What a tease. Ever since Sushi Siam shuttered at its former home in the Four Ambassadors Hotel last year, Brickell has had a serious shortage of good quality, upscale casual Asian eats. So when the Coming Soon sign hiding on that open door first appeared at 951 Brickell Ave. earlier…
“The New Times never calls me,” Mayor Don Slesnick grumbled to a certain food writer one evening not long ago. And if can I recall correctly, that same food writer quickly replied, “That probably means you’re doing something right!”Well in case you didn’t get the memo, it’s Coral Gables Restaurant…
The partners of Manny’s Steaks were apparently so excited over their downtown restaurant receiving the prestigious award as New Times’ Best Restaurant For A Power Lunch that they have split up; the name of the restaurant is now Miami’s Chophouse. Philosophically we must recognize that celebrating a New Times’ Best…
The main claim to fame for Yard House, the new 12,000-square-feet Coral Gables resto-pub (Yard House, Village of Merrick Park; 305-447-9273) has been its’ peerless beer selection — 130 on tap, with a glass-enclosed keg room housing up to 5,000 gallons at a time. But executive chef and partner Carlito…
World-renowned Tool supercomposer Maynard James Keenan is also a winemaker. To prove it, he’ll sign your bottle of one of his Caduceus Cellars fine wines today and only today at the Coral Gables Whole Foods Market (6701 Red Rd.).The grapes are grown by Merkin Vineyards in Arizona, and it’s way…
Welcome to Archive Diver – Short Order Edition, where we scour past print issues of Miami New Times for interesting food related content. Today we bring you a “Wet Paint Cafe” advertisement from 1988. Back then, Lincoln Road offered a decidedly cracked-out vista. The Cafe owner’s prescience to the potential…
Best Hamburger8 oz. Burger Bar1080 Alton Rd.Miami Beach 33139305-397-82468ozburgerbar.comBurgers are big — as in big across-the-board sales during stressed economic times. There are big profits for burger barons, and big-shot chefs putting ’em on their big-price restaurant menus. Govind Armstrong and the folks at Table 8 took things a step…
Tuscan Steak quietly closed its’ doors last week. Terry Zarikian, China Grill Management’s DIrector of Product Development, acknowledged that “Although people loved the place, I guess their love spilled over to the other, newer steak houses that are overpopulating South Beach.”Terry went on to say that a new concept will…
Arrrr ye scurvy lot, Short Order’s keepin it pirate today and givin ye free booty, Pirate’s Booty that is. In our continued quest to secure giveaways for our loyal readers we’ve pillaged and plundered our way into a treasure trove of puffed rice and corn snacks. We’re giving away three…
Patrick Bachelier sells fresh, high quality seafood and specialty products to some of the finest, quality minded chefs in South Florida, like Michelle Bernstein. He is the tri-county and Caribbean salesman for Gary’s Seafood, an Orlando company that has been privately owned and operated since 1990 and whose motto is…
(New Times Best of Miami issue hits the streets this week. With this post, Riptide 2.0 provides an appetizer. The main course/entire issue will appear on the website Tuesday afternoon.) Best New Restaurant Area 31, Gotham Steak, Joey’s, Sra. Martinez, and Meat MarketA five-way tie, testament to Miami’s rapidly expanding universe of…
Gonzalo Rivera Jr. has been named as the new executive chef of The Tides South Beach. Rivera will be responsible for all culinary operations at the recently redesigned La Marea and Coral Bar, as well as the hotels’ other catering functions. Rivera earned a Bachelor of Science in Gastronomy from…
Burger King started in Miami in 1954, and they’re still headquartered here at 5505 Blue Lagoon Drive, but the past 55 years have taken the company on a bottom line quest for global domination. According to BurgerKing.com, the corporation operates more than 11,100 restaurants in 65 countries. Apparently Whoppers are popular around the world, but…
Best Inexpensive Italian RestaurantJoey’s2506 NW Second Ave.Miami 33127305-438-0488joeyswynwood.comThe little man felt very bad,One meatball was all he had.And in his dreams, he hears that call:”You gets no bread with one meatball.”Owing to this damn recession, it’s appropriate to drag out Depression-era ditties like the one popularized by Josh White in…
No restaurateur likes to see a column about his restaurant being in trouble, and Peter Loftin, it seems, is no exception. After receiving his response to our post about Loftin’s 1116, I emailed Peter to explain that it’s sort of the nature of these blogs to be snarky and gossipy…
Short Order has your back for all things food and local, but it doesn’t mean we’re the only dog at the hydrant. Here’s what some other blogs have been writing about. – Worst Pizza hits up Spris on Lincoln. Pizza garners almost perfect rating. – The Faux Foodie breaks it down with her…
(New Times Best of Miami issue hits the streets this week. With this post, Riptide 2.0 provides an appetizer. The main course/entire issue will appear on the website Tuesday afternoon.) Best ChefsCindy Hutson and Doug RodriguezPast honorees of this lifetime achievement-type award are Norman Van Aken, Mark Militello, Allen Susser, Pascal…
Job Alert! Wanna earn $10,000 a month by using social media like Facebook and Twitter to promote a wine company. Dick Standifer does. That’s why the Miami Beach resident made the above video, his entry into the “Really Goode Job” competition held by Murphy-Goode wines of Sonoma County, California. The job contract lasts 6…
When things got a little more wet and wild than usual on South Beach this weekend, some restaurants rose to the occasion thanks to lucky locations, while others were bogged down in high waters. And the Miami Twittersphere tweeted both real and rumor.The Shore Club’s Nobu was said to have…
In restaurant news, Lucy Wolvert, who met George Clooney while he was filming his new movie “Up In The Air,” and she was a cocktail waitress, is reportedly considering a move to Los Angeles to be closer to the actor. The China Daily reports that Clooney has been flying to…
Some people just don’t know when to shut up. They talk when they’re getting paid to, they talk when they’re not, they talk in the car, to their dog, on their phones, at the bank, during movies, over the airport lady when you’re trying to catch a flight. They talk…
Rival NBA Finals cities may be embroiled in a pizza war, but Orlando’s pride extends beyond the court and oven this time of year, into the corn fields. Sweet and delicious Zellwood corn is in season now, grown and harvested just a few hours north to the delight of chefs…
