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Bombay Darbar: Top Indian fare in Coconut Grove

Furry bodies, segmented tails, whiskers from hell, transluscent brown wings, antennas of doom, beady black eyes; these are the visions restaurant inspectors must see in their nightmares.Luckily most of us don’t have to bear witness to these images of living disgustitude.On the other hand, we might be consuming the results…

With only nine days until the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, excitement is building for the most watched sporting event in the world. And when it comes to places to watch the games in Miami, the choices go beyond the usual sports bar suspects. Many…

Yes, it’s that time of year again. No, we don’t mean the beginning of summer. Nor are we referring to the upcoming “Best of Miami” issue or, for that matter, the upcoming Flapjack Flip-Off X. (OK, we can move on now; I’ve gotten in all the necessary plugs.)Yes, it’s that…

Vino E Olio, an Italian restaurant specializing in Tuscan fare, is slated to debut at 139 NE 39th Street in Miami’s Design District sometime in September. News of a new Italian restaurant opening doesn’t exactly set hearts aflutter around here, but the chef of Vino E Olio, Andrea Menichetti, brings…

It’s getting harder and harder these days to distinguish between the slews of gourmet cupcake operations that keep springing up. So here’s some help. Cushy Cakes uses Guinness Beer and Kahlua coffee liqueur in certain recipes. Owner and self-taught baker Melissa Wilde Jarquin is breaking the baking sheet mold with…

Last night The Water Club opened its doors to the public after an expensive and extensive makeover to what was once the famous Shooters location. The new look includes a to-the-ceiling wine room, ’70s style yellow lounge sofas, and portrait photo collages of Miami icons.Inside, guests can can sit and…

A quick peek at next week’s Cafe review:Bombay Darbar Indian Restaurant inhabits a neat, neighborly room with 34 seats, linen-draped tables, a tile floor, and pale-yellow walls judiciously adorned with Indian art. Alfresco dining on Commodore Plaza permits patrons to peer at passersby and speculate on “For Sale” signs posted…

As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…

Beginning next Tuesday evening, June 1, and continuing on succeeding Tuesdays, Sra. Martinez will be cooking up an all-you-can-eat Cuban pig roast. The slow-cooked-in-a-caja China porker is due to be accompanied by heirloom tomato salad, roasted fingerling potatoes, and other side dishes — all served family style. The menu will…

Smoke’t serves perfect barbecue in the Gables

As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…

Gatorade was created back in 1965 by several “scientists” at the university of Florida, according to the company’s website. After speaking with football coaches about the problem of dehydration, “researchers then took their findings into the lab, and scientifically formulated a new, precisely balanced carbohydrate-electrolyte beverage that would adequately replace…

The BP Oil Spill is now responsible for the closure of slightly more than 22 percent of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico’s “exclusive economic zone” according to the NOAA Fisheries Service. The map above represents the most recent closure data.Monday, we surveyed local toques at a meeting of…

The Florida Tomato Committee is touting the upcoming crop as “the best tasting in years”. The marketing organization for tomato growers estimates that 80 percent of the winter crop was wiped out this past year. To date this season, Florida tomato growers have packed 52 percent of the total packed…

As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…

“Most chefs are fat and lazy,” says Ricardo Wilson, new chef/partner at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar in Coral Gables. Okay, so he doesn’t sugar coat his opinions. Actually, he’ll tell you exactly what he thinks within five minutes of meeting you. And though he might be a bit…

Pie in the Sky founder and self-proclaimed chief baking officer, Erin Ashley, grew up in Maryland watching her mom making pies and taking them to birthday parties and barbecues. “People would love the pies and track her down for the recipe,” said Ashley. Yet her mother never shared it with…

As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…

​Realizing it was time to shake things up a bit at the quickie sushi place that doesn’t take itself too seriously, 36-year-old local boy Abe Ng, the CEO/president/chief sushi officer of the South Miami-based chain Sushi Maki, led the charge to bring more small plates, fiery infusions, and funky cocktails…

Expect a different type of three-parter this time around. We’ll start off with a brief interview about the cooking school with Lourdes Castro, the Biltmore Culinary Academy’s founding director, followed by a simple recipe from her cookbook in Part Two, and we’ll ice this cake with an overview of the Academy’s…

Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill in Midtown Miami is a busy place on a Friday night. As Lee Klein says in his review of the place, “A tsunami of near unanimous praise has catapulted Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill to the top of Miami’s dining scene at breakneck speed.” Here’s a behind-the-line…