Back in July, Short Order reported that Sef Gonzalez, aka the Burger Beast, was selecting the best of the best in South Florida street food for the Arsht Center’s Fall for the Arts Festival. Well, it’s finally here. This Sunday, 20 food vendors will congregate in the same location for…
Fin and Q American Barbeque shine
[jump] Crêpe cravings have apparently seized me, as I only recently touted savory ham and cheese crêpes at Otentic on Washington Avenue. And now I’m back to share my enthusiasm for A La Folie’s Nutella crêpe. The batter here is made with buckwheat flour, which lends a better flavor than…
Stop that running around and let your food come to you. Jefe’s Original Fish Taco & Burger food truck drives around Miami, hitting up local street corners, kind of like an ice cream truck on a hit summer day, only a little beefier…
A little bait to hopefully hook you into reading next week’s Cafe review of Eismann’s two:Fin:A fisherman would consider our experience here extremely successful: All the big ones were hooked, even if some small fries got away — meaning main plates of grouper, halibut, and striped bass were fresh, adeptly…
Evos is all about healthy living. Their logo is green, their stores are made with sustainable materials, their packaging is biodegradable, and their ingredients are all Fair Trade Certified.This Tampa-based chain delivers self-described “guilt free” fast food options to the masses — and that now includes school kids. Well, some…
Put on your jammies this Saturday and head to Coconut Grove for the Great Grove Bed Race and Pajama Pub Crawl. Featured stops on the comfortable crawl will be Grove Spot, Sandbar Sports Grill, Tavern in the Grove, GreenStreet Cafe, Bice Bistro, Crazy Pianos, Taurus, Mr. Moe’s, Barracuda Raw Bar…
This little 16-seater has been tucked off the corner of Bay Drive and 69th Street in Normandy Isles for the past four years. During this time, the all-female crew (kitchen and dining room) has been cooking up some of the best Thai food on the Beach. The recently updated menu…
72nd Bar & Grill in South Miami
Joumou Cafe opened two weeks ago in what looks to be a former house on NE 2nd Avenue. This quaint and colorfulHaitian/Caribbean restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner seven days a week. We stopped in around 1 p.m. and took advantage of a ridiculously great deal: Salad, choice of a…
MiniBAR, the cool midtown hangout just north of NE 36th Street, has run into some big problems. Now it’s closed. On August 19, the place’s Facebook page thanked patrons and made a brief mention of a requested health inspection. Then during the inspection on August 24, five violations were reported…
The first two years were sell-outs. This year, Iron Fork will be bigger and better. New Times’ massive culinary event returns for a third time, taking over the downtown event space/nightclub Grand Central on October 21. Last year’s winner John Critchley (Area 31) will fight to hold onto his title…
Zuma has made a splash in downtown Miami since opening on the ground floor of the Epic Hotel. The menu presents quite a few Japanese food options — robata grilled meats, tempura vegetables, rice hot-pots, and so forth. One of our Zuma favorites, however, comes from the sushi bar: Unagi…
This is Part 2 of our interview. Read the first part with Red the Steakhouse’s chef/partner Peter Vauthy here.New Times: Describe your food in five words.Peter Vauthy: Continental, classic steakhouse cuisine.That’s only four.Sorry.Describe yourself in a few words.Passionate, dedicated… intense.What do you believe is the most important advice to impart…
New Barbu and decades-old Siam Lotus Room have each met the same fate. The latter, South Miami’s answer to Boston’s Green Monster, lured drivers on South Dixie Highway with its lima-bean paint job and owner Atchana Capellini’s famous coconut shrimp — along with other Thai dishes derived from her family…
Vacations have come to an end. The kids are back to school. The lazy, hazy days of summer are over. You’re ready for mother’s little helper. But don’t succumb to temptation. Nor should you gobble down nutrition-less bowls of rubbery mac and cheese or your fave guilty pleasure from the…
It’s pretty common to hear people say things like, “He couldn’t figure out what else to do, so he became a chef,” or “She hated school and figured cooking was her only way out.” Those overly chatty Cathy’s should meet Peter Vauthy, Red, the Steakhouse’s chef/partner. Born in New York…
The original Segafredo — or Segafredo L’Originale as the company likes to put it — celebrates its 10th anniversary this Sunday evening with a bash on Lincoln Road. Starting at 5 p.m., music by DJ Mr. V and Miss Patty will spark the block party into action. There will be…
A brief chew of next week’s review:Let’s begin with what 72nd does best: fat, beefy burgers piled high with signature accompaniments and plunked onto fresh, shiny brioche buns. We had “the juancho,” with long, crisp slices of bacon; melted cheddar; a fried egg; and cilantro mayo. Delicious. Also offered are…
…is that it’s not so hot. Since starting up in New Orleans five years ago, the pizza chain has grown bigger; 96 Naked Pizzas are now in development, the number expected to rise to a thousand over the next five years. The latest one recently opened at 1260 Washington Ave…
Five years ago, Marcelo Florindez went on vacation from his restaurant job and was let go upon his return. He had two things going for him: the desire to own his own business and a knack for making fresh, flavorful ceviche. At first, Marcelo wanted to open his own restaurant…
The Forge: Miami Beach’s revamped iconic steak house has something old, something new
