It’s that time of year again when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.80. Chicken Fricassee…
Lolita Cocina & Tequila Bar wants you to have fun while eating dinner. They call it “burlesque-inspired Mexican dining.” That’s why the decor, with its red velour walls, chandeliers, and tequila cages, looks a bit like an S & M bordello in Tijuana. But you know, the classy kind.And that’s…
Ralph Pagano’s perpetual road trip is now going to reach a national audience with the Travel Channel’s recent acquisition of Pressure Cook for syndication. It’s been a big year for him; since leaving STK behind, he has taken over as the executive chef and EVP of hospitality for Gulfstream Park,…
It’s that time of year again when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.81. Bacon &…
Clives Cafe has been dishing fare on North Miami Avenue in Wynwood for over 35 years. Pearline Murray and her late husband Clifford named the restaurant after their son Clive, who is in his forties now.Back when the couple first opened the little eatery, the area was bustling with busy,…
Is the new food truck trend to turn in the wheels for a traditional brick-and-mortar restaurant? We’ve already seen restaurants such as Sakaya Kitchen, La Camaronera, Red Koi, Sweetness Bake Shop, and Islas Canarias roll out mobile versions of their brick-and-mortar establishments.We’re seeing the same trend — backward. In December 2011,…
The Miami International Film Festival returned this past Friday, March 2 and continues through next weekend. For 10 days, Miami is treated to some of today’s brightest stars in the world of film. In an industry that revolves around the dollar, art trumps box office sales for a brief moment…
To dine intelligently in Miami, you must master the art of graceful interrogation. Does the soup of the day have cream, butter or perhaps a pound of cheese? Does this place serve the brussels sprouts with bacon? There is a fine line between being a curious patron and causing the…
Hogzilla’s Inspired Barbeque, the restaurant named after a mythical giant pig/beast has closed. The South Beach restaurant, which opened the first week of November, 2011, was confirmed closed — at least for now.During a visit to the restaurant back in November our critic, Lee Klein, called Hogzilla, “a fun place…
February was not the most active month for our restaurant scene. We welcomed a few notable newcomers such as Juvia, Cafe 46, and the popup Eating House, and said farewell to just a few places that really were on nobody’s radar anyway — that’s probably why they closed.The real excitement…
Cochon 555, the traveling wine and pig competition, is on its fourth U.S. tour. On Monday, its leaders announced it will be making a stop in Miami. The event will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Brickell on April 1st and features some of Miami’s top chefs, including…
Ray Hicks, from West Virginia, had the right idea: A downtown breakfast and lunch spot that served home-style Southern cooking and old-fashioned baked treats. Then venue was bright and clean, the muffins, pineapple upside-down cake, and some two dozen other goods beckoned from pie stands on a counter up front,…
A handful of family members and friends gathered last night at 8 p.m. at La Ermita de la Caridad to say goodbye to Raúl Galindo, the king of the Cuban sandwich. It was a sad, sudden end to what had been a lively life spent behind lunch counters in Havana, Chicago,…
You’re enjoying a day at the beach roasting in the hot sun and occasionally dipping in the ocean. Then hunger rears its ugly head. But leaving the beach just isn’t an option. Got an iPhone or a Droid phone? Download URGE Miami, the app that delivers anywhere. URGE doesn’t actually…
It’s that time of year again when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.83. Grilled Tiger…
Two possible breakfast scenarios emerge. 1) No time or space to oook high end breakfast options. 2) You can’t decide what to eat. The raging debate is finally over with the Only Omelet and Waffle Maker.”One of the biggest things is that the device recognizes a common problem in the…
Blue is the color of choice among collars these days. Whether as a backlash to white-collar crime sprees or because of pandering Republican primaries, the ethos of hard, honest work is back in vogue. This industrial infatuation has spilled over into the restaurant world as well. Honest American comfort food…
There’s a reason many Miami-Dade County residents avoid South Beach. Parking has become practically impossible. But if you do get caught in traffic, you can always pass the time, by observing the intriguing things tourists do in cars other than watching the road, such as: phone-a-friend, check text messages, apply…
It’s that time of year again when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.84. The Lokal…
Al Roker, weather guy on NBC’s Today Show, was munching on a juicy hamburger while some models in swimwear were showing off their tiny bathing suits. “We’ve got some really nice buns around here, and the burgers are good too.”Jill Martin, also of the Today Show, was at the beach…
Burger 21 is a new “fast casual” concept brought to you by the folks behind a rather old concept, The Melting Pot Restaurants Inc. The idea behind this particular burger emporium is to offer 21 “chef-inspired” creations culled from freshly ground beef, chicken, turkey, shrimp, and tuna — with creative,…
The hottest ticket in town this weekend may not have been in the Grand Tasting Village or some of the official parties. It seems that the celebs in town for the event were dining and drinking at various small gatherings and uber-private receptions at different venues scattered around Miami and…
