Pubbelly Sushi: On A Roll?

Pubbelly’s neighborhood takeover officially begins this week, with the opening of their sushi offshoot right next door to its’ predecessor. We told you all about local artist, Erni Vales, responsible for Pubbelly Sushi’s Japanese anime-inspired murals, and gave you a few hints on the menu. But here’s our first look…

Mojo On The Go: Gator Tail on a Truck at Tropical Park

Food truck roundups can be confused with tailgate parties…there’s food served off a vehicle, people are eating outside, and there’s generally a lot of casual laughter and dining with friends.  But if you went searching for actual tail at a roundup, you’d come up empty handed — until now.  Mojo…

Bloise, McInnis, Zakarian, Other Chefs on “Turning” Vegetables

​”Turned” vegetables, or, more properly, vegetables “tournée” (tour-nay) are part and parcel of classic French cooking. The term refers to the carving of a vegetable — usually from the root family — into numerous oblong shapes of identical size and equal number of sides (five or seven). A small paring…

Vani’s Vegan Cupcakes at Govinda’s in the Grove

Contrary to popular belief, vegans love cupcakes. In fact, we probably love cupcakes more than the average omnivore. We go months on end conscientiously filling our plates with leafy greens, quinoa, tofu, and vibrant seasonal fruits. We stopped bothering to look at dessert menus at traditional restaurants ages ago. We see…

Casa Toscana Fans Can Now Head to Open Kitchen

The many fans of Casa Toscana have been mourning the loss of the Upper Eastside’s cool trattoria, but Sandra Stefani has resurfaced in Bay Harbor Islands with Open Kitchen. Stefani’s light touch with Italian/Mediterranean cuisine is evident in the new lunch spot’s array of soups, salads, sandwiches, pastas, and chalkboard specials…

Yardbird Takes Wing Tonight

​​​​For all of my recent harping about hype, we at Short Order have certainly done our part for Yardbird Southern Table & Bar. Back in April we announced its coming; in August we told you of its delay. The official opening date was posted by us in September. Then, just…

Beet Reporter Visits a Vegan Hare Krishna Buffet in the Grove

Let me preface this whole thing by saying that this is not a restaurant review. The “buffet” that’s offered in the building behind the Hare Krishna Cultural Center in Coconut Grove (Govinda’s dining club, five days out of the week) is not comparable to Jumbo’s 24-Hour All-You-Can-Eat. Every Sunday, the temple begins…

The Rolling Stove: Lost and Found

On Saturday afternoon, we received the following message in our Facebook feed from food truck The Rolling Stove’s fan page: “This is not a joke!!! The roilling stove was stolen today! If anyone has seen it please let me know”When the flame-wrapped food truck didn’t report for duty at the…

Bay, Beer, Trains and Freaks: Food Trucks This Weekend

Name your poison this weekend, because food trucks are out to serve you a side of entertainment with your street food.This weekend’s food truck roundups offer high entertainment value with little out of pocket expense. Choose from viewing a beautiful sunset on the bay, hanging out in an antique railroad…

Sergio Sigala on Liver, Prince Charles and Triathlons

Hey there! Did you miss the first part of this interview with Sergio Sigala, the executive chef at Cecconi’s? If so, take a look here before you read on. New Times: I hear you’re an athlete. What’s your exercise regimen?Sergio Sigala: I am running in marathons and triathlons, biking a…

Massimo’s Takes Over Brickell Bridge Bistro Space

A couple weeks ago, we reported on the closing of the short-lived SoBe-meets-Brickell spot Brickell Bridge Bistro and Bar. In response to the post, the new management promised they would “be back as the Phoenix that rose from the ashes” in the comments. Now, a month later, Brickellians have a…

Miami’s Oldest Health Food Store: Life Natural Foods

You can find almost any health food item your tree hugging heart desires at Life Natural Foods — in theory, at least. You may have to dig deep through stacks of bagged herbs, protein powders, bee pollen, detox teas, powdered goat milk, organic juices, and probiotic supplements, but somewhere in…

Bite GastroTruck Serves Award-Winning Burgers at Seminole Hard Rock Tonight

There’s no dearth of food trucks on the Miami scene selling burgers, true, but there’s always room for one that sells award-winning burgers.That’s the thinking behind chef Ron Kerr’s foray into the food truck business. The chef at Georgie’s Alibi, the Wilton Manors pub/lounge, is debuting his brand-spanking-new truck, Bite…

September 2011 Restaurant Openings & Closings

The annual lull of summer that slows our city has apparently affected even the opening and closing of dining establishments. It’s as though it’s just too damn hot to consider hanging up new signage or taking down old ones. “It can wait” was the theme of September, as only a…

Miami Chefs Get Chopped on Food Network

Casting folks came to Miami a few months ago in search of some candidates willing to get skewered by celeb chefs on this season of Chopped, and Short Order has secured a sneak peek of the finalists. However, a company rep requested that we not share the names of the…

Chef Sergio Sigala and Year One with Cecconi’s

​When Soho Beach House decided to open a Cecconi’s concept there a year ago, one could hear a collective sigh across the 305. “Another Italian restaurant?” we asked. “Why?” After all, our city has more than its fair share of spaghetti slingers and pizza pirates.But then we heard the executive…

Palate Party Resumes Service at Tropical Park Tonight

Last week, Short Order reported that chef Robyn Almodovar, owner of Palate Party, was airlifted to the hospital after being burned in a propane accident on her food truck. Almodovar assured us that although she suffered facial burns, she and her truck would be out on the road soon.We just…