Comings and Goings

October 2019

We are sad to note the exit of Chef Norman Van Aken from Ad Lib, the nouveau American restaurant on Ponce de Leon that replaced Swine. Credited with putting Coral Gables on the national culinary map, Van Aken says he will now focus on his new restaurant in Orlando…. Testing the city’s taste for chain restaurants that usually reside in malls, the Cheesecake Factory on Ponce and Valencia is expected to open soon. It replaces the popular Bricktops… Within the next two months, expect to see the beloved Red Fish Grill reopen in Matheson Hammock… Another new entry into the steak race, Perry’s Steak House, is opening in the Shops at Merrick Park. It must do battle with Fleming’s, Ruth’s, Christy’s and Morton’s…