Last week, Short Order featured a list of tweeting, or twittering (whatever your pleasure) Miami chefs. This week’s focus is on the numerous food trucks roaming the “M-I-A.” There are well over 20 decked-out chariots dishing out delicious grub with menus ranging from burgers and tacos, to seafood and ceviche,…
“Let’s eat what God gave us.” – Jennifer Paterson”Never trust a thin cook.” – Clarissa Dickson WrightTwo Fat Ladies was my favorite cooking show of all time, which is probably why my wife bought copies of two of their books for me while she was in London. Full Throttle was…
This interview with Nobu Matsuhisa, as told to Maggie Overfelt for Fortune Small Business, just came to my attention. It was first published back in 2009, but is so interesting as to be worth repeating for the many who missed it first time around. We’ve become accustomed to seeing freakish…
Courtesy of Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill and South Florida FoodiesMiami’s First Annual Ceviche Throwdown is Sunday, October 17, from 3 to 6 p.m. Participating chefs include Timon Balloo (Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill), Clay Conley (formerly of Azul), Jonathan Eismann (Fin), Douglas Rodriguez (Ocean/De Rodriguez Cuba), Andrea Randazzo (Water Club), and…
Adam LarkyClaudio Giordano, owner of AltaMare restaurant on Lincoln Road, is a vivacious Italian who’s been in Miami for over 25 years. Recently he brought back the wine pairing dinners that have always been part of his restaurant repertoire…
There are days when we wish that time machines were more than just fictional plot devices in sci-fi movies. One of the reasons is the 50-year-old building at the corner of NW Seventh Street and 25th Avenue. The original Morro Castle, not to be confused with its unrelated namesake in…
via Sugar CaveHedy Goldsmith’s cookiesFood for Thought reviews Dim Ssam a Go Go and Jefe’s Original.Kitchen Interviews builds a meal around Vietnamese prawn crackers.Tostones! Get a recipe by chef Michael Schwartz at The Genuine Kitchen.Foodalogue throws an African-themed dinner party.Redland Rambles recaps the Slow Food Miami pie contest.Is food art…
Martha CooperLast week in Short Order …Le Kabob serves good food in BrickellSlow Food Miami throws a pie picnic.Sardinia Enoteca is overrated. Agree or disagree? Weigh in.Get a peek at Wynwood Kitchen & Bar, part one and part two.Love the sounds of Raffa & Rainer? Lead singer Raffa Jo Harris…
On Friday, we spoke with Bourbon Steak Miami’s executive chef Gabriel Fenton about his fiery jerk chicken wings that will hit the Bourbon Steak bar bites menu tomorrow — coinciding with the first Miami Heat preseason game. Some heat with the Heat, so to speak.The folks at Bourbon encourage you…
I recently purchased a couple of bagels and a bialy at Brooklyn Bagels, which is open for business in the Midtown 2 (between The Cheese Course and Primo Pizza, across from Shoppes at Midtown). Owner Ashraf Sahaltout ships his water from New York in order to capture that elusive Brooklyn…
El Palacio de los Jugos (literally “the juice palace”) is much more than its name. The place comes off as a Latino version of Golden Corral, offering tons of epic foodstuffs for our gluttonous enjoyment. Okay, so this is no buffet with endless servings, but just one take-out meal from…
Now that voting for the Short Order Awards is done (winners will be announced on October 21), it’s time to move on to the main event: Iron Fork! This year’s event is taking place at Grand Central in downtown Miami. Tickets are already on sale: $35 for general admission, $65…
HakkasanMiami Spice came to a close yesterday but restaurants at the Fontainebleau Hotel are continuing to offer a prix fixe menu during October.Starting Sunday and through October 31, Scarpetta, Hakkasan, Vida and Gotham Steak will serve a $39 prix fixe “Bleau Goes Pink” menu to coincide with National Breast Cancer…
The Berries & Bubbles cocktail. The Place: Ocean Prime 19501 Biscayne Blvd. #2029, Aventura305-931-5400ocean-prime.comThe Hours: Daily, from 4 – 8 p.m.The Deals: Get half off selected signature cocktails and spirits, as well as $2 off bottled beers and $7 wines by the glass. In the spirit of Halloween, try the…
Sunny AndersonSome reasons we adore Sunny Anderson, host of Food Network’s Cooking for Real:She admitted to watching Tom & Jerry cartoons when we called her at home in Brooklyn.Her show teaches us about food from all over the world instead of relegating us to the same region season after season.You’ll…
The Miami Heat plays its first preseason game this coming Tuesday, October 5. That same evening, executive chef Gabriel Fenton from Bourbon Steak Miami will be introducing his own new heat excitement via “super hot jerk chicken wings” — a new bar item on a new bar menu. Guests can…
Photo Provided by Martha CooperWynwood Kitchen & Bar exteriorA few days ago, we posted on the heavily anticipated November grand opening of Wynwood Kitchen & Bar. Jessica Goldman Srebnick, of Goldman Properties, the visionaries behind Miami restaurants Joey’s and Wish, gave us a sneak peek. This follow up post discusses…
Yesterday, we introduced you to Biltmore Culinary Academy’s raison d’etre. Today we’re gonna break down what we learned. Yeah, buddy, we got mad skillz now…
A short bite from next week’s Cafe review:Pricing is all about offering value to the customer. How else can one describe the proffering of fresh, quality, chef-driven food that starts at $3 a plate and tops out at $16? While the laws of mathematics dictate that it all adds up,…
Short Order got our hands on an advanced copy of the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Cookbook: Recipes and Behind-the-Scenes Stories from America’s Hottest Chefs. Penned by Festival guru Lee Brian Schrager, the 256-page, glossy tome is filled with recipes from telegenic toques like Rachael Ray, Emeril…
Whether you are nursing a hangover Sunday morning, still drunk from Saturday night, or just feel like having a hearty breakfast with some cocktails, here are the five places to order brunch. Balans (6789 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 305-534-9191)No matter what day it is, you can indulge in your eggs and…
Sugar sells, especially in our pleasantly plump society. That’s why The Corn Refiners Association is asking the Food and Drug Administration to start calling high-fructose corn syrup “corn sugar.”Their motivation is two fold: 1) Scientific research linking obesity and corn syrup have been inconclusive, and 2) Health conscious consumers won’t…
