Are these the best new chefs in Miami? Magazine honors the rising stars of 2025
StarChefs, which highlights up-and-coming culinary talent and industry trends, has announced its 2025 Miami Rising Stars Award winners who are being recognized for their food and the ability to lead, inspire and support the community and the restaurant industry.
Managing partner Will Blunt said the winners — who are judged on creativity, ambition, presentation and philosophy as well as their menus — are 'successfully representing the city's dynamic cultures and communities with respect and intention.'
'As the focus shifts west — beyond the beach — a new generation of chefs, bartenders, sommeliers and restaurateurs are thinking locally by emphasizing South Florida Produce, catering to year-round residents and embracing Miami's global influences while paying homage to the industry leaders who have come before them,' he said in a statement.
The culinary luminaries honored include Maria Teresa Gallina and Nicolas Martinez of Recoveco in South Miami and Juan Camilo Liscano of Palma in Miami. Both restaurants were added to the 2025 Michelin Guide this year, and Liscano won the Michelin Young Chef Award this year as well.
Also honored was Tam Pham of the insanely popular Vietnamese spot Tam Tam, named a Bib Gourmand by the Michelin Guide, who's also one of the owners of the new Double Luck Chinese on the 79th Street Causeway.
Evan Burgess and Osmel Gonzalez of the Michelin-starred EntreNos in Miami Shores earned the Game Changer award, which recognizes professionals whose leadership is advancing the industry. Burgess and Gonzalez, who try to source the majority of their ingredients from Florida, earned a Michelin Green Star this year. They were honored for their locally sourced produce and land-based protein; sustainably sourced seafood; dinnerware made by a Miami-based artisan, an organic and biodynamic wine program and the repurposing of food waste into vinegars and sauces.
StarChefs is also hosting Miami Rising Stars Restaurant Week from May 7-21 — yes, that's technically two weeks — during which the chefs will prepare new and special dishes at their restaurants to show off their skills.
Here is a full list of this year's Miami winners.
Rising Stars chefs
Estefania Andrade of Trippy Kitchen, Tripping Animals Brewing Co. in Miami
Ivan Barros of Magic Wine Bar in Miami and Coconut Grove (formerly at Amara at Paraiso)
Javier Cussato and Carmen Ibarra of Atomica at MIA Market in the Design District
Maria Teresa Gallina and Nicolas Martinez of Recoveco in South Miami
Juan Camilo Liscano of Palma in Miami
Tam Pham of Tam Tam in downtown Miami
Juan Manuel Umbert of Pasta in Wynwood
Pastry chef
Ana De Sa Martins, formerly of Stubborn Seed in Miami Beach
Bakers
Christian Julien and Oscar Lastra of Facade
Bartender
Rensel Cabrera of The Sylvester in Miami
Sommeliers
Gabriela Ospina of Boia De in Little River
Matt Whitney of Sunny's Steakhouse in Little River
Game Changer award
Evan Burgess and Osmel Gonzalez of EntreNos in Miami Shores
Community award
Karla Hoyos of Tacotomia in Miami
Restaurateurs
Josh Hackler, Pili Restrepo and Sebastian Vargas of Grassfed Culture Hospitality
Concept award
Kavan Burke, Wayne Sharpe and Harrison Sofer of Jrk! in downtown Miami
Mentor award
Diego Oka of La Mar by Gaston Acurio
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
8 hours ago
- Yahoo
Sales of the Skoda Kushaq start in Vietnam
Sales of the locally produced Skoda Kushaq have now begun in Vietnam. Skoda is leveraging synergies with India, from where it imports completely knocked-down (CKD) kits for assembly. Alongside the Kushaq, Skoda's line-up in Vietnam also includes the Karoq and Kodiaq SUVs imported from Europe. In the coming months, local production and sales will be extended to include the Slavia saloon, which will also be assembled from CKD kits from India. Before production started, pre-series Kushaq vehicles covered over 330,000 kilometres on a variety of Vietnamese roads and underwent extensive climate testing, including trials at temperatures from -10°C to +42°C and in high humidity. Since Skoda's entry into the Vietnamese market in September 2023, 15 dealerships have opened, including a new Experience Centre' showroom concept in Hanoi. Further expansion of the Vietnam network is planned for this year and Skoda has said it envisages its sales reaching 40,000 units annually in the country by the early 2030s. "Sales of the Skoda Kushaq start in Vietnam" was originally created and published by Just Auto, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Eater
8 hours ago
- Eater
Favorite Vietnamese Restaurant Closes After 11 Years of Lobster Pho
