Finally, it’s out today. We’re talking about Michael Schwartz’s cookbook, Michael’s Genuine Food.If the jacket is any indication, Schwartz can already count people like Emeril Lagasse, Gail Simmons, and Daniel Boulud as fans of his simple-looking but packed-with-flavor recipes. The James Beard Award-winning chef lays out simple instructions for everything…
Doug Rodriguez has announced that he is “relocating” his De Rodriguez Cuba restaurant to the Hilton Bentley hotel, where De Rodriguez Ocean opened just a couple of months ago. In other words, both restaurants will be merging into one. Name of the new restaurant? “De Rodriguez Cuba on Ocean.”The “new…
Just when you thought you’d had your fill of that six-pound heart shaped box of chocolates, the food world plays a joke on you. Today is National Gumdrop Day. Yes, there is a holiday to celebrate these gelatin-like chewy pieces of candy with a sweet sugar coating. Maybe you have…
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.It’s not FA-doh or FAH-doh or Fido or Mofo. . . it’s spelled Fado but pronounced F’doe, which in Irish means “long ago” and in Miami means a…
Us carnivores clamor for tickets to the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Burger Bash, but they sell out so quickly that we find ourselves whining aloud to drive-thru window attendants at fast food joints instead. (FYI: They don’t give a crap.)So this year, as previously promised in our preview…
Last year, Michelle Duncan and boyfriend David Shipman applied for a Pepsi Refresh Grant to make their Oil Spill Kitchen — a truck that would roll through the South feeding those affected by the BP oil spill — a reality. They didn’t get the money, but they didn’t give up…
What it is: An admittedly dull-looking rendition of linguini noodles with shrimp.Where it at? You might want to figure out which restaurant serves this, if only to try to avoid going there. Take a guess below in the comments section and we’ll comment upon your comments until somebody gets it…
British soccer stadium Forest Green Rovers Football Club recently instituted a ban on burgers and sausages. Its vegan owner first barred the team’s players from partaking in red meat for “health and performance reasons,” and then extended the policy to patrons as well, reasoning that if the food wasn’t good…
This week we featured a two-part interview with The Rolling Stove’s owner and chef, Troy Thomas. Check out the other parts here and here. Troy agreed to share his recipe for apple cider bignets with Short Order readers — perfect since Mardi Gras is only a few weeks away…
Run, don’t walk, to your nearest phone and get these gifts wrapped up. Cupid’s got a very busy night ahead and a simple greeting card ain’t gonna hack it. Why don’t you consider:Making whoopie: Whoopie pies are just starting to trend in South Florida, so now’s the time to learn…
You read right: more mobile Sakaya Kitchen is coming Miami’s way. With the popularity of Dim Ssam a Go Go, Sakaya Kitchen chef/owner Richard Hales already had plans of doing a second food truck. And the opportunity arrived recently when he was approached by Food Cart USA about buying the…
If your sweet tooth is aching again, it’s because you’re sensing the debut of a new food truck, one that will do just the trick to ease the pain. This week, Sugar Yummy Mama enters the blossoming Miami food truck scene, offering high quality cake balls, cupcakes, and shooters to…
Need a last minute box of superb chocolates to complete the trifecta of gifts (roses, chocolate, and jewelry) for Valentine’s Day? Try Schakolad on 41st Street in Miami Beach. Its charming exterior is the work of co-owner Raquel Schachter, who runs the place with her son Eli.Schakolad specializes in European-style…
In honor of Valentine’s Day, Short Order offers a three-part story on a date gone wrong.We scooted across Biscayne to Jamboree Lounge (7005 Biscayne Blvd.). Now, the outside of this joint, with the playful font on its sign and the warm red and green lights that shine across its door,…
Until yesterday, there was no single place to go to satisfy food truck cravings on Sunday afternoon. Tobacco Road welcomed three of the most popular mobile meal units to its parking lot and gave Miami a place to recover from Saturday night.Guests wandered inside and out, drinking mojitos and beer…
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. 90…
In honor of Valentine’s Day, Short Order offers a three-part story on a date gone wrong.Weeks later, I awaited Ken at Metro Organic Bistro (7010 Biscayne Blvd., Miami). He courteously suggested the venue because I had noted my veganism in e-mails and on my profile. I sat at the bar…
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. 91…
While everyone’s sucking down greasy maple syrup covered bacon at Sunday brunch a group of people more conscious of the fact that meat is murder gather at Sweat Records for the Waffle Party. This isn’t just your run of the mill waffle party (if there is such a thing), rather,…
The theme at yesterday’s Street Food Fridays at the Arsht Center was Flamenco Friday in honor of the performing art center’s upcoming Flamenco Festival. There was music, flamenco dancers and tables set up as local business people, tourists and locals all enjoyed the food and atmosphere.Eighteen food trucks participated in…
In honor of Valentine’s Day, Short Order offers a three-part story on a date gone wrong. This one is by writer Camille Lamb. Regular columnist Riki Altman will be back Friday with Part 2 of Lesbian Lady Love at Bourbon Steak.. My last boyfriend came into my life as a…
What is more romantic for Valentine’s Day than champagne and caviar? The finest caviar is traditionally harvested from wild sturgeon in the Caspian and Black Seas. The rarest and most expensive is from the beluga sturgeon which produces pea-size eggs that are soft and delicate. But today one can find…
