Prime Italian is located on Ocean Drive at First Street in South Beach. Although the menu is similar to its neighbor restaurant, Prime One Twelve, there are some dishes with tomato sauce and a few more pasta options. That must be why it’s billed as an Italian restaurant and not just another…
This chef has been trying to fly under the radar, but we’re outing him. Christopher Cramer, a Providence Johnson & Wales grad who has worked for numerous hotels around the country, has been the top toque at Panorama, Sonesta Bayfront’s only restaurant, for six years. “I spent five years working…
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…
Sugary junk food is the second greatest source of pleasure known to mankind. The rush of sugar and calories is nearly unbeatable. So how to go it one better? Batter it and and put it in a deep fryer. These are Short Order’s wicked favorites 9. Granola Bar Though granola…
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…
A small bite from next week’s Cafe review:If traditional old steakhouses share attributes with traditional old red wines (dark and heavy, with strong notes of leather, oak, and tobacco), STK is like a spritzer: cool and bubbly, a frivolous sip not to be taken seriously. In fact, with a DJ…
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…
Chinese food lovers rejoice! Yeung’s Chinese has reopened in its original location on 41st Street (across the way from KFC). This casual Chinese spot first launched in 1982 and served locals lo mein and spring rolls long before Philippe, Mr. Chow and Hakkasan ever thought about coming to our shores…
The only chef with a Miami connection in the second season of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters won last night’s episode. After a bout of unlucky events, Carmen Gonzalez seemed an unlikely winner in an elimination challenge that required the chefs to put their twist on soul food for actor Mekhi…
Located inside the Mondrian South Beach is Asia de Cuba, which features an upscale pan-Asian menu. The white on white décor inside the restaurant is reminiscent of fairy tales while the hotties that South Beach is famous for congregate there for late night dinner and drinks. There are several different…
Angelique Euro Café117 Miracle MileCoral Gables, FL, 33134305-529-9922 / angeliqueeurocafe.comThe Deal: Social Hour, Tuesday – Friday, 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Drink specials include $3 imported drafts, $4 imported bottles, and $5 select craft beers and wines by the glass. There are over 40 wines and 50 imported and craft…
Just as Little Italy and Chinatown intersect in New York City, bubble teas and Italian ices are coming together at Bubbles ‘n Ice. Some 30 flavors of the former (including fruits, teas, and specialties like pb & jelly) and 60 of the latter (cotton candy, dulce de leche, etc.) will…
What it is: We’ve already told you, but will add that it’s about as good a rendition as you’re going to find in this town. Where it at? That’s the five dollar question, but unfortunately the correct answer doesn’t pay out. If you wanna take a guess just the same,…
A tsunami of near unanimous praise has catapulted Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill to the top of Miami’s dining scene at breakneck speed. No doubt the immediate impact reflects today’s quickened pace of social networking — word-of-text/tweet reaches eyes infinitely faster than word-of-mouth could ever reach ears. Yet even in the…
This week’s feature story, “Down on the Farm,” chronicles an increasingly heated national battle over “factory-farmed” food. On one side: a phalanx of corporation- and family-owned farms across the country. On the other: the Washington, D.C.-based Humane Society of the United States.Caught in the middle: independent farmers and voters.Voters? Indeed…
The W Hotel on South Beach recently debuted their Bliss Spa. This state-of-the-art spa hails from New York, where Bliss is known as the leader in facials, massages and other pampering treatments. While Miami isn’t lacking spas and the like, this new three-story facility is modern, clean and approachable. It’s…
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…
The bonuses of being a food writer include trying out new restaurants, sampling exotic dishes and interviewing up-and-coming chefs. While it sounds glamorous (okay, I won’t lie, it is!), sometimes I miss my tried-and-true foodie haunts. However, there is one restaurant that is always on my mind — and my…
What possessed my date to recommend we dine at La Vie en Raw is totally beyond me. After all, he would eat cheeseburgers and fries three times a day if he could, so why did he want to gnaw on veggies at a raw food restaurant? The thought of a…
Food sure can be funny, but you can’t just smack someone with a pie in the face every time you need a good laugh. Here are our Top 10 strange and funny food gag gifts…
“Chicken again?” That was my uncle’s line to my grandmother each time she served him lunch regardless of whether it was chicken or steak. Not very funny perhaps, especially not to my grandmother, who just rolled her eyes and walked away. Chicken is so easy as a dinner staple because,…
Snickers Bars are great for a little afternoon pick-me-up because they are filled with all the best things in life – chocolate, caramel, peanuts and nougat. Some genius, who most likely worked at a country fair, discovered a way to make this fantastic treat even unhealthier by frying it. The…
