Dim Ssam Sundays at Sakaya Kitchen begins this Sunday, March 14th. Instead of Sakaya’s usual counter service, diners at the Dim Ssam will be given table service. In addition to new dim ssam items, Sakaya’s menu items will be served in half portions for between $2 to $5 per plate…
Make note: Next Sunday, March 14, is Daylight Savings Time. Because if you don’t make note, you might arrive at The Deauville Hotel at Collins Avenue for Big Band Sunday at what you believe is the precise starting time of 6 p.m., only to find that you’ve missed the first…
What it is: One flaky-crusted chorizo/onion empanada and two chicken croquetas. Plus a trio of unnamed exotic sauces. So the question is, Where it at? Give it your best shot in the comments section, and we’ll let you know when you’ve hit the jackpot…
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…
If you like socializing on the scenic terrace of Smith & Wollensky while sampling unlimited sips from some 100 whites, reds, rosés, Ports, Moscatels and White Vinho Verdes, all from Portugal, at a very low price ($25) — well, this coming Monday, March 8, is your lucky day.The event is…
Kris Wessel talks James Beard and more
Altamare Restaurant will officially open for lunch tomorrow, Wednesday, March 3 (noon to 4:00 p.m.). To help create a festive mood for the occasion, owner Claudio Giordano will be pouring complimentary glasses of prosecco. Count us in.1233 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach305-532-3061…
Chilorio’s Very Mexican, “a fast-casual fresh Mexican restaurant,” has opened not one, but two new South Florida outposts: At 130 Miracle Mile in Coral Gables, and at 8211 South Dixie Highway in South Miami. Both spots offer what Chilorio bills as “dishes made from authentic Mexican recipes, many of which…
What it is: Pan-fried leek dumpling with a bit of osetra draped over it.Where it at: Well, it was at one of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival events. But what chef, from what restaurant, put it out?…
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…
Laurent Tourondel and BLT empire business partner Jimmy Haber, have parted ways, two days short of their sixth anniversary of partnership. Haber gets BLT Steak in New York, Los Angeles and Washington, and also BLT Fish, BLT Prime and BLT Burger in New York.Chef Tourondel will still be executive chef…
No event this large and ambitious can operate without a few bumps. Still, this year seemed bumpier than ever. Here, in alphabetical order, are five screw-ups — three of which we experienced. Two others were reported to us by multiple sources, including other food writers:Best of the Best: Many of…
The least hospitable spot of the SBWFF was the Media Hospitality room, where complimentary tickets to media outlets were doled out. The cluster of FIU student volunteers and a BrustmanCarrino PR rep were pleasant enough, even if the latter exuded all the cheer of a mortician. But they were not…
Dim Sum & Disco was the best event I attended at this year’s Festival. It was loose, fun, funky, featured fantastic food by great chefs, amazing Ty Ku cocktails by famed mixologist Tony Abu-Ganim, and the gorgeous Setai outdoor area. Truth be told, for much of the night I was…
Best use of pork belly (and there was a lot of pork belly) was this satsuma glazed square with cilantro and marinated beets on the side from Susan Zemanick, chef of Gautreau’s in New Orleans:Best single bite of food at the affair was foie gras bon bons from Beast, in…
Even the best things in life come to an end, and so it goes with SBWFF’s Best of the Best. Oh sure, it still presents great national chefs putting out delicious tidbits and fantastic vintners pouring wonderful wines. We’re not suggesting it’s a bad time at all. In fact, we…
Tonight’s SBWFF Perrier-Jouët Bubble Q will feature a whole lot of very talented chefs, but make sure to check out whatever Mauro Colagreco is cooking up. I had the privilege of sampling his food at a Graffigna wine luncheon at the W Hotel South Beach this week, and it was…
Short Order will be all over the SBWFF this week, reporting as we go. But we’ll also be choosing our favorite foods from each affair. What we liked best at last night’s Peter Vauthy/Michael Symon Prelude Dinner at Red, The Steakhouse was this Certified Angus Beef brisket slider with pickled…
The SBWFF kicked off in rousing fashion last night as Red, The Steakhouse put on quite the Prelude party. It started on Red’s rooftop, where guests sipped on Langlois-Chateau Crémant de Loire Brut Rosé and nibbled on hors d’oeuvres such as Angus beef rib cap (spinalis) with charred scallion and…
South Beach Wine & Food Festival highlight reel
In this week’s interview with Kris Wessel, the chef/owner of Red Light Little River talked about the importance of food as it relates to community. Kris is the local headliner tonight at the Tap Tap Haitian Relief Dinner hosted by The South Beach Wine & Food Festival and Southern Wine…
In the midst of the giant South Beach Wine & Food Festival, we bring you this small, feel-good story about Johnson & Wales student Luis Young. The 19-year-old has eight more days to get ready for the S. Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef Competition held at The Culinary Institute of America…
