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Elected officials are criticizing the city administration, the police union is blasting the city’s plans, and tensions are rising at City Hall.

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Photo courtesy of the Bazaar by José Andrés The Bazaar by José Andrés 1701 Collins Ave., Miami Beach 305-455-2999 Whats not to love about Spanish celebrity chef and dynamic personality José Andrés gastronomic wonderland? Dinner at the Bazaar is a trip down a culinary rabbit hole, led by chef de cuisine Karla Hoyos. The restaurant offers a bevy of fusion tapas that pay homage to the Caribbean, Asia, and the Americas while keeping a Miami taste and feel. The food is playful yet sophistica...

Sweet Liberty Drinks & Supply Co. is serving its famous cocktails and food menu at an outdoor pop-up in Miami Beach. Located in the beachfront backyard of the Shelborne South Beach hotel on Collins Avenue, Sweet Beach will offer an outdoor version of its mostly indoor sister through the summer of 2021. Sweet Liberty partner Joshua Wagner tells New Times the idea for an outdoor extension came about during the bars seven-month shutdown last year. “We had a reset moment when we took time off b...

Wynwood, South Beach, Miami Lakes? A new beer garden wants to make this suburb cool Carlos Frías, The Miami Herald Feb. 12—After years of helping build several of Miami hottest bars and clubs from Sweet Liberty to Eleven, Mauricio Lacayo wondered: Why cant Miami Lakes get some of the cool new things? His Miami Lakes neighbor Julio Cabrera, the cocktail master behind the acclaimed Little Havana lounge Café La Trova, thought the same thing. Fortunately the citys developers and...

A dream team of Miami hospitality professionals is opening Chelas, a Mexican-themed beer garden complete with massive outdoor patio, in Miami Lakes. Restaurateurs Dan Binkiewicz, Mauricio Lacayo, and Orlando Lamas, along with cantinero Julio Cabrera and chef Daniel Gonzalez, envision Chelas as a long-term pop-up — and, if all goes well, maybe a permanent fixture. Binkiewicz is responsible for some of Miamis best bars, including Blackbird Ordinary in Brickell, the Bar in Coral Gables, and Sw...