Art Basel Miami Beach 2019: Where to Eat and Sleep

What’s new in the food and hospitality scene in Miami for 2019 Art Basel? Below, our guide for where to eat and stay for this year. Given the balmy climate, Miami isn’t exactly a baker’s paradise — but ice cream is another story. Frohzen, among a trio of new dining concepts by the late Jöel Robuchon’s successors and protégés, promises to do for icy confections what the Cronut did for doughnuts. Besides being delicious, its focused menu is meant for Instagram (what isn’t these days?) and explores dessert’s white space. “I don’t think anyone has made a cupcake almost entirely out of ice cream,” says executive pastry chef Salvatore Martone, of his exclusive recipe that churns sponge cake and ice cream into a frozen cupcake topped with soft serve, in lieu of frosting. “Flavors are inspired by traditional combinations like red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting.” Macarons elevate ice cream sandwiches of childhood memory, and hybrid popsicles called cakesicles are piped with semifreddo. Though not a fan of the rainbow unicorn drink fad, Martone gets its appeal. His treats come with custom blends of gourmet crumbles such as cinnamon and key lime. Martone, who will take Ben & Jerry’s over Häagen-Dazs any day,

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