Miami has grown accustomed to the idea that brunch means bottomless booze and putting an egg on things, but in Vietnamese cooking, egg isn’t a big part of the cuisine. Instead, pho and tea is the typical Sunday ritual. At Hannya, the Japanese restaurant in Brickell from the duo behind…
It’s Friday, the weather is gorgeous, and there’s lots to do in Miami. Why not have a romantic dinner under the stars..or try a tiki drink at Miami Beach’s newest bar? From outdoor dining festivals to a smooth jazz brunch, here’s the lowdown on the best things to eat and…
The last time I spoke with Richard Woods, the bar manager for Duck & Waffle in London, described some of his cocktails in a way that made me green with envy for our seaside city. Woods, by the way, has also created the cocktails for Sushi Samba and Bocce Bar,…
If you are looking for a lamb feast, try the Dutch’s Winter Wonderlamb dinner on November 13 at 7 p.m. Priced at $45 a person, this dinner party will consist of live-action stations and will feature a menagerie of guest chefs, each debuting their signature lamb dish. Some interesting facts…
The Rum Line doesn’t want to be known as just a tiki bar. The new outdoor spot for cocktails, located on the patio adjacent to Lure Fishbar, would rather you recall the romance of Miami Beach in the 1940s and ’50s, when it was a playground for the well-heeled who…
Forget amber-colored quarters propped alongside mashed potatoes and watery, over-mayonnaised coleslaw. Honduran restaurants offer their own, far superior version called pollo ceibe�o, or ceibe�o de pollo depending upon where you order it. Named for and popularized in La Ceiba, a port town on Honduras’ north coast, it’s a foundation of…
There’s something great about Neapolitan-style pizza. Perhaps it’s the cloud-like dough that improves after every bite. Or the molten center that forms from the marriage of cheese and sauce. It’s a unique style of pizza, and at Proof Pizza & Pasta in Midtown, it’s the specialty. Executive chef and owner…
Long before Miami Beach was teeming with neon-lit clubs and celebrity chef-driven restaurants, locals got their chicken soup and steaks from Epicure Gourmet Market. The market initially opened in 1945 by the Thal brothers as a carriage trade prime meat butcher shop, where well-heeled Miami Beach residents purchased the best…
As tourist season heats up, things in the kitchens of our favorite hotels get even hotter. Most of our city’s best chefs are involved in hotel restaurants: Michael Schwartz has one at the Raleigh in South Beach, and Michelle Bernstein will soon open Seagrape at the Thompson in North Beach…
In what could be a pivotal move in the worldwide beverage arena, Chicago-based Reyes Beverage Group has reached an agreement to acquire Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc. Terms of the acquisition, scheduled to close in January, have not been disclosed, but the transaction stands to place Reyes Beverage Group as…
This Saturday at 3 p.m., hundreds of diners will receive an email that will reveal the location of Handmade Events’ first PopUp Miami dinner. They will have two hours to pack their picnic and creative centerpieces and get themselves to the secret location. Tables and chairs are provided, but it…
Siena Tavern Miami opens to the public Monday, November 10, at 6 p.m., and the hotly anticipated outpost of Siena Tavern in Chicago, helmed by former Top Chef contestant Fabio Viviani, is gaining buzz before the first diner chows down on the restaurant’s social-media-savvy (and savory) meatball. But what’s behind…
It’s hard to believe that in just two days, OTC will celebrate its second anniversary. I remember stumbling into the Brickell eatery and devouring a plate of chicken ‘n’ waffles like it was yesterday. The comfort-food-and-craft-beer spot started as an over-the-counter joint proffering short ribs, Brie grilled cheese, and foie…
Jeff McInnis, who left Miami to open Root & Bone in New York City with partner Janine Booth, is back in Miami, albeit for just a few days. McInnis is in town for a collaborative dinner to launch the fall menu at Earl’s Kitchen + Bar, the Canadian-based restaurant located…
In 2007, when downtown Miami was not a desirable place to be after 5 o’clock, Juan Chipoco and Luis Hoyos took a chance and purchased a sliver of space known as La Cibeles Cuban Restaurant. After flipping Cuban sandwiches in a city that offers better Cuban food than the island…
When it comes to our favorite dishes, more often than not it’s best to avoid finding out what makes them great. Ignorance can be oh so blissful. But since taking my first bite of the meatballs at Lucali, I just had to know why they’re so insanely delicious. Apart from…
Come December 12, STK will reclaim its proper place on South Beach inside the newly renovated 1 Hotel & Homes (formerly the Perry and the Gansevoort South Beach). The chic steak house was originally supposed to stay open during the transformation into an eco-friendly lodge, but it shuttered for a…
Who’s tired of dropping a ridiculous amount of money for drinks after work? You? Well, here are two restaurants that won’t break the bank…
When you think of a brand like Four Seasons, street food doesn’t necessarily spring to mind. But come Thursday, that perception might change. This is because the Four Seasons Food Truck East Coast tour concludes with a five-day visit to the Magic City. Yep. Four Seasons has a food truck,…
If chowing down on 20-plus burgers sounds like an ideal weeknight, gear up for the fourth-annual Burgerliscious, returning to Fred B. Hartnett Ponce Circle Park in Coral Gables this Thursday, November 6, from 6 to 10 p.m. That gives you four hours to get your burger on and even go…
Benchwarmers and Bizerq, the two midtown concepts by Wood Tavern’s Cesar Morales, have closed after just a few months in business. Morales, who issued a statement about the closing on Benchwarmers’ Facebook page, tells Short Order that although the restaurant/sports bar was doing well, it closed due to a few…
Richard Hales’ Blackbrick has recently undergone some positive changes. The midtown Chinese restaurant recently hired Christine Guzman as its general manager. At the age of 26, Guzman already has an impressive resum�. She previously worked at Tudor House, the Phuc Yeah pop-up, the Breakers in Palm Beach, and, most recent,…
