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  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Haven's Summer Menu: Shrimp and Grits Ceviche, Crab Spider Roll, and Squid Fries

    Chef Todd Erickson has created a new summer menu for Haven Gastro-Lounge, and it has some mighty luscious-sounding items. No surprise: Erickson has been one of Miami's most innovative chefs since opening Haven in May of 2011.Among the sprightly summer additions is a shrimp & grits ceviche, in wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    MC Kitchen, Dena Marino's Modern Italian, To Replace Fratelli Lyon Soon

    Okay, "soon" may be an overstatement, but MC Kitchen is "hopefully opening in early August," in the former Fratelli Lyon space, says executive chef Dena Marino. This leaves us happily anticipating the modern Italian cuisine of Marino and partner, Brandy Coletta, Their design takeover will replace th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    Charlotte Bistro Returns As Mesa

    Charlotte Bistro added something extraordinary to Coral Gables when it first appeared on Miracle Mile in 2009. Chef Elida Villaroel, a graduate of the Institut Paul Bocuse in Lyon, France, employed a light touch and a delicate vision to create refined Venezuelan and French-inspired cuisine. And the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Area 31 Leap Day Special: 29 (Pricey) Wines For $29 Each

    ​You only get the chance to run a leap year special once every four years, so it's surprising more places don't do so. Area 31 is getting into the action by offering 29 different bottles of wine at $29 apiece for leap day only -- and that's tonight. The $29 tab represents a 20- to 50-percent disco ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    SoBeWFF Grand Tasting Village: Where To Find The Good Booze

    Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival/Facebook​The "Winebow Wine Pavilion" requires a powerful lesson in self-directed navigation (okay, the whole "village" is sort of a booze and food maze of confusion, see more for help on that here), but you don't want to miss out on international a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    88. Carnitas Torta at Mercadito's Taqueria

    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.Lesley Elliott​88. Carnitas Torta at M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Dining in the Dark: A Preview of Tonight's Kinky Chinese New Year Dinner

    ​Who wants dinner with an undeniable kink factor? We do! You can come too -- we like things extra-kinky. Tonight's repast is sold out, but tomorrow evening, give Dining in the Dark with chef Adrianne Calvo a shot.Calvo, whose episode of Food Network's Chopped aired October 25, is hosting a blindfo ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 22, 2011

    Cinco Cantina & Tequila Bar: Only the tequila and beers are authentically Mexican

    View a slide show of Cinco Cantina.

  • News

    October 20, 2011

    Reader mail: Don't blame 95 Express, blame drivers

    View a slide show of Cinco Cantina.

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    Vegan Dining at The Forge: Veggie Canneloni and Tomatoes Brulee

    ​There's a perception that the vegan diet, which excludes all animal products, is incompatible with fine dining. In this new series, the Beet Reporter aims to see whether Miami's tastiest restaurants are prepared to feed vegans with something more than boring garden salads.I hadn't been to The For ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Meat Market's Sarah Almand Gives Good Wine Advice

    Courtesy of Meat Market​When we hear sommelier we think well-suited-gentleman with a stiff upper lip who looks down his nose at you for ordering anything less than a $100 bottle of wine. Sarah Almand, Meat Market's delightfully spirited sommelier, is different.A Florida native, she was a geography ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    Weekly Wine Tasting at Sonesta Coconut Grove: Killer View Included

    All photos by Laine DossBarry Alberts and Maribel Mazariegos toast to one of the longest running wine tastings.​Every Friday evening for almost 20 years, wine educator Barry Alberts has been hosting a weekly wine tasting series, making it one of the longest ongoing wine tastings in the country. Is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Let Chef Reidt Pick The Wine Tonight

    Area 31The wahoo crudo with trout roe and cucumber-jalapeno broth, a Miami Spice menu starter. ​Area 31 has officially launched a new wine promotion that commissions Executive Chef E. Michael Reidt to choose a glass for you. Every Wednesday, he will select two of his favorite bottles of vino and o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Dinner and a Movie Sold Out, Menu is Released

