These are the desserts I enjoyed most during the past year. Looking over my list, I can’t help but note that three contain bananas, and only one is chocolate-based. I love chocolate desserts, but so often the only restaurant menu choice is the ubiquitous chocolate molten cake — which I’ve…
Kingdom, the friendly open air bar/eatery on Biscayne Boulevard is closed. The place, which offered 20 kinds of beer and normal sports bar type chow, was a favorite on Main Street Miami. You could watch both high rollers and bums commiserate about everything from Dolphins losses to the high price…
I visited Harrison’s Sports Grill in search of something specific–namely, the BBQ brisket that I had heard so much about. I was even willing to forgo the brisket for any other barbecued meat they had on hand, but alas, there was none. Indeed, Harrison’s food was somewhat of a disappointment…
This year, Burger King’s gift to England was a limited time burger topped with brussel sprouts and emmental cheese.The Brits were pissed, the king apologized, and the Brazilians who bought the company are probably like, “WTF? They don’t like the brussel sprout burger?”No! It was a terrible idea, and there…
What it is: A swordfish entree with vegetables.Where it at? That’s the million dollar question, although our reward for guessing correctly is not a million bucks. We’ll just say, ‘Nice job!’ if you get it right in the comments section. Plus we won’t make fun of you for getting it…
Miami is a dangerous landscape of poisonous fauna. Some of us know that “poisonous” translates to “trippy”. So, when you read about people dying from eating poisonous mushrooms, flowers, plants, and so on, it simply means that they were amateurs. May they rest in peace…
Publix has recalled scores of macaroons.Milk chocolate-covered macaroons, plain ones, and those covered in sprinkles are being removed from bakeries in stores across the South today. Not just Florida, but Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia. The voluntary recall was issued December 24.The reason: an undeclared whey that could seriously harm folks with…
These five fine restaurants are the best I reviewed over the past year. While they do not necessarily comprise the best five overall, each would probably make my list of ten all-around favorites. What I’m saying is that I really like these places. In alphabetical order:Gigi”Pricing is all about offering…
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.Good news: Jimmy’z Kitchen is crossing over from South Beach to Wynwood at 2700 N Miami Ave, Miami (ground floor of the Cynergi building). The second location of…
Christmas is barely over and while most of us are recovering from a sugar rush food coma, the folks at Mary Sue Candies have their eyes set on Easter. For the next four weeks they will pump out candy-filled eggs by the tens of thousands every day to fill store…
Now that you’ve pounded down more fruitcake, egg nog, and sugar cookies than you care to remember, try eating something good for you, like Icebox Café’s gado gado. Robert Siegmann and Andrea Landini–whom we interviewed last week, remember?–discovered this dish while traveling through Indonesia, and they altered it slightly to…
Well it’s the last week of the year and there aren’t as many “best of 2010” lists out on the South Florida food blogosphere yet. Maybe next week. In the meantime, here’s the best of the food blogs. Food for Thought lists his top ten bites for 2010.South Florida Food…
Read the first part of this interview with Icebox Café’s owner Robert Siegmann and chef Andrea Landini here. C’mon–surely you have time. We know you aren’t really working today, anyhow.So how did Icebox Café at MIA come about?I always felt, as a traveler and a foodie, that good food at…
Five chefs. Five different means of distinguishing themselves over the course of the past year. The names are Timon Balloo, Giancarla Bodoni, Kevin Cory, Richard Hales, and Simon Stojanovic. The reasons follow:Giancarla Bodoni, Escopazzo:The organic Northern Italian fare that Giancarla cooks up at Escopazzo is a genre unto itself. Not…
Eater.com recently compiled New York Times critic Sam Sifton’s 15 best “burns, barbs and zingers” from his 2010 reviews. It strikes me reading these that over the past twelve months, Mr. Sifton’s reviews have been meaner than mine (this is meant neither as compliment or insult).Now I’m not saying that…
After one hell of a night partying, it is now New Year’s day and the last thing you want to do is cook. If you have an ounce of energy and self respect left, you may want to try out some of these places that are open on New Year’s…
Yesterday we promised you a recipe from Jayne Rockmill’s new hardcover book I Love Bacon! ($19.99) so, yet again, we’re delivering. Chef Andrea Curto-Randazzo, now at The Water Club and formerly of Talula and Top Chef fame, contributed her recipe for roasted tomato and smoked bacon bisque. It’s pretty involved,…
Terrorists know how to hit us where it hurts.Al-Qaeda bombed the World Trade Center, two shiny, towering examples of American capitalism. WTC was chosen partially because it was in New York, America’s capital, and second because it represented America’s greed.Now the mentally unstable, yet curiously intuitive members of Al-Qaeda are…
Let’s take time this week to laugh at all those Northerners shivering and bemoaning the excessive dirty white stuff requiring them to wear ugly boots, down-filled clothing, and hats that either make them look like bank robbers or members of the Russian military. Down here, while we saunter around in…
Some of us like to stay home on Christmas Day and enjoy a home cooked meal, maybe some hot chocolate or eggnog, and some chestnuts roas…..wait, for a second there I forgot that we live in the most glamorous city in the country. We have a rep to protect. So,…
Still on the hunt for a gift to appease your favorite foodie? We’ve got you covered. I Love Bacon! ($19.99) by Jayne Rockmill is not only a fun tribute to our favorite, flavorful fatty food, but it’s also a compilation of 50 amazing pork-enhanced recipes and a means for giving…
What it is: Three fat wedges of pork belly stuffed into three teeny tortilla-like shells.Where it at? That’s for you to guess. Place your best bet below in the comments section, and we’ll let you know how wrong or right you are.Follow Short Order on Facebook and Twitter @Short_Order…
