Jeff McInnis

Juvia Wins James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurant Design

Juvia, the stunning restaurant atop the Herzog & de Meuron-designed structure at 1111 Lincoln Rd. in Miami Beach, was recognized by the James Beard Foundation last night and received the Outstanding Restaurant Design award for spaces 76 seats and over. The restaurant, designed by Alejandro Barrios- ... More >>

Cochon 555: Aaron Brooks Victorious, Pigs Win Big (Photos)

What do you get when you put Miami's top toques, five heritage breed pigs, bourbon, and a hot girl butchering a 300-pound porker all in the same room? A bitchin' good time, that's what. Swooping in for its second tour in Miami, Cochon 555 proved to be yet another fantastic event for attendees, ju ... More >>

Yardbird's Jeff McInnis Makes Fried Chicken at the Bon Appetit Test Kitchen (Video and Recipe)

You'd expect to be served some great fried chicken at Yardbird Southern Table & Bar. After all, the restaurant's slogan is "run, chicken, run" as in some guy with a very sharp knife is coming for you, little one.But making fried chicken in the Bon Appetit test kitchen? That's quite an honor for ... More >>

Miami's Best Eats and Drinks This Weekend

While everyone else in Miami throws on their second pair of neon sequined tutus and triangle bikinis, foodies will be eating their way through the city. This week, James Beard Award nominees Jeff McInnis and Hedy Goldsmithadvanced to the finals, and the proper way to celebrate such pride in our ho ... More >>

Jeff McInnis and Hedy Goldsmith Finalists for James Beard Awards

The James Beard Foundation has announced its finalists for the 2013 James Beard Awards, and two Miami toques have made the list within the restaurant and chef categories. Jeff McInnis, executive chef and partner at Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, and Hedy Goldsmith, executive pastry chef at Michael' ... More >>

Ten Best Late-Night Restaurants Post-Ultra

As Miami gears up for its biggest weekend of the year, so do the businesses that will be affected by it. After a battle with the city, Ultra Music Festival begins today in a two-weekend extravaganza that will bring more revenue to Miami than LIV sees the entire year. That's a big deal, considering t ... More >>

Khong River House: Boat Noodles, Cool Digs, and Hot Hooch in SoBe

View the slide show: Closer Look: Khong River House in South Beach

Unique Eats: Cooking Channel Films at My Ceviche, Yardbird, Pubbelly

Unique Eats, which showcases America's most exciting restaurants from high-end dining rooms to casual neighborhood treasures, and sometimes even visits eateries with no permanent address, wrapped up filming in the Magic City this past week.The 30-minute show packages segments of unique dishes chosen ... More >>

Jeff McInnis Mentors Students, Cooks Family-Style at Johnson & Wales University

Yardbird Southern Table & Bar's executive chef, Jeff McInnis, served a family-style Southern meal at Johnson & Wales University as part of the school's distinguished visiting chef series of dinners.See Also: Lindsay Autry Schools Students at Johnson & Wales DinnerTimon Balloo at Joh ... More >>

Jeff McInnis on South Beach's Farm-To-Table Renaissance and What's Ahead for Yardbird, Part Two

Jeff McInnis incorporates his eclectic kitchen background into Yardbird's menu. "I use Caribbean influences in dishes from time to time depending on what's in season," he explains. And there is always a hint of French fare. After all, he says, "Classic French is the foundation of almost all American ... More >>

Jeff McInnis Melds Farming, Cooking, and Southern Cuisine, Part One

Jeff McInnis was raised in Niceville, a small town in the Florida Panhandle. He spent his childhood on fishing boats and, in the summertime, on his family's working farms. "Southern food was introduced to me at a young age at my grandparents' farm in Tunnel Springs, Alabama," he explains. His gastr ... More >>

The Perfect Roast Chicken: Tips From Andrew Carmellini, Jeff McInnis and Michael Schwartz

Emily CodikA roast chicken is a lot like a chocolate chip cookie. Both are obviously prepared in an oven, but aside from that, both are one of the most popular subjects tackled by food writers, alongside other classics like the perfect pie crust or chicken noodle soup. Just like every pastry cookboo ... More >>

Local Food in Miami: Phonies, Freeloaders, and the Real Deal

Flickr CCJeff McInnis grew up among a family of farmers. As the chef and partner at Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, he strongly advocates a farm-to-table ethic."People should know where the food they are eating is coming from," he says. "It's the responsibility of all chefs to know as well, and t ... More >>

Johnson & Wales Zest Nominees Include McInnis, Erickson, Phillip Ho

This Wednesday evening, pretty much every top chef in town will gather for what's turning out to be the Academy Awards of Miami dining: Johnson & Wales University's first annual Zest Awards.The invitation-only fete, to take place at the university's Academic & Student Center, is part of ... More >>

Jeff McInnis Talks Breasts and Legs, Of Chicken, That Is

​​I used to judge diners as unadventurous when they ordered chicken at a restaurant. It always felt like the safe option, ubiquitous even at dinner parties. But things have changed and chicken has earned itself a renewed reputation.This respect is evident with the dishes of Jeff McInnis, the Jam ... More >>

James Beard Semifinalists Announced: Miami Gets Several Nods

​The 2012 James Beard semifinalists have been announced and several Miami chefs and restaurants got a much-needed nod.  Semifinalists can bask in the glory until March 19, when the finalists are announced in Las Vegas. The South Florida semifinalists are: Best New Restaurant Yardbird Southe ... More >>

Yardbird Southern Table & Bar flies high with Southern fare and blues-soaked ambiance

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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 >>

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

​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 Yardbird Southern Table and Bar last evening for the restaurant's pre-opening shindig for friends and f ... More >>

Jeff McInnis's New Place

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Jeff McInnis: Hot Chef

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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.

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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.

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Heaven’s Kitchen

Is That a Spatula in Your Pocket?

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

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Hookahs and Hose

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

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

Puff, Puff, Class

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

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