Area 31’s interior is one of understated elegance. Subtle details like iron spherical chandeliers and wood ceiling beams and furniture enhance the mostly beige, clean-lined room on the 16th floor of the Epic Hotel designed by Cheryl Rowley…
So you’re in Miami for the WMC and you’ve already had a lot to eat….blue pills, red pills, water, smoke, weed, coke, beer, liquor, but now you’re really hungry.Here’s our top ten guide to late night/early morning eats on South Beach and in the City of Miami.Stay alive, don’t eat…
Consider it March Madness for gastronomic geeks: This Monday, March 22 the esteemed semifinalist nominees for the James Beard Awards 2010 will be whittled down to the even more esteemed finalists. In the combined spirit of great cooking and great bookies, we are offering the betting odds for who will…
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 I went at 7 a.m. this morning, to West 48th Street and Sixth Avenue, my pajamas sandwiched between the suits at Tabasco Hangover Headquarters.I, for one, was not hung over, but instead hungry over a complimentary menu of Tabasco-infused breakfast items created by Laurent Tourondel. The chef, despite a…
With a ratio of food tents to beer tents of about one to five, it was obvious that food wasn’t the priority at the John Martin’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration last night. Short Order knew that but still swung by to check out the food and drink a Harp in…
With Miami’s gourmet scene on this rise, cooking classes have also become more popular over the years. Novice chefs are driving all over the county to learn how to roll pasta, debone chicken and make naan. At her East Kendall home, Ayesha D’Mello teaches students the secrets of Indian cooking…
What’s the best place to get caught up in March Madness? The Shrine. That’s what The Sports Exchange in Coral Gables calls its’ 50-foot-long bar backed by a 25-by-8-foot, high-definition projection screen, which is surrounded by eight 58-inch, high-definition plasma televisions, not to mention 24 additional large-screen televisions throughout the…
Q American Barbeque 4029 North Miami Avenue, Miami Design District 305-227-2378/ qamericanbarbeque.comHours: Monday-Saturday, 3 p.m-7 p.m. At this new, sleek Design District beauty, Buds and PBR drafts were $3 and wells were $5. I was quite impressed by how many actual items were on the happy hour food menu in…
People to the south of Miami think America’s chemical-laden, hormone-injected, infinite shelf-lifed, processed, packaged, industrially produced, lab-tested, factory-farmed food is crazy.But they eat jungle creatures. Now that’s weird. Here are our top 5 really strange (totally natural and organic) foods of South America and the Caribbean…
Should small farmers be required to obtain state and local licensing, certification and inspection requirements, and have to go through the same rigorous safety testing as large, corporate farms? Senator Carey Baker, R-Eustis, doesn’t think so. He proposed the Florida Food Freedom Act this month, which is meant to exempt…
Brickell Irish Pub gets crowds in the St. Patrick’s Day spirit
Ever wanted to brew your own beer? Hey, many great brewers made their own beer at home before making it big. Why not you? We could use a few more locally made beers around here anyway. Fertile Earth Foundation is hosting a beer-making class this Sunday, March 21 from 1…
Casola’s Pizza in Coconut Grove has slices as big as your head. If you take two bites from one, you can literally use it as a Halloween mask. Or, if you order a wedge of loaded veggie, you can wear it as a hat for this Saturday’s Florida Derby. And,…
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…
Nine companies have joined the proposed class action lawsuit against Yelp, the San Francisco-based Internet giant, attorneys in Miami and California announced this morning. The new plaintiffs are located everywhere from Tujunga, California to Washington, D.C. They include businesses ranging from a sofa outlet to a bakery to the heart…
NACE, the National Association of Catering Executives, wants to give you their $10,000 Vince DeFinis Scholarship. You must be a full-time undergraduate student in an “accredited hospitality, culinary or related program,” maintain a 3.0 GPA, and have completed 60 credits. Qualified entrants will be judged on the basis of an…
Pods, carts, trailers, and trucks. If your meal isn’t served on asphalt these days, is it even worth eating?With South Florida’s growing street food scene now garnering national attention, it should be no surprise that VendrTV will make a stop in The Magic City on its Spring 2010 Road Trip…
There’s a new food blog in town and they want to give you a Miami culinary tour. [OnlinePR]Miami-based Benihana may get bought out. [Riptide]MGFD’s pastry chef Hedy Goldsmith joins “World’s Largest Girlfriends Getaway” at Loews Miami Beach Hotel. [PRweb]Miami Lakes convenience store robbed for $50,000 in cash, cigarettes, and property…
Admittedly, “Irish” and “vegan” aren’t two words that you wouldn’t usually put together, but this St. Patty’s day try out a dairy-free-yet-delicious twist on a classic Irish recipe! I promise you won’t even be able to tell the difference.Colcannon is an ages-old traditional dish (there’s even a folk song about…
Spicy tuna rolls are ubiquitous in Miami. They’ve become such a staple at Japanese restaurants that sushi chefs are adding fancy ingredients to the tuna-and-spicy-mayo mix. Short Order visited South Beach’s longtime favorite, Toni’s Sushi, and South Miami sushi stalwart, Akashi, to see who rolls the best seaweed…
The Allapattah Produce Market on the west side of NW 12th Avenue at 22nd street, just north of Jackson Hospital is one of the main hubs from which local restaurants source produce that’s of both local and freshly imported varieties.In 1999, the Allapattah Terminal Market, as it’s also known, won…
