Something is wrong with Florida Sen. Jim Norman. I don’t mean that something is wrong with his physical or mental health (well, maybe the latter), but rather that something is wrong with him in general. He is defective, broken, of no use to us Floridians.Senator Norman has introduced to the Florida…
At Vizcaya, the historical mansion on Biscayne Bay in Coconut Grove, you can get some crazy wine.At a recent tasting in the under-construction café, I quaffed the Hurricane Class 5 Florida white sangria. It’s a delicious mix of pineapple, watermelon, passion fruit, key lime, and mango wine.There’ s also a…
Last week, the Roots in the City Farmers Market in Overtown announced it would close owing to a code enforcement violation notice. Now the sponsors say they will resume business tomorrow. It seems the permit issues with the city have been smoothed over, and the market will likely continue to operate through…
Eater reports that Vino e Olio, the Design District’s fairly new 220-seat Italian eatery, has closed. According to Eater, executive chef Andrea Menichetti is leaving to open a restaurant in another city. “Vino e Olio was a wonderful experience for me, but I am now looking forward to pursuing other culinary…
Miami’s brutal summers are just around the corner. Unless you’re planning a cruise to Alaska, you’ll need to figure out some creative ways to keep cool. Enter John and Tessi from the Chill Stop, a new, all-natural mobile Italian ice company set to debut at BTTR tonight. These Johnson &…
I recently dined at both Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink and Blue Door Fish, and it just so happens I tried the octopus at both places.Surprisingly, although they both look pretty good in photos, neither was especially successful. Each rendition was vaguely flavorful, but they paled compared to other dishes sampled…
What it is: An individual lemon meringue tart.Where it at? That’s what we want to know. Give it your best guess in the comments section below.Follow Short Order on Facebook and Twitter @Short_Order…
Can you wait a few more weeks for City Hall to open? We’re champing at the bit. In the meantime, after reading Parts 1 and 2 of last week’s interview with owner Steve Haas and executive chef Tom Azar, you can whip up some of this smoky, spicy, sweet, and…
A year ago, Jorge Ramos Sr. and his son Jorge Jr. were in the real estate business. The industry had undergone a massive downturn, and the father-and-son team was looking for a new endeavor. Without any formal restaurant experience, they decided to open the Joint Bar & Grill in Pinecrest…
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. 63…
A lot of farmers’ markets display beautiful fruits and vegetables, but look closely and you might see boxes marked “grown in Colombia” or anywhere else that’s not local. If you want to shop for produce that was still in the ground or on the vine as of this morning, the…
A small Japanese-Mediterranean bite from this week’s restaurant review:Sawa is a variety show of a restaurant. Diners are treated to an Ed Sullivan-like procession of sushi, kebabs, tapas, soups, salads, entrees, hookahs, belly dancers (accompanied by ear-splitting music), LED shows, and sports on flat-screen TV sets. There is a menu…
By now, you’ve already heard that the City of Miami has closed down farmers’ markets in Liberty City and Overtown and put up extremely insurmountable barriers to their reopening. These gatherings offer mostly locally grown fresh produce to neighborhoods where it’s difficult to find anything green that’s edible.”Other cities are…
Read Part 1 of Short Order’s interview with Tom Azar and Steve Haas of City Hall Restaurant.New Times: I assume, by the looks of this monster bar, you’re planning to have some killer drinks to go along with the menu. Steve Haas: We’ve got a pretty diverse wine list and…
Did you know that our local hipster hideaway, Cafeina, is now offering Brunch & Bazaar Sundays? Neither did we, so we felt it was our obligation to investigate. Thankfully some kind restaurant reps offered to treat us to a meal there a few Sundays ago, so now we can report…
Latin Burger’s Jim Heins rolls with the punches, literally. The Latin Burger truck broke down right in the middle of the intersection of I-95 and I-395. Instead of throwing a fit about wasted revenue, Heins took out his camera, shot a photo and sent it to Miami New Times. Heins…
Time for our monthly wrapup. Of note, local favorite Hiro’s Yakko-San moved to larger (and not as charming) new digs, but the food is still as good as always. There’s also a new sushi bar in town: Makoto. Here are the notable openings and closings in March (or not mentioned…
When you think about it, food trucks serve amazing stoner food — tacos, burgers, cupcakes — everything a college kid with a bong and a bank account could possibly want out of life. The next step would be to actually serve, well, pot out of a food truck.Enter the Canni-Bus…
The Flying Saucer lands at Street Food Friday today in time for lunch. The “saucer” is named for the 25 different sauces available on the truck — all made from scratch!The sauces will be available on Flying Saucer’s selection of wings, tenders and sliders. Sauces range from the expected (barbecue…
Today is opening day for the Florida Marlins, and lots of folks at the stadium will be celebrating in traditional manner — by which we mean eating hot dogs. According to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council’s 2010 survey of hot dog and sausage consumption at major league ballparks…
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. 64…
Want to enjoy the delicious aroma of bacon anytime, anywhere? Denny’s has partnered with Pacific Ocean-Rhino Kinetics, a leading Silicon Valley company, to create a new app that allows customers to “get their bacon fix direct from their phone,” says John Dillon, Denny’s VP of marketing and development. This sizzling…
