Cigar Night Tonight at Bourbon Steak

Bourbon Steak has launched a new cigar menu, and tonight, starting at 6., the public is invited to come down for an extensive training in everything you ever wanted to know about cigars – the history, etiquette, selecting, cutting and handling of the stogies, to the lighting and smoking of…

Town Kitchen & Bar’s Bar: Solid But Missing Details

When the tables in the dining room and out on the patio are taken, and the hostesses don’t offer the bar tables, there’s a problem. But it’s not as if the bar menu at Kitchen Town & Bar stinks. Granted it’s limited to a hodgepodge of appetizer-type selections such as…

Canton Palace: Best Budget Dim Sum Menu

Maybe foodies overlook Canton Palace because of its inconspicuous location way out west on SW Eighth Street. But the place is usually jammed with Asian-American diners. Apparently they got the memo. We are not being jerks, so please don’t write hate comments saying that we are racists/prejudice/ignorant etc.How many Asian-Americans…

Miami’s October Restaurant Openings and Closings

Time again for our restaurant roll call. Here are notable openings and closings in October (or earlier and not included in our September roll call).Openings 1500 Degrees, 4525 Collins Ave., Miami BeachCecconi’s, Soho Beach House, 4385 Collins Ave., Miami Beach De Rodriguez Ocean, 101 Ocean Dr., Miami Beach…

Blog Watch: Fried Anchovies and Salt-Baked Shrimp

Last week in the South Florida food blogosphere … After a summer hiatus, Tinkering with Dinner is back with salt-baked shrimp.Redland Rambles interviews Farm Bureau director Katie Edwards.Gagit recaps Slow Food Miami’s Ark of Taste dinner.South Florida Beer Blog says The Abbey has a limited supply of a very special…

Sopa de Pescado for the Soul

The next time you’re sick, eschew the chicken–fish soup finds its way much faster to your soul. The folks at Bahamas Fish Market will serve you a huge bowl of fish chowder ($2.95 to $3.45) that will make you toes curl and your white blood cells multiply…

Who’s The Chef In The Polar Bear Head?

Or, for that matter, who’s the blonde? We don’t know the answer to the second question, but we do know which chef got into the Halloween spirit last night. Keep going to find out who it is…

UPDATED: American Noodle Bar Opening Postponed Until Wednesday

​In early August, when Michael Bloise first talked to Paula Niño of Short Order about his upcoming American Noodle Bar, he tagged the potential opening date as “August 23”. Then word came that it would debut today, November 1. Now the date has been pushed up to this Wednesday. This…

Plato Royale: Cheese Plates of US Airways vs. Continental/United

Airline food long ago moved from complimentary hot meals to packets of peanuts. And then came… nothing… unless you were willing to shell out $3 for a packet of M&Ms. May we suggest the cheese plate?! Or maybe not. A review:US AirwaysThe fruit and cheese platter ($7) comes with Swiss,…

Weekly Wrap-Up: Halloween Edition

Before you get into your costume and head out for the weekend, check out what you missed this week on Short Order. Five gross, perverted and bizarre Halloween candies.Drink zombie blood, get energy.Dress up like a gross processed food on Halloween and get a $2 meal at Chipotle.Chef Jeff McInnis…

RA South Miami Halloween Boo Bash, King James Roll

Sundays at RA are known for the “Flying Fish Lounge,” late night happy hour. This Sunday, Halloween and happy hour combine for Boo Bash 2010.  In addition to regular deals (half-off appetizers and sushi rolls with drink specials ranging from $2-$6,) guests in costume can enter to win $100 RA…

Chipotle’s $2 Meal

…you come in after 6 p.m. on Halloween–that would be this Sunday for those of you who live under a rock–and you are costumed in the manner of a horrifying processed food product. [As if you could think of any other type of processed food product.] We’re told proceeds of up…

Eden South Beach Opens Tonight

That was quick. Three months after taking over the former Talula locale, the owners of Eden South Beach are ready to swing its doors open to the public tonight. Gone is the dark, rustic feel of the former place. The space now has a more airy feel with black tile…

Miami Heat Home Opener Recipe: D-Wade BBQ Breakfast Wrap

​The Heat opens at home tonight against the Orlando Magic. According to Chef Michael Jacobs (interviewed here and here): “This breakfast wrap is one of the Miami Heat players’ favorites. High in protein (turkey and eggs), low in fat and wrapped in a high fiber whole wheat tortilla shell, then…

Candy Corn Cocktails and Pumpkin Pie-tinis

Judging by the mind-numbing number of holiday-inspired cocktail recipes we’ve received, seems booze companies have really gotten into the Halloween spirit this year. We’ve combed through them all and plucked what we think are the two most distinctive, potentially crowd-pleasing drinks: Pumpkin Pie-tini from Three-Olives vodka, and a Candy Corn…

Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake Now at The Cheesecake Factory

It’s that time of year when The Cheesecake Factory releases its “famous” pumpkin cheesecake as well as its almost-famous pumpkin pecan cheesecake. I’m not necessarily the biggest Cheesecake Factory fan, but if there is one thing it does pretty well, it’s cheesecake. I mean there’s a reason they don’t call…

Sneak Review: Xixón Spanish Cuisine

A small bite of next week’s Cafe review:To the right of the entrance is the epicurean epicenter: a large dining area fronted by a 12-seat tapas bar. The crowd’s heady buzz provides a surging soundtrack to bumblebee-like flights of white porcelain plates held aloft by waiters as they weave through…

DonQ Screamer: The Perfect Cocktail for Fright Night

​Halloween is right around the corner and we can smell fear around us. Whether it’s because of the psychotic neighbor who’s decided to reenact SAW in his front yard, or the girlfriend who convinced you that Ken and Barbie is a great couples costume, sometimes you need a string drink…

Fratelli La Bufala Celebrates Five Years on South Beach

The dream of three brothers from Italy has turned into an international brand serving Italian food, namely pizzas, that only use fresh and natural ingredients, including cheeses, imported from the motherland. Because of FDA restrictions, the buffalo meat used cannot be imported and so a purveyor in Gainesville is called…