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Exclusive Interview With Katie Lee
One of the stars of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, Katie Lee is heading to Miami in two weeks to start whipping up some of her signature Southern-flavored recipes. The gorgeous cookbook author (she has two tomes out) and former wife of crooner Billy Joel, Katie Lee is a culinary force to be reckoned with. The West Virginia native shares her thoughts on comfort food, the South Beach Wine & Food Festival and the perfect Valentine's Day menu with Short Order. Katie Lee​New Times:
February 11, 2010Kiss My Cocktail: Fontainebleau's Box of Chocolates
Box of Chocolates​Here's one box you can really get your tongue into. Okay, that was totally foul, but hell--you know the impending holiday just makes us a little perverse. Have a few of these and you'll forget all about our bad behavior.Box of Chocolates1 oz Van Gogh Dutch Chocolate Vodka1/2 oz Van Gogh Vanilla Vodka1/2 oz Godiva Milk Chocolate Liqueur1/2 oz Godiva Original Chocolate Liqueur1/2 oz Marie Brizard Crème de Cacao DarkDirections: Cap and shake to mix. Strain mix into cocktail gla
February 11, 2010Meatless in Miami: Adventures in Urban Gardening
​The last apartment I lived in for several years had no outdoor space to call my own. So when I started getting the itch to garden, I made sure that the next move would bring a bit of sunlit space I could grow some plants in. A year and a half later I've got a respectable little vegetable, fruit, and herb garden in pots and containers on my balcony.There's a Meyer lemon tree which bears huge, sweet, orange-y lemons that are amazing in cookies, or zested and juiced for sorbe
February 12, 2010Q&A with AltaMare Executive Chef Simon Stojanovic
Adam Larkey​For the past three months, executive chef Simon Stojanovic, has been working in the kitchen of longtime local favorite AltaMar developing dishes for the restaurant's sister, AltaMare, expected to open next week. Claudio Giordano's AltaMar will close its doors the day AltaMare's doors open, just half a block from the original on the west end of Lincoln Road. The menu will change almost entirely, but Stojanovic will retain some of AltaMar's favorites, including a fish of the day spe
February 12, 2010Grass Keeps Growing
Bison carpaccio with pan roasted focaccia croutons and rooibos tea-smoked tomato oil​Grass Restaurant and Lounge has unveiled a new menu by executive chef and Top Chef alum Micah Edelstein. "Only natural and organic ingredients" will be used, everything from pasta to sorbets will be homemade, and the fare is being tagged as "upscale yet approachable all natural cuisine set in an unexpected oasis." You can likewise expect "more approachable pricing" via small plates and sharing plates wit
February 15, 2010Hot Plates: Michelle Conley at Quattro
Photo by Jacquelynn D. PowersMichelle Conley at Quattro​Not only is waitress Michelle Conley a stunning blonde, but she is also very passionate about the food she serves at Quattro. The Connecticut native is a newcomer to the Lincoln Road Italian eatery, but she wows her customers with her knowledge of the menu and her winning smile. Michelle talked to Short Order about pasta, people watching and why she is gunning for our job. New Times: What is the sexiest dish on the menu? Michelle Conley
February 15, 2010The Genuine Kitchen: Roses Are Red... These Cupcakes Are, Too
Jackie SayetHedy Goldsmith's Red Velvet Cupcake​The Genuine Kitchen column features recipes and tips for your home cooking by James Beard Award-nominated Chef Michael Schwartz and his team at Michael's Genuine Food & Drink. For this installment, Executive Pastry Chef Hedy Goldsmith guest blogs a retro recipe. Questions or comments? Visit the restaurant's blog to send us an email.Why do red velvet cupcakes make us smile? Those of you still basking in the rosy afterglow of Valentine's Day mi
February 16, 2010Looking to Attend the SoBe Wine & Food Fest? You Still Can
​Food Network personalities, high-profile chefs, and food fans from all over the world will descend over Miami next week for the 2010 South Beach Wine & Food Festival from February 25 to 28. You locals should consider yourself lucky: In years past, you'd be hard pressed to find a ticket to any of the festival events at this stage, but this year you still have a few options.Forget the Amstel Light Burger Bash hosted by Rachael Ray on Thursday, February 25. The burger-and-beer extravaganza f
February 16, 2010Looking to Attend the SoBe Wine & Food Fest? You Still Can
