In collaboration with the Miami International Film Festival, El Coto de Rioja Paella Parade will march into Miami Beach Botanical Garden next Wednesday, March 9. Following a screening of Fernando Leon de Aranoa’s Amador, chefs from ten of our local Spanish restaurants will gather to prepare their own signature paellas in…
Jan Jorgensen of Two Chefs talks food trucks and souffle
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. 81…
After the food orgy that was the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, you would think Mercadito’s Patricio Sandoval and MGFD’s Michael Schwartz would be passed out on a beach somewhere. But last night, both were on hand at Mercadito Midtown to launch the March rendition of Tacos for Strength.Tacos for Strength…
The Thursdays on the Bay Food Truck Roundup at the American Legion Post #29 will not return to business as usual tomorrow, according to Jack Garabedian, owner of Jefe’s Original Taco and organizer of the roundup. In a notice sent to the trucks that participate in the roundup, Garabedian stated…
Love Bites is a regular column on Short Order. Find other installments here.People, especially my recently divorced friends and those who have spent way too many nights picking pet fur out of their bellybuttons, always ask how I dig up men for my dating pool. The bottom line is this:…
Cocolimon Frozen Yogurt arrived on Miracle Mile almost three months ago. It’s a welcome addition to the neighborhood, with a sleek, contemporary design and a pay-by-weight, self-serve approach. An employee handing out tasting cups at the door greets patrons. Veer left and you’re at the self-serve frozen yogurt machines. They’re full of…
The King, it appears, hates gay people. After what an advocate called “truly one of the worst cases of a hate crime to happen in the LGBT community,” a New Jersey court awarded $3.15 million to 46-year-old Noel Robichaux and 43-year-old Peter Casbar. The gay couple entered a Union City Burger King in…
Chef Michael Psilakis today announced he has left his position as executive chef at Eos, the Mediterranean small-plates restaurant on the 15th floor of Viceroy Miami.”I have enjoyed working in Miami,” Psilakis says. “Over time, however, our philosophies have grown apart and I feel it is best for me to…
As a teenager, Christopher Lee became fascinated with food. “I always knew that I wanted to be a chef. In high school, I used to ditch classes just to watch cooking shows on TV.”He went on to study at the California Culinary Academy and sharpen his knife at some of…
Love Bites is a regular column on Short Order. Find other installments here.Dear Dating Fairy,Three wishes: First I’d like you to find me a foodie guy who lives in my area code. Heck, let’s narrow it down to Miami. Secondly, I’d like a man who can afford a meal. The…
The South Beach Wine & Food Festival is over for another year, and all across South Beach, workers are furiously tearing up the giant tents, chefs are soaking their feet, and people are guzzling Alka-Seltzer. The festival always great energy; for the celebrity chefs, it seems like the festival is one…
It’s time to pair a cocktail dress with a pith helmet and head to Zoo Miami for the 2011 Feast With the Beasts this Friday, March 4, from 8 p.m. to midnight. The annual fundraiser for the Zoological Society of Florida promises to be a fun night filled with food,…
This past weekend’s Saint Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Cathedral provided just as delicious cuisine, but with a warm, old country feel.This year marked the 33rd of the family affair, which cost $5 to enter. There were tables of jewelry for sale, chatty teenagers, and elderly ladies, who ruled the roost at…
Jack Garabedian, owner of Jefe’s Original Fish Taco & Burgers, spent Monday in the fields, picking tomatoes, jalapeños, and strawberries. Tonight at the Biscayne Triangle Truck Roundup, which he organizes, these edibles will be integrated into the menu and on sale for consumption. Twenty-five trucks will be there from 5:30 to…
It’s time again to list the restaurants that have opened and closed in February (or those not included in our January roundup). A notable loss is Pizza Volante, but we’re happy to see life again at the old Pacific Time location, now occupied by Andalus. Let us know what we…
The area south of Fifth Street in Miami Beach is a chic one to reside in these days, but cross to the north side of the main drag and it’s another story. Homeless push overloaded carts through the streets and live in the alleys between Sixth and Eighth streets and…
Another year, another booze-and-food-drenched four-day bacchanal. Here are a few last thoughts:Let Them Eat Cake: Flawless. A fantastic party. Hard to imagine this not being the high point of the festival.BubbleQ: The last dance for this event was well orchestrated. There was plenty of seating, lines weren’t too long and…
We tasted some pretty funky flavors at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival this past week, but — from what we can tell at least — breast milk wasn’t one of them. However, according to an AP story released just a few hours ago, government officials in London recently…
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. 82…
If you didn’t make it to the South Beach Wine & Food Festival this past weekend but want to catch a glimpse of a celebrity chef, Emeril Lagasse is filming today at Tobacco Road. The reason: an episode of his new show, The Originals With Emeril Lagasse, set to premiere in May…
Last week, we talked about all sorts of things with Jan Jorgensen of Two Chefs (the interview: Part 1 and Part 2). His signature soufflés have become so popular that customers stopped ordering the other desserts. “I had to throw a lot of them away,” Jorgensen laments. So now soufflés are the…
