Another day, another benefit — don’t the people who run these things have day jobs? Right, I forgot, pestering people for money is their job. Be that as it may, Share Our Strength pesters as well as anyone, and its annual Great American Bake Sale takes place this Sunday, May…
French toast. It’s been a popular breakfast food for generations, and now it is also a dessert. How did that happen? Anyhooz, we’ve got photos of two renditions — one served at breakfast, one served as dessert. Two questions:Where it at? Each one, that is.Who do it betta? We could…
USDA Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Deputy Under Secretary Janey Thornton traveled to Kissimmee last week to highlight the Obama administration’s priorities for improving school meals and the health of children across the nation. Thornton claimed the administration was committed to “rapid passage of a strong reauthorization bill.” Bullshit. The agri-crooks…
It’s that time of year when our favorite group of gastronomic gals gets together for an annual fundraising brunch. We’re talking about the Miami Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier International and the Tropical Brunch in the Redlands that takes place this Sunday, April 25, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at…
Coral Gables is bracing for a whirlwind of activity in coming months as new restaurants and businesses get set to move in. That’s according to Mari Gallet, executive director of Coral Gables Business Improvement. “There’s a lot of excitement in the air this spring,” she notes. “As of April 15,…
As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…
A nibble from next week’s Cafe review of Picnic:Deep fried Oreos, one of just two designated desserts, comprises the three iconic cookies coated in fluffily fried pancake batter and drizzled with chocolate syrup. Not bad if you like fried cookies. The other dessert, “jumbo cupcakes,” never seemed to be available,…
STK Miami: Style over steak
The new Nespresso Boutique Bar on Lincoln Road is a stunning cafe where patrons can sit and enjoy any of 16 Grand Cru coffees. Nespresso is something of a pioneer in premium- portioned coffee (you know, the pods) — it’s as good a cup of espresso as you’re gonna get…
We don’t like to print out direct plugs for businesses, but free chocolates on Earth Day? Damn! Plus Romanicos makes great chocolate…
Another Culinary Cattle Call The Miami Wine & Food Festival begins this week (April 22-24). Tickets cost $250 for VIP (presumably meaning you won’t get treated like sheep), $100 at the door (baaah, baaah), and $75 in advance (baaah, baaah). If you want to attend the interactive dinner with Todd English,…
So the new Paragon movie theater that’s due to open in Coconut Grove this June will permit patrons to bring cocktails. Great. We already have a situation where going to the theater entails having to sit among food-obsessed Americans noisily stuffing their bloated faces with popcorn because of an utter inability…
As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…
We checked in with Developers Diversified, the folks in charge, among other things, of stocking Miami’s fastest growing neighborhood with new restaurants, to see what was coming up. The spokesperson let us know that they were “excited to announce the opening of Egyptian Pizza Kitchen and Hurricane Grill & Wings…
A small bite from next week’s Cafe review:If traditional old steakhouses share attributes with traditional old red wines (dark and heavy, with strong notes of leather, oak, and tobacco), STK is like a spritzer: cool and bubbly, a frivolous sip not to be taken seriously. In fact, with a DJ…
Looks like Food & Wine isn’t the only national culinary magazine that has trouble locating Miami on the map. The latest issue of Food Arts (April 2010), a glossy industry publication “at the restaurant and hotel forefront”, reports two exciting new Miami restaurant openings: Pacific Time debuted in the Design…
Just as Little Italy and Chinatown intersect in New York City, bubble teas and Italian ices are coming together at Bubbles ‘n Ice. Some 30 flavors of the former (including fruits, teas, and specialties like pb & jelly) and 60 of the latter (cotton candy, dulce de leche, etc.) will…
What it is: We’ve already told you, but will add that it’s about as good a rendition as you’re going to find in this town. Where it at? That’s the five dollar question, but unfortunately the correct answer doesn’t pay out. If you wanna take a guess just the same,…
A tsunami of near unanimous praise has catapulted Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill to the top of Miami’s dining scene at breakneck speed. No doubt the immediate impact reflects today’s quickened pace of social networking — word-of-text/tweet reaches eyes infinitely faster than word-of-mouth could ever reach ears. Yet even in the…
As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…
A sweet little nibble from this week’s Cafe review:Sugarcane’s success all but screams at diners as they enter the voluminous space. It isn’t just that the room is packed to the gills and very loud (although this does always seem to be the case), but it exudes the big city…
It was reported earlier this week that Miami-Dade County will be receiving $14.7 million from the federal government, the money earmarked for fighting obesity. It is part of a $370 million Obama administration program called “Communities Putting Prevention to Work.” Miami-Dade is one of 44 counties, cities, tribes, and other…
