Serious culinary students learn about tournedos Rossini the way aspiring rock ‘n’ rollers pick up the licks to “Johnny B. Goode.” It’s a classic. On the other hand, you see tournedos Rossini on contemporary menus about as often as you hear the Chuck Berry tune on contemporary radio. But these things have…
It happened so fast you might not have noticed. I’m speaking of the 17th annual American Pie Council/Crisco National Pie Championships. The competition took place in Orlando earlier this month and was, as usual, held in conjunction with the Great American Pie Festival and the Never Ending Pie Buffet. It’s…
Jimmy’z Kitchen in Wynwood: Mondo mofongo
The short answer is yes — at least according to the national Krups Cup O’ Joe Awards announced last week. The coffee-machine/appliance maker surveyed coffee aficionados in ten cities (and also polled 250 New Yorkers to find the best sips in each borough). The winner in Manhattan was MudTRUCK, which…
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. 54…
A quick bite to go from next week’s Cafe review:Upon entering Jimmy’z Kitchen in Wynwood, one is struck by how much bigger, brighter, and more colorful it is than the original outlet in South Beach. Granted, it would have been nearly impossible for the new North Miami Avenue venue to…
Taxes are like fried calamari appetizers: Everyone says they’re tired of it, but nobody does anything about it. On the other hand, taxes don’t come with marinara sauce and a lemon wedge. The point I am trying to make is that the following three restaurants are also not doing anything…
Blue Door Fish: Renamed and refocused
”It sells pretty good,” Todd Webster says of the pig ears available on the menu at Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink. “They’re a pretty popular bar snack,” echoes Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill’s sous chef Travis Starwalt.Webster, the butcher and self-described “sous chef in training” at Michael’s, describes the process: “We braise them in…
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. 58…
Here at Short Order, our collectively beady eyes are always on the lookout for delectable plates of food that do not require a ransom to acquire. On the one hand, there are more than five such deals; on the other, there aren’t as many as one might think. Here’s a…
Update: Bob Pascal, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Centerplate, confirmed to us that low attendance does affect how many different types of food get sold.”The attendance on that particular night was under 4,500, so not all of our stands were open,” said Bob. “We try to avoid equipment redundancy…
A peek at next week’s Cafe review of the renamed and refocused restaurant at the Delano:Crabavocat and “big ravioli” are two longstanding Troisgrois classics still offered. The latter is sensational, a single, sizable, sumptuous ravioli plumped with mousseline of taro root, perfumed with a drizzle of truffle oil, and bathed…
At a recent annual meeting of the American Chemical Society, scientists announced findings that suggested maple syrup contains as many as 54 antioxidants. Lead researcher Dr. Navindra Seeram, from the University of Rhode Island, has been studying the relationship between plants and health for a long time.”I’m from British Guyana,”…
Malibu, the Carribean rum spiked with coconut liqueur, is offering one lucky person the opportunity to host this summer’s upcoming Radio Maliboom Boom Station Invasion Concert Tour — along with a stipend of $15,000.Starting now and continuing through May 15, individuals of legal drinking age can apply to win by…
Sawa Restaurant and Lounge: jack-of-all-trades, master of none
As part of a week-long series of benefit events, Chef Jeffrey Brana will check in as guest chef at chef/owner Joshua Marcus’ Chow Down Grill tomorrow evening, Thursday, April 7, to help raise funds for Common Threads. Brana will create a seven-course tasting menu featuring locally caught shrimp, locally grown…
Lalo Durazo and chef Oscar del Rivero, the gentlemen behind Coconut Grove favorite Jaguar Ceviche and the Gables’ Talavera Cocina, will debut Peacock Garden Café tomorrow. Located on the previous site of Union Congregational Church, the restaurant promises to pay homage to the Grove’s illustrious history as well as to fresh,…
I recently dined at both Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink and Blue Door Fish, and it just so happens I tried the octopus at both places.Surprisingly, although they both look pretty good in photos, neither was especially successful. Each rendition was vaguely flavorful, but they paled compared to other dishes sampled…
What it is: An individual lemon meringue tart.Where it at? That’s what we want to know. Give it your best guess in the comments section below.Follow Short Order on Facebook and Twitter @Short_Order…
A small Japanese-Mediterranean bite from this week’s restaurant review:Sawa is a variety show of a restaurant. Diners are treated to an Ed Sullivan-like procession of sushi, kebabs, tapas, soups, salads, entrees, hookahs, belly dancers (accompanied by ear-splitting music), LED shows, and sports on flat-screen TV sets. There is a menu…
I didn’t want to have to respond to the Route 9 brouhaha, but so many untruths are out there that I really have no choice. I made four factual errors in one review — it’s pretty hard to imagine making more, and something like that obviously should never happen. I…
