Bha Bha, a Persian mainstay in north Naples helmed by chef owner Michael Mir, relocated to more glamorous digs on Fifth Avenue South. Now potted horsetails and a modern water feature greet diners who have many seating options including a hip, indoor/outdoor wraparound bar, sultry den and banquette along a textured wall depicting dunes. Mir [...]

Bha Bha, a Persian mainstay in north Naples helmed by chef owner Michael Mir, relocated to more glamorous digs on Fifth Avenue South. Now potted horsetails and a modern water feature greet diners who have many seating options including a hip, indoor/outdoor wraparound bar, sultry den and banquette along a textured wall depicting dunes. Mir [...]

From the moment you spot the modern wood chairs and glowing case of imported charcuterie and cheeses, it's obvious Dolce & Salato means business. Its Roman and Milanese partners don't skimp on authentic ingredients such as Danesi coffee, Parma prosciutto aged 24 months and freshly baked focaccia flecked with daily delicacies from olives to [...]

When you crave something delicious in a hurry, hit Over the Counter (OTC), a Brickell eatery specializing in craft comfort food and drink on the double. Co-owner Michael Sullivan wanted to create the spirit and speed of the New York service hed grown spoiled with before moving back home. Modernized American classics are big on fresh and fine [...]

When you crave something delicious in a hurry, hit Over the Counter (OTC), a Brickell eatery specializing in craft comfort food and drink on the double. Co-owner Michael Sullivan wanted to create the spirit and speed of the New York service hed grown spoiled with before moving back home. Modernized American classics are big on fresh and fine [...]

Fashion designer Hedi Slimane is implementing big changes since coming on board as creative director of YSL. He rebranded the famous fashion house launched more than a half century ago in Paris, by dropping the Yves to simply Saint Laurent. His new store design also debuted at Bal Harbour Shops; its the first U.S. location featuring his [...]

The James Royal Palm is shaping up to be the seasons dining go-to. Fresh off Florida Cookerys opening, New Yorks Catch casts its seafood-laden net across South Beach. Executive chef [...]

Fans of River Oyster Bars heartier specials like rabbit sausage and buccatini will be pleased to know the beloved Brickell restaurants second location Oak Tavern focuses on exactly that type of rustic fare. Chef David Bracha is getting a lot of use out of his new love, a wood-burning oven, for pizzas such as duck with poached pear and wild [...]

Fans of River Oyster Bars heartier specials like rabbit sausage and buccatini will be pleased to know the beloved Brickell restaurants second location Oak Tavern focuses on exactly that type of rustic fare. Chef David Bracha is getting a lot of use out of his new love, a wood-burning oven, for pizzas such as duck with poached pear and wild [...]

Debonair designer Matthew Chevellard is poised to become the city's next Donald Pliner. His Del Toro shoe collection for men and women began with the concept of reinventing the Stubbs & Wootton slippers de rigueur in posh enclaves like Palm Beach and New York's Upper East Side for hipsters through fashion colors and skulls. Those begat a [...]

The watchmakers watchmaker, Francois-Paul Journe produces approximately 850 timepieces per year as opposed to the tens and hundreds of thousands as other luxury brands. Late October last year, he opened his second eponymous U.S. boutique at Bal Harbour Shops with a living room and bar in back to get comfortable and learn about his exquisite [...]

Aventuras Give Wink boutique has a new little sister down south. Colombian entrepreneur and soon to be mother of four Francine Delarosa couldnt find cool, utilitarian furniture and all the other everyday items from bedding to animal-shaped backpacks for infants through pre-teens when expecting her first son in the mid-aughts. She nearly fell [...]

No visit to Naples would be complete without a shopping spree at Marissa Collections, the premier designer fashion emporium for Floridas west coast. Fortune 500 CEOs wives and female power players alike treat the historic pale pink palace as a home away from home. Aside from shop in shops for Michael Kors, Oscar de la Renta and Brunello [...]

Leave it to a Dubai import from a Mexico City native to show Miami how Pan Latin cuisine is done. From arepas to rodizio tableside service, chef Richard Sandovals second outpost of Toro Toro presents an in-depth tour of Latin American flavors and preparations. Parties up to 10 diners should book table 7 in front of his rodizio grill, the [...]