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Jeff McInnis

  • Calendar

    November 20, 2008

    Hookahs and Hose

    Escape reality at the DiLido Beach Club’s happy hour.

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2007

    Edible Basel

    Escape reality at the DiLido Beach Club’s happy hour.

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2008

    Jeff McInnis' Vanity Rears Its Ugly Head in Top Chef Season Premiere

    Escape reality at the DiLido Beach Club’s happy hour.

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    Hot Ceviche Confuses Top Chef's Jeff McInnis

    "I don't understand, ya'll!"ZOMG, ya'll! Did you watch last night's Super Bowl edition of Top Chef? Poor Jeff McInnis got the boot. We feel for him. The chef from the DiLido Beach Club at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach couldn't wrap his head around why the judges preferred season 2's Josie Smith-Malav ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    Hot Ceviche Confuses Top Chef's Jeff McInnis

    "I don't understand, ya'll!"ZOMG, ya'll! Did you watch last night's Super Bowl edition of Top Chef? Poor Jeff McInnis got the boot. We feel for him. The chef from the DiLido Beach Club at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach couldn't wrap his head around why the judges preferred season 2's Josie Smith-Malav ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    Jeff McInnis Says Bravo Used Him As A "Sex Object"

    Trying keeping your shirt on, buddy.You just couldn't let it go Jeff? After getting kicked off of Top Chef this week, DiLido Beach Club chef Jeff McInnis spoke to People magazine about how he feels that Bravo used him a "sex object" for the show.Reality check McInnis, there is only one sex object on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2009

    Say It to His Face

    We drooled when we tasted Jeff McInnis' sublime mango sorbet. One spoonful and suddenly he was the "hot chef of our dreams," knocking Bobby Flay down to number two. So when we found out that he was going to be a contestant on our favorite culinary reality show, we made a date with him each Wednesday ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 19, 2009

    Is That a Spatula in Your Pocket?

    Oh, the Top Chef-ers are happy to see us.

  • Calendar

    April 16, 2009

    Heaven’s Kitchen

    Oh, the Top Chef-ers are happy to see us.

  • Dining

    June 26, 2008

    Gabriele Marewski

    Oh, the Top Chef-ers are happy to see us.

  • Calendar

    January 8, 2009

    Moan at the Moon

    because howling is so not sexy.

  • Calendar

    April 24, 2008

    Puff, Puff, Class

    We’re hitting the hookah at the Ritz-Carlton.

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2009

    Full Moon Parties Tomorrow Night on South Beach at DiLido Beach Club and The National

    image via DiLido Beach Club​ Howl, hoot, holler, eat and drink like a coyote, not the kind that transports contraband, the kind you can find with their eyes to the sky. Tomorrow night is a full moon and that means the beach is one of the best places to enjoy it in South Florida. Sure you can pack ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    Behind The Line at DiLido Beach Club on South Beach With Top Chef Jeff McInnis

    Jacob Katel​ The Ritz Carlton South Beach's DiLido Beach Club (One Lincoln Road) is an oceanfront restaurant that serves food inspired by South Mediterranean and North African cuisine. Top Chef Jeff McInnis runs the kitchen. He is shown above filling up on liquid nitrogen. What could he possibly n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    Locust Projects Presents an Evening With Top Chef's Jeff McInnis

    Click image for full size.​Thursday, October 22, at Locust Projects (155 NE 38 Street) Jeff McInnis, executive chef of DiLido Beach Club restaurant at the Ritz Carlton South Beach will cook for and talk to a crowd in the Design District.Jeff McInnis was a contestant on season five of the hit Bravo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2009

    Jeff McInnis at Locust Projects, In Photos

    All photos by Locust Projects, MiamiJeff McInnis demos it up.​What's a Design District exhibition space got to do with liquid nitrogen aided cooking?Everybody has to eat; especially starving artists, moreso ones with money. Food is universal.Last night, Chef Jeff McInnis from the DiLido Beach Club ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 10, 2009

    Stone Grill 95 in Surfside has a rocky start

    All photos by Locust Projects, MiamiJeff McInnis demos it up.​What's a Design District exhibition space got to do with liquid nitrogen aided cooking?Everybody has to eat; especially starving artists, moreso ones with money. Food is universal.Last night, Chef Jeff McInnis from the DiLido Beach Club ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2009

    New Mandolin Bistro, New Look for DiLido, New Hours for Petit Rouge, New Location for Burger n' Beer

    ​Mandolin Set To Play Turkish/Greek CuisineIt is a white-washed 1940's house with blue trimmed windows. There are bougainvillea boasting bright colors, greek oil canisters turned into flower vases, traditional taverna chairs at wooden tables beneath a lantern-lit tree. Mandolin Aegean Bistro, serv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    Dinner in Paradise 2010 Schedule

    Jacob KatelA lazy Sunday lunch at Paradise Farms in South Dade.​Dinner in Paradise is a celebration of gourmet farm dining and was created in 2005 by Gabriele Marewski of Paradise Farms and chef Michael Schwartz of Michael's Genuine Food & Drink.The $165.50 cost of each dinner (there will ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2009

    Ritz Carlton South Beach New Year's Eve Party, No Cover, Oceanside

    Jacob KatelBar top, South Beach.​New Year's Eve is not only a full moon, but a blue moon too. A blue moon is an extra full moon, we already had one December 2, that only occurs once every few years from the accumulation of the calendar year's excess days against the lunar cycle.The Ritz Carlton So ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    100 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.