​Food Network personalities, high-profile chefs, and food fans from all over the world will descend over Miami next week for the 2010 South Beach Wine & Food Festival from February 25 to 28. You locals should consider yourself lucky: In years past, you'd be hard pressed to find a ticket to any of the festival events at this stage, but this year you still have a few options.Forget the Amstel Light Burger Bash hosted by Rachael Ray on Thursday, February 25. The burger-and-beer extravaganza f
February 16, 2010The Scoop on Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill in Midtown
​If you're not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter, here's a taste of what you're missing. Click here to subscribe.If one kitchen is good, are three kitchens three times better? One way to find out is to swing by the new Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill, 4,200 square feet of multi-culti tapas in burgeoning Midtown Miami. Brought to you by the makers of Sushi Samba on Lincoln Road, Sugarcane's trio of kitchens features a Japanese-style robata grill, a traditional hot kitchen and a
February 16, 2010Plato Royale: Battle of the Hummus, Pita Hut vs. Pasha's
In the movie You Don't Mess With the Zohan, Adam Sandler and his Israeli countrymen are so enamored with hummus that they practically shower with the chickpea condiment. In Miami, people are just as devoted to this Middle Eastern snack. Hummus shows up on the most lowbrow menus in the city, as well as at some of our finest dining establishments. Short Order compared longtime Israeli eatery Pita Hut with the more healthful, Mediterranean-inspired Pasha's in order to find the best hummus in Miami.
February 16, 2010Fish Shack & Market offers fresh, tasty fare near Coral Gables
February 18, 2010Morena Restaurant Lets You Name Your Own Price
Partners Hernan Caporasohe and Alejandro Maya (also from Lincoln Road's Maya Tapas and Grill) last week opened their new Morena Restaurant & Lounge. Morena brings Maya chef Hector Diaz, an Argentine/Spanish menu, Argentine/Italian wines, and -- get this -- a "name your own price" promo through February 28. Mention the promotion when making your reservation and you'll be allowed to pay what is considered a "fair price" for dishes such as Black Angus skirt steak with sweetbreads in lemon butte
February 17, 2010Deals & Steals: BLT Steak, Bourbon Steak, 660 at The Angler
​Weighing In On LuluSo the folks from Greenstreet Café put a billboard up announcing their upcoming Lulu restaurant. Paula Nino of Short Order called owner Sylvano Bignon to ask about it, but he wasn't around. Greenstreet manager Eric Boucher was around, and claimed it was "premature" to discuss the restaurant. I agree with the Short Order commenters: That's just stupid. New Brunch Angle at The Angler660 at The Angler is touting a "grown-up hangover brunch" on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.
February 18, 2010100 Favorite Dishes: Chocolate Soup at Charlotte Bistro
Jackie Sayet​As a countdown to New Times' "Best of Miami" 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.
February 18, 2010Sam Gorenstein, Hedy Goldsmith and Eos James Beard 2010 Award Semifinalists
Photo by Jacob KatelBLT Steak's Sam Gorenstein is a semifinalist for Rising Star Chef of the Year.​In anticipation of the nominees set to be announced March 22 in New Orleans, the James Beard Foundation has revealed the 2010 semifinalists for its Restaurant and Chef Awards -- and Miami is definitely well represented.Up for Outstanding Restauranteur is Myles Chefetz, head of the Myles Restaurant Group, which is behind popular beach eateries like Prime One Twelve, Prime Italian, Nemo and Shoji S
February 18, 2010Things We Hate: Annoying Ambiance
​Like, for instance, loud music, especially the club-bish stuff, thumping in the background while we're trying to dine. Don't care much for new age tinklings in restaurants either -- where are we, on the moon? Any non-acoustic live music is likewise an obstacle to peaceful eating. If I want to listen to loud tunes with my dinner rather than converse, I'll wear an iPod, thanks.Please spare us the belly dancers too, and strolling guitarists, and especially mariachi bands -- strolling or otherwis
February 19, 2010100 Favorite Dishes: Corn on the Cob at Shorty's Bar-B-Q
Photo by Jacquelynn D. PowersCorn on the Cob at Shorty's Bar-B-Q.​As a countdown to New Times' "Best of Miami" 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.
February 19, 2010100 Favorite Dishes: Dim Sum Barbecue Platter at Hakkasan
Lee Klein​As a countdown to New Times' "Best of Miami" 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.
