Main Dish Recipes

First-Ever Bacon Dogs by Oscar Mayer

Oscar Mayer, the first name in hot dogs and makers of the original ear worm jingle (just try to get "Oh I wish I were an Oscar Mayer wiener" out of your heads now that we placed it there), has announced the launch of its most innovative product -- just in time for summer grilling season.

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 >>

Tiny Taqueria Serves Miami's Most Authentic Carnitas

See the slide show "Closer Look: Con Sabor a Mexico in Little Havana."

Cochon 555 Epic Pork Battle Preview: Chef Timon Balloo's Heritage Porkchop (Recipe)

Pork belly. Candied bacon. Pig's feet. It seems no one can get enough of Porky Pig these days, from tip to tail. Such is the premise behind Cochon 555, the annual competition that pits notable local chefs against each other in a piggy battle royale. During the battle, chefs must use every last inch ... More >>

Miami's Most Extravagant Dishes: $1,000 Surf & Turf and More

​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. Don't forget to check out the full Best of Miami® 2012 online at bestof.voiceplaces.com.There is no doubt at all that Miami is an in-your-face, ... More >>

Thea Pizzeria: Hospital Area's Cafe for Lunch

Christmas Lechon: From Hialeah to Your House (Recipe)

It's hard to argue against lechon asado as the perfect Christmas Eve meal. The slow-roasted cut that's loved year-round from the Caribbean to the Southern Cone is culled from a different part of the pig than holiday ham. And it isn't prepared the same way.This isn't that massive turkey your mother p ... More >>

Latkes for Hanukkah: Joshua Marcus of Josh's Deli Shares His Recipe

If you want to make latkes like Joshua Marcus of Josh's Deli, then you must first make chicken soup. After you have made chicken soup, then you must cool it in the refrigerator. After a few hours, a white, pasty substance will rise to the brim of the surface. Skim it off with a spoon and reserve. T ... More >>

At Pride and Joy, Myron Mixon Wants You to Kiss the Ring

A Caribbean Thanksgiving: Kris Wessel Shares His Recipe for Pigeon Pea Rice

It's a muggy, hot afternoon in mid-November and Santo Domingo's congested streets are packed with whizzing motorcyclists and banged-up taxis. Sidewalks are lined with vendors selling dried-up holiday pine trees. Across the bustling Caribbean city, eateries offer a variety of catered Thanksgiving din ... More >>

Miami Election Day Dining Deals and Freebies, From Villa Mayfair to Shake Shack UPDATED

We've heard all your excuses to not vote. The long lines, the confusing amendments, and how could your vote possibly count?We could tell you that voting is your civic duty, or that if you don't vote you don't have the right to complain for the next four years. But the real reason to vote?Free swag!W ... More >>

Michael Pirolo of Macchialina: Tips on Making Fresh, Homemade Pasta

Michael Pirolo has a thing for fresh pasta. The chef and partner of Macchialina Taverna Rustica was born in Jackson Heights, Queens, but moved to Mercogliano, Italy at eight months old. He headed back to the United States during junior high, and then returned to Italy when he attended the Internatio ... More >>

Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza Opening Gables Branch

The pizza Gods are listening. Instead of another Papa John's, Coral Gables is getting its own gourmet pie purveyor - a new branch of Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza.The sixth branch of the chain in Miami-Dade county (and the 3th nationwide), the new locale opens on October 19, ready to serve up their alw ... More >>

Bloom in Wynwood Needs Polishing

BGR The Burger Joint Offers Obama and Romney Burgers

BGR The Burger Joint is asking for your vote.Only this time, it's not about greasy politicians, it's about hamburger meat.  The burger chain has created two burgers as different as the candidates they're named after. Go ahead, Eat your favorite politician in effigy.The presidential burgers are ... More >>

Miami's Best Sub Shops: Footballs, Shacks, Three Brothers, and Hungry Bears

​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. Don't forget to check out the full Best of Miami® 2012 online at bestof.voiceplaces.com.Miami native Chelsea Antoun has an important task this a ... 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 >>

