In the first part of our interview with Johnny Schuler, we learned of the romantic nature and delicate flavors of pisco, the Peruvian spirit that is his passion. Porton pisco is Schuler’s newest endeavor, which in its first production has received about ten gold metals in tasting competitions.Porton means gate,…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 June 16, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 19…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 on June 16, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices…
DeVito South Beach, the upscale collaboration between actor Danny DeVito and restaurateur David Manero is closing for good but, like a phoenix rising from its own ashes, it will reemerge as Vic & Angelo’s.Manero already owns two Vic & Angelo’s enotecas, one on Delray Beach’s Atlantic Avenue (across from Manero’s…
Rice House of Kabob extends its Persian empire with the opening of a new Brickell location Monday (50 S.W. 10th St., Miami). Operating since 2003, existing outposts in SoBe, Doral, Kendall, and North Miami are apparently doing well mass-marketing the Middle-Eastern fast-food concept. With the proliferation of local restaurants spreading…
Food Network’s The Great Food Truck Race is filming a big finale this weekend all over the streets of Miami and we all get to participate!…
Master Distiller and restaurateur Johnny Schuler is the preacher of pisco.He’s dedicated to bringing the fragrant Peruvian spirit to the states. Working hard on a marketing campaign to make his this dream a reality, he’s learning how to navigate the different state laws regulating alcohol, about dry and wet states…
Catharsis means to purge or release one’s emotions or tensions, which makes it easy to understand why Leo Hidalgo, Hernan Sturvet, Marcelo Malvicino, and Dr. Vivian Gonzalez-Diaz decided to apply that moniker to their restaurant on Calle Ocho.Once you step inside Catharsis, near SW 17th Avenue, it seems as if…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices.21. Oyster…
Game two of the NBA finals is tonight and chances are you don’t have a ticket. But you can still buy some from various resellers (courtside seats were going for around $14,000 on StubHub), or you can save your hard earned cash and watch the game at one of the…
Rosa Mexicano: refined fare on Lincoln Road
If a NYC steakhouse and a Miami ultra-club had an elicit affair, Kane Steakhouse might just be their love child. Set to take over the old Tuscan Steak locale at Fourth Street and Washington Avenue in only a few weeks, Kane Steakhouse is the collaboration of restaurateur Matthew Glazier and…
While perusing Craigslist for the usual classifieds, used furniture, and random hookups yesterday, we came upon this interesting food-truck related item, listed in the “Events Services” section: Do you have a business that you need help promoting? Do you need to attract hoards of people? Well let me get a…
And the burgers keep on coming. May saw the opening of two new burger places and more are slated to begin operation this summer. Can we get a little variety here? The good news is there were a few welcome additions, such as Little Lotus, a small restaurant serving mostly…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 22…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 23…
Tonight is the debut of Miami Street Food Court at Westchester, a weekly food truck roundup at Tropical Park. According to organizer Steve Simon (who also organizes other roundups, including Truckers Out West and Way Out West), the event will be the first to have obtained a permit from Miami-Dade…
We’re fortunate to have many celebrated chefs in Miami and Miami Beach. Their restaurants are either hip and trendy or huge and opulent – and sure, sometimes both. But, arguably, the most well-known chef operating in the Magic City is Emeril Lagasse. Sure, he isn’t always technically at the restaurant,…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 24…
When we heard another gelato parlor was opening, our first reaction was “Snore! Miami needs another frozen treat shop like Kevin Federline needs another child support payment.” But then Gelato Nostro’s rep swore to us the gelato was the real deal. Heck, she’s Italian, too, so it would’ve been an…
I am a happy girl, because a wonderful new fully-veg restaurant has opened not a mile from my house. Mi Vida Cafe is located on NE 72nd Street and Biscayne, in the small space next-door to thrift store Divine Trash. You may sit inside and watch your meals being prepared…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 25…
