In honor of the chain’s 50th birthday, Haagen-Dazs is handing out free ice cream today at participating locations from 4 to 8 p.m. Just wish the shop “Happy Birthday,” and you’ll get a free scoop. Complimentary flavors include vanilla, chocolate, and coffee. Haagen-Dazs first launched in 1960 with these original…
Downtown Miami’s new savory spot, The Sandwich Bar, is everything simple. Simple décor. Simple concept. Simple ingredients and even simple names, as the two chefs are both named Leo. But the eatery, located near the Miami Dade College Wolfson campus, loses its simplistic edge when it comes to taste; the…
A virtual tasting of 8 Sauvignon Blancs from Chile (five of which were D.O.’s) took place last Wednesday evening. The promoters of the evening, Wines of Chile, invited me to participate along with 50 other wine enthusiasts, bloggers, writers, etc. We had all received our bottles in advance, along with…
If you’re not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter, here’s a taste of what you’re missing. Click here to subscribe.Before “fast food” meant a tasteless disc of pulverized cow between two pieces of soft cardboard there was the taco. Cheap, nourishing, able to accommodate just about any…
Miami doesn’t have nearly the number of soul food restaurants as let’s say the A-T-L or N’awlins. But what the 3-0-5 lacks in quantity, the Peoples Bar-B-Que in Overtown makes up for with celebrity clout. The roster of repeat celebrity diners who gorge on fried chicken, candied yams, collard greens…
Chefs Luca Taretto of Tiramesu and Pietro Vardeu of Sardinia will face off on May 20 in an Italian cooking battle at the MiaCucina showroom in Coral Gables. The battle is the first of the Italian Cooking Show IV, a series of five monthly cook-offs organized by the Italy-America Chamber…
As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…
Before we discuss Wynwood resident Jason Galbut’s Restaurant, a behemoth painting hanging right in the middle of the esteemed Saatchi Gallery in London until the end of May, why don’t we indulge in a quick game of “I Spy?” Can you find the fish made of French fries? How about…
It all started with a phone call yesterday: “Did you hear that Brian Cantrell from A Fish Called Avalon (AFCA) has been replaced by some guy named Kal, formerly of The Forge?” Nope, we hadn’t heard. But then we checked in with Joe Monteiro, the chef who helmed AFCA on…
Memorial Day is upon us, and just in time for grilling season barbecue expert Steven Raichlen has released a new cookbook devoted to cooking outdoors. Planet Barbecue! covers grilling in 60 countries; Raichlen personally visited 53 of them for his research. Dishes span bisteca all fiorentina (Italy), spit-roasted ham hocks…
Last night, local foodies flocked to Vizcaya for their 13th annual Evening Under The Stars soiree. This gourmet fundraiser promised plenty of tasty snacks from Miami’s top restaurants. While the event was indeed beautiful, and the Bacardi bar well stocked, there was a notable lack of food by 9 p.m.,…
Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill3250 NE 1st Ave., Midtown Miami786-369-0353 / sugarcanerawbargrill.comThe Deal: Monday – Friday, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. Get $5 signature cocktails, $18 sangria pitchers & beer pitchers, and $24 cocktail pitchers. The eclectic cocktails options include the sour-sweet Sao Paulo (yuzu juice, Cruzan rum, lime, & grenadine)…
SandBar Grill will always be the heart of the Grove’s Bermuda triangle of college bars (on the same block as the Tavern and Barracuda). Spend an early evening with regulars “Turd” Ferguson and Vinnie and your cup will runneth over with tales of sordid fun. Just don’t overstay your welcome…
As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…
A little antipasti paragraph before the main course Cafe review of Calamari next week:Most appetizers range from $5 to $10, pastas $10 to $13, main courses $15 to $20, and desserts $6 to $8. While these prices represent a great deal, nightly specials can make your meal even more of…
Stone crab season officially ends on Saturday. The tasty crustaceans are taking their annual vacation to regenerate and reproduce until October 15. Until recently, that used to mean that Joe’s Stone Crab, the country’s leading stone crab emporium, would also close until the middle of October. This break would serve…
Hello, lovers! Are you Manolo-wearin’ fabulous femmes seeking an elixir to calm you before Sex and the City 2 comes out on the 28th? Head to The Palm or The Melting Pot throughout the month of May and insist on a couture cocktail, like this Glamour Gal…
He promised, and he delivered. Here’s Chef Sean Bernal’s version of mofongo, a highly recognizable Puerto Rican dish. It can be found on Oceanaire’s menu as an appetizer, but we recommend you ask for it there as an entrée with shrimp in Creole sauce to get the full effect… and…
Paula DaSilva, chef de cuisine at Dean Max’s 3030 Ocean, will leave the Fort Lauderdale seafood restaurant in June to head a new restaurant at the Eden Roc. If you don’t know DaSilva from 3030 Ocean, you may remember her for coming in a close second in season five of…
Almost two quarters into 2010 and restaurants are dropping like so many flies at a swatter factory.Did your favorite neighborhood joint close? Yes. So did some big-money startups, middling little guys, and corporate behemoths’ touristic appendages.Our records indicate the loss of 28 29 restaurants so far this year. But will…
Yes, I know, it’s hard to believe. Not that my editor has permitted me to continue this self-indulgent farce of a contest for so long, but that I’ve been at the paper for more than a decade. Luckily I foresaw just such a possibility, and right from the start shrewdly…
The photo is of Norman Van Aken and Malcolm Berg, Architect and Principal of EoA, Inc., who designed the upcoming Norman’s 180. The steel panel they are scrutinizing is laser-etched with one of some twenty Normanisms (my word, not theirs) that will be backlit around the back bar.The restaurant is…