Giancarla Bodoni of Escopazzo: How to Master Risotto

All photos by Emily CodikIf making perfect risotto were a race, it would be a marathon, not a sprint. The cooking process is all about maintaining a watchful hand, and a careful dedication to teasing the starch out of each rice grain. In fact, if a restaurant serves a risotto less than fifteen minut ... 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 >>

Miami Spice 2012: The Good, The Great and The Grudging, Part Two

See also: "Miami Spice 2012: The Good"This three-part look at Miami Spice comes just as the dining program gets set to begin on August 1. There has been a split in price categories this year, meaning there is now a "fine dining" grouping as well as a "luxury" grouping. The fine dining price point dr ... More >>

Miami's Ten Best Tacos

​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. Don't forget to check out the full Best of Miami® 2012 online at bestof.voiceplaces.com.The taco is one of the few traditional Mexican dishes re ... More >>

The Federal's Smokey Texan Laundry List For Your Fourth of July

This Fourth of July, Short Order is all set to fire up the grill, call up some friends and kick it poolside with some good 'ole fashioned Texan barbecue, all thanks to a chat we had with the masterminds behind The Federal Food Drink & Provisions.Since you won't be able to go to the Federal this ... More >>

Best Coleslaw in Miami for Fourth of July: Joe's, R&T, and Andrew Carmellini

What do fried chicken, ribs and burgers on July 4 have in common? Creamy, sweet, all-American coleslaw baby. Your stars and stripes barbecue won't be complete until you side it with the right slaw. Here are our top choices for a fill of the Independence Day classic, along with a special recipe from ... More >>

Best Fourth of July in Miami Festivities: Picnics, Hot Dog Eating, Fireworks

The fourth July comes out on a hump day this year, which means a perfect break in the work week in which to celebrate our nation's break from imperial rule. Miami, being a party town, has a host of different ways to celebrate. Whether its an old-fashioned picnic in the park or a fancy-schmancy celeb ... More >>

Giotto Pizza Is A Fresh Find

Giotto Pizza opened on West Avenue in South Beach about a year ago, but I just made it in for the first time this past weekend. The storefront is bookended between a Starbucks to the left and the kosher West Avenue Cafe to the right. Outdoor tables of the three venues line up side by side, those of ... More >>

Whisk Gourmet Food and Catering Cooks Reasonably Priced, Delicious Comfort Food

Miami's Ten Best Desserts

​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. Don't forget to check out the full Best of Miami® 2012 in newsstands now.When dining out, it can be tough to make everyone in a group happy.; We ... More >>

Grilling With Beer: Spare Ribs, Brats, and Braised Red Cabbage

Happy Memorial Day, Miami. If there's sun -- and the forecast calls for an end to this damn rain -- you will want to grill out with an ice-cold beer in hand. But when you're sipping on that brewski while the blazing-hot charcoals reach proper temperature, consider using beer as an ingredient for you ... More >>

32. Gratinée of Mac and Cheese at Meat Market

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.com.33. Gratinée of Mac and Cheese at Meat Market ... More >>

Free Food: Burger King Food Truck Rolls Into Marlins Stadium All Next Week

While shopping in South Miami, we saw a curious sight...the Burger King food truck parked right in the middle of Shops at Sunset Place. The truck was there as part of a nationwide tour to sample the king's new line of smoothies, frappes, and chicken strips in an effort to mimic McDonald's remain rel ... More >>

PM Fish and Steak House: Pricey Steaks in a Gorgeous, Bicultural Setting

Juvia's Cuisine Doesn't Quite Equal the Setting, but the Vista Is Glorious

Bianca at the Delano: High Prices and Snobbery Stir Memories of a Meaner South Beach

View a slide show of Bianca.

