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Miami Herald
29-04-2025
- Climate
- Miami Herald
Explore four ways climate change may affect Florida in 2025
South Florida Explore four ways climate change may affect Florida in 2025 Florida faces growing challenges from climate change. Rising sea levels are speeding up, with Miami expected to see about two feet of sea level rise by 2060 and as many as 23,000 people at risk for coastal flooding by 2050. Extreme weather like hurricanes and torrential rain is already damaging homes and raising costs for farmers, which means higher restaurant prices and food shortages. Programs like Miami Beach's "Fight the Flood Property Adaptation" are helping residents install flood barriers or raise their homes, but there are barriers like high property costs and delays. Cities are also using updated flood predictions to plan for new developments, knowing that building resilience and reducing emissions will be key steps moving forward. The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories below were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists. Chefs Val and Nando Chang at the counter of the original Itamae at the former St. Roch Market (now MIA Market), where they opened in 2018. Val Chang hosted the James Beard Foundation at her restaurant, Maty's, on Jan. 22 to discuss how climate change is disrupting the restaurant and farming industries. By MATIAS J. OCNER NO. 1: RISING PRICES ON SOUTH FLORIDA MENUS? RISING COSTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE CONTRIBUTE 'Climate change has a direct impact on the supply chain that your favorite chefs depend on.' | Published January 24, 2025 | Read Full Story by Ashley Miznazi No children were playing on the dinosaur or pony ride at the Little River Pocket Mini Park Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 9, 2021, after the park was flooded with King Tide waters. This type of flooding could be much more common in the future as sea levels rise. By Emily Michot NO. 2: WE ANSWER YOUR CLIMATE QUESTIONS: HOW MUCH SEA LEVEL RISE IS MIAMI EXPECTING? Exactly how high will the tide rise? Scientists have a prediction. | Published April 1, 2025 | Read Full Story by Alex Harris A resident walks with her belongings through the flooded N 15th St in North Tampa, on Thursday, October 10, 2024, a day after Hurricane Milton crossed Florida's Gulf Coast. By Pedro Portal NO. 3: FLORIDA MOST AT RISK OF 'SEVERE COASTAL FLOODING.' NEW RESEARCH SHOWS WHERE 'This is a level of exposure that's going to require a massive amount of planning and investment in coastal resilience.' | Published April 2, 2025 | Read Full Story by Denise Hruby Victor Corone, 66, pushes his wife Maria Diaz, 64, in a wheelchair through more than a foot of flood water on 84th street in Miami Beach on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Diaz had a doctor's appointment, and they had to ditch the car in the parking lot on Collins Ave and walk more than 20 minutes to get home. By Photograph by Al Diaz NO. 4: HOW TO GET MONEY TO PROTECT YOUR HOME FROM FLOODING IN MIAMI BEACH 'We want to do incremental adaptation, you know, things that we can build upon over time, and things that are going to stand the test of time' | Published April 4, 2025 | Read Full Story by Ashley Miznazi This report was produced with the help of AI tools, which summarized previous stories reported and written by McClatchy journalists. It was edited by journalists in our News division.
