Food & Drink

It never fails. Whenever old college friends visit Miami, they always want to stop at Chicken Kitchen. Maybe it’s nostalgia, or maybe they sincerely crave the flavors of yellow rice topped with grilled chicken bathed in mustard-curry sauce they discovered in Miami and kept them fed through many college days…

If the words maciza (solid), cuerito (skin), buche (stomach), oreja (ear), tripa (intestines), lengua (tongue), or surtida (mixed) mean anything to you and your taco, you’re in luck.Con Sabor a Mexico: Carnitas Estilo Michoacan (542 SW 12th Ave., Miami) is open for business seven days a week 10 a.m. to…

It is futile to compare Hakkasan’s dim sum to others around town. First, there aren’t that many others. Second, other Chinese joints don’t emanate the beauty of Hakkasan, which is as romantic in the daytime as it is at night; during dim sum hours, the Miami sun soothingly filters in…

Gordon Ramsay is an asshole — that’s why he’s fun to watch. So let’s all watch him make amateur cooks feel like shit about themselves and their crappy food.MasterChef is new to FOX, but the program is already a UK and Australia phenomenon that has broken television viewing records in…

South Miami’s Alta Cocina is closed, closed, closed. [PowerRankings]Another report from Hakkasan: dim sum, words, and pictures. [Gagit]French Fry Fairy finds pretty good fries at Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth, Texas. [FFF]Michael’s local cabbage kimchi production in the Cayman Islands. [GenuineKitchen]Frodnesor goes Dante’s Kitchen in New Orleans. [FoodForThoughtMiami]Local chef’s version…

What it is: braised veal cheeks plated in exquisite fashion.But…Where it at?As usual, if a commenter guesses correctly, we’ll give credit below; otherwise, the answer comes later in the week…

The Shops at Midtown is phasing into architect Zyscovich’s vision for an urban-suburb as shops, renters, and restaurants move into the place.Another new joint, Sweet Times Gourmet & Cafe, is now open.They serve baked goods, salads, sandwiches, and starting next week, sushi.Their address is 451 NE First Avenue. They are…

If there’s one restaurant in Miami that immediately comes to mind for spectacular design, it’s Hakkasan at the Fontainebleau. The French firm behind it, Gilles & Boissier, is also responsible for other inspired designs that include Maison Boulud, Daniel Bouloud’s restaurant in Beijing, and the W Hotel in Shanghai. Dark-stained…

Every week is full of so much Short Order that we though we’d break down some posts for you from throughout the week. Morton’s Steakhouse dinner deal for two. [click] Really? More Burger Bash tickets? [click] What you talkin bout Willis? Chef Loughhead talks Miami vs. New York kitchens, dining…

This weekend, Kris Wessel will be serving a Haitian-inspired menu at his Red Light Little River restaurant in MiMo. Chou chou blanc and calaloo are just a couple of the regional specialties being cooked up. But more heartwarming than these hearty dishes is that 25% of all proceeds will go…

Tap Tap (819 Fifth St., Miami Beach), Short Order’s favorite South Beach Haitian joint, is raising funds for earthquake relief on the island. The money will go to Partners in Health, an organization that offers free health care to the poor. Manno Charlemagne & the Tap Tap Band will kick…

Taikun is an ancient Japanese term of respect from which the English word tycoon is derived.At the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, the sushi at its Japanese lobby bar, Taikun, didn’t live up to its name or make for a remarkable meal by discerning standards, but it filled a void left from flight…