Born in Miami, hummus hub Motek was so popular when it opened in the Flatiron District last year that it instantly gobbled up fresh locations on 57th Street and across the river in Williamsburg. But it’s expanding back home in Miami, too, where it’s just opened it sixth restaurant. Located in Midtown, the new Motek joins Coral … Read more
After a winter full of family drama for Brooklyn Beckham, the celebrity scion is getting in some fun in the sun – co-hosting an event with Rachael Ray at Miami’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival. Beckham, a chef and entrepreneur, and Ray are set to emcee a burger cookoff on Thursday, the opening day … Read more
The CFP National Championship veered into the Danger Zone. ESPN cameras gave viewers a glimpse of arguably the biggest breakout star of the College Football Playoff on Monday night, finding adult film star Abella Danger in the crowd at Hard Rock Stadium, watching her beloved Miami Hurricanes take on the Indiana Hoosiers. Danger, who garnered … Read more
Sealed with a kiss. Lionel Messi capped off his first-ever MLS Cup win Saturday by sharing a heartfelt embrace with his wife, Antonela. Moments after Inter Messi’s 3-1 triumph over Vancouver in the final, the 38-year-old Messi reunited with his biggest supporter in a private box at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, with ESPN cameras … Read more
Headed to Miami for Art Basel and the surrounding Art Week festivities? Here’s our roundup of the top fairs to visit for 2025 — whether you’re hunting for eyebrow-raising art or the ultimate celebrity sighting. ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH | @artbasel Show notes “Torre” by Ana Navas at Art Basel Miami Beach via Crisis Galería. … Read more
The tart popped back out. Cam Ward did not. Miami’s quarterback has drawn plenty of heat for sitting out the second half of Saturday’s Pop-Tarts Bowl — a game his Hurricanes lost by just one point — but he’s got at least one defender in former NFL quarterback-turned-analyst Robert Griffin III. Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam … Read more
Topping the list of Miami must-do’s: cruising Ocean Drive in a convertible, sipping a cafe-cito in Little Havana, strolling the Vizcaya gardens and discovering Bal Harbour Shops. The latter is a retail rite of passage in the 305. The luxurious open-air mall is arrayed with more than 100 European and American designer boutiques and eight … Read more
The most ruthless bidding war during Art Basel Miami Beach may not be over a painting or a $6.2 million duct-tape banana installation. The toughest battle may be scoring the hottest table in town. Fortunately, we’ve rounded up the best new restaurants in Magic City for 2024. These sceney eateries are certain to draw A-listers, … Read more
A lot of fancy New York restaurants have opened outposts in Miami. But what happens when a fancy South Beach place takes the plunge in Manhattan? Casa Tua, a Miami Italian-ish joint that has been a magnet for boldfacers in the Sunshine State, leapfrogged to the Upper East Side this month. While the original has … Read more
You’re lucky to get into Miami’s glitziest bars and restaurants these days. But the city’s real money-movers shun those oversubscribed venues. They spend their days and evenings in exclusive spaces. “I feel the vibe of Miami now is centered on private clubs,” said Alana Oxfeld, who moved to Miami from New York in 2018. She … Read more
The luxe Miami waterfront mansion of future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady is nearing completion. The recently retired and newly divorced athlete is in the final stages of completing his posh bachelor pad in the exclusive Indian Creek Island, famously known as “Billionaire Bunker.” The sprawling estate, located in the exclusive and gated Indian … Read more
Fontainebleau Miami Beach’s Trésor standard junior suites start at $429. To be fair, the Morris Lapidus-designed landmark on Millionaire’s Row has been a Miami icon since it first opened in 1954 on the site of auto tire magnate Harvey Firestone’s mansion. Who could argue with a 17,000-square-foot lobby that includes a “Stairway to Nowhere,” simply … Read more
As the head of Groot Hospitality, David Grutman is in business with some of the hottest stars in the world (Bad Bunny, Pharrell Williams) and has created some of the most sought-after Miami hot spots (LIV nightclub, The Goodtime Hotel and restaurants such as Gekkō, Papi Steak and Komodo, to name a few). Future ventures … Read more
As the art cognoscenti and global talent dealers descend on South Florida for the annual bacchanalia that is Art Basel Miami, this year they might consider skipping some of the hipster hotels in favor of these classics. All of them have just emerged from major renovations that render them contenders for the title of “icon.” … Read more
Real estate prices are soaring — if you can even find the home you want. Reservations at pricey Avra and Carbone are hard to score. And private-school admissions have become cutthroat. Miami really is the new New York City. The Florida city’s top private schools — already bursting at the seams from the throngs of … Read more
Keeping your home above water is important in more ways than one. Whether it’s a private dock, bijoux slip or membership to a nearby marina and fancy sailing club, properties that bring boating directly to your front door are now at a premium (up to 20% say some analysts). And nowhere more so than in … Read more
Giselle has the Magic City properly hot and bothered … and we ain’t talking about that gal with the umlaut who’s likely 1-800-GOT-JUNKing TB12’s wedding ring as we speak. Nope, this Giselle — flexing a bonus second L, mind you — is a just-opened Asian/Med/French fusion joint perched high atop the cool kids coop that … Read more
It’s that time of year, when the art world descends upon Miami for the bacchanalian moving feast known as Art Basel. And as the global glitterati and influential tastemakers head to Magic City, they demand stylish digs in which to rest their pretty heads. Enter a new batch of hotels that aim to reinvent the … Read more