Eat Beat

The 2020 South Beach Wine & Food Festival returns Feb. 19-23 with more than 100 events across South Florida, with everything from family-friendly movie nights in Hallandale Beach to a $500-a-head dinner with acclaimed chef Mauro Colagreco at his Florie's restaurant in Palm Beach. The festival's signature events still take place in big tents on Miami Beach.

By Michael Mayo

Feb 13, 2020

An insider's guide to hidden spots and good bites and sips at the expanded Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, good for Super Bowl 2020 week and beyond. Highlights include a hidden speakeasy in the Davidoff cigar shop; caviar, champagne and chicken sandwiches at Marky's Caviar and a mighty good fresh-ground burger at the Hard Rock Cafe.

By Michael Mayo

Jan 28, 2020

Bae Korean Grill, a new restaurant featuring Asian cuisine and tables with built-in grills for Korean barbecue items, has opened at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel Casino in Hollywood. The restaurant is dark, clubby and hip and features popular Korean dishes such as bibimbap and bulgogi.

By Michael Mayo

Jan 21, 2020

It's Super Bowl week. Which South Florida restaurants should visitors and locals entertaining out-of-towners check out? Dining critic Mike Mayo offers picks for winning meals in greater Miami and Fort Lauderdale, a mix of hot new spots and other eateries that have sprouted in the last decade since the big game was last played here. Picks include KYU, Stubborn Seed and Ariete in Miami and Monkitail, Dune and Abiaka in Broward.

By Michael Mayo

Jan 15, 2020

A small fire broke out Tuesday at Rose's Daughter, a popular new Italian restaurant in Delray Beach, but there were no injuries and damage was minimal, according to chef-owner Suzanne Perroto. Perrotto says the blaze started in a rear storage shed and that the restaurant hopes to reopen later this week after repairs.

By Michael Mayo

Jan 15, 2020

Galanga Thai Kitchen and Sushi Bar, a longtime Thai/Asian restaurant in Wilton Manors, has changed its name to Thai Me Up. New ownership took over in October 2019, and the name was changed in December, state records show. The eatery had been known as Galanga (a ginger-derived spice used in Thai cuisine) since its 2002 opening.

By Michael Mayo

Jan 9, 2020

Renowned South Florida chef Allen Susser has a new cookbook about lionfish and sustainable seafood coming out, and to celebrate he's hosting a pop-up dinner with guest chef Dean Max (Even Keel) at the Arsht Center on Jan. 8.

By Michael Mayo

Jan 6, 2020

After a 17-month renovation, Nick's Bar and Grill on Hollywood beach will reopen Thursday, Dec. 26, its owners have announced. The longtime oceanfront haunt on the Hollywood Broadwalk needed a total rebuilding after nearly 40 years in business.

By Michael Mayo

Dec 23, 2019

Dining critic Mike Mayo continues his annual tradition of selecting and recollecting the best bites and his favorite dishes of the past year at South Florida restaurants, with his top 19 for 2019. Among them: a vegan "carpaccio" at Florie's in Palm Beach, a deboned whole snapper with black garlic at Abiaka at the new Hard Rock in Hollywood, heavenly agnolotti filled with egg and cheese at Valentino Cucina in Fort Lauderdale and burger perfection at Jewell Bistro in Lake Worth.

By Michael Mayo

Dec 21, 2019

Bae Korean Grill, a new restaurant featuring Asian cuisine and tables with built-in grills for Korean barbecue items, has opened at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel Casino in Hollywood. The restaurant is dark, clubby and hip and features popular Korean dishes such as bibimbap and bulgogi.

By Michael Mayo

Jan 21, 2020

It's Super Bowl week. Which South Florida restaurants should visitors and locals entertaining out-of-towners check out? Dining critic Mike Mayo offers picks for winning meals in greater Miami and Fort Lauderdale, a mix of hot new spots and other eateries that have sprouted in the last decade since the big game was last played here. Picks include KYU, Stubborn Seed and Ariete in Miami and Monkitail, Dune and Abiaka in Broward.

By Michael Mayo

Jan 15, 2020

A small fire broke out Tuesday at Rose's Daughter, a popular new Italian restaurant in Delray Beach, but there were no injuries and damage was minimal, according to chef-owner Suzanne Perroto. Perrotto says the blaze started in a rear storage shed and that the restaurant hopes to reopen later this week after repairs.