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Magic Chili, Acqualina Wine, Vegas, Paradise, and The Pizza Joint That Won't Stop Opening

    ​Best Veggie Chili Ever?Not sure, but the Magic Veggie Chili made by Christopher Hughes is the best I've yet tasted. It's also the only chili I've ever had that has its own blog. Amazing what a person can do with textured vegetable protein and imagination.  The Amazing and Incredible 4 1/2 Mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2010

    100 Favorite Dishes: Liquid Nitrogen Heirloom Tomato Salad at Dilido Beach Club

    Jacob KatelThe frozen dressing is scooped on top of the salad where it melts as the diner eats it.​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.

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    Chef Jeff McInnis Interview, Part One

    How many pecks of pickled peppers... ah, forget it. ​Some of us have a big crush on Chef Jeff McInnis, partly because of his boy-next-door good looks, partly because he's just so damn down-to-Earth (is he so polite because he was born in Niceville, Florida?). But the number one reason is tr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Full Moon This Weekend: Jeff McInnis' Melon, Cucumber, and Heirloom Tomato Salad Recipe

    No stews or soups this time of year! Chef Jeff McInnis is sharing the perfect summer recipe--  I'll have an extra shot of nitrogen, thanks. ​light, flavorful and exploding with all the colors of the season. Yeah the sorbet takes a little technical know-how, and finding verjus and gelati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Jeff McInnis Leaving Ritz-Carlton South Beach for New Midtown Restaurant Gigi

    Chef Jeff picks up another gig​Just a few months short of his sixth year anniversary with the DiLido Beach Club at The Ritz-Carlton South Beach, Chef de Cuisine Jeff McInnis announced yesterday via e-mail that he is ditching that gig and collaborating on a new resto in Wynwood called Gigi.McInnis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    Miami Chefs Take Advantage of Free Agency

    Jeff McInnis is the latest to seek greener pastures.​Chef Micah Edelstein left Grass Restaurant & Lounge. Then chef Brian Cantrell left A Fish Called Avalon. Then chef Brandon Benack left Emeril's Miami Beach. Then chef Sean Bernal left Oceanaire Seafood Room. Then chef Justin Albertson left T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2010

    Are Exposed Kitchens Entertaining or Distracting?

    Photo by Michael McElroyChef Jeff McInnis in Gigi's exposed kitchen.​Bloggers Paula Nino and Riki Altman disagree about the merits of exposed kitchens. What follows are their disparate views:Paula's P.O.V.:There's something exciting about watching a chef and his team working behind the line to cre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    Gigi's Jeff McInnis Unchained

    Photo by Michael McElroyJeff McInnis​I recently asked chef Jeff McInnis a few questions related to his by-now well-publicized gig as head chef at the chichi gigi. A couple of quotes were to be culled for Miami New Times' special upcoming issue on the people who make this city groove. I don't think ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Weekly Wrap-Up: Halloween Edition

    Photo by gamene​ Before you get into your costume and head out for the weekend, check out what you missed this week on Short Order. Five gross, perverted and bizarre Halloween candies.Drink zombie blood, get energy.Dress up like a gross processed food on Halloween and get a $2 meal at Chipotle.Ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Who's The Chef In The Polar Bear Head?

    ​Or, for that matter, who's the blonde? We don't know the answer to the second question, but we do know which chef got into the Halloween spirit last night. Keep going to find out who it is.

  • News

    November 25, 2010

    Jeff McInnis: Hot Chef

    ​Or, for that matter, who's the blonde? We don't know the answer to the second question, but we do know which chef got into the Halloween spirit last night. Keep going to find out who it is.

  • News

    November 25, 2010

    Miami People 2010

    The Magic City's 30 most interesting characters.

