Fratelli Lyon, the Design District eatery people flocked to when they wanted authentic Italian cuisine, has closed its doors.In case you’re about to sell your Miami condo and move for fear that a restaurant-closing trend is about to start, fret not.Chef-restauteur Ken Lyon has plans for another place, while expanding…
While shopping in South Miami, we saw a curious sight…the Burger King food truck parked right in the middle of Shops at Sunset Place. The truck was there as part of a nationwide tour to sample the king’s new line of smoothies, frappes, and chicken strips in an effort to…
The tradition of treating mom to breakfast in bed has long been abused by movies and television shows, which feature an adorable child (or clumsy husband) serving mom burnt toast and Cheerios. Burnt toast? Come on! This meal has to be worthy of a special lady.We love the idea of…
The City of Miami Beach will allow a limited number of food truck roundups, starting as early as June. The issue of having food trucks on Miami Beach was pushed back many times, as local restaurants felt it would take away business.On May 9, the Miami Beach City Commission moved…
Run, piggy, run is the phrase we’ll be hearing in Coral Gables when Swine Southern Table & Bar opens at 2415 Ponce de Leon Blvd. in the former Les Halles space this fall. The restaurant will be helmed by Top Chef alum Kenny Gilbert, who is working in the kitchen…
In the cable television equivalent of a librarian turning into a call girl, Bravo television has reinvented itself. It used to be the channel for quality television centered on the performing arts, now it’s a channel filled with people who need their meds refilled (or the dosage upped). Top Chef…
How does a beachfront weekend in South Beach for only $50 a night sound to you? Not into surf and sand? What about a five-star hotel in Coconut Grove, surrounded by parks and lush mangroves, for $40 a night?Oh, and by the way, these vacation spots aren’t for you. They’re…
It’s that time of year 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.36. Rock Shrimp Pizza…
Damn Good Burger, the downtown brew and beef joint with the straight-to-hell name and excellent sweet-potato fries, has closed its doors.A call to the restaurant yielded the following recorded announcement:”Thank you for calling DGB. It is with much sadness that we must announce that DGB is no longer operating. It…
Moms come in all shapes and sizes, and Miami restaurants offer meals to suit every type. We’ve compiled a list of restaurants serving up special meals for Mother’s Day… by mom type. Enjoy.Rusty PelicanFor the mom who insists the whole family join her… including abuela.If you’re looking to make several…
Anthony Bourdain has been to Tokyo before, but this episode of No Reservations focuses on Cook It Raw, where 15 of the world’s leading chefs travel to Japan to prepare a meal for 50 invited dignitaries and media types that apparently involves foraging and hunting for your ingredients — unless you’re Sean…
For decades, Chef Allen Susser has made an impact on the South Florida culinary scene, but rarely do you see a chef’s legacy in person. Last evening’s alumni dinner to benefit the James Beard Foundation saw more than a dozen of Miami’s best chefs celebrating the Beard Awards at Trio on…
To celebrate Burger Month, Joe’s Take Away, the casual “to-go” sibling of Joe’s Stone Crab, is partnering with food truck Latin Burger and Taco for one day only.Today from 11 a.m to 9 p.m., Latin Burger is taking over Joe’s Take Away kitchen, where the food truck chefs will prepare…
Beached Miami reported yesterday that the Second Saturday Street Food and Music Festival in Wynwood, scheduled for this Saturday, May 12, was cancelled due to permitting issues.Sakaya Kitchen’s manager, Szilvia sent out an email to food truck owners simply stating, “Hello Everyone, Unfortunately the Wynwood event is not going to…
D-Doghouse has taken the iPad to another level. The Brickell hot-dog palace, which just opened Saturday, May 5, allows guests to peruse the menu and order on iPads attached to every table. The tablets also serve as entertainment systems while patrons wait for their dogs and beers.Though we’ve seen iPads…
Sustain Restaurant + Bar has closed its doors. The restaurant, which opened in December 2010, was known for using sustainable ingredients sourced as locally as possible.Executive chef Alejandro Piñero, a Miami native whose culinary resumé includes the Strand, Casa Tua, Talula, and Fratelli Lyon, was a driving force at the…
It’s that time of year 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.39. Pescado Jarocho at…
It’s that time of year 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.40. Devil Dog Cake…
The 138th running of the Kentucky Derby is this Saturday and while it’s been called the most exciting two minutes in sports — it can also be said to be the shortest sporting event in the world.So how do you stretch two minutes into a day-long event? Wear silly hats…
Tony restaurant chain Cipriani and Mexican chain La Cantina No. 20 have leased space at Icon Brickell.According to the South Florida Business Journal, the restaurants struck a deal with the building’s owners after being on the market for nearly four years. The leased space encompasses three stories of the 50-story…
Deep in the bowels of the liquor closet of the Dutch lie some old bourbon barrels, just sitting around..or so it seems. Those barrels actually contain the Dutch’s limited edition series of libations aged in small batches.First a cocktail is invented and crafted by the Dutch’s bar team. Then the…
2012 is turning out to be a good year, indeed, for Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink pastry chef Hedy Goldsmith. The modest and talented chef is on her way this weekend to New York City for the annual James Beard Foundation Awards ceremony at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall on…
