Monday night at The Oceanaire Seafood Room in Brickell, Chef Sean Bernal hosted the Chef’s Club, a semi-monthly meeting of some of the tri-county’s best food talent for eats, drinks, talkin’ smack, and hanging out. Just some of the chefs who came through were Alberto Cabrera (STK), Gonzalo Rivera (La…
STK Miami: Style over steak
It’s just about every guy’s dream to have a woman cook for him, but when that woman has a banging bod and wears stilettos while sautéing, well that will just about put any heavy testosterone-toter over the edge. So it was with great pleasure that many local gentlemen (and a…
We don’t like to print out direct plugs for businesses, but free chocolates on Earth Day? Damn! Plus Romanicos makes great chocolate…
As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…
There may be no food as perfect as the Cuban sandwich. The fresh bread, ham and cheese, and pickle are sublime when made at a restaurant or by your abuela. It is often misinderstood — as in this entry from Wikipedia, which confuses it with a Media Noche.And there may…
SAWA at The Village of Merrick Park in Coral Gables is a restaurant, lounge, and hookah bar in a vast, open-air shopping and entertainment complex off LeJeune and US1. The mall is an impressive testament to what a whole lot of hard hats and money can do. Never been? Drive…
Miami lawyer Jared Beck’s lawsuit against Yelp has already led to some real changes at the giant of user-generated reviews. On April 5, Yelp’s CEO, Jeremy Stoppelman, announced that the company would stop allowing businesses to pay to place a positive review atop their profile, and that Yelp would add a…
No, it’s not another movie starring Meryl Streep. It was announced today that cooking legend Julia Child will return to the airwaves. Child, who passed away in 2004, will be resurrected via the new Cooking Channel. Beginning June 1, Julia’s informative and oft-imitated show will be paired with the Galloping Gourmet…
You know from our two-part interview that chef Chris Cramer is Irish. But he’d hardly call his creations gringo cuisine, having spent plenty of time in kitchens with some of Peru’s finest chefs.He shares a recipe that’s not only easy to make (lomo saltado is often referred to as Peruvian…
As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…
You might have heard about new Surfside restaurant Chow Down Grill on Eater, Power Rankings, or even the restaurant’s construction blog on Facebook, but here’s what former China Grill executive sous chef and BLT Steak alum Joshua Marcus hasn’t told anybody:”I will be opening Chow Down Grill sometime in mid-May. It…
Only the local muckety-mucks (and, of course, some of us hungry, hardworking media folk) are invited to tonight’s private grand opening at the new Angelique Euro Café in Coral Gables, but thanks to chef LeRoy Bautista’s generosity, you can make one of his signature dishes at home and pretend you’re important…
Today is 420, the international stoner holiday, and we’re in a legal-weed America (well, legal in some states for certain reasons). So, for all of you medical patients responsibly smoking marijuana for your bad back, cancer, glaucoma, hypertension, headache, stress, muscle pain, stomachache, comedy, fun, rest, and relaxation, we have…
Today Eater’s national arm did a nifty — well, if you are in the restaurant biz — roundup of anonymous restaurant critics, and guess who was mentioned? Our own Lee Klein. While most of the anonymous epicures are exposed in photos, Eater couldn’t come up with a image for Klein,…
Oceanaire Seafood Room, a premium restaurant in Mary Brickell Village that has drawn solid reviews, has been purchased by a large national chain, the Nation’s Restaurant News reports. Landry’s, which owns Rainforest Cafe and Chart House among other restaurants, paid $6.6 million and assumed $17 million in debt. Oceanaire filed for…
JB Kitchen & Bar has finally revamped its happy hour. The Brickell newcomer was last featured in early March, when it received an incomplete grade for lack of variety and hours. The recent relaunch seems to have addressed the concerns of folks counting down to 5 p.m. Specials include $4…
Miami moviegoers will experience the next generation in entertainment when Paragon Theaters launches in June at CocoWalk in Coconut Grove. The complex will feature a 1,500-seat luxury movie theater with reserved stadium seating, the only Sony 4K high-definition digital projection in Miami, three 3-D screens, valet parking, deluxe concessions, and…
It’s only Monday, so you might not be thinking about the weekend yet, but we thought you could use some help planning ahead. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden will host a series of cooking demos, lectures, and panels about local food at its Food & Garden Festival this weekend.Festival organizers tell Short…
Here’s Part 2 of our interview with Panorama at Sonesta Bayfront Hotel’s chef Christopher Cramer. You can read the first part of the interview here.New Times: You have a repeat award winner on the menu.Christopher Cramer: We’ve done well in Taste of the Grove. Won the Best Taste Award for…
Here are some recent highlights from Twitter about “Miami food.” vinisimo: Miami Wine & Food Festival http://bit.ly/cbV6fn poeticlovestone: @Tahj_Mowry i thought Fatburger was a made up fast food chain until i went to Miami last weekend. I could never eat there tho. Afton_S: All the food in Miami looks the…
As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…
