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The Biltmore's Palme d'Or soars
October 8, 2009
Luna Returns, Shing Wang Retreats, Maitardi Opens, Bancroft Stumbles
Luna Rises Again"Back by Popular Demand" declares the banner across the re-rechristened Luna Cafe at 4770 Biscayne Boulevard. Short Order had reported in July that Luna had changed its name to L'artista Restaurant and tweaked the menu towards a more fine dining experience. We noted that it "Seems a curious move at this time," but expressed our faith in owner Tom Billante's business savvy. Sure enough, he was savvy enough to realize the mistake and bring back the moderately priced Luna Cafe. U
October 7, 2009
Area 31 Makes Esquire Best of 2009
adam larkeywas mariani bowled over by this bolognese?Area 31, in the Epic Hotel downtown, has been named as one of the Best New Restaurants of 2009 in the November issue of Esquire magazine. When food and travel critic John Mariani dined at Area 31 this summer, he asked executive chef John Critchley to send out his favorite dishes. Mariani's menu entailed Yellowfin Tuna Crudo, Grilled Red Drum, Salt-Crusted Dorade, and Ricotta Gnocchi with Tuna Bolognese (in photo -- and the recipe is here).
October 8, 2009
Florida Stone Crabs, Florida Vodka, BLT Brunch and Location, Location, Location
Stone Crab Season BeginsDolphins shmolphins -- the season we really care about kicks off at Joe's Stone Crabs next Thursday, October 15th. Stone crabs are always winners.11 Washington Ave., Miami Beach; 305-673-0365.Florida In A Bottle4 Orange Premium Vodka is the world's first and only vodka distilled from pure Florida oranges -- four varieties, in fact, culled from Florida's Peace River Basin. The 80-proof, super-premium vodka is being launched by Imperial Brands, Inc., which also produces
October 8, 2009
Sneak Review: Botequim Carioca Brazilian Bar & Grill
A teeny sneak preview of the New Times restaurant review for next week. Prices are as inviting as a Brazilian bikini. A bowl of black bean stew is $3; soup du jour, onion rings and croquettes are $5 to $6; and the rest of the appetizers mostly range from $8 to $14. The grilled meat starters, for two, run $13 to $25. Main courses are $16 to $28, the high number representing filet mignon and the feijoada for two. Portions are generous, the fare is bulky, the number of plates needed to sate is few.
October 9, 2009
Organic Wine at Pied, LoSasso at The Forge, Bleeding Eardrums at SeaRock, and, um, Jessica Simpson
Columbus Day Brunch, Kamen Wine DinnerBrunch is this morning at 10:00 a.m. and runs to 4:00 p.m. at Au Pied de Cochon. And on Wednesday, October 14 at 7:00 p.m., the French brasserie presents a five course dinner featuring the wines of Kamen Winery, a Sonoma County vineyard owned by Hollywood screenwriter Robert Kamen. Pioneers in organic farming, the winery produces a very limited quantity of highly rated reds, with an emphasis on top quality Cabernet Sauvignon. Chef de cuisine Didier Lailhe
October 12, 2009
Tonight at Urbanite Bistro - Wine, Dine, and Gator Meat
via urbanitebistro.com Fourteenth street between Overtown and the Arsht is full of wild game: zombified crackheads, worse for wear working-girls, artists, musicians, promoters, creatives, thugs, drugs, and po nine.Now, with Urbanite Bistro in the mix, we can add the literal interpretation: animals hunted for food, not domestication, according to Wikipedia.Urbanite Bistro (62 NE 14 St) is a new restaurant in the heart of Downtown Miami's late night district, blocks from Space and a stone's thr
October 12, 2009
Botequim Carioca brings gutsy, affordable Brazilian fare to downtown Miami
October 15, 2009
If Van Damme Could Cook
October 15, 2009
Viva VIA - Starbucks Redefines Instant Coffee
We all know instant coffee sucks, which is why Starbucks refers to its' new line of VIA coffee powder as "Ready Brew". Whatever you call it, both the extra bold Italian Roast (which I sampled in the store), and the mellower-but-still-potent Colombian (prepared at home) turned out to be startlingly Starbucksy in taste. Each packet gets mixed with 8-ounces of hot water and voilá: a rich, strong cup of coffee. Works just as well with cold water for a quick ice coffee. It's $2.95 for a 3-pack, $
October 14, 2009
Tonight: Tuscan Wine Tasting at Fratelli Lyon for $45
The wines of Tuscany, from Chianti to Brunello to Vino Nobile "and everything in between" will be poured at the sixth installment of Fratelli Lyon's "Passport to Italy" wine tasting series tonight at 7:30 p.m. Chef Alex Pinero will prepare snacks to pair with the 6 to 8 wines that will be sipped. This guide for "newbie winos" is $45, and includes everything but the tip. Fratelli Lyon 4141 Ne 2nd Ave., Miami; 305-572-1271.
