Welcome to Eater Miami!

At this time, we'd like to extend you a warm welcome to Eater Miami, the very latest in restaurant blogging technology and your new one-stop shop for all things related to dining and drinking in Miami, South Beach, and beyond.

The quick back story on Eater: we've been wreaking havoc in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco for awhile now, and we recently launched a National edition. Here in Miami, you're going to get obsessive hourly coverage of restaurants, bars, chefs and the assorted other characters who make the business tick. You'll also get the very best of what the rest of the web is serving up, by way of links as far as the eye can see. Now and then, when you're lucky, we're going to get Bobby Flay's panties in a bunch for you. If it's not on Eater Miami, you don't have to know about it.

How's about we just get going? Your editor, to whom we now turn over the wheel, is Lesley Abravanel, a longtime veteran of the Miami scene and someone at least some of you already know pretty well. For this thing to run correctly, though, she's going to need your help. Seen a new restaurant prepping to open? Someone closing up shop for last time? Or heard any juicy restaurant gossip? The tipline, miami@eater.com, is open. Have at it. —BL/LS