Michelle Bernstein

Watch Michelle Bernstein's New Lean Cuisine Salad Commercial

Here's the scenario: It's 8 p.m. and you're just leaving the office after a 12-hour marathon work session with the new boss. You're exhausted and hungry. In fact, the mere thought of even stopping to pick up a pizza is too taxing. How does a salad prepared by Miami chef extraordinaire Michelle Ber ... More >>

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Michelle Bernstein Creates Wine & Food-Inspired Havaianas

Truth be told, you live, breath and sleep food -- so why not wear it, too? We're not talking Lady Gaga meat-suit or Katy Perry lollipop bra. Instead, you can now rock flip flops made for foodies. Miami celeb chef Michelle Bernstein has created a series of custom pins for what are arguably the world ... More >>

Top Chef Season 11 Miami Open Call: Michelle Bernstein Gives Us Advice

Bravo cooking competition Top Chef has given the culinary world a lot of new names. You could argue that talented toques like Jeff McInnis, Lindsay Autry, Micah Edelstein, and Hung Huynh would have made it to the head of the class with or without a stint on the popular reality show. The competition, ... More >>

Cochon 555 Announces 2013 Miami Tour Dates, Pre-Sale Begins

Mark the date. Cochon 555 will be making its way through Miami April 21 at the Four Seasons Miami in Brickell. The pork-centric affair that was dubbed "the event of the year" in 2012 will be making its national rounds again, advocating the expansion of sustainable farming and heritage breed pigs. ... More >>

Chef Michelle Bernstein: Sunday Suppers, Kids, and, Oh Yeah, a Bakery

She's possibly one of the busiest ladies in South Florida. Michelle Bernstein often leads the culinary pack and leaves her fellow chefs in the dust. This year, she closed her Design District restaurant Sra. Martinez and opened a Miami Beach outpost of her bakery/cafe Crumb on Parchment at the Webste ... More >>

Michy's to Go Cell-Phone Free at Sensational Sundays Dinner Series

Trying to juggle parenting with running a group of successful restaurants has to be a challenge for Michelle Bernstein and her husband/partner David Martinez. Especially when Bernstein and Martinez are planning their next restaurant concept (though that nugget of intel has been confirmed, the date, ... More >>

Michelle Bernstein Brings Crumb on Parchment to Miami Beach

Michelle Bernstein is finally making a move over the causeway with her Crumb on Parchment outpost at The Webster hotel on South Beach.Opening Wednesday, August 29, Crumb at The Webster will feature the same fast casual soups, salads, sandwiches,and baked goods that Bernstein's Design District eatery ... More >>

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Sra. Martinez in Design District Closing, Michelle Bernstein Says Adios July 6

Read also "Michy's Queen Scores with Sra. Martinez (2/26/2009)," "Michelle Bernstein to Leave the Omphoy" (Clean Plate Charlie) and "Fratelli Lyon Closes in Design District."Short Order has confirmed that Michelle Bernstein and her husband/partner David Martinez will close their celebrated Sra. Mart ... More >>

Michelle Bernstein in Parade: "Put Down the Spoon, Pick Up a Carrot"

On yesterday's Sunday cover of Parade, (yes I still pick it up) three good looking chefs are laughing it up. The title of the story is "How Top Chefs Stay Slim" and follows with culinary wizards Art Smith, Cat Cora, and Curtis Stone share belly-busting secrets.Inside: eating rules of advice from Mic ... More >>

SoBeWFF: Diamond Dishes Event is a Home Run (Photos)

​The Miami Marlins new ballpark was the venue for what had to have been the most striking (pun intended) event of the 2012 South Beach Wine & Food Festival.The moment guests stepped out of the elevator onto the field level Diamond Club area for cocktails and appetizers, cameras flashed and jaw ... More >>

SoBeWFF: Miami Chefs Talk About Their Favorite Events

​Chefs are busy people. When the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival comes to town, many of them are even busier than usual. Poor, poor chefs: They're either working so hard at the festival or working so hard because of all the extra foodies in town for the festival that they don't g ... More >>

