Our spies at JFK tell us that Anthony Bourdain is sitting in seat 2B on Delta’s flight to MIA right now. The No Reservations star is traveling with his wife, Ottavia, and their daughter, Ariane, in business class. Apparently, Ottavia is reading the National Enquirer while the plane readies for…
This is part two of our interview with Sam Gorenstein, Chef de Cuisine of BLT Steak. You can read the first part of the interview here.NT: What do you think of picky eaters? SG: Part of my job is to accommodate every person who comes in the restaurant and make…
Forget about all of the fancy Italian restaurants on South Beach with their monster-sized Kobe beef meatballs and overpriced wine. At Mattarello Bakery, a hole-in-the wall on Washington Avenue, the focaccia is baked on-site fresh daily, the pasta is toothsome and tasty and the pastries are sinfully delicious. Mattarello Bakery…
It’s no surprise that Sam Gorenstein was nominated for a James Beard award. Not only is the young chef a budding talent on Miami’s food scene, but his selection was accidentally leaked two weeks prior to the announcement. Nevertheless, the Colombian-born toque is producing creative dishes out of the kitchen…
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…
Get ready to start channeling your inner Jimmy Buffett: It’s National Margarita Day on Monday, February 22. While there are many stories about the creation of the legendary libation, the most enduring tale centers around socialite Margarita Sames, who “invented” the original margarita in 1948 in Acapulco, Mexico. Looking for…
Cleveland Cavalier’s star LeBron James celebrated his last night of the NBA All-Star break with dinner at Miami Beach’s latest hotspot, STK. On Tuesday night, the basketball legend was joined by 11 of his friends at the trendy steakhouse. James and his entourage noshed on Lil’ Big Mac sliders, strip…
As the host chef of South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Burger Bash, Thomas Connell has a leg up on the competition. Not only are all of the 27 burgers in contention prepared on-site at his kitchen at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach, but he also helps the contestants with their…
In the movie You Don’t Mess With the Zohan, Adam Sandler and his Israeli countrymen are so enamored with hummus that they practically shower with the chickpea condiment. In Miami, people are just as devoted to this Middle Eastern snack. Hummus shows up on the most lowbrow menus in the…
Late-night hookups at nightclubs are par for the course on South Beach. However, for some lucky female patrons at Louis on Saturday night virtual cunnilingus was offered by proprietor Roman Jones. The controversial club owner had his face silkscreened inside 100 pairs of Hanky Panky lace undies. The location of…
Not only is waitress Michelle Conley a stunning blonde, but also she is very passionate about the food she serves at Quattro. The Connecticut native is a newcomer to the Lincoln Road Italian eatery, but she wows her customers with her knowledge of the menu and her winning smile. Michelle…
The burger craze is heading south, with the expansion of the wildly popular Burger & Beer Joint to Mary Brickell Village. Although B&B has been open for less than a year on Miami Beach, they are on the move. Co-owners Buzzy Sklar and Ron Garcia just signed the lease on…
One of the stars of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, Katie Lee is heading to Miami in two weeks to start whipping up some of her signature Southern-flavored recipes. The gorgeous cookbook author (she has two tomes out) and former wife of crooner Billy Joel, Katie Lee is…
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…
If you thought it was too late to score tickets to the delicious South Beach Wine & Food Festival, think again. Several marquee events still have room for all the foodies out there. Most exciting is the fact that there are general admission tickets for the Perrier-Jouet BubbleQ for sale…
You’ll find women swooning at the bar at Burger & Beer Joint. It’s not just the terrific burgers and duck-fat fries that have everyone gaga over this Miami Beach hot spot. It’s also the good looks and humor of 31-year-old bartender Michael McDonald. He won’t take his shirt off, but…
The ultimate Who Dat, Emeril Lagasse is in Miami Beach for Super Bowl weekend to cheer on his hometown Saints, whip up New Orleans-themed snacks at his eponymous restaurant and hang out with famous friends like Mario Batali and Archie Manning. His eatery, Emeril’s Miami Beach, has turned into the…
The bacon craze is not new to South Florida, and the nation. However, this smoky trend is now infiltrating our Mexican restaurants. At nascent hot spot El Scorpion (in the old Tuscan Steak space on South Beach) pork-loving patrons can order bacon with their guacamole, nachos and tacos. The “Elvis”…
Last Saturday morning I found myself covered in flour and rolling out pasta dough with seven strangers. This hands-on approach to cooking is Casa Toscana owner Sandra Stefani’s teaching method. Basically, it’s sink or swim at these cooking classes. After all, how are you going to replicate the perfect consistency…
Super Bowl 44 is upon us (it happened so quickly) and while everyone is buzzing about how to get into the Playboy, ESPN and Maxim parties, there is one gridiron soiree foodies will not want to miss. Part of the four-day Eats Beats & Cleats celebration on Lincoln Road is…
A staple at steak houses and seafood restaurants, hash browns are the most popular side dish on the menu. These starchy spuds are the finishing touch to stone crabs, filet mignon, and chicken breasts. Some (hung-over) people even make a meal out of the tubers themselves. Short Order set out…
Green markets are all the rage in Miami, and the latest one from the Market Company is a tiny representation of local commerce at work. While the Market Company puts on much larger outdoor gatherings (including nearby on Lincoln Road), the Collins Park Sunday Market is cozy and functional. Yesterday, I…