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2011

    Gigi: Not As Good As Billed

    Best in show. As far as restaurants go, Midtown's Gigi is incontestably the hippest spot in all of Miami-Dade County. Who knew this city had so many good looking people until the big windows overlooking North Miami Avenue began framing their stylish faces?The intimate, sleek layout, warm atmosphere, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Jeff McInnis and Gigi Part Ways

    Chef Jeff McInnis​Gigi's owner, Amir Ben-Zion, confirms to Short Order that the rumors that Chef Jeff McInnis has left his position at Gigi are true.Ben-Zion explained that the split was amicable and it was never the intention of the restaurant or McInnis to stay beyond the first few months after ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2011

    Exclusive: Jeff McInnis to Open a Restaurant On the Beach

    ​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 Eggs," Mcinnis exp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    Jeff McInnis to Open Yardbird Southern Table & Bar in South Beach

    Jeff McInnis is coming back to South Beach​Jeff McInnis, the cute Top Chef who left Gigi to the consternation of many Miamians, is set to open Yardbird Southern Table & Bar in Miami Beach. According to Melissa Trimp, marketing and public relations manager at 50 Eggs Restaurant Group in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Miami's Harper's List of Weird Numbers: From Andalus to McNuggets

    Photo by Jacob Katel13 is Philippe Ruiz' number​30 Average number of minutes that Americans spend cooking -- least in the world, according to a report issued last month by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.74 Average number of minutes that Turks spend cooking -- most in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Gigi's, Jimmy'z, Tapas y Tintos: Can Second Restaurants Equal Their Forebears?

    ​For a popular restaurant to spawn a second locale is nothing new. Indeed, some restaurateurs claim that this is the only way to start seeing any real profits. Until recently, however, this phenomenon hasn't happened much in these parts. Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, Le Sandwicherie, Sushi Maki and nu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Best Of Miami Teaser: Best New Restaurant

    1500° at the Eden Roc The tomato salad at 1500°, made with local burrata.​Next Thursday, 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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Portale, McInnis, Gorenstein, and More: Is The Classical Chef Dead?

    C. Stiles Jeff McInnis​It was while watching the PBS show Point of View about the Un des Meilleurs Ouvriers de France pastry competition (Kings of Pastry) -- in which classically-trained pastry chefs undergo intense training and pressure to vie for the honor of being one of France's finest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Yardbird Southern Table & Bar Opening Delayed; Commercial Spot Released

    Jeff McInnis scares poultry in his teaser video.​Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, the Southern-inspired restaurant to be helmed by Top Chef and Gigi alum Jeff McInnis, is now geared for fall 2011. That is a few months later than was originally announced.The bistro, a partnership of McInnis, rest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Adam DelGiudice, Florida Room Bartender, Voted Most Inspired in Miami

    Courtesy of Nike CommunicationsAdam DelGiudice wins the title of Most Inspired Bartender in Miami​Adam DelGiudice of the Florida Room was announced as Most Inspired Bartender by the United States Bartender's Guild in Miami last evening at Haven in South Beach.DelGiudice won for his Rangoon Rising ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    Yardbird Southern Table & Bar Sets Opening Date ... Finally

    Yardbird Southern Table & BarYardbird is finally scheduled to open in October. Run chicken, run!​It seems as though Yardbird Southern Table & Bar has been teasing us for the better part of 2011 with random Jeff McInnis sightings, videos of running chickens and other slight of hand tricks.B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Yardbird Southern Table & Bar Prices Are Reasonable: A Convo With Co-Owner John Kunkel

    Yardbird Southern Table & Bar Chicken for two, anyone?​I've been tracking Yardbird Southern Table & Bar since I first heard buzz that Jeff McInnis was opening a Southern-concept restaurant.I stalked the offices of 50 Eggs on Biscayne Boulevard, because there was a rumor that McInnis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2011

    Yardbird Southern Table & Bar's Pre-Opening Bash: Bourbon and Bites (Photos)

    All photos by Laine DossYardbird Souther Table and Bar was packed for its pre-opening celebration​Jeff McInnis manages to give us a smile as he's supervising what seems like dozens of kitchen chefs to get more and more food plates out to the hungry throngs that filled every inch of space at Yardbi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 29, 2011

    Jeff McInnis's New Place

    All photos by Laine DossYardbird Souther Table and Bar was packed for its pre-opening celebration​Jeff McInnis manages to give us a smile as he's supervising what seems like dozens of kitchen chefs to get more and more food plates out to the hungry throngs that filled every inch of space at Yardbi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Lime to Open at 125th Avenue West Kendall

    ​Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, 50 Eggs Restaurant Group newest venture with chef Jeff McInnis has been fun, but it hasn't forgotten about its much older and very successful baby, Lime Fresh Mexican Grill. Since its debut in 2004, the local chain has expanded rapidly throughout the state and e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    Yardbird Southern Table & Bar's Small Shares: A First Bite (Pictures)

    All photos by Laine DossJeff McInnis is behind the burner at Yardbird​Yardbird Southern Table & Bar might be onto something. The restaurant, which features home style Southern cuisine, a lively bar filled with bourbon and beer selections, and hot your chef Jeff McInnis, might just have become ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 17, 2011
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