In case you are unaware of the current trend, American craft beers are now receiving the attention they deserve. I suppose it makes sense that if the U.S. melting pot is going to be making beer, there will literally be something for everyone. Representing the chosen people, we have Shmaltz…
Billed as “the nation’s fastest growing ‘better burger’ restaurant”, Smashburger is unveiling its first Miami location (14730 Biscayne Blvd.) on Saturday, December 31 (a last-minute switch from next Wednesday, December 21). The popular chain has well over 100 venues across the country, including Florida branches in Coral Springs and Neptune Beach (and…
“Indoor” and “barbecue” are two words one never likes to hear placed back-to-back in a sentence — especially when preceded by the phrase “you are invited to”. We all know what this means: Meats and/or poultry baked in an oven with a lot of Open Pit BBQ Sauce poured over…
Christmas is right around the corner and you’re on a mission to find a gift for the bacon lover in your life. Sure you could go to the grocer and buy a package of meat, but why not be creative and get him or her something that requires some serious…
Chocolate Santas, candy ornaments, gingerbread houses and Christmas trees. Foodies behold, you may now add a tannenbaum to the list of conquered Christmas icons of culinary proportions.You might not care much for eating healthy during the holidays. But once the reality of your midsection hits, you might want to forgo…
On Monday we put up this photo of a hamburger and asked the simple question: Where it at?Well, granted, it was a tough one. Excepting the fries and size of the burger, there wasn’t much to go on. Guesses ranged from — well, just about every burger joint in town…
Even though, or maybe because, I was always a really really tall girl, I’ve always gravitated toward tiny things. I love miniature doll furniture, pocket-sized notebooks, glitter, and as a child of the ’80s, Shrinky Dinks.So does vegan baker Mariana Cortez, who at 29, is the exact same age as…
There’s a lot of chatter surrounding the Rusty Pelican, the Key Biscayne landmark that finally reopens today after a multimillion-dollar restoration, and its salty chef, Michael Gilligan.Inquiring minds wanted to know why the heck he flew the coop after serving as executive chef at the W for ages. And, of course,…
Former home of the News Cafe, the Villa Mayfair Restaurant & Lounge finally opened its doors to the public in Coconut Grove. Owner Timo Kipp hired a power team to spearhead the elegant project including executive chef Frederic Joulin and interior designer Francois Frossard.With a 4,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art kitchen and raw…
Paradise Farms in Homestead hosts a series of dinners (and now brunches and learning lunches too!) every year around December. Short Order attended the first Dinner in Paradise of the new season. The chefs du jour were Chef Frederick Delaire, Chef Jason Prevatt of Loews Miami, Chef Jacob Anaya, Chef…
If you will be spending several days cooking for relatives, good for you (and best of luck on that), but for the rest of us slackers, here’s an early round-up of which restaurants will be open, what you’ll be eating and how much it will cost you: Area 31Menu Highlights:…
If you’re hankering for some last minute plans this weekend, do something that benefits you and the rest of the world. Slow Food, a global organization promoting good, clean and fair food, is hosting two events for December 10, Terra Madre Day.Translated to Mother Earth, it’s a day to celebrate…
We briefly introduced you to Chef Bernard Guillas last year in our travel log about the Club Med Wine & Food Festival, and now you can meet (and flirt with) the man himself at the Biltmore’s interactive lunch Saturday afternoon.Based in California, the Brittany-born chef will teach more than 100…
Tomorrow night, take time out from the malls and decking the halls because it’s time for a holiday bar crawl. (That’s our pathetic attempt at rhyming, by the way.)Miami Crawls is hosting a South Miami holiday bar crawl tomorrow. Registration starts at 3 p.m. and the crawl begins at 4…
Vietnamese pop-up Phuc Yea has received an extension on its death sentence. The little restaurant that could was originally scheduled to close last night.But by popular demand, Phuc Yea will stay open for the weekend, closing Saturday. The restaurant’s two last dinner services are tonight and tomorrow from 5:30 to…
A few days ago, we announced that CheeseMe was acquired by Latin Burger. According to owner Jim Heins, the CheeseMe truck was in the process of a makeover and that it would be back on the streets by the end of the week.The truck’s logos and wrap were redesigned by…
Back in July, gustiBlog (“Italy’s Best Foods”) interviewed Edoardo Ruggiero, the president of the Consorzio San Marzano, who proceeded to drop a bombshell. “First thing Edoardo said was: maximum one percent of tomatoes in America sold as San Marzano are real San Marzano.” When the blogger informed Edoardo that it…
As I stood in line at a Taco Bell on NE 36th Street and Biscayne Boulevard, I was not comfortable or hopeful. It had been a long time since I’d been in a fast food joint, and the proximity of all the nutritionally bankrupt white flour tortillas, preservative-packed foodstuffs, and…
Still got Basel fever and need some sort of festival to go to this weekend? Fever no more because Pinecrest Gardens is hosting the Latin Spice Festival tomorrow, December 10, from 6 until 10 p.m.Entry is just $5 before 8 p.m., $25 after that to watch the evening concert with…
‘Tis the season for holiday shopping, good cheer, and year-end reviews. In fact, a barrage of back-looking Best-Ofs are being banged out around copy tables across the nation as we speak. Food Arts’ (“At The Restaurant And Hotel Forefront”) annual summation is one of the better ones, so we’ve combed…
Cat’s out of the bag, folks. Phuc Yea! partners Aniece Meinhold, Cesar Zapata, and newcomer Manuel Ortiz have accidentally (or not so accidentally) leaked the news of their new food baby.The new place, called the Federal Food Drink & Provisions, will be located on NE 51st Street and Biscayne Boulevard,…
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) are planning to picket the newly opened Publix on KIllian Parkway and SW 104th Street on December 11th, International Human Rights Day.The protesters, comprised of dozens of farm workers from Immokalee, Florida, will join other supporters to call on the supermarket chain to participate…
