Asian Food and Cooking

Making Sushi at Home Is Easy (Recipe & Photos)

For amateur chefs, sushi might seem an insurmountable endeavor -- like the perfect puffy cheese soufflé or meringue-wrapped baked Alaska. But surprisingly, it's not as difficult as it might seem, and with a few simple tools, even the most bumbling of kitchen klutzes can pull off some tasty rolls. ... More >>

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Ramen Mania Sweeps Miami Restaurants

Momi In Brickell: Good Noodles Out of the Gate

After more than a year of construction, Momi, the mysterious Brickell ramen shop, opened its doors about two weeks ago. You may have heard or read ramen enthusiasts wax about the endless lines stretching out of legendary Tokyo or Osaka shops. We found no such queue on a weekday afternoon, although t ... More >>

Secret Curry Near Florida International University South Campus

Jai Mazumddar earned a master's degree in finance from the University of Florida in 2002. He spent more than half decade crunching numbers, mostly as a stockbroker for Continental Securities, which the Securities and Exchange Commission shut down, and later as a financial analyst for a real estate c ... More >>

Hiro's Yakko-San: From the Deep Fryer to the Sushi Bar

Photos: A Closer Look at Yakko-San

Yuga: My Favorite Miami Restaurant

"What's your favorite restaurant?" That question got us all thinking. If we had to choose one top dog at gunpoint, what would it be and why? Each week, a different Short Order blogger will celebrate his or her favorite eatery -- be it celebrity-chef-driven or a neighborhood hole-in-the-wall. For a ... More >>

Buddha Sushi Bar: Now Floating Fish Your Way

Buddha Sushi Bar soft-opened a few weeks ago, quietly launching on the Upper Eastside amid the September restaurant craze. After throwing a grand-opening party this past weekend, the restaurant is officially ready and willing to serve you fresh fish (but you'll have to catch it yourself). Decide wha ... More >>

Sushi Sake Opens New Location in the Hammocks

Miami likes its sushi like its women - sleek and sexy. Hence the popularity of Sushi Sake, a rapidly expanding South Florida sushi empire that just opened its seventh location.This chic local chain is known for late-night hours, an expansive menu and a dramatic, lounge-inspired atmosphere.The newest ... More >>

Pho Thang: A Solid Hole In the Wall With the Finest of Pho

It's become standard to judge any ethnic restaurant by the number of people from a specific ethnicity sitting at its tables. However it was the sound of people sucking air through runny noses that assured me Pho Thang, the unassuming Vietnamese restaurant only a few miles from ZooMiami, was the rea ... More >>

Miss Saigon's Vegan Pho

Miss Saigon's location shifted north a few blocks from its former spot on Fifth Street and Washington Avenue about a year ago, but the element that gave the Vietnamese restaurant its character has remained. That's the owner, Hali Nguien. The garrulous and diplomatic lady of the house can still be fo ... More >>

Kone Temaki Sake Lounge Serves Fat Sushi Rolls In South Beach

Technically speaking, Kone Temaki Sake Lounge does not serve fat sushi rolls/ But as the name suggests, it specializes in temaki, or sushi cones. Temaki looks like an ice cream cone, but is a little smaller -- the nori serves as the "cone" and raw fish, rice, and whatever else you decide to add beco ... More >>

Miami's Ten Best Sushi Bars: Hunting for Fresh Fish

​Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. Sushi seems so easy -- raw fish, rice, wasabi. So it would seem that really good sushi bars should be on every corner, sorta like Starbucks. OK, ... More >>

61. Spicy Scallop Roll at Toni's Sushi Bar

It's that time of year when we count down to New Times' Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com61. Spicy Scallop Roll at Toni's Sushi BarIt's ... More >>

Where To Grab a Bite During the Miami International Film Fest

​The Miami International Film Festival returned this past Friday, March 2 and continues through next weekend. For 10 days, Miami is treated to some of today's brightest stars in the world of film. In an industry that revolves around the dollar, art trumps box office sales for a brief moment. All t ... More >>

Bar Tanaka Brings Sushi to the New and Improved Shelborne

​The classic Shelborne Resort in Miami Beach has a modern vibe now. It's a whole new show. In addition to glam brasserie Vesper and Lucy's taco shack out back, Bar Tanaka brings sushi to the lineup. Modern American, Mexican, and Japanese -- all restaurant bases are covered. The menu comes cou ... More >>

Miami Food Blogger Fatgirl Hedonist Talks Food Writing, Rates Oh! Sushi

Fatgirl Hedonist​We first told you about then month-old Oh! Sushi in early November -- and since then, we've been on the hunt for someone with a good eye (and a good palate) to check the place out (and to spice things up,) and dish their details to Short Order.Enter Fatgirl Hedonist. Born and rais ... More >>

SushiSamba offers more Peruvian/Japanese/Brazilian substance than meets the eye

View a slide show of SushiSamba.

