Eat Street, the new show about food trucks across America, premieres tonight at 8 on the Cooking Channel. Comedian James Cunningham travels throughout the country in search of the most interesting food trucks. While Miami has some innovative mobile cooking, it’s great to see what other cities are dishing out…
Last week we chatted with Giovanni Arias, the executive chef at Canyon Ranch in Miami Beach. If you missed it, click here.New Times: Your artichoke fries are delish, too. How do you make them?Chef Giovanni Arias: We buy the artichokes bottoms, blanch them in salted water to infuse some flavor…
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. 59…
Okay, so there’s this new trend – gourmet stops. It’s when a gourmet food place is combined with a place where you need to run an errand. For example, a bakery combines with a place to change your oil. Hence, if you have to wait for something to get done,…
Alex Cuevas is a buff vegan, but it hasn’t always been that way. Vegetarian for 24 years, vegan for the last 14, he met a guy named Nature at a raw vegan potluck in New York City in late 2009. It was then he heard the words that would change…
With a “Miami Vice” color scheme (hot pink lettering on a black background), Manila Rice makes its debut this evening on the corner of NE 144th Street and Biscayne Boulevard from 6 to 11 p.m. Ted Lederman and Cecille Pangan are partners, both in business and life. When Cecille couldn’t…
Escape to Homestead this Sunday for good food, bubbly and live music. The Miami chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier will present a bountiful table at their annual Tropical Brunch. The event benefits the ladies’ many community projects and will feature dishes prepared by the group’s chef, farmer, and hospitality members…
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. 60…
A peek at next week’s Cafe review of the renamed and refocused restaurant at the Delano:Crabavocat and “big ravioli” are two longstanding Troisgrois classics still offered. The latter is sensational, a single, sizable, sumptuous ravioli plumped with mousseline of taro root, perfumed with a drizzle of truffle oil, and bathed…
This weekend, the Second Annual International Watermelon Conference rolls into town at The Eden Roc Resort & Spa, and the roster reads like one big juicy party! While it’s billed as a summit focusing on “the challenges and opportunities facing watermelon growers in North, Central and South America,” the REAL…
Juiceblendz is the latest to join the food truck craze. This local chain has 14 locations, mostly at universities, areas and hospitals. They specialize in food on the run — healthy smoothies and wraps so this fits into their business model. Juiceblendz serves lighter foods. “Saladz” like Asian Blend, Kickin’…
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. 61…
Sawa Restaurant and Lounge: jack-of-all-trades, master of none
Mercy for Animals, the Chicago-based animal rights organization that targets factory farming, is in South Beach today as part of its 41-city Farm to Fridge Tour. The tour features a mobile theater equipped with LCD screens that shows a continuous loop of their film, Farm to Fridge. The documentary is…
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. 62…
Lalo Durazo and chef Oscar del Rivero, the gentlemen behind Coconut Grove favorite Jaguar Ceviche and the Gables’ Talavera Cocina, will debut Peacock Garden Café tomorrow. Located on the previous site of Union Congregational Church, the restaurant promises to pay homage to the Grove’s illustrious history as well as to fresh,…
On a recent Saturday afternoon, it’s the middle of the runoff election frenzy in Haiti, days before the results reveal Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly, a popular carnival singer, wins against 70-year-old college professor Mirlande Manigat. In Kendall — at a strip mall dominated by a Publix, several cheap Latin take-out…
Eater reports that Vino e Olio, the Design District’s fairly new 220-seat Italian eatery, has closed. According to Eater, executive chef Andrea Menichetti is leaving to open a restaurant in another city. “Vino e Olio was a wonderful experience for me, but I am now looking forward to pursuing other culinary…
Miami’s brutal summers are just around the corner. Unless you’re planning a cruise to Alaska, you’ll need to figure out some creative ways to keep cool. Enter John and Tessi from the Chill Stop, a new, all-natural mobile Italian ice company set to debut at BTTR tonight. These Johnson &…
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. 63…
A small Japanese-Mediterranean bite from this week’s restaurant review:Sawa is a variety show of a restaurant. Diners are treated to an Ed Sullivan-like procession of sushi, kebabs, tapas, soups, salads, entrees, hookahs, belly dancers (accompanied by ear-splitting music), LED shows, and sports on flat-screen TV sets. There is a menu…
Read Part 1 of Short Order’s interview with Tom Azar and Steve Haas of City Hall Restaurant.New Times: I assume, by the looks of this monster bar, you’re planning to have some killer drinks to go along with the menu. Steve Haas: We’ve got a pretty diverse wine list and…
