If you looked at the headline and thought that Short Order was in serious need of a spell checker, think again.According to the website Buffalo.com, there’s a food truck about to serve grilled cheese and soups in the football-obsessed city of Buffalo, New York — and it has nothing to…
Trucks on the Beach, the 2012 South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s new closing party, has announced its food truck roster. Though the Miami food truck scene has close to 100 trucks serving street food, we were surprised to see some trucks from outside the area on the final list.The…
The Delano isn’t keeping its food and beverage relaunch on the down-low, despite the fact its signature eatery got an overhaul barely a year ago. They’ll close Blue Door Fish — yes, the very place that won our Best Seafood on the Beach award this year — following Art Basel and…
There’s a perception that the vegan diet, which excludes all animal products, is incompatible with fine dining. In this new series, the Beet Reporter aims to see whether Miami’s tastiest restaurants are prepared to feed vegans with something more than boring garden salads.The menu at Tapas y Tintos in midtown…
There’s a perception that the vegan diet, which excludes all animal products, is incompatible with fine dining. In this new series, the Beet Reporter aims to see whether Miami’s tastiest restaurants are prepared to feed vegans with something more than boring garden salads.I hadn’t been to The Forge on Miami…
The 2012 South Beach Wine & Food Festival comes to town February 23-26 and promises to once again be the premiere foodie event in Miami. Festival favorites like Burger Bash ($225) hosted by Rachael Ray and Paula Deen’s Sunday Brunch ($150) will be joined by some intriguing new events like…
The proliferation of bakeries in Midtown seems out of place, particularly if you actually live in Midtown (which I do) because everyone here seems to work out so much (I gave up on our gym, the machines are always taken). Yet, in this tiny five block radius there is Sweet…
The 4th Annual Iron Fork event takes place Thursday, October 20th, from 7 to 10 pm at Ice Palace Film Studios in Downtown Miami (make sure to bring earmuffs — I’ve heard it said that ice palaces can be cold). Lots of restaurants will be participating — too many to…
You may get your donuts when a sign says, “Hot Now” or have them with a side of coffee and think they’re good for ‘dunkin’, but my friend, you haven’t tasted donuts until you’ve had them from Mandarin Gourmet Donut Shoppe in Palmetto Bay, right off 184th and US1.From their…
Espanola Way has its’ charm but for the past 10 years it is often neglected by locals. But don’t be put off by the tourists who take over the many quaint alcove-like restaurants and shops that flank this pedestrian street. There are a few hidden gems along the two-block stretch…
In New York, Energy Kitchen is king. They have 10 outlets and counting across the boroughs, and everyone sings their praises. But when looking to expand outside the big apple, CEO and FIU alumnus Anthony Leon told us there’s no place like our own backyard. Energy Kitchen opened up shop…
You could say this week’s Earth Learning’s 2nd Annual Greater Everglades Food Summit at Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Campus had a bit of a sci-fi edge.Among the terms thrown around — deracinated, food shed, food desert, localization campaigns, and food miles. We even heard discussion about experiments being done to…
Vic and Angelo’s South Beach: Coal-fired pizza and upscale Italian-American
Eat St., the Cooking Channel show that features food trucks and the bloggers that love them, is filming season three in Miami this week. Three trucks will be featured for three different segments of the show, and Miami New Times bloggers will be out filming with the show. If you…
Pubbelly’s neighborhood takeover officially begins this week, with the opening of their sushi offshoot right next door to its’ predecessor. We told you all about local artist, Erni Vales, responsible for Pubbelly Sushi’s Japanese anime-inspired murals, and gave you a few hints on the menu. But here’s our first look…
Royal Caribbean has selected Michael Schwartz to create new menus for 150 Central Park, the upscale dining room on their Oasis of the Seas cruise ship.150 Central Park is part of the Central Park complex, which is the centerpiece of Oasis of the Seas, a wonderland in the middle of…
Food truck roundups can be confused with tailgate parties…there’s food served off a vehicle, people are eating outside, and there’s generally a lot of casual laughter and dining with friends. But if you went searching for actual tail at a roundup, you’d come up empty handed — until now. Mojo…
”Turned” vegetables, or, more properly, vegetables “tournée” (tour-nay) are part and parcel of classic French cooking. The term refers to the carving of a vegetable — usually from the root family — into numerous oblong shapes of identical size and equal number of sides (five or seven). A small paring…
Contrary to popular belief, vegans love cupcakes. In fact, we probably love cupcakes more than the average omnivore. We go months on end conscientiously filling our plates with leafy greens, quinoa, tofu, and vibrant seasonal fruits. We stopped bothering to look at dessert menus at traditional restaurants ages ago. We see…
The many fans of Casa Toscana have been mourning the loss of the Upper Eastside’s cool trattoria, but Sandra Stefani has resurfaced in Bay Harbor Islands with Open Kitchen. Stefani’s light touch with Italian/Mediterranean cuisine is evident in the new lunch spot’s array of soups, salads, sandwiches, pastas, and chalkboard specials…
For all of my recent harping about hype, we at Short Order have certainly done our part for Yardbird Southern Table & Bar. Back in April we announced its coming; in August we told you of its delay. The official opening date was posted by us in September. Then, just…
Let me preface this whole thing by saying that this is not a restaurant review. The “buffet” that’s offered in the building behind the Hare Krishna Cultural Center in Coconut Grove (Govinda’s dining club, five days out of the week) is not comparable to Jumbo’s 24-Hour All-You-Can-Eat. Every Sunday, the temple begins…