    Courtesy of O CinemaOMG! will look like this... but with food.​Looks like the early birds caught the local, organically raised worms. Tickets to OMG!, a dinner and movie collaboration between Wynwood's O Cinema and Michael's Genuine Food & Drink, are officially sold-out.Notwithstanding the cri ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 14, 2011

    Blue Door Fish: Renamed and refocused

    Courtesy of O CinemaOMG! will look like this... but with food.​Looks like the early birds caught the local, organically raised worms. Tickets to OMG!, a dinner and movie collaboration between Wynwood's O Cinema and Michael's Genuine Food & Drink, are officially sold-out.Notwithstanding the cri ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 7, 2011

    Sawa Restaurant & Lounge: Jack-of-all-trades, master of none

    Courtesy of O CinemaOMG! will look like this... but with food.​Looks like the early birds caught the local, organically raised worms. Tickets to OMG!, a dinner and movie collaboration between Wynwood's O Cinema and Michael's Genuine Food & Drink, are officially sold-out.Notwithstanding the cri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Morimoto Disciple To Open Eatery, Balloo To Cook At Beard Bash, and The Kosta Is Clear

    Lee KleinWill Morimoto chef serve Morimoto sake?​Restaurateur Stephen Starr (Steak 954 in Fort Lauderdale) is set to debut his second South Florida Restaurant, Makoto at Bal Harbour Shops, in late March. Why are we genuinely optimistic? Namesake chef Makoto Okuwa is a disciple of the famed Chef Mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    Food Trucks Unveil New Vegetarian Options For This Saturdays' Wynwood Truck Roundup

    Photo by Lee KleinSakaya Kitchen's gingery brussel sprouts.​Those averse to hot, griddled flesh and feeling left out of the food truck trend would do well to head to Wynwood this Saturday. The latest edition of this new weekly street food court, organized by Richard Hales of Sakaya Kitchen/Dim Ssa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    Thomas Keller and Alice Waters Get Their Honey Here. You Should Too.

    Lee KleinSpencer Marshall, beekeeper​These famed San Francisco Bay Area restaurateurs get theirs from Marshall's Farm Natural Honey. And so do lucky souls such as my wife and I, who took a short drive south from Napa to tour the property. It was a rainy weekday afternoon, so we were the only visit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    The Eats Of San Francisco, Part One

    Dungeness crab at The Crab House​I once made and sold jewelry on the streets of San Francisco. Sometimes I'd sell by Fisherman's Wharf, other times in the courtyard of the Embarcadero Center downtown. Quite a tidy profit was made, especially during a short period when I found myself ahead of the c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    What Kind Of Ice Cream Sundae Do You Get For $33,333.33?

    Founder Neal Gottlieb with a modest six-scooperWell, it starts with organic Three Twins Ice Cream, which isn't cheap -- $5.25 for one scoop, two scoops for $6.95. Plus you've always gotta pay a little more for anything organic. And it's not just any sundae, but a banana split. Fruit ain't free. But ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Chow Down Grill: Fresh, Asian-Inspired Fare in Surfside

    Paula NiñoChop Down Chop​Chow Down Grill has been serving Asian-inspired fare in Surfside for a little over a month but the restaurant has already created quite a bit of buzz. The small, cozy restaurant is the creation of Joshua Marcus, who formerly worked in the kitchens of BLT Steak and China ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 8, 2010

    Sakaya Kitchen: Serious Asian food with no frills in Wynwood

    Paula NiñoChop Down Chop​Chow Down Grill has been serving Asian-inspired fare in Surfside for a little over a month but the restaurant has already created quite a bit of buzz. The small, cozy restaurant is the creation of Joshua Marcus, who formerly worked in the kitchens of BLT Steak and China ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Interview with Willis Loughhead, Part One

    Photo by Peter TaylorWe lost Willis to NY​Willis Loughhead's first South Florida gig was 14 years ago at the Palm Grill (locations in Key West and North Miami). Most locals, however, will remember him from when he was top toque at Tantra (1999 to 2002) and from when he ran Bizcaya at The Ritz-Carl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2009

    First Peek at Jonathan Eismann's Q and Fin

    Photo by Lee KleinFin​A fun time was had by all at the Jonathan Eismann restaurant tour last week. The event was held in cahoots with Friends of the James Beard Foundation as a means of raising funds for the organization as well as to showcase new developments on the west side of the Design Distri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    Green Graziano's, Crazy Pianos, Interactive Menus, and a New Chef at Loftin's

    Crazy Pianos Tuning UpThe new dueling piano bar, restaurant, and late night entertainment venue in Coconut Grove (second floor of CocoWalk at 3015 Grand Avenue) is offering brunch from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. every Sunday. Also: two-for-one drink specials Thursdays 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.  Craz ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 30, 2009

    Shallow Canyon

    The food at Canyon Ranch Grill won't hurt you, but it won't boost salubrity either.

