What's Good Miami

WHAT’S GOOD? THE LEFTOVERS: RESTAURANT HEAT INDEX, VOL. 03 I walked into a new restaurant this week that has everything. Great operators, a beautiful build, food I would go back for. I would also bet the rent is north of $50,000 a month. That is a lot of espresso martinis. That is the math of eating out in Miami right now. Milk costs more. Electric costs more. Staff costs more. And your customer w...

What’s Good Podcast Episode #29: Kobi Karp, Architect Behind Everything in Miami. The Surf Club. The Shore Club. The Raleigh. And sooooo much more.

In 1990, Carlos Rosso was building the airport in Dubai. There was nothing there but sand. Thirty five years later he is doing the same thing in Midtown. Less sand. More padel. Carlos is the founder and CEO of Rosso Development and the former president of condo development at Related Group. By his own count he has had his hands on roughly 20,000 condos in South Florida. “It’s an absurd number,” he...

Lee Schrager has never met a no he couldn’t turn into a yes. He’ll tell you that himself. When I asked what he wants people to say about him at his funeral, he didn’t hesitate: “No is just a starting place.” He thinks it might end up on his tombstone. I think it already explains everything. Lee founded the Food Network South Beach and New York City Wine & Food Festivals. He’s Chief Communicati...

The Perigon on Collins. Cipriani Residences in Brickell. Little Palm Island in the Keys. Now Banyan Tree Residences in West Palm, the brand’s first residential project in the United States. I sat down with Camilo Miguel Jr., CEO and founder of Mast Capital, at the What’s Good Studio at The Moore for this week’s Good Company interview. Turns out we were born in the same hospital in Manhasset. Here...

What’s Good Podcast with Gil Dezer, Sunny Isles Builder with the Last Pepsi in the Desert Six Trump towers. Porsche Design Tower. Armani Residences. Now Bentley Residences, rising on that same strip right now. I sat down with Gil Dezer for this week’s Good Company interview and covered a lot of ground. Here is what stuck. Dezer put it plainly: “It’s amazing how people can drive by the same street...

Interview with Dorsia Founder Marc Lotenberg, and co-founders Josh Stern & Gabriella Shteiman Building Impeccable Taste Into Impeccable Infrastructure I have known Marc Lotenberg for twenty years. Before Dorsia, before Surface, before the W days at Conde Nast, he was running 944 out of Miami and I was building my own thing on the other side of that same media world. Josh Stern I go back with t...

New Series Alert: Life in Short Form w/ Zoli Honig, Miami Entrepreneurship, Technology, & Life from the Frontlines COVID shut the world down and opened a door for me instead. I arrived at Reef Technology, through a teams call, not knowing a soul, and Zoli Honig was on the other side of the line. Reef raised over two billion dollars and was the largest startup in Miami. Sixteen of us were on a...

Everyone wants to talk about what’s hot. Nobody wants to talk about what’s permanent. A legendary Miami restaurant isn’t just a good meal. It’s a place that got here before the city knew what it was becoming, and then helped decide what it would become. Some of these are still standing. Some are gone, replaced by a bank branch or a condo lobby, remembered only by the people who ate there before it...

There are people who read a city, and then there are people who write it — who walk down a boarded-up block of Collins Avenue in 1992, past aluminum chairs chained to porches, and see not what's there, but what's coming. Michael Comras is the second kind. Today, I sit down with the man who has spent three decades rewriting Miami Beach's map one street at a time — from the cold call that brought Th...

The Heat is On: WGM X The Leftovers Heat Index I’ve spent the last decade arguing that Miami deserves real media. Not pay-for-play coverage dressed up as editorial. Not another breathless opening item because someone bought a table at a charity dinner. Real opinions from people who’ve actually eaten the food, sat in the room, and don’t owe the publicist anything. This week, that argument got compa...

Sitting down w Ilan Waisbrod of studio Gaia. The famous Israeli Designer tells us about his journey and past projects.

All the info on the NBA finals and the Knicks with Charles Seltzer of Crosscourt

A conversation with Rachel Robinson at What’s Good Miami’s new content studio at The Moore, on freedom, family, and the discipline of showing up — every single day, for six straight years. There’s a moment, sitting in any room with Rachel Robinson, when you realize the workout isn’t actually the workout. The sweat is real. The treadmill is real. The 10.0 sprints she calls out by name — yours, mine...

