Photo courtesy of South Beach Wine & Food FestivalMing Tsai at last year’s Dim Sum & DiscoAs we mentioned last week, tickets to the 2011 South Beach Wine and Food Festival go on sale on October 25. But with so many high-priced tickets, how do you choose where to spend…
Last week in the South Florida blogosphere …Brickell Life visits a farmer’s market in Colombia.All Purpose Dark says goodbye to Fin.Sugar Cave reviews Joy Wallace’s Dickey Doo’s Kettle Corn.Much love to Coral Bagels from Blind Tastes.Drool over the pumpkin flan at Bitchin’ Camero.Taking over Miami checks out Cupcakes Noveau.Brunch at…
This week in Short Order …Ten Weird Vodkas: From Root Beer to Bacon and Bubble GumLee Klein likes the cheese plate at The Cheese CourseIt was a matter of time: Rachael Ray makes it to the Cooking Channel (aka Food Network 2)Meatless in Miami: Vegans won’t find many good pizza…
Get your wallets ready! Tickets for the 2011 South Beach Wine & Food Festival go on sale Monday, October 25.The festival, which takes place February 24 to 27, 2011, will be celebrating 10 years. Ten years since Lee Schrager took over the one-day wine festival that started at FIU, moved…
Less than one year since he left Por Fin for Solea at the W Hotel, Spanish chef Marc Vidal is heading to Boqueria, a Spanish tapas restaurant with two locations in New York. Vidal will take the place of chef Seamus Mullen, who left the restaurant in July.Solea’s menu will…
via Sugar CaveHedy Goldsmith’s cookiesFood for Thought reviews Dim Ssam a Go Go and Jefe’s Original.Kitchen Interviews builds a meal around Vietnamese prawn crackers.Tostones! Get a recipe by chef Michael Schwartz at The Genuine Kitchen.Foodalogue throws an African-themed dinner party.Redland Rambles recaps the Slow Food Miami pie contest.Is food art…
Martha CooperLast week in Short Order …Le Kabob serves good food in BrickellSlow Food Miami throws a pie picnic.Sardinia Enoteca is overrated. Agree or disagree? Weigh in.Get a peek at Wynwood Kitchen & Bar, part one and part two.Love the sounds of Raffa & Rainer? Lead singer Raffa Jo Harris…
HakkasanMiami Spice came to a close yesterday but restaurants at the Fontainebleau Hotel are continuing to offer a prix fixe menu during October.Starting Sunday and through October 31, Scarpetta, Hakkasan, Vida and Gotham Steak will serve a $39 prix fixe “Bleau Goes Pink” menu to coincide with National Breast Cancer…
Paula NiñoFireman Derek outside Slice N Ice in Coconut GroveA 6-foot-2, tattooed firefighter isn’t exactly the person one imagines baking pies. Yet that’s what Derek Kaplan, a college football player turned firefighter, does when he’s not at the city of Miami’s Fire Rescue Station 1.”I catch a lot of people…
Photo via ChadzillaChicken and wafflesStart your morning with the best from the food blogosphere.The Chowfather shares his Short Order Awards nomineesChicken and waffles by ChadzillaMore dispatches from Spain over at Food for ThoughtLots of pie at The Genuine KitchenFrench Fry Fairy reviews fries in the Florida KeysEpicurious Chic makes fideuaThe…
Paula NiñoHere’s something for you to do on a rainy weekend: catch up on what you missed this week on Short Order.LeBron James is not much of a meat eater.Short Order gets a taste of Doggi Style, a Venezuelan fast food cart.Chocolate lovers: indulge in our list of Miami’s best…
courtesy of Miami Kitchen GardensIt seems that with all the talk of knowing where your food comes from, the rising concern about obesity and a move toward healthier eating, more people are flirting with the idea of growing their own fruits and veggies. But for people who know nothing about…
via The Genuine KitchenIt’s been a little quiet in the blogosphere lately but here’s what you missed last week.Phyllis Wheatley Elementary students enjoy a tasty salad at The Genuine KitchenEat It, Miami likes The ForgeThe French Fry Fairy reviews the fries at Shake ShackGagit sums up his best eats in…
Paula NiñoWho has the best chilaquiles? El Rinconcito Mexicano or Taqueria El Mexicano?Make horchata with this easy recipe.Food truck mania at Fall for the Arts and Sakaya Kitchen’s Dim Ssam a Go Go launch.STK has a new chefEnjoy some Puerto Rican food at El BajarequeMeet Joey and his on-the-go fresh…
Paula NiñoYesterday, we introduced you to Thomas Merolla, who is behind the cocktail list at Solea at the W South Beach and has been preparing delicious cocktails in Miami for sixteen years. If you missed it, you can read the Q&A here. But now, as promised we bring you Merolla’s…
Paula NiñoThomas Merolla moved to Miami from Providence, Rhode Island sixteen years ago looking for something new and different. He was only 18 but his first job, bartending at the then newly opened Delano Hotel, marked the beginning of a career creating cocktails for some of the hottest spots in…
Paula NiñoLatin Burger & Taco’s Jim Heines accepts his Burgie The Burger Beast rolled out the red carpet last night for the people behind his favorite South Florida comfort food. Okay, maybe there wasn’t a red carpet but last night’s 2nd Annual Burgie Awards at Transit Lounge weren’t without chatty…
Paula NiñoFood trucks started rolling into the Arsht Center at around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, lining up neatly in front of the center’s opera house. Most truck owners said they were on very little sleep and no food, but they were eager and ready to feed the droves of hungry people…
‘Old Dirty Dawg’ by chef Jeremiah at gastropod MiamiThis week we profiled two muralists, one whose art graces the walls of two local restaurants, the other a guy who just knows where to get good eats. We also previewed an arts festival jam packed with good food and a pop-up…
Back in July, Short Order reported that Sef Gonzalez, aka the Burger Beast, was selecting the best of the best in South Florida street food for the Arsht Center’s Fall for the Arts Festival. Well, it’s finally here. This Sunday, 20 food vendors will congregate in the same location for…
Are you desperately waiting for the clock to strike five so you can get your Labor Day weekend on? Kill some time by reading what you missed this week on Short Order.Bring back the McRib!Looking for restaurants to try? How about Joumou, Sawadee or Gigi?We talk to the man behind…
Have you ever made beer-can chicken? If you haven’t, you’re missing out on the juiciest grilled chicken you’ve ever tasted and on a few good laughs from looking at your bird perched atop a beer can on the grill. It’s also incredibly easy to make, which makes it the perfect…
