Food & Garden Festival at Fairchild This Weekend

It’s only Monday, so you might not be thinking about the weekend yet, but we thought you could use some help planning ahead. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden will host a series of cooking demos, lectures, and panels about local food at its Food & Garden Festival this weekend.Festival organizers tell Short…

Christopher Cramer Interview, Part Two

Here’s Part 2 of our interview with Panorama at Sonesta Bayfront Hotel’s chef Christopher Cramer. You can read the first part of the interview here.New Times: You have a repeat award winner on the menu.Christopher Cramer: We’ve done well in Taste of the Grove. Won the Best Taste Award for…

Weekend Blog Watch: Twitter, Drugs, and Miami Food

Here are some recent highlights from Twitter about “Miami food.” vinisimo: Miami Wine & Food Festival http://bit.ly/cbV6fn  poeticlovestone: @Tahj_Mowry i thought Fatburger was a made up fast food chain until i went to Miami last weekend. I could never eat there tho. Afton_S: All the food in Miami looks the…

Fried Oreos at Prime Italian

​Prime Italian is located on Ocean Drive at First Street in South Beach. Although the menu is similar to its neighbor restaurant, Prime One Twelve, there are some dishes with tomato sauce and a few more pasta options. That must be why it’s billed as an Italian restaurant and not just another…

Christopher Cramer of Panorama: Interview, Part One

​This chef has been trying to fly under the radar, but we’re outing him. Christopher Cramer, a Providence Johnson & Wales grad who has worked for numerous hotels around the country, has been the top toque at Panorama, Sonesta Bayfront’s only restaurant, for six years. “I spent five years working…

Top 10 Fried Junk Foods

Sugary junk food is the second greatest source of pleasure known to mankind. The rush of sugar and calories is nearly unbeatable. So how to go it one better? Batter it and and put it in a deep fryer. These are Short Order’s wicked favorites  9. Granola Bar Though granola…

Sneak Review: STK

A small bite from next week’s Cafe review:If traditional old steakhouses share attributes with traditional old red wines (dark and heavy, with strong notes of leather, oak, and tobacco), STK is like a spritzer: cool and bubbly, a frivolous sip not to be taken seriously. In fact, with a DJ…

Original Yeung’s Chinese Restaurant Reopens on Miami Beach

Chinese food lovers rejoice! Yeung’s Chinese has reopened in its original location on 41st Street (across the way from KFC). This casual Chinese spot first launched in 1982 and served locals lo mein and spring rolls long before Philippe, Mr. Chow and Hakkasan ever thought about coming to our shores…

Mojito Fries at Asia de Cuba

​​Located inside the Mondrian South Beach is Asia de Cuba, which features an upscale pan-Asian menu. The white on white décor inside the restaurant is reminiscent of fairy tales while the hotties that South Beach is famous for congregate there for late night dinner and drinks. There are several different…

Angelique Euro Café’s Social Hour Offers Beer, Wine, and More

Angelique Euro Café117 Miracle MileCoral Gables, FL, 33134305-529-9922 / angeliqueeurocafe.comThe Deal: Social Hour, Tuesday – Friday, 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Drink specials include $3 imported drafts, $4 imported bottles, and $5 select craft beers and wines by the glass.  There are over 40 wines and 50 imported and craft…

Bubbles ‘n Ice Opens Today, New SoBe Mex Opens “Soon”

Just as Little Italy and Chinatown intersect in New York City, bubble teas and Italian ices are coming together at Bubbles ‘n Ice. Some 30 flavors of the former (including fruits, teas, and specialties like pb & jelly) and 60 of the latter (cotton candy, dulce de leche, etc.) will…

Where It At? Ricotta Cheesecake

What it is: We’ve already told you, but will add that it’s about as good a rendition as you’re going to find in this town. Where it at? That’s the five dollar question, but unfortunately the correct answer doesn’t pay out. If you wanna take a guess just the same,…

Sugarcane in Midtown Tastes the Sweet Smell of Success

A tsunami of near unanimous praise has catapulted Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill to the top of Miami’s dining scene at breakneck speed. No doubt the immediate impact reflects today’s quickened pace of social networking — word-of-text/tweet reaches eyes infinitely faster than word-of-mouth could ever reach ears. Yet even in the…

Battle Heats Up Over Factory-Farmed Food

This week’s feature story, “Down on the Farm,” chronicles an increasingly heated national battle over “factory-farmed” food. On one side: a phalanx of corporation- and family-owned farms across the country. On the other: the Washington, D.C.-based Humane Society of the United States.Caught in the middle: independent farmers and voters.Voters? Indeed…

Taking A Bite Out of the New Bliss Spa

The W Hotel on South Beach recently debuted their Bliss Spa. This state-of-the-art spa hails from New York, where Bliss is known as the leader in facials, massages and other pampering treatments. While Miami isn’t lacking spas and the like, this new three-story facility is modern, clean and approachable. It’s…

Casa Toscana Is A Hidden Gem

The bonuses of being a food writer include trying out new restaurants, sampling exotic dishes and interviewing up-and-coming chefs. While it sounds glamorous (okay, I won’t lie, it is!), sometimes I miss my tried-and-true foodie haunts. However, there is one restaurant that is always on my mind — and my…