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. 71…
Zach Bell of Café Bouloud in Palm Beach is the sole Florida chef nominated for a 2011 James Beard Award. Finalists for this highest honor in the culinary world were announced today in Portland, Oregon and on Twitter by the James Beard Foundation.Bell is a finalist in the Best Chef:…
There has been a growing trend over the past several years toward eating a more healthful diet. And various diets have gained popularity, such as the raw food and vegan ones. Miami has nowhere near as many health food restaurants as Los Angeles, for example, but Short Order found several…
Located at the end of an ordinary strip mall across the street from Tropical Park on Bird Road, Tropical Chinese Restaurant has been a hidden gem for 27 years. And while the exterior isn’t much, the interior décor transports diners to Chinatown, San Francisco or New York or Los Angeles…
It’s not exactly “soul food,” but Mr. Good Stuff’s food is certainly chow that feeds the soul. This brand new truck made its debut at Street Food Fridays at the Adrienne Arsht Center last week to long lines and satisfied customers. Mr. Good Stuff serves up lunas, a a Venezuelan…
If you missed the first part of our interview with Azul’s new chef, Joel Huff, please click here.So how will you be changing Azul’s menu?It will evolve very organically. Cooking the way it feels right is my motto. It’s not about the style of cuisine — it’s more about what’s…
The 60th Anniversary of the Miami-Dade County Fair kicked off this weekend with the usual games, rides, shows and attractions. What wasn’t usual this year was this food. Sure you could still get cotton candy or a hot dog, but the fair food was bigger and more creative. Call it…
This coming Sunday, March 27, marks the opening of Makoto at the Bal Harbour Shops. “Makoto Okuwa worked for us at Morimoto in Philadelphia and New York,” explains Stephen Starr (who is known locally for Steak 954 in Fort Lauderdale, but whose restaurant group includes a host of properties, including…
Food trucks are all over the Miami area this weekend, which makes it easier to find a truck roundup close to home. New trucks rolling out this weekend include Mr. Good Stuff and Sakaya Kitchen, the second truck by Sakaya Kitchen’s Richard Hales. Check out this weekend’s lineup: Friday Street…
Located on Miracle Mile in Coral Gables, the third installation of Patagonia (the other two are located in Doral and Key Biscayne) features delicious empanadas and sandwiches. But you might want to check it out instead for the incredible glass case of sweets. Priced at $11.99 per pound (our box…
Riding the momentum of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, De Rodriguez Cuba on Ocean (inside the Hilton Bentley) and Botran Rum is offering a special rum-tastic prix fixe now through April 15.Foodies can gorge on a four-course menu of rum-infused dishes, created by James Beard Award-winning chef Douglas…
When Clay Conley left Azul at the Mandarin Oriental to open Buccan in Palm Beach, a collective gasp could be heard ’round Miami. Who would replace him? The chef de cuisine gig was plum, but stepping into a kitchen beset with so much expectation would be a daunting task.Enter Joel…
Miami Beach residents who love food trucks have had to trek to the mainland for their favorite delights, with a few exceptions. This Saturday, Beach residents can rejoice because food trucks will take over Miami Beach Botanical Garden from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the first Miami Beach Truck Stop…
Here at Short Order, we’re huge fans of the noodle bowl. From near-transparent cellophane strands to thick egg noodles, and from a light miso base to a thick shoyu broth, we find it cures the 3 a.m. postclub blues like nothing else. For years, we asked the food gods for…
A tiny taste of next week’s restaurant review:Chicken tikka proved a notch or three above what you’ll find at local Indian joints: tender, juicy, skinless-and-boneless thighs redolent of tandoor grill and garam masala spices. A side of somewhat fiery mint sauce accompanied the blushing bird, along with a pair of…
Whenever I interview chefs, I like to ask them what advice they would give to newcomers. Maybe it’s because cooking is an increasingly sought after and (for a few) prestigious occupation. Here is some advice from chefs I’ve talked to recently:Richard Hales, Chef/Owner, Sakaya Kitchen and Dim Ssam Be patient…
The Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition opens today and runs through April 3. The Fair is celebrating its 60th birthday, and more than half a million people are expected to show up for this 18-day party. Attractions include a circus, live tigers, rides, freaky-looking carnies to scare the children, and…
We’ve been hearing a lot more about food trucks lately. But I must ask, where is the cross-cultural perspective, the historical view? Here, for your consideration, are some selected (recent-ish) moments in U.S. food truck history….Los Angeles is like Miami’s cool, older cousin when it comes to food trucks…the city…
DB Bistro Moderne will not be ditching its contemporary French bistro fare in favor of spaghetti & meatballs. I say this because apparently some people took a post I wrote this past week a little too seriously. My fault, really: I attributed invented quotes to Daniel Boulud without explaining that…
British electronic music duo Simian Mobile Disco originally made a name for itself in the mid-’00s with its funky, pop-oriented electro sound. But on the pair’s most recent album, last year’s Delicacies, members James Ford and Jas Shaw raised eyebrows for more than one reason. First, the sound was, in…
Street Food Fridays, the monthly lunchtime festival of food trucks and music, will return to Parking Lot C of the Adrienne Arsht Center, located at 1300 Biscayne Blvd., this Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This month’s festival celebrates In the Heights, the Broadway musical hit about life in…
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. 72…
