Anyone familiar with UM knows “The Rat” is anything but a dirty rodent. Since 1972 it has served as the meeting place for students and faculty alike. Maybe because the Rathskeller is the only full service restaurant on-campus (not to mention the only place that serves alcohol); or maybe because…
Eduardo Bruno, the former executive chef at Morton’s on Brickell, planned on owning his own restaurant with his family when the economy hit. “I was working on my own concept for a long time, but I couldn’t get the funding,” he tells Short Order. Driving his car one day, Bruno…
Really, there’s no place in Miami more appropriate to eat tapas than Coral Gables. This city has the look of old Spain, perfect for a new authentic Spanish restaurant. Lizarran is coming to town with paella, tapas and pinchos ready to enter your belly.The Coral Gables location is the first…
Lulu in Coconut Grove: Breezy and affordable
We Americans are a whiny, complaining bunch. If our spinach is contaminated with E. coli, we raise our flabby arms to the sky and demand that all of those yucky greens be recalled. What we don’t understand, and what Republicans have been trying to tell us for years, is we have…
A friend and I recently lunched at Thrive (1239 Alton Rd., Miami Beach). We split two entrées and a fresh juice. Our bill came to about $32. For $16, we each had half a portobello mushroom “pizza” topped with cashew nut cheese, a half portion of sweet potato and black…
A new food truck, Gyromaniakz, will roll for the first time tonight after several false starts and delays. The truck looks like a cross between a classic Greek diner coffee cup (the ones that read, “It’s Our Pleasure to Serve You”) and the aftermath of a graffiti tagging session. It…
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. 47…
Rioja Grille, featuring tropical Latin cuisine in a Spanish setting, has opened at the Doubletree by Hilton Miami Airport Convention Center Hotel, helmed by chef Michael Meuse. Rioja replaces 777 Steak and Pasta, which is still listed on the hotel’s website. The hotel’s front desk was at first unaware that…
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. 48…
Get out those cameras and cell phones tonight, because if you win the Shoot the Motha Trucker contest, you’ll receive a free meal every week for a year. Latin House Grill has announced a photo competition with the easiest rules ever. Simply take a picture of LHG’s eternal flame of a…
In the infinite wisdom of television executives and snake oil salesmen, VH1 has created a new reality series that links the two subjects Americans are most interested in: food and big personalities.In the new show, Famous Food, so-called celebrities such as Heidi Montag, The Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Danielle…
Blade Sushi to share space with Vida restaurant.When Blade Sushi closed at the Fontainebleau about a year ago, the starving model types who frequent LIV must have had heart attacks trying to find low-carb alternatives at Scarpetta. Well, Blade is back (mostly), sharing space with the resort’s Vida restaurant to…
Abokado’s catch phrase asked if we were “ready to rethink sushi,” but apparently the folks at this restaurant in Mary Brickell Village have been doing some reconsidering of their own lately. The place went dark last week and after a three-year life span (it was temporarily shuttered and relaunched in…
Chef Allen Susser says he’ll close the doors to the Aventura eatery that bears his name. The restaurant has been in operation since 1986.”Twenty-five years has passed, the lease was up, and it was time to make a decision,” says Susser, who is 54 years old and lives in Hollywood…
There’s a new place opening in Coral Gables this week, and it’s not another chain. Located in the old Randazzo’s space on Giralda Avenue, the Local Craft Food & Drink is the idea of high school friends Jose Mallea and Mauricio Lacayo. “We wanted somewhere where people can get a…
Govinda’s Dining Club is painted bright corals, greens, and blues. A large porch beckons diners to relax as birds and butterflies flit among garden flowers. Soft music reminiscent of smooth jazz plays in the background. Listen closely to the words and you’ll hear the familiar chants of “Hare Krishna,” which makes…
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. 49…
It seems like Latin Burger has been in the news a lot this week. First we announced owner Jim Heins helped homeless people get on their feet. Then we proclaimed the hot-pink and black truck the king of social media in Miami. Now we’re breaking the story that LB2, the…
A little lulu of a chew from next week’s restaurant review:”‘I am of those who like to stay late at the café,’ the older waiter said. ‘With all those who do not want to go to bed. With all those who need a light for the night.'” The passage from…
Lester’s. It sounds like a Milwaukee dive bar where steelworkers make eyes at Doreen, the sassy bartender with a heart of gold. But not Lester’s in Miami. Here it will be a coffee shop/bar with a simple concept and a chic, clean, sleek look.Artist Dan Milewski is opening Lester’s in Wynwood, tentatively…
Since last year, Gigi in midtown has been showered with acclaim from critics and foodies alike. But not even a year old, the restaurant recently lost its celebrity chef. So where does Gigi go from here? Well, if owner Amir Ben-Zion has his way, a second branch of the restaurant will…
