If you recall, I groused through Tony’s fluffier show, The Layover (which, by the way, was picked up for one more season), opting to reserve my critical eye for the more serious, eyeglass-wearing cousin, No Reservations. The season eight opener, which featured the African country of Mozambique, went beyond serious…
Rumors have been swirling regarding the future of Azul at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel after it was made known that executive chef Joel Huff left, almost exactly a year after he started his duties at the posh and gorgeous restaurant.Eater Miami reported that a source revealed a celebrity chef was…
This Wednesday evening, pretty much every top chef in town will gather for what’s turning out to be the Academy Awards of Miami dining: Johnson & Wales University’s first annual Zest Awards.The invitation-only fete, to take place at the university’s Academic & Student Center, is part of the North Miami Campus’s…
Mr. Moe’s, the Coconut Grove sports bar/hunting lodge, received more than its usual share of action early Saturday morning, when Australian actor Matthew Newton was arrested by Miami police outside the establishment.According to Newton’s attorney, Chris Murphy, Newton was at the bar Friday, asked to leave, and then returned to…
Anthony Bourdain — chef, traveler, writer, snarkmeister, and media whore extraordinaire — is doing the full-on media blitz to get the word out that No Reservations premieres tonight, at 9 p.m. on Travel Channel. Last week he was on Jon Stewart’s Daily Show, where Stewart said he gets diarrhea just…
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.com62. Chicken Tikka Masala…
Whatever happened to the tradition of wearing a big crazy hat for Easter? Years ago, when dinosaurs walked the earth and hatched out of giant pink eggs laid by the sabre-tooth Easter bunny, women and children would flounce down the main streets of their hometowns on Easter Sunday, displaying giant…
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.com63. Empanadas at Go-Go…
On Sunday, the Easter Bunny will hippity hop through Miami, leaving a trail of candy in his wake. You could just eat the Peeps and Cadbury Creme Eggs he leaves — or you can turn them into a delicious boozy Easter brunch.We asked Miami’s favorite popups — Eating House and…
It’s that time of year again when Miami New Times and Zoo Miami take the term Animal House literally…at the third annual New Times Brew at the Zoo.On Saturday, April 28 from 7 to 10 p.m., hundreds of brews, ales, and other liquid delights will be available for your sampling…
Last Week’s Miami burger battle, The Grind, was well attended, had a diverse roster of participating restaurants, and a good cover band. The evening would have been a successful first-time event except for one problem.Excessive smoke caused by a perfect storm of problems, including the failure of a main A/C…
Miami is one of the most pet-friendly places to live. Lincoln Road is overrun with little dogs wearing designer labels, and there are probably just as many cats curled up in a spot of sun waiting for their humans to come home. And yet there are still literally thousands of…
Riptide reported yesterday that a 47-year old woman was arrested in a prostitution sting operation in southwest Florida. That sounds like a typical evening for any police department. Except the woman requested a very specific trade-off for her services. According to the police report, Christine Faith Baker’s fee for sex…
When we heard Tudor House was making its own Peeps for Easter brunch, we were intrigued. We didn’t think Peeps could actually be created by hand. We thought those adorable little marshmallow chicks were just hatched from giant candy chickens housed somewhere in a large farm in the Nevada desert.So…
It’s that time of year again…when all thoughts turn to the barbaric (and totally satisfying) practice of buying the most adorable little bunnies, only to slowly eat them alive. We’re talking, of course, the chocolate variety of bunny. Oh what pleasure we derive from slowly torturing these candies shaped like…
Living in Miami, we sometimes take for granted all the cool and amazing things that we have in our own backyard – like the ability to spend the day eating and drinking on a boat.Sure, owning a boat requires a lot of money that we don’t have, but what if…
A cheer catchier than the material girl’s new song that chants MDNA rang through the streets of Coconut Grove last evening. Calls of “Give it back, give it back” could be heard reverberating off the facade of the Coconut Grove Playhouse, which was shuttered in 2006 and left to decline…
We’re not sure just when the tradition of stuffing your face like a crazy person on ham, roast beef, colored eggs, and copious amounts of baked goods started — but we like it just the same. With Easter comes that age-old tradition, the brunch. Whether it’s a sit-down style or…
Walking into the Miami Entertainment Complex at 5:30 this past Saturday, I knew something wasn’t exactly kosher (and I’m not talking about the bacon burgers either). The building, a converted school warehouse, was smoky and warm. The show wasn’t even open yet, many restaurants hadn’t really begun cooking, and the…
Michael Schwartz is hosting another popup at Harry’s Pizzeria. The fourth dinner, in what is turning out to be a much-celebrated series in Miami, features Cleveland’s Jonathon Sawyer taking over the restaurant for a one-night-only meal Wednesday, April 4.Sawyer, Food & Wine Magazine’s 2010 Best New Chef and owner of…
Art and food came together last evening for a fundraiser to benefit both Common Threads and LegalArt.The event, held at the LegalArt building in downtown Miami, featured food by Chow Down Grill, GastroPod, and newcomer Mad Man Jack’s Barbecue combined with mostly interactive art installations — some requiring participation before…
A former marketing manager at Eden South Beach has confirmed that the restaurant has closed. Rumors of trouble started as early as last spring, when Short Order reported the website was down and vendors were grumbling about payment disputes.At the time, owner Larry Rizzo and executive chef Christopher Lee assured…