Benihana: Get A Birthday Meal For $0.00

​Benihana, the Miami-based Japanese steakhouse, wants to wish you a happy birthday. They are giving away a $30 gift certificate.In order to claim the free birthday meal, sign up for the Chef's Table at the Benihana web site, provide some personal info and an email address and they'll email a gift ... More >>

Pubbelly Sushi: Tasty, Creative Food at a Good Value in a Welcoming Pub Setting

Tandoori Knights at the Vagabond November 19

Drive Thru Sushi in North Miami Gone: Tokyo Bowl Closes

​At the beginning of this week Tokyo Bowl closed in North Miami. A sign on the door reads "Thanks for your patronage." The drive-thru window is what made this sushi place unique. It was a savior for rumbling stomachs in search of fast sushi on the busy intersection of NE 123rd Street and Biscayne ... More >>

Tandoori Knights' King Khan and Bloodshot Bill Gonna Make You Sweat at The Vagabond

Get a taste of Tandoori Knight's sweaty new seven-inch!​A tandoor oven is a charcoal-heated clay cooking device used throughout the Middle East, Central and South Asia, and especially India to prepare delicious meals consisting of dishes such as rice, naan, and scrumptious meats. A knight, meanw ... More >>

Banana & Leaf Offers Good Grab-and-Go Sushi Downtown

Lesley Elliott​Banana & Leaf is a no-frills sushi place offering basic rolls at insanely cheap prices. This is a great new spot for downtowners in need of a quick raw fish fix, and it's by the same crew behind Little Lotus, experts at making a restaurant something out of nothing (if you haven' ... More >>

Chef Philip Ho in Sunny Isles Beach is as good as it gets

View a slide show of Chef Philip Ho.

Samba Sinks Competition With "Battleship" Sushi & New Happy Hour

​We previously tweeted with Executive Chef Michael Bloise of Sushi Samba Dromo about his departure from American Noodle Bar, but when we sat down with him to try out Samba's newest menu items, called Gunkan sushi (which translates to "battleship" in Japanese), we just had to ask what it was like t ... More >>

Vegan Black Metal Chef Makes Tempura Asparagus Sushi

Vegan Black Metal Chef is back and making tempura sushi.​In this third installment of his web cooking series, Vegan Black Metal Chef once again unleashes the powers of seitan to make tempura asparagus sushi.As he growls and sings through the recipe, Vegan Black Metal Chef shows us how to make wasa ... More >>

Little Lotus: Asian secret in downtown Miami will bloom big

See a photo slide show of Little Lotus.

Sawaddee and Tamarind: Normandy Isle's Thai twosome

Food Trucks Offer Light Summer Fare

gastroPod gastroPod's watermelon salad is a refreshing bite on a hot day.​Summer in Miami is here with the killer combo of tropical heat and high humidity. You know, the kind of days that make you feel like you're wearing a hot, damp mop on your head. The last thing you want is to eat a hea ... More >>

Richard Hales, Sakaya Kitchen Owner, Talks Thai and Business, Part 1

​Richard Hales is the owner of the popular Sakaya Kitchen, one of the few independently owned joints that make Midtown cool. He took over our palates with intoxicating brussels sprouts, and then helmed the growing food truck movement in Miami.At age 21, after being laid off, the Tampa native ... More >>

RA Sushi Celebrates International Sushi Day with Free Sushi Roll

RA Sushi Tootsy Maki Roll at RA Sushi - free tomorrow​Break out the greeting cards and fly the flag because June 18th is International Sushi Day. Ok, so it's another made-up holiday. In fact, RA Sushi, the 25-restaurant sushi chain, declared the holiday in the 2011 Chase's Calendar of Event ... More >>

Makoto ranks with Asian greats

Sushi Central Lounge: $45 for Two Meals and a Movie at Cocowalk

All photos by Laine Doss Sushi Central Offers Sushi and a Movie specials.​Sushi Central Lounge, which recently opened on the third floor of Cocowalk, is part of the ongoing trend of new restaurants and lounges bringing life back to Coconut Grove. Sushi Central Lounge is located next door ... More >>

