The Dutch at the W South Beach, opens to the public today with lunch and dinner service (breakfast to follow).Chef Andrew Carmellini decided to start the Dutch in Miami Beach after success with his two New York restaurants, Locanda Verde and the Dutch. With the Dutch Miami, chef Carmellini has…
Short Order’s Foodstock: One Night of Peas and Music must have been blessed by the gods, because the weather was perfect for dining under the stars.Thousands of people flocked to Foodstock at the Wynwood Arts District to listen to music, shop for crafts and dine from 30 food trucks.Favorite trucks…
Foodstock: One Night of Peas and Music is tomorrow, so break our the love beads, your suede fringe jacket and get ready for an evening of great street food from 30 of your favorite trucks. In addition, Foodstock will feature vintage wearables, crafts, and art for sale, a DJ spinning…
John DeLucie will be the chef at the soon-to-open restaurant in the newly renovated Marlin Hotel in South Beach. DeLucie is best known for his celebrity-magnet New York City eatery The Lion. Celebrities are likely the only ones able to afford the prices there: the house burger is $21, signature…
A piece of jawbone first unearthed from a cave in England in 1927 was discovered last week to be 44,000 years old, providing evidence that modern humans existed in Europe thousands of years earlier than previously thought. This dating also confirmed the contested theory that early humans co-existed with Neanderthals.Being…
At the beginning of this week Tokyo Bowl closed in North Miami. A sign on the door reads “Thanks for your patronage.” The drive-thru window is what made this sushi place unique. It was a savior for rumbling stomachs in search of fast sushi on the busy intersection of NE…
1500 Degrees’ Paula DaSilva is in the national spotlight. We’re thinking it has something to do with her restaurant being named one of Esquire’s Best New Restaurants 2011 (the only South Florida restaurant to make the cut, by the way).This morning, Paula will make an appearance on the CBS’ The Early…
Sure, a Burger King was nearly robbed by guy with a sock, but it’s not all bad news in the fast food world. Sonic opens its second South Florida location in Fort Lauderdale at 5 p.m. today, with a menu of specialty items and a bar serving beer and wine.This…
Attention all active duty military personnel and veterans, clear the chow hall and skip the parades, South Florida’s taking you out for lunch, and dinner. With proof of active duty military or veteran status, you can enjoy free grub at several restaurants. When you wake up in the morning, head over…
She cooks, sings, and rocks out with her comedic brethren in her rock ‘n’ roll comedy cooking show Bitchin’ Kitchen, now in it’s second season. We had a chance to speak briefly with Nadia G. about her show, her new book and how she likes to stay bitchin’.New Times: You…
Calling all Pasha’s lovers. The Mediterranean casual food mini chain is having a little Facebook Friend-zy.In a move to get more “likes”, Pasha’s is giving a $500 gift certificate to the 500th person to like its page.Even if you don’t win the $500 gift certificate, you’ll still get a free…
This month-long promotion incites lovers of French food to dine at some of the best Gallic inspired eateries, for a fraction of the usual costs.
The Miami Book Fair International is once again taking over the streets of downtown Miami. Every fall, voracious readers look forward to perusing both new and antique books in the hope of finding a treasure or a bargain at the street fair, or listening to a book reading by a…
It’s only fitting that Tobacco Road turns 99 on 11/11/11, surviving hurricanes, prohibition, cocaine busts, South Beach, and the condo boom. At times, the Road has tried it’s hand at many things. It’s been a speakeasy, gambling den, gay bar, strip joint, and blues bar, all the while retaining it’s…
Ever since I wrote my first articles about juicing in Miami, people have come to me asking how to get started with their own at-home, fresh, organic juice routines. Their first questions are invariably about which juicer to buy.There are lots of options out there. Some cost as little as…
El Vato Tequila and Taco Bar: Downtown Miami taqueria offers fresh Mex snacks and top-shelf tequilas
Fairbanks, Alaska. Miami, Florida. These two extremes now have something in common: “A coffee shop that walks the walk instead of talking the talk,” comments owner Michael Gesser of Alaska Coffee Roasting Co. (13130 Biscayne Blvd., North Miami).Short Order discovered the place by accident when pumping gas across the street…
Top Chef: Texas premiered last week with a gigantic cast of cheftestants, including three chefs with local ties, Lindsay Autry, executive chef at Michelle Bernstein’s restaurant at the Omphoy Palm Beach Resort, Bernice Dearaujo, head chef at Sra. Martinez, and Maureen “Molly” Brandt, executive chef at Royal Caribbean’s 150 Central…
The Victoria’s Secret fashion show, which features a parade of hopelessly beautiful women wearing only underwear (and giant wings) airs November 29 on CBS. The hype is much like that for the Super Bowl — million-dollar commercials, merchandise tie-ins (even if you can’t look like an angel, you can smell…
On November 9, 2009, Latin Burger and Taco tweeted: “We’re here”, and rolled onto Miami streets. The food truck scene in Miami was new, and people were intrigued by this pink and black truck that sold burgers designed by Food Network celebrity chef, Ingrid Hoffmann.Latin Burger’s owner Jim Heins always…
His passion for a woman brought him to veganism. After five years, his passion for culinary art brought him back to beef.Okay, so maybe that’s packaged a little too neatly. Timothe Crandall, the relatively new sous chef at Red the Steakhouse, never enjoyed eating meat as a child. “I hated…
Former South Beach resident Kim Barnouin is better known as Skinny Bitch — and she likes it that way. She’s one of the authors of the best-selling Skinny Bitch series of diet and self-help books, and she returned to Miami this week to promote the latest in the series, Skinny…
