A brief chew of next week’s review:Let’s begin with what 72nd does best: fat, beefy burgers piled high with signature accompaniments and plunked onto fresh, shiny brioche buns. We had “the juancho,” with long, crisp slices of bacon; melted cheddar; a fried egg; and cilantro mayo. Delicious. Also offered are…
…is that it’s not so hot. Since starting up in New Orleans five years ago, the pizza chain has grown bigger; 96 Naked Pizzas are now in development, the number expected to rise to a thousand over the next five years. The latest one recently opened at 1260 Washington Ave…
Beads of sweat formed on Amir’s forehead as he inched his way up the line at U.S. Customs. He had just arrived at M.I.A. from his home in the Netherlands, and if the authorities searched his bag, Amir knew he would be in big trouble. They probably already suspected him…
The Forge: Miami Beach’s revamped iconic steak house has something old, something new
Nino Pernetti graciously sent me a copy of his then just-published cookbook after I’d done a short interview with him about it for Short Order in 2008. The subtitle, His Life Story and Travels around the World, pretty much describes the narrative, in which Nino’s co-authors Ferdie Pacheco and Luisita…
On August 1, the makers of Chambord Black Raspberry Liqueur unveiled its first-ever line extension via the new Chambord Flavored Vodka. Chambord Liqueur blends black raspberries with black currant, Madagascar vanilla, and cognac. Chambord Flavored Vodka features premium French vodka mildly infused with the Chambord Liqueur; notes of hibiscus and…
First let’s get to the shocking part of this post: Rock ‘n rollers evidently never go near food (insert your own drug joke here). Bob Dylan has scribed hundreds of songs, but never mentions sitting down for a meal. Ditto the Rolling Stones, Led Zep, Pink Floyd (“Brown Sugar” is…
The most recent issue of Time magazine features a basketful of articles on organic food — an overview of the pros and cons. Except if one were to read the headline shown in photo, the assumption would be that in taste tests to be described, the panelist’s conclusions would illustrate…
Vino E Olio will be opening in the Design District come late next month, but this Thursday, August 26th, the restaurant’s chef Andrea Menichetti will prepare a Summer Harvest meal for the dinner club known as Conscious Bite Out.Conscious Bite Out is the brainchild of Marcela Llodra and Veronica Menin…
So now it’s our eggs. It should be obvious to most people that the massive agri-businesses supplying us with much of our food supply needs oversight — real oversight, not the corrupted mimicry of such currently performed by the FDA. But with our presently dysfunctional government, chances of the gruel…
There has been surprisingly little hoopla over De Rodriguez Ocean, due to open at The Hilton Bentley at the tip of South Beach “late next month” (translation: October if we’re lucky). Maybe folks figure it’s just another branch of D. Rodriguez Cuba, although there are a couple of clear differences:…
A stand-alone bite of next week’s Cafe review:Lobster peanut butter & jelly sandwich jolted to signature status right from the start; no doubt curiosity plays a role in so many diners ordering it (that was my impetus). Four triangular sandwich quarters of toasted, crust-less brioche are filled with pieces of…
It has been widely reported that President Obama and U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek stopped by Jerry’s Famous Deli on South Beach after their fundraiser at the Fontainebleau. Never mind that the Prez ordered one of two corned beef sandwiches with mayonnaise (oy!) — the biggest political sandwich blunder since presidential…
Pieter and Ineke Both, owners of Indomania Restaurant, are taking their annual “summer recess”, presumably to relax in their native Amsterdam. This treat of an Indonesian eatery will shutter up starting Sunday, August 29, and will reopen Thursday, September 30. Until then, if you crave a rijsttafel, you’ll just have…
After having shown some love towards Otentic Fresh Food Restaurant’s Nutella crêpe in a recent review, I returned the other day and tried a ham-and-cheese version for breakfast. As you can see in the photos, it is generously sized and plump with a thick cut of cooked ham (not the…
Andrew Knowlton, Restaurant Editor and BA Foodist for Bon Appétit, has released his annual compilation of The Ten Best New Restaurants in America, and…drumroll, please…no Miami dining establishment made the cut. The ones that did are: Laurelhurst Market, Portland, Oregon; Miller Union, Atlanta; Menton, Boston; Marea, New York; Anchovies &…
Essensia Restaurant & Lounge: Clean cuisine in a breezy outdoor setting
EaterMiami reports Clay Conley will leave the Mandarin Oriental Hotel’s Azul at the end of September. Conley replaced Michelle Bernstein as the hotel restaurant’s executive chef five and a half years ago. Conley will open a restaurant in Palm Beach. Azul will look for a new chef…
The first Hurricane Grill & Wings premiered in Fort Pierce, Florida, in 1995. Now there are 33 — the most recent addition having opened yesterday in the Shops at Midtown Miami. The chain, known for five categories of wings and more than 30 dipping sauces, is celebrating the new outlet…
The management team searching for a new executive chef for the Oceanaire Seafood Room in downtown Miami evidently didn’t have to travel very far. They announced yesterday that Kareem Anguin has been promoted to replace recently departed Sean Bernal. Anguin, from Jamaica, is a graduate of Johnson & Wales (uh-oh) and…
“Munch and move on” will be Sakaya Kitchen’s new creed come September 12, when chef/owner Richard Hales plans to launch his Dim Ssam à Gogo food truck. Expect the same prepared-from-scratch Asian food that has made Sakaya a midtown Miami hit — natural beef, poultry, and pork; organic dairy; local…
We tried getting word from Myles Chefetz’s corporate office about Nemo being closed till October, but apparently they all sleep in on Tuesdays. So we spoke with Robert, a manager at Big Pink, who assured Short Order that the closure is really for renovations. “Myles just wants to revamp it…