Ozzi Sushi Bar: Grab and Go On the Sushi Merry-Go-Round Downtown

Photo by Christina Staalstrom​Downtown Miami was once bums, tourists, and day-old moros spilled on the sidewalk. But now it's cool. Case in point. Ozzi Sushi, a kaiten-style sushi bar -- or sushi-go-round. A large orchid mural is the bright backdrop for canals where miniature wooden "sushi b ... More >>

Best of Miami Teaser: Best Japanese

Naoe still one of Miami's best.​Our New Times Best of Miami edition will once again name more than 350 of the finest restaurants, hottest clubs, most delightful diversions, and top places to shop till you drop dead as a zombie."The Rising" is almost upon us, so if you have not voted for your fav ... More >>

Thali Indian and Thai: fresh and affordable in South Beach

Vegan Black Metal Chef Makes Pad Thai

We recommend using an actual chef's knife.​Sometimes you know a YouTube video is going to go viral -- like the laughing penguin or the little kid who got stoned at the dentist. Well, this is one of those videos -- except you get a kick-ass Pad Thai recipe with your 14 minutes of shirking your ... More >>

Blade's New Space: Like Sharing a Bedroom With Your Brother (Pictures)

John ZurBlade's naruto maki roll. ​The Fontainebleau's sushi restaurant, Blade, has made a return; but this time it's rooming with Vida. The space isn't thoroughly spliced yet. The frosted glass walls are on their way for installation, but executive chef Thomas Connell is quick to discuss plans fo ... More >>

Curator Dean Daderko Will Demonstrate the Art of Kimchi

Nagyman from Flickr​Did you ever wonder when the day would finally come when you, yes you, would be able to make kimchi from scratch, by yourself? Perhaps not, but for some foodies and aspiring chefs, the spicy Korean condiment sounds like a welcome challenge in the kitchen.Spring Break, the nomad ... More >>

Indian Spice is Nice

Sushi on Wheels: Red Koi Food Truck to Debut at Carnaval on the Mile

Red Koi Truck​If you've secretly yearned for a California roll as you drive through Kendall or North Miami Beach. your prayers have been answered. The Red Koi Gourmet Food Truck will make its debut this weekend at Carnaval on the Mile.Food to be served by the Red Koi truck includes Californi ... More >>

Soi Asian Bistro: fresh, sunny, and affordable

Chu's Taiwan Kitchen and Bar: Dim sum and then some

Mi-kan, Brickell's Sushi Pioneer, Revamps its Menu

​​In a recent Short Order post, we couldn't help but notice that Brickell's been pimping sushi lately, but who is the Sushi "O.G" in that neighborhood? The answer is Seiji Ikemizu -- who now just goes by "Ike". He opened Mi-kan in what is now the Chase Building in Brickell in 1996, a time when t ... More >>

Lotus Garden: Awful Service & Twilight Zone Weirdness

John ZurLotus Garden dining room.​From a pleasing experience on a busy Wednesday night two months ago, to a terrible early evening on a recent Saturday, I have experienced is a tale of two Lotus Gardens. It was like stepping into the twilight zone. Only two things remained the same: the roving own ... More >>

Zuma Miami: Stunning Japanese cuisine

Brickell Pimping Sushi

Sushi Siam​The overpopulation of sushi restaurants in Brickell has reached epidemic proportions. From Abokado to Zuma, Japanese cuisine is invading downtown like white on rice. Whether standing on their own or housed in the lobbies of hotels and condominiums, one has to wonder if the citizens are ... More >>

Sawaddee Thai-Sushi Is A Hidden Gem

Lee KleinSteamy fresh red curry with pork​This little 16-seater has been tucked off the corner of Bay Drive and 69th Street in Normandy Isles for the past four years. During this time, the all-female crew (kitchen and dining room) has been cooking up some of the best Thai food on the Beach. The re ... More >>

Miss Saigon Opens Today on South Beach

Lee KleinBánh mì on South Beach? Cool.​Miss Saigon, the popular veteran Vietnamese restaurant from Coral Gables, quietly opened a second, smaller branch on Washington Avenue today -- less than an hour ago, actually. The space is quaint, the menu extensive -- including bánh mì sandwiches, which ... More >>