Galena Mosovich

In Miami, at the intersection of gritty and innovative, a novel take on the classic diner is serving breakfast and craft cocktails—all day! Wynwood Diner just opened in the new Wynwood Block retail building, which sold for a jaw-dropping $26 million in March. Chef Michael Castino guides the elevated diner fare and only uses fresh and natural ingredients like premium natural beef, nitrate-free pork and all-natural chicken and eggs. For a perfect pairing, we love the country-fried steak with a Peach Pie Old Fashioned (spice peach-infused Dickel whiskey, house-made bitters, demerara sugar). 

Moving to the Magic City isn’t always easy, but it’s worth it in the end. To smooth your transition, these are the things you should prepare yourself for. (Just don’t give yourself away by uttering one of these 40 things you’ll never hear a Miamian say.)  1. You will unsuccessfully try to make guacamole with Florida avocados. 2. You will never fall asleep after your first 3:05 cafecito (because it’s actually crack). Sony Pictures/via Giphy 3. Your entire life will be turned upside down during “season.” 4. You will wonder why Miami Beach isn’t paying you to drive across the Venetian Causeway. 5. You will be completely perplexed by drivers who turn on their hazard lights when it drizzles.  Warner Bros. Television/via Giphy 6. You will regret not acing your high-school Spanish classes.  7. Someone will try to pry the last stone crab out of your hands, and you will fight back. 8. You will meet a palmetto bug in your bathroom and scream like bloody hell.  20th Century Fox/via Giphy 9. You will pull a “pata sucia” on Collins Ave at 3am. 10. You will fall in love with mamey.  11. You will suddenly start reevaluating your body image. NBC/via Giphy 12. You will follow throngs of local “influencers” on IG and wonder if any of them actually work. 13. In fact, you will wonder if anyone ever works in paradise. 14. You will pay anything to get on I-95’s express lanes—only to find yourself sitting in more traffic. Paramount Pictures/via Giphy 15. You will never speak about sea level ri

From the beaches to the bars, life in the Magic City is pretty, well, magical, but it helps to know some shortcuts and tricks. Your first year after moving here is full of new experiences—learning to salsa and getting acclimatized to the humidity, for example. Once you've grasped the basics, it's time to become a master of Miami with these tips for saving cash, beating the heat and making the most of living in paradise. 1. Say no to the surgeThough we’ve been a little slow to catch on, transportation apps like Uber are changing the way Miamians get around. During peak times (think: thunderstorm), download SurgeProtector to sleuth out nearby areas where the ride-sharing service is not charging higher rates. 2. Make friends with a farmerWe all know farmers’ markets are great places to stock up on local produce without going broke at Fresh Market and Whole Foods. To help you make your shopping list, join the Urban Oasis Project Group on Facebook to get updates from the nonprofit’s passionate president Art Friedrich. Sign up for his weekly e-blast, including what’s-in-stock reports—if they’re short on lettuces, for example, substitute with red/green cabbage, curly and lacinato kale, or rainbow chard. 3. Discover the Haitian jitney The Miami Mini Bus of Little Haiti has a fleet of modest (white and blue) vans that fly up and down NE 2nd Avenue. At less than $2 per person, they’re the cheapest way to get from the Little Haiti/Buena Vista/Design District area to downtown Miami and

1. Wanna make a prep plan for sea level rise? 2. No, I don’t want air conditioning in this lovely cab. 3. Let’s party in Broward tonight! 4. Cranes? I haven’t seen any in years. 5. I think New Yorkers should visit more often to tell us what's hot and hip. Fox Searchlight/via Tumblr 6. Winter’s coming; brace yourself. 7. What do I have to do to find a good cafecito around here? 8. We take such pride in preserving our historical landmarks. 9. Our roadways are orderly and completely safe. 10. Miami is too homogenous for me. 11. This is such a walkable city. Paramount Pictures/via Giphy 12. Why aren’t you wearing more clothes?! 13. Pop bottles? No, thanks. 14. Let’s ride the bus to work instead of driving. 15. Let’s do Art Basel every month! The traffic makes me feel alive! 16. It’s a breeze to find fresh-from-Florida produce at the grocery store. 17. Brickell is a ghost town. 18. I’m only happy when it rains. Paramount Pictures/via Gif-cat 19. No, honey, I’ve never even heard of Scarlett’s. 20. I wish we could party more. 21. I’m betting on the Dolphins to win the Super Bowl this year. 22. I’m so grateful for our esteemed public education system. 23. Someone should put a moratorium on pool parties. 24. Sober living! Woo! 25. I love spending $150 per person for dinner at my cozy neighborhood spot. FX/via Giphy 26. I wish more people would go to Art Walk in Wynwood. 27. I don’t sweat. 28. Miami is packed with old people. 29. It’s cool that major sports networks think the AAA i