RV life
Ophelia, best cookbooks, Collette Residences, Fasano Angra dos Reis, Klaris Mini, Mimi Yoga, MORE
WORK • Help Wanted
FOUND is seeking new contributors in Miami and the city’s great getaways — including the Keys, the Caribbean, and Palm Beach. A professional writing background isn’t required, just impeccable taste and an interest in dining, hospitality, and/or shopping. If this intrigues, please get in touch at found@itsfoundmiami.com.
FOUND GIFT GUIDE • The Nines
Cookbooks, new
The King Cookbook (Clare de Boer, Jess Shadbolt, and Annie Shi), Mediterranean-inspired dishes from the elegant, perennially hip Soho restaurant’s kitchen, see above, $39.99
Steak House: The People, The Places, The Recipes (Eric Wareheim & Gabe Ulla, above), stories and recipes from the country’s most iconic (and outrageous) steakhouses, $60
Mokonuts: The Cookbook (Moko Hirayama and Omar Koreitem), 100 dishes from one of Paris’s most beloved spots (and chef-couples), intel, $49.95
Something from Nothing (Alison Roman), collection of low-effort, maximum yield recipes, featuring lots of soup & stews, $37.99
Russ & Daughters: 100 Years of Appetizing (Niki Russ Federman & Josh Russ Tupper), smoked fish, matzo ball soup, and babka from the NYC institution, $39.99
On Meat (Jeremy Fox), legendary Rustic Canyon chef’s low-waste, sustainable approach to cooking meat, w/ beautiful photography, $49.95
The Japanese Art of Pickling and Fermenting (Yoko Nakazawa), ancient fermenting and pickling techniques from a Japanese expert, patience required, $35
Nights & Weekends (Alexis deBoschneck), sub-40-minute recipes w/ short ingredient lists from an Upstate recipe developer, intel, $35
The Art of Gluten-Free Bread: Groundbreaking Recipes for Artisanal Breads and Pastries (Aran Goyoaga), from loaves to sweets, masterpiece that won’t have you missing the gluten, $40
WORK • Thursday Routine
Rise up
ANA DE SA MARTINS & JUAN VIEIRA • co-founders • Ophelia
Neighborhood you work in: Allapattah & Coconut Grove
Neighborhood you live in: Little Havana
It’s Thursday morning. What’s the scene at your workplace?
Our day starts at 345a. We wake up, shower, have an espresso and then we’re off to our commissary kitchen in Allapattah, where we spend the next two and a half hours proofing, baking, and finishing our baked goods, before heading to our RV bakery in Coconut Grove. At 4a, the streets are empty, and it feels like we have the city to ourselves.
Our menu’s filled with pastries, breakfast sandwiches, cookies, and coffee. The bakery opens at 8a, and there’s usually a line before we open. I spend some time at the register before heading back to the kitchen to prepare for the following day, while Juan stays at the Ophelia until closing to make sure operations run smoothly.
What’s on the agenda for today?
Juan meets me back at the commissary kitchen around 2p, and together we finish any final production needed for the weekend. We’re back home around 4 or 5p and work continues — it actually never ends! Ophelia is only five months old, but we’re planning our next steps for the future. Over dinner, we’ll discuss the design of our second trailer, invitations for the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, and ideas for our holiday menu. Bedtime is 8p sharp.
Any restaurant plans today, tonight, this weekend?
Right now, Sunday is our only day off, and we really look forward to it. Sunday mornings are for trying a new breakfast spot/bakery or going back to the ones we love (like Caracas Bakery or Chug’s). Casa Bake and Tina in the Gables have been on our list for a long time and we’ll probably visit either of them this weekend.
How about a little leisure or culture?
Sunday’s also the perfect day to squeeze in a little workout. My sister put me onto this Yogilates class from Mimi Yoga in Coconut Grove. When I’m not doing that, Juan and I enjoy walking the Key Biscayne Bridge and people watching. Also, Sunday night is pool night for Juan. You can find him at Billy’s in North Miami or Abbey Brewing Company in South Beach. He’s actually pretty good!
Any weekend getaways?
We had dinner at chef Jeremy Ford’s Salt & Ash at Hawks Cay Resort on Duck Key when it first opened, and fell in love with the restaurant and resort. It’s a quick drive from Miami and we plan to go back soon to stay the night. We have great friends that now live down there and can’t wait to hang out with them.