Michelle Bernstein Leaving the Omphoy: "The Drive Was Really Nice"

​We have but a pithy press release that states the following:"As of February 1, 2012, Chef Michelle Bernstein will no longer be involved with The Omphoy Ocean Resort in Palm Beach, Florida. She and husband/partner David Martinez continue to own/operate Sra. Martinez, Michy's, and Crumb on Par ... More >>

Michelle Bernstein: Magic City Martha Stewart

Michelle Bernstein is Mama Bernstein Now

Michelle and David: Lots on their plate.​A somewhat weary-sounding Michelle Bernstein is on the other end of the phone line. She explains that she's just returned home from a television taping and finished putting Zachary to bed."Zachary?" I ask, feeling as though I was about to be the last to fin ... More >>

Vending Machines Replacing Lunch Ladies in Miami-Dade Schools

​The machines are taking over the cafeteria. Starting this fall, some Miami-Dade students will be getting their school lunch from a vending machine and not Berta, the hairnet-clad lunch lady. Rest assured though, Junior won't be eating just corn chips and soda pop. The high tech machines serve hea ... More >>

Second Career Ideas For 10 Miami Chefs

​With the news that former Pacific Time chef/owner Jonathan Eismann is now a realtor, it seemed like an opportune time to reflect upon potential second careers for other local chefs. After all, we know that the restaurant biz is a bitch, and dining establishments don't last forever, and...well, le ... More >>

Michelle Bernstein Prepares Lionfish on Good Morning America (Updated)

​Chef Michelle Bernstein fileted and prepared lionfish for the cameras of Good Morning America as part of a segment about the spread of the invasive species in Florida waters that airs tomorrow Wednesday. Lionfish is a colorful predatory fish native to Indo-Pacific waters that has been  s ... More >>

Michelle Bernstein Talks Watermelon at the Macy's Chefs A-Go-Go Kick-off

​At the Biscayne Truck Triangle Roundup on the grounds of Johnson & Wales University, chef and restauranteur Michelle Bernstein made about 1,000 samples of a refreshing summer dish to distribute to visitors for free. All of the meals were scarfed down by eager eaters within an hour.Miami was t ... More >>

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Smitten Kittens at the Café at Books & Books and Michy's

​Love Bites is a regular column on Short Order. Find other installments here.People, especially my recently divorced friends and those who have spent way too many nights picking pet fur out of their bellybuttons, always ask how I dig up men for my dating pool. The bottom line is this: I take every ... More >>

Michelle Bernstein's Sra. Martinez Brunch: Eggs, Tapas, and Fried Chicken

​Get ready for some morning decadence as Sra. Martinez launches brunch. Michelle Bernstein's Spanish tapas-style restaurant, known for its unique and delectable tapas menu, takes on more traditional dishes that are close to Bernstein's heart. "Tapas are a big part of the concept at Sra., but I wan ... More >>

Michelle Bernstein, Jeff McInnis, and Kris Wessel to Cook for Common Threads Benefit

Courtesy of Mimi Chacin/Common ThreadsMaking sushi​Common Threads co-founder Art Smith will chair the first Miami benefit for the organization. It's a lineup worthy of an All-Star team if cooking had a midsummer classic.  Check the line-up: Michelle Bernstein, Jeff McInnis (Gigi), Sam Gorenst ... More >>

Chef Michelle Bernstein at Saks Fashion's Night Out

Photo by JipsyChef Michelle Bernstein​While fashion was the main attraction this past Friday at Fashion's Night Out in the Bal Harbour Shops, the food was also something to talk about. Celebrity Chef Michelle Bernstein traipsed on over to Saks Fifth Avenue, whipping up some small tasty bites for s ... More >>

