Photo by Roberto Genao | TASTE TEST | ▼ Café ▼WYNWOOD KILGORE AND BAR LAB WILL OPEN MARYGOLD’S, A FLORIDA BRASSERIE AT ARLO WYNWOOD In just a few weeks, Brad Kilgore will re- Voted Best Outdoor Restaurant in Miami — New Times Best of Miami® 2022 turn to Wynwood — this time with some heavy hitters creating the cocktails to pair with his refined cuisine: Bar Lab. Last month, the new Arlo Wynwood hotel announced that its food and beverage opera- tions would be spearheaded by Kilgore on the culinary side and Gabriel Orta and Elad Zvi’s Bar Lab on the cocktail program, with infor- mation on the hotel’s flagship restaurant forthcoming. The trio has announced that they will open MaryGold’s, a Florida-inspired brasse- rie offering modern American cuisine that highlights the multiple cultures that Miami embraces. No opening date is set, but the ho- tel’s website notes a November 1 opening date for the property. Brad Kilgore explains the Florida brasse- rie concept to New Times: “Brasserie makes me think of a nice restaurant, but it also lets me know that there’s a bit of something for everyone. If you go to a seafood restaurant, for instance, you’re limited. Not everyone will like seafood.” As for the Florida part? Kilgore wants the restaurant to represent Florida as it is now and its future. “Florida is a melting pot. Partnering with Gabe [Orta] and Elad [Zvi] from Bar Lab represents the past decade of how food has matured in Miami. This is not the Florida cui- sine of the past. This is the challenge.” Kilgore says that Florida will be repre- Visit us at the Happiest Place on the Water! 1819 79th Street Causeway, North Bay Village, FL 33141 • 305.866.1570 16 16 sented in some key ingredients that the team will source, like grits that he will use in his Florida clambake. “First of all, the grits had to be more than grown and ground in Florida. They had to be good. I tried them and they Brad Kilgore (left), Elad Zvi, and Gabe Orta will head up the food and beverage at Arlo Wynwood. were excellent. It took me a lot of research and phone calls, but it was worth it.” Florida will also be represented in the res- taurant’s baked Florida dessert — a riff on classic baked Alaska. “We are as far away from Alaska as you can be in the United States, so we made a baked Florida,” says Kilgore, as he explains the dish. “We start with a panna cotta made with local yogurt and Meyer lemon. Then, there’s a layer of Florida orange creamsicle and a passionfruit curd hidden underneath a light airy me- ringue. Tableside, we toast the meringue with citrus and spice-infused Haitian rum.” The inventive chef is still finishing the menu but says he’s got some more tricks up his sleeve, like an appetizer that he says mar- ries the “brasserie” and “Florida” in one dish: brioche beignets topped with jerk oxtail ragù and aged Gouda mousse, topped with toasted coconut salt. “I’m going to bring a lot of cool Florida in- gredients to the table,” says Kilgore, although he’s quick to say that this is not a locally- sourced restaurant. “It’s not feasible because of our growing season, but Florida has been re- ally good to us, and I feel like we can highlight what’s coming from the ground here,” he adds. Bar Lab’s global beverage director, Chris- tine Wiseman, will oversee the cocktail pro- gram at MaryGold’s. The program hasn’t been finalized, and sample menu items haven’t been released yet, but expect cocktails that will compliment Kilgore’s culinary menu uti- lizing local citrus and other tropical notes. The restaurant is designed by Meyer Davis and Miami-based Mad Artistic. A wrap- around bar finished in Calacatta marble and wood seats 20 people for a pre-dinner drink. The dining room, decorated in natural woods and greenery, seats about 65 diners who can choose between booths, banquettes, and tables. An outdoor patio offers an addi- tional 55 patrons. Just outside the restaurant, find Mary G’s, a grab-and-go counter offering sandwiches, pastries, salads, and vintage candy. MaryGold’s at Arlo Wynwood. 2217 >> p17 SEPTEMBER 29-OCTOBER 5, 2022 MONTH XX–MONTH XX, 2008 NEW TIMES | MUSIC | CAFE | CULTURE | NIGHT+DAY | NEWS | LETTERS | CONTENTS | MIAMI NEW TIMES | MUSIC | CAFE | FILM | ART | STAGE | NIGHT+DAY | METRO | RIPTIDE | LETTERS | CONTENTS | miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com miaminewtimes.com
