Fabio Viviani — Top Chef season five contestant, fan favorite, and owner of Café Firenze in California — is coming to Miami to host Santa Margherita’s Prosecco and Popcorn night at the Miracle Theatre in Coral Gables August 25.Guests will enjoy the Audrey Hepburn movie Roman Holiday while sipping Prosecco and munching…
In this third installment of his web cooking series, Vegan Black Metal Chef once again unleashes the powers of seitan to make tempura asparagus sushi.As he growls and sings through the recipe, Vegan Black Metal Chef shows us how to make wasabi at home (because the green stuff in a…
Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, the Southern-inspired restaurant to be helmed by Top Chef and Gigi alum Jeff McInnis, is now geared for fall 2011. That is a few weeks later than was originally announced back in early June.The bistro, a partnership of McInnis, restaurateur John Kunkel (Lime Mexican) and…
Paula Deen, the drunk delightful host of three Food Network shows and owner of The Lady and Sons restaurant in Savannah, Georgia, is quite the entrepreneur. Besides the restaurant and television gigs, Deen is the author of almost two dozen cookbooks, and lends her name and likeness to cookware, collectibles…
Tobacco Road is holding a Super Summer Kegger Bash tomorrow night. Miami’s oldest bar will turn into what sounds like a giant frat party for grownups with live music, DJs, food trucks and beer, beer and more beer.Over a dozen food trucks will serve food from 6 p.m. to midnight…
You know the old game where you’re asked the question, “If you’re stranded on a deserted island, what couldn’t you live without?” Most people answer with their favorite book, a musical instrument, or volleyball to pass the time with.In the wake of Tropical Storm Emily busy churning in the Caribbean,…
Tropical Storm Emily is moving northwest and close to making landfall on Haiti and Dominican Republic. Though the latest projection by the National Hurricane Service has Miami just outside the “cone of death”, food truck owners have two concerns: the safety of their trucks in a wind storm and the…
Tropical Storm Emily is churning her way through the Caribbean and, according to the National Weather Service, Miami is in the “cone of death”, with Emily predicted to affect us around Friday evening. Everyone in south Florida is supposed to have a hurricane survival kit filled with batteries, flashlights, water,…
The Miami food truck industry seems to add a new truck to the roster every day. If you want to get in on the booming truck industry, you can either pony upwards of $100,000 to purchase a brand new fully-customized food truck with state-of-the-art equipment. Or you can start your…
When Morgans announced that it was opening a South Beach location in the old Joe Allen spot, more than a few people wondered what it would be like. Normally when a restaurant closes and another opens in its place, there’s not much conjecture about whether the new restaurant will fill…
Azul Chef Joel Huff will take a short vacation from the kitchen madness that Miami Spice creates to appear on Today. Huff, who took the post as chef de cuisine at Azul as recently as March, was recently spotted serving up Japanese corn custard with Iberico ham at the Miami…
Burger Beast is out and about again. One of Miami’s first food truck devotees, the Beast is still heavily involved in the scene (we told you about his food truck tracker app in the works), but now he’s moving inside — at least on Wednesdays. Burger Beast is teaming up…
Miami Spice, the two-month-long promotion of discounted dining at Miami’s best restaurants, starts today. With over 100 restaurants to choose from, the main question this time of year turns to where shall we dine tonight? Sustain Restaurant & Bar invited us to preview its entire Miami Spice dinner menu, which…
Tudor House, the new Geoffrey Zakarian restaurant at the Dream Hotel South Beach, opened to much fanfare and anticipation. With executive chef Jamie DeRosa behind the burner and Zakarian’s wife Margaret a frequent presence at the “modern gastro café,” much was expected of the food and service. Short Order was…
America’s Best Bites, the new Tribune Broadcasting food and travel show, has been caught filming segments of their show all around Miami. The crew has been around town filming at Michael’s Genuine Food and Drink, The Rolling Stove food truck, La Camaronera, Buena Vista Bistro, and Fratelli Milano this past…
In this pork-obsessed world of ours, we’re surprised that a food truck dedicated solely to all things piggy didn’t happen sooner. But, like all good things, the Pork Shop was worth the wait. Vegans need not apply to this pork-tastic truck, where the emphasis is on the pig, only the pig,…
Dogma, the Biscayne Boulevard hot doggery that was recently purchased by partners Mark Soyka and Frank Crupi, has expanded its food options to include a full line of old-school sandwiches, and Short Order was invited to try some. Philly cheesesteaks ($7.95) served with grilled onions and hot cherry peppers, oyster…
At Miami food truck roundups you can find most anything from tacos to snow cones. But the one thing New York food truck roundups have over us this weekend — besides scorching heat waves and lots of pigeons — is free sex toys and condoms. Yup, you heard us right!…
Miami Spice starts Monday, August 1 and runs through September 30. All over South Florida, people are buying larger clothes in anticipation of this two-month-long promotion where over one hundred of Miami’s best restaurants open their doors for specially priced three-course menus. At $35 for dinner and $22 for lunch,…
You know the old riddle what’s black and white and red all over? Well, it could be a newspaper, a zebra with a sunburn or Vice Lounge on Lincoln Road. The decor is anything but subtle, unless you consider a New Orleans bordello subtle. So when we were invited to…
It’s lunchtime and you’re in your car jonesing for your favorite food truck. Where is it? Well, there’s an app for that! Blogger Burger Beast is busy developing an app that will make it easy to find your favorite truck. The app will not only find your favorite trucks but…
Vic & Angelo’s, restaurateur David Manero’s midpriced Italian concept, has finally opened in the old DeVito space on Ocean Drive. Manero, who also owned DeVito, cited the economy as a reason for the concept change: “Locals and visitors are still tightening their belts and are looking for value for money…
