The duo behind Buena Vista Deli and Buena Vista Bistro has launched another business on Northeast Second Avenue. Cory Finot and Claude Postel opened Buena Vista Chocolate & Wine this week — proffering a wide selection of bonbons, specialty teas, and affordable wines…
Miami is known for outdoor eats. Food trucks revolutionized the Magic City’s street food scene four years ago, and now they’re going indoors. At Whole Foods for a day anyway. Whole Foods Market in Aventura is celebrating Miami’s street food scene by transforming their store into a street food festival…
It’s happening. Trader Joe’s is opening its first Miami-Dade store this Friday, October 18, at 8 a.m., complete with a ceremonial lei-cutting, music, and giveaways. But what does the store look like and what’s the fuss all about? When Short Order was asked if we wanted to get a little…
Danny Serfer gets a lot of love. Blue Collar fans rave over the tiny restaurant’s $16 veggie plate. They also laud his less salubrious offerings: vaca frita-topped tostones, wild Florida shrimp jambalaya, and the famed “Corben” — a heaping portion of brisket, Portuguese muffins, jus, latkes, and apple sauce. When…
Nothing ruins a meal like qualifying its authenticity. You know the drill: You slurp down a big bowl of aromatic pho, you really enjoy it, and then your brain kicks into gear. It didn’t take you to the streets of Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi. You have become the…
Today, October 15, marks the start of the 2013-2014 stone crab season in Florida, prompting a feeding frenzy among diners who seek out the first sweet claws of the season. Though you won’t see many stone crabs on menus today, there is one restaurant that’s opening its doors with a…
Miami should give thanks to Andrew Carmellini for two things: the Dutch and Chicken Coupe. As the Dutch nears its two-year mark at the illustrious W South Beach, Carmellini is gearing up for an anniversary filled with fried chicken and champagne. Chicken Coupe, part of the South Beach Wine &…
Nothing ruins a meal like qualifying its authenticity. You know the drill: You slurp down a big bowl of aromatic pho, you really enjoy it, and then your brain kicks into gear. It didn’t take you to the streets of Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi. You have become the…
The quest for a good meatball and a great meatball sandwich is always on my mind. I long to say “That’s a good meatball” like Adam Sandler’s character proclaimed in The Wedding Singer. In the 1998 comedy, an old lady places one meatball in each of the wedding singer’s hands…
Semilla Eatery & Bar, a new gastropub by chef Frederic Joulin, opens tonight at 6 p.m. Located at 1330 Alton Road in South Beach, this industrial-chic space is decorated with pots of live herbs, which will change with the seasons. Joulin, partner and executive chef at Semilla, plans on tailoring…
Restaurant these days have to make their mark to stand out. What better way than to name yourself after your neighborhood. The District Miami opened Monday in the Buena Vista neighborhood adjacent to the Design District. The first thing you notice upon entering is that the coasters and plating boards…
For the most part, the life of a server in a restaurant is thankless. You spend long hours on your feet, juggling hot dishes and cold drinks while cranky customers and surly managers grate on your last nerve. When it comes time to punch out, you count your tips, only…
At Box Park, chef Matt Hinckley cooks exotic proteins like alligator, wild boar, and Asian snakehead fish. But on October 28, the chef will offer a different style of cookery. Hinckley will co-host a vegan dinner with Love & Vegetables’ Keith Kalmanowicz and Avril Johnnidis. Proceeds of the event will…
When Jugofresh opened its little juice shop in South Beach in spring 2012, few people thought it would start an all-out juice craze in Miami. After all, who would pay $11 for a bottle of juice when they could get two happy-hour drinks for about the same price? Miami is,…
Tap Tap, the Haitian restaurant that sits at crossroads of the new and old Miami Beach, is nearing its 20th year on earth. The colorful restaurant is a South Beach anomaly. Neither expensive nor trendy and older than most of its brethren ten times over, it manages to stay busy…
At Eating House in Coral Gables, Giorgio Rapicavoli serves Tang mimosas, Cap’n Crunch pancakes, and croquetas bánh mì. When he isn’t at his restaurant, the playful chef seeks out cool spots and laid-back neighborhood joints. Here, in his own words, are his favorite restaurants in Miami. 1. Zuma: “I love…
Box Park: Matt Hinckley’s Wild Beasts and More
The second week of the month is busy in Wynwood, with art walk this Saturday. Add a little comedy to that mix on Thursday at Moloko in the Shops at Midtown, which offers laughs the second Thursday of every month. Share some laughs and some happy hour specials with friends…
You won’t taste the gator. It’s cooked in a thick, fiery gumbo with okra, shrimp, and boar, so you’re fooled by its familiar aroma, which is blended with sassafras and smoke. The greenish liquid, fortified with spices and herbs, veils the exotic flavors of reptile and wild boar. Sure, you…
The South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s MasterCard presale starts today, Monday, October 7, and runs through October 20. This is the absolute best way to snag tickets to the hot events that sell out way before the actual festival, which is 135 days from now. To purchase tickets, have…
We all know that a sommelier is a trained wine professional. And we’ve each encountered beer snobs – perhaps less refined, but they have an equally enviable level of specialty knowledge. While wine and spirits experts are fine and dandy, in the world of gastronomers, it’s certified cheese professionals (CCPs)…
As a recent transplant from California, I have had to adjust a lot to Miami. East now means toward the ocean. The Magic City has outrageous crimes that make me wish Dexter were real. Lizards hang out everywhere, including my bathroom. And my kitchen is seriously lacking treats from my…
