Michael Schwartz has a lot on his plate.While the paint has barely dried on his new Design District restaurant, the Cypress Room, the chef and restaurateur is working on finalizing his place at the Raleigh Hotel in South Beach and is planning an eatery at the new SLS Hotel in Brickell,…
There’s nothing worse than walking to Enriqueta’s Café ready to down a scrumptious pan con bistec than to find the place closed and a smoky stench. That’s right. Tragedy struck the neighborhood favorite last night. See also: – Miami’s Top Ten Cuban Restaurants…
The human body is approximately 65 percent liquid, which means we inevitably do a lot of drinking to keep that waterlogged equilibrium. Whether it’s the recommended allowance of H20 or copious quantities of booze, there’s lots of the wet stuff constantly flowing down our gullets. So proper drinkware is no…
Josh’s Deli received the Mom and Pop Small Business Grant from Miami-Dade county yesterday. The grant, which provides financial assistance to for-profit small businesses, awards different sums to each grantee. The Surfside deli, known for its house-cured meats and homespun eats, was granted $2,500. See also: – Miami’s Top Ten…
You’d think the life of a rock star would be all bottle-popping and pretty girls. This might be the case for some, but not for the likes of Stellar Revival’s drummer, Andrew Koussevitzky. The Miami-based music man lives a simple life in a Brickell high-rise with bills, high gas prices,…
If the siren song of grilled cheese calls to you but you’re not a fan of tracking down Ms. Cheezious on Twitter when you’re craving some melty goodness for lunch, we have some major news for you.It’s opening a restaurant. That’s right! A brick-and-mortar, nonmobile version of the sexy little…
Have you ever been to a restaurant where there are too many choices? Did you ever wish you could just walk into a nice bistro where they would bring you a well-executed plate of food and a glass of wine — like in those movies where people never seem to…
In Thailand, New Year’s is celebrated very differently than in Miami. As part of the multiday festivities, Thai people clean their houses, avoid cursing, apologize to friends and family for bad behavior, and splash water on each other (very respectfully, we’re told). Miamians, by contrast, generally wait until the day…
Frenchie’s Diner in Coral Gables: A Lovely, Uncontrived Affair
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You’d expect to be served some great fried chicken at Yardbird Southern Table & Bar. After all, the restaurant’s slogan is “run, chicken, run” as in some guy with a very sharp knife is coming for you, little one.But making fried chicken in the Bon Appetit test kitchen? That’s quite…
Our sister paper may have just hosted Beerfest, and you may have already gotten your fill of beer for a while. But where’s the fun in that? Brew at the Zoo is inching closer, and it’s about time you realize what you’ll miss if you skip this annual extravaganza. Do…
Spring has officially sprung, and with the change of seasons comes the change of seasonal dishes. Locally grown produce and sustainable eating has become a permanent trend in the Magic City. More restaurants are converting daily to this way of life, and we love it. What we don’t love is…
While geographically one of the southernmost cities in the United States, Miami isn’t usually identified as being a “Southern” town.Which is why it’s a well-deserved surprise that Southern Living’s May issue names Miami one of the “10 Tastiest Towns in the South.”Though Miami isn’t number one (Durham, North Carolina, took…
The time has come, Miami. New Times writers are busy choosing our picks for the best food, music, shops, services, and anything else that can be categorized for our annual blockbuster Best of Miami. But for all of our hard work, there are some of you who think you can…
Today is Free Cone Day, a made-up holiday that’s celebrated throughout the land. And why not? It’s not every day a company celebrates by giving something away. But then again, Ben & Jerry’s is no ordinary company. The ice-cream manufacturer is politically incorrect, satirical, and socially conscious. Its business model…
East Side Pizza on NE 79th Street claims in green, yellow, and white paint on one of its windows that it serves the “Biggest Slice in Miami.” How true is that statement? There is no denying that Flora’s East Side Pizza serves up a helluva slice of pie. In fact, East Side’s…
The croque-monsieur at Frenchie’s Diner is not meant to be neat. The ham sandwich is smothered in a rich, viscous béchamel and crowned with blistered, bubbling Gruyère. Its center is soft. The bread is soaked in the milk gravy, infused with slivered garlic and fresh bursts of lemon juice. It…
Anthony Bourdain’s CNN show, Parts Unknown, premieres this Sunday, April 14, at 9 p.m., and the cable network is all behind him. Recently, the network placed a full-page ad in the New York Times “reintroducing” itself and featuring many of its headliners — including Bourdain.Bourdain has also been on many…
Miami is a city laden with restaurants of little value. There are stylish joints, the kind where mediocre $24 tuna tartares and $30 chicken breasts, filled with fontina and foie gras, are the norm. There are hackneyed Asian concepts, the type where $20 sushi rolls are packed with fried shrimp,…
Cuban influence is all over Miami. From the way we drink our coffee to the way we eat a sandwich, there’s no doubt that the small island nation just 90 miles from the continental United States’ southernmost point has directly influenced Miami in a large way.So, with all the festivals…
Melissa McCarthy’s second time hosting Saturday Night Live proved what we always knew: She is one extremely talented and fearless comedian.McCarthy is never better than when she goes for broke. And she did on SNL this past weekend, dancing to Salt-N-Pepa’s “Push It” for a ham bake-off, eating day-old pizza, and throwing toasters. Because…
We at Short Order know that sometimes you want candlelight and cloth napkins — and other times you want to tuck a paper napkin into your collar and chow down like you were raised in Polk County. So where should you go when you’ve got 40 bucks burning a hole…
