A little meze to sample in advance of next week’s New Times Café review.Mandolin performs straightforward cooking best, whether it be an assertively grilled whole yellowtail — its pristine white flakes primped with lemon and olive oil — or a sweet, tender curlicue of grilled octopus misted with the same…
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 Cape Cod Room opens in Miami Beach
Long time, no see! As some of you might know I have another job or two so I don’t get around to sharing as much here as I’d like, but I hope to be contributing a little more in the coming months.That said, it seems like everywhere I turn lately…
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…
While news about the Forge’s relaunch has been slowly trickling in (such as the hiring of Dewey LoSasso as head chef), owner Shareef Malnik has been tightlipped about the legendary eatery’s extreme makeover. It’s a marketing strategy he stands by, because he doesn’t want to ruin the surprise of the…
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…
How many tomatoes does it take to fill a giant stainless-steel salsa bowl?Find out Super Bowl Sunday when the Miami Gardens Pollo Tropical (19500 NW 27th Ave.) across the street from Sun Life Stadium hosts a free family tailgate party and Guinness World Records event.In addition to free Pollo Tropical samplings, a…
Badrutt’s Place is reinventing itself as the more casual JB Kitchen + Bar. They are holding interviews and finishing remodeling the space.The restaurant, owned by Johannes Badrutt, will offer “American classics with a Peruvian flair.” A preview menu seems pretty run-of-the-mill. Appetizers include artichoke and spinach dip, JB’s honey-mustard wings,…
Nikki Beach Miami (1 Ocean Dr., Miami Beach) is the flagship for a global enterprise that boasts outposts in exotic and far-flung locales such as Koh Samui, Qatar, Cannes, and Cyprus.The South Beach branch started it all in 1998, and the father-and-son Penrod team has kept it alive and made…
For someone weaned on truffle oil, eating a fresh truffle must elicit the same wow factor as that of someone weaned on George Lucas films viewing Avatar in 3-D. Meaning: Different world, baby, different world entirely. The Grill at the Setai reopened last month with a new look and a new…
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…
Area 31, which has quickly established itself as one of Miami’s best seafood restaurants, will host a dinner called Fish + Wine on Thursday, February 25, during the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival. Executive chef John Critchley and master sommelier Emily Wines have put together a doozy of a four-course…
When Micah Edelstein landed in Miami late last year to become executive chef of one of the Design District’s more rooted eateries, Grass Restaurant and Lounge, people weren’t quite sure what to make of her. After all, it’s no secret she wasn’t necessarily a fan favorite from Top Chef’s third…
Not just any garage sale, but the “Everything But the Kitchen Sink” Garage Sale, and it will take place the last Saturday of the month, January 30. Les Dames d’ Escoffier — which if you don’t know is an invitation-only organization of women leaders in the food, beverage, and hospitality…
Calling all chocolate addicts! You know who you are. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden will host its fourth annual International Chocolate Festival beginning tomorrow, January 22, through Sunday, January 24. The fest will feature demos, lectures, tastings, and food vendors. Learn to make your own chocolate, meet chocolatiers and bakers, or…
A bite-size morsel of the New Times restaurant review for next week. Starters are too pricey (most go for $12 to $24); entrées are too prissy! Why go to all the trouble of decorating your restaurant Cape Cod-style and rack up the expense of flying distinctive fish from Massachusetts and…
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…
Spuntino is the bakery and catering arm of a restaurant group that includes Spris on Lincoln Road, and Mai Tardi in the Design District.They also run a breakfast and lunch joint at 1112 North Miami Ave…
Buena Vista Deli opened last week just a few doors north of sister Buena Vista Bistro. The bright deli/café features a choice selection of fromage, breads by the excellent La Parisienne Bakery, salads, sandwiches, and a special take-home dinner each day ($8). But it’s the quiche, pâtes, rillettes, and puffy…
An eight-ounce hunk, forged from Harris Ranch Farms’ antibiotic-free beef, with optional toppings such as bacon, fried egg, smoked mozzarella, Gorgonzola cheese…As if that isn’t enough — and let’s face it, nothing ever is — Racks is also offering each couple a free quartino (third of a bottle) of Sonoma…
Joao Oliveira’s Zucchero hits the trifecta in the Roads
