It was a deal owner Patrick Gleber (also of Tobacco Road) couldn’t refuse.Baruch Pletner, an Israeli entrepreneur, strolled into Jake’s last Tuesday and expressed interest in purchasing the newly renovated Jake’s. Fast forward to today, and Pletner is already making the place his own, in more ways than one…
Heavenly fish tacos have arrived on the stretch of Red Road between Bird and Flagler at Fish Shack Market. First, thick pieces of the daily Triple Tail catch are seasoned and seared a la plancha and land on crunchy strips of julienne green cabbage inside a flash fried corn tortilla. …
Mr. Chow, located in the W South Beach (2201 Collins Avenue), will begin to take reservations today, August 3rd, and open the doors tomorrow, Tuesday night. For reservations call 305-695-1699.Five Guys is at it again. John and Raquel Catalano, owners of the Five Guys franchise in Kendall, are opening one…
Back in April when we gave away free Chipotle burrito passes through Short Order we didn’t know they supported slave tomatoes.Chipotle is that company whose whole PR gimmick is “Food With Integrity.” However, they have thus far refused to partner with our favorite Florida farmworkers union, the Coalition of Immokalee…
You say potato, we say dumbass.A recent US News and World Report article examines a UK health assertion through a Miami connection. British nutritionist Alan Dangour authored a study that suggests organic foods may not be any healthier than what his work terms “conventionally produced” foods. Dangour bases this on…
Au Pied de Cochon: Big-City Brasserie in Miami Beach
Short Order’s heard a lot about the “Underground Dining” phenomenon. According to rumors, lies, and hearsay the movement started in Oakland in the ’80s when 100 train-hopping gutterpunks from around the states formed a consortium of experienced kitchen workers and convinced a local backer to invest in a one-off epic…
The Mahogany Grille (2190 NW 183 St) is a neo-classic soul food, white linen tablecloth, gourmet down home American Southern/Island Caribbean restaurant in the heart of Miami Gardens. It’s a family owned and operated joint. Legendary baseball player Andre “The Hawk” Dawson and his brother Vincent Brown own it, and…
The Fox nextwork has been pretty adamant about what we can and can’t reveal prior to the first airing of Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares: Fleming Edition. Here’s what we are able to spill about this past Tuesday’s private marketing event for camera at Pinecrest Gardens. …
My first brush with vegetarianism was fish-related. I was 6 or 7 on Florida’s west coast, tagging along with my father on an orchestra gig. Being raised by a musician dad, I’d been to the opera, salsa gigs and renaissance fairs but never on a fishing trip. We took a…
With the tourism industry in a pinch, hospitality wants to be BFF with locals this summer. Remember Cuba Gooding Jr.’s Rod Tidwell in Jerry Maguire? (You’re lovin’ me now!) Yeah, it’s kinda like that.Trump International Beach Resort in Sunny Isles is the latest hotel to develop a promotion around access…
Eos at Viceroy Miami on Brickell Dazzles
Boiled… fried… and now stone-ground and baked. Miami-based natural foods company Explorer’s Bounty is venturing into the unleavened market, launching Tribal Stone Crackers. This 100 percent certified organic snack is the first of its kind in the world to be made from Rainforest Alliance Certified Yuca. Which basically means that…
Starting at 8 p.m. TONIGHT, Blue Door at Delano (305-674-6400) will host a five-course wine dinner pairing the cuisine of Delano’s executive chef Maria Manso and consulting chef Claude Troisgros with wines from Silverado Winery. Here’s the lineup:First course: Crabavocat, Guacamole & Blue Crab Salad with Spicy Tomato Coulis &…
Chef Michelle Bernstein says “The first place I worked as a cook was Janjo’s in the Grove for Chef Jan Jorgensen. At the end of my shift he’d say ‘here’s half a lime. Go clean the stove.’ I said ‘Can I get a whole lime?’ and he said ‘No. Too…
B & M Market has been open at 219 NE 79th street since 1980. According to Nafeeza Ali, it is one of the first and longest running West Indian grocery stores in Miami. In 1990 Nafeeza and her husband Sheir bought the place from her uncle. They’ve been selling authentic…
Anise Taverna Opens on Miami’s Upper Eastside
Sure, Latin cafes are a dime a dozen in Miami. But a close look reveals that each of these neighborhood dives has its own collection of cooks, quirks and kooks — idiosyncrasies that draw you to them and make you love ’em, even when you’d love to hate ’em. Good…
To eat mango raw or cooked? That is the question. On a recent trip, I gobbled up India’s prized Alphonso and nearly melted at the taste of its juicy morsels dripping with caramel sweetness. Imagine cubes of bright orange flesh, alongside rosy papaya for breakfast every morning. Unadorned, unadulterated bliss…But…
Miami’s The Cereal Bowl took a college student’s observation that people love customizing their cereal experience and made a global corporation out of it.The company just inked a deal with Global Brands, a Qatar based company, to expand to the Middle East.The Cereal Bowl leveraged the success of its flagship…
On July 13th there will be dancing on Calle 8, to French music. That’s because July 13th the Alliance Francaise of Miami is celebrating Bastille Day (historically celebrated the morning of July 14th).Bastille Day is similar to our 4th of July. It is a French national holiday that commemorates the…
There is something unique about Ortanique on the Mile that becomes apparent as soon as one enters the warm, woody, orange-hued, citrus-and-flower-muraled room: It smells better than other restaurants. Even with the preponderance of open kitchens these days, many dining establishments exude the aromatic appeal of a hotel lobby. But…
