Sutter Home is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Build a Better Burger contest by holding its high-stakes burger cook-off on September 23, at Collins Park in South Beach. The prize money this year has doubled to $100,000 for the most creative, best-tasting burger — but you are too late…
Mo’ Mofongo Jimmy’z Kitchen, the little, lovable, Latino hole-in-the-wall on South Beach, has the signs up for a second location coming to the ground floor of the Cynergi Miami Condos at N. Miami Avenue and 27th Street in Wynwood. You can check out the progress on Jimmy’z Flickr page.Mo’ PizzaSignage…
A little bait to hopefully hook you into reading next week’s Cafe review of Eismann’s two:Fin:A fisherman would consider our experience here extremely successful: All the big ones were hooked, even if some small fries got away — meaning main plates of grouper, halibut, and striped bass were fresh, adeptly…
Gamma Claire is a Ukrainian born, tall, and trim blonde who strives to create a fun experience as a hostess at Segafredo in Brickell. Her bubbly demeanor makes the customer feel like royalty. Her effortless smile and sexy accent can make anyone’s visit enjoyable.New Times: What is your favorite cocktail…
A lot of Top Chef fans complain the DC edition has been boring. Yeah, there have been some duds, but Las Vegas was much worse. The Voltaggio brothers were too good to be on Top Chef and blew out the competition week after week. Where’s the fun in that? This…
Back in 1985 Roberto Guerra’s father told him about a wooden box he had seen in a Chinatown in Cuba. It was used to cook pigs. Two years later, La Caja China was born. Some speculate this box was invented by Chinese workers who were brought to Cuba in the…
Evos is all about healthy living. Their logo is green, their stores are made with sustainable materials, their packaging is biodegradable, and their ingredients are all Fair Trade Certified.This Tampa-based chain delivers self-described “guilt free” fast food options to the masses — and that now includes school kids. Well, some…
Put on your jammies this Saturday and head to Coconut Grove for the Great Grove Bed Race and Pajama Pub Crawl. Featured stops on the comfortable crawl will be Grove Spot, Sandbar Sports Grill, Tavern in the Grove, GreenStreet Cafe, Bice Bistro, Crazy Pianos, Taurus, Mr. Moe’s, Barracuda Raw Bar…
This little 16-seater has been tucked off the corner of Bay Drive and 69th Street in Normandy Isles for the past four years. During this time, the all-female crew (kitchen and dining room) has been cooking up some of the best Thai food on the Beach. The recently updated menu…
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Gigi opened in Midtown last Friday and Short Order finally made its way there to give it a try. Described as serving “cutting-edge, high-performance, communal comfort food,” we weren’t sure what to expect, but we enjoyed every bit of our visit.Gigi is the work of Amir Ben-Zion, co-creator of Townhouse…
Every year, the city of London, Kentucky pays tribute to the king of processed chicken, Colonel Sanders, in September with a look-alike contest. In Key West, tourists celebrate Hemingway Days, where look-alikes compete in Key Lime pie-eating contests and arm wrestle.This Saturday at 4 p.m., Flanigan’s Seafood Bar and Grill…
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.Well, things are certainly sexing up at Solea, the über-posh Spainiterranean eatery at the tony W South Beach. Slurp your way through a menu of new cocktails devised…
Publishers don’t generally send me cookbooks, but once in awhile one ends up in my mailbox. That’s how I came upon Latin Chic: Entertaining with Style and Sass in 2005. The book, co-authored by Carolina Buia and Isabel C. Gonzalez, is bright with colors and photos, and stocked with all…
Joumou Cafe opened two weeks ago in what looks to be a former house on NE 2nd Avenue. This quaint and colorfulHaitian/Caribbean restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner seven days a week. We stopped in around 1 p.m. and took advantage of a ridiculously great deal: Salad, choice of a…
You’re at STK Steakhouse on the Beach grooving to the music. The waiter brings out your bone-in rib steak, done medium rare, just the way you like it. You sit down to dig in when you hear your favorite 80’s tune and then you’re on your feet again, dancing, the…
The days where everyone knew the first name of their local butcher are long gone–unless you count reading Publix employees’ name plates. But the Garcia family in Cutler Bay is counting on the fact that many of us yearn for those days. They recently opened Bay Meat & Deli, 20230 Old…
MiniBAR, the cool midtown hangout just north of NE 36th Street, has run into some big problems. Now it’s closed. On August 19, the place’s Facebook page thanked patrons and made a brief mention of a requested health inspection. Then during the inspection on August 24, five violations were reported…
This is part three of our interview with Red, the Steakhouse’s chef/partner Peter Vauthy. Read part one of the interview here and part two here.”I remember creamed corn as a kid being an awful thing,” Vauthy said. So perhaps that was the impetus behind his creation of a rich, delicious…
Now comes the news that the U.S. Senate has voted to double penalties for mixing controlled substances with sweets. It’s still not a law yet. Short Order believes this is a pot o’ shit. Not only is a food-inspired high cleaner and clearer, it lasts longer. According to The Marijuana…
The first two years were sell-outs. This year, Iron Fork will be bigger and better. New Times’ massive culinary event returns for a third time, taking over the downtown event space/nightclub Grand Central on October 21. Last year’s winner John Critchley (Area 31) will fight to hold onto his title…