February 22, 2010Kris Wessel Interview, Part One
​Kris Wessel, a tall, lanky New Orleans native, is Miami's blue-collar superstar chef. He looks and acts it -- a laid-back demeanor, a hard work ethic, and a no-nonsense, populist approach to dining. His acclaimed Red Light Little River was carved from a ruinous space wedged in a formerly seedy motel on a then-overweeded Little River -- in a neighborhood still known for the other type of red-light action (and no, we're not talking about traffic intersections). The restaurant reflects the man:
February 22, 2010Kris Wessel Interview, Part Two
Kris with daughters on vacation; he's a chef, not a photographer​This is part two of our interview with Kris Wessel, chef/owner of Red Light Little River. You can read the first part of the interview here. Three influences that, culinarily speaking, got you to where you are today.Growing up in New Orleans. Travelling through Europe. And the lack of Miami being a real food town, which motivated me to open up Paninoteca, Liaison, and Red Light. How important is the notion of value when dining ou
February 23, 2010Better Halves: Interview with Ottavia Busia Bourdain
Ottavia BourdainOttavia and her husband, Anthony Bourdain, relax with some banana daquiris at the Raleigh Hotel pool on South Beach.​If you're familiar with food porn, Ottavia's last name should ring a bell. Her husband is print, television, and most recently Martha Stewart Living radio food pornographer Anthony Bourdain, famous for his salacious tell-all memoir Kitchen Confidential and Travel Channel show, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. While we wish he would spend a little more time behi
February 23, 2010Interview with Sam Gorenstein of BLT Steak at the Betsy Hotel, Part One
BLT Steak's Sam Gorenstein​It's no surprise that Sam Gorenstein was nominated for a James Beard award. Not only is the young chef a budding talent on Miami's food scene, but his selection was accidentally leaked two weeks prior to the announcement. Nevertheless, the Colombian-born toque is producing creative dishes out of the kitchen of BLT Steak at the Betsy Hotel on Ocean Drive. As the chef de cuisine under Laurent Tourondel, Gorenstein executes the steak-heavy menu with aplomb. The daily bl
February 23, 2010Exclusive: The Forge Announces Opening Date
Photos by Jacquelynn D. PowersThe Forge's new chef, Dewey LoSasso, at the Bubble Q. ​Shareef Malnik, the charismatic owner of The Forge restaurant, was back in action at the BubbleQ on Friday during the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival. It was Malnik's return to the culinary arena, since he shuttered his iconic steakhouse last summer. He also introduced the food world to his new chef, Dewey LoSasso, formerly of North One 10.For the BubbleQ, LoSasso prepared a roasted filet mig
March 1, 2010100 Favorite Dishes: Quadretti con Portobello Olio Tartufato at Spiga
Photo by DOK​As a countdown to New Times' "Best of Miami" 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.
March 2, 2010The Scoop on South Miami's 72nd Bar & Grill
​If you're not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter, here's a taste of what you're missing. Click here to subscribe.72nd Bar & Grill isn't the 72nd moderately priced, neighborhoody bar and grill to open in Miami since the Great Recession took a blowtorch to upscale dining establishments. It's actually the latest venture of the husband and wife and chef team of Juan and Vani Maza, late of the nearby Alta Cocina, which they sold earlier this year.Everything for everybody
March 2, 2010Two New Chilorio's Very Mexican Joints Now Very Open
Photo by Lee KleinHopefully Chilorio's fish tacos will look something like these.​Chilorio's Very Mexican, "a fast-casual fresh Mexican restaurant," has opened not one, but two new South Florida outposts: At 130 Miracle Mile in Coral Gables, and at 8211 South Dixie Highway in South Miami. Both spots offer what Chilorio bills as "dishes made from authentic Mexican recipes, many of which were provided by the owner's mother." The founder is Diego Cortes.The chain also claims to prepare everything
March 2, 2010Blade Sushi is Fontainebleau cool, but the food is luke-warm
March 11, 2010Interview with Marc Vidal of James Beard Semifinalist Restaurant Soleá
​In his brief time at Soleá, Marc Vidal has captured the palates of critics and diners with what he describes as classic Spanish flavors with a modern touch. Now the restaurant with the 32-year-old at its helm has earned a James Beard nomination for Best New Restaurant. Vidal started young, helping out at his family's Barcelona restaurant. After studying at the Escuela de Restauracion y Hosteleria in Barcelona, he learned from some of the world's greatest starting with a stage at Ferran Adri
March 10, 2010Kris Wessel talks James Beard and more
March 4, 2010Homemade Tater Tots Recipe From The Standard
Photo by DOKTastes just like the real taters!​This recipe comes courtesy of Chef Mark Zeitouni, executive chef of The Standard Spa and Hotel, Miami Beach. Mark has been wowing guests at the hotel for four years now with his fresh, flavor-packed Mediterranean-style cuisine. While he is one of very few top toques in town who serves vegan and raw foods at his restaurant, when you try this recipe you will see that he's equally adept at preparing an iconic all-American dish. If you like Tater Tots,
March 11, 2010100 Favorite Dishes: Churros at Sra. Martinez
Photo by Jacquelynn D. PowersThe churros at Sra. Martinez. ​As a countdown to New Times' "Best of Miami" 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.
