When Oprah Winfrey calls your product the “best cake in America” you know that you’re in for a swarm of people. So when Oprah’s pal Gayle King visited Icebox Cafe on Lincoln Road in 2006, magical things happened for the little bakery and cafe that specializes in serving cake and…
New Times’ Best of Miami 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Short Order is serving up the top 30 Tastemakers in the 305. These people have helped shape the Miami food scene into what it is today. We began with number 30 and will lead up to the county’s…
Yesterday we had a bit of an email brawl over the news that Pinkberry was opening a third location in Miami. The storefront is set to open May 10 at 1144 Ocean Dr., and some people around here were saying, “Get over it — the froyo fad is dead.” First…
New Times’ Best of Miami 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Short Order is serving up our top 30 tastemakers in the 305. These people have helped shape the Miami food scene into what it is today. We began with number 30 and will lead up to the county’s…
After only nine months in operation, Acme Bakery & Coffee is closing its doors this Sunday, April 28. The bakery with a vintage vibe specialized in sourdough loaves and jams. But the little shop had its share of trials.The 35-seat restaurant was hindered by high rent, and although there seemed…
People living in the area of Flagler Street and NW 37th Avenue hung out of their windows in disbelief as a parade of 62 colorful food trucks — flanked by a police escort — rolled through their neighborhood. The trucks were part of caravan to set a Guinness World Record…
Vide Napole e’po umore translates to “See Naples and then die.” At Stanzione 87, this is the language. If you’ve been to Naples and had true Neapolitan pizza, you can die happy. Or at least owner Franco Stanzione believes so. The good news for locals is we don’t have to…
South Street Restaurant & Bar, the Motown-inspired restaurant in the Design District, has closed. The restaurant’s Facebook page simply states, “South Street is closed… STAY TUNED FOR WHAT’S NEXT.” The phone at the restaurant went unanswered at 7:15 last night, and a call to sister restaurant Gigi yielded no further…
New Times’ Best of Miami 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Short Order is serving up the top 30 tastemakers in the 305. These people have helped shape the Miami food scene into what it is today. We began with number 30 and will lead up to the county’s…
Miami is known for some of the best food events in the nation. One of them is Iron Fork, the Miami New Times extravaganza where chefs battle for glory. Another is Miami Spice, a two-month bonanza sponsored by the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB), in which diners enjoy…
When the Pubbelly boys open restaurants, they call them concepts. Their strategies, though, are not about location. It’s not décor. Or cuisine. Or even target crowd. The concept, rather, is Pubbelly. The word describes not food or ambience, but brand. And PB Steak — the latest South Beach restaurant to…
New Times’ Best of Miami 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Short Order is serving up the top 30 tastemakers in the 305. These people have helped shape the Miami food scene into what it is today. We began yesterday with number 30 and will lead up to the…
It’s happy hour at Tongue & Cheek. Almost every stool is occupied as the bartender explains the specials, which include $4 craft beers, $8 specialty cocktails, and the daily $10 “family meal.” Before we get a chance to order, chef/partner Jamie DeRosa emerges from the kitchen wearing a gray utility shirt…
New Times’ Best of Miami 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Short Order is serving up our top 30 tastemakers in the 305. These are the people who we think have helped shape the Miami food scene into what it is today. We begin with number 30 and lead…
Ever wanted to be part of a Guinness World Record? How about making history while stuffing your face? The time has come my friends, prepare for battle. Tomorrow, April 20, at Magic City Casino, Burger Beast plans to break the record for “World’s Largest Food Truck Event.” Free admission? Yes…
Boston ice cream shop Emack & Bolio’s quietly opened up a Miami outpost in South Beach inside the Sunset Harbour Shops last week. The Purdy Avenue storefront is colorful and vibrant; spaceships hanging from the ceiling; a talking moose mascot; ridiculous menu items like the midnight munchies sundae — really…
Catch Miami: Faddish Scene, Middling Cuisine
When burger aficionado George Motz ate at Miami’s Latin Burger and Taco about three years ago, the owner of the popular pink-and-black food truck, Jim Heins immediately recognized him. Motz, after all, is the man behind the documentary film Hamburger America and author of a book and blog of the…
Lyn Farmer is director of the United Way Wine & Food Festival, now in its 18th year. But doesn’t the title “imperial imbiber” of the freshly rebranded Veritage Miami sound much better? “Our new chairman, Richard Fain, wanted to shake things up a little,” said Farmer, who is also the…
Whether you live or work in downtown Miami, you will have a new spot for burgers and beers when Biscayne Tavern officially opens tomorrow at the b2 Miami Downtown hotel.Decorated in modern dark brown tones and peppered with many, many flat screens, the tavern is an inviting place to watch…
Literally hidden in plain sight, the terrace is tucked behind a wall of foilage, safeguarding this hidden gem from the cliches of Collins Avenue. Soft sounds and colored lights set a serene tone as you cross onto the veranda. Much like a child stumbling upon a secret garden, I knew…
