This is the last post in writer Riki Altman’s three-part series about her visit to Bangkok. If you missed parts one and two, you can either click the links or just hop a plane and check it out for yourself.Located about an hour outside of Bangkok are two fascinating outdoor…
Could the Original 5 Napkin burger really live up to its name? Short Order had to know. So we stopped by the restaurant on Lincoln Road, named for the aforementioned entree and slated to open Thursday, demanding a bite of the star selection… along with some onion rings, sushi, a…
If you missed the first part of our travel log from Thailand, click here to find out more about condom salad and cooking with poo.The annual THAIFEX World of Food Asia show is an international trade fair held annually in Bangkok in late May and June. It’s an offshoot of…
Move over, Eismann — two Greek gods are taking over your former Q space and making it a masticha mecca. Sometime next month, Egg & Dart, named for the iconic decorative molding sometimes found in Greek architecture, will throw open its doors and start serving everything from hummus to shrimp…
Editor’s note: In a three-part series, intrepid Short Order writer Riki Altman will share the good, bad, silly, remarkable, and entirely inedible highlights of a recent trip to Thailand.Thanks to an incredibly kind offer from the folks at the Thai Trade Center in Miami, I traveled for a week to…
When we heard another gelato parlor was opening, our first reaction was “Snore! Miami needs another frozen treat shop like Kevin Federline needs another child support payment.” But then Gelato Nostro’s rep swore to us the gelato was the real deal. Heck, she’s Italian, too, so it would’ve been an…
It’s not Elvis Presley’s birthday, nor is it even the anniversary of his death, but we decided there’s no need for any Elvis-related reason to enjoy this amazing creation. Chef Gonzalo Rivera boasted about it on his Facebook page, claiming it’s a favorite around his kitchen table at home, so…
Seems everyone has a charity they want to support, but when six of Miami’s top chefs are called in to make one dinner, it’s probably worth the ticket price. On Tuesday, May 17 at 7 p.m. Paula DaSilva of 1500 Degrees, Dean Max from 3030 Ocean and the new 3800…
Love Bites is a regular column on Short Order. Find other installments here.Mr. Yum has been around for a few months and the owner has a great reputation from Sushi Rock — it was the perfect place for distraction. When visiting last week for the first time, I was instantly…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 39…
Today is the big Cinco and the culmination of our recipes. Yesterday you got a taste of grasshopper guacamole, so now we’ll share something a little more tame and lacking legs: the tinga. It sounds like a dirty word, but in truth it’s just a delicious recipe that will surely…
Love Bites is a regular column on Short Order. Find other installments here.After a recent breakup, a man who once told me I was “growing on him” invited me to Red Fish Grill. The offer was simply too enticing to decline.I ‘d always wanted to check out Red Fish on…
Since we’re all about Mexico this week, here’s a recipe from the luxurious Maroma Resort and Spa near Cancun to consider. What I call “grasshopper guac,” the resort’s chef, Juan Pablo Loza, refers to it as Marona-style guacamole. It’s deeeelicious, even the insect part. Those critters added a nice lemony…
In celebration of the upcoming Cinco de Mayo holiday, we’re giving you a full five days of recipes you can either enjoy at a local eatery or make at home, along with some basic information about Mexican foods and traditions you can use to wow your friends or future prey.Let’s…
Love Bites is a regular column on Short Order. Find other installments here.The phrase à la folie translates to something like “to madness.” Usually it would be included in a French expression such as “I love her to madness.”A La Folie near Purdy Avenue is a pretty good place to…
In an email sent this afternoon, chef Michael Bloise, who helped open American Noodle Bar in fall 2010, announces he has left the building:”I am no longer affiliated with American Noodle Bar effective immediately. Please post this statement asap, as I’d like to get the word out there sooner than…
Blah. Rainy Sunday. You’re at Regal Cinemas and don’t want to head for the usual list of suspects. Books & Books? Nah — had it for lunch already. Segafredo? Not so cool in the rain. Nexxt? Too touristy. Maybe Nespresso? There’s something about that place that makes me feel like…
If you missed the first part of this interview yesterday, click here. And you can go here for one of Eismann’s pizza recipes plus info about his upcoming cooking classes.New Times: Did your parents cook?Jonathan Eismann: My parents owned a hotel when I was a kid in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It…
Last week we told you about the pizza-making classes chef Jonathan Eismann hosts at Spartico (Have you signed up yet?), but now we’ll delve a little deeper, both into the chef’s personal story and his pizza-making background.Let’s face it — we’re all wondering what the heck happened to cause one…
We found out the mystery café that had it’s soft opening earlier this week will be called Crumb on Parchment. Michelle Bernstein’s momma is making the baked goods. Stay tuned for an interview with her soon.Coral Gables is getting a new eatery: Cinco. Cinco is due–wait for it–on May 5…
We have a whopper of a two-part interview with Chef Jonathan Eismann next week, where we’ll discuss everything from what happened to his mini Miami restaurant empire to what he’s up to next. But since it’s Friday, we thought we should kick off your weekend with pizza!…
Love Bites is a regular column on Short Order. Find other installments here.Walk down Miracle Mile and you’ll come to Lotus Garden, a little place near the west end of the street. You’ll pass dozens of bridal gown boutiques, as I did recently with my boyfriend, Matlock, and grandma, who…