By Michael Mayo

Jan 15, 2020

Galanga Thai Kitchen and Sushi Bar, a longtime Thai/Asian restaurant in Wilton Manors, has changed its name to Thai Me Up. New ownership took over in October 2019, and the name was changed in December, state records show. The eatery had been known as Galanga (a ginger-derived spice used in Thai cuisine) since its 2002 opening.

By Michael Mayo

Jan 9, 2020

Renowned South Florida chef Allen Susser has a new cookbook about lionfish and sustainable seafood coming out, and to celebrate he's hosting a pop-up dinner with guest chef Dean Max (Even Keel) at the Arsht Center on Jan. 8.

By Michael Mayo

Jan 6, 2020

Open Table has released its annual Top 100 Restaurants in America list and four South Florida restaurants earned recognition from the reservations/review site: Buccan in Palm Beach, Crust in Miami, Krave Restaurant and Wine Bar in Tequesta and Rainbow Palace in Fort Lauderdale. Take this list with a large shaker of salt, dining critic Mike Mayo writes.

By Michael Mayo

Dec 17, 2019

Renovations at Nick's Bar & Grill on Hollywood Beach drag on, with the owners now hoping for a Dec. 1 reopening. The longtime watering hole on the Broadwalk has been closed since August 2018. The interior is taking shape but the latest hurdle is installation of a new transformer by FPL, deemed necessary for electrical needs.

By Michael Mayo

Dec 13, 2019

Sushi Shack on Las Olas Boulevard shuttered recently after a one-year run, but the restaurant's voicemail system says the eatery will reopen after renovations as Las Olas Korean Barbecue. The restaurant has had a number of shifts in its first year, starting as Japanese with American fare such as burgers and wings, before veering to pan-Asian.

By Michael Mayo

Dec 9, 2019

A new Tacocraft Taqueria and Tequila Bar in Fort Lauderdale will open in 2020 in the former site of MidiCi Pizza at 510 N. Federal Hwy., co-owner Marc Falsetto says. Located on the busy corridor straddling Victoria Park, Flagler Village and downtown, the latest location of the growing regional modern Mexican chain will seat 160 and feature a 20-foot wall with 300-400 bottles of tequila and mescal.

By Michael Mayo

Dec 5, 2019

A new Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is soon opening at 506 S. Federal Highway in Dania Beach, former site of a KFC. The chain's popularity has grown since its chicken sandwich became a phenomenon this summer.

By Michael Mayo

Nov 27, 2019

Eduardo Pria, the chef-owner of Eduardo de San Angel restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, will shutter the upscale Mexican-global restaurant at year's end after 27 years. Pria earned a loyal local following by combining French technique and global styles with Mexican ingredients in a Commercial Boulevard strip mall setting that was warm and hospitable.

By Michael Mayo

Nov 19, 2019

YOT Bar & Kitchen has opened at the Lauderdale Marine Center in Fort Lauderdale, a new nautical-themed restaurant with outdoor seating from the same owners of Runway Jet Cafe near Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. It officially opens Nov. 16 and features "clean" American cuisine such as salads, sandwiches pizzas from executive chef Gregory Schesser.

By Michael Mayo

Nov 5, 2019

On Sunday, Nov. 10, at 3 Sons Brewing in Dania Beach. the Sun Sentinel's award-winning Facebook group "Let's Eat, South Florida," will throw a party to mark its first year (and more than 14,000 members) Tickets ($45) are available on Eventbrite and include drinks, food and a chance to mingle with foodies and Sun Sentinel staff.

By Michael Mayo

Oct 30, 2019

The Fat Boyz Barbecue game of musical stores continues, with the abrupt shuttering of a short-lived Fort Lauderdale location. Owner Jarael Holston-Jones says a new Fort Lauderdale site will open Nov. 5 on Cypress Creek Road, at the former home of Hickory Sticks BBQ.

By Michael Mayo

Oct 28, 2019

The new Seminole Hard Rock casino hotel expansion will bring new restaurant options and spiffy new digs for some existing ones. Dining critic Mike Mayo takes a culinary tour at the property, checking out the new location of the signature Council Oak Steaks & Seafood and newcomers Abiaka (a upscale live-fire grill concept) and Cipresso (high-end Italian).

By Michael Mayo

Oct 18, 2019