Urbanite Bistro is holding its monthly dinner this Friday at 8:30 p.m. For $40 plus tax and gratuity, you’ll enjoy six courses paired with six different beers selected by Chris Montelius, regional manager for Fresh Beer. Dave of South Florida Beer Blog will be co-hosting the dinner.If you’re a beer…
That’s what people are Yelping about right now. The popular South Beach pub, at 1115 16th Street, has developed a large and loyal following over many years, and apparently it is being forced to close down because the building it is located in has been sold. A person answering the…
When I first heard about the Cavalli Supper Club in Aventura, I thought of Roberto Cavalli. Then I thought of that show about horses, which I saw and…well, I’m no theater critic. What were we talking about?Girls in bright red dresses. Yes, that is who will greet you when you…
As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…
In last week’s two-part interview with Philippe Ruiz, executive chef of the Biltmore’s Palme d’Or and all around nice guy, the James Beard Award nominee described his food as “simple, classic/modern, generous, and appetizing.” When asked for an example we could recreate at home, without pause he shared the recipe…
The great tomato price hike of 2010 is the direct result of the great Florida tomato freeze. But who is behind the freeze, and who stands to profit from it? Dr Evil, that’s who. By the time you read this message, tomato prices may already be at 100 billion dollars…
Here’s Part Deux of our interview with Philippe Ruiz, executive chef of Palme d’Or at the Biltmore. Read the first part of the interview here. You often cook for celebrities and dignitaries. Who was the most impressive or the one who made you the most nervous?I think everybody is important. How…
As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…
Do you like television, Top Chef, Project Runway? Skip this post if you do, having an idea might give you a headache.For everybody else — all five of you — here’s your opportunity to embarrass yourself on national TV. United Plates of America, a new show on NBC where one…
While some of the top-name chefs manning kitchens in Miami are busy working on bacon-infused ice creams and three-pound slabs of steak, the Biltmore’s chef Philippe Ruiz continues to focus on making light, classic French dishes with a modern edge, often using just a few natural, high-quality ingredients. Thankfully the critics…
If each slave-picked Florida tomato you ate caused a tooth to fall out, you’d be reduced to bleeding gums in a matter of cheeseburgers.In the winter, most of America’s tomatoes come from Florida, especially the fields of Immokalee, close to Naples, in Collier County, just west of Dade.Unfortunately, the tradition…
Kris Wessel talks James Beard and more
They say never trust a skinny chef, but we spotted several toques working up a sweat at the David Barton Gym at the Gansevoort South during the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. The number-one gym rat was Art Smith, who is best known as Oprah Winfrey’s chef. The Chicagoan…
Ready for culinary boot camp? Former One Ninety chef Alan Hughes will be teaching eight three-hour classes in his kitchen starting March 14. The classes, limited to five students, will cover a range of topics starting with the basics. In the first class, students will learn knife techniques, kitchen organization…
If you’ve eaten in the City of Miami in the past three months you may not want to read any farther.There’s a distinct possibility that ugly little roach legs, and furry little rat claws joined your romantic dinner, business lunch, or casual snack.The following list includes five restaurants who have…
As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…
Frugal traveler Matt Gross leaves cold New York for a one day trip to Miami, eats a Cuban sandwich. [NY Times]No need to starve yourself for Spring Break. [MiamiQuarterly]Agri-Tourism gets a boost thanks to new allowances in South Dade. [CBS4]At JP Morgan conference in Miami, Tyson meat executive explains reduced…
Chilorio’s Very Mexican, “a fast-casual fresh Mexican restaurant,” has opened not one, but two new South Florida outposts: At 130 Miracle Mile in Coral Gables, and at 8211 South Dixie Highway in South Miami. Both spots offer what Chilorio bills as “dishes made from authentic Mexican recipes, many of which…
As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…
The South Beach Wine & Food Festival wrapped up last night with a beach party hosted by Guy Fieri at the Gansevoort’s Beach Club, appropriately themed “Moon Over Miami,” since the full, orange moon began to dip just as the party began. At 6 p.m. a line had already started…
We spent Sunday afternoon at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Whole Foods Grand Tasting Village, walking around the massive tents around 13th and Ocean tasting mostly liquor. It’s no secret that this event has become less about the bites and more about the booze — well, and the…
Shareef Malnik, the charismatic owner of The Forge restaurant, was back in action at the BubbleQ on Friday during the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival. It was Malnik’s return to the culinary arena, since he shuttered his iconic steakhouse last summer. He also introduced the food world…
