The Well, An Aspen Ski Lodge on Mid-Beach, Is Set to Open In July

Shareef Malnik is teaming up with entrepreneur Buzzy Sklar to open The Well at the former Glass space, adjacent to Malnick’s iconic The Forge Restaurant/Wine Bar. It won’t be your typical mid-Beach joint, except for the drink selection and small plates. The decor is modeled after an Aspen ski lodge,…

Win a $120,000 Food Truck! Buy a Ticket and Enter the Raffle

If you’ve been going to some of Miami’s food truck roundups with a wistful gleam in your eye and dreams of being the next big food truck sensation, this could be your lucky day. Burger Beast tipped us off that Tania Ramirez of Food Truck U.S.A. is raffling off a…

Kane Steakhouse Opens Tonight: Sneak Preview (Photos)

Kane Steakhouse is a collaboration between restaurateur Matthew Glazier (the man behind New York’s Michael Jordan’s Steak and Strip House), Roman Jones, and Justin Levine. It opens tonight in the former Tuscan Steak space on South Beach in SoFi. The dining room is a collaboration by Francois Frossard Design and…

Yelpers Parody Takes On Volunteer Restaurant Reviewers (Video)

Yelp started as a great way to spread the word on favorite restaurants and insider tips (ask for the veal, not generally on the menu or the waiter will bring you sparkling water at no extra charge). We laughed at and loved the reviews, but sometimes it seemed like Yelpers…

Hooters 2011 International Swimsuit Pageant (Photos)

The 15th Annual Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant was held Saturday at the Fillmore Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach. All 100 contestants are actual Hooters Girls, competing for their area. Florida was well represented, with 11 girls, five of whom made it to the top ten, including Miami’s Juliet Cabrerra…

Britney, Jessica & W.: Five Dumbest Celebrity Food Quotes

While in Japan for a benefit concert recently, Lady Gaga told the Associated Press that she’s going to enjoy Tokyo and its food, and that her fans should do the same. “The most important thing, and the best thing, we could do for Japan right now is to boost tourism,…

Food Truck Intrigue: Crank Calls, Police, Mystery People

​Last week, Short Order reported that T.O.W., one of the largest food truck roundups, had been cancelled due to Miami-Dade permitting issues. T.O.W. organizers quickly found a new location for the Friday evening event. Then, at 4:45 p.m. on Friday, just 45 minutes before scheduled food service was to begin,…

Lime Fresh Mexican Sues Lime Truck: Lime vs. Lime

Our sister publication, OC Weekly, broke the news that Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, the Miami-based chain that’s slowly taking over South Florida with nine locations and more to come, has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Irvine California’s Lime Truck. It all started when The Lime Truck was in Miami…

Food Truck Rally To Benefit Florida Heart Research Institute

Food truck favorites will gather tonight at the Miami Science Museum to raise funds for the Florida Heart Research Institute. Ten percent of all proceeds from tonight’s rally will benefit the FHRI. The event is part of the Miami Science Museum’s monthly Young Patron Society’s Happy Hour With Substance, which…

Joey’s: Free Pizza With Cocktails at New Happy Hour

Since it opened in December 2008, the food at über-popular Joey’s in Wynwood has been so good that people have forgiven the fact that you couldn’t get a cocktail with your world-class pizza. Now that one shortcoming has been fixed. Joey’s has been graced with a full liquor license and…

Food Trucks on Eat Street This Week, at Cauley Square, Kendall Tonight

Pop some corn, program the DVR, and round up your family because two Miami food trucks are being featured on two back-to-back episodes of Cooking Channel’s Eat Street this week. Tomorrow, June 23, tune in at 10 p.m. for Episode 109, which features Miami’s Yellow Submarine. Other trucks highlighted include Veraci…

F.B.I. Seizes Web Servers, Knocks Eater Offline

According to The New York Times, The F.B.I, seized several Web servers, including Eater’s in a raid of DigitalOne’s hosting facility in Reston, Virginia. DigitalOne is a Web hosting company based in Switzerland, with dozens of major Web clients in the United States. The F.B.I. was investigating the Lutz Security…

Manila Rice Serves Secret Menu Item, Exotic Food at BTTR Tonight

If you’ve been kvetching about the same-old same-old night after night, we hear you. Everyone lapses into food boredom now and then. If eating the same stuff all the time has gotten you down, visit Manila Rice at BTTR tonight for some authentic Filipino cuisine. Truck co-owner Cecile Pangan is…

Menu, Chef Changes at The Royal at The Raleigh

When John DeLucie opened The Royal at The Raleigh Hotel in December 2010, he brought his New York style to this SoBe hotel’s dining room. DeLucie’s mission? No mangos, no Floribbean cuisine — just the kind of food that brings New York celebs and power brokers like Anna Wintour and…

Tudor House: Zakarian is Back for Breakfast (Pictures)

Tudor House, Goffrey Zakarian’s return to South Beach, has opened in the Dream Hotel to much anticipation. The space is open and airy, with a masculine take on Miami Art Deco decor. The gray and brown color palate is accented with chrome, teak, and pictures of Miami circa 1930s. The…

Mac’n Truck is All Vegan; T.O.W. Finds a New Home UPDATED

Mac’n, Miami’s first all-vegan food truck is finally set to roll out tonight. You may recall the Miami New Times reporting back in February that truck hopefuls Francesca Lacuesta and Mark Jennings were trying to raise capital to refurbish their truck through Kickstarter, a way for small businesses to raise…

3. Black & Blue Burger at Damn Good Burger

New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 is out and Short Order is just about done serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. After the jump, find our other choices. ​3.Black & Blue Burger at Damn Good Burger Miami’s been hit with a rash of…

RA Sushi Celebrates International Sushi Day with Free Sushi Roll

Break out the greeting cards and fly the flag because June 18th is International Sushi Day. Ok, so it’s another made-up holiday. In fact, RA Sushi, the 25-restaurant sushi chain, declared the holiday in the 2011 Chase’s Calendar of Events (Hey! The Avon Duct Tape Festival is today!) just so…