North Miami, please welcome your newest neighbor — Whole Foods Market. The grocery chain, which features organic foods, prepared goodies, a killer salad bar, and really cheap (but good) wine, opened its newest store today at 9 a.m. Hundreds of people are expected to show up for the opening day…
April showers may bring May flowers, but they also brought a lot of restaurant openings and closings to Miami — some of them surprising, some expected. Two long-awaited restaurants opened on Miami Beach. Restaurant Michael Schwartz at the Raleigh Hotel, in the works for over a year, finally opened; and…
In the 1920s, bartender Giuseppe Cipriani loaned a customer a tidy sum of money (especially for a bartender). Harry Pickering, a wealthy Bostonian, was a “frequent flier” of Cipriani’s. Maybe too steady for his American family’s tastes. After learning he was frittering away much of the family fortune, Pickering was…
STK, the steak house that felt like a lounge, closed its doors after dinner service this past Saturday, April 27. STK was one of the last restaurants to operate out of the Perry South Beach Hotel, which itself closed April 15 in anticipation of a $100 million transformation into the…
Miami families came out yesterday to enjoy the Heart of a Chef festival and culinary competition at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. The annual event to benefit the Florida Heart Research Institute offered kids’ cooking classes, healthy food tastings from local restaurants and sponsors, interactive exhibits, and winetastings. Read also: -…
With all the new pizzerias opening, it looked like Miami would become the new Manhattan, where every street corner sells hot and savory pies in one form or another. Which is why it’s surprising to learn that the Lincoln Road pizzeria Sosta Enoteca & Pizzeria quietly closed Sunday, April 21…
May may be National Hamburger Month, but Burger Beast Sef Gonzalez doesn’t want the burger’s Latina cousin to be forgotten amidst all the meaty hoopla. New York may have a White Castle obsession and Minneapolis might be manic about their Juicy Lucy, but we have our fritas. The frita, a…
When Oprah Winfrey calls your product the “best cake in America” you know that you’re in for a swarm of people. So when Oprah’s pal Gayle King visited Icebox Cafe on Lincoln Road in 2006, magical things happened for the little bakery and cafe that specializes in serving cake and…
Paul and Young Ron might know everything about being the funniest people to every hit the radio airwaves, but did you know they’re also beer aficionados? In fact, they love beer so much, they’ve taken over the fourth annual New Times’ Brew at the Zoo, renaming our home brew section…
New Times’ Best of Miami 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Short Order is serving up the top 30 Tastemakers in the 305. These people have helped shape the Miami food scene into what it is today. We began with number 30 and will lead up to the county’s…
Two of Miami’s best chefs will go head-to-head this Sunday at the annual Heart of a Chef festival and culinary competition. Normally, we’d frown on chefs fighting, but this epic battle is for a good cause. Heart of a Chef is a fundraiser for the Florida Heart Research Institute. This…
Just in case you thought the late-night talk-show circuit was getting too crowded, make room for one more celeb in the mix — and be sure to add some ice-cold milk. Beginning May 7, celebrity cereal mascot Cap’n Crunch will host his very own late-night YouTube talk show every other…
After only nine months in operation, Acme Bakery & Coffee is closing its doors this Sunday, April 28. The bakery with a vintage vibe specialized in sourdough loaves and jams. But the little shop had its share of trials.The 35-seat restaurant was hindered by high rent, and although there seemed…
People living in the area of Flagler Street and NW 37th Avenue hung out of their windows in disbelief as a parade of 62 colorful food trucks — flanked by a police escort — rolled through their neighborhood. The trucks were part of caravan to set a Guinness World Record…
South Street Restaurant & Bar, the Motown-inspired restaurant in the Design District, has closed. The restaurant’s Facebook page simply states, “South Street is closed… STAY TUNED FOR WHAT’S NEXT.” The phone at the restaurant went unanswered at 7:15 last night, and a call to sister restaurant Gigi yielded no further…
Miami is known for some of the best food events in the nation. One of them is Iron Fork, the Miami New Times extravaganza where chefs battle for glory. Another is Miami Spice, a two-month bonanza sponsored by the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB), in which diners enjoy…
Beer has been an obsession of mankind since the ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians made brew 7,000 years ago. We’ve evolved techniques since then, but the basic fundamentals remain the same. After all, in the most primitive of terms, beer is simply the byproduct of fermented grains. Although equipment and sanitation…
The Miami Science Museum in Coconut Grove turned its focus on food this past weekend as kids and grownups alike got an education in healthful eating and just what it takes to get the food we eat onto our table. Interactive displays were scattered throughout the museum as visitors touched,…
This year’s Miami Rum Renaissance Festival was bigger than ever. In its new home at the Miami Airport Convention Center at the Doubletree by Hilton, there was ample room for rum exhibitors, seminars, and even on outdoor cigar lounge where attendees could enjoy a spirited smoke. Tasting our way through…
It’s happy hour at Tongue & Cheek. Almost every stool is occupied as the bartender explains the specials, which include $4 craft beers, $8 specialty cocktails, and the daily $10 “family meal.” Before we get a chance to order, chef/partner Jamie DeRosa emerges from the kitchen wearing a gray utility shirt…
New Times’ Best of Miami 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Short Order is serving up our top 30 tastemakers in the 305. These are the people who we think have helped shape the Miami food scene into what it is today. We begin with number 30 and lead…
For most people, dinner appears on the table, as if by magic. But what, exactly, goes on in the process of getting all those fruits, vegetables, and proteins to your family?Tomorrow, April 20 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., the Miami Science Museum will explore that theme with their totally…