October 14, 2009
Make This Tonight: Lemon-Lime Scallops with Buttered Sweet Corn
Jackie SayetEasy elegance at the table with scallops and sweet cornA great dinner at Red Light (7700 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 305-757-7773) the other night of "crushed pepper seared sea scallops, roasted corn spoon bread and spicy orange drip" inspired this home-cooked riff. Zesty lemon and lime-marinated sea scallops, giant and plump, meet rich, nutty sweet corn. It comes together fast and wows on the plate. A side of sauteed shallots with mixed wild mushrooms, like trumpet with their hearty,
October 14, 2009
Talula & Rigatoni, Oceanaire & Caymus, Gonzalo & Olé, the FTC & Me
Talula turns ItalianTalula restaurant recently launched Buon Appetito!, also known as Wednesday pasta night. "We wanted to give our diners a special taste of the type of food we love cooking at home for our families," says Andrea Curto-Randazzo, the Italian chef/co-owner who opened Talula in 2003 with her Italian chef/co-owner/husband Frank Randazzo. The deal is this:$29 per person (excluding tax and gratuity) for a bottomless bowl of rigatoni dressed with Andrea's "Sunday Sauce", plus
October 15, 2009
Stone Crab Season Is Open - Top 10 Stone Crab Trivia Facts
via wikimedia commonsJoe'sToday, October 15, 2009 stone crab season officially opens and runs through May 15, 2010. We have assembled some trivia you may find useful around the dinner table, at a bar with friends, or if you ever end up on a quiz show. Enjoy.10. Stone crabs are found along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts but are commercially harvested almost entirely in Florida. [FoodReference]9. Stone crabs are a good, low-fat source of protein, vitamin 6, selenium and magnesium. [NOOA]
October 15, 2009
Michelle Bernstein News of the Day
Yesterday we wrote of Food & Wine magazine naming her cookbook Cuisine a Latina as one of the top 25 of the year. Earlier in the week we noted that her Sra. Martinez restaurant made Esquire's list of 20 Best New Restaurants in America. Today's Michelle news concerns an upcoming "California Girls" dinner that will celebrate the food and wines of top female chefs from the west coast -- including two greats, Traci des Jardin and Nancy Silverton. Takes place at Michy's restaurant Wednes
October 16, 2009
Surprise! New Favorite Takeout Salad Resides at Wok Town
Jackie SayetThe "Stir Fry Miso Beef Salad" ($8.95) is a fresh and crisp unexpected find at an Asian takeout placeForget everything you expect from and dislike about Chinese takeout. If you're having trouble, let us shed some light... Greasy, saucy, gloopy, wilted, and one-note flavor. Now imagine a menu with light options like crisp salads, low oil stir fries, noodle soups, finger-licking edamame tossed in a creative selection of light sauces, and house-made -- I repeat -- house-made du
October 20, 2009
Barton G. Warehouse Fire: A Bad Time for Everybody (Updated)
The state fire marshal and Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms officers were in Miami this morning investigating a fire last night at the Barton G. warehouse at 400 NE 67th St. on the Upper Eastside. The blaze destroyed thousands of dollars' worth of linens and tables after the roof caved in. It was "one of the largest fires that we have had this year," says Miami Fire Rescue Lt. Ignatius Carroll. No one was hurt in the blaze, but it might have done serious damage to one of the area's best restaurat
October 20, 2009
Casale in Miami Beach is a pizzeria with hearth!
