Granted, I don’t often stroll around downtown Miami — and when I do, it isn’t generally in the vicinity of the Miami Towers building. What I’m trying to say is that I only recently stumbled into a downtown alleyway that led to a hitherto unknown-to-me cluster of outdoor restaurant/cafés. These…
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. 74…
“This is a Miami restaurant,” Emeril’s Miami Beach’s new executive chef, Tim Doolittle, said to Clean Plate Charlie. It was by way of explaining why Emeril’s, named after New Orleans’ most recognized chef, doesn’t serve much in the way of food from that city. “It’s owned by a guy who became famous…
Because it is tucked away off the Fontainebleau Hotel lobby, most locals don’t start their day at Solo pastry shop and café. Still, a line forms at the display counter each morning as hotel guests choose from homemade muffins, croissants, bear claws, cinnamon buns, doughnuts, and other breakfast treats.I was most…
A small sip of next week’s Cafe review:Slices of country bread with flour-dusted crust are brought to each table; try not to eat too many as you’ll want some to go along with just about any food you’re likely to order. Like, say, the charcuterie plate of prosciutto, chorizo, garlic…
It didn’t take long for chef Jeff McInnis to find a new post-Gigi gig: He has hooked up with John Kunkel, CEO/creator of Lime Fresh Mexican Grill restaurants, and will be co-owner of his own place on Miami Beach.”Kunkel started a restaurant group a couple of years ago called 50…
In collaboration with the Miami International Film Festival, chefs from six local restaurants competed in a Paella Parade competition at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden last night. (It followed a screening of Fernando Leon de Aranoa’s Amador.) The weather was beautiful, the gardens sublime, and the crowd seemed to be…
DB Bistro Moderne: French elegance
So are you getting set for a wild Miami-style Mardi Gras celebration this week? Neither am I. But I did spend some of Fat Tuesday enjoying delectable, homestyle New Orleans cooking in North Miami Beach. Yes, that’s right, there’s a place on NE 163rd Street cooking up jambalaya, po’boy sandwiches,…
“The fins are typically hacked off a live shark, leaving it to die slowly as it sinks to the bottom of the sea.” Seventy-three million sharks a year are being killed this way. “As many as 90 percent of sharks in the world’s open oceans have disappeared.”That info comes from…
Every now and then I take time from my busy schedule in order to lend a hand to others. I’m just big-hearted that way. Most of my charitable assistance is given to restaurants. The owners don’t ask for my advice — restaurateurs are a proud bunch — but I know…
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. 79…
Restaurateur Stephen Starr (Steak 954 in Fort Lauderdale) is set to debut his second South Florida Restaurant, Makoto at Bal Harbour Shops, in late March. Why are we genuinely optimistic? Namesake chef Makoto Okuwa is a disciple of the famed Chef Morimoto. After having dined at Morimoto Napa, we can…
In yesterday’s installment, we listed six chefs, in alphabetical order, who at one point or another in their careers encountered a flop. We continue with the remaining half-dozen:7. Chef: Andrea Curto-Randazzo and Frank RandazzoFlop: Water ClubTalula folded this past year after a long and fruitful run, but the Randazzos kept…
An amuse bouche to precede next week’s Cafe review:Vichyssoise de lettue wowed by way of a chilled potato base greened and lightened with pureed romaine lettuce and créme fraîche. The velvety velouté contained bits of tomato confit and green olives, and a floating crouton capped with smoked paprika cream that…
What is it? Well, that looks to be a sugarcane skewer…Where it at? We haven’t a clue — or at least not one we’re willing to share. Take your best guess in the comments section below, just for the heck of it.Follow Short Order on Facebook and Twitter @Short_Order…
Financial institutions are too big to fail. Chefs are not. Almost all of our highly regarded toques have wiped out in spectacular fashion at one point or another in their careers. We present a dozen such flops in alphabetical order. Young chefs, heed the lesson: Persistence pays off.1. Chef: Michelle…
In collaboration with the Miami International Film Festival, El Coto de Rioja Paella Parade will march into Miami Beach Botanical Garden next Wednesday, March 9. Following a screening of Fernando Leon de Aranoa’s Amador, chefs from ten of our local Spanish restaurants will gather to prepare their own signature paellas in…
Jan Jorgensen of Two Chefs talks food trucks and souffle
Red Mango Coming to South BeachThe all-natural frozen yogurt store is moving to the Shops at Alton Road, lined up on Fifth Street along with Subway and the upcoming Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Company and Pizza Fusion. Here’s how Red Mango is described on the website: “The only 100% all-natural,…
Chef Michael Psilakis today announced he has left his position as executive chef at Eos, the Mediterranean small-plates restaurant on the 15th floor of Viceroy Miami.”I have enjoyed working in Miami,” Psilakis says. “Over time, however, our philosophies have grown apart and I feel it is best for me to…
Another year, another booze-and-food-drenched four-day bacchanal. Here are a few last thoughts:Let Them Eat Cake: Flawless. A fantastic party. Hard to imagine this not being the high point of the festival.BubbleQ: The last dance for this event was well orchestrated. There was plenty of seating, lines weren’t too long and…
