In the ever-changing universe of food truck gatherings, a new twist is on the way: This coming Sunday, Feb. 13 (and every Sunday thereafter), from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, the “Brickell Truck Rally” will take place at Tobacco Road (626 South Miami Ave.). In the line-up: Dim Ssam a GoGo,…
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and even Pollo Tropical has a Valentine’s Day special going (two dine for $9.99, if you must know). If you haven’t made your plans, you should probably do so now before restaurants fill up (the lovely Gibraltar is fully booked) and events sell…
Congratulations to anon1 for realizing yesterday’s kid photo was Chef Michelle Bernstein of Michy’s, Sra. Martinez, and Check, Please! fame.If you would like to win a family four-pack of tickets to the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Kohl’s Fun and Fit as a Family featuring Kellogg’s Kidz Kitchen (try…
Confused yet by all the street food court change-ups in the last couple weeks? In a nutshell, here’s what’s going on:BTTR, the popular Biscayne Triangle Truck Roundup near Biscayne Boulevard and NE 109th Street in North Miami, was forced to take a couple Tuesday nights off after it got too…
Ahmet Karaca is the Happy Greek. One reason for his glee is that he’s got a new set of wheels (called Chef on 4 Wheels) from which tonight, at the once-again-newly-located Biscayne Truck Triangle Roundup (127th and Biscayne Blvd.), he’ll be serving “gyros with warm pita bread stuffed with lettuce,…
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. 95…
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. 96…
Or, “How to Succeed at Veganism Without Really Trying.”Vegans are humans too. Like most Americans, we have only so much time to dedicate to food preparation. So it is an error when outsiders ponder the vegan lifestyle and automatically throw up their hands in mock exhaustion, shouting “I’d never have…
’sup, Kids? In preparation for the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s event dedicated to the junior foodies in our midst, to be called Kohl’s Fun and Fit as a Family featuring Kellogg’s Kidz Kitchen (boy, that’s a mouthful!), we asked some of our favorite chefs to recount their favorite eats-related…
It was no surprise that the Dolci Peccati gelato truck was the busiest spot at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum this Saturday. The Whistle Stop Food Truck Rodeo introduced visitors, most of whom were pint-sized and ice cream crazy, to the delights of mobile meals. Families were picnicking on the…
We’re still counting down the days until Chef Andrea from Bourbon Steak pops. See& yesterday’s interview for her thoughts on being pregnant and unable to eat sweets.New Times: Which dessert is seen way too often on American menus?Andrea Sans Araiza: Cheesecake. It really bothers me when people serve slices of…
The Tamiami Truckers Food Court, a very popular meet-up, takes place tonight, Friday, from 6-11 p.m. outside of Lexus of West Kendall at 13750 SW 136th Street. This week, he said to expect a bunch of surprises. There will be a bounce house and face painting for the kids, and…
Some of Miami’s most popular food trucks will be tooting their horns at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum this Saturday. The museum, dedicated to preserving the history of trains in Florida, will be hosting an event featuring mobile meals and free admission February 5. Not only will the food trucks…
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. 97…
Last night, Biscayne Plaza Street Food Court launched on Biscayne Boulevard and NE 81st street. The line-up of food trucks included: Dim Ssam a Go Go, Latin Burger & Taco, CheeseMe Mobile, Burger Beast, The Fish Box, Churro Mania, The Rolling Stove, Daddy’s Grill, The MexZican Gourmet and Sugar Rush…
The ten to twelve entrees encompass a few each of meat, poultry, and fish selections — plus one pasta, which might be culled from carrots on Monday, from beets on Tuesday. Fried chicken included a meaty thigh, drumstick, and breast with crunchy, greaseless, well-seasoned crust and moist flesh within. A…
Panchero’s Mexican Grill is marking its first anniversary this coming Tuesday, February 8, by offering hefty beef, pork, chicken, or vegetable burritos for $2 all day long (a usual $5.95 offer). Pachero’s claim to fame — or at least claim to being superior to some other Mex chains — are…
Born in Miami to Cuban parents, Chef Andrea Sans Araiza left the city years ago to study pastry at the French Culinary Institute. The Fates must’ve been pacified, for right out of school she got a job working for Bobby Flay in both of his New York restaurants. Then she…
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. 98…
Yesterday we introduced you to the co-owners of the new Route 9 restaurant in Coral Gables, Jeremy and Paola Goldberg. The place promises a new, more casual and independent spirit in a neighborhood that has lately been dominated by chains and big bills. You can click read more about the…
Doug Rodriguez is Miami’s local boy who made good. During his heyday, he pioneered nuevo Latino cuisine at YUCA in Coral Gables (1989); operated the hugely successful Patria along with other hit venues in New York (1994); and won all sorts of recognition. He was even named one of Newsweek’s…
Coral Gables residents with chain restaurant fatigue will be heartened by a new establishment on the block (though off the Mile): Route 9, set to open February 20. Located just down Ponce de Leon Boulevard, near Coral Gables Elementary, the 50ish-seat spot is a cozy labor of love (literally) that…
