The Oreo Cookie is possibly one of the world’s most loved items. No matter how savory a freshly baked gourmet cookie is, it can’t match one of these babies dunked in a cold glass of milk.Oreo turns 100 today, March 6, and Nabisco, makers of the creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookie,…
Clives Cafe has been dishing fare on North Miami Avenue in Wynwood for over 35 years. Pearline Murray and her late husband Clifford named the restaurant after their son Clive, who is in his forties now.Back when the couple first opened the little eatery, the area was bustling with busy,…
It’s never been known as a dress-up place. This is not the bar to take a girl on a date (unless your love is a drunk sorority girl), but Coconut Grove’s Sandbar Sports Grill is one of the most popular places for everyone from sailors to college kids to grab…
Mike Hampton, dean of the Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Florida International University, confirmed that a new research microbrewery will be built at FIU’s Biscayne Bay campus in North Miami Beach. The new facility will replace the current classroom and laboratory used for HFT 3864 and 3864L…
Is the new food truck trend to turn in the wheels for a traditional brick-and-mortar restaurant? We’ve already seen restaurants such as Sakaya Kitchen, La Camaronera, Red Koi, Sweetness Bake Shop, and Islas Canarias roll out mobile versions of their brick-and-mortar establishments.We’re seeing the same trend — backward. In December 2011,…
The Miami International Film Festival returned this past Friday, March 2 and continues through next weekend. For 10 days, Miami is treated to some of today’s brightest stars in the world of film. In an industry that revolves around the dollar, art trumps box office sales for a brief moment…
It’s that time of year again when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.82. Wagyu Gunkan…
To dine intelligently in Miami, you must master the art of graceful interrogation. Does the soup of the day have cream, butter or perhaps a pound of cheese? Does this place serve the brussels sprouts with bacon? There is a fine line between being a curious patron and causing the…
Once upon a time (fifty years ago) the Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group began inviting various winemakers to share new labels and limited releases with their dedicated business driven lunch crowd. Obviously those guys enjoyed their vino, because the event was a such a hit that they are now celebrating…
Luca Bella had a soft opening in mid-September, but announced its grand opening in February. That’s a pretty lengthy time period, so presumably by this point any kinks have been ironed out, the staff is set, and the family-style Italian restaurant is ready to go. The owner is Mickey Maltese,…
Jarrod Verbiak of db Bistro Moderne is a talented toque; his recent James Beard nomination as Rising Star Chef of the Year only serves as a prestigious confirmation of this. Dining at db Bistro, in other words, is always likely to yield a wonderful culinary experience. But it’s not every…
The Grind, Miami’s home grown burger competition is a month away and the competition is heating up. On March 31 at 7 p.m., 30 local restaurants will serve up their best burgers for your eating pleasure at Wynwood’s Miami Entertainment Complex.Restaurants battling for the coveted golden grinder awards will be…
Hogzilla’s Inspired Barbeque, the restaurant named after a mythical giant pig/beast has closed. The South Beach restaurant, which opened the first week of November, 2011, was confirmed closed — at least for now.During a visit to the restaurant back in November our critic, Lee Klein, called Hogzilla, “a fun place…
It happens every once in a while. A mystery box arrives from a PR firm, usually introducing a new product or book. We’ve gotten coffee, coconut water, red wine vinegar, and cupcakes, to name a few. But even I was surprised when the UPS guy arrived recently with two mason…
February was not the most active month for our restaurant scene. We welcomed a few notable newcomers such as Juvia, Cafe 46, and the popup Eating House, and said farewell to just a few places that really were on nobody’s radar anyway — that’s probably why they closed.The real excitement…
That adage “fish is brain food” may be true, but that’s a fisherman’s tale when it comes to shark. A new study conducted by University of Miami scientists found high concentrations of BMAA in shark fins; this is a neurotoxin linked to degenerative brain diseases such as Lou Gehrig’s, Alzheimer’s and…
Cochon 555, the traveling wine and pig competition, is on its fourth U.S. tour. On Monday, its leaders announced it will be making a stop in Miami. The event will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Brickell on April 1st and features some of Miami’s top chefs, including…
Ray Hicks, from West Virginia, had the right idea: A downtown breakfast and lunch spot that served home-style Southern cooking and old-fashioned baked treats. Then venue was bright and clean, the muffins, pineapple upside-down cake, and some two dozen other goods beckoned from pie stands on a counter up front,…
Krups handed out its second annual Best Brew Awards to those coffee shops deemed the finest in each of ten cities across America. Winners were determined by a public vote through the Krups Facebook page, and Tinta y Café came out on top as Miami’s most captivating brew.”Miami Cuban café…
A handful of family members and friends gathered last night at 8 p.m. at La Ermita de la Caridad to say goodbye to Raúl Galindo, the king of the Cuban sandwich. It was a sad, sudden end to what had been a lively life spent behind lunch counters in Havana, Chicago,…
Want access to our entire Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play.To those of you who think a Margarita is that lime flavored slushy stuff that comes in a really big plastic…
You’re enjoying a day at the beach roasting in the hot sun and occasionally dipping in the ocean. Then hunger rears its ugly head. But leaving the beach just isn’t an option. Got an iPhone or a Droid phone? Download URGE Miami, the app that delivers anywhere. URGE doesn’t actually…
