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attorney, Kent Harrison Robbins, who informed us that all but one of the code violations have been “corrected and are no longer current.”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…
A transfusion of new blood is being pumped into the Design District with the opening of several new restaurants, including MC Kitchen.Partners Dena Marino and Brandy Coleta have been working on the former Fratelli Lyon space for about six months, renovating from the ground up and installing a large wood-burning…
Step up to the counter and order a burger or slider and perhaps a side salad or some charcuterie. Grab a craft beer and a seat, and your food arrives on oversize wooden cutting boards. This is Over the Counter, or OTC for short. Father-and-son team John and Michael Sullivan…
Most people seek restaurants that feature a city’s unique cuisine. New Orleans has restaurants known for their gumbo and po’boys, Rome has cafés where you can get a fresh bowl of pasta, Texas has barbecue joints, and Maine has seafood shacks shilling lobster right off the boat. But how many…
Feverish Ice Cream and Gourmet Pops are opening a shop in midtown (3252 NE First St., Miami). The ice-cream and gourmet pop manufacturer, which began selling ice pops out of a neon-green Scion a few years ago, is finally setting up a permanent spot.Read also:- Feverish Ice Cream Heads to…
Among a myriad of other things we love and cherish, Asia has given us sushi, kung fu and most likely, alcohol (thanks, Mesopotamians!). Isn’t about time we started to repay this monumental debt of gratitude? Read also: – Eating House Opens This Weekend – Pao Town: A Different Asian Concept…
For all who would like to go vegan but who don’t know where to begin, there’s now a comprehensive multimedia guide that breaks it down day by day. The 30-Day Vegan Challenge, created by vegan chef and author Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, is a guide that includes audio, video, and written resources…
Fast food gets old about as quickly as it’s cooked up. Despite the greasy charm of burgers, burritos and nuggets, we can only eat so many. But with the arrival of PastaBoxin Mary Brickell Village – quick and easy is getting a little more interesting. This fast food Italian outpost…
Fans of Eating House should pace themselves on Thanksgiving in order to leave room for the opening of the permanent edition of Eating House, opening the same location as the previous pop-up incarnation.Read also:- Giorgio Rapicavoli: Unpoppable ChefThere are some key changes to Eating House. The popular pop-up by Georgio…