WATCH THE FULL LONG FORM INTERVIEW BY CLICKING ABOVE “Always Be a Gentleman, and Never Play by the Rules” A conversation with Ben Pundole at the new Delano, on dreaming, trusting, and the city that finally stopped following. “As we pulled up to the porte cochère, I remember being thrilled. The entrance to the Delano had a magnitude and energy I’d rarely, if ever, experienced before. The valets wer...

There’s a certain kind of confidence you only get from the Northeast. It’s blunt. It’s unapologetic. It usually comes with strong opinions about bread. Ryan McKeown has all of it. We sat down with the Peppi’s Pizza owner in the Design District and within five minutes it was clear, this isn’t another Miami restaurant trying to be “vibey.” It’s a mission. Ryan explained to us in our interview “You k...

If you’ve ever scrolled through the high-energy world of Dr. Miami, you know it isn’t just “a medical practice.” It feels like a world - unfiltered, cinematic, and wildly intentional. It’s the kind of place where the rhythm of the operating room and the radical transparency of the lens feel designed to demystify an industry that was once kept in the shadows. That feeling comes from Dr. Michael Sal...

In this episode of Miami Minds, we sit down with Daniel Singer, founder of Filthy Foods, the premium drinks and cocktail garnishes brand that turned an overlooked detail into a global business. From hand-selecting olives to building a product trusted by top bars, hotels, and hospitality groups, Daniel shares how Filthy scaled without losing its edge. We talk Miami’s role in shaping his mindset, th...

BeyBey is one of those Miami restaurants that’s not just about dinner — it’s about energy. The room, the music, the hospitality, the feeling that you’re stepping into someone’s home… which is literally the point: “Beyte Beytak” — my home is your home. In this episode of Miami Minds, we sit down with Nemer “Tiger” Saliba, the creator behind BeyBey, to talk about building a concept in Miami Beach, w...

In this interview, we sit down with Amanda Pizarro, co-founder of The Salty Donut, the cult-favorite artisanal donut brand that transformed Miami’s food scene and sparked a national craze. Amanda shares how she built a brand obsessed with quality, community, and creativity — from pop-ups and overnight baking shifts to opening multiple locations across the country. She dives into entrepreneurship,...

When you talk about record-setting real estate in Miami and New York, one name shows up again and again: Ruthie Assouline. She has quietly—and consistently—been behind some of the most expensive and culturally significant trades in both cities, from Manhattan townhomes to North Bay Road trophy estates. But nowhere is her impact more visible right now than in Altos del Mar, the crown jewel of North...

Miami Heat basketball isn’t just a sport here—it’s a lifestyle, a mood, and sometimes, a full-blown personality trait. To kick off the season, we sat down with Andrew Barnett, founder of Heat Subculture, local culture connoisseur, and fellow dadbod about town, to break down what’s really happening with the team this year. From roster realities to locker room energy, and what it all says about Miam...

In this flavorful episode of What's Good Miami Minds, we sit down with the man behind the mouthwatering brand — Mr. Eats 305. From hidden gems in the city to viral bites that have taken over your feed, he’s the go-to guy for everything food in the 305. We talk about his journey from local foodie to digital tastemaker, what drives his passion for showcasing Miami’s diverse culinary scene, and how h...

Dina Goldentayer isn’t just selling homes—she’s shaping the skyline. But her journey to the top of Miami’s ultra-luxury real estate world didn’t start on Star Island. It started in Moldova, with a one-way ticket to Baltimore, a detour through law school, and a stint cocktailing at Mynt back when it was the best club in the world (and that’s not up for debate). Two decades, a few pivots, and over $...

Derek DeGrazio isn’t just the man who brought Barry’s to Miami—he’s the guy who once traveled the world keeping Britney Spears tour-ready, and is now building a niche corner of the internet reviewing Russian cuisine with the swagger of a former fitness icon turned accidental cultural critic. A husband, father, early riser, and unshakably disciplined creative, Derek has quietly become one of Miami’...