October 22, 2009
Interview With David Sax, Author of Save The Deli
Photo by Lee KleinPastrami at Ben'sDavid Sax has been called "The M.F.K. Fisher of pickled meats" (A.J. Jacobs), and his just-published book, Save The Deli: In Search of Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye, and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) was referred to as "a voluptuous mitzvah for schmaltzophiles" (Jane and Michael Stern, authors of Roadfood).David ate his way across America (and other countries, too), sampling the fare at hundreds of Jewish delicatessens in order
October 22, 2009
Sneak Review: Grateful Bread
Photo by Lee KleinSancocho at Grateful BreadFirst, the answer: The sancocho pictured above and in last weeks' Where It At? is taken from the specials menu at Grateful Bread.And now, the abbreviated sneak preview of the New Times restaurant review for next week:Our strongest recommendation from Grateful Bread's regular menu is chicken Veracuzano, the tender breast meat bathed in a sauté of tomatoes, peppers, onions, olives, capers, and parsley -- accompanied by rice, beans, and steamy corn to
October 23, 2009
Worst Dining Trends Of The Past Decade (According to Chicago Tribune, Michael Schwartz, and Short Order)
Courtesy of SoBe Wine & FoodDon't invite this man to your commune.The Chicago Tribune website last week printed a list of the ten worst dining trends of the past decade, as decided by various movers and shakers in the American food world. Miami's own Michael Schwartz weighed in, his pet peeve being the communal table, which "assumes people who don't know each other want to sit together." (Gee Michael, didn't know you were so cynical; it will serve you well in your new blogging
October 26, 2009
Dean Max New "Concept Chef" at Renovated Cheeca Lodge
Dean James Max will bring bite to the EdgeWhen Cheeca Lodge & Spa reopens in Islamorada this December 15th, its landmark Atlantic's Edge restaurant will be under the creative direction of newly hired "Concept Chef" Dean James Max -- who is known closer to home for his 3030 Ocean at the Marriott Harbor Beach in Ft. Lauderdale.The Edge menu will remain focused on "modern American seafood" and prime steaks, but the renovated restaurant will feature a new glassed-in wine cellar with over 150
October 26, 2009
Dirty Dining at Miami Police Café
Breakfast at Timoney's? No thanks.City of Miami cops want you to think they're clean. Clean arrests. Clean records. Clean city. But if you believe the State of Florida, the place where they eat is dirty, dirty, dirty.This past June, state inspectors cited a tiny café in police headquarters on NW Second Avenue with 23 "critical" violations. Among them: "encrusted" and "soiled" material on a slicer, no soap in the men's room, and reuse of dirty gloves.That's not the only problem at the homey c
October 27, 2009
Miami Cops Eat Dirty Meals Done Dirt Cheap, So Says Inspector
Order up. Pork Chops, Side of Bacon.City of Miami cops want you to think they're clean. Clean arrests. Clean records. Clean city. But if you believe the State of Florida, the place where they eat is dirty, dirty, dirty. This past June, state inspectors cited a tiny café in police headquarters on NW Second Avenue with 23 "critical" violations. Among them: "encrusted" and "soiled" material on a slicer, no soap in the men's room, and reuse of dirty gloves. That's not the only problem a
October 27, 2009
Breakfast at Timoney's: This Miami Police eatery breaks the law
October 29, 2009
Grateful Bread and Moises Bakery: One serves hearty fare, the other tasty empanadas
October 29, 2009
Deals & Squeals: Salsa Fiesta, Sushi Maki, Coral Gables Thursdays
Salsa Fiesta Debuts TodayOwners Cesar Olivo and Adriana Pérez Benatar are hosting the grand opening of their Salsa Fiesta Urban Mexican Grill today. The fast casual eatery is located on 29th Street and Biscayne Boulevard, just a block north of the New Times offices. The modern industrial-style restaurant has indoor and outdoor seating and "a mostly muted color scheme differentiating this innovative eatery from the traditional Mexican greasy spoon". Other differentiating factors might include
October 28, 2009
Party Like a Salsa: Venezuelan Import, Salsa Fiesta, Opens on Biscayne Corridor
Jackie SayetService with a sonrisaAmerican mall food court fare leaves some -- er, many -- things to be desired. But venture across the border or overseas, and as cultures change, so does the fast food game, usually for the better.So when we first heard that young entrepreneurs and husband-wife pair Cesar Olivo and Adriana Perez Benatar were taking Benatar's family business stateside from its Venezuelan courtesan roots, we were mostly curious. We were also somewhat hopeful that Sa
October 29, 2009