Barrel Wine Cantine Opens Today In Midtown

Barrel Wine Cantine is not the latest pop-up restaurant, although it did seemingly pop up overnight in the former W Wine Bistro space at 3622 NE Second Avenue (right on the cusp between midtown and the Design District). Yet while it is true that Victor Passalacqua has not been involved with the spac ... More >>

Passover: Three Award-Winning Matzah Ball Recipes and the Stories Behind Them

Three matzah ball recipes. One, from Joshua Marcus (Chow Down Grill, Josh's Deli & Appetizing), uses duck schmaltz and ginger beer ("I own an Asian restaurant so the ginger beer and duck schmaltz seemed apropos."). Another, from Sharon Locke of Delray Beach, calls for rolling the balls in a cinn ... More >>

Lolita Cocina & Tequila Bar: South Beach cantina is all about fun, but food is more than an afterthought

View a slide show of Lolita Cocina & Tequila Bar.

Sony Ericsson Open: Food is Better Than Tennis (Photos)

​The Sony Ericsson runs through April 1 at the Crandon Park Tennis Center in Key Biscayne, bringing with it painful traffic jams, celebrity athletes, and a lot of people in it for the oversized tennis balls and Bombay Sapphire Lounge.Every year as we stroll the village that takes two months to set ... More >>

78. Horiatiki at Egg & Dart

It's that time of year again 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.com.​78. Horiatiki at Egg & DartIt isn't d ... More >>

Miami's BGR Ditches St. Patrick's Day Special Reuben Burger

​I cannot honestly claim any huge disappointment over BGR The Burger Joint's decision not to serve the special St. Patrick's Day Reuben Burger ($9.99) "loaded with Thousand Island dressing, sauerkraut and succulent, thinly sliced corned beef" that it was supposed to be proffering during the month ... More >>

The Grind Presents the Short Order Best Backyard Burger Competition, Vote Now!

​The Grind, Miami's home town burger competition, is only three weeks away and the competition is heating up.On March 31 at 7 p.m., 30 local restaurants will showcase their best burgers at Wynwood's Miami Entertainment Complex -- and you get to eat your way through all of them.But professionals ar ... More >>

The Federal Food Drink and Provisions: New neighborhood spot features ducks in jars and pig wings

View a slide show of the Federal.

84. The Lokal Burger at Lokal

It's that time of year again 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.com.​84. The Lokal Burger at LokalWhen was ... More >>

85. Porchetta Sandwich at Salumeria 104

It's that time of year again 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.com.​85. Porchetta Sandwich at Salumeria 1 ... More >>

Rusty Pelican: After a pricey renovation, the view still trumps the chew

See a Rusty Pelican slide show.

Miami's Ten Best Burgers: Bourbon Steak, Blue Collar, Lokal, and More

​"I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today," said Popeye's pal Wimpy. He was clearly the smarter of the pair.Burgers these days can be made from anything -- lamb, turkey, pork, tuna, vegetables, ostrich. But as most will agree, the best ones are the classic. Give us a good-size hunk of ... More >>

Working at Miami restaurants and food trucks: The inside scoop

Best Indoor BBQ Pulled Pork You Will Ever Have

Indoor pulled pork: you won't know the difference.​"Indoor" and "barbecue" are two words one never likes to hear placed back-to-back in a sentence -- especially when preceded by the phrase "you are invited to". We all know what this means: Meats and/or poultry baked in an oven with a lot of Open P ... More >>

Hatuey Beer-Glazed Ham for the Holidays

​This Hatuey Beer-glazed ham can be gracing your holiday table in just 18 days -- or a lot less time than that if you decide to bake one for dinner tonight. Yesterday we talked with Anler Morejon, project manager for Bacardi U.S.A. Inc. and brand manager of Hatuey (ah-TWAY), the iconic Cuban beer ... More >>

Martorano's Meatball-Eating Contest at Seminole Hard Rock December 10 (Recipe Included)

Adrian Morgan, second from left, begins to chow down at a recent eating contest.​'Tis the season to be overeating --- and shamelessly stuffing your face with tasty meatballs. Maybe even putting some major jingle in your pocket. Fort Lauderdale's Café Martorano will hold a meatball eatin ... More >>

Tofurky: What the Hell Is It?

​Every vegan has heard the oh-so-clever jeers about his or her Thanksgiving prospects."What are you gonna eat? Tofurky?" some guy inevitably interjects as he shoves a couple more pieces of Stove Top into the hollow of his dead bird.Some of these tofu-phobes may not even realize that Tofurky is mor ... More >>