Todd Erickson serves up the world at Haven.Like a giant colorful bird, Art Basel swoops down upon our Miami and the beach for a glorious few days. Though the event is now scattered all over Miami-Dade, with satellite events and gallery shows, the focal point and heart of the show…
Sure, he schmoozes with international leaders, makes billion dollar decisions and hangs with Barack on a daily basis – but Joe Biden still likes a good discount, just like the rest of us. See also: – Ten Reasons Romney Is Too Wimpy an Eater To Be President – Obama Beer?…
The City of Miami loves its suds. Beer festivals take place all year long and are usually well attended. Just in the past 12 months we’ve had the Brickell Beer Fest; Grovetoberfest; Burger, Beer and Balls Bash; and New Times Brew at the Zoo, to name a few. The Miami…
The Cheese Course will have a party to celebrate the Aventura Mall shop’s grand opening, and you’re invited to channel your inner mouse and sample some of the wares.Read also:- The Cheese Course in Pinecrest: Cheese and StoriesEach shop has a friendly cheesemonger who can assist you in choosing the…
Two men are on a mission to bring the likes of candied bacon and high-quality charcuterie to the citizens of Miami. Their new venture, Miami Smokers, is launching during Basel – and bacon ambassadors will be taking to the streets of Wynwood to distribute the sweet and salty pork product…
The weeklong, orgiastic mashup of artistic intellectual elitism is upon us. On December 5, Art Basel Miami Beach will begin with a VIP preview, also known as a vernissage. It’s a quiet affair where only those with buying power are invited to inspect what’s on exhibit and make their purchases…
Besides depriving your great aunt in Astoria, Queens of power for more than two weeks, Hurricane-Superstorm Sandy also put the kibosh on Jennifer Rubell’s breakfast-cum-art exhibit held annually at her family’s Wynwood gallery. Gallery Director Juan Valadez said Rubell, who lives in New York City, was working on the installation,…
New Orleans is known for its jazz, its eclectic cultural milieu and its gumbo, a thick stew usually anchored by beef stock and crowded with shrimp, chicken and sausage. So what the heck would vegan gumbo look and taste like? Your guess is as good as vegan chef Keith Kalmanowicz’s,…
At Acme Bakery & Coffee and Lee & Marie’s Cakery, Nothing Is Selling Like Hotcakes
Looks like everyone in the free world takes what Anthony Bourdain tweets into consideration.Read also:Parts Unknown: Anthony Bourdain Previews New CNN ShowWhile filming episodes for his new CNN show, Parts Unknown, in Myanmar, Bourdain tweeted the following nugget of inside information:…
At Mandolin Organic Garden, Ahmet Erkaya shades his eyes from the gleaming afternoon sun. He walks towards a young cranberry hibiscus plant and rapidly pulls a leaf from the vibrant violet-red herbage. He eagerly hands it over for me to sample. “He’s completely obsessed with this plant,” says his wife,…
Update: Short Order received an email from Villa Azur’s First Amendment attorney, Kent Harrison Robbins, who informed us that all but one of the code violations have been “corrected and are no longer current.” Then he added: “The only outstanding issue is the attendance of management and employees at a…
Schmoozing with art snobs requires serious sustenance. After all, how will you remain fluent in artspeak, keep track of notable names to drop, and make it from Wynwood to the Beach and back without an adequate caloric intake? Luckily, the fairs are all on board with keeping you well-fed, so…
Ketchup is the great equalizer. No matter where we come from or what we do, the one thing we can all agree on is that a burger needs ketchup.Heinz, the brand that basically monopolizes the industry, is spicing up the classic condiment by introducing a new jalapeño variety — and…
The South Miami purveyors of all things sweet and sugary are offering one hell of a holiday present: free coffee. For the entire month of December, Sweetness Bake Shop and Cafe is giving away its java, gratis. That’s quite a generous gift to the caffeine-addled citizens of Miami. See also:…
After closing its iconic 24-hour Lincoln Road eatery in July, David’s Café has opened a pop-up “cafecito” at the Standard, starting this week. The pop-up is a collaboration between the restaurant and artist José Parlá, a first-generation Cuban-American who is celebrating the launch of his book, JR & José Parlá: The Wrinkles…
In 2008, Bourbon Steak, located on the ground lobby of the Turnberry Isle Hotel & Resort in Aventura served greater Miami the finest upscale steakhouse its seen in ages. In 2011, it was named one of Miami’s top five steakhouses by New Times. We’ve told you about their jerk chicken,…
It’s a Thursday afternoon in early November, and a cold front has triggered swells off South Pointe Drive. Two tanned teenagers, wearing black wetsuits and carrying bulky surfboards, saunter across the tony street, past the bustling F1RST Surf Shop, and to the breezy shore. The air smells like sunblock and…
Who would have thought that a respectable nuevo Latino restaurant would arrive in South Florida by way of Cleveland and Annapolis? Well, that’s what’s happened with the opening of Paladar Latin Kitchen and Rum Bar at The Village at Gulfstream Park. Paladar got its start in Cleveland in 2007 and…
Don’t be surprised if you get a case of deja vu when entering Oak Tavern (35 NE 40 Street) for the first time. The new Design District eatery has had a few incarnations in the past as Pacific Time and Andalus, but the real reason why Oak Tavern feels so…
A transfusion of new blood is being pumped into the Design District with the opening of several new restaurants, including MC Kitchen.Partners Dena Marino and Brandy Coleta have been working on the former Fratelli Lyon space for about six months, renovating from the ground up and installing a large wood-burning…
Step up to the counter and order a burger or slider and perhaps a side salad or some charcuterie. Grab a craft beer and a seat, and your food arrives on oversize wooden cutting boards. This is Over the Counter, or OTC for short. Father-and-son team John and Michael Sullivan…
