Fabien’s Bistro, which quietly opened last month on Brickell Key, will be celebrating Bastille Day this Saturday with a $35 prix fixe menu that includes complimentary Kanon Organic Vodka cocktails. The special dinner (from 5 pm until close) starts with a charcuterie and cheese platter, segues into a choice of…
Villa Azur’s Pricey Mediterranean Fare Is Fresh but Nothing Special
Actor Olivier Martinez confirmed his engagement to Halle Berry at a promotional affair for Villa Azur, which he co-owns with French friends Michael Martin and Jean Philippe Bernard. Martinez has been called “the French Brad Pitt.” Martin has been hosting nightlife parties at sundry South Beach clubs since he arrived…
See also Vegans Can Carbo Load in LA, Beet Reporter Finds Vegan Glory in LA Yesterday, my friends and I were walking up the Las Vegas strip in desiccating 115-degree heat. My skin felt deflated, dehydrated and stretched to my bones. I looked to my left and to my right and saw…
Iron Side is an art complex by the railroad tracks in Miami’s Upper Eastside. Partners Fernando Nascimento and chef Nuno Grullon, both formerly of Metro Bistro, opened Iron Side Café within the complex about six months ago. Fernando is from Rio de Janeiro; Nuno is from the Bronx and learned to cook…
Eat St., the fast-paced Cooking Channel show, will return to South Florida to film segments for season four of the show, which will focus on food trucks and their owners.The crew will fly in from Canada to film for nearly two weeks. According to the show’s researcher, the most difficult…
In my normal, South Beach-dwelling, plant-eating life, carbs play an important but purposely limited role. The best way to get fat on a vegan diet is to increase the ratio of grains to vegetables in your diet dramatically, so I try to stick to one to one and a half…
If anyone had any doubt that Wynwood is the new locale for foodies, the current wave of restaurant openings and lease signings will wipe them away. One restaurant set to open in the next few weeks is Bloom.Guatamalan restaurateurs Jose Miguel Sarti and Sebastian Stahl have tapped some good talent…
My first visit to momoCHA Tea House on Española Way lasted about one minute. I ordered a bubble milk green tea but was told the tapioca pearls wouldn’t be ready for another 40 minutes. So I switched my order to a fruit-based, rather than milk-based, tea and asked for boba…
Lots of candy is coming to town soon, both for your belly and your eyes. Yes, folks, it’s true: Dylan’s Candy Bar will open at 801 Lincoln Rd. in late fall/early winter, and Terribly Girly Photography is hosting Candyland-themed pin-up photo sessions beginning today, Monday, July 9. There’s so much…
See also “Employees Say Zeke’s Roadhouse Closing for Good.”In what might be the quickest transition since Superman’s wardrobe change in the phone booth, Zeke’s Roadhouse has been replaced. Rio Station is a family-owned, five-branch food-and-drink biz that swooped in to occupy the old Zeke’s spot on Lincoln Road. Established as…
See Raw Cactus Wraps and Meatless Airport ChowI’m running an all-terrain, 12-mile, 25-military obstacle race in San Bernadino on Saturday. That’s sure to be a challenge, but endurance races also come with their perks. Among them is that you get to carbo-load guilt-free for a few days before the race…
Last week we tried Lorena Garcia’s Cantina Bowl at her studio kitchen. On fine china. With some good wine. The occasion was a media blitz before the official rollout of Taco Bell’s new mini-line of chef-driven offerings. Lorena Garcia — chef, author, television personality, and restaurateur — was on hand…
Sunbathing, boozing, and building sandcastles at the beach require little effort. But eating is another story. A long day at the shore can easily lead to a food disaster of epic proportions — sand in your coleslaw, wet sandwiches, melted ice cream.But there are foods that make beach eating a…
See also “Scarpetta’s Michael Pirolo Talks” and “Chefs Cook Up New Menu Items.”Pubbelly, Pubbelly Sushi, and Barceloneta, all on the same stretch of 20th Street in the Sunset Harbour area of South Beach, set the standard for contemporary SoBe neighborhood restaurants that locals can enjoy and afford.Their latest effort, in…
Pollo Tropical is celebrating the official grand opening of a new South Florida location on Friday, July 6 and you’re invited to stand in line for a year’s supply of chicken.The first 100 people in line by 10 a.m. on July 6 at the new restaurant, located at 12000 NW…
Miami’s become a fledgling gourmet city, and chefs de cuisine from across nation (and world) head to our sunny shores to join our foodie renaissance. Given that we’ve only recently come into our culinary own, it’s no surprise that our restaurants are awash with these eager out-of-towners.These chefs from various…
See also “Todd Erickson: Digital Chef,” “Haven is Kitchen Heaven to Chef Todd Erickson,” and “Haven: A gastro-lounge for hipsters.”Short Order knows that when it comes to dining out, few people are pickier than a professional chef. We talked to some of Miami’s top chefs to learn about their favorite…
Yesterday I got on a plane headed to Southern California, where on Saturday I’ll run a ridiculously hard endurance race called the Tough Mudder: 12 miles, 25 military obstacles.I’ve trained hard over the past three months, and of course I’ve trained vegan — buckets of organic spinach and smoothies stuffed…
Josh’s Deli: Old-School, House-Cured Meats and Pickles in Miami Beach
This Fourth of July, many Americans will be going out to pick up the hot dogs, hamburgers, and chicken carcasses they like to throw over the fire pit while the fireworks screech overhead. The head of the household will man the grill, bragging about his or her ability to rotate…
By the time Joshua Marcus and his partners opened Chow Down Grill in Surfside during the spring of 2010, he had already exhibited his talents at a number of well-known Miami establishments, including La Sandwicherie, Timo, North One Ten, China Grill, and BLT Steak. Last year, Marcus debuted a second…
