SoBeWFF: Mexican Hangover Brunch at Bâoli With Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonnette

The various satellite events that orbit the South Beach Wine & Food Festival increase each year. By “satellite event” I mean relatively small gatherings sponsored by food-and-beverage related companies that sometimes invitation only for media and sponsors, and other times open to the public. These happenings are not directly related…

Gail Simmons: Let’s Try an Eggstravaganza

Gail Simmons has a lot on her plate, so to speak. She’s just added author to her already insane resume as Top Chef judge, Top Chef:Just Desserts host, and special projects director for Food & Wine magazine.Gail’s memoir, Talking With My Mouth Full: My Life As a Professional Eater was…

SoBeWFF Grand Tasting Village: Where To Find The Good Booze

The “Winebow Wine Pavilion” requires a powerful lesson in self-directed navigation (okay, the whole “village” is sort of a booze and food maze of confusion, see more for help on that here), but you don’t want to miss out on international array of winemakers who are bringing their bottles to…

SoBeWFF: Scott Conant, Laurent Tourondel Talk Diamonds and Dishes

The South Beach Wine and Food Festival is taking a detour out of South Beach for one of 2012’s most unique dinners. The Diamond Dishes event on Saturday, February 25 allows a lucky few an advance peek at the new state-of-the-art Marlins’ ballpark long before the very first pitch.The sold-out…

Rusty Pelican: The Food Isn’t as Spectacular as the View

Until a recent $7 million makeover, the Rusty Pelican was becoming a musty Pelican. All of that work has freshened up the joint, but there was something cozy and unpretentious about the old driftwood-inspired seafood-house décor. The new look features an entrance through a sleek glassed-in wine corridor, but the…

SoBeWFF Trucks on the Beach Ticket Giveaway, Part Two

Woohoo! We have a winner for yesterday’s trivia question! Congratulations to Chad Thorson for guessing the closest answer. If we laid out all of the ice cream sandwiches Coolhaus plans to serve at Trucks on the Beach, the closing event at this year’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival, they…

SoBeWFF: Robert Irvine Wants to Engage You at Party Impossible

Robert Irvine is the buff star of Food Network’s Restaurant: Impossible, taking miserably failing restaurants and turning them into success stories. He’s also the subject of many photographs at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, most memorably last year when he provided his back as transportation for fellow Food…

Rosa Mexicano Debuts Jonathan Waxman’s Take On Mexican

Jonathan Waxman’s Mexican food roots lead us on a winding road from Chez Panisse to Rosa Mexicano. Growing up in El Cerrito, California, apparently influenced his choice in “go-to comfort food,” Last night we got a first taste of what it means to be Rosa Mexicano’s “Culinary Advisor” with the…

Cuban Guys Grand Opening Sparks a Frita War

​Cuban Guys, a new fast-food concept in Hialeah (3174 W 76th Street), celebrated its grand opening last night, so you can get your frita on — quickly and frequently. Owned in part by fast food industry veteran Jorge Llapur, Isaac Sklar (an architect who designed the iconic Pollo Tropical restaurants),…

88. Carnitas Torta at Mercadito’s Taqueria

It’s that time of year again 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.com.88. Carnitas Torta…

SoBeWFF: Best Tips Ever For the Grand Tasting Village Experience

​The South Beach Wine & Food Festival opens today. One of the nation’s premiere food events, it will draw around 70,000 people this year. The Whole Foods Market Grand Tasting Village, held Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Ocean Drive and 13th Street, is one of…

89. Bone Marrow Ropa Vieja at Eating House

It’s that time of year again 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.com.89. Bone Marrow…

SoBeWFF: Andrew Zimmern Talks Street Food and Miami Bites

You probably know Andrew Zimmern as the guy who eats eyeballs and bats on the Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods. You might not know that Zimmern, a trained chef and journalist with a love of street food, is an annual participant in the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. This year…

SoBeWFF: Trucks on the Beach Trivia Ticket Giveaway

Trucks on the Beach is the closing event and one of the coolest at this year’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival. Among the entrants: Miami’s Coolhaus. Short Order is offering a set of Trucks on the Beach tickets for Sunday night to the first reader who can guess the…

SoBeWFF: Tips for Conquering Grand Tasting Village

The true heart of the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival, which starts tomorrow and continues through the weekend is the Whole Foods Market Grand Tasting Village. Encompassing several blocks on the beach along Ocean Drive, the GTV features wine and food tastings, celebrity appearances, and live entertainment…

Dress Up Like the’80s and Picket Outback Steakhouse

A rally, organized by the Florida AFL-CIO to oppose Florida Senate Bill 2106 is planned for this afternoon, February 21 at 3 p.m. in front of Outback Steakhouse in Miami Lakes. The Florida AFL-CIO is inviting all restaurant workers who work for tips and union members to show up in…