Photo by Jacob KatelGonzalo Rivera, executive chef at La Marea at The Tides.If Miami had the rotten luck to get hit with a major storm and power was knocked out, what would chefs want in their hurricane pantries? From Michael Bloise, chef/owner of [soon open] American Noodle Bar:Fish sauce. It’s…
Mexican Independence Day has come and gone, but why stop there? The weekend is but a few hours away. Keep the party rolling poolside with this savory take on a margarita courtesy of Tippling Bros. “Pepino El Puy” combines the fresh, soothing qualities of cucumber with a limey-tequila bite. The…
Out with the old and in with the new…STK has just made a switch in its culinary department. The ONE Group and Chef Alberto Cabrera have parted ways and are now welcoming Chef Ralph Pagano to the team. No stranger to the world of food and wine, Chef Pagano has…
John ZurTutto Pizza’s dining roomIn a sea of vastly inferior pizzerias in and around Miami, the mostly unnoticed Tutto Pizza has been popping pizzas out of the brick oven since 2001. Located next door to Tutto Pasta, at the end of Coral Way near downtown, this quaint space serves up…
It’s a good thing Antoinette Jreij wears pink and gray chef coats; it’s the only way someone could fathom that someone so demure and adorned by a sparkly hair clip, diamond earrings, and full make up would be the hardworking head cook at one of the city’s longstanding favorite restaurants,…
“Munch and move on!” is the motto, which is just what we did last night at the brand new, ready-to-roll Dim Ssäm á GoGo truck. The groovy foodmobile was parked in front of its anchor, Sakaya Kitchen, but pretty soon it’ll be roaming to points north and, according to Richard…
The photo above is osso bucco over risotto Milanese from Osteria del Teatro, which not only leads us to the following snippet from next week’s Cafe review, but likewise provides the answer to our What It? Where It At? post earlier in the week:Osteria also serves to remind us of…
Photo by Joan Leong/BravoEric Ripert and Tom Colicchio.So that’s it. Arguably, Top Chef’s most boring season comes to close. We started following season seven because local chef Andrea Curto-Randazzo was a contestant. But we had a feeling back during our pre-season interview that she wouldn’t make it far — something…
Courtesy of Cooking ChannelChef Michael Schwartz’s hogfish ceviche.Last night, the latest episode of Emeril Legasse’s new series, Fresh Food Fast, aired on the Cooking Channel (AKA Food Network 2). The episode, titled “Farm to Table,” featured local chef and James Beard Award winner Michael Schwartz.In it, Schwartz takes Legasse to…
via @pubbellyLast week, we introduced you to the new South Beach Asian-inspired gastropub, Pubbelly, slated to open next month. While we are always wary of giving a place too much hype before we’ve actually eaten there, we couldn’t help by notice a tweet yesterday from the restaurant that linked to…
Paula NiñoThomas Merolla moved to Miami from Providence, Rhode Island sixteen years ago looking for something new and different. He was only 18 but his first job, bartending at the then newly opened Delano Hotel, marked the beginning of a career creating cocktails for some of the hottest spots in…
Fresh Market is supposed to be a place where a yuppie can go and not be afraid. They play classical music. They give you tiny cups of premium coffee. Their organic yogurt selection is enviable. And in Aventura, even the coconuts on the trees are Louis Vuitton brand. So why…
We learned a little something more about the new Stephen Starr restaurant opening in Bal Harbour.Last Friday at Fashion’s Night Out, there were samplings from the venue which included a delicious tuna tartare. The restaurant is still lacking a name and in hopes to finding one, there was a suggestion…
It’s national avocado day and what better way to celebrate this unique fruit than with some fast fat facts…or just fat. The “ahuactl”, as it was known by the Aztec of Mexico, was considered an aphrodisiac. Hence the name, which translates to “testicle,” also a reference to the shape of…
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Last week, we introduced Jefe’s Original Fish Taco and Burger. Now a review:This brightly colored truck makes its round all over Miami filling the stomach’s of both young and old. Though it;s only been around for a month, it seems to be catching on fast. Jefe’s Original was one of…
In preparation for the side effects of Mexican Independence Day, Short Order went out in search for the perfect Mexican hangover cure. The answer? Chilaquiles. Chilaquiles (chee-lah-KEE-less) are a traditional Mexican dish typically made from crispy corn tortillas slathered in either red or green salsa, dolloped refried beans, eggs (scrambled…
Olive Garden commercials promise that when we visit one of their restaurants, we’ll be treated like family. Of course, we all know that isn’t necessarily true. There is at least one restaurant in Miami, however, that treats clients like family–El Bajareque in Wynwood. On any given day, you might meet…
Last month, we revealed that at this year’s Iron Fork event on October 21 we’d be handing out our first ever Short Order awards. While Best of Miami is picked by an ominous “editorial board,” the blog awards work a little differently. We asked a group of local chefs, food…
It’s the biggest cream puff in the neighborhood and maybe even the city. Buena Vista Deli at 4582 NE Second Ave. is tucked away a few blocks north of the Design District, but the desserts are worth the drive. Their famous cream puffs, $3.50 each, are a prized, sweet surprise…
Haven’t done one of these in awhile, probably for good reason. Anyway, the concept is that you guess what the dish in above photo is and what restaurant it comes from; post your brilliant deduction in the comments section below; and if correct you will be granted bragging privileges for…
