Now in Downtown Dadeland, Barley an American Brasserie fans can celebrate another hot restaurant: Faith & Pizza {8945 Southwest 72nd Place, Downtown Dadeland}, a pop-up restaurant helmed by Barley’s chef/owner, Jorgie Ramos. First launched on May 17, this much-anticipated opening has already seen countless patrons, all of whom are lining up for a taste of Chef Ramos’ inventive Italian gastropub cuisine–like his Mushroom and Truffle Burrata and Miami Smoker gourmet pizzas, spicy pork cheek meatballs in ricotta cheese, oxtail in roasting gravy and chile peppers, pork sugo and fusilli pasta, and more.

And while the food is to die for, there’s something even more special about this new restaurant. Designed to give back to the community, proceeds from the first six months of Faith & Pizza’s operation will be donated to three South Florida charities: Live Like Bella, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, and the South Florida chapter of Autism Speaks.

“The mission behind Faith & Pizza is to give back to the community. It’s an honor to be able to do what I love while donating to such substantial causes. I’m thankful that Downtown Dadeland has worked with me to bring the idea to life.” –Chef Ramos

And once you fall in love with Faith & Pizza, you can head next door. In the very near future, Chef Ramos will reopen a new-and-improved Barley an American Brasserie just two doors down.

By Jennifer Agress