One of the leading Vietnamese restaurants in Las Vegas will close after an 11-year run of serving lobster pho and oxtail fried rice at 3400 South Jones Boulevard #8 near Spring Mountain Road. District One Kitchen & Bar will close on July 6, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal . Founded by chef Khai Vu, a native of Ho Chi Minh City, District One takes its name from the city's bustling central district, known for its businesses, shopping, and entertainment. Since 2014, the restaurant has served piping-hot bowls of pho with an entire lobster submerged in broth; clams in aromatic garlic and basil gravy; and fried chicken wings spiced with nước mắm gừng ginger and fish sauce, bánh mì pickles, jalapeño, and peanuts. The full bar serves cocktails like a take on a Moscow mule with lychee and a mojito served in a coconut. The space will undergo a six-to-eight-week remodel before reopening as something new, potentially a Japanese restaurant. A new taco joint is set to join the East Fremont Street scene this month. Taco Escobar will open at 509 East Fremont Street, directly across from sister spot Evel Pie. The latest restaurant from the Lev Group will serve scratch-made tacos inspired by the family recipes of its namesake, the Mexican luchador wrestler. Offerings include beef birria, chicken tinga, and marinated mushrooms, all on handmade tortillas. The bar will sling margaritas, palomas, and frozen cocktails, while the dining room, much like Evel Pie, will double as a shrine to wrestler Taco Escobar with exclusive memorabilia. Taco Escobar will be open daily from 11 a.m. to midnight, and until 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. With Las Vegas visitation down 6.5 percent this year, some resorts and retailers are rolling out that classic Sin City incentive: free parking. Resorts World Las Vegas previously announced complimentary self-parking through August 28. Now the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood is getting in on the action, offering free parking for guests who spend $100 or more at shops or restaurants during select weekends: July 11-13, July 18-20, and July 25-27. The mall is also dishing out 'buy one, get one' promotions at some businesses — like for yard-style drinks at Blondies Sports Bar & Grill. In November, the owners of Winnie & Ethel's Downtown Diner (1130 East Charleston Boulevard, Suite 140) won a $1 million prize to open the 1940s-style diner downtown. After nearly two years of serving breakfast and lunch — and a false start to serving dinner at the counter — the diner is introducing a supper club-style menu centered around comfort food. Dinner is served Thursday through Monday, 5 to 9 p.m., and features smoky deviled eggs with candied bacon and catfish with corn fritters and Cajun rémoulade. Where breakfast and lunch include dishes like malted pancakes and French dips, dinner takes inspiration from the concept of nostalgic meals at grandma's house with entrees of blackened Idaho rainbow trout with spätzle salad and Angus black pepper barbecue meatloaf with mashed potatoes and fried onions. Cocktail highlights include a toffee Old Fashioned and tomato and basil oil-topped martini. For dessert, make sure to order the three warm, sea salt-topped chocolate chip cookies. See More: Intel Vegas Restaurant Closings
Yahoo
9 hours ago
- Yahoo
Taylor Swift's Romantic Date Night Dress Is Currently at Marshalls
Taylor Swift's Romantic Date Night Dress Is Currently at Marshalls originally appeared on Parade. Every since Modern Family aired in 2009, fans knew the show was something special. By the time it ended in 2020, not only did people fall in love with the characters, they fell in love with the -ff-air bond the cast in its entirety seemed to share. From Sara Hyland's husband asking Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell's blessing to marrying her, to Ariel Winters detailing how her TV parents stepped up for her, there are so many sweet stories worth actress who played Lily, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, who recently came out as bisexual, reunited with her TV dad Jesse Tyler Ferguson on the last day of Pride and lip-synced one of their most iconic scenes. While fans weren't surprised to see them together, they were enamored with how great Ferguson looks. "Hey, Can somebody tell him that when time passes you're supposed to get older," joked one reader. "He hasn't aged a day," exclaimed another. The scene the two reenacted is when Ferguson's character and his husband (Eric Stonestreet's "Cam") take Lily (Anderson-Emmons) to a Vietnamese restaurant with Gloria (Sofia Vergara) to help Lily connect to her heritage. Lily vehemently denies being Vietnamese while explaining she's "gay," as her actually gay fathers correct her. The scene spins out of control, where the family manages to accidentally come of as racist, sexist and homophobic when they are obviously not any of those things. The lip-sync the two did on the last day of Pride becomes hilariously meta, when you consider the real-life Lily is actually now publicly gay The brief reunion also had fans begging for a Modern Family reboot, which Ferguson himself expressed interest in returning or a spin-off. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 Taylor Swift's Romantic Date Night Dress Is Currently at Marshalls first appeared on Parade on Jul 1, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
