What is fast food to a redneck? Hitting a dear at 65 mph.I like White Castle but White Castle doesn’t like me. ~Craig Hopson, chef at Le Cirque, N.Y.C.After watching sales falling off for three straight months at Kentucky Fried Chicken, the Colonel calls up the Pope and asks for…
A teeny sneak preview of the New Times restaurant review for next week. Prices are as inviting as a Brazilian bikini. A bowl of black bean stew is $3; soup du jour, onion rings and croquettes are $5 to $6; and the rest of the appetizers mostly range from $8…
I reported yesterday that Area 31 was named as one of Esquire Magazine’s Top 20 New Restaurants of 2009. Michelle Bernstein’s Sra. Martinez also made the list. On the one hand, I apologize for missing that. On the other hand, the woman gets more than enough press. One more acknowledgement:…
Stone Crab Season BeginsDolphins shmolphins — the season we really care about kicks off at Joe’s Stone Crabs next Thursday, October 15th. Stone crabs are always winners.11 Washington Ave., Miami Beach; 305-673-0365.Florida In A Bottle4 Orange Premium Vodka is the world’s first and only vodka distilled from pure Florida oranges…
Area 31, in the Epic Hotel downtown, has been named as one of the Best New Restaurants of 2009 in the November issue of Esquire magazine. When food and travel critic John Mariani dined at Area 31 this summer, he asked executive chef John Critchley to send out his favorite…
The old-world opulence of Palme d’Or seems especially anachronistic in the patently lax 21st Century. The 70-seat space, a restored homage to the original 1926 Biltmore Hotel restaurant, is a bygone world of ceiling frescoes, crystal chandeliers, intricately carved woods, black-and-white photos of vintage movie stars, and an almost fun-house…
Luna Rises Again”Back by Popular Demand” declares the banner across the re-rechristened Luna Cafe at 4770 Biscayne Boulevard. Short Order had reported in July that Luna had changed its name to L’artista Restaurant and tweaked the menu towards a more fine dining experience. We noted that it “Seems a curious…
“Every time I have walked through the front gate I have become overwhelmed with a sense of contentment…Casa Tua has inspired my mind to new ideas, while at the same time given me a feeling of being welcomed home…I am very excited to journey into the world of Casa Tua…
There’s been a lot of ink spilled in recent years over the potential dangers inherent in our food supply chain. Still, the piece by Michael Moss this past Saturday in The New York Times could scare just about anyone into a lifetime of hamburger abstinence. You can, and should, check…
Shock is sweeping the food world this morning along with the news that the November issue of Gourmet Magazine will be its last. It has been rumored for some time that Condé Nast was suffering a decline in ad pages and would be shutting down one of its food titles…
The Bath Club on Miami Beach (59th St. and Collins Ave.) has long been a private, membership-only establishment with its’ own intimate, members-only restaurant. But starting Sunday, November 1st, the fully restored 1920s Mediterranean-style clubhouse restaurant will be open to the public. It will be known as The Cape Cod…
In 1949, Tom Kelley, Sr. snapped a series of nude portraits of Marilyn Monroe that have come to be known as the “Red Velvet” series. One of these photos – “Pose 8” – appears on the label of The Velvet Collection’s new Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2007. The discreet golden…
A teeny sneak preview of the New Times restaurant review for next week. Beef “effilochée” was effing delicious. The cylindrical castle of shredded shank meat gets braised for seven hours and crowned with organic micro sprouts sprayed with truffle vinaigrette. Surrounding the meat are concentric moats of red wine reduction…
Waiter: “Tea or coffee, gentlemen?”1st customer: “I’ll have tea.”2nd customer: “Me, too – and be sure the cup is clean!” (Waiter exits, returns)Waiter: “OK, I’ve got two teas. Which of you asked for the clean cup?”How many waitresses does it take to change a light bulb?Three. Two to stand around…
Happy first year anniversary to Yelp Miami. To help celebrate, take a blogger to lunch.North One 10 and Cacao Restaurant are the most high profile closings of the season. This leaves us with two less really good chef-driven neighborhood restaurants, a genre in which our city already comes up way…
Starting this coming Monday, October 5th, and continuing every Monday afterwards, Bourbon Steak Miami is offering diners 50% off every bottle of wine in stock — all 850 of them. The “Half-priced Wines Mondays” promotion doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue when you try to say it, but this is…
We noticed that Cacao Restaurant in Coral Gables had been closed for the month of September — never a good sign. But as the message on the restaurant’s answering machine optimistically declared that it would reopen October 1st, we figured we’d wait before worrying. Today is October 1st and no…
Less is more is a sound gastronomic principle, and certainly one the dining public has been eager to embrace. Sane portions, light sauces, bright flavors? Of course. Food from the Mediterranean, where the less-is-more crowd prefers to weigh anchor, likewise enjoys near-universal appeal — especially in Cuisine of the Sun-conscious…
Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza is offering local football fans a chance to win the ultimate “Dolp-fan” package: Two club seats, a parking pass and Anthony’s tailgate food for 10 will be given away to each home game. In order to qualify, you have to pick up a form available at…
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, in partnership with Johnson & Wales University, is presenting the second season of its’ Celebrity Chef Series for the 2009-2010 season. Over the coming months, three such chef shows will be held on the John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall…
Gotham Steak at Fontainebleau Miami Beach introduces Kickoff Sunday and Monday Night Football — think very high end tailgating. The restaurant will open on Sundays at 4:00 p.m. and Mondays at 6:00 p.m. with a gridiron menu of Smoked Berkshire Pork Ribs, Rib Eye Steak Sandwich “Philly Style”, Kobe Meatloaf,…
Maryel Epps sings live from 12:30 to 2:30 pm at Caviar Kaspia’s Sunday Brunch. Maryel with Sunday brunch is a great Beach tradition that dates back almost two decades.Didn’t see Julie & Julia, but it occurs to me that they don’t make food movies for guys. Let’s get Bruce Willis…
