The French are known for having exquisite taste. So it came as no surprise that when the painter made a mistake preparing the La Sandwicherie store in Brickell, owner Alexandre Pilar came up with the perfect solution.”I have lived in Miami many years and have always liked the artwork on…
If the world was a pageant, the City of Miami would be a beauty queen. The white sand of the beaches gives way to hotels and condos that have undergone unbelievable renovations, some that have cost upwards of a billion dollars. The most modern cruise ships in the world line…
So the Dolphins won their home opener yesterday for the first time since 2005: a 35-13 shellacking of the Oakland Raiders.Short Order wasn’t disappointed at the Miami Dolphins first home game Sunday against the Oakland Raiders. Why haul a grill off the back of a truck when you can make…
It wasn’t like Serafin Debesa just woke up one day and decided he would risk everything and leave the corporate world behind.”I had been feeling like something was missing for years,” said Debesa over a Cuban coffee, surrounded by several of his thousands of pieces in the soon-to-be-opened Dimensional Art…
In a report published by the Florida Department of Business and professional Regulation for the week ending September 8, two of eight restaurants in the state closed due to health violations were in Miami. Roach activity, which is the leading cause of restaurant closures in Florida, was observed at Cine…
Let’s be honest, this season is not exactly hopeful for your Miami Dolphins. With a rookie quarterback and coming off a 6-10 campaign in 2011, the oddsmakers aren’t exactly worried you’ll hit the 200-1 sweepstakes that the Dolphins win Super Bowl XLVII. That won’t stop belligerent Dolphins fans from filling…
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…
The 2012 Miami Hurricanes football season is upon us, and fans are restless. Their beloved Canes are coming off a horribly mediocre 6-6 last season and are still in the shadows of a looming NCAA investigation. That won’t stop Cans fans from packing sports bars every Saturday in support of…
Miami International Mall has been a favorite in Doral since opening its doors in the early 1980s. The mall was renovated in 2000 and redesigned to go along with the international theme similar to nearby Miami International Airport. Consumers bring their children and frequent the Simon Property Group mall by…
When Shokudo owner and general manager Yoko Takarada decided to lease the old bodega on Northeast Second Avenue in Miami’s Design District, she first had to clear out the guy living in the back. That defines Miami’s Design District — fine-dining restaurants and stores with $20,000 couches sitting just a…
Step off the elevator and onto the third floor at the Miami Culinary Institute’s main building downtown, and you come across an impressive facility. About 50 seats surround a stage kitchen where some of the city’s finest culinary practitioners and educators lecture on the art and science of fine dining.This…
Walking into the new Brother Jimmy’s in the middle of Mary Brickell Village, the first thing you notice is the giant pig statues in the front and hanging from the ceiling. Several seating areas await you, and there’s a huge open area near the bar that looks like it is…
Verde Gardens employees were invited to a dinner at Tuyo earlier this month.When the Homeless Trust was given $50 million from Miami-Dade county to build affordable housing, the 27-member board scoured the nation to find the best ways similar organizations had spent their money. They had been effective over 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® 2012 online at bestof.voiceplaces.com.The 16th Annual Brazilian Film Festival, presented by…
We citizens of Miami like to think of ourselves as trendsetters. Though that may be true, believe it or not, there is one trend we are way behind on.”Visiting places like Chicago and New York, I saw the explosion of gastropubs everywhere,” said ROK:BRGR owner Marc Falsetto. “Being a South…
Supermarkets are the fabric of American food consumption. Here in South Florida, you can’t drive more than a couple of miles without seeing one of the behemoth retailers. Seeing the potential for growth, Russian food retailer Okey Dokey, and its parent company AgroTrade, is planning a major expansion into the…
Miami Spice, now in its 11th year, has grown to become one of the most popular events of the year. For two months, its a foodie’s dream — South Beach Wine & Food Festival at Festival Flea Market prices. With Miami Spice kicking off this past Wednesday, Short Order decided…
We’d like to say Saturday’s Inaugural Burger, Beer and Balls Bash at Miami Circle went off without a hitch, but we’d be lying. The food was delicious as promised, but the event itself marred by poor organization. There were no port-a-potties and not enough garbage cans, seats or water. There…
Worried you’ll have nothing to do this Saturday afternoon after a week’s worth of hard work? Swing by the Inaugural Burger, Beer and Balls Bash presented by Taste of Brickell Food and Wine Festival at the historic Miami Circle, 401 Brickell Ave., next to The Icon Brickell, from 4 to…
As if restaurant giant Darden needed any more popular eateries in its catalogue, the good folks at the world’s largest full-service restaurant group have just agreed to purchase Yard House Restaurants, including four in the South Florida area for a steep $585 million. It adds the locations to a catalogue that already…
See Local Filmmakers Compete in “I’m Not Gonna Move to LA” Interactive ShowcaseWalk into O Cinema during an Indie Film Club function and you may forget you are in Miami. In the parking lot, you’ll pass spoken word poet Oscar Fuentes and his band rocking out to the delight of…
Type Mz Poppinz into Google and the top result will be a YouTube clip entitled “sexiest violin player in the world!” And though that may be true, it shortchanges the Pittsburgh native (born Melissa Palichat), who’s bringing her unique combination of talents to Mynt Lounge tonight. “I imagine myself in…
