Sakaya Kitchen: Serious Asian food with no frills in Wynwood
Sakaya Kitchen: Serious Asian food with no frills in Wynwood
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Showing 17051 - 17072 of 20878100 Favorite Dishes: Liquid Nitrogen Heirloom Tomato Salad at Dilido Beach Club
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…
Quattro to Open in New York City This Week
Normally, Miami imports celebrity chefs and big name restaurant concepts from New York City and Los Angeles. But this week, one of the Magic City’s most popular Italian restaurants is branching out to New York City. That’s right, Lincoln Road’s Quattro Gastronomia Italiana is opening at the Trump SoHo on…
Coral Gables Wine & Food Festival This Saturday
Drink and dine this Saturday, April 10 at the 7th Miccosukee Tribe of Indians Coral Gables Wine & Food Festival. For $50 you can sample foods from 30 restaurants and drink the grape from 20-plus wineries. Grey Goose vodka and Martini vermouth — sponsors of the event — will also…
Crazy County Fair Food: The Pork Parfait is Like BBQ Pig Ice Cream
Just look for the robot pig singing country music and you’ll find Porky’s, the traveling carnival-grub vendor currently in Miami at the Dade County Fair & Expo. The Indiana company’s claim to fame is its ice-cream-sundae style concoction of pulled pork, mashed potatoes, and barbecue sauce served in a big…
Ladies Night at New Taverna Opa at Dolphin Mall
The loud and lively Taverna Opa opened its third outpost last week, the latest venue being the Dolphin Mall. As with the original, which opened in Hollywood, Florida, in September 1997, and with Taverna two in South Beach, the draw is solid Greek food (including this nice looking salad) and…
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The Relaunched Forge in Pictures
We’ve already covered the relaunch of the Forge in great detail. Here are some pictures of the new eatery, from the sophisticated wine-by-the-glass system to the Forge chopped salad. (By the way, last night we spotted Michelle Bernstein, ShamWow guy Vince Shlomi, and Shareef Malnik all dining at the Forge…
Yelp Changes Some Advertising Policies in Response to Miami Lawsuit
Score one for Miami lawyer Jared Beck and his class-action suit against Yelp. Beck’s case, which alleges Yelp extorts small businesses by manipulating the placement of bad reviews in exchange for monthly fees, is still weeks away from a hearing in a California court. But Yelp execs announced this afternoon they’re making…
Sandbar Sports Grill, Ten Years Strong, Slanging Hurricanes Groveside
The Sandbar Sports Grill in Coconut Grove is gearing up for its tenth anniversary celebration, and that means more burgers, more beer, more sports on the plasmas, and many more late-night revelries, Sunday breakfasts, and midday Hurricanes.We stopped in for a bite last week and had the mahi-mahi wrap. Nothing says…
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Michael’s Genuine Food Cart on the Move
The Michael’s Genuine food cart, which made its debut last month, will make two appearances this week. Tomorrow, April 7, Michael Schwartz and his foodie pushcart will be at the Roots in the City grand opening ceremony. This nonprofit organization is all about bringing fresh, healthful fare to the inner…
100 Favorite Dishes: Chicken Paillard at Quattro
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…
Food News Roundup: Whitney Port, Horse Meat, South Beach, and Reality TV
Miami-Dade County employees raise more than $300,000 for charity, part of which will go to Food for the Poor. [SFLCN]”Whitney Port and Roxy Olin snacking outdoors on ‘yogen fruz’ en route to the airport after debuting her new collection, Whitney Eve, in Miami.” [FOXnews]Politicians introduce legislation to ban the sale…
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Where It At? A Golden Oldie
What it is: Confit of duck leg with potato gratin, from a restaurant that no longer exists (photo is from 2006). The chef who prepared the dish, however, helms a restaurant that opened in the past year.Where it at? Post your guess in the comment section…
Chef Michael Psilakis’s Spicy Shellfish Yiouvesti Recipe
Still can’t get enough of chef Michael Psilakis, even after last week’s two-part interview, huh? We understand. After all, many Americans haven’t ventured too far past Greek salad, gyros, and the occasional stuffed grape leaf, so we just gobble up whatever tidbit he’s willing to share. (Those who want to…
Norman Van Aken’s New Gables Place: An Exclusive View of the New Menu
Next to the Forge’s recent reopening, everyone in Miami is buzzing about the debut of Norman’s 180. This Coral Gables eatery marks the return of famed chef Norman Van Aken to the culinary scene. His Norman’s restaurant was a Miami mainstay until it closed three years ago. (There is another…
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Sawa in Coral Gables Brings Food and Design Closer Together
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.When Ramzi Zahr named his new restaurant Sawa (“together”), he wasn’t kidding. Appearing together on the menu of the sleek eatery, on the second floor of Coral Gables’…
Sneak Review: Sakaya Kitchen
The opening bite to this week’s restaurant review:High-quality fast food continues to be American gastronomy’s answer to 21st-century economics and tastes. We’re not referring to chains such as Chipotle and its ilk, but rather local-based, independently owned operations that put out limited menus of global street foods prepared with high-level…
Seven Days of Free Chips and Salsa at Salsa Fiesta Grill
From April 15 through the 21, it will truly be a salsa fiesta at Salsa Fiesta Grill. The deal: free chips and one of the restaurant’s new salsas with any order. In case you’re picky about which complimentary dip you’ll receive, here’s the official salsa schedule for the weeklong event:Thursday:…
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Mesazul Steakhouse Debuts at Doral
Miami’s Doral Golf Resort & Spa has capped off its $16 million facelift with the opening of two new dining options. The Bossa Nova Lounge will feature live music in the resort lobby and a menu of tapas-style small plates such as Ecuadorian-style shrimp ceviche; chorizo sausage and manchego cheese…
Pura Vida: Frozen Bowls of Açaí Berry Goodness
Pura Vida, located on the corner of Washington Ave and First Street in South Beach, adds a little tropical flair to healthy eating. The laid back ambiance of the place is well represented by the name, Pura Vida or pure life, which is the philosophy of Costa Rica that reminds…
Vegging Out at Urbanite Bistro
Urbanite Bistro is a fancy, foodie-friendly eatery in Downtown Miami, situated between the Arsht Center and The Vagabond. Recently, they invited me over to their place to sample the veg-friendly fare on the menu. Despite serving a veritable zoo full of random animals (alligator, boar, guinea fowl, Bambi, and Thumper), they offer…
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Food & Wine Names David Mokha of Hakkasan Sommelier of the Year
Congrats to David Mokha, Fontainebleau Miami Beach’ wine director, for being named Sommelier of the Year by Food & Wine magazine. Mokha’s nod was aimed specifically at his work with Hakkasan’s wine program — when it comes to pairing grapes with intricate Cantonese cuisine, Mokha can (think how many contrasting…