The newly renovated, quaint Gale South Beach recently opened with a few wining and dining endpoints. Among them is Dolce, an Italian outpost with a mozzarella bar and now happy hour.Dolce’s happy hour launched last week and consists of two-for-one specialty cocktails and beers. Dubbed Apertivo Happy Hour, it runs…
With all the SoBeWFF hype and buzz, we’ve overlooked the fact that this Sunday night at 7 p.m. is one of the most important celebration ceremonies in Hollywood. We’re talking about Oscar. With so many gorgeous celebs under one roof and Seth MacFarlane hosting the show, its bound to be…
We’re almost two months into 2013, and some of us are already losing sight of our New Year’s resolutions. Eating healthy is hard when all you do is eat out. Hell, even cooking healthy is no walk in the park. Good thing we’ve got some news to share with your…
Valentine’s day is here.What are you going to do? Where are you going to go? Who are you going to be with?Lucky for you, Short Order has all the answers for the romantic holiday. We’ve already given you a guide to restaurants doing Valentine’s dinner, foods to make you a…
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® online at bestof.voiceplaces.com. Although originally from Spain, tapas have taken on…
Momi Ramen’s recent opening in Brickell has caused a noodle wave effect in the Magic City. Everyone is asking about Jefrrey Chen and his oodles of noodles. Yet, on a Saturday night at 2 a.m., when the neighborhood is packed with loads of drunk civilians, we are the only ones…
A new sign has gone up in the tucked-away corner between the Shops at Midtown and Biscayne where Tapas & Tintos once set up its second outpost. It’s odd that the place — conveniently located just south of NE 36th Street — couldn’t keep it together and shut down just months before…
Because metropolitan Miami is so awesome, we often neglect traveling to the suburbs, especially when we’re hungry and impatient. But with the recent opening of Devon Seafood & Steak, we just had to make the trip. Situated in the Palms at Town & Country mall in Kendall, Devon is a…
Mark Dorfman, along with father-son duo Igor & Fred Niznik is giving the Wynwood community and its lovable hipster culture a place to get loose. It’s a 1927 single-family home that’s been conserved till now, like a fine bottle of wine. TSL or The Social Lubricant lounge will have its…
Last weekend marked the launch of Rec Room in South Beach’s the Gale Hotel. Now, the 84-room boutique hotel, backed by LDV Hospitality, is gearing up for the opening of the Regent Cocktail Club, situated at the rear of the hotel. Like Rec Room, the Regent Cocktail Club is a…
Capriccio, Brickell’s new Italian venture on the river, was supposed to open last week. That was a couple of weeks ago. Didn’t happen.We finally caught up with owner Mauro Valentini as he finished staining some of the restaurant’s columns. At the back, a flat fountain added a soothing and delicate…
Hyde Beach, located in the rear of the ritzy SLS Hotel behind The Bazaar and Katsuya on South Beach, isn’t your regular food spot. In fact, it’s not really a food spot, at least not to those who come to jam out to the tunes of local talent like Pirate…
Dolce recently opened at The Gale and we got a first bite. Now the hotel has expanded past its food offerings into an underground disco lounge. A walk through the hotel’s lobby and down a flight of stairs will lead you to an outside ramp and back to the street…
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 in a particular category such as meat,…
Miami’s culinary scene has rocketed in the past couple of years with the rise of midtown, the Design District, and the Upper Eastside. But what about Kendall, Pinecrest, Doral, and Hialeah?Well, there’s a place that opened its first Dade County outpost at the Palms at Town & Country that hopes…
Meet Aleric Constantin, current grill cook at Michael’s Genuine and the cycling chef. Aleric attended Le Cordon Bleu, and upon his graduation worked in the kitchen of Eating House for a six-month period before moving on to Michael’s Genuine.His time with Giorgio Rapicavoli and presently Michael Schwartz is what’s shaped…
Ever wondered who the first people in the club are and how they got there? Maybe they had dinner next door and after one too many drinks, needed a place to let loose and burn off all the calories they just consumed.Or maybe they had dinner and drinks in the…
It’s January in the Magic City. The sun is shining, the weather is sweet, and it’s perfect picnic time. And since it’s a new year and you’re probably very much committed to the universal resolution of eating healthy and losing weight, Cheetos puffs and croquetas can’t be on your basket’s…
Diets are always trendy, especially in the beginning of the year and in Miami, where it’s always sunny. The problem with doctors, diets, and workout regimens is that they are just that — a trend, and are therefore constantly changing and evolving according to the latest information and breakthroughs in…
Back in the 1941, architect L. Murray Dixon designed two art deco hotels, the Regent and the Gale. The two were joined by bridge in the 1960s, and recently, a $35 million remodeling was completed.Now The Gale is a retro-class-meets-modern-elegance boutique hotel situated on a quaint but busy corner off…
Though last month we stated that the Flat, a place south of Fifth planned to open later this month, would serve tapas, things have taken a new turn. It will set out to be a place unlike any other in Miami, borrowing traditions from France where its owner is from.Verrines…
A new restaurant is opening on the Miami River. A sign has risen in front of the walkway of the swanky high-rise Brickell on the River’s North Tower, near Tobacco Road and The Capital Grille. Follow the brown-brick road and you’re led to the back end of the tower where…
