After successfully coaxing your out-of-town guests to treat you to dinner at the pricey Prime Fish, there’s still one more hurdle you must face: deciding what to order. The menu is massive, which is just one of the many things the month-old spot has in common with its sister restaurants:…

A joint project between Cathy Vedovi and chef Alan McLennan, Mmmm in Wynwood is officially open for business. The casual eatery serves fresh salads, soups, and open-faced sandwiches known as tartines from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Ice cream from the popular Azucar adds a nice touch, and almost everything…

Tony Mantuano, the chef/partner at Lorenzo, realizes Miamians are unlikely to come to Chicago this time of year. Therefore, the James Beard Award winning chef has decided to bring his popular Windy City trattoria, Bar Toma, to South Beach. Starting Saturday March 15, Lorenzo will play host to a Bar…

Outfitted in black suits without ties, Fabrizio Carro and Cristiano Vezzoli dart from table to table to inquire about their patrons’ meals and to extol the virtues of various regional Italian dishes. As they maneuver between the restaurant’s interior and the terrace, their tousled black curls and matching facial scruff…

Ladur�e’s famous macarons have landed in Miami Beach. The luxury French pastry shop has opened its third U.S. location (there are two in New York City), on Lincoln Road. To celebrate the occasion and pay homage to South Beach’s roots, the brand has designed a limited-edition, art deco-style macaron box…

Matthew Kenney recently visited five countries in the span of a week. It was an educational trip for the American chef, and Kenney’s eager to put his unique spin on the knowledge he’s accumulated. One of his stops was in Denmark, as Copenhagen is home to some of the world’s…

Lee Brian Schrager, the founder and organizer of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival declared on stage the Southern Kitchen Brunch is one of his most beloved events. “I don’t know if it’s because it’s so pretty, because some of the best food of the weekend is here, or…

The only problem with Chris Lilly’s beef brisket is that from here on in — all others will pale in comparison. Tender and expertly seasoned, the succulent meat was all anyone wanted to talk about during the question and answer session following yesterday’s barbecue seminar. Titled “Mapping the Saucy South”,…

The 100-year celebration of Igor Stravinsky’s trailblazing symphony, The Rite Of Spring doesn’t exactly bring to mind ice cream. That is unless your name is Jeni Britton Bauer. For the award-winning cookbook author and owner of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, the anniversary inspired a new Absinthe flavor. This will be…

When Carolina Moura worked long hours as an implementation consultant for restaurants, she would eat at Gigi — a lot. A regular at the bar, she quickly bonded with sous-chef Kris Hillborn. In fact, Moura even went so far as to tell him that the day she opened her own…

When Liza Meli closes one restaurant door, she doesn’t waste time opening another. The former owner of the now-defunct Ouzo’s Greek Island Taverna, Meli is now at Barmeli Miami, a wine shop that serves Mediterranean tapas on the Upper Eastside. Fans of Ouzo’s will be pleased to see many of…

If you happen to drive by the Honey Tree around lunch time on a weekday, you might ask yourself why a ton of people — including men and women in business attire — are coming in and out of a health food store. Well, here’s your answer: Despite the humble…

It has been nearly three years since 32-year-old Kareem Anguin took over the reins at the Oceanaire Seafood Room in Brickell, earning him the title of youngest executive chef at a Landry’s-owned restaurant. Short Order was recently invited to try out Oceanaire’s newly launched Sunday brunch, and we seized the…

The Magic City is home to countless restaurant imports, but Petit Miami is one of the few to arrive at our shores via Milan. Despite its French name, this month-old Sunset Harbour spot is actually an Italian bistro. With the exception of salmon teriyaki and seared tuna tartare with yuzu…

Pizza Pazza, a Neapolitan-style pizzeria on 18th Street at Biscayne Boulevard, is just shy of celebrating its two-month anniversary, yet it already has repeat customers — including ones straight from Naples, Italy. We assumed they were locals after we witnessed a lively exchange of air kisses and hugs with chef/owner…

Many sweet tooths ached when Icebox Cafe bid adieu to its home of 15 years right off Lincoln Road. But judging by the crowds at their larger and swankier eight-month old Sunset Harbour location, the recovery period has been painless. Initially unsettled by the the idea of moving, it wasn’t…

Many folks feel about brunch as they do about Italian food: if you’re going to spend money eating it at a restaurant, it ought to surpass whatever you could whip up at home. Unfair as that idea might be, the brunch bar is set intrinsically high and it’s even higher…

Parisian pastry store Hugo & Victor recently unveiled its first storefront outside of France. It’s located inside South Beach’s cutting-edge fashion boutique, the Webster. Not just any ol’ sweet shop could keep company with the likes of Valentino, Marc Jacobs, and Chanel, and indeed, the concoctions of award-winning pastry chefs…