Summer holidays beget booze, beach time and grilling. Lots and lots of grilling. But when the sausage, steak and ribs hit the heat, what’s a vegetarian to do? After all, Boca burgers get old after a while. So for our herbivorous friends, we spoke to Jordan Wolfe, healthy eating and…
Bread + Butter: Nuevo Cubano Cuisine in Coral Gables
After some soft openings and a few teases of good food and cold beer, the Butcher Shop will finally open July 4 at 5 p.m. Is the Butcher Shop a butcher shop, a restaurant, or a beer garden? Executive chef Dustin Ward tells Short Order that the Wynwood eatery is…
Looking for a way to spend your Saturday that doesn’t involve spending crazy amounts of cash? This weekend, you can take to the streets of downtown for food, drinks, live music, and fun diversions for the whole family — kiddos and pooches included. Downtown Miami Partnership Inc. and the Miami…
It seems that everyone but Paula Deen has weighed in on the scandal that followed the celebrity chef’s admission in a legal deposition that she used the N-word. Both Food Network and Smithfield have severed ties with her. Deen’s statements have polarized both the culinary community and the world. Andrew…
Michael Schwartz’s the Cypress Room will begin serving lunch July 15. At the fine-dining Design District establishment, daytime prices will be significantly more affordable than those in the evening. The restaurant, which opened in late March, serves filet mignon with butter-braised potatoes for $49 and antelope with baby turnips for…
Bitcoin, the world’s foremost digital currency, has finally made it to Miami, and this week Planet Linux Caffe in Coral Gables will become the first business in the city to accept the decentralized digital currency as payment for items on its menu, says owner Daniel Mery. If this news means…
Alberto Cabrera speaks pure Spanglish. He says pero instead of but. His grandmother is abuela. His landlord? Un viejo cubano — an old Cuban man. His words drift from English to Spanish in a stream. In his family, he’s known as pan con mantequilla (bread and butter). Twenty years ago,…
Another Miami landmark restaurant has closed. The Crab House closed Sunday evening, marking an end to more than 30 years of waterfront dining. Designed to look like a lighthouse, the Crab House on the 79th Street Causeway was a beacon for people wanting a decent seafood meal at a reasonable…
Ever heard of a progressive happy hour? It is the thing these days, and we recently tried the new menu at the Mondrian South Beach’s Sunset Lounge. The concept is simple. From 5 to 9 p.m., prices mirror the clock. It’s 5:15? Enjoy a Sunset Passion cocktail for $5. Still…
Bodybuilders. They’re big, they’re buff, they’re impossibly jacked. And while most people assume these toned physiques stem from steroid use, the truth is — a huge part of having a musclebound bod involves what you put in your piehole. With the Fitness Universe competition coming to Miami next weekend, we…
So here’s a good excuse to visit Panther Coffee around lunchtime. The Wynwood and Sunset Harbour locations now offer sandwiches by Zak the Baker. Zak Stern, the artisan behind Miami’s best sourdough, is slicing up his crusty loaves and stuffing them with fresh ingredients like avocado and black bean hummus…
What do you do when your temporary sandwich place, Pirolo’s Panino Pop-Up, turns out more successful than you thought? You turn your steak house into a taco shop by day, of course. That’s what the Pubbelly boys have decided to do with their new Taco Belly pop-up. Beginning July 3,…
How do you fete a team that brought the entire city of Miami to its feet in a celebration of team spirit and hometown pride? Well, cake is always nice, but let’s face it — you’re not going to the supermarket on the way home to pick something up for…
Fans of Wood Tavern’s casual Wynwood vibe will have much to celebrate come fall. Wood’s owner, Cesar Morales, is partnering with Maximiliano and Cristian Alvarez of Fiorito to open a cocktail lounge. It will be located upstairs from a pizzeria that Morales recently announced in the two-story space behind Wood…
It’s Monday and we’re not the least bit sad. Sure it’s the end of the weekend and the start of the work week, but we can take it. After all, we’re champions people! The city celebrates today with a parade for our Miami Heat and the rest of the country…
If you invented an inspired excuse to get out of work today and you’re headed downtown to revel in the glory of the Heat — we’re jealous. But all of that madness is likely to leave you with an appetite — it’s not easy banging pots and pans, cheering till…
Last week, Short Order introduced the Inside Their Refrigerator series, taking you inside the refrigerators of Miami’s top chefs. This week we spoke with chef Giorgio Rapicavoli of Eating House. Read more to find out about the foods he keeps in his fridge for late-night snacks after returning from the…
The 90-plus-degree temps and 100 percent humidity this weekend are evidence that summer is in full swing. Which means beach days, picnics, and poolside parties. But how are Miamians to get their drink on while maintaining a stellar beach bod? Simple. Opt for some of these delicious low-cal drink choices…
Ashley Maddox, 28, is a waitress at Deco Sandwiches on South Beach. Before her shift began last week, she stood outside the Capital Grille with a few dozen others to speak out against the recently signed HB655 bill, which preemptively bans local governments from creating laws requiring paid sick time…
It’s officially summer and our palates turn toward light, fruity libations made with fresh ingredients and clear spirits. Here in Miami, we tend toward vodkas, white rums, even cachaca and sometimes forget one of the most aromatic and versatile spirits in the world. Gin. Robert Ferrara, who was recently named…
Tosca, the fine-dining eatery on 23rd Street and Collins Avenue in South Beach, has hopped onto the brunch bandwagon. Now offering a new menu on Sundays, from noon to 5 p.m., Tosca offers everything from bacon and eggs to Hamachi crudo to cucumber risotto. There is a wide range of…
