They say never trust a skinny chef, but we spotted several toques working up a sweat at the David Barton Gym at the Gansevoort South during the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. The number-one gym rat was Art Smith, who is best known as Oprah Winfrey’s chef. The Chicagoan…
Of all the promotional swag I collected during the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, one was particularly handy. The magnet containing the recipe for Mercadito’s guacamole de mango was handed to me as we sampled the soon-to-be-open restaurant’s carnitas tacos during the Grand Tasting Village. Being a lover of…
Ready for culinary boot camp? Former One Ninety chef Alan Hughes will be teaching eight three-hour classes in his kitchen starting March 14. The classes, limited to five students, will cover a range of topics starting with the basics. In the first class, students will learn knife techniques, kitchen organization…
If you’ve eaten in the City of Miami in the past three months you may not want to read any farther.There’s a distinct possibility that ugly little roach legs, and furry little rat claws joined your romantic dinner, business lunch, or casual snack.The following list includes five restaurants who have…
Everybody’s whining about the lack of tomatoes these days. The winter freeze down our way messed up the supply, so there just aren’t many. DiMare farms, the biggest producer, is sending out just 20 percent of the usual haul. Subway, my favorite lunch joint, posted a sign yesterday that only…
As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…
Frugal traveler Matt Gross leaves cold New York for a one day trip to Miami, eats a Cuban sandwich. [NY Times]No need to starve yourself for Spring Break. [MiamiQuarterly]Agri-Tourism gets a boost thanks to new allowances in South Dade. [CBS4]At JP Morgan conference in Miami, Tyson meat executive explains reduced…
Altamare Restaurant will officially open for lunch tomorrow, Wednesday, March 3 (noon to 4:00 p.m.). To help create a festive mood for the occasion, owner Claudio Giordano will be pouring complimentary glasses of prosecco. Count us in.1233 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach305-532-3061…
Got pork?Send your special recipe for 8 portions of the other white meat “prepared with the flavor of your native country” to the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana (1400 SW 1st Street. Miami, FL 33135) along with your name, address, and phone number.You could be chosen for the finals (for…
Chilorio’s Very Mexican, “a fast-casual fresh Mexican restaurant,” has opened not one, but two new South Florida outposts: At 130 Miracle Mile in Coral Gables, and at 8211 South Dixie Highway in South Miami. Both spots offer what Chilorio bills as “dishes made from authentic Mexican recipes, many of which…
We love pancakes, Yes we doEvery day we eat a fewWhen we don’t, we might get sickSo here’s a pancake list right quick…
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.72nd Bar & Grill isn’t the 72nd moderately priced, neighborhoody bar and grill to open in Miami since the Great Recession took a blowtorch to upscale dining establishments…
What it is: Pan-fried leek dumpling with a bit of osetra draped over it.Where it at: Well, it was at one of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival events. But what chef, from what restaurant, put it out?…
As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…
The South Beach Wine & Food Festival wrapped up last night with a beach party hosted by Guy Fieri at the Gansevoort’s Beach Club, appropriately themed “Moon Over Miami,” since the full, orange moon began to dip just as the party began. At 6 p.m. a line had already started…
We spent Sunday afternoon at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Whole Foods Grand Tasting Village, walking around the massive tents around 13th and Ocean tasting mostly liquor. It’s no secret that this event has become less about the bites and more about the booze — well, and the…
Laurent Tourondel and BLT empire business partner Jimmy Haber, have parted ways, two days short of their sixth anniversary of partnership. Haber gets BLT Steak in New York, Los Angeles and Washington, and also BLT Fish, BLT Prime and BLT Burger in New York.Chef Tourondel will still be executive chef…
Shareef Malnik, the charismatic owner of The Forge restaurant, was back in action at the BubbleQ on Friday during the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival. It was Malnik’s return to the culinary arena, since he shuttered his iconic steakhouse last summer. He also introduced the food world…
“Aaah this is perfect,” said guests when George Stone Crab and Chef Laurent Tourondel teamed up for Cocktails and Claws, an all inclusive food and drink event on the rooftop of the Betsy Hotel on Ocean Drive late Friday afternoon.James Beard Awards Rising Star candidate Chef Sam Gorenstein and his…
Dim Sum & Disco was the best event I attended at this year’s Festival. It was loose, fun, funky, featured fantastic food by great chefs, amazing Ty Ku cocktails by famed mixologist Tony Abu-Ganim, and the gorgeous Setai outdoor area. Truth be told, for much of the night I was…
Yesterday Esquire hosted a round table talk regarding “The Rebirth of Fine Dining.” Panelists were Chefs Daniel Boulud, Laurent Tourondel, John Besh, Paul Bartolotta, Mike Lata, and Michael White, while Esquire’s food editor, Ryan D’Agostino, moderated.The following lessons were learned:…
Guests who bought $225 tickets to last night’s Barilla Interactive Dinner at the Biltmore hotel probably assumed the word “interactive” meant a chef would be cooking for them at each table. Not so. As hungry diners dressed in everything from jeans to suits entered the room, they found cloth toques…
