As the downsizing of America affects everything from airplane seats to candy bars, companies have been doing their best to shift attention away from the diminished dimensions. The food world, however, has embraced the trend toward less. Indeed, small-plate menus are proudly touted as cred for being in lockstep with…
Miami-based Burger King may soon lose its spot as America’s second-largest fast food burger chain to the red-headed stepchild, Wendy’s, market analysts say.Both burger joints have competitive dollar menus, but Wendy’s went further by adding additional amenities to about 20 percent of its restaurants. Janney Capital Market analyst Mark Kalinowski…
When we spoke to Philippe by Philippe Chow’s CEO Stratis Morfogen last week, he was waiting for the final Certificate of Occupancy on his South Beach location.”The restaurant is ready. We’re ready to put tablecloths on the tables”, Morfogen told Short Order on the phone. The inspectors finally came through…
Incoming hoards of “Baselian” tourists got you down? No worries, we have an event to lift you up and it offers some tasty spreads. Dawn B. Feinberg, the recognized Jivamukti yoga instructor and licensed movement therapist is introducing Yogart, starting today until December 4, at the Loews Miami Beach.There are…
In September’s Openings & Closings report, we cited a handful of openings (including Harry’s Pizzeria and Phuc Yea!) and just a few closings. In the October edition, there were some dozen openings (like Yardbird and the two Pubbelly spin-offs) and again just three shutterings. November’s numbers look a lot like…
Last call! Miami’s first pop-up restaurant, Phuc Yea!, has officially started the ’10 Day Countdown til [they] Peace Out’ of the local food scene.While we’re all sad to see the quaintest and dankest place go, here are the perks to enjoy before they bid adieu:From today to December 8, the…
Midtowners can soon rejoice in the cold cut happiness that is Salumeria 104 (3451 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite 104), a one-stop shop for cured meats, homemade breads and specialty products imported from Italy. The newcomer, scheduled to open on December 12, will also serve as a neighborhood trattoria, offering a…
Burr’s Berry Farm,opened yesterday (Nov. 28) for its 46th season with delicious farm fresh produce and baked goodies! As we shot some behind-the-scenes pics yesterday, we enjoyed the heavenly smell of homemade banana breads fresh out of the oven.Besides produce and baked goods, Burr’s sells hand-canned jams made from their…
The Fresh Market is a lot like Santa Claus and Disney World. Sure you’re a jaded non-believer, but then the automatic doors part. You get a simultaneous hit of classical music and the co-mingled scents of cinnamon, cheese, and coffee, and you gladly fork over your rent money for Manchego…
Art Basel is coming to town, turning the entire city into a roving band of art connoisseurs. Each year, we travel to pop-up art galleries and tents filled with shards of broken glass, painted bananas, interactive tunnels, and sometimes even the occasional paint-on-canvas.Pondering all this art gets us hungry. After…
Times are tough, so many people are searching for hotels with free continental breakfasts. Problem is, some of those eating aren’t guests, says Hampton Inn, says manager front desk clerk Alfonso Tobenas. That’s right. Folks walk into tourist hotels and pose as guests to gain access to morning chow. Who would…
Philippe by Philippe Chow is scheduled to open any day at its new SoFi location. The restaurant/celebrity magnet abruptly left its location at the Gansevoort Miami Beach back in June, announcing it would open a Boca Raton location, as well as move farther south on Miami Beach.We spoke with Stratis…
Thanksgiving is over and you’re on to bigger and better proteins — namely pork. Which is why you’re going to want to head out to the third annual P.I.G.: Pork is Good, the one-day-only pop-up celebration of pork. This Sunday, November 27, GastroPod and Ms. Cheezious will be serving up…
Camillus House has a lot to be thankful for on Thanksgiving, particularly for having food service director Frank Ferrara around to prepare its biggest meal of the year. With a little help, he expects to serve up to 1,000 turkey dinners today for needy families and individuals across Miami.But cooking…
We gave you a sneak peek on opening day, and spoke to Andrew Carmellini about his journey as an American chef, but the all-important food visual was as of yet unearthed. We finally ate at the Dutch, so here’s a little preview of what you’ll soon be craving.The menu combines…
Edge, Steak & Bar invited us into the kitchen yesterday to spy on opening day behind the line, which we have to say, was pretty damn efficient for a first-time at bat. The steakhouse menu is a collaboration between Executive Chef Aaron Brooks, who has worked at Four Seasons properties…
With all the South Beach Wine & Food Festival events scheduled for next year’s edition, we are perhaps most excited about Trucks on the Beach. The bash, hosted by Andrew Zimmern and serving as the official closing party, will feature 15 trucks dishing out mobile-made bites on the sands of…
You won’t be running into any of your friends from Occupy Miami at the Villa by Barton G. The one-percenter stronghold is heavily secured, full of Versace’s original designs, and marked in more gold, mosaic, and fresco than the palace of a Russian Czar. If anybody in Miami could take…
We’re just a few days out from Thanksgiving, and you’ll soon have quite the spread in front of you. Before you go crazy this Thursday, try warming up your Thanksgiving appetite with a sweet treat from Mac’n Food Truck. The Miami New Times caught up with “Miami’s Original Vegan Food…
After a successful opening week at his new restaurant the Dutch, chef Andrew Carmellini stepped out of the kitchen for a bit and headed to the Miami Book Fair Saturday to talk about his other new project, American Flavor.In his second cookbook, Carmellini describes his journey as an American chef,…
Serendipity 3, the Manhattan ice-cream parlor frequented by the likes of Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe, Oprah Winfrey, and Katie Holmes, is coming to Lincoln Road in a matter of weeks.The restaurant, located between Lenox Avenue and Alton Road, had some intriguing signs on its windows. One invited us to look…
Saturday night is usually a time for counterbalancing all the healthful food you ate during the workweek by dumping large amounts of alcohol and greasy restaurant food into your system. This past Saturday, though, more than 300 people made alternative “choices” by popping nutritious vegan hors d’oeuvres and sipping organic…
