We’ve all seen the billboards – the end of the world is this Saturday (well, according to Harold Camping, a radio evangelist crazy person who’s counting down the days until the end of time (watch the countdown here). We were sure Camping was another crackpot, until the CDC issued an…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 31…
Eating at a diner located inside of a drugstore is an American tradition. Unfortunately, Miami isn’t big on American traditions unless you count destroying beautiful architecture to put mini-malls up in their place.But we digress. Speaking of the dime store or drugstore diner, we only know of two such throwbacks…
Pop Burger Love/Chocolate Love is a new truck on the Miami scene. Hoping to capture both the savory and sweet markets, this two-fold truck has two serving windows – one for the burgers, another for the sweets and coffee. Looking like something Hello Kitty would drive, Pop Burger’s menu sounds…
Sakaya Kitchen is holding what could very well be the first ever Burger Brunch this Sunday at noon as part of Miami’s Burger Month festivities. For this Sunday morning only, Richard Hales is closing Sakaya Kitchen’s doors and turning the restaurant into a giant breakfast buffet for the ticketed-only event…
Il Corso Trattoria, a restaurant promising to bring authentic Italian cuisine to the Gables, recently opened for lunch and dinner. Trattoria is headed by Executive Chef LeRoy Bautista (previously of the nearby Angelique Euro Cafe) and is located in the former Archie’s Pizza space (166 Giralda Avenue). The restaurant is…
Sparky’s Roadside Barbecue smokes downtown Miami
You know the feeling. You wake up dehydrated from the inside out, disoriented, and…. hungry. You need of a hearty meal and strong cup of coffee to knock last night’s alcohol intake out of your system.You’re in luck. Located off US-1, near Dadeland, Havana Spice Cafe is open for breakfast…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 32…
Chef Allen Susser and Jennifer Behar (owner of Jennifer’s Homemade) will co-host the Seventh Annual Share Our Strength’s Great American Bake Sale from noon – 4 pm this Saturday. Along with 20 other top South Florida restaurants and bakeries, the pair will raise money for Share Our Strength. Participants include: Grand Lux…
A quick recap: I went vegetarian in ’94 and over the years phased out eating gelatin, buying leather, and cut way down on eggs and dairy. Toward the end of 2009 I decided to stop making excuses to myself and just go vegan. Never imagined I’d do it, but it’s…
For months, people in Broward and Palm Beach counties have been complaining that they have to drive to Miami-Dade for their food truck fix. While many owners actually make their base in Broward and Palm Beach (Slow Food Truck and Nacho Bizness are both headquartered in Broward and Rolling Stove…
The Marriott on Biscayne Bay held a preview of its $31 million renovation last night. Although Catch (the on-site restaurant) has been open for several months, the 28-year-old hotel has finally completed renovation on the remainder of the property. A lounge-y atmosphere on the bay with a marina view makes…
For years, Miami has had a stranglehold on America. Sure, they had their crappy Starbucks and fancy, yuppy coffee roasters. But we had cafe Cubano, cafe con leche, cortaditos, la gasolina de la tarde…..But now J.M. Smucker has bought the local — actually historically Cuban — brand that has long…
Patrick Gruest, General Manager at Pascal’s On Ponce from January, 1996 to June, 1998, is getting ready to debut Senses Brasserie on Brickell Key this coming November. This is not new for Gruest, who has opened two restaurants of his own and two for national chains. He has been enjoying…
Earlier today, the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners passed a new food truck ordinance by a vote of 7-1. It will affect about half the truck gatherings, including those in Kendall, Cutler Bay, and other parts of the county. Roundups in North Miami and Miami — including Wynwood — will…
Starting June 1, we will be able to scratch off “one-cup-at-a-time coffee shop” from the list of what Miami sorely needs. That’s the date Eternity Coffee Roasters opens its doors downtown (just north of the Brickell Bridge, across from the Chase Bank building at 117 SE Second Avenue). Eternity will…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 33…
After learning about Chef Scott Fredel of Pilar Restaurant and Bar, in parts one and two of our interview with the environmentally responsible and ocean savvy seafood lover, you’re probably ready to see what this fisherman has to offer the palette.Fredel kindly offered us the recipe for a menu item…
Yesterday, Fontainebleau Miami Beach announced the launch of an iPhone and Android app, as well as a mobile site for most smartphones. In addition, the hotel will run a Facebook sweepstakes for those who download the free app. Prizes include a weekend getaway, dinner at one of Fontainebleau’s signature restaurants…
The food truck craze that has taken over the United States may have well started in Puerto Rico. On La Isla del Encanto, food trucks are everywhere. “Food trucks have been in Puerto Rico for at least ten years,” my travel companion explained.El Churry, in the city of Rio Piedra,…
At today’s meeting, the Board of County Commissioners will hear almost two dozen agenda items, ranging from re-naming streets to issuing bonds. What’s on the minds of the dozens of food truck owners in Miami-Dade? Agenda Item 5(D), “ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO ZONING; AMENDING SECTIONS 33-1 AND 33-13 OF THE CODE…