Forbes
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Michelin Announces 2025 Stars For Florida: Five New Entries Including A New Two-Starred Restaurant
Sorekara in Orlando, which features a tasting menu highlighting Japan's 72 micro season, was awarded two stars by the 2025 Michelin Florida Guide Michelin announced its 2025 stars for Florida—Miami, Orlando, Tampa, and new this year— Greater Fort Lauderdale, The Palm Beaches and St. Pete-Clearwater— at a ceremony held at the Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney Resort. For its fourth edition, 31 restaurants were awarded stars: 15 in Miami, nine in Orlando, five in Tampa, and one each in Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach. Four new restaurants were awarded one Michelin star this year: Chef's Counter at MAASS in Fort Lauderdale; Itamae Ao in Miami; Konro in West Palm Beach; and Ômo by Jônt in Orlando. Itamae AO in Miami, a Japanese-Peruvian omakase concept headed by chef-owner Nando Chang, received a Michelin star this year Ômo by Jônt in Orlando led by chef-owner Ryan Ratino and director of operations Jhonatan Cano, was awarded a Michelin star this year. They offer three tasting menus of their Japanese-French cuisine, to cater to different price points and preferences. Their sister restaurant, Chef's Counter at MAASS, is the sole recipient of a Michelin star in Fort Lauderdale. And after four years, Florida finally adds another two-Michelin-starred restaurant to its roster with Sorekara in Orlando joining L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon in Miami at the top. This year's Michelin green star award, which highlights a restaurant at the forefront of sustainable practices, went to two Miami restaurants: Entrenos, whose initiatives include sourcing produce locally and sustainably and repurposing food waste into sauces and vinegars; and Stubborn Seed, where ingredients are sourced from chef Jeremy Ford's 5.5-acre farm, and composting program. Entrenos in Miami was awarded a Michelin green star for its sourcing and repurposing initiatives Thirty-six restaurants received a Bib Gourmand distinction, which recognizes great food at a great value, with seven new entries this year: Heritage in Fort Lauderdale; Bánh Mì Boy, Coro, Smokemade Meats + Eats, and UniGirl in Orlando; and Aioli and Palm Beach Meats in West Palm Beach. New Bib Gourmand recipient Palm Beach Meats in West Palm Beach, which in addition to specializing in wagyu from Japan, Australia, and the US, also serves specialty Filipino dishes like wagyu lumpia and wagyu beef tapa, owing to chef-owner Eric San Pedro's heritage. In addition to the Bib Gourmand and Stars awards, Michelin also announced four Special Awards, highlighting the skillful professionals from the industry: Jacqueline Pirolo of Macchialina in Miami (Sommelier Award); Tyler Wolff of Ponte in Tampa (Exceptional Cocktails Award); Austin Joseph of Sorekara in Orlando (Outstanding Service Award); and Juan Camilo Liscano of Palma in Miami (Young Chef Award). 'Florida has proven to be an international culinary destination, with the expansion to three new cities and five restaurants being welcomed into the Michelin Star family in this year's selection,' said Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the Michelin Guides, in a statement. 'Our anonymous inspectors continued to be delighted by Florida's culinary community, and we congratulate all of the chefs and restaurants being honored in this year's selection.' Here are the 2025 Michelin stars and Bib Gourmands for Florida:
Miami Herald
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
This tiny Miami restaurant led by a beloved local chef just won a Michelin star
Another Miami restaurant has earned a Michelin star, this time for a local culinary hero. Itamae Ao, a 10-seat counter in Midtown, was awarded a star by the Michelin Guide, which reviews and rates restaurants from around the world, Thursday night at the Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort. The honor brings to 15 the number of Michelin-starred restaurants in and around Miami, which first joined the internationally famous Michelin Guide in 2022. Since then, the following Miami restaurants have earned stars: Ariete; Boia De; Cote; Elcielo; EntreNos; Hiden; Le Jardinier; Los Felix; Ogawa; Shingo; Stubborn Seed; Tambourine Room by Tristan Brandt; The Surf Club Restaurant; and L'Atelier du Joël Robuchon, which was the first Florida restaurant to receive a two-star rating. Led by chef Nando Chang, who has also been nominated for a James Beard Award this year, Itamae Ao serves the Peruvian-Japanese fusion Chang and his family have long been known for in Miami. The restaurant, which opened in May 2024, started its life in 2018 as Itamae at local food hall MIA Market (then St. Roch Market) in Miami's Design District, with Nando Chang working with his sister Val and father Fernando. The restaurant eventually moved on to its own space across the Palm Court, with most tables outdoors in the courtyard and a smaller counter indoors, then to its current location as part of Maty's, Val Chang's Peruvian restaurant (which on the Michelin Guide as Recommended). Nando Chang is in the middle of a month-long residency reviving the original Itamae at Maty's