As you are getting your last minute holiday party prep and shopping done check out what some local foodies have in store. From plates to cheesecakes; South Florida has a little bit of everything for your holiday table.Miami girl Kristin Pearce keeps your table decked out this holiday with personalized…
Short Order will be hosting a column that combines dating and culinary reviews. The author, Riki Altman is an expert on both.Let’s talk about balls, shall we? Not testicles, per se, but cohones, huevos, grit, moxie, pluck… you know, that magical thing it takes to really get a job done…
Most people use the terms Napa or Napa Valley to describe the wine country north of San Francisco, but most of the more interesting culinary destinations have traditionally been found in Sonoma, St. Helena, and Yountsville (home of Thomas Keller’s restaurants). Downtown Napa was thought of as a place to…
A morsel lifted from next week’s main plate Cafe review:We were started with a few slices of baguette and a black plastic ramekin of cold, hard butter — seconds before our Mediterranean appetizer platter arrived, served with warm, partly blackened triangles of pita. The hummus was fresh and well-lubricated with…
Oh where, oh where has Jonathan Eismann been? Before he recently shuttered three of his four restaurants, including Pacific Time, we heard rumblings he was consulting with the Mayfair Hotel & Spa in Coconut Grove. But when we interviewed him, he was as cagey as a pregnant nun. Now verifiable…
[This just in: Beginning tonight and running through December 23, bring your Fighter movie ticket stub to Randazzo’s and get a free set of ‘balls. Meatballs, that is. And we promise they’ll be bigger than the ones you may already have.]Okay, we’ll admit it. We were a little scared to…
During my recent visit to San Francisco described here and here, I visited two of that city’s most innovative venues.Piperade (1915 Battery St.) is the more acknowledged of the two, having opened in the Embarcadero neighborhood in 2002. Chef/owner Gerald Hirigoyen, a native of the French pays Basque, is well…
Those tall, glossy glass business and condo towers that cut into the downtown Miami sky, emblematic of the soaring times of not so long ago hover over an amalgamation of prosaic grey streets that never saw the sunshine of those golden days. Some sassy new shops and eateries, however, have…
Time flies when you’re having fun…or taking over the world one pork bun at a time. Sakaya Kitchen turns 1 this Friday. At this time last year, Richard Hales and his wife, Jenny, opened their doors to a foodie community starved for something new and different. Nervous and angst-plagued all…
A new truck is in town and its all about the burgers and nuts. The Dos Lokos Burgers Nuts Truck owned by Carlos Loko and Josh Loko. It opened on December 10. The two guys thought cruising around Miami selling beef would be much more fun than working the average…
We must have been good this year!There is a new website that offers major discounts (how does 30 percent off your bill sound?) at some of the best restaurants in Miami. BargainBite.com is kind of like Groupon (if you haven’t checked it out–do so) in that it presents its visitors…
If you haven’t stuffed your face with enough cookies yet this holiday season, we have just the treats for you. These recipes will bring a smile to your face and a question to your lips: Whynhell would anyone really want to try these sweets?Oatmeal-Chocolate Chip and Bean CookiesA cookie made…
The holidays are here and what better excuse for some additional overindulgence than some edible decorations. We’ve picked five of our favorites, some more delicious than others….Edible WreathMartha Stewart watch out – this labor intensive brussel sprout wreath is sure to impress guests. But we think the best part is…
Sometimes cookbooks can do more than tell us how to prepare food. For example, a glance at the 1983 publication of California Wine Lover’s Cookbook, by Malcolm Hébert and the Wine Institute and Wine Appreciation Guild, shows us just how much things have changed in the food world over the…
Yesterday we touted the Ferry Terminal Market, Chinatown, chocolates, dungeness crabs, public transportation, and tasty salted pig parts. Today we cover a few more recommendable spots to enjoy.Castro Theater Sing-a-Long”Boo Hitler. Hiss the Countess…” read the promo, and we knew we had to attend the Sound Of Music sing-a-long –…
It’s always a wonder when the city’s top mixologists get together under one roof. But wait, don’t call them mixologists…they still want to be called bartenders. Call them what you like, some of Miami’s finest vodka slingers played front and center in Svedka’s Annual Vodka Competition hosted by STK Miami…
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.Do you have to be truly lucky to get you and Mr./Ms. Other a three-course meal for $35 a person at one of downtown Miami’s chichi new eateries?Not…
This morning, when I first heard that a Food Network star had been arrested and sentenced to jail, I figured that either Rachael Ray or Guy Fieri had finally been charged with prostitution. Instead I find out that the crime is much more severe and that the passion it takes…
With last night’s temperatures reaching down into the 30s and a repeat expected tonight, you might think you’re experiencing a bit of Scandinavian winter weather. Ok, not quite. Try frigid temperatures AND total darkness for most of the day for several months. In fact, according to the ancient Julian calendar,…
Before you ask, yes, this recipe is involved. But no one said beauty was easy, bucko. And you’ll need the right equipment, like a juicer (Dr. Etti Ben-Zion recommends Jack LeLanne’s) and/or a blender. If you’re wondering why you need to go through all this labor for a snack, maybe…
I once made and sold jewelry on the streets of San Francisco. Sometimes I’d sell by Fisherman’s Wharf, other times in the courtyard of the Embarcadero Center downtown. Quite a tidy profit was made, especially during a short period when I found myself ahead of the curve of a monstrous…
All we heard before our recent trip to San Francisco was to make sure to eat at Yank Sing. Yank Sing, Yank Sing, Yank Sing was sung to us again and again. “Best dim sum” everyone say and say, anytime of day. The place has been around since 1958, but…
