good for you. To stay on the extra healthy side, try the Buddha Bowl! It’s vegetarian-friendly, gluten free, and packed with a tasty combination of quinoa, roasted veggies, raw veggies, and tahini dressing.
Kazumi: This modern sushi spot has every kind of sushi you could crave… and then some. Unless you’re getting it fried, or having ice cream sushi, sushi is generally pretty healthy. For all of its goodness and more, head to Kazumi {260 Crandon Boulevard #16, Key Biscayne; 305.361.2675} and get the Ichigo Roll; it’s stuffed with an eel and crab mixture, and topped with strawberries and avocado.
Joe’s Stone Crab: You know you don’t have to go to Joe’s Stone Crab {11 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach; 305.673.0365} and get the stone crabs (although we completely understand why you do). But, as the real locals know, everything on the Joe’s menu will leave you craving more! To stick with your health goals, order the seared Branzino with smoked salted lemon oil, and choose your own a la carte sides. The steamed Spinach, grilled Asparagus, and garlic Green Beans with candied walnuts, dried tomatoes, and shaved Asiago cheese are all delicious, healthy choices.  
Plant Miami: Considering anything that comes out of the Plant Miami {105 NE 24 Street, Wynwood; 305.814.5365} kitchen is plant-based, everything on the menu is pretty healthy. (Yes, even the ice cream.) One of the most popular and most filling dishes is the Banana Leaf Tamale with sweet corn, mushroom, cacao molé, aji amarillo, and avocado.  
Pubbelly Sushi: Who doesn’t love an excuse to go to Pubbelly Sushi {8970 SW 72 Place, Kendall; 786.369.5472}? If you’re there and trying to eat healthy, take advantage of the full vegetable menu—the Baby Bok Choy with garlic ponzu, black beans, and red chili flakes, and the Japanese Eggplant with red miso, garlic chips, chives, and sesame are two of our favorites on there. If you really want sushi, get a kick (literally) out of the spicy Hamachi Jalapeño sashimi with yuzu soy, cilantro, and roasted poblanos.
Tacology: At this point, everyone in Miami should know about the tacos at Tacology {701 South Miami Avenue, Brickell; 786.347.5368}. (If you don’t, trust us: you’re missing out.) The taco menu includes every kind of taco you could imagine, from Chicken Pastor and Cochinita, to Nopales (Cactus) and Quinoa, Lobster, and even the Scrambled Egg taco. To be extra good on your diet, try the Vegan Taco, which is filled with seasonal roasted vegetables, jalapeño hummus, and crispy mananga.
Happy dining!
By Jennifer Agress | Miami Editor

4:30 am
Restaurant Features
0

Fluke Crudo


When Norman Van Aken opened his Wynwood restaurant, Three {50 NW 24 Street #101, Wynwood; 305.748.4540}, in fall of 2017, all of Miami rejoiced. Here, the legendary Floridian chef—considered the “founding father of New World Cuisine,” and one of the original members of the “Mango Gang”—has created a menu that both celebrates the ethnic diversity and food history of Florida, and kicks it up a notch by adding global influences.
Known for its welcoming, energetic atmosphere (making it the perfect addition to Wynwood’s colorful dining scene), Three sets itself apart with its Florida-focused cuisine and primarily prix-fixe menus. That said, just in time for 2019, the Wynwood Arcade flagship broke from its own tradition and launched a lunch menu that’s completely a la carte.
In the mood for a midday treat? Head to Three Tuesday through Saturday, between Noon and 3 p.m., and try Van Aken’s a la carte creations for yourself. Find out what they are, below!
MAIN PLATES
Fluke Crudo ($14)
aji amarillo coconut curry, Cara Cara oranges, and cucumber
Crispy East Coast Oysters ($16)
apple and cabbage slaw, horseradish, and salmon roe
Creamy Cracked Conch Chowder ($14)
citrus, saffron, star anise, and coconut milk
Hammock Greens Salad ($12/$18)
delicata squash, green beans, radishes, candied pecans, and buttermilk dressing
Barbeque’d Borek Beets ($13/$18)
queso guayanes, black olive crumble, and citrus chimichurri
Octopus a la Plancha ($18)
alubia blanca beans, shishito pepper kosho, and marigolds
Pan Roasted Grouper ($26)
carrot-glazed carrots, herb salad, and a Thai basil vinaigrette
Pork Secreto Schnitzel ($18)
pineapple mostarda, smoked new potato, and avocado and tomato salad
Grilled Chicken Shawarma ($19)
mint and preserved lemon couscous and green olive relish
Frida’s Frita Burger ($18)
grass-fed beef and house chorizo, cheddar cheese, skinny fries, and mojo ketchup
DESSERT
Artisan Cheeses from Saxelby Cheesemongers (1/$5, 3/$12)
Comté, Nancy’s Camembert, Ovalie CendrÉe, and Bleu D’ Auvergne cheeses
Cotton Cheesecake ($12)
Key lime curd and cilantro-olive oil powder
Chocolate Caramel Tart ($12)
vanilla chantilly
Along with Chef/Partner Norman Van Aken, the dishes at Three are created by Chef de Cuisine Juan Garrido and Pastry Chef Mame Sow.
Happy dining!
By Jennifer Agress | Miami Editor