Brickell's Blu Pizza e Cucina Closed For Good
Mary Brickell Village's Blu Pizza e Cucina is closed "for renovation." Yeah, we know what that typically means in restaurant speak.Calls to the restaurant's listed phone number yielded a 'temporarily out of service' message. So we dialed Blu Restaurant Group's offices, where office manager Maggie Nabut confirmed that the Brickell restaurant is permanently closed due to lower than expected sales.So there. Never trust those "closed for renovation" signs. Oh, yes, the group's two other resta
October 29, 2009
Hell's Kitchen Alum Joshua Wahler Now Executive Chef of Kung Fu Kitchen at Catalina
David LisznaThe new executive, without donkey, at the Catalina on Halloween. A clever nod to Ramsay's favorite curse word?Being shown the door by Gordon Ramsay is like facing the martial arts whoopass of Jackie Chan in Brett Ratner's Rush Hour series, only a bit more brutal.Josh Wahler, a former contestant of Hell's Kitchen 3 (quite possibly its best season on record,) survived one such exit rather elegantly, and has now samboed his way from Doral's 5300 Chop House into the role of executiv
November 3, 2009
Mark Militello Leaves 1 Bleu for The Office
Photo by Jacob KatelChef Mark MilitelloChef Mark Militello has left 1 Bleu at the One Resort and Spa (formerly The Regent Bal Harbour) to join The Office, a gastropub in Delray said to be opening in late November. Last December Militello took the reigns as executive chef of culinary operations at The Regent Bal Harbour. That was only six months after the last of his four namesake restaurants, Mark's in Boca Raton's Mizner Park, closed. The Regent Bal Harbour was sold in June. The Office is
November 3, 2009
Balans has good food, cocktails, and ambiance but lacks character
November 5, 2009
Chef Douglas Rodriguez Speaks: Will Return to His Roots with New Upscale Cuban Restaurant at the Hotel Astor
Marsha TalianoffBack in the day is coming back. That's Rodriguez on the far left.Although he calls Miami his home, we don't often hear much about what Chef Douglas Rodriguez is up to locally. Sure, he still owns and operates OLA in the Sanctuary Hotel (among other restaurants in Philadelphia and New York City,) but you probably saw him most recently on the boob tube, during his brief and unsuccessful stint on Bravo's chef competition reality show spin-off, Top Chef Masters. So, l
November 4, 2009
Jacques Pépin Gets The 10...Questions, That Is....
Jacques PépinDid you know Emmy-winner, author, and celebrated French chef Jacques Pépin will be here in our very own city November 13 to take on Mr. Michelin 3-star Eric Ripert in a cook-off? Damn, it's going to get really hot in the Arsht Center that night, especially since our favorite kitchen pirate, Anthony Bourdain, will be hosting. (Keep those spatulas crossed in the hopes we'll hear The 10 from those two gents soon.)In the meantime, let's learn a little bit about Pépin. You probably
November 6, 2009
Miami Gets Its Very Own Eater
Good news Miami! Food site Eater has deemed us worthy enough of our very own section on its site. Helmed by Miami Herald gossip columnist Lesley Abravanel, the Miami section of Eater is sure to keep us in the loop of the Magic City's foodie scene. Plenty of local blogs have also gotten some link love including Food For Thought, Mango & Lime and, of course, Short Order. In fact, critic Lee Klein is even has his own tag. But what does Eater mean for Miami? Who better to answer that question
November 6, 2009
A Frontera Grill of Our Own? Talavera Channels the Corazon of Mexico in the Heart of Coral Gables
Jackie SayetA sea-salty, tangy punch of solid libation: Here's looking at you, Classic Margarita.Short of Rick Bayless opening up shop in Miami, Talavera enters the local restaurant scene to fill a much needed void, authentic Mexican cuisine. In the capable hands of Mexican-born Executive Chef/Owner (and Chile Master, as far as we're concerned) Oscar Del Rivero, Owner Eduardo Durazo, and Partner Martin Moreno, all of Jaguar Ceviche Spoon Bar and LATAM Grill in Coconut Grove, Talavera ma
November 9, 2009
Setai's New Cocktail Menu May Make You Squeal With Delight
Photo by Jacob KatelSetai Mixologist Paul Sevigny.Hold on to your curly little tails, folks. It's no secret that pork flavors have somehow made their way into the world of trendy cocktails (still haven't tried a Bacontini or Bacon Bloody Mary?), so perhaps it was just a matter of time before the essence of our favorite squealers found The Setai's Bar & Courtyard, The Grill and The Restaurant.Mixologist Paul Sevigny, the mastermind behind the new cocktail menu, already gave Miami New Times
November 10, 2009
High-Price Chow at Mr. Chow
November 12, 2009
The Spatulas are Out
November 12, 2009
Area 31's John Critchley Gets The 10...
