Miami Spice starts Monday, August 1 and runs through September 30. All over South Florida, people are buying larger clothes in anticipation of this two-month-long promotion where over one hundred of Miami’s best restaurants open their doors for specially priced three-course menus. At $35 for dinner and $22 for lunch,…
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Head cheese is one of those things the French come up with that takes whatever everyone else in the world is doing (bologna for example), and elevates it to a completely different level. Fromage de tête is officially classified as a terrine, but we prefer to use the low-brow verbiage,…
How’s your cooking game? Sure, your eating game is up to snuff, but food tastes even better when you know how it’s made. The key to mastering the art of cooking at home is to become well-rounded, and that means tackling your weaknesses. In the words of Mr. Miyagi, “first…
Sonic isn’t really a fast-food joint. I mean sure, technically it is, but the quality and taste of the food elevate it to something a couple of steps above McDonald’s and Wendy’s. Not only that, but Sonic Beach in Homestead now offers 28 types of beer ($3 to $4), wine,…
A year after opening its doors, the Guatemalan-based tacqueria chain Tacontento seems to have given up. The outdoor furniture is haphazardly stacked indoors along with what looks like some plumbing pipes and the inside “bar agave” area with the large blowing angels looks like it’s been hit by a twister.Short…
You know the old riddle what’s black and white and red all over? Well, it could be a newspaper, a zebra with a sunburn or Vice Lounge on Lincoln Road. The decor is anything but subtle, unless you consider a New Orleans bordello subtle. So when we were invited to…
It’s lunchtime and you’re in your car jonesing for your favorite food truck. Where is it? Well, there’s an app for that! Blogger Burger Beast is busy developing an app that will make it easy to find your favorite truck. The app will not only find your favorite trucks but…
Miami Spice 2011 begins in five days. Each year, we look at the menus offered and share our take on them. Some restaurants, as most locals already know, embrace this annual $35, three-course promotion with more enthusiasm than others.Certain dining establishments are absolutely generous with the choices and availability (great);…
For Norman Van Aken, his new position as executive chef at the Miami Culinary Institute, announced last week, was meant to be. “There has been a journey in my life that has set me in a course to be involved in a culinary school,” he told Short Order. Van Aken…
American Noodle Bar, the diminutive restaurant nestled inside a MiMo motel at 6730 Biscayne Blvd., closed last week for remodeling.Chef Stephen Cataldo, who took over after former Wish chef Michael Bloise left in April, has also left the establishment. After hearing of his plans to expand the restaurant’s hours to…
Chef Gabriel Fenton’s menu sounds unassuming at first glance, a gazpacho, smoked salmon, strip steak, and a puttanesca holdover from his student days at the CIA, which he says “is still my favorite.” Yet, every course of Bourbon Steak’s Miami Spice offerings has been developed with great care, and plated…
Vic & Angelo’s, restaurateur David Manero’s midpriced Italian concept, has finally opened in the old DeVito space on Ocean Drive. Manero, who also owned DeVito, cited the economy as a reason for the concept change: “Locals and visitors are still tightening their belts and are looking for value for money…
Laly Albalate’s life has gone to the dogs, and she’s totally fine with it. A few months ago, Short Order told you about the Doggie Bag Café’s plans to have a dog-friendly food cart at a human-based food truck rally. Well, the dream becomes a reality tonight at BTTR when Albalate debuts…
Craving café con sabor? That’s exactly what Kaña Cuban Coffee Roasters will offer when it launches its new chain of coffee cafés with its first location in downtown Miami.Occupying a prime spot at the corner of Flagler Street and Miami Avenue, Kaña will offer more than ten varieties of coffee,…
In traditional Chinese kitchens, there are different sections, each equipped to handle a certain element of the menu. Sections for barbecue, wok, dim sum — each works on an individual component that all come together before servers whisk away the finished product to diners. The most unusual aspect of service…
It’s no secret that the Cheesecake Factory takes its cheesecake seriously. The menu boasts more than 30 cheesecakes, and for National Cheesecake Day this Saturday, July 30, another will be added to the repertoire. Hint: It’ll duel the famous and sinfully decadent Godiva Chocolate Cheesecake. Also, to celebrate the important…
Hardcore partiers and upscale drinkers- did you notice your favorite mixologists missing in action this past week? Were they kidnapped by aliens or even worse, migrate to other cities? No and no. Dont worry, we’ve got your answer!Miami’s top mixologists hit up took over the city of New Orleans for…
Typically the life cycle of a celebrity is pretty predictable. Before becoming famous, there’s the usual batch of embarrassing commercials in order to break into show business and pay the rent without resorting to prostitution, selling drugs, or tending bar. After celebrity comes knocking, the commercials are somehow beneath them…
Our city is certainly not short on burger joints, but that doesn’t stop new concepts from popping up all the time. The most recent to announce its arrival is Smashburger, promising fresh, “smashed-to-order” burgers along with hand-spun Häagen-Dazs shakes and an array of local craft bottled beers and wine.With a…
Earlier this summer, we gave you a shortlist of suggestions for dining on the boardwalk. Temperatures have now soared into the high 90s, and all we want is to check out the beach scene with a light breeze and some shelter from the sun. As it turns out, this is…
Florida is technically in the South, but the food in Miami resembles that of a Latin American country rather than a Confederate state. Suggestions for great fried green tomatoes and collard greens almost always lead to cricket sounds. Thankfully, for one more weekend, you can stave off your Southern food pangs…
