Changes abound at Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink, the flagship restaurant by James Beard award-winning chef Michael Schwartz. Bradley Herron, formerly chef de cuisine at the Design District staple, now serves as executive chef for the Genuine Hospitality Group — a brand that includes Harry’s Pizzeria, Restaurant Michael Schwartz, the…
More than 490 billion Oreos have been sold, but the lifelong conundrum remains: How to eat America’s favorite sandwich cookie? Some say the best way is to dunk it so that when you put it in your mouth, it will be soft and mushy. Others like to twist it gently…
The tale of the frogs’ legs begins as you’d expect, but then it takes an unexpected twist. There they were, leaping through a mosquito-infested bog in the Everglades, when suddenly they resurfaced in a very different environment. Chefs at the Cypress Room, a posh Design District restaurant filled with fine…
There’s always room for dessert, particularly in Hialeah — an area too often written off as a no-man’s land by South Florida’s foodies. South Miami’s über-popular Sweetness Bake Shop & Cafe opens its new location on July 25, so residents of Miami’s neighbor will be able to get their fill…
At Preservation in Sunny Isles jars of Jersey Gina’s Gems are for sale just next to a sprawling L-shaped bar. The pickle recipe comes from chef Ryan Harrison’s mother. He says they contain garlic, dill, white vinegar, salt and sugar, but he won’t name the ratios. The more than 30-year-old…
The Social Club at Kimpton’s Surfcomber Hotel has a new look, new chef, and new menu. It might as well have a new name… if the name weren’t such a perfect description for this gastro-lounge. Formerly a front-of-hotel bar that played sidekick to the Asian-inspired Lantao Kitchen, which has since…
There is little doubt that Hakkasan, the sexy, elegant Chinese restaurant at the Fontainebleau Hotel, is one of the best places to dine on Chinese cuisine in Miami Beach. Because of this, the restaurant could rest on its laurels, serving the same dishes and still getting kudos from its tony…
Where the Chefs Eat is a series in which we ask Miami chefs to list their favorite local restaurants. In this installment, we spoke to Makoto Okuwa — chef of Makoto in Bal Harbour — about his preferred Magic City spots. At his restaurant in the Bal Harbour Shops, Okuwa…
The tale of the frogs’ legs begins as you’d expect, but then it takes an unexpected turn. There they were, leaping through a mosquito-infested bog in the Everglades, when suddenly they resurfaced in a very different environment. Chefs at the Cypress Room, a posh Design District restaurant filled with fine…
Pig is in — haven’t you heard? First came Pubbelly, then Swine, and now Brasileiro, a Brazilian rodizio-style steak house, is open. We got news of the opening last week, and now, after a couple of days of trials and tribulations in the form of friends and family dinner, Brasileiro…
Do you love Short Order? Do you wake up with us every morning and fall asleep with us every night? We don’t blame you. We’re kind of sort of awesome. But you’re, like, 90 percent of that undeniable greatness. As a thank-you for your love and loyalty, we’re offering up…
Young and handsome servers roll up their sleeves, revealing bulky wristwatches that glow yellow and blue. They shout over rock music turned just a little too loud and rave about cocktails infused with fresh chilies and herbs. They arrive at your table carrying smoked spare ribs piled like Jenga blocks…
Chanivia Broussard may be one the best female basketball players to ever pass through the University of Miami. By the time she left in 2003, she had scored 1,482 points (7th all-time for the Hurricanes). She holds the same rank for field goals (621) and is ranked 10th for rebounds…
Steve Martorano, the brawny Fort Lauderdale restaurateur/cook (Martorano, by the way, does not like to be called a chef), is on a roll. During a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, which included Johnny Depp and Rebecca Romijn, Martorano announced a second location in Las Vegas at the Paris Hotel…
Young and handsome servers roll up their sleeves, revealing bulky wristwatches that glow yellow and blue. They shout over rock music turned just a little too loud and rave about cocktails infused with fresh chilies and herbs. They arrive at your table carrying smoked spare ribs piled like Jenga blocks…
Sonic Beach, the burger, dog, and shake restaurant that re-creates a day at the Jersey Shore, is coming to Miami Gardens. The new location is scheduled to open late this summer. Sonic Beach is part of the Sonic drive-in restaurant chain that offers sit-down areas, a man-made beach, and beer…
There are some things Miami has way too many of: bad face-lifts, douchey clubs, and godawful drivers. Other things — not nearly enough, such as small businesses, friendly people, and good pizza. Luckily, Pauloluigi To Go is bringing the latter three back to Coconut Grove. Co-owner Paul Shalaj has operated…
You’re scanning a menu, and a word jumps out at you. One specific food item in one specific dish that you now can’t help but order. It’s like a trigger. The thought of that ingredient has turned on a switch in your brain. The phrase “Pick me” plays over and…
The summer’s biggest gastronomic gathering is less than a month away. Miami New Times’ Iron Fork and the Miami Spice Kick Off will take place on August 1 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. Guests of the culinary soiree will watch chefs Jamie DeRosa of Tongue &…
Fast-casual dining is all the rage, and why wouldn’t it be? Inexpensive, high quality food, unpretentious ambiance, and DIY table service is a lethal combination. That’s exactly what you’ll see at Vapiano in Brickell, the Italian-chain from Germany. Germans making pasta? Sounds ironic, we know. Oddly enough, it works for…
This is the third entry in a short series of posts called Inside Their Refrigerator, which takes you inside the refrigerators of Miami’s top chefs. Short Order recently spoke with chef Dena Marino of MC Kitchen. With a six-year-old son at home, she says she doesn’t keep her refrigerator stocked…
It’s dusk on a Saturday, and I’m asking Javier, the waiter, to add $8 artichokes to my $24 pizza. The Colombian 20-something with a Salvador Dalí mustache squats in front of my table, strokes his whiskers, and looks cool. “One calzone with shallots and portobello,” he parrots. “And a pie…