What was your last great vacation?
Last year we went to New Orleans and it was so much fun. It’s such a diverse city. Drinking and eating is a big part of NOLA, but a huge highlight for us was the Sculpture Garden at the New Orleans Museum of Art, a peaceful escape from the party.
MIAMI RESTAURANT LINKS: Ava team debuting Ava MediterrAegean today in Coconut Grove • NYC’s Prince St. Pizza opening next month on Lincoln Rd. • Taking a look inside Pauline, flagship restaurant at the just-reopened Shelburne • In Pinecrest, Sushi Rock has shuttered • Japanese-style cocktail lounge planned for office redevelopment RIVANI Miami Beach.
REAL ESTATE • FOUND Development
Brickell boutique
A handful of listings are now online for Collette Residences, a 38-unit, five-story new development in Brickell from META Development. The amenity-rich boutique on Brickell Ave. was designed by OSPA and is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2028. The Eklund | Gomes Team has the listings, which start at $3.3M.
→ 1880 Brickell Ave #08 (Brickell) • 3BR/3.1BA, 2167 SF condo • Ask: $3.326M • Monthly maint/cc: $4659.
→ 1880 Brickell Ave #22 (Brickell) • 2BR/2.1BA, 2422 SF condo • Ask: $3.936M • Monthly maint/cc: $5209.
→ 1880 Brickell Ave #42 (Brickell) • 3BR/3.1BA, 2747 SF condo • Ask: $5.217M • Monthly maint/cc: $5906.
MIAMI WORK AND PLAY LINKS: Miami developers keep layering on amenities, but at what cost? • Miami ranks second to Dubai in branded residences pipeline • Ritz-Carlton Ft. Lauderdale condo association files for bankruptcy • Insiders promoted to CEO perform better than outside saviors • This spring’s college grads are probably moving back home • The retirement number is just an illusion.
FOUND GIFT GUIDE • FOUND Object
Seeking clarity
One of the easiest ways to impress cocktail-drinking guests is with crystal-clear ice, the kind that practically disappears into a cocktail, a hallmark of top-tier bars. Bar professionals choose clear ice not only for its aesthetic appeal, but because when ice is free of air bubbles and impurities, it melts more slowly, keeping cocktails colder longer without watering them down. And until recently, making this kind of high-end ice at home was a real chore. Speaking from experience, most at-home devices are large and bulky (hardly ideal for my small New York kitchen), produce inconsistent results, and make removing the ice from the machine a struggle.
Now, Klaris — a company specializing in clear-ice makers — has launched a new mini machine that makes crafting bar-quality ice at home a cinch. The device is compact, with a footprint roughly the size of a Vitamix blender. Simply fill the tray with filtered water, press a button, and about eight hours later, a green light signals that your ice is ready. Each batch produces two perfectly clear 2-by-2-inch cubes. To release them, flip the tray on a cutting board and press down on the rubber top — the cubes pop right out. Twee? Definitely. But I’d also suggest buying a pack of Klaris ice cube storage trays to keep those gems pristine in your freezer. You’re going to want to keep a few around. –Kat Odell
→ Shop: Klaris Mini • $299.
CULTURE & LEISURE • Cup Rematch
Blackberry Smoke • The Parker Playhouse (Ft Lauderdale) • Fri @ 730p • orch right, $41 per
Oilers v Panthers • Amerant Bank Arena (Sunrise) • Sat @ 7p • sec 118, $216 per
Men I Trust • The Fillmore (Miami Beach) • Sun @ 8p • GA, $91 per
GETAWAYS LINKS: Remade Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne Miami taking reservations from 12/08 • Four Seasons opening new Puerto Rico resort today • Jamaica’s Round Hill sets 12/08 reopening • Marriott opens new Autograph Collection hotel in Las Terrenas, DR • Sneak peeking Six Senses Milan, opening next year.
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GETAWAYS • Brazil
Bay of Kings
On my second trip to Rio de Janeiro, meeting a best friend who recently moved to Brazil, we decided to venture to the Costa Verde. Roughly four hours from Rio by car, it’s a region known for lush, verdant mountain peaks and tranquil deep blue waters dotted by hundreds of islands.