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2009

    Frankie Lopez Jr. Represents The South In The Almost Famous Chef Competition

    Every year the S. Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef Competition scours the kitchens of America's culinary institutes for talented students ready to compete for the title of Almost Famous Chef. The ten most talented young chefs, as determined by regional competitions, converge on Napa, California's Culi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2009

    Soup is Good (and Warming) Food

    You may have noticed that it's colder than a witch's teet outside. I mean, I really enjoy these few months where flip flops and Bermuda shorts aren't required attire lest you suffer heat stroke, but come on... 40s? That's not what I signed up for, folks. So last night, feeling frosty and miserable o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    First Look At Canyon Ranch Grill

    Another day, another restaurant debut. After a soft opening in November, Canyon Ranch Grill  in Canyon Ranch Miami Beach (6900 Collins Ave.) is set to go public. Chef Alex Asteinza oversees the Canyon canon of healthful foods that fit with the spa's "wellness lifestyle". Starters, $9 to $16, in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2008

    Christine's Stag's Leap Wine Tasting and Prix Fixe Menu

    Another day, another restaurant debut. After a soft opening in November, Canyon Ranch Grill  in Canyon Ranch Miami Beach (6900 Collins Ave.) is set to go public. Chef Alex Asteinza oversees the Canyon canon of healthful foods that fit with the spa's "wellness lifestyle". Starters, $9 to $16, in ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 27, 2008

    Greek to Miami

    Ariston angles to break the curse of its Beach location.

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2007

    Reds, Whites, and Green

    Ariston angles to break the curse of its Beach location.

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2007

    Reds, Whites, and Green

    Ariston angles to break the curse of its Beach location.

  • Dining

    August 23, 2007

    Wishful Shrinking

    One of the Beach’s best is just getting by

  • Dining

    February 22, 2007

    Martha and the Mondavis

    The Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival will be honoring both Martha and the Mondavi winemakers at its annual tribute brunch this Sunday, and the aforementioned honorees are preparing the meal.

  • Dining

    November 23, 2006

    Where Cod Is God

    Coimbra is a rare find for lovers of hearty, rustic Portuguese food

  • Dining

    November 16, 2006

    A Japanese Gem

    The menu is dementedly extensive, and the food is insanely good

  • Dining

    March 16, 2006

    The Empire Strikes Back

    You can’t keep a good Max down

  • Film

    November 17, 2005

    Smiles to Go

    Felicity Huffman is desperately engaging in an off-kilter road movie

  • Dining

    October 6, 2005

    A Pearl in the Harbor

    Felicity Huffman is desperately engaging in an off-kilter road movie

  • Dining

    March 31, 2005

    On a Fishy Mission

    Felicity Huffman is desperately engaging in an off-kilter road movie

  • Dining

    December 19, 2002

    Mondavi Sets Sail

    When you take to the high seas, Robert Mondavi will now sail with you

  • Shops and Wares

    May 16, 2002

    BEST WINE STORE

    Wolfe's Wine Shoppe

  • Dining

    July 26, 2001

    Cooool Breez

    Breez

  • Calendar

    September 3, 1998

    Night & Day

    September 3 - 9, 1998

  • Dining

    September 4, 1997

    Thai Rocks, Sushi Rolls

    September 3 - 9, 1998

  • Dining

    November 7, 1996

    Fear of Flying

    September 3 - 9, 1998

  • Dining

    February 9, 1995

    Venice, Anyone?

    September 3 - 9, 1998

  • News

    September 23, 1992

    Swelter

    September 3 - 9, 1998

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