Restaurants

The Dining Room in SoBe is a dandy

Chef de Cuisine Simon Bowker technically has the biggest job at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. He oversees the banquet program, which encompasses more than 220,000 square feet of event space (and you thought your two thousand square foot apartment was impressive). He leads a team of 70 people including those who…

One of Miami’s favorite spots for brunch and chill-out moments, Morgans, is opening a second location at the former Joe Allen spot on Purdy Avenue in South Beach. According to Morgans owner Barclay Graebner, the target opening date is August 1. That assumes all the required permitting and transfer of…

In March, Short Order reported that although Myles Chefetz’s Nemo had closed, plans were in the works to turn the space into Prime Fish. In an email to Short Order, Chefetz said, “Nemo was my first Miami restaurant and after 15 years I’m excited to be developing a new concept…

Philippe, chef Philippe Chow’s high-end Chinese restaurant, has closed its Gansevoort Miami Beach location. Fans of Chef Chow’s lettuce wraps and Peking duck need not despair — the restaurant will reopen with two new locations in Miami Beach’s South of Fifth neighborhood and Boca Raton. A call to the Miami Beach restaurant was…

Latin House Grill has two reasons to celebrate tonight. It’s the food truck’s first anniversary, and the owners are launching a second mobile, LH2. As with most birthdays, los grilleros are throwing a party and inviting everyone. At the Tropical Park food truck roundup tonight, you can munch to your…

Whoo boy. Another steakhouse. Yippee. That’s what we thought when we received the invitation from the new Kane Steakhouse’s public relations company to come in and chow down. Now we’re never ones to turn down a free meal but, really, a new steakhouse on South Beach? That ranked up there…

​We pretty much have to be drunk to find ourselves eating hydrogenated oil and FD&C Blue #1-infused grub at fast food chains like Sonic or Burger King. But maybe that’s the strategy some greasy food peddlers are banking on: that lots of people are down to order triple-fried fries and…

downtown Miami, street peddlers and nine-to-fivers make way for hip urbanites lighting up the highrises. The latest addition to this new urban oasis is Kork, a wine and cheese bar due to open the first week of August. The 3000 square foot watering hole is more reminiscent of a Medieval…

There are very few places left unscathed by the tricks and trends of today’s dessert experience. There are even fewer that stay true to their initial inspiration. Todo Frio Ice Cream N More is an exception. A rare find. An original. The quirky decor and ode to Cuban nostalgia make…

About two years ago, food trucks began appearing in Miami almost as if by magic. Then, like rabbits, they started to multiply. But did anyone stop to think what went on in the lives of food truck owners before they started serving yummy food on the go? We asked and got…

Giraffas is beginning its U.S. domination with the first stateside location in North Miami (1821 NE 123rd St.) opening Monday. The 30-year-old Brazilian chain operates about 350 restaurants across the country, selling steaks and burgers in the “fast-casual” reformatting that has proven popular lately. The chain touts words like balanced and…

Jeremiah Bullfrog will turn gastroPod into a pop-up molecular gastropub. (Yes, we hate the word gastropub too, but in this case it fits.) Details are all very hush-hush (including the location), but judging by the info we received, we think this will be one totally awesome experience. The Get Loaded Pop-Up…

In May we wrote about South Florida’s first food swap – an event where people bring homemade foods and trade them for others. Organizer Marie Castro had heard about swaps in other parts of the country and decided to have one in Broward and then Palm Beach. This month she’s…

​Ah, the dollar menu — the primary source of sustenance for many a student and hobo. Each has its own strong points, but all that we visited had one thing in common: a cheeseburger. (For argument’s sake, we are defining “burger” as any roll-based sandwich featuring an ingredient restaurants self-identify…

Destination dining continues to boom in the Brickell area, where neighborhood eateries are opening literally on top of each other. The One Broadway complex (also known as 1450 Brickell — located between Brickell Avenue and South Miami Avenue at SE 15th Street) has announced that three new leases have been finalized, bringing…

If it ever stops raining, Mapulehu, Exel and Momi K are some of the varieties you’ll see this weekend at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s 19th Annual International Mango Festival, which celebrates the Hawaiian version of this special tropical fruit. Hawaiian mangos were chosen this year because of their flavor and…

Sawaddee and Tamarind: Normandy Isle’s Thai twosome

​Miami Dade College’s Miami Culinary Institute will soon welcome some new buds into its kitchen.  On July 14, the MCI will host the grand opening of its organic garden, where every plant will provide edible fruits, berries, herbs, or even flowers. These crops will be used in culinary classes as…

​Acqua will be serving a “Farewell Brunch” at the Four Seasons Hotel Miami this Sunday, July 14. It’s your last chance to indulge in the expansive buffet that includes a whole roasted pig, a sprawling raw bar, and a dessert display overflowing with 30-plus types of mini pastries (11 am…

Eat Street, the Cooking Channel show that features host James Cunningham chomping his way through America’s food truck scene, will feature The Fish Box on television tonight. The episode airs at 8:00 p.m. and again at midnight. The show was so taken with Miami’s food truck scene,it’s returning to tape some segments for…

Vegan Assassin and soon-to-be Miami restaurateur Alex Cuevas is at the helm of yet another veg-head initiative here in Miami — a mass juice fast lasting from five to seven days. Via Facebook, 45 Miamians and friends have committed to joining one of two groups of juice fasters: the rabbits and…