Whether you have a jam-packed weekend full of errands or you’re sitting like a bump on a log and looking for something to do, Miami’s got your back. Do yourself a favor: Put down that to-do list. Stop twiddling your thumbs. You don’t live in this city for nothing. The…
Paul and Young Ron might know everything about being the funniest people to every hit the radio airwaves, but did you know they’re also beer aficionados? In fact, they love beer so much, they’ve taken over the fourth annual New Times’ Brew at the Zoo, renaming our home brew section…
New Times’ Best of Miami 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Short Order is serving up the top 30 Tastemakers in the 305. These people have helped shape the Miami food scene into what it is today. We began with number 30 and will lead up to the county’s…
The heated battle for Miami’s Best Brew may have gone cold, but the buzz is back after a surprising announcement on Krups’ Facebook page. The bean counters at Krups announced the winner this week as downtown’s Eternity Coffee Roasters. Tinta y Café and Eternity were neck-and-neck in the battle for…
Yesterday we had a bit of an email brawl over the news that Pinkberry was opening a third location in Miami. The storefront is set to open May 10 at 1144 Ocean Dr., and some people around here were saying, “Get over it — the froyo fad is dead.” First…
If you grew up in Miami, chances are you’ve eaten at Shorty’s Bar-B-Q. Edward Louis “Shorty” Allen, who built the restaurant from a barbecue stand to a multilocation chain, died April 21 at the age of 104. The restaurant serves standard barbecue fare such as ribs, brisket, coleslaw, and corn…
Two of Miami’s best chefs will go head-to-head this Sunday at the annual Heart of a Chef festival and culinary competition. Normally, we’d frown on chefs fighting, but this epic battle is for a good cause. Heart of a Chef is a fundraiser for the Florida Heart Research Institute. This…
New Times’ Best of Miami 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Short Order is serving up our top 30 tastemakers in the 305. These people have helped shape the Miami food scene into what it is today. We began with number 30 and will lead up to the county’s…
After only nine months in operation, Acme Bakery & Coffee is closing its doors this Sunday, April 28. The bakery with a vintage vibe specialized in sourdough loaves and jams. But the little shop had its share of trials.The 35-seat restaurant was hindered by high rent, and although there seemed…
People living in the area of Flagler Street and NW 37th Avenue hung out of their windows in disbelief as a parade of 62 colorful food trucks — flanked by a police escort — rolled through their neighborhood. The trucks were part of caravan to set a Guinness World Record…
Vide Napole e’po umore translates to “See Naples and then die.” At Stanzione 87, this is the language. If you’ve been to Naples and had true Neapolitan pizza, you can die happy. Or at least owner Franco Stanzione believes so. The good news for locals is we don’t have to…
South Street Restaurant & Bar, the Motown-inspired restaurant in the Design District, has closed. The restaurant’s Facebook page simply states, “South Street is closed… STAY TUNED FOR WHAT’S NEXT.” The phone at the restaurant went unanswered at 7:15 last night, and a call to sister restaurant Gigi yielded no further…
New Times’ Best of Miami 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Short Order is serving up the top 30 tastemakers in the 305. These people have helped shape the Miami food scene into what it is today. We began with number 30 and will lead up to the county’s…
Food and literature are long-term lovers. And poetry, in particular, has had a romantic relationship with all things edible throughout the ages. From Shel Silverstein to Jonathan Swift, some of the most famous scribes have penned odes to their favorite bites. Poet and editor Kevin Young has compiled some of…
Authentically EATalian Restaurants Weekend takes place this weekend — Friday, April 26, through Sunday, April 28 — and features 12 popular Miami restaurants. The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce wants to introduce Americans to the true Mediterranean diet, considered by experts to be one of the most heart-healthy, by teaching them…
Miami is known for some of the best food events in the nation. One of them is Iron Fork, the Miami New Times extravaganza where chefs battle for glory. Another is Miami Spice, a two-month bonanza sponsored by the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB), in which diners enjoy…
Miami is a town that’s all about the booze. Our idea of a fun night out is bar-hopping, shot-taking, and beer-chugging. And there’s no better neighborhood to get our collective drink on than the party epicenter of the universe: South Beach. But with the plethora of pubs, bars, lounges, and…
When the Pubbelly boys open restaurants, they call them concepts. Their strategies, though, are not about location. It’s not décor. Or cuisine. Or even target crowd. The concept, rather, is Pubbelly. The word describes not food or ambience, but brand. And PB Steak — the latest South Beach restaurant to…
Beer has been an obsession of mankind since the ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians made brew 7,000 years ago. We’ve evolved techniques since then, but the basic fundamentals remain the same. After all, in the most primitive of terms, beer is simply the byproduct of fermented grains. Although equipment and sanitation…
New Times’ Best of Miami 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Short Order is serving up the top 30 tastemakers in the 305. These people have helped shape the Miami food scene into what it is today. We began yesterday with number 30 and will lead up to the…
The Miami Science Museum in Coconut Grove turned its focus on food this past weekend as kids and grownups alike got an education in healthful eating and just what it takes to get the food we eat onto our table. Interactive displays were scattered throughout the museum as visitors touched,…
