This month's food and drink news straight from the pages of Ocean Drive.
Brew Gallery
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Beer enthusiasts Nicole and Adam Darnell come from an art background. After meeting at the Denver Art Museum and working together at a gallery in New York for six years, the married couple made the choice to leave portraits for pours. “Miami is home for me,” says South Florida native Nicole. “And it’s become that new market for craft beer, so we decided to move back and start our dream business.”
Located in Wynwood, Boxelder is a craft ale market that lets beer snobs on the go mix a six-pack from a rotating bottle selection or fill a growler from one of 20 taps that include J. Wakefield Brewing, Wynwood Brewing Company, and MIA Brewing Co., among others. Connoisseurs can also grab a seat and a frosty brew at the counter and get schooled by the Darnells on the art of beer. 2825 NW Second Ave., Miami, 305-942-7769
From Scraps to Riches
In addition to specialty chef at Epicure and creator of the gourmet market’s natural product line, Epicure with Love, Michael Love can now add cookbook author to his culinary résumé. “Americans throw away $160 billion of food each year. That got me thinking about the way I was cooking food at home,” he says. Love’s tome, The Salvage Chef Cookbook, is an encyclopedia of recipes, tips, and secrets on how to turn items you already have into dishes you didn’t know how to make. 1656 Alton Road, Miami Beach, 305-672-1861
Rum Renaissance
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It’s about time Miami got a Caribbean-inspired alfresco bar with Prohibition-era cocktails and 100 different types of rum. The folks behind Lure Fishbar have opened The Rum Line on the tropical terrace of the Loews Miami Beach Hotel’s St. Moritz tower, where cocktail guru Robert Ferrara brings back classic but forgotten libations from the ’50s and ’60s. Think Hemingway daiquiris, handcrafted piña coladas, and 140-proof rum out of a ceramic skull (try the Tug Boat). “These are mysterious recipes you can’t find, with homemade ingredients,” says Ferrara. 1601 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 305-695-0110
Second Coming
Celebrity chef and Scarpetta restaurateur Scott Conant is adding to his epicurean empire with Corsair by Scott Conant, a concept inspired by American farmhouse cooking but with Mediterranean influences, situated at Turnberry Isle Miami. Expect pancakes that taste like soufflés, polenta in waffle form, porchetta sandwiches, and Arnold Palmers with giant lemonade ice cubes. “It’s more casual than Scarpetta, but still elevated,” says Conant. 19999 W. Country Club Dr., Aventura, 305-932-6200
Pizza Divino
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Give the guys from Toscana Divino a wood-fired oven and watch them bake magic. At Ironside Pizza, their rustic Italian eatery inside the Ironside Complex, Neapolitan pies flipped by an award-winning third-generation pizzaiolo, sizzling eggplant Parmesan, and juicy porchetta uphold deeply rooted Italian traditions. Go for the marinara pie—tomato, anchovies, capers, garlic, oregano, and black olives. “It was the first pizza ever made,” says chef de cuisine Jeff Maxfield. 7580 NE Fourth Ct., Miami, 305-531-5055
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARY BETH KOETH (DARNELL); GILES ASHFORD (CONANT)
