Last week, we re-introduced you to Hialeah’s only bespoke, hip-hop-loving cupcake company, 2 Girls and a Cupcake. The two namesake girls, 27-year-old Evelyn Dieppa and 26-year-old Lorena Castro, appear tonight on the Food Network’s Cupcake Wars.To celebrate, they’re hosting a pop-up retail event at their Hialeah Gardens commercial kitchen alongside…
At the age of 21, Michael Flores Interiano is a sous chef at Cavatelli Italian Trattoria. He demonstrates culinary technique to students at Johnson & Wales University, and has prepared a turkey club sandwich for President Obama (he liked it). Interiano is somewhat of a mad scientist–always experimenting, always pushing–on…
Tamiami Truckers Food Court is one of the largest and most popular meet-ups. It convenes by the Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport from 6 to 11 p.m. on Friday nights. They recently announced a change in location starting this week, and will no longer be meeting at 12795 SW 137 Avenue. The…
There’s something missing in your life, but you can’t quite put your finger on what it is? I’ve got the answer: You’ve been subconsciously yearning for an Australian lamb app for your iPhone and iPad. Yearn no more. Now it’s available for download, free, through the Apple App Store.Stephen Edwards,…
Ready to get your burger on, babies? For this year’s Burger Bash, winners from the last four years have returned to grill the others into submission.Starting soon, we’ll be sharing some of the winning recipes so you can begin training at home. But, honestly, nothing could prepare you for the…
It seems everywhere you turn a new restaurant is popping up trying to get a foothold in a very competitive industry. Miami Dade College hopes to support this enthusiastic entrepreneurial spirit at the Miami Culinary Institute. A long awaited addition, the $22-million eight story building located at the downtown Wolfson…
Seems everyone in Miami is hungry for sustenance on wheels these days. And mobile food courts are the rage. This week a few of the meet-up locations are changing. Tomorrow the Biscayne Triangle Truck Round-up, which was meeting on Tuesdays on Biscayne Boulevard and 109th Street, will be closed while…
Fairchild’s fifth annual chocolate festival this past weekend went, pleasantly, as most of the other Garden’s events do — a themed excuse to buy festival foods and trinkets, of course, check out the gardens. The only downside was the day we attended, Saturday, was marred by gloomy skies and drizzling…
We borrowed this recipe from A Taste of Elegance, the cookbook master chef Rudi Sodamin authored for the Holland America cruise line. In it, he explained, “Schnitzel is an all-occasion food for Austrians, but it’s eaten most commonly as a Sunday meal.” Sodamin suggests you garnish the dish with lemon…
Ms. Cheezious can be found Wednesday night at the Miami Street Food Court at Brickell. The address: 690 SW Eighth Street. The hours: 5:30 to 10 p.m.The bikini-clad vixen beckons to the hungry: You want something, don’t ya? That’s nuts and also unnecessary. This popular food truck knows what you…
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner — February 14, dummy — couples are looking for a romantic. old school place to share an ice cream sundae. They should check out Swensen’s Restaurant and Ice Cream, on US-1 in Coral Gables. The Hugs & Kisses sundae ($6.75) is balanced portions…
Friday night’s Tamiami Truckers Food Court, which is held at 12795 SW 137th Ave., will be moving, reports organizer Caza Crepes. The new location will likely be nearby.Here are some of the trucks to keep an eye on: Wing Commander, MonTaco, Caza Crepes, La Camaronera’s Fish Box, Latin House Grill, Churro…
A mobile pizza oven is hitting the streets soon. [Burger Beast]All Purpose Dark offers a peek into brunch at Mercadito.Grapefruit and anchovy salad at Tinkering with Dinner.Orlando eats at Food for Thought.Brickell Life makes a good-looking yellowtail crudo.Ever wondered what the french fries are like at IKEA? Ask the French…
Vinyl & Kai, everybody’s favorite South Beach “Gastropub & Rock Spot,” is bringing after hours to South Beach with a weekly Saturday Breakfast Club. A full liquor bar will swing from 3 am to 5 am and then re-open at 8 am. Breakfast is served straight through, and includes items…
From Thursday, February 2 through Wednesday, February 9, Fontainebleau Miami Beach’s Hakkasan will be celebrating the Chinese New Year by offering five specialty dishes along with the regular a la carte Cantonese menu. The big shebang takes place on Saturday, February 5, when a live lion dance takes place in…
One of the largest food truck meet-ups in the state will find a new home this week due to complaints from neighbors of the 109th Street and Biscayne Boulevard location. The Biscayne Triangle Truck Round-up, which meets every Tuesday evening from 5:30 to 10 p.m., will take a week off…
Did you miss the first part of our chat with Rudi Sodamin, Holland America’s consulting master chef? Read it here to discover the celebrity circles this guy travels with.Who is the most famous chef you’ve ever worked with?Twenty years ago, when I was with the QE2, I worked with the…
We at Short Order take a lot from the community. Now we want to give you something in return. But, not so fast. You are going to have to do something for us if you want to win a $50 gift card to China Grill.We want to hear about your…
With the animal fat freely a-flowin’ on most local food trucks, what’s a meat-eschewer to do? While Miami’s mobile food scene continues to grow, it’s still behind other cities’ in its lack of vegetarian options. The Raaga Cart showed promise during Art Basel especially, but its owners have day jobs…
Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill takes cocktails very seriously. This is a blessing for those of us who enjoy libations with complex flavors. South American-inspired, New York-style Midtown gastropub hired mixologists Evas Zvi and Gabriel Orta, who also work with the W South Beach, create possibly the best tasting drinks in…
Those averse to hot, griddled flesh and feeling left out of the food truck trend would do well to head to Wynwood this Saturday. The latest edition of this new weekly street food court, organized by Richard Hales of Sakaya Kitchen/Dim Ssam a Gogo, promises a few new meatless treats…
Thursday night brought booze, live music and food truck grub to a gathering called the Culinarium. For the first time in Miami, food trucks, the latest trend to satisfy hungry Miamians, added entertainment and a full bar to the equation.On the corner of NE 2nd Avenue and 17th Street, more…