Chef Michelle Bernstein Schools the Lunch Ladies of North Miami Senior High

John ZurChef Michelle Bernstein showing.​On Friday, local chefs Michelle Bernstein, Kris Wessel, and Ken Lyon simultaneously ran workshops in three high schools to introduce their partnership with Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Short Order followed Bernstein to North Miami Senior High, where sh ... More >>

Hot Plates: Josh Del Valle at Sra. Martinez

Photo By Danielle Alvarez​Josh Del Valle is fresh from the big city. The line cook made the move from NYC to Miami just four months ago to rub shoulders with Michelle Bernstein. He has a boyish charm and culinary finesse. But before attending The French Culinary Institute, the 27-year-old mi ... More >>

Top Chef Season 7: Cold War, Episode Recap

Andrea Curto-Randazzo stares down Michelle Bernstein and Padma Lakshmi. ​Prior to the airing of this episode of Top Chef, I saw that Michelle Bernstein (of Michy's and Sra. Martinez) would be one of the judges. I wondered if this would work for or against Talula chef Andrea Curto-Randazzo. The Mia ... More >>

Michelle Bernstein To Be A Judge on Top Chef Once Again

Photo by Jacquelynn D. PowersMichelle Bernstein. ​Last night at a casual dinner at Michy's, Short Order found out that chef/proprietor Michelle Bernstein judged an episode of the new season of Top Chef, which begins this Wednesday night on Bravo. While Bernstein has officiated Top Chef in the past ... More >>

Cool Restaurant Interiors: Sra. Martinez

​Michelle Bernstein's Sra. Martinez exudes warmth and modernity. When you walk through the commanding front door of the former 1920s post office that houses the restaurant, you're struck by bold red, black, and white accents in the dining room. Immediately, your eye is drawn to the second floor, w ... More >>

Sneak Review of The Sneaky Year In Review

An exceedingly short clip from next weeks' Cafe review, which will be an overview of Miami dining, 2009:Michelle Bernstein added the Omphoy in Palm Beach, Doug Rodriguez doubled his pleasure with D. Rodriguez Cuba at the Hotel Astor, and Jonathan Eismann quadrupled his on the western fringe of the D ... More >>

Whole Foods Hosts a Flood of South Florida Chefs for Demos Across the State

Via wikimedia commonsCooking demos to flood Whole Foods Florida.​Have you ever messed up cooking ramen noodles? If you answered yes, like we did, you could probably use some professional help of the cooking variety.Give thanks for South Florida's bounty of highly touted, greatly revered, very expe ... More >>

Michelle Bernstein Wins in Food & Wine's 25 Best Cookbooks 2009

​Congratulations to Michelle Bernstein for winning a spot on Food & Wine's top 25 cookbooks of 2009.According to Publishers Weekly, "Every year, about 24,000 new cookbooks hit bookstore shelves." Michelle Bernstein's book Cuisine á Latina is available at all major retailers and online.Big ups ... More >>

And Sra. Martinez, Too

I reported yesterday that Area 31 was named as one of Esquire Magazine's Top 20 New Restaurants of 2009. Michelle Bernstein's Sra. Martinez also made the list. On the one hand, I apologize for missing that. On the other hand, the woman gets more than enough press. One more acknowledgement: Kaitlin Y ... More >>

Michelle Bernstein is Sra. Martinez and so much more

Michy's Croquetas Recipe

You asked, we fetched. Mercy wrote in: "I tried making Michy's croquetas and matched up the ingredients well -- but what breading is used?  Can you give me the receipe for the croquetas and fig marmalade? It is one of my favorites."The recipe for croquetas with blue cheese and jamón serrano is ... More >>

Save The Date: Cooking with Michelle Bernstein

Bernstein: Cooking by the bookMark Tuesday, March 10th in indelible ink and reserve now if you fancy the chance to cook with Miami star chef Michelle Bernstein: Bernstein will be demonstrating recipes from her new book Cuisine a Latina that night for a Miami Slow Food event sponsored by Whole Foods. ... More >>

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