Last week, we talked about all sorts of things with Jan Jorgensen of Two Chefs (the interview: Part 1 and Part 2). His signature soufflés have become so popular that customers stopped ordering the other desserts. “I had to throw a lot of them away,” Jorgensen laments. So now soufflés are the…
The Dining Room recently opened in the small space south of Fifth Street, where La Locanda used to be before moving next door. Over the years, a few different restaurants have been in this location, each serving the neighborhood well by offering ethnic fare (usually French), in an informal setting,…
Rosa Mexicano opened last week on the ground floor of the architecturally arresting parking garage at 1111 Lincoln Road (and by that I mean the architect should be arrested). There are Mexican restaurants popping up all over South Beach, but Rosa’s main competition is shaping up to be Lime Fresh…
Each year the SBWFF introduces new events. Some fly higher than others. Let Them Eat Cake, a celebration of the Festival’s 10 Year Anniversary expressed in desserts by some of America’s best pastry chefs, was stratospherically successful.For one thing, it took place on the rooftop of the parking garage at…
Anytime you have plates of Asian cuisine prepared by Ming Tsai (Blue Ginger), Richard Hales (Sakaya Kitchen), Gregory Yu (Tropical Chinese), Joe Ng (Red Farm, N.Y.), the chefs from China Grill and Asia de Cuba, and Setai’s host chef David Werly, you’re going to have plenty of fine fare to…
If you watch the Today Show on NBC, you likely know the Scotto family pretty well. If you watch Wake Up With Al (Roker) on The Weather Channel, you likely know the Scottos. Or maybe you’ve eaten at their New York restaurant, Fresco by Scotto on East 52nd. Street, or…
Jan Jorgensen has operated Two Chefs in South Miami since 1994. During that time he has successfully surfed the turbulent waves of South Florida’s fickle economy, fussy diners, and vacillating trends, while putting out consistently great fare at his restaurant.In part one of the interview, Jorgensen discussed pork belly, small…
His resume is different than that of most of Miami’s chefs. Jan Jorgensen has worked at top restaurants in Zurich, in Greenland, at the well-regarded Fakkelgaarden in his native Copenhagen, and under chef Jeremiah Tower at California’s landmark Stars. Upon arriving in Miami during the early Nineties, Jorgensen operated JanJo’s…
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. 83…
The first surprise at Rickenbacker Fish Company Restaurant and Market was the pack of barking, teeth-baring dogs that welcomed us as we exited our cars in the self-parking lot by the eatery’s entrance. A tall, white iron fence separates customers from those careening canines, but the experience was jolting just…
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. 87…
A little bait just to get you hooked on next week’s Cafe review:The fish we sampled was undeniably fresh…Composed plates include grilled mahi fillet, blackened and capped with pineapple salsa…and wasabi-coated tuna with balsamic glaze and pickled ginger. The owners proudly tout their focus on serving “the freshest locally sourced…
In December, we wrote about Shing Wang having introduced banh mi sandwiches on its vegetarian-friendly Chinese menu. “I’ll be heading up to 167th real soon to check out these new items,” I vowed. Well, I made it up there yesterday, which to me is “real soon,” although folks tend to…
Christopher Lee has enjoyed great success as a chef in New York City. He headed the kitchen at Gilt when it nabbed two Michelin stars, then helmed Charlie Palmer’s Aureole and maintained that restaurant’s one Michelin star (he recently left the latter establishment). His “new American classics” style of cooking…
This is one of those stories we keep writing over and over, except the names change: A new restaurant project, called Trio On The Bay, is moving into the 79th Street Causeway locale. You probably know the spot — it’s the one with a sprawling outdoor patio and gorgeous bay…
Food & Wine magazine has been awarding its Best New Chef honors for a long time, but this year the publication is partnering with CNN’s Eatocracy to create a new award called “The People’s Best New Chef.” Nominees, who have to have run their own kitchens for five years or…
A sign posted on Washington Avenue, between 6th and 7th Streets, reads “Coming Soon: Daddy’s Soul Food.” Not much info to go on, as nobody is answering the phone number listed on the website. But we do have all of the menu items, from fried catfish to southern fried chicken…
Doug Rodriguez has announced that he is “relocating” his De Rodriguez Cuba restaurant to the Hilton Bentley hotel, where De Rodriguez Ocean opened just a couple of months ago. In other words, both restaurants will be merging into one. Name of the new restaurant? “De Rodriguez Cuba on Ocean.”The “new…
There are food blogs aplenty in this land, and lots of niches have been covered. Locally, locavores can dig Mango & Lime, carnivores congregate at The Burger Beast, and French Fry Fairy appeals to fairies — or maybe to those who like fried potatoes. I never have been able to…
What it is: An admittedly dull-looking rendition of linguini noodles with shrimp.Where it at? You might want to figure out which restaurant serves this, if only to try to avoid going there. Take a guess below in the comments section and we’ll comment upon your comments until somebody gets it…
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. 90…
As though the combination of drinking champagne and driving a car hasn’t created enough traffic accidents over the years, Moët & Chandon is launching a distracting digital billboard visible to drivers heading into Miami Beach via I-395.The billboard ad campaign, which starts today, is called “Miami 16 Seconds of Fame.”…
