A peek at next week’s Cafe review of the renamed and refocused restaurant at the Delano:Crabavocat and “big ravioli” are two longstanding Troisgrois classics still offered. The latter is sensational, a single, sizable, sumptuous ravioli plumped with mousseline of taro root, perfumed with a drizzle of truffle oil, and bathed…
Miami New Times and Zoo Miami’s Brew at the Zoo takes place April 30. Before then, we’ll showcase a few of the breweries pouring for your drinking pleasure. All in all, over two dozen beers are scheduled to be poured, with more on the way. Brooklyn Brewery lies across the…
This weekend, the Second Annual International Watermelon Conference rolls into town at The Eden Roc Resort & Spa, and the roster reads like one big juicy party! While it’s billed as a summit focusing on “the challenges and opportunities facing watermelon growers in North, Central and South America,” the REAL…
Juiceblendz is the latest to join the food truck craze. This local chain has 14 locations, mostly at universities, areas and hospitals. They specialize in food on the run — healthy smoothies and wraps so this fits into their business model. Juiceblendz serves lighter foods. “Saladz” like Asian Blend, Kickin’…
Amorette Dye is a mom and ex-medical student who maintains a transparently honest blog about living with cancer, losing a child, and navigating the labyrinths of health insurance and long-term care. But under her artist name of Sakurako Kitsa, she’s also a crafty edible-art creator who fashions bento boxes (compartmentalized…
If the thought of eating one more dried out brisket at Aunt Sadie’s house for seder leaves you in despair, maybe you should bring the family to Rosa Mexicano for Passover. From April 18 through 25, Rosa Mexicano will offer a Passover a La Mexicana menu featuring a Mexican-inspired seder…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 61…
At a recent annual meeting of the American Chemical Society, scientists announced findings that suggested maple syrup contains as many as 54 antioxidants. Lead researcher Dr. Navindra Seeram, from the University of Rhode Island, has been studying the relationship between plants and health for a long time.”I’m from British Guyana,”…
Malibu, the Carribean rum spiked with coconut liqueur, is offering one lucky person the opportunity to host this summer’s upcoming Radio Maliboom Boom Station Invasion Concert Tour — along with a stipend of $15,000.Starting now and continuing through May 15, individuals of legal drinking age can apply to win by…
Sawa Restaurant and Lounge: jack-of-all-trades, master of none
Mercy for Animals, the Chicago-based animal rights organization that targets factory farming, is in South Beach today as part of its 41-city Farm to Fridge Tour. The tour features a mobile theater equipped with LCD screens that shows a continuous loop of their film, Farm to Fridge. The documentary is…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 62…
Ciao Bella, “America’s Gelato,” recently introduced Belgian chocolate s’mores and blueberry passion sorbet bars. The novelties retail for $4.99 to $5.99 a box.The Belgian chocolate s’mores have a staple graham cracker outside, which, as one might imagine with a frozen product, was a little soft and crumbly around the edges…
Dunkin’ Donuts is going tropical. The chain, which has expanded from doughnuts and coffee to sandwiches and smoothies in past years, now offers the Cuban Flatbread Sandwich — what Dunkin’ is calling a traditional Cuban sandwich with a twist. Not surprisingly, the sandwich is being offered only its Miami stores.In…
Love Bites is a regular column on Short Order. Find other installments here.This week’s column is going to focus on the nuptials of one of my favorite Miami chefs, Sean Bernal, and his lovely bride, Natalie, formerly the marketing specialist at Whole Foods in Coral Gables… and, of course, the…
Sure, the South Beach Wine & Food Festival gets all the foodie shine in February. And certainly, that festival is unparalleled in its opportunities for hobnobbing while overindulging. But when it ends, it leaves a dry husk of South Beach in its wake, with some extra clean-up duty and unwanted…
Miami New Times is seeking food bloggers and critics. Qualified candidates will have some interest in the Miami food and restaurant scene, writing experience, and the ability to report food-related news. Send resumé and three or four of your best writing clips to chuck.strouse@miaminewtimes.com. No phone calls please.Follow Short Order…
It seems like every week there’s a story on the news about food or drugs being recalled. Just recently both Del Monte canteloupes and O.N.E. Coconut Water were pulled from store shelves.The problem with recalls is that once you hear about your favorite product being pulled, you then have to…
As part of a week-long series of benefit events, Chef Jeffrey Brana will check in as guest chef at chef/owner Joshua Marcus’ Chow Down Grill tomorrow evening, Thursday, April 7, to help raise funds for Common Threads. Brana will create a seven-course tasting menu featuring locally caught shrimp, locally grown…
Lalo Durazo and chef Oscar del Rivero, the gentlemen behind Coconut Grove favorite Jaguar Ceviche and the Gables’ Talavera Cocina, will debut Peacock Garden Café tomorrow. Located on the previous site of Union Congregational Church, the restaurant promises to pay homage to the Grove’s illustrious history as well as to fresh,…
On a recent Saturday afternoon, it’s the middle of the runoff election frenzy in Haiti, days before the results reveal Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly, a popular carnival singer, wins against 70-year-old college professor Mirlande Manigat. In Kendall — at a strip mall dominated by a Publix, several cheap Latin take-out…
If you’re not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter, here’s a taste of what you’re missing. Click here to subscribe.Attention, all roosters: For an evening of retro entertainment, grab your best hen (or best rooster — hell, who’s judging?) and wing it over to Cha Cha Rooster at…
