When 50 Biscayne was completed on the corner of Flagler Street and US-1 as Miami’s fourth tallest building, it was supposed to quickly fill ground level storefronts with bustling enterprises. Now as the city’s 14th tallest building, the massive 554-foot structure may have finally reached that goal. Though it took…
Toro Toro Charges Into Downtown Miami
Kardashian pal, reality television personality, and restaurateur Jonathan Cheban is putting the final touches on the South Beach outpost of his Brooklyn eatery, Sushi MiKasa.The restaurant, which was slated to open in time for Art Basel, isn’t quite ready, but the Brooklyn flagship did mention that the SoBe space at…
Mark the date. Cochon 555 will be making its way through Miami April 21 at the Four Seasons Miami in Brickell. The pork-centric affair that was dubbed “the event of the year” in 2012 will be making its national rounds again, advocating the expansion of sustainable farming and heritage breed…
Last summer, while walking through Paris’s trendy neighborhood Saint-Germaine-des-Prés, I came across a petite falafel shop named Maoz Vegetarian. Inside was a long line of Parisians loading up falafel sandwiches with tabouli, tahini, and greenery from an expansive salad bar. And it cost less than 5 euros. Then, after sampling…
To say Miami’s Toro Toro is the product of an ambitious game plan is an understatement. James Beard Award-nominated chef Richard Sandoval’s expansive empire includes 34 eateries, with U.S. locations in California, Arizona, Colorado, New York, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. He also owns a fast-casual rotisserie chicken joint named Kokoriko…
Jai Mazumddar earned a master’s degree in finance from the University of Florida in 2002. He spent more than half decade crunching numbers, mostly as a stockbroker for Continental Securities, which the Securities and Exchange Commission shut down, and later as a financial analyst for a real estate company in…
Back in June, Short Order told you about the new progressive B Hotel brand’s plans to open two new hotels in Miami in 2013. The first will carry the b2 moniker, offering what B Hotel calls “value full-service” access to amenities, but at a more affordable price. In an attempt…
The week you’ve been waiting for all year has finally arrived. Art Basel has hit our sandy shores, and there’s no stopping till the sun goes down Sunday. As when you go into any good battle (or party), you need to go to Basel prepared. So we’ve put together a…
Miami-born Michael Beltran has recently added something more to his list of accomplishments before the year’s end: Work under his mentor, Norman Van Aken, and make his own clothing company.The “P.I.G.” in P.I.G. Inc., his clothing line, stands for Pure Industry Genius — which, by Beltran’s account, explains what life…
November in Miami saw many anticipated restaurants opening, and a few closings that had most people surprised, indeed. Some welcome additions to our local food scene include Dena Marino’s MC Kitchen, Myron Mixon’s Pride and Joy, and David Bracha’s Oak Tavern.Read also:- Florida Cookery: Every Dish Tells a Story- MC…
The City of Miami loves its suds. Beer festivals take place all year long and are usually well attended. Just in the past 12 months we’ve had the Brickell Beer Fest; Grovetoberfest; Burger, Beer and Balls Bash; and New Times Brew at the Zoo, to name a few. The Miami…
The Cheese Course will have a party to celebrate the Aventura Mall shop’s grand opening, and you’re invited to channel your inner mouse and sample some of the wares.Read also:- The Cheese Course in Pinecrest: Cheese and StoriesEach shop has a friendly cheesemonger who can assist you in choosing the…
New Orleans is known for its jazz, its eclectic cultural milieu and its gumbo, a thick stew usually anchored by beef stock and crowded with shrimp, chicken and sausage. So what the heck would vegan gumbo look and taste like? Your guess is as good as vegan chef Keith Kalmanowicz’s,…
At Acme Bakery & Coffee and Lee & Marie’s Cakery, Nothing Is Selling Like Hotcakes
At Mandolin Organic Garden, Ahmet Erkaya shades his eyes from the gleaming afternoon sun. He walks towards a young cranberry hibiscus plant and rapidly pulls a leaf from the vibrant violet-red herbage. He eagerly hands it over for me to sample. “He’s completely obsessed with this plant,” says his wife,…
Update: Short Order received an email from Villa Azur’s First Amendment attorney, Kent Harrison Robbins, who informed us that all but one of the code violations have been “corrected and are no longer current.” Then he added: “The only outstanding issue is the attendance of management and employees at a…
Schmoozing with art snobs requires serious sustenance. After all, how will you remain fluent in artspeak, keep track of notable names to drop, and make it from Wynwood to the Beach and back without an adequate caloric intake? Luckily, the fairs are all on board with keeping you well-fed, so…
After closing its iconic 24-hour Lincoln Road eatery in July, David’s Café has opened a pop-up “cafecito” at the Standard, starting this week. The pop-up is a collaboration between the restaurant and artist José Parlá, a first-generation Cuban-American who is celebrating the launch of his book, JR & José Parlá: The Wrinkles…
It’s a Thursday afternoon in early November, and a cold front has triggered swells off South Pointe Drive. Two tanned teenagers, wearing black wetsuits and carrying bulky surfboards, saunter across the tony street, past the bustling F1RST Surf Shop, and to the breezy shore. The air smells like sunblock and…
Who would have thought that a respectable nuevo Latino restaurant would arrive in South Florida by way of Cleveland and Annapolis? Well, that’s what’s happened with the opening of Paladar Latin Kitchen and Rum Bar at The Village at Gulfstream Park. Paladar got its start in Cleveland in 2007 and…
Don’t be surprised if you get a case of deja vu when entering Oak Tavern (35 NE 40 Street) for the first time. The new Design District eatery has had a few incarnations in the past as Pacific Time and Andalus, but the real reason why Oak Tavern feels so…
