Barrel Wine Cantine is not the latest pop-up restaurant, although it did seemingly pop up overnight in the former W Wine Bistro space at 3622 NE Second Avenue (right on the cusp between midtown and the Design District). Yet while it is true that Victor Passalacqua has not been involved…
The Soup Nazi episode remains one of Seinfeld’s most famous. You surely remember: The gang heads to Al Yeganeh’s Soup Kitchen (still at 55th Street and Eighth Avenue), but not before George Costanza, played by Jason Alexander, is warned to “follow the rules” — which means placing one’s order in…
It’s that time of year when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com59. Poached Duck Breast…
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Marlins Park Scores Big With Unusual, Gourmet Twists on Ballpark Cuisine
A little menu, maybe four inches by four inches, was left on my mailbox last week. It read, “Bocadillo Clandestino Lunch Menu” and had a Keith Haring-like drawing on the front that explained the process via images: sandwich, love, bicycle, happy people. Below it was useful information: “$10 Sandwich *…
Greco Boys Grill is a new and shiny Greek gyro/souvlaki place on Alton Road at 17th Street in South Beach — something the area was sorely in need of. Obligatory blue-hued murals of the Greek islands line the walls above beige wainscot, the floors are set in cobblestoned brick for…
The restaurant that in 1995 ushered in the contemporary era of South Beach dining is closing its doors Saturday, April 28.China Grill Management and Jeffrey Chodorow announced that the shuttering of the iconic establishment will be a prelude to the opening of China Grill Brickell “in the fourth quarter of…
A salumeria is a neighborhood shop that specializes in cured meats and other prepared foods for take-out. Often it provides table service and a limited menu of antipasti and simple home-cooked meals as well. Salumeria 104, which opened in midtown in December, is Miami’s first such operation. This collaboration among…
Spaghetto is a new little joint on South Beach that offers diners their choice of 13 cuts of pasta, nine sauces, four additions, a salad, and three desserts. There are maybe a dozen indoor seats and a few more than that clustered on the sidewalk of Washington Avenue. You are…
Three matzah ball recipes. One, from Joshua Marcus (Chow Down Grill, Josh’s Deli & Appetizing), uses duck schmaltz and ginger beer (“I own an Asian restaurant so the ginger beer and duck schmaltz seemed apropos.”). Another, from Sharon Locke of Delray Beach, calls for rolling the balls in a cinnamon-sugar…
Salumeria 104: A Midtown Trattoria Treats Miami to Delectable Regional Italian Fare
Two of the plates I tried while chatting with with Scarpetta’s new chef de cuisine Nina Compton (who just took over the helms this week), and outgoing chef de cuisine Michael Pirolo (who is moving on to Macchialina Taverna Rustica) were new pasta compositions that chef Compton has created for…
Michael Pirolo, chef de cuisine at Scarpetta, worked his last day at the Fontainebleau restaurant last Friday; he is moving on to partner with the Pubbelly guys on Macchialina Taverna Rustica (820 Alton Road, in the space formerly filled by Silvano). Nina Compton, formerly Scarpetta’s sous chef, has taken over…
It’s that time of year again when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.66. Carne Asada…
The new Marlins Park opens this week, and Levy Restaurants invited me for a food tour. First thought: Centerfield sculpture notwithstanding, the stadium is beautiful. As far as the concession foods go, I arrived at the park rather skeptical. The stuff served at the former Marlins ballpark was awful, even relative…
February was a slow month in terms of local restaurant openings. How slow? By comparison, Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign appears to be in high gear. Specifically, how slow? Just three restaurants debuted.The big news this month was in the closings — only six, but a long-timer and a couple of…
Restaurants come and go with the seasons on Washington Avenue in South Beach. One of the latest to arrive is Bolivar Restaurant, “Fusion De Cocinas & Tragos.”Jairo Hurtado, who also operates La Ventana, debuted this colorful Colombian – Peruvian – Venezuelan eatery about four months ago. The floor, tables, chairs,…
Lolita Cocina and Tequila Bar review: South Beach cantina is all about fun, but food is more than an afterthought
In 1995, when Myles Chefetz partnered with an unknown local chef named Michael Schwartz to open Nemo, it was one of the first South Beach restaurants that catered to modern urban diners, both in ambiance and cuisine. Nemo signaled a shift in the trendy zip code that had previously boasted…
Timon Balloo, James Beard-nominated chef at Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill, uses a galvanized garbage can to do his smoking. “I was inspired during the SoBe Wine & Food Festival last year,” he says. “I wanted to be one with the art of smoking and follow through the process from start…
Joshua Marcus and John Donovan are busy guys these days. There is the switchover of the Chow Down Grill in Surfside to Josh’s Deli & Appetizer, Chow Down Grill South Beach is adding sushi, and the duo is teaming with Jeremiah Bullfrog (Gastropod) for a one-week-only series of tasting dinners.The…
Spam is the gold standard for food imperishability. The expiration date on cans says two years, but Phil Minerich, vice president of research at Hormel, claims they write that “to help the customer move it through. We don’t want it to be sitting on the shelf for 12, 15 years.”The…