and, should he win the James Beard Award for Best Chef: South, will be following in his sister's footsteps: Val Chang won the same award last year. Other newly starred Florida restaurants Four other restaurants in Florida earned Michelin stars, including Sorekara in Orlando, which serves Japanese cuisine. Sorekara, under the helm of chef/owner William Shen, earned two stars, making it the second two-starred restaurant in the state. Chef Ryan Ratino, who is known for his two-star restaurant Jônt and one-star restaurant Bresca in Washington, D.C., now has two spots on Florida's guide. His Chef's Counter at MAASS in the Four Seasons Hotel and Residences, which serves contemporary cuisine via a tasting menu, earned the first Michelin star for Fort Lauderdale. Ratino is also the force behind Ômo by Jônt in Winter Park, which earned a star on Thursday. The first Michelin starred spot in Palm Beach is Konro in West Palm Beach, which also serves a tasting menu of contemporary cuisine. No starred restaurants in Florida lost their stars this time around. Other Miami Michelin honors Two Miami starred restaurants were also awarded green stars this year, which are given to restaurants that demonstrate outstanding commitment to sustainable gastronomy and have a strong environmental focus. Chef Jeremy Ford's Stubbon Seed in Miami Beach won a green star for using ingredients sourced from the chef's 5.5 acre farm in Homestead, a composting program and a partnership with the community program Compost for Life and initiatives to reduce the carbon footprint of the restaurant. EntreNos from chefs Evan Burgess and Osmel Gonzalez, who operate out of the Tinta y Cafe in Miami Shores, earned a green star for locally sourced produce and land-based protein; sustainably sourced seafood; dinnerware made by a Miami-based artisan, its organic and biodynamic wine program and the fact they repurpose food waste into vinegars and sauces. Jacqueline Pirolo of Macchialina on Miami Beach earned the Michelin Sommelier Award, while Juan Camilo Liscano of Palma in Miami won the Michelin Young Chef Award. Affordable honors Two local restaurants originally designated as Bib Gourmands — a title that indicates quality food at a great value — lost their designation Thursday: the Aegean restaurant Doya and Zak the Baker in Wynwood. Zak the Baker remains on the Michelin Recommended list, which was released for Miami earlier this year. No new Bib Gourmands were added in Miami, but Fort Lauderdale earned its first Bib Gourmand via Heritage, the pizza-and-pasta spot from chef/owner Rino Cerbone. There were a couple of Palm Beach restaurants added to the Bib Gourmand list, too: aioli and Palm Beach Meats, both from West Palm Beach. Four Orlando restaurants were added, too: Coro, Banh Mi Boy, Smokemade Meats + Eats and UniGirl. Florida has 36 Bib Gourmand-designated restaurants. The Miami Bib Gourmand restaurants are Bachour; Chug's Diner; El Turco; Ghee Indian Kitchen; Hometown Barbecue; La Natural; Lucali; Mandorin Aegean Bistro; Michael's Genuine; Phuc Yeah; Sanguich de Miami; Tam Tam; Tinta y Cafe; and Zitz Sum.
Miami Herald
02-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
This celebrated Miami chef could win the award his sister won last year
A downtown aperitivo bar and a Peruvian-born chef in Miami have been named James Beard Award nominees. The James Beard Foundation has announced its 2025 Restaurant and Chef Award nominees, and Chef Nando Chang of Itamae Ao has been nominated in the Best Chef: South category. It's the same category his sister Val Chang won in 2024 for her Peruvian restaurant Maty's in Midtown Miami; Itamae Ao is an intimate omakase counter in the back of the restaurant. Also nominated in the Best New Bar category is the aperitivo spot ViceVersa, which opened last summer and is known for its aperitivos and pizzas. In January, the Beard Foundation's semifinalists included Ghee Indian Kitchen in the Outstanding Restaurant category and Café La Trova for Outstanding Bar. Neither made the nominee list. The only Florida restaurant nominated is Ômo by Jônt in Winter Park, which was nominated in the Best New Restaurant category. Winners will be announced June 16 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. An Itamae takeover of Maty's Chang, who started the first Itamae restaurant with his sister Val and father Fernando, told the Miami Herald in January that he was thrilled to be nominated, though he wasn't sure a member of his family could win two years in a row. 'I feel like my peers respect the work, and that makes me happy,' he said. 'I'm starting to feel part of the change Miami is going through, and that's all my dad ever wanted, that we live out our dreams.' Starting April 10, Chang will be temporarily taking over the Maty's space, bringing the original Itamae concept back for about a month. The residency, as they're calling it, will offer some original Itamae favorites, including smoked and grilled fish collars and various makis and nigiris. Itamae Ao will remain open, offering its usual tasting menu Thursday through Saturday, while Itamae will serve dinner from 5-10 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Itamae Ao was also added to the 2025 Michelin Guide, along with five other area restaurants, in January.
