Miami Valentine’s Day Deals From $7 Per Person

Okay, okay! We hear you! Times are tough and you don’t have $100,000 or so to throw around this Valentine’s Day for those big to-dos we mentioned yesterday. No worries–we’ve got your backs. Plenty of local restaurants and hotels have put together deals for value-seekers, lonely hearts, exhibitionists, and yes,…

Food Tours of Miami: Stories and Bites With a Local

Stephen Rosenthal is a social worker by trade, but his true passion is food, drink, and stories. So, about a year ago, he started Food Tours of Miami, which conducts walking tours for foodies.The food tour business seems to be thriving in Miami, but Stephen doesn’t see competition as a…

Top Five Mid Beach Restaurants

Our Snackdown smackdown continues. Voting on South Beach vs. Coconut Grove has closed today as the Grove handily defeated SoBe, but we also still have a race going on between downtown and Mid Beach — as of this morning, the former is whupping the latter. Far be it for me…

97. Serrano Ham Croquettes at Crazy About You

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.97. Serrano Ham Croquettes…

Second Saturday Street Food Fest at Wynwood: Bigger and Better

Your second Saturday of the month just got bigger and better, thanks to Sakaya Kitchen and Dim Ssäm à gogo’s Richard Hales.Hales, organizer of the monthly food truck roundup in Wynwood during the neighborhood’s second Saturdays art walk, has decided to up the ante of the event, bringing live music,…

Miami’s Best Valentine’s Day Dinners

Valentine’s Day is upon us once again, and soon we’ll all be scrambling to get flowers and chocolates and godawful stuffed animals to show our significant others we give a damn. (By the way, if you do, skip the stuffed animal and go for something original, like a live iguana…

98. The Elena Ruth Sandwich at Sergio’s

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.98. The Elena…

Where It At? Special Wine Lunch Edition

It was a wonderful wine lunch, held somewhere at some point in the not too distant past. Here are photos of three dishes served. We’ll tell you what the dishes are, and what wines were served, once you tell us where it at.More photos after the jump…

99. Chow Fun at Chow Down Grill

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.99. Chow Fun…

South Beach Valentine’s Day $100,000 Indulgence and More

​Got a wad of cash burning up your pocket? We found some ways to blow through that dough and maybe get a meal or two and a little lovin’ in return.Top DollarHey, big spender! We know you’re just aching to find out where to drop a few hundred thou on…

Priciest SoBeWFF Tickets and Cheaper Alternatives

Now that Super Bowl is over, we can concentrate on the next big event — the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, which opens February 23. Like the big game, the SoBeWFF offers lots of opportunities to max out your credit card on parking, food, and booze. Tickets are expensive for…

Valentine’s Day For Cynics: The Ten Worst Candies

Remember when Valentine’s Day was this sweet holiday where you gave your crush a pretty heart filled with chocolates? The heart would usually have a ribbon or some lace or a silk rose on it. Inside, the chocolates would be filled with cherries or caramel.Those days are gone. We guess…

100. Grilled Artichoke at Peacock Garden Cafe

It’s that time of year again when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Starting today, 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.100. Grilled Artichoke…

The Dutch: Preview of a Great Restaurant Review to Come

A heady fizz practically kisses diners as they enter the Dutch. This self-described American restaurant, bar, and oyster room bubbles over with a fabulous clientele, and the boisterous decibel level is jazzed with the razzmatazz buzz that “it” places possess. The staff hustles and bustles to the beat of the…

Super Bowl Hangover? The Ten Best Remedies

The Super Bowl was amazing. The Giants won, Madonna pouted, and you partied…and partied…and partied.Now it’s Monday morning and you’re feeling like something fished out of a drain. You overindulged and now you’re paying the price.  You could call in sick but your sadistic boss set up a sales meeting…

Bull’s Balls at Yambo, Home of Top-Notch Neighborhood Nicaraguan Fare

Open 24/7, Little Managua’s Yambo serves large portions of authentic Nicaraguan fare at exceptionally modest prices. Aside from the finger lickin’ quality and enormous size of the platters, the ambiance and the décor makes this labyrinth a destination-place — it feels extremely homey while transporting you to a tipico Central…