March 11, 2010Wine Know-How for the Rest of Us: A Q&A with Mark Oldman
Photo by Amy Fletcher​When you're not a wine connoisseur it's refreshing to have someone explain wine to you without pretense and with humor, instead of turning their nose up when you struggle to pronounce gewürztraminer. Mark Oldman, the author of Oldman's Guide to Outsmarting Wine, taught a seminar on pairing comfort foods with wine during the South Beach Wine & Food Festival that was fun, witty and approachable. So of course it left us wanting more of his wine wisdom. Oldman started
March 11, 2010Interview With James Beard Semifinalist Myles Chefetz of the Prime One Twelve Empire, Part 1
Photo by Seth Browarnik/Red Eye ProductionsMyles Chefetz​A veteran Miami restaurateur, Myles Chefetz owns some of the hottest eateries in town -- all of which are within a block of one another. First came the eclectic Nemo, which was followed by the amped-up diner Big Pink. Chefetz really hit his stride six years ago with Prime One Twelve, which reinvented the steak-house concept. Good luck getting in there; the wait is often two hours, even with a reservation. Other successful culinary forays
March 11, 2010Chef Recipe: Fried Green Tomatoes from Smoke't Chef Michael Altman
Photo by Chef Michael Altman​Before you start getting all uppity, yes, we are well aware there's nothing Irish about fried green tomatoes. However since so many of us will be searching our closets for green to wear for St. Patty's Day and, heck, you'll need something in your bellies besides bangers and mash to sponge up all that Guinness, why not try something delish that at least matches the weekend's official pre-party color scheme? Chef Michael Altman at Smoke't claims his versio
March 12, 2010Calle Ocho Patrol: Las Tapas de Rosa
​If you are Latin and have a pulse, you are either going to the Calle Ocho Festival today or know someone who is. Well, at the end of what promises to be a crowded and loud day, stop at Las Tapas de Rosa. This little gem in a strip mall at SW Fifth Avenue and Eighth Street, takes the edge off the day with really nice wine, good tapas and a relaxed atmosphere.All is not perfect here. I had a $15 zarzuela de mariscos that included some of the most overcooked bay scallops i have eaten in my life.
March 14, 2010Where to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Miami
via WikiCommons​Now that the weekend is over and the St. Patrick's Day parades have passed, it's time to celebrate in earnest. This Wednesday, forget it's a school night, don your favorite green outfit and drown in green beer at one of these Miami celebrations. Erin go bragh! Brickell St. Patrick's Day Festival Guinness, Brickell Irish Pub and Segafredo Brickell are putting on this celebration that promises lots of green beer, street BBQ, two stages showcasing live bands and DJs, and did we
March 15, 2010Interview With James Beard Semifinalist Myles Chefetz, Part Two
Photo by Seth Browarnik/Red Eye ProductionsMyles Chefetz ​In Part Two of our interview with restaurateur Myles Chefetz, we discuss celebrities who dine at Prime One Twelve, his new hotel, and other upcoming projects. For more information about the James Beard semifinalist for Outstanding Restaurateur, see Part One of our interview with the man who owns Prime One Twelve, Prime Italian, Prime Hotel, Big Pink, Nemo, and Shoji Sushi. New Times: How often do you change the menu at the v
March 15, 2010Hot Plates: Mario Stocco at Mr. Chow
Photo by Jacquelynn D. PowersMario Stocco at Mr. Chow. ​As the first person to greet guests at Mr. Chow, maître d' Mario Stocco sets the tone for the evening at the upscale Chinese restaurant at the W Hotel. Always impeccably dressed in a suit and tie, Stocco has a sartorial style and a winning smile that make customers feel welcome as they enter the sleek and modern space. You might have to wait for a table, but at least Mario will make the time go by faster with his charm and wit. And don't
March 15, 2010New Pastry Chef at Wish Restaurant
Chef Marco Ferraro's take on snapper; he's just released new menu items.​Anastazia N.C. Carter has been named as the new pastry chef of Wish Restaurant at The Hotel. Anastazia, whose real name is Gertrude (just kidding), is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Johnson & Wales University; she earned an Associates Degree in baking and pastry arts in November 2008. Prior to that she was pastry sous chef at Steak 954 at W Fort Lauderdale, and pastry chef at Casa Casuarina (aka Versace Mansion). Carte
March 16, 2010100 Favorite Dishes: Organic Microgreen Salad at Paradise Farms
Photo by Lee Klein​As a countdown to New Times' "Best of Miami" 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.
