People flooded the University of Miami’s Rathskeller this past Friday to take part in “Last Call” festivities. The line of those determined to snag a coveted seat formed at 10 in the morning. Around 3 in the afternoon, thunderstorms forced people to take shelter inside until the sun returned. Waiters ran around…
National Hamburger Month begins May 1, and no one is celebrating bigger than The Burger Beast. He’s beginning the festivities with “The Battle of the Beast” at Pincho Factory this Sunday. Competitors will face off in the ultimate burger challenge by attempting to down three “Try Me Tuesdays” specialty burgers…
Jeff McInnis, the cute Top Chef who left Gigi to the consternation of many Miamians, is set to open Yardbird Southern Table & Bar in Miami Beach. According to Melissa Trimp, marketing and public relations manager at 50 Eggs Restaurant Group in Miami, confirmed that Chef McInnis is busy developing…
At 28 years old, chef Josh Becker is riding high. He’s behind the burner at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach’s DiLido Beach Club, where he serves meals in a gorgeous beachside setting, and his cuisine is being featured in Lufthansa Airlines’ first and business classes as part of the Starchefs program. New Times recently chatted…
Gyromaniakz, the new Greek truck to hit Miami streets, has already gone Hollywood.Yesterday evening, the truck had a special assignment: Serve dinner to the cast and crew of Burn Notice on location in Coconut Grove.Gyromaniakz’s owner, Jason Caplan, said he received a call even before his truck rolled onto the…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 46…
Jacques Ardisson, master of the bistro concept (Moonchine, Indochine) steps out of his usual realm of Asian fusion with the opening of Lou Lou, the newest notch in his restaurant belt. Named for his daughter Carla Lou, “le petit bistro” is both chic enough for a date and casual enough…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 46…
Anyone familiar with UM knows “The Rat” is anything but a dirty rodent. Since 1972 it has served as the meeting place for students and faculty alike. Maybe because the Rathskeller is the only full service restaurant on-campus (not to mention the only place that serves alcohol); or maybe because…
Eduardo Bruno, the former executive chef at Morton’s on Brickell, planned on owning his own restaurant with his family when the economy hit. “I was working on my own concept for a long time, but I couldn’t get the funding,” he tells Short Order. Driving his car one day, Bruno…
Really, there’s no place in Miami more appropriate to eat tapas than Coral Gables. This city has the look of old Spain, perfect for a new authentic Spanish restaurant. Lizarran is coming to town with paella, tapas and pinchos ready to enter your belly.The Coral Gables location is the first…
Lulu in Coconut Grove: Breezy and affordable
We Americans are a whiny, complaining bunch. If our spinach is contaminated with E. coli, we raise our flabby arms to the sky and demand that all of those yucky greens be recalled. What we don’t understand, and what Republicans have been trying to tell us for years, is we have…
A friend and I recently lunched at Thrive (1239 Alton Rd., Miami Beach). We split two entrées and a fresh juice. Our bill came to about $32. For $16, we each had half a portobello mushroom “pizza” topped with cashew nut cheese, a half portion of sweet potato and black…
A new food truck, Gyromaniakz, will roll for the first time tonight after several false starts and delays. The truck looks like a cross between a classic Greek diner coffee cup (the ones that read, “It’s Our Pleasure to Serve You”) and the aftermath of a graffiti tagging session. It…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 47…
Rioja Grille, featuring tropical Latin cuisine in a Spanish setting, has opened at the Doubletree by Hilton Miami Airport Convention Center Hotel, helmed by chef Michael Meuse. Rioja replaces 777 Steak and Pasta, which is still listed on the hotel’s website. The hotel’s front desk was at first unaware that…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 48…
Get out those cameras and cell phones tonight, because if you win the Shoot the Motha Trucker contest, you’ll receive a free meal every week for a year. Latin House Grill has announced a photo competition with the easiest rules ever. Simply take a picture of LHG’s eternal flame of a…
In the infinite wisdom of television executives and snake oil salesmen, VH1 has created a new reality series that links the two subjects Americans are most interested in: food and big personalities.In the new show, Famous Food, so-called celebrities such as Heidi Montag, The Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Danielle…
Blade Sushi to share space with Vida restaurant.When Blade Sushi closed at the Fontainebleau about a year ago, the starving model types who frequent LIV must have had heart attacks trying to find low-carb alternatives at Scarpetta. Well, Blade is back (mostly), sharing space with the resort’s Vida restaurant to…
Abokado’s catch phrase asked if we were “ready to rethink sushi,” but apparently the folks at this restaurant in Mary Brickell Village have been doing some reconsidering of their own lately. The place went dark last week and after a three-year life span (it was temporarily shuttered and relaunched in…
