“It feels like an aquarium.” That’s what Thierry Matamoros, executive chef at Mediterraneo Brickell wants you to say when dining at his restaurant located in Jade residential tower on Brickell Bay Drive. The blue lights, clean lines, fluid walls, and blue back-lit bar set the stage for a romantic meal…
When Bond Trisransri opened Mr. Yum, a Thai and sushi restaurant in the middle of Little Havana, in 2009, it seemed about as likely to flourish as escargots in Indiana. However, the success of Mr. Yum has led Trisransri to open Thai and sushi restaurant numero dos, 2B Asian Bistro,…
A small but nutritious bite of next week’s restaurant review:The cuisine is tagged as “the pure essence of taste,” which is the sort of boastful appraisal better left, I think, to restaurant critics. No denying, however, that the menu is chock full of healthful culinary concoctions. It also serves as…
Place: Ra Sushi 5829 SW 73rd St., South Miami305-341-0092rasushi.com Hours: Monday through Saturday 3 to 7 p.m. Late-night happy hour Sunday 8 p.m. to closing. Deals: Half off select sushi and appetizers and drink specials on Kirin Sake bombers ($6), wine and specialty drinks ($5), well drinks ($4), domestic beer…
Picking a place for dinner in Miami Lakes usually consists of having to choose between the lesser of two restaurant chain evils. Outback or Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza tonight? And the authentic food search is about to get even tougher. The owners of the area’s best family-run eatery, the Sicilian,…
Each season of Top Chef, everyone looks forward to one episode in particular: “Restaurant Wars.” Last night, the show celebrated the episode with a bang. And the result was kind of surprising.Before “Restaurant Wars,” however, we got a shot of frontrunner Kenny, who said, “It’s time to unleash the beast.”…
Sub as in the Subway Sandwich shop on Collins Avenue in South Beach.Sub as in the breakfast Subway special now being touted by the chain.Sub as in my coming here being a substitute for my original dozen or so choices. Like I thought Oliver’s Café on West Avenue might be…
In this second part of our talk with Bjoern Weissgerber, we discuss Zuma and his role there as executive chef. Read the first part of our interview with Chef Bjoern Weissgerber here.New Times: Why did you pick Miami as the first U.S. location for Zuma?Weissgerber: Miami is a fun and vibrant city…
The Key Largo Conch House Located just an hour from Miami, the Key Largo Conch House affords a scenic drive and a delicious, reasonable brunch. This quaint Victorian home, nestled back off the road amid a yard of trees, has indoor and outdoor seating (on the porch) and a half-dozen signature Benedict dishes.I…
… at World Resource Café from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Choice of 11 full-size rolls at $5 each. The Sazanami roll (to the right in photo) is composed of white tuna, kanikama, asparagus, avocado, spicy mayo, scallions, and a wasabi tobiko topping. The other roll has eel, scallions, cucumber, and mayo…
In 1987, Todd Wilbur of Orange County, California, started his Top Secret Recipes website, on which he dissects well-known name-brand foods and creates original recipes that clone their appeal. The site has been “undergoing construction” for quite some time, but the recipe section remains — with everything from Aunt Jemima’s…
Best of Miami Spice 2010
Place: Titanic Restaurant & Brewery5813 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables305-668-1742 titanicbrewery.com Hours: Daily 4 to 8 p.m.Deals: Discounts on all house brews. Scene: Located less than a block from the University of Miami campus, Titanic Brewery and Restaurant would seem like a student stronghold with the accompanying mayhem and debauchery…
One hundred bucks for a dinner for three at an upscale Miami restaurant? Never going to happen. You’d know that if you’re from Miami. But if you hail from Colorado, that might not be so obvious.It wasn’t for Dorene Miller when she dined at Azul inside the Mandarin Oriental Hotel…
If you walk along Ocean Drive, you’ll quickly notice that many of the voices inviting you to dine at its eateries have Eastern European accents. The Ocean Drive restaurant scene is full of workers from Russia, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Estonia, and other ex-bloc countries. Short Order decided to ask: What are…
The people at Taco Bell are again thinking outside the bun. With their new cantina tacos, the creators of the “fourth meal” are attempting to beef up their over-Americanized menu with their take on taco truck goods.The cantina options are described in a Taco Bell press release as “freshly prepared Mexican tacos… that…
When the Santamarina family came up with the idea of opening Tinta y Café, they had zero experience in the restaurant industry. They just decided to open one to see what happened, according to Carlos Santamarina, whose aunt and father thought of the concept. Experienced or not, they did something…
When we first met Bjoern Weissgerber, executive chef at Zuma Miami, he wasn’t what we expected. The young, charismatic German with Swedish roots is more reminiscent of a hip, energetic artist than a top toque at one of Miami’s finest Japanese restaurants. Then again, his visually stunning plates are truly works…
Restaurants close every month, but since our last roundup of doom in May, a handful of very popular, longtime establishments has gone to Guest Check Heaven. Plus the ice-cream shop Jack Frost melted in minutes. The roll call for our departed 11 follows…
Ladies — and gents — will love to lunch in the sunny room that now houses Liberty Caffe at the Coral Gables Country Club. Located in what once was a members-only space, the airy cafe surrounded by large arched windows is a great spot for a casual lunch in an…
There’s a reason why food truck operators update their Twitter feeds more often than Justin Bieber. The mobile food providers constantly have to find new places to post up. And they are using social networking to keep their customers updated on their whereabouts. The grounds for their nomadic tendencies: city…
For too long, I’ve been hearing everyone raving about how great Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza is. Fans drool over the chicken wings, calling them the best in town. The pizza, too, is described as nothing short of heavenly…
