May 22, 2012 Quick Hits

by Ryan @ MRPR on May 22, 2012

QUICK HITS:

♦ Midtown sandwich shop 100 Montaditos is multiplying like rabbits.  According to a job posting on Craigslist, the next location is springing up across from the American Airlines Arena.  And, according to their website, another 100 Montaditos will be opening on Brickell.  Apparently the franchisees get a geographic area the size of a small postage stamp.

♦ Expensive Mediterranean seafood spot Estiatiorio Milos apparently subscribes to the catch and release approach, sending off their opening chef Sean Bernal (formerly of Oceanaire).

♦ Doing his best impression of Burger Beast, chef Michael Schwartz provides a top five list of his favorite burgers in the 305 to the blog Serious Eats.  Number one? 212-import Shake Shack.

♦ Last call at Broken Shaker is this Thursday.  Until we meet again.

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May 15, 2012 Quick Hits

May 15, 2012

QUICK HITS: ♦ The well-financed Mare Nostrum lasted about as long as their first shipment of fresh fish.  Short Order reports that the Mediterranean seafood spot on Brickell, which opened only a few months ago, has closed. ♦ Fratelli Lyon in the Design District may have lasted longer than Mare Nostrum, but it has met [...]

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May 8, 2012 Quick Hits

May 8, 2012

QUICK HITS: ♦ Brickell seems to be the new hot neighborhood for restaurants, with TIKL at 1450 Brickell (from the owner and chef behind Altamare on Lincoln Road) and rumors flying that Eating House’s Giorgio Rapicavoli is eyeing the neighborhood for his first project post pop-up.  Short Order reports that two established restaurant brands are opening [...]

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Sustain Restaurant + Bar Closes

May 7, 2012

According to a Facebook post by managing partner Jonathan Lazar, one of our favorite spots, Sustain Restaurant + Bar in Midtown, is closed.  The rare combination of top notch food and drink, Sustain had been named 2011 Restaurant of the Year by Eater Miami and their duck poutine was our honorable mention for 2011 Dish [...]

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May 2012 Power Rankings

May 1, 2012

The power rankings are compiled by a panel of voters: Food For Thought Miami; The Chowfather; Blind Tastes; and Miami’s Restaurant Power Rankings.   All point totals are out of a total score of 80, which would represent a perfect score. ↑ 1. Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink (1 first place votes; 77 total points) — up one spot ↑ 2. NAOE (2 first place votes; [...]

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May 1, 2012 Quick Hits

May 1, 2012

QUICK HITS: ♦ Tony Shalhoub at Panther Coffee.  Something about that just feels right. (Hat tip: Miami Herald/culturedesigners.) ♦ The former Grass space in the Design District recently sold for $5.3 million, according to The Real Deal.  For that kind of money, they’ll probably need to sell the other kind of grass. ♦ If you [...]

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April 24, 2012 Quick Hits

April 24, 2012

QUICK HITS: ♦ It is onwards and upwards for Lesley Abravanel, who, after three years providing a healthy dose of wit for Eater Miami, is going to be consolidating her W-2s, as she will be food blogging for Miami.com and the Miami Herald.  Lesley already provides the fodder for Scene in the Tropics, a Herald [...]

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April 17, 2012 Quick Hits

April 17, 2012

QUICK HITS: ♦ Unlike the Hotel California, apparently you can leave the Raleigh Hotel.  Eater Miami broke the news last week that chef Sam Gorenstein, who had been hired away from BLT Steak to help Michael Schwartz open a new eatery on the Beach, is leaving the Raleigh before the new restaurant has opened.  Gorenstein, [...]

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An E-Mail From NAOE…

April 10, 2012

You can stop holding your breath … Here’s an e-mail from NAOE: We are excited to announce that NAOE will officially open its doors in Brickell Key on April 17th. We have changed our seating times to  6pm and 9:30pm and we will continue serving a Chef’s choice menu starting at $85 per person. Reservations [...]

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April 10, 2012 Quick Hits

April 10, 2012

QUICK HITS: ♦ Eater Miami reports that chef Joel Huff is out at Azul, lasting just over a year.  As for the future at Azul, the Mandarin Oriental’s crown jewel, Eater hears something about a celebrity chef moving in but the Mandarin Oriental is denying it, saying they’re looking for a “non-celebrity chef.”  Is there [...]

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