Slow Food Miami’s 13th Annual “Snail of Approval” Tasting Party, is making its return on Thursday, April 11, 2024. This year the event is taking place at the iconic Eden Roc Miami Beach hotel, featuring the hotel’s James Beard Award-nominated Executive Chef Tristen Epps as Chef Host, YELP’s Diandra Lamas as emcee and multi-Emmy Award winning television personality Cynthia Demos as celebrity auctioneer. Tickets available HERE. General admission tickets are $125 per person in advance; $145 per person at the door. VIP Garden Sponsor is $750 and includes (2) two tickets and access to the VIP Loun ..read more

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. Taking place at Miami Beach’s Regal Cinema, the event will be part of a day-long series of events focused on creating a culture of self-worth and respect for women in or looking to build a life in the restaurant industry ..read more

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. I first met Chef Karla on March 27, 2020. Covid had shut down all hotels and restaurants, and she joined me and my Food Rescue US South Florida team of volunteers to set up a Community Kitchen at Marcus Samuelsson’s new restaurant, Red Rooster Overtown. Karla, working with World Central Kitchen, was partnering with us to create meals and provide funding for the chefs to prepare meals to local furloughed, food insecure ..read more

Humanitarian and award winning chef, Jose Andres is debuting his newest cookbook , ZAYTINYA: Delicious Mediterranean Dishes from Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon. With successful locations in NYC and Washington, DC, his newest Miami restaurant, Zaytinya is now open at The Ritz-Carlton South Beach, and guests can now take the experience home with 150 recipes, from classic Zaytinya dishes and cocktails to plenty of surprises from José’s travels through the Eastern Mediterranean. To celebrate the new cookbook, you can: JOIN JOSE LIVE On Sunday, March 17 at 7 pm, join José and friends at Zaytinya for ..read more

The New Schnitzel House, restaurant and bar by Adam Gersten, owner of Gramps Wynwood, has been welcoming diners since June 2023 in the original Schnitzel Haus location just off the NE 79th St Causeway. The latest concept by Gersten will pay homage to the first Schnitzel Haus that came before it by serving German comfort food classics with a Miami twist. The 2,200-square-foot restaurant features two bars, an indoor dining room, and an outdoor patio. The dinner menu is made up of medium to large dishes and includes appetizers, salads, schnitzels, and more, sides, and desserts. Signature dishes ..read more

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). WHEN: Sunday, March 10, from 9AM – 1PM, foodies, car enthusiasts, Coconut Groveites and fellow cancer crusaders are invited to come out for a street-style affair that’ll be tough to beat. The event is FREE and open to the public, with plenty of food and beverage items available for sale with all proceeds going dir ..read more

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, it was this encounter than made me a true fan. Chef Roy was packing up unused food and ingredients to donate to a local shelter, reducing food waste and feeding those less fortunate. He has heard about my starting the nonprofit, Food Rescue US South Florida and wanted to be among the first to embrace the movement. Trays of food and boxes of unused vegetables later, I deli ..read more

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 10, 2024. A special Pre-Theatre menu curated by Executive Chef Carlos Garcia will be offered just on performance days at LEKU, so theatre goers can dine in the top rated Basque restaurant and then stroll next door for the performances, which move from gallery to gallery to enjoy the plays inspired by the art. The Museum Plays are an innovative and immersive theatrical experience ..read more

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. Everyone is always asking us "Where should we eat in Miami?"  Here are some of MIAbites Best Bites for "am to pm" dining in and around Miami, Miami Beach, Wynwood, MiMo, Brickell and the Design District.  We update this guide every month so make sure you bookmark this page for future reference. Visit our MIAbites website for drop downs on specific Restaurant neighborhood ..read more

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. Thankfully, Miami is a center of creative chefs offering colorful and flavorful vegan and vegetarian dishes even your carnivore-loving friend will love. He ..read more