It’s not often that you encounter a farmers market on the 11th floor of a downtown office building, but there it was at the entrance to the Miami Tower’s Sky Grille. Granted, it is just one table and there are no farmers standing behind it. Most of the stuff probably…
Soccer fans from around the world have descended upon South Africa for the World Cup but not everyone is fortunate enough to be able to make the trip. So we set out on a quest to find what South Africans eat on game day.The choices are varied. Boerewors sausages, eaten…
Miami Top Chef contestant Andrea Curto-Randazzo has taken to YouTube to vent some frustrations (you hear that, Padma!), give her fellow reality stars some shout-outs and throw out the word “cock.” The Talula and Water Club chef’s “I’m Just Sayin’ ” video rant is funny and attitudinal, as she holds…
Sean O’Connell, Corporate Executive Chef and Vice President of Culinary Operations for the Fontainebleau Miami Beach, has a Father’s Day recipe to share, along with a quick backstory about life with his father. The recipe is for Seared Irish Salmon with Creamy Mustard Cabbage; perhaps it is stating the obvious…
Norma Vargas-Matus is not exactly what you would expect from a pasta maker. She’s a “Mexicana” from the beautiful town of Acapulco who grew up working at her family’s bakery located in the hip Condesa district of Mexico City. Today, this latin lovely finds herself in a cooking mini-adventure as…
South Florida foodies food people already know that James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Schwartz has been busy opening a second outpost of his popular Design District restaurant Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink in the Cayman Islands. There is little difference from the original in that he is taking the same…
As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…
Early this morning while Argentina was tricking on the Republic of Korea (Argentina 4 – 1), Short Order was drinking beer and grubbing English breakfast at Churchill’s Pub. Owner Dave Daniels said, “This is our eighth World Cup. Now it’s on cable or whatever, but if you go out back…
As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…
Season seven of Top Chef launched last night and it was great to see a very buxom Padma Lakshmi and no-nonsense Tom Colicchio return to the airwaves. This version of Top Chef is set in Washington D.C., and the puns about cooking in our nation’s capital endured all night. Yeah,…
Here’s Manny Ruiz’s family vacation by the numbers: 40 states, 34 days, 10,000 miles, 3 kids. And the best part: More than $15,000 in corporate freebies to pay for most of the damn thing. My favorite among these contributions: The McDonald’s Corp. will provide as much food as Manny and…
This coming Wednesday, June 23, Talavera Restaurant will be introducing a new happy hour menu with a cocktail party led by master mixologist Junior Merino — aka the “Liquid Chef”. Festivities begin at 5:00 p.m., and will feature signature elixirs such as the Koki’o, with 100% Agave Tequila, Hibiscus Syrup,…
Best of Miami: Finest Foods Readers’ Poll Winners
Where should you go when someone else pays the tab? Who makes the tastiest croquetas? What restaurant is tops for outdoor dining? Click here…
Two new anticipated restaurants are debuting in the next few weeks in Miami.Norman’s 180, from famed chef Norman Van Aken, officially launches in Coral Gables on Tuesday, June 29, after a round of friends and family and media tastings. Expect dishes like steamed Manila clams with kabocha pot stickers, speckled…
If you’re not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter, here’s a taste of what you’re missing. Click here to subscribe.”Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” So goes the old…
A couple of months ago, Sweat Records booked L.A. punk rock duo No Age. I knew they’re vegan, so I made sure we were stocked with an array of sumptuous goodies to feed them. After their insanely high-energy show, the fact that they could replenish with local songstress Raffa’s vegan…
The word artisan seems to appear on food items everywhere: cheeses, jams, crackers. Yet by the very definition of the word, this cannot be the case. An artisan produces things in limited quantities using traditional methods. So Nabisco’s Wheat Thins Artisan Cheese crackers are anything but.Miami, however, has a true…
Miami is full of Brazilians, and Brazilians love to party. Especially when they win futebol matches. Yesterday Brazil squeezed by North Korea 2-1 in its first game of World Cup 2010. We hit up a few local spots while the game was on to find somewhere good to watch the…
Some years ago, when my wife and I were visiting New York, we decided to do what the natives do — which at the time meant standing in a lengthy line for 30 minutes in order to purchase cupcakes. They weren’t bad, but I recall turning to my wife afterward…
The first thing restaurant genius Jonathan Eismann wants you to know is that Pacific Time will remain open throughout the summer. Some folks thought otherwise because of the big news that dropped in recent days: Jeffrey Chodorow and Eismann will perform a switcheroo with a couple of their dining establishments…
Short Order was first on the scene today for the Friends and Family preview at Shake Shack. The much-hyped, high-quality burger joint from New York has been the talk of South Beach all spring. Naturally, we had to get there early to see the Danny Meyer eatery in action…
