Mr. Chow, located in the W South Beach (2201 Collins Avenue), will begin to take reservations today, August 3rd, and open the doors tomorrow, Tuesday night. For reservations call 305-695-1699.Five Guys is at it again. John and Raquel Catalano, owners of the Five Guys franchise in Kendall, are opening one…
The New Orleans Supper Club, Ahnvee Restaurant & Lounge (621 Washington Avenue), had its’ grand opening on Saturday night. Ahnvee promises upscale dining, live music performances, and lots of Swarovski Crystal pendants. “Our menu has all of the authentic New Orleans favorites like etouffé, jambalaya, gumbos, andouille sausage, red beans…
The dead horse with missing legs and a slit throat on the side of the road in Miami-Dade phenomenon has every pony, stud and stallion, ducking for cover. Apparently there’s enough of a market in underground horse meat that people have turned to a ruthless theft and slaughter combo to…
Chef Sean Brasel’s popular Lincoln Road restaurant Meat Market is launching a new $10 appetizer menu at their bar daily from 5 – 8 p.m. starting tomorrow. Short Order ran into Chef at Taste of the Nation and asked him about charity and hurricanes. Here’s the Q & A…
In a whirlwind of BBQ, BBQ, raw fish and more BBQ, Taste of the Nation was over, as it always is, too soon. Tons of money was raised for a good cause, so we can all go home feeling satisfied.Stand out dishes included the hosting Ritz Carlton Key Biscayne’s last…
Verbal exchange of the week: Last night at Taste The Nations charity event at the Ritz Carlton on Key Biscayne, toward the end of the event, 9:43 p.m., I approach Chef Cindy Hutson of Ortanique, she’s slidin’ off the wine in her drinkin’ glass. I mumble something about shooting the…
An attempt to meet up with a close friend for pints at Brickell Irish Pub on Tuesday ended in disappointment, aside from the company that is! Urban Daddy had reported the pub’s opening on July 15, more than two weeks ago. What a bummer to arrived and find locked doors,…
Back in April when we gave away free Chipotle burrito passes through Short Order we didn’t know they supported slave tomatoes.Chipotle is that company whose whole PR gimmick is “Food With Integrity.” However, they have thus far refused to partner with our favorite Florida farmworkers union, the Coalition of Immokalee…
The Capital Grille’s Master Wine Tasting Event runs through August 23rd and offers the public the opportunity to experience new wines as selected by the Capital Grille’s Master Sommelier, one of only 170 people in the world to hold the master sommelier title, George Miliotes. For $10 at lunch or…
Bengal Modern Indian Cuisine (2010 Biscayne Boulevard) serves up authentic Bangladeshi and North Indian cuisine with a modern twist 7 days a week. And from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. they have an all you can eat lunch buffet for $11.95. Short Order has been to it before, yesterday we…
Have you ever had the feeling that you’ve bitten off more than you can chew? Try sizing up a brunch buffet, and you’ll have the metaphor made literal. Die-hard brunchers have it down, and they’re a fiercely loyal group with All Clad allegiances. We’re talking protective over their preferred turf…
Food and Wine calendar: Thursday through Sunday. [Herald]Miami based Benihana sales slightly up first quarter. BNHNA shares closed at a 52-week high of $8 on Tuesday. [BizJournals]Least creative top-ten brunch spots in Miami list ever, but probably still good, if you’re into that sort of thing. [Blackbook]Jamaican finance minister goes…
You say potato, we say dumbass.A recent US News and World Report article examines a UK health assertion through a Miami connection. British nutritionist Alan Dangour authored a study that suggests organic foods may not be any healthier than what his work terms “conventionally produced” foods. Dangour bases this on…
Most people believe that a “naturally raised” label implies animals have access to sunshine, fresh air, freedom of movement and the ability to perform, um, you know, natural behaviors. Yet the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently allowed companies to slap a “naturally raised” label on meat and meat…
Au Pied de Cochon: Big-City Brasserie in Miami Beach
A Fish Called Avalon has been serving up some of the best seafood on South Beach for 20 years and counting. Now, to celebrate lobster season executive chef Brian Cantrell has come up with 4 new dishes, (2 apps, 2 mains) to celebrate. The new dishes all use Florida spiny…
To paraphrase Friday, one of the funniest comedies of 1995, ‘I know you don’t go to the Keys. I know this. But I’mma get you drunk for free. ‘Cause it’s almost Friday, you ain’t got no job, and you ain’t got shit to do.’The Key Largo Food & Wine Festival…
Miami Spice is here, almost. From August 1st through September 31st over 100 Miami-Dade restaurants will be offering gourmet fare at fixed prices of $22 for lunch and $33 for dinner. Groups of 4 or more should call individual restaurants in advance to let them know they’re coming. Over 100…
In 2007, Pinecrest Wayside Market won the New Times distinction of Best Smoothie. In 99′ they won for Best Milkshake. But did you know the open air market has been serving up strawberry shakes since 1948? That’s longer than Robert Is Here, who started in 1960. The difference between the…
Joshua Gallander is a character. Literally. You and millions of other people around the world have probably seen him somewhere on VH1’s reality show lineup (I Love New York, or I Love Money) in his better known as persona “Whiteboy.” But when he’s not working on tv, he’s working at…
Dewey LoSasso has announced that “after 5 years, including almost 2 years of Biscayne Blvd. construction and 5 Hurricanes (2004-2006), North One 10 is seeking potential buyers”.”Those first two years killed us”, says Dewey of the batshit-crazy, business-crippling construction that made driving to North One 10 a downright chore. “Now…
Short Order’s heard a lot about the “Underground Dining” phenomenon. According to rumors, lies, and hearsay the movement started in Oakland in the ’80s when 100 train-hopping gutterpunks from around the states formed a consortium of experienced kitchen workers and convinced a local backer to invest in a one-off epic…
