As Thanksgiving gets closer, the smells of cinnamon, cloves, ginger and all spice become increasingly more irresistible, especially when referring to dessert. Two words – PUMPKIN PIE.Despite the fact that pumpkin pie can be made all year round thanks to ingredients like canned pumpkin puree, it seems as though most…
There’s a little kitchen shuffling going on at the Fontainebleau. Chef Ooi Soon Lok, a Malaysian chef who most recently worked as executive Chinese chef at Capella Singapore Hotel, is the new executive chef at Hakkasan.The kitchen at Hakkasan was formerly in the hands of a corporate chef who has…
If you have no desire to spend Thanksgiving gulping beer like a Pilgrim and would prefer to swirl and sip some vino, here are some great suggestions we discovered while out tasting with fellow oenophiles. All of the choices are under $25 and available at a number of local wine…
In their infinite wisdom, Hooters executives have come up with a way to reward customers who exhibit a generous spirit this season. No, silly, big tips will not produce a lap dance–Hooters is still a restaurant, after all. But starting this week, when you purchase a $25 or $50 gift…
Let’s skip the gobbledegook and talk turkey: A slew of restaurants are offering Thanksgiving Day specials, and we’ve sorted through them for you. This means a studious scrutiny of the menus as they relate to value and overall allure (listed prices do not include tax or tip).We have no idea…
Lee Schrager: South Beach food genius speaks
South Florida certainly has its share of Jews–it has been estimated the tri-county area of Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach is home to about 10 percent of American Jews–so we wanted to share some culinary inspiration, especially in the wake of our bacon and pork belly craze. Thankfully, author Joan…
For the last “eleven or twelve years,” Valentine Daliec, owner of Sandbar Lounge in Miami Beach, has been putting out a free buffet for those who don’t have anywhere else to go. The unpretentious neighborhood bar, with sand on the floor and Chinese lanterns overhead, has been owned by Daliec…
Green Bean CasseroleThe main ingredients: condensed cream of mushroom soup, green beans, fried onions. The gist: mix it up and bake it. The verdict: Wow, are green beans really so horrible their flavor must be squandered by the likes of canned soup and fried onions? And if you use canned…
On the corner of 15th Street and Washington Avenue there’s a lip-smacking new place to get your fast food fix on the beach. A big smiling monkey face beams down at you from the Kokopo sign, but once inside there is no monkey business. They pump out pizza, rolls and…
Essensia’s Executive Chef Frank Jeanetti thinks traditional when it comes to planning a Thanksgiving meal, whether at home or in his restaurant. “I like to keep it simple and basic, but good,” he says, adding that playing with ingredients also goes into the process. One of Chef Jeanetti’s original sides…
This is part two of an interview with journalist, author, and historian Mark Kurlansky. (Part one is here.) Some of his best known books are the international best-sellers Salt, Cod (which won a James Beard award) and A Basque History of the World. His latest book, Edible Stories, is his…
Let’s forget all the obligatory turkey talk and get down to the wavy gravy: A slew of restaurants are offering Thanksgiving Day specials, and we’ve sorted through them for you. This means a studious scrutiny of the menus as they relate to value and overall allure (listed prices do not…
Yesterday we highlighted the just-released Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Cookbook by Lee Schrager and Julie Mautner. We’ll remind you that Lee will be at the Miami Book Fair International this Saturday at 4:30 p.m. And we will also share a recipe – one that seems well…
“What if fast food could be…different?” That’s the latest question posed by Yoxi (pronounced YO-see), a new interactive competition and social game that challenges teams of problem solvers to create and communicate unique solutions to pressing social issues. Nadia Payan, Rose Llera, Suhey Saldarriaga, three students from Miami Ad School,…
Water is at the center of a legal food fight between a Delray bagel shop and a Lake Worth pizzeria. But it’s not South Florida water that heating up. It’s the New York tap H2O that does miracles for pizza and bagel dough. Or so they say.The simmering feud started…
Sure most of us think of pumpkin pie for dessert on turkey day but there are plenty of others to choose from. So while Uncle Harry is devouring the last of the peach cobbler and Aunt Betty is stuffing her face with with apple pie, you might enjoy one of…
What do Thanksgiving and beer have to do with one another besides pumpkin ‘n’ spice and everything nice? It is well documented that the Pilgrims landed in Cape Cod in 1620 because of numerous hardships – rough seas, stormy weather and sickness. Back then, water was certainly not the drink…
Red Pepper is a food blogger who arrived in Miami this past summer “from the tundra of Minnesota.” “While in hibernation in the great north for more years than a single woman should be allowed to stay, I started and maintained a popular food blog called Twin Cities Eats focused…
Española Way can transport you out of South Beach and into a cozy European setting. Hosteria Romana anchors the street with its own Caesar hailing pedestrians. Sunburned Italian waiters swoon over daughters, mothers, and grandmothers in the street. On a recent night, a waiter showed us the dessert counter with…
If you read Short Order, you’re probably the type of person who has your Thanksgiving food plans well underway. If you are cooking, you probably have an idea of the comforting, yet gourmet, dishes you’ll prepare, the ingredients you need, and when you’ll cook. If you’re dining out, you have…
”Where do you find a cookbook that has Ferran Adriá and Paula Deen?” asks Lee Brian Schrager, the Festival creator. “When do you see a recipe book with Alain Ducasse and Rachel Ray? So we have that pop culture and we have the great chefs. The book has something for…