March 16, 2010Plato Royale: Spicy Tuna Roll, Toni's Sushi vs. Akashi
Spicy tuna rolls are ubiquitous in Miami. They've become such a staple at Japanese restaurants that sushi chefs are adding fancy ingredients to the tuna-and-spicy-mayo mix. Short Order visited South Beach's longtime favorite, Toni's Sushi, and South Miami sushi stalwart, Akashi, to see who rolls the best seaweed. Photos by Jacquelynn D. PowersToni's Sushi.​
March 16, 2010Brickell Irish Pub gets crowds in the St. Patrick's Day spirit
March 18, 2010100 Favorite Dishes: Fresh Warbat at Middle East Best Food
Jacob KatelFresh baked warbat with home-made cows milk cheese, phyllo dough, home-made syrup, and crushed pistachios.​As a countdown to New Times' "Best of Miami" 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.
March 17, 2010Revisiting Benihana Before It's Sold
Alarmed by the news that Benihana might be sold, last night Short Order paid a visit to the teppanyaki temple, which is located off the 79th Street Causeway. However, it was business as usual at the waterfront eatery (which, like most Miami restaurants, doesn't actually have outdoor seating) and none of the employees knew anything about the possible sale. In fact, at 9 p.m. the Miami Beach location was fairly full with patrons drinking Mai Tais out of ceramic Buddha cups and gorging themselves o
March 17, 2010March Madness Deals and 33 Big TV's at The Sports Exchange
The Sports Exchange's Shrine.​What's the best place to get caught up in March Madness? The Shrine. That's what The Sports Exchange in Coral Gables calls its' 50-foot-long bar backed by a 25-by-8-foot, high-definition projection screen, which is surrounded by eight 58-inch, high-definition plasma televisions, not to mention 24 additional large-screen televisions throughout the restaurant. That means the broadcasting of multiple NCAA games at once and increased chances of neck injuries.The Sport
March 18, 2010Ayesha's Kitchen Adds More Cooking Classes in April
At Ayesha's Kitchen's cooking class, you will learn how to make authentic Indian food. ​With Miami's gourmet scene on this rise, cooking classes have also become more popular over the years. Novice chefs are driving all over the county to learn how to roll pasta, debone chicken and make naan. At her East Kendall home, Ayesha D'Mello teaches students the secrets of Indian cooking. Because the Indian-born instructor's classes have been sold-out for months, D'Mello recently added three new sessio
March 18, 2010Handicapping the James Beard Awards
Consider it March Madness for gastronomic geeks: This Monday, March 22 the esteemed semifinalist nominees for the James Beard Awards 2010 will be whittled down to the even more esteemed finalists. In the combined spirit of great cooking and great bookies, we are offering the betting odds for who will make the cut in the South category (Florida, Arkansas, Louisiana).Note: This is meant to be in humor and in no way are we encouraging gambling on the Beard award nominees, as this is illegal. If you
March 19, 2010Top 10 Late Night Bites in South Beach and Miami for WMC 2010
http://www.flickr.com/photos/newsbiepix/ / CC BY 2.0So hungry.​So you're in Miami for the WMC and you've already had a lot to eat....blue pills, red pills, water, smoke, weed, coke, beer, liquor, but now you're really hungry.Here's our top ten guide to late night/early morning eats on South Beach and in the City of Miami.Stay alive, don't eat breakfast in jail, don't drink and drive.
March 19, 2010Cool Restaurant Interiors: Area 31
Area 31's interior is one of understated elegance. Subtle details like iron spherical chandeliers and wood ceiling beams and furniture enhance the mostly beige, clean-lined room on the 16th floor of the Epic Hotel designed by Cheryl Rowley. Adam Larkey PhotographyArea 31's private dining room.​
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