Buena Vista Deli opened last week just a few doors north of sister Buena Vista Bistro. The bright deli/café features a choice selection of fromage, breads by the excellent La Parisienne Bakery, salads, sandwiches, and a special take-home dinner each day ($8). But it’s the quiche, pâtes, rillettes, and puffy…
An eight-ounce hunk, forged from Harris Ranch Farms’ antibiotic-free beef, with optional toppings such as bacon, fried egg, smoked mozzarella, Gorgonzola cheese…As if that isn’t enough — and let’s face it, nothing ever is — Racks is also offering each couple a free quartino (third of a bottle) of Sonoma…
Joao Oliveira’s Zucchero hits the trifecta in the Roads
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…
In this week’s Home Cooking edition, I get lazy and throw together a salad for one. That’s fine by me, because I love salads, and not for health reasons. This one in particular makes a filling lunch or light dinner. I dressed it with vinaigrette made from a recipe in…
Supporting local Haitian-owned businesses is a good way to get money into the earthquake- ravaged country. Stateside relatives need money to send back home.USA Carwash Restaurant has been serving up consistently cheap, satisfying, and flavorful meals for years…
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If you have your pointer finger on the pulse of the global food community and its star chefs, you would know this past weekend was the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman’s second annual Cayman Cookout. We’re referring to the island rendezvous of illustrious professional cooks including José Andrés, David Chang, Dean Fearing,…
SoFi AgaveThe transformation is complete: Beginning today, the old Tuscan Steak space is El Scorpion Mexican Kitchen + Tequila Bar. Ownership includes Jeffrey Chodorow, and son Zach Chodorow, said to have a heavy influence in the project. Décor is by Owen Kamihira, who long-toothed locals will recall as designer of…
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…
It never fails. Whenever old college friends visit Miami, they always want to stop at Chicken Kitchen. Maybe it’s nostalgia, or maybe they sincerely crave the flavors of yellow rice topped with grilled chicken bathed in mustard-curry sauce they discovered in Miami and kept them fed through many college days…
We’ve been giving you updates about the continuing adventures of Sidewalk Chef Shashank Agtey since May 2009.We’ve told you the story of his humble beginnings, short version: a wealthy 17-year-old kid from Bombay whose eyesight doesn’t meet Air Force standards is dropped off in Miami by his father with little…
If the words maciza (solid), cuerito (skin), buche (stomach), oreja (ear), tripa (intestines), lengua (tongue), or surtida (mixed) mean anything to you and your taco, you’re in luck.Con Sabor a Mexico: Carnitas Estilo Michoacan (542 SW 12th Ave., Miami) is open for business seven days a week 10 a.m. to…
On February 11, during and in conjunction with the Miami International Film Festival, New Times will present its annual Artopia, “Miami’s Reel Party.” There will be art exhibits, performance art, a fashion show, lots of live music, and — this is the important part — free food and booze.Beginning with the…
It is futile to compare Hakkasan’s dim sum to others around town. First, there aren’t that many others. Second, other Chinese joints don’t emanate the beauty of Hakkasan, which is as romantic in the daytime as it is at night; during dim sum hours, the Miami sun soothingly filters in…
Gordon Ramsay is an asshole — that’s why he’s fun to watch. So let’s all watch him make amateur cooks feel like shit about themselves and their crappy food.MasterChef is new to FOX, but the program is already a UK and Australia phenomenon that has broken television viewing records in…
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.No question, Europeans know how to live. Late nights, later mornings. Long lunches, longer vacations. Good wine, good food; relax and enjoy life. Let someone else put his…
South Miami’s Alta Cocina is closed, closed, closed. [PowerRankings]Another report from Hakkasan: dim sum, words, and pictures. [Gagit]French Fry Fairy finds pretty good fries at Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth, Texas. [FFF]Michael’s local cabbage kimchi production in the Cayman Islands. [GenuineKitchen]Frodnesor goes Dante’s Kitchen in New Orleans. [FoodForThoughtMiami]Local chef’s version…
What it is: braised veal cheeks plated in exquisite fashion.But…Where it at?As usual, if a commenter guesses correctly, we’ll give credit below; otherwise, the answer comes later in the week…
The Shops at Midtown is phasing into architect Zyscovich’s vision for an urban-suburb as shops, renters, and restaurants move into the place.Another new joint, Sweet Times Gourmet & Cafe, is now open.They serve baked goods, salads, sandwiches, and starting next week, sushi.Their address is 451 NE First Avenue. They are…
If there’s one restaurant in Miami that immediately comes to mind for spectacular design, it’s Hakkasan at the Fontainebleau. The French firm behind it, Gilles & Boissier, is also responsible for other inspired designs that include Maison Boulud, Daniel Bouloud’s restaurant in Beijing, and the W Hotel in Shanghai. Dark-stained…
Luis Padilla, the executive chef behind The Grill on the Alley in Aventura, was once sous chef at Bruschetta & Co., before honing his culinary expertise at various South Florida eateries, most notably Mark’s Las Olas and Seasons 52. But Padilla remembers the day when his skills weren’t so, well,…
