While thousands of people will be flocking to the South Beach Wine and Food Festival’s Grand Tasting Village for some wine and a glimpse at a celebrity chef, those same chefs will be sneaking across the street to the Hotel Victor for some very intimate (and interesting) panel discussions, designed…
Food Network, Cooking Channel, and, now, Univision television chef Ingrid Hoffmann sat down with us to talk about her most recent endeavors. Her show, Delicioso, premieres tomorrow at 1 p.m. on Univision. It will be the first cooking show broadcast weekly on national television, regardless of the language. Each of Hoffmann’s…
Watching the Super Bowl in Miami does not have to mean going to a sports bar and having your $700 Prada loafers stick to the floor. This is Miami, after all. The home of excess.Sure you want to pay attention to the game (you may even have a hefty sum…
Thierry Bossa, from Marseilles, France, has stamina. He has had to deal with a difficult landlord, an un-helpful lawyer and a change of chefs. What else is new in the restaurant business? But, he hasn’t given up yet and the future is looking brighter … slightly. About seven months back,…
660 at The Angler’s has announced that Carlos Torres will be replacing the recently departed Giorgio Rapicavoli as executive chef. The indoor/outdoor contemporary American restaurant will keep its signature dishes, but chef Torres will slowly integrate his own dishes into the menu. Look for a yuzu-marcerated scallop ceviche with avocado,…
Quick Football Snacks for the Clueless CookIf you weren’t so clueless you would have looked up fun easy recipes and bought the ingredients for Super Bowl Sunday snacks by now. But since you’re reading this, you didn’t, did ya? Quickies: Chickpea Salad with a Fresh Herb Vinaigrette and Last Minute…
“I want to have sex with this bone marrow,” uttered the gal sitting on the barstool next to us as she closed her eyes and bit down on a tanned toast round topped with chimichurri and glistening globes of savory, meaty fat. “Seriously, if this was a man….”Yeah, our first…
A sign announcing the impending arrival of Kaña Cuban Coffee Roasters was in place at the downtown intersection of Flagler Street and Miami Avenue for many months (and is still noted on the company website). So it was a surprise when Roho Cuban Coffee opened in its place.No matter. Roho…
Visiting the Shops at Midtown the other day, I felt sluggish. Suddenly, it hit me why: I hadn’t had my caffeine fix yet.Then I remembered that Moloko, a new coffee house, had opened up. Though its website touts crepe-making for children and a “coffee revolution” theme, the place is a…
One of the teams competing for the holy grail of football is the New York Giants, who are really from New Jersey. That’s pretentious. The other team, the New England Patriots, presumably represents all six states of the region. This is like the Miami Dolphins calling themselves the Southeastern United…
Women chefs struggle to break into fine dining’s good-ol’-boys club
Heads up happy hour hunters! Ever thought of stimulating your mind with a little art while sipping on your happy hour beverage of choice? You can do both at Brickell’s Hotel Urbano.They’ve just launched “Picasso’s Happy Hour” in celebration of their partnership with Art Fusion Galleries in Miami. For the…
If you’re a Dunkin’ Donuts superfan put down the coffee cup and head over to the Dunkin’ Donuts at 2720 South Dixie Highway in Coconut Grove today until 5 p.m. for a chance to star in their new “What Are You Drinking?” commercial.The commercial is part of a series of…
Over the years, Travel Channel has rivaled Food Network for providing great food-centric programming. And why not? There are only so many museums and beaches you can visit before someone in your traveling party says, “I’m hungry”. From Bourdain to Zimmern, Travel Channel has brought us the best places to…
One month down, 11 more to go before the so-called end of the world, and if you forgot to celebrate any of January’s food holidays due to work, school, prison, food coma, etc., fret not faithful foodie ’cause February offers some interesting meal ideas for you–and your dog too. Valentine’s…
The Rickenbacker Fish Company opened to modest fanfare in December of 2010. Located just a stone crabs throw away from Rusty Pelican, the Rickenbacker was disappointing cuisine-wise; it never really delivered on its promise of organic, sustainable produce, and the seafood was so-so at best. One can only speculate that…
The craft beer movement has produced some surprising side effects for the brewery world; suddenly blueberries, cherries and chocolate are considered hops-friendly ingredients, giving beer a whole new aisle in your local liquor store. In fact, beer is so user friendly with food these days, we are thinking that a…
Vic & Angelo’s Coal Oven Enoteca, the mid-priced Italian eatery that replaced restaurateur David Manero’s higher-priced eatery, DeVito, has closed. A visible for-lease sign hung on the building’s facade when Short Order stopped by this afternoon.The South Beach outpost held a grand opening bash in November with George Clooney’s ex,…
From the time Rollin Soles first laid eyes on Willamette (rhymes with dammit) Valley in 1979, he “fell totally in love with the place.” By 1987, “feeling like one lucky cowboy,” the Texan-bred Soles started Argyle Winery (joined soon after by partner Allen Holstein). Argyle’s first Chardonnay landed on Wine…
During a preview last night of The Broken Shaker, Miami’s first pop-up bar located at the Indian Creek Hotel, I became convinced of one thing: it’s a shame this place will only be around for six months. You’ll discover the same thing during the official grand opening on February 2.There’s…
It’s almost time for the honored tradition of American pigskin played on a super scale, and if you you are entertaining at home this Super Bowl Sunday, the most important menu item to have on hand, obviously, is beer. Lots o’ beer. And it’s going to make you hungry, because…
The students at Johnson & Wales University’s culinary arts program got a taste of what it’s going to be like in the real world when Sugarcane executive chef and JWU graduate Timon Balloo took over the kitchen as part of the school’s Distinguished Visiting Chef dinner series.The event, held last…
