Sandra Lee: Satan’s spawn or hapless purveyor of crap television? We’re not sure. On one hand, this drunken Barbie could very well be the beginning of the end of civilization as we know it, with her semihomemade recipes, really bad background music, and drunken interludes. On the other hand, Lee…
The rumor mill was spinning yesterday that Sam Gorenstein, Beard-nominated chef formerly of BLT Steak, was set to open his new venture called My Ceviche at 235 Washington Avenue in South Beach. Miami’s Restaurant Power Rankings reported this back in August, but had the projected opening date pegged for October…
Today is Friday, it’s the end of the week, so why not treat yourself by getting a free value order of fries at any Burger King?The Miami-based firm is promoting the new version of its fried potato bonanza by giving away a free order to every single customer, no purchase…
STK has finally replaced Ralph Pagano (who left the top toque position in October to take over at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale) with new executive chef Aaron Taylor. He’s worked at Pierre’s restaurant in Islamorada, and the Keystone Ranch in Colorado, but most recently honed his steak skills in the…
Owner Keith Menin dumped $20 million into the Shelborne Hotel’s comeback, which debuted for Art Basel. Among the new features of the boutique hotel is the swanky, James Bond-themed restaurant Vesper, which has references to Ian Fleming’s 1953 novel Casino Royale. Guests make a trek down a red carpet, through…
Hogzilla’s Inspired Barbeque wants to feed you, South Beach, so tonight at its grand opening party, the chow is on the house. From to 7 to 11 p.m. guests can enjoy bites and signature cocktails with just a simple RSVP to info@hogzillas.com.The man behind the restaurant is Ron Garcia (formerly…
A mere two months ago, IT day-jobbers ;Tom Wilfong and Vanessa Safie started a little jam making enterprise in their Kendall home kitchen.. Since then, it has quickly grown into a miniature company – one that just might (we hope) topple Smucker’s. Made with all natural, preservative-free and local ingredients,…
It’s Pizza Rustica’s 15th anniversary and these pie purveyors want you to party like it’s 1996. What does that mean? Well, you’ll pay like it’s 1996. Partying is actually optional.For 19 hours starting today, December 15 at 11 a.m., slice prices will flash back to 1996. You know, when Prince…
Route 9 ran down the highway with our Best Restaurant in Coral Gables award in Best of Miami 2011. But Coral Gables has a whole lot of excellent dining establishments. Well, maybe not a whole lot, but certainly more than these five favorites of ours. So with apologies to Ortanique…
Every Christmas it’s the same thing — what do you get a man? Sure it’s easy if money’s no object — get a Porsche and call it a day. But what if your budget is under $50? We’ve put together a list of sure-fire gifts that he’ll love and that…
CG Burgers versus DGB: Damn Good Burger
‘Tis the season to celebrate your inner Jew and think Kosher barbeque sauce. Next@19th is a center committed to engaging the Jewish community of South Florida. Next Wednesday, December 21, at 8 p.m., the center will host its second annual Musical Chanukah Party. Mazel tov!Creators of Bad Jew BBQ, a certified…
Gift idea alert!We recently sought out the knowledge of local beer guru (and CPA by day), Patrick Lunn, for what he thinks would make a great do-it-yourself six pack gift. Over dinner at the now-closed pop up Phuc Yea! we narrowed it down to six options that are sure to…
Now that the new Miami Marlins ballpark is almost complete, it’s time to start deciding what will be available to eat as the baseball club decided on three local restaurants that will best represent the culinary side of Miami, Latin cuisine of course!”The three restaurants selected are local shops and…
There’s a new Asian restaurant on South Beach that you don’t know about yet. For just over a week now, Lantao Kitchen + Cocktails has been up, running, and serving a menu of gansig (snacks), bo ling (noodle bowls), shala (salads) zhuban (entrees), shuanfang (sides) — and “British ‘Pub’ snacks (burgers,…
I have to thank Bizarre Food’s Andrew Zimmern for making it to Miami. I’d originally dropped a grapevine hint that he’d soon be in town only because I recently noticed his Twitter conversation with Chef Geoffrey Zakarian about visiting Tudor House.But I didn’t actually think he was serious!Our Zimmern in…
Santa Claus is due for his yearly breaking and entering campaign, and you’re worried that you’re not going to be able to find the perfect present for the female foodie in your life.Let Short Order do the shopping for you. We’ve come up with a list of items that are…
Bacardi, our local international rum company, is almost the big 1-5-oh. In anticipation of this significant birthday, we headed over to the Well Lounge last night to watch some future Bacardi classic cocktails in the making.The United States Bartenders Guild has joined forces with the rum makers to put on…
If you frequent Brickell, you may have noticed that Irish pubs are popping up faster than warts on a toad. Not that there’s anything wrong with a pint of Guinness and a waitress in a kilt, but after a recent round of watered-down drinks and an indiscernible bar snack at…
Last week on December 6 when the new .xxx internet domain meant for pornographic websites went on sale to the general public, non-porno companies and universities rushed to buy up their .xxx equivalents out of fear that promising smut peddlers would cash in by using their brand image with the…
They may have kept the old name, but everything else at the Rusty Pelican is new. And there isn’t a tiki in sight.The menu has been overhauled and now features trendy items like the ahi tuna taco, eel foie gras and duck-fat fried Australian lamb loin.And the interior? It’s just…
When a friend tipped me off about some acai concoction at Apple A Day that was selling at speeds that bordered on lunatic, I wondered whether I’d fallen back in time four years or so. That’s when the real acai craze was in full swing, when people were buying $25…
