New Times’ Best of Miami 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Short Order is serving up the top 30 tastemakers in the 305. These people have helped shape the Miami food scene into what it is today. We began with number 30 and will lead up to the county’s…
April showers may bring May flowers, but they also brought a lot of restaurant openings and closings to Miami — some of them surprising, some expected. Two long-awaited restaurants opened on Miami Beach. Restaurant Michael Schwartz at the Raleigh Hotel, in the works for over a year, finally opened; and…
With springtime in full bloom, Wynwood favorite Chef Jah will host his second pop-up with the help of Om Nom Nom Cookies and local artists. The dinner will be composed of four courses and centered around seasonal spring produce. “I consider myself a serious messenger of love,” the 28-year-old self-taught…
Three months ago, we got word that Michael’s Genuine line cook Aleric “AJ” Constantin planned to introduce a form of food delivery that would be new to Miami’s epicurean scene. His concept: a food bicycle. Think ice-cream truck but with two wheels and powered by man. An avid cyclist, AJ…
As the alarm clock rings for the millionth time, you stumble out of bed with the sad realization that it’s time to be responsible. You must return to work, emails, rush-hour traffic, and showering. If the stark reality of the workweek has given you a permanent case of the Mondays,…
Brunch is the best meal ever. And in Miami, we’ve got lots of drop-dead delicious spots capable of curing hangovers, inducing food comas, and basically serving as the highlight of our weekends. And according to Open Table diners, four spots in our sunny city offer some of the nation’s best…
In the 1920s, bartender Giuseppe Cipriani loaned a customer a tidy sum of money (especially for a bartender). Harry Pickering, a wealthy Bostonian, was a “frequent flier” of Cipriani’s. Maybe too steady for his American family’s tastes. After learning he was frittering away much of the family fortune, Pickering was…
An original frita cubana couples Cuban bread with a spiced beef patty, seasoned with cumin, paprika, and pepper. Some add chorizo to the mix. Others cap meat with an American-style hamburger bun. Despite minor variations, one thing remains consistent: Papas fritas, deep-fried and grease-slicked julienned potatoes, crown beef like a…
New Times’ Best of Miami 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Short Order is serving up the top 30 tastemakers in the 305. These people have helped shape the Miami food scene into what it is today. We began with number 30 and will lead up to the county’s…
STK, the steak house that felt like a lounge, closed its doors after dinner service this past Saturday, April 27. STK was one of the last restaurants to operate out of the Perry South Beach Hotel, which itself closed April 15 in anticipation of a $100 million transformation into the…
Unlike the rest of America, in Florida, you have go north to go south. More redneck than refined, the rest of the Sunshine State is full of pick-up trucks, Southern twangs and country music. Head north just a few hundred miles, and it’s hard to imagine there’s a place called…
Located at 555 Jefferson Ave., Miami Beach, WD555 is a revamped South Beach gem soon to be a local hot spot. The former Wine Depot is under new ownership and has undergone a vibrant redesign with a fresh feel. Driving up, one spots a boring box of a building, but…
What’s better than handcrafted cocktails by the Bar Lab boys? Savory snacks that perfectly pair with the beverages and help to soak up the booze. Now, the Broken Shaker is serving up both with a rotating menu of small plates designed to complement the beloved cocktails. Short Order sat down…
Invasive species are destroying our wildlife and local habitats. The biggest reason these transported critters do such damage is that they have no natural predators in our environment, but is that really the case? We can’t discount the predator of all predators: Humans! It’s time to eat the enemy. This…
Miami families came out yesterday to enjoy the Heart of a Chef festival and culinary competition at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. The annual event to benefit the Florida Heart Research Institute offered kids’ cooking classes, healthy food tastings from local restaurants and sponsors, interactive exhibits, and winetastings. Read also: -…
With all the new pizzerias opening, it looked like Miami would become the new Manhattan, where every street corner sells hot and savory pies in one form or another. Which is why it’s surprising to learn that the Lincoln Road pizzeria Sosta Enoteca & Pizzeria quietly closed Sunday, April 21…
New Times’ Best of Miami 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Short Order is serving up the top 30 tastemakers in the 305. These people have helped shape the Miami food scene into what it is today. We began with number 30 and will lead up to the county’s…
Riddle me this: what’s cold and hot and totally free? Tomorrow’s grand opening of YoBlendz froyo joint at Dadeland Station, where there’ll be sweet, healthy frozen treats, hotness in the form of the Miami HEAT dancers — and live entertainment, too. Seriously, we challenge you to find a cheaper way…
Before Miami native Chef Douglas Rodriguez became the “Godfather of nuevo Latino cuisine,” he was a young chef working on Lincoln Road looking for a dedicated sous chef. Luckily, an aspiring artist named Miguel Paredes happened to know a thing or two about cooking. The two not only worked together,…
May may be National Hamburger Month, but Burger Beast Sef Gonzalez doesn’t want the burger’s Latina cousin to be forgotten amidst all the meaty hoopla. New York may have a White Castle obsession and Minneapolis might be manic about their Juicy Lucy, but we have our fritas. The frita, a…
When Oprah Winfrey calls your product the “best cake in America” you know that you’re in for a swarm of people. So when Oprah’s pal Gayle King visited Icebox Cafe on Lincoln Road in 2006, magical things happened for the little bakery and cafe that specializes in serving cake and…
Launched in 2011, The O, Miami Poetry Festival set out to bridge the gap between contemporary poetry and the Greater Miami audience. “Contemporary poetry is so diverse, fascinating and dynamic” said P. Scott Cunningham, founder and director of The University of Wynwood which produces the biannual poetry festival. “I’m deeply…