Chef John CritchleyExecutive chef John Critchley of Area 31 at Epic seems to be a man of few words--as is evidenced by his interview below--but perhaps that's because his focus is more on action, nowadays. As a matter of fact, on November 20, he'll present a donation check to the Marine Mammal Conservancy in Key Largo reflecting profits from his restaurant's pre-fixe menu featuring locally caught, sustainable seafood. (Did you know the restaurant was named for Fishing Area 31, a region o
November 11, 2009
Interview: Chef Doug Rodriguez Gets The 10
Chef Doug RodriguezOft labeled the "Godfather of Nuevo Latino," bestselling author and Chef Douglas Rodriguez has also been heaped with praise by Newsweek and Zagat, among others. But folks 'round here mostly just know him as "That guy who takes the flavors of Latin America and whips them up into delicious food fiestas."Fans of OLA, his Latin Fusion resto in The Sanctuary, are all abuzz about his forward focus on Cuban cuisine, but what they may not recall was that Rodriguez's Miami reign wit
November 12, 2009
Where Food Meets Art During Art Basel
Photo by Jacob KatelIn what sounds like a modern version of a salon, 35 guests will join an artist and a chef at a private penthouse near Miami's Design District to dine, talk art and rub elbows during Art Basel. The occasion: "The Art of Gourmet," a dining and art event of three dinners and a brunch kicking off December 3. "The concept came out of our desire to create a new underground and spotlight some of the more creative elements in Miami," said Jason Inasi, founder of the group behind t
November 13, 2009
Catching Up: Hello Eater Miami, Vidal at Soleá, and Beaujolais; Goodbye Bancroft
Eater GreeterWhile I was away, Lesley Abravanel and Eater Miami gracefully traipsed into our incestuous little food blog world. So far it has been an interesting and visually arresting blog, a bit of original snark sandwiched between the sort of local linking that South Florida Menu Pages Blog used to do. South Florida Menu Pages Blog of course closed down some time ago due to a stupifyingly poor name. Eater Miami is a lot catchier, and allow me to be the last to welcome it and Ms. Abravanel
November 16, 2009
Eric Ripert, Jacques Pepin Talk Abusive Chefs, Favorite Foods and the State of Fine Dining at Arsht Celebrity Chef Series
Photo by Juan MoninoOn stage at the Arsht Center: Jacques Pepin, Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert.Jacques Pepin showed Eric Ripert a thing or two in a friendly cook-off at the Arsht Center Celebrity Chef series Friday night. With nine minutes to go on the 30-minute clock, Pepin, who found time to make dessert in addition to the two dishes he and Ripert were expected to prepare, proclaimed: "Do we have to wait until the end or can we start plating?" After an introductory interview by Anthony Bour
November 16, 2009
Whisk Gourmet Food & Catering whips up a crowd in Coral Gables
November 19, 2009
The Cheese Course, Open in Midtown, Selling Gourmet Sandwiches
Peppered Roast Beef - with blue cheese, raspberry cranberry relish, and greens. $8.45. They've got stank cheese, foreign cheese, mild cheese, and bold cheese, cheese with meat, cheese with friends, and more cheese than you can shake a cheese at. That's right, The Cheese Course (3451 NE 1st Ave, suite 100) is open in Midtown Miami, right next door to the new Primo Pizza. In addition to selling cheese, The Cheese Course also makes gourmet sandwiches, salads, and quiche, serves beer and wine, ma
November 18, 2009
Picnics Passes On
Picnics Diner was long a favorite when it was located in Allen's Drugstore on SW 57th Ave. A few years ago the owner died, and the diner moved to Bird Road and SW 65th Ave. In July it received a lukewarm writeup from Burger Beast. Now Picnics is out of business, and Miami's dearth of diners has just deepened.
November 18, 2009
New Chef's New Menu at La Marea at The Tides
Gonzalo Rivera didn't garner much attention when he took over as executive chef at the Tides South Beach last spring. A first generation Mexican-American, Rivera graduated the California Culinary Academy in 2004 and promptly got work in Michael Mina's restaurants, including a four year stint as executive chef of Mina's Nemi Restaurant. Now that he's had a few months to settle in at the Tides, Rivera is launching new lunch and dinner menus at the property's main restaurant, La Marea. Here are
November 18, 2009
The Genuine Kitchen: Grilled Leg of Lamb with Cranberry Salsa Verde
Jackie SayetBig, fat, oven-roasted turkey - check. Stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce - check. Grilled leg of lamb with cranberry salsa verde? Oh yes! Check please! Whether it's Thanksgiving, or a big family get-together, this twist on a traditional staple will wow 'em. Bone-in leg of lamb has marvelous flavor and is a traditional roast for festive family gatherings. There is a great deal of versatility in this cut, but for me, it can only be prepared one way - on a grill. Sl
November 19, 2009
David Lombardi Talks Wynwood Cafe District
Jacob KatelLombardi at work.The Wynwood Cafe District is a zoning effort on the part of business leaders, residents, artists, real estaters, and local government to promote foodlife and nightlife in Wynwood by allowing liquor license clusters, and waiving parking requirements. Before the Wynwood Cafe District was founded, liquor licenses had to be a certain distance in feet apart from each other -- something like 1,500 -- and restaurants had to have on site parking, a heavy added cost for tho
November 20, 2009

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