There didn’t seem to be many interesting restaurant openings in July other than Morgans’ second outpost in the old Joe Allen space. August is shaping up to be more promising with the openings of Egg & Dart in the Design District and Chow Down Grill’s second location in South Beach…
Dr. Vilma Biaggi is an elegant Argentinian doctor with a petite frame and a large appetite for life. By day she runs a successful practice in Aventura. By night this no-nonsense M.D. turns on the charm to make guests feel like family at her Cadet Hotel, a small boutique hotel…
In this pork-obsessed world of ours, we’re surprised that a food truck dedicated solely to all things piggy didn’t happen sooner. But, like all good things, the Pork Shop was worth the wait. Vegans need not apply to this pork-tastic truck, where the emphasis is on the pig, only the pig,…
Let’s just get this out of the way: We despise cauliflower. We’ve hated it since we were kids. It’s hard and crumbly and ghostly and everything a vegetable shouldn’t be. But boy did we get a surprise when we were pushed to eat ’em atop an Anthony’s Coal Fired pizza…
Morgans on the Beach, the sister restaurant of the original Morgans in Wynwood, will officially open its doors Friday for lunch after a soft opening tonight. Staying with the dining-in-a-house feel of the original, Morgans on the Beach takes over the former Joe Allen space, adding its trademark lavender color…
Last night, in honor of National Scotch Day, Short Order headed over to Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink for some seriously old scotch and a tasting of pastry chef Hedy Goldsmith’s latest creations.The Macallan brand ambassador Randolph Adams was our host for the evening, and led us through a flight…
It was only a matter of time, right? Michael Schwartz will follow up his two Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink locations in Miami and Grand Cayman with Harry’s Pizzeria, a “casual neighborhood joint featuring the chef/restaurateur’s fresh, simple, pure, and local food anchored by seasonally-inspired pizzas from the wood-burning oven.”…
South Beach dining can be nauseating before you even pick a restaurant, if you don’t know how to navigate it properly. Restaurants hire hot girls to wave menus in your face and yell lunch specials at you while their cleavage falls out of their shirts. Everything seems to cost twice…
Dogma, the Biscayne Boulevard hot doggery that was recently purchased by partners Mark Soyka and Frank Crupi, has expanded its food options to include a full line of old-school sandwiches, and Short Order was invited to try some. Philly cheesesteaks ($7.95) served with grilled onions and hot cherry peppers, oyster…
At Miami food truck roundups you can find most anything from tacos to snow cones. But the one thing New York food truck roundups have over us this weekend — besides scorching heat waves and lots of pigeons — is free sex toys and condoms. Yup, you heard us right!…
Little Lotus: This Asian secret in downtown Miami will bloom big
Head cheese is one of those things the French come up with that takes whatever everyone else in the world is doing (bologna for example), and elevates it to a completely different level. Fromage de tête is officially classified as a terrine, but we prefer to use the low-brow verbiage,…
Sonic isn’t really a fast-food joint. I mean sure, technically it is, but the quality and taste of the food elevate it to something a couple of steps above McDonald’s and Wendy’s. Not only that, but Sonic Beach in Homestead now offers 28 types of beer ($3 to $4), wine,…
You know the old riddle what’s black and white and red all over? Well, it could be a newspaper, a zebra with a sunburn or Vice Lounge on Lincoln Road. The decor is anything but subtle, unless you consider a New Orleans bordello subtle. So when we were invited to…
It’s lunchtime and you’re in your car jonesing for your favorite food truck. Where is it? Well, there’s an app for that! Blogger Burger Beast is busy developing an app that will make it easy to find your favorite truck. The app will not only find your favorite trucks but…
Vic & Angelo’s, restaurateur David Manero’s midpriced Italian concept, has finally opened in the old DeVito space on Ocean Drive. Manero, who also owned DeVito, cited the economy as a reason for the concept change: “Locals and visitors are still tightening their belts and are looking for value for money…
Laly Albalate’s life has gone to the dogs, and she’s totally fine with it. A few months ago, Short Order told you about the Doggie Bag Café’s plans to have a dog-friendly food cart at a human-based food truck rally. Well, the dream becomes a reality tonight at BTTR when Albalate debuts…
Craving café con sabor? That’s exactly what Kaña Cuban Coffee Roasters will offer when it launches its new chain of coffee cafés with its first location in downtown Miami.Occupying a prime spot at the corner of Flagler Street and Miami Avenue, Kaña will offer more than ten varieties of coffee,…
In traditional Chinese kitchens, there are different sections, each equipped to handle a certain element of the menu. Sections for barbecue, wok, dim sum — each works on an individual component that all come together before servers whisk away the finished product to diners. The most unusual aspect of service…
Our city is certainly not short on burger joints, but that doesn’t stop new concepts from popping up all the time. The most recent to announce its arrival is Smashburger, promising fresh, “smashed-to-order” burgers along with hand-spun Häagen-Dazs shakes and an array of local craft bottled beers and wine.With a…
Almost a year after opening Pubbelly, the dream team behind South Beach’s favorite Asian-inspired gastropub is bringing two new distinct flavors to Miami. Owners Andreas Schreiner, Sergio Navarro, and Jose Mendin are opening Pubbelly Sushi and Barceloneta Spanish Bistro & Mercat in the same building that houses Pubbelly.Barceloneta — poised…
If you’re from the Northeast, you’re probably familiar with Del’s Frozen Lemonade. Del’s began serving frozen lemonade in Rhode Island in 1948, but the recipe dates back to 1840 in Naples, Italy. Del’s Frozen Lemonade was first served out of a cart in the little town of Cranston and quickly…
