Ever since we discovered the food blog Gastronaut Jones, we’ve been intrigued. Not only do we love the name, the blog chronicles some interesting kitchen experiments. Think pork skin cannoli, pig’s tongue confit and more approachable dishes like butternut squash gnocchi. The man behind it all: Jarrett Hann, vocalist and…
Israel “Izzy” Valdes is a single dad whose kids “could never decide where they wanted to eat. It was always either Chinese food, or McDonald’s, or stuff like that. So I thought ‘If they can’t decide, how many other people really can’t decide where to go?” So Izzy got busy…
Sustain Restaurant & Bar opened to the public this past Saturday. I was invited to Friday’s social media preview (complimentary) dinner.The space is airy and open. Most eye catching is a massive wooden rib cage structure hanging along one wall, which managing partner Jonathan Lazar told us is made of…
If you’ve been to Northern Europe for Christmas, you’ve probably seen tons of little marzipan pigs in store windows. What’s the obsession with these sweet little piggies?The confection, made of sugary almond paste in the shape of a pig, is a symbol of good luck in Germany, Norway and Denmark…
Mr. Green Dean is quite elusive.It was hard to get the farmer of exotic vegetables to answer our interview questions. And forget about a picture of him or even his full real name beyond, “My name is Dean.”No matter–the important thing is that we know the name of his alter…
Knaus Berry Farm bakery probably makes the best cinnamon rolls anywhere in the world. We can’t guarantee it, but most people who’ve had them agree. “The recipe isn’t neccessarily secret, but we don’t share it,” says Thomas Blocher, bakery manager. He has been in charge for the past 27 years…
Too early to post a after-Christmas Day recipe, you say? Be prepared is how I counter. Plus I’m not going to be blogging the day after Christmas, so you might as well tuck away this really easy, absolutely tasty recipe for ham steaks with redeye gravy while you can. All…
When Christine Kelly first opened the doors of North Miami Beach’s Shing Wang in April, 2008, it was an all-vegetarian Chinese restaurant — that also specialized (and still does) in Taiwanese shaved ice and bubble tea. The mock-meat soy-wheat gluten substitutions for chicken, beef, pork, and shrimp, when paired with choice…
Nothing to do this Sunday? Need something constructive for the kids? Jump in the car on a road trip south, and fill up on seasonal organic produce, heirloom tomato plants, dried fruit and raw honey. Bee Heaven Farms is turning this Sunday December, 19th into “Farm Day.” Between 11:30 a.m…
We know how much you love the Captcha commenting system now in use on Short Order. Who doesn’t enjoy struggling to read nonsensical phrases to prove they aren’t evil robots. We hate to break it to you, but Captcha is going away. Short Order and the other Miami New Times…
Were you knocked out by yesterday’s interview? If not, read part one again… or we’ll beat you up.New Times: You’ve got tons of photos of celebrities on your walls. Who’s the most famous you’ve cooked for?Marc Randazzo: I cooked for President Clinton and his wife. And a lot of fighters…
As you are getting your last minute holiday party prep and shopping done check out what some local foodies have in store. From plates to cheesecakes; South Florida has a little bit of everything for your holiday table.Miami girl Kristin Pearce keeps your table decked out this holiday with personalized…
Short Order will be hosting a column that combines dating and culinary reviews. The author, Riki Altman is an expert on both.Let’s talk about balls, shall we? Not testicles, per se, but cohones, huevos, grit, moxie, pluck… you know, that magical thing it takes to really get a job done…
Most people use the terms Napa or Napa Valley to describe the wine country north of San Francisco, but most of the more interesting culinary destinations have traditionally been found in Sonoma, St. Helena, and Yountsville (home of Thomas Keller’s restaurants). Downtown Napa was thought of as a place to…
A morsel lifted from next week’s main plate Cafe review:We were started with a few slices of baguette and a black plastic ramekin of cold, hard butter — seconds before our Mediterranean appetizer platter arrived, served with warm, partly blackened triangles of pita. The hummus was fresh and well-lubricated with…
Oh where, oh where has Jonathan Eismann been? Before he recently shuttered three of his four restaurants, including Pacific Time, we heard rumblings he was consulting with the Mayfair Hotel & Spa in Coconut Grove. But when we interviewed him, he was as cagey as a pregnant nun. Now verifiable…
[This just in: Beginning tonight and running through December 23, bring your Fighter movie ticket stub to Randazzo’s and get a free set of ‘balls. Meatballs, that is. And we promise they’ll be bigger than the ones you may already have.]Okay, we’ll admit it. We were a little scared to…
During my recent visit to San Francisco described here and here, I visited two of that city’s most innovative venues.Piperade (1915 Battery St.) is the more acknowledged of the two, having opened in the Embarcadero neighborhood in 2002. Chef/owner Gerald Hirigoyen, a native of the French pays Basque, is well…
Those tall, glossy glass business and condo towers that cut into the downtown Miami sky, emblematic of the soaring times of not so long ago hover over an amalgamation of prosaic grey streets that never saw the sunshine of those golden days. Some sassy new shops and eateries, however, have…
Time flies when you’re having fun…or taking over the world one pork bun at a time. Sakaya Kitchen turns 1 this Friday. At this time last year, Richard Hales and his wife, Jenny, opened their doors to a foodie community starved for something new and different. Nervous and angst-plagued all…
A new truck is in town and its all about the burgers and nuts. The Dos Lokos Burgers Nuts Truck owned by Carlos Loko and Josh Loko. It opened on December 10. The two guys thought cruising around Miami selling beef would be much more fun than working the average…
We must have been good this year!There is a new website that offers major discounts (how does 30 percent off your bill sound?) at some of the best restaurants in Miami. BargainBite.com is kind of like Groupon (if you haven’t checked it out–do so) in that it presents its visitors…
