A little over 24 hours before the Wynwood Street Food and Music Festival was set to start, organizer Richard Hales was waiting at the phone for word the event permit was granted. Hales told Short Order shortly after he heard that the City of Miami had put the seal of…
The word Amami (ah-mami), in Italian, means love me. And there is no shortage of things to fall in love with at this wholesome and sustainable Italian café. Amami is located on the east end of Española Way, near the intersection of Collins Avenue in Miami Beach. There are two…
It’s that time of year when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com57. Pork Belly and…
The Soup Nazi episode remains one of Seinfeld’s most famous. You surely remember: The gang heads to Al Yeganeh’s Soup Kitchen (still at 55th Street and Eighth Avenue), but not before George Costanza, played by Jason Alexander, is warned to “follow the rules” — which means placing one’s order in…
It’s that time of year when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com59. Poached Duck Breast…
The Second Saturday Wynwood Artwalk food truck roundup is still one of the most successful and well attended events in Miami.Each month, thousands of people gather for a little street food sustenance and shopping at local crafts vendors before of after heading out to peruse the galleries that stay open…
Marlins Park Food
Marlins Park Scores Big With Unusual, Gourmet Twists on Ballpark Cuisine
It’s that time of year when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com60. Bacon and Blue…
Frita Man’s Jean Beltran was arrested Monday, April 9, outside his home after allegedly pulling a gun on Grill Master Café owner Raymond Delgado.According to Delgado, Beltran called him Monday around 2 p.m. after he found his website had been hacked. There was a picture of the Grill Master Café truck…
A little menu, maybe four inches by four inches, was left on my mailbox last week. It read, “Bocadillo Clandestino Lunch Menu” and had a Keith Haring-like drawing on the front that explained the process via images: sandwich, love, bicycle, happy people. Below it was useful information: “$10 Sandwich *…
Here’s an actual conversation overheard at My Ceviche last evening:Sam Gorenstein: Hi. Welcome to My Ceviche.Young couple: [Perusing the menu board] Hi!Gorenstein: Is this your first time here?Man in couple: Yes. I know someone who works at the Raleigh, and she said that Sam Gorenstein opened a ceviche restaurant.Woman in couple: Do…
Ni.Do. Mozzarella Bar opened quietly in MiMo last month — no press release, no big party. It’s just a quiet little café, buried in one of the area’s gentrified strip malls, that happens to make its own mozzarella. It’s a pretty space, offering a comfortable spot to rest for a…
Greco Boys Grill is a new and shiny Greek gyro/souvlaki place on Alton Road at 17th Street in South Beach — something the area was sorely in need of. Obligatory blue-hued murals of the Greek islands line the walls above beige wainscot, the floors are set in cobblestoned brick for…
Tennessee-based Ruby Tuesday Inc. announced Wednesday it will acquire Miami’s Lime Fresh Mexican Grill for $24 million.The deal includes Lime’s intellectual property rights, as well as the assets of seven company-owned restaurants, and will offer Ruby Tuesday an opportunity for growth, particularly in Florida, says founder, chair, and chief executive…
It’s that time of year when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com61. Spicy Scallop Roll…
For those who shy away from the prospect of going vegan or vegetarian because they think it’s too new-fangled, you might find it interesting that in 1722, one of the smartest, most productive, versatile, and respected men in our nation’s history adopted vegetarianism at a very early age.I read a…
The restaurant that in 1995 ushered in the contemporary era of South Beach dining is closing its doors Saturday, April 28.China Grill Management and Jeffrey Chodorow announced that the shuttering of the iconic establishment will be a prelude to the opening of China Grill Brickell “in the fourth quarter of…
It’s that time of year when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com62. Chicken Tikka Masala…
It’s that time of year when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com63. Empanadas at Go-Go…
A salumeria is a neighborhood shop that specializes in cured meats and other prepared foods for take-out. Often it provides table service and a limited menu of antipasti and simple home-cooked meals as well. Salumeria 104, which opened in midtown in December, is Miami’s first such operation. This collaboration among…
Michael’s Genuine is known for many of their staple servings, but one sporadic menu item in particular keeps guests chatting, well after it departs the building. Popping up on the menu (or shall we say, hopping on?) every so often, are rabbits from Rabbit Man Farms. They tend to lure…
Spaghetto is a new little joint on South Beach that offers diners their choice of 13 cuts of pasta, nine sauces, four additions, a salad, and three desserts. There are maybe a dozen indoor seats and a few more than that clustered on the sidewalk of Washington Avenue. You are…
