Stay warm while you read what you may have missed this week in Short Order.Looking for Filipino food? Pamanguena offers groceries, take-out and catering.The bar at Town Kitchen & Bar could make some improvements.Where to find the best budget dim sum in Miami.Which restaurants closed? Which opened? All in our…
A breakfast favorite and Ocean Drive staple for years, Front Porch Café will be moving up the street from its home of 20 years at the Penguin Hotel to the Z Ocean Hotel. “There were some lease issues here,” said Michael Hamilton, co-owner of the restaurant, about the reason for…
Time again for our restaurant roll call. Here are notable openings and closings in October (or earlier and not included in our September roll call).Openings 1500 Degrees, 4525 Collins Ave., Miami BeachCecconi’s, Soho Beach House, 4385 Collins Ave., Miami Beach De Rodriguez Ocean, 101 Ocean Dr., Miami Beach…
Last week in the South Florida food blogosphere … After a summer hiatus, Tinkering with Dinner is back with salt-baked shrimp.Redland Rambles interviews Farm Bureau director Katie Edwards.Gagit recaps Slow Food Miami’s Ark of Taste dinner.South Florida Beer Blog says The Abbey has a limited supply of a very special…
Before you get into your costume and head out for the weekend, check out what you missed this week on Short Order. Five gross, perverted and bizarre Halloween candies.Drink zombie blood, get energy.Dress up like a gross processed food on Halloween and get a $2 meal at Chipotle.Chef Jeff McInnis…
That was quick. Three months after taking over the former Talula locale, the owners of Eden South Beach are ready to swing its doors open to the public tonight. Gone is the dark, rustic feel of the former place. The space now has a more airy feel with black tile…
Some of you may remember CheeseMe, the restaurant that opened last year on Washington Avenue hoping to satisfy the grilled cheese cravings of the masses. It was short lived, but almost one year after closing, it’s been reincarnated as a food truck. And it should be hitting the road this…
Twenty-five minutes before boarding I was just nearing my gate at Miami International Airport. This was the first time I had ventured near the single-digit gates of American Airlines Terminal D and I was hungry. After being told at the express window of a Mexican restaurant that tacos would take…
Arlo Haskell is a Key West native, a poet and, for the last three years, a member of the small staff responsible for putting on the annual Key West Literary Seminar.In January 2011 the annual event — which started in 1983 and has a different theme each year — will…
Last week in South Florida food blogs …Redland Rambles writes about planting at Bee Heaven Farm.The food trucks keep popping up: Slow Food Truck over at Burger Beast.Snout to tail at The Genuine Kitchen.Food for Thought takes us to Restaurante Arzak in Spain.Kids can learn how to make Halloween cupcakes…
Busy this week? See what you missed on Short Order …Brooklyn Water Bagels is coming to South BeachA look at the D Rodriguez Ocean grand opening.Lee Klein asks: What’s up with those NBC Feast rankings?New chef over at The SetaiLove quinoa? Here’s a recipe.Meet the man behind Ceviche Parlor.Vintage Snickers.Local…
View photos from Iron Fork 2010 at Grand Central here.De Rodriguez Cuba’s Jose Luis Flores won the 2010 Iron Fork title last night in a battle against defending champ John Critchley of Area 31. The chefs were given 45 minutes to prepare one appetizer and one entree using stone crab…
If you’re not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter, here’s a taste of what you’re missing. Click here to subscribe.Let your taste buds be seduced by luscious food, nice pours, and a sexy atmosphere at October Wine Fest at the Forge.This Wednesday and Thursday (and every remaining…
The fall issue of Edible South Florida debuts today (Monday), and sadly, there are no scantily clad men on the cover. Instead, some sexy claws take the spotlight for this month’s cover story: stone crab season. The issue also contains stories of hunting wild persimmons, planting a garden, women in…
Trina SargalskiThis week in Short Order:Are those SunChips bags really that noisy?Chef Paula Da Silva talks about her new job at 1500° RestaurantWho has the best bandeja paisa?David New of Ability Explosion talks madeleines and dining in the dark.Food-writing luminaries are headed to Key West in January, and you can…
Iron Fork is less than a week away, and we have a sweet deal for those who’ve been slacking on getting their tickets.Until midnight today, Short Order readers can buy general admission tickets for $20 (that means you save $15 off the regular price). Before we give you the details…
We know how the story usually ends when restaurants say they’re closed for renovations, but JB Kitchen & Bar — which opened in February — might really just be renovating. Calls to the restaurant went to a recording giving its hours of operation and a prompt to leave a message…
photo by billwisserphoto.comQ is no more.It’s hard to keep up with all the eateries that come and go, but last month, Miami had some notable losses. There were also some good additions. Here’s our restaurant roll call for September.*ClosingsCape Cod Room, 5937 Collins Ave., Miami Beach Luna Corner Pizza, 6815…
Paula NiñoRuhlman loves his bacon.Last weekend, on a visit to San Francisco, I witnessed cookbook author and food writer Michael Ruhlman show a roomful of bloggers at the California Culinary Academy how to cure bacon. Yup, at home. And yes, it’s surprisingly easy. Since I know bacon lovers abound (who…
Paula NiñoSince Lee Klein is on vacation, we thought we’d bring you one of his regular features. Why does he get to have all the fun? And we made it really, really easy. This is a Greek salad. Where it at? We know, all you get is bragging rights, but…
Paula NiñoBistec Rio CristalA friend recently chose to celebrate his birthday at Rio Cristal, a Cuban place on Bird Road west of Tropical Park, because he grew up eating there and had fond memories. Located in a strip mall next to a salsa dance school, the place has been serving…
The Food Network’s beloved nerdy scientist, Alton Brown, will be at the Lincoln Theatre tonight at 7:30 to read from his latest book, Good Eats 2: The Middle Years. Tickets are still available, and you get two of them when you buy Brown’s book at any Books & Books location or…
