Eggplant: Zucchini, I am green with envy over your pleasing crunch.Zucchini: Oh eggplant, how your porous, ivory flesh melts on the tongue when grilled. Who needs these two and their little spat? Dudhi, a.k.a. bottle gourd or calabash, combines the best qualities of both and has been a favorite of…
Friday, beautiful Friday, baby I missed you so much, it’s been too long, good to see you. Glad you’re back, don’t ever leave girl, promise, I need you in my life right now. This past week’s been nothin’ without you, all those other days meant nothin’ to me. They were…
Those of you bemoaning the lack of restaurants in Miami can breathe a little easier this week, as announcements for newcomers keep pouring in. Here are just a few:Bar Rosso Restaurant & Vinoteca opened its doors this past Monday in Aventura (where Ivy used to be). Executive chef, Joshua Medina,…
Bourbon Steak has garnered plenty of press and attention for its gourmet burger menu, but the restaurant is more deserving of accolades for its commitment in theory and practice to fresh, organic, locally sourced ingredients. Chef Gabriel Fenton is a relatively young dude and he hasn’t been in Miami long, but…
This week’s NT review is of Petit Rouge, a charming 24-seat French bistro in North Miami. Chef/owner is Neal Cooper (formerly of Neal’s and Il Migliore); chef de cuisine is Daniel Small. In keeping with our recent theme of light, summertime recipes, here’s one for Petit’s delicious Frisee lardon salad…
Joey’s, located in Wynwood and one of our favorite Italian joints, shows up in the June issue of Food & Wine magazine as one of America’s New Pizza Artesans. Gracing the pages are photos of the cafe and of its’ gorgonzola-arugula pie; the article highlights a dozen or so restaurants…
Petit Rouge in North Miami Offers Honest, Accessible, Well-Executed French Cuisine
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On deadline? Early afternoon conference call? Stressed out in general? Type A personalities won’t be left to starve thanks to a speedy and satisfying (for the tummy and wallet) lunch option at Fratelli Lyon. The recently introduced “Menu Veloce” (fast menu in Italiano) features this Design District favorite’s best-sellers at lunchtime and is…
I have a beat-up boom box sitting on a milk crate next to my computer chair. I listen to the Paul & Young Ron Show when I’m writing in the morning. They’re always talking about their website so I went and checked it out. Their internerd “Webster” has a recipe…
Leave it to the Miami AdFed, “a bunch of advertising geeks,” to call their bimonthly meeting tonight at Por Fin Restaurant featuring 2-for-1 drinks and complimentary bar snacks from 6 – 8 p.m. “Botellon.”Botellon is a Spanish term that generally refers to a gathering of young people to drink outdoors…
The Miami contingent of myopenbar.com is no more. Here’s their goodbye message to Miami.”Looking for free booze? Oh. Yeah. About that… We had to fire the entire staff after squandering most of the Myopenbar fortune on Cadillacs and Courvoisier. Call it an “MC Hammer,” call it a damn shame, but…
What could be sexier than two of Miami’s hottest chefs cooking up original dishes for your pure and utterly unadulterated indulgence? When they do it together, of course.That’s what you have to look forward to this Wednesday night if you partake in Meat Market’s first ever guest chef dinner. Celebrity…
It’s a meal only Michael Phelps could love. And what timing! Launched just in time to thwart a comeback-hungry Kirstie Alley in her lust for leanness. But Domino’s, I regret to type that your pasta in a bread bowl is a big fat disappointment. It’s just that I expected more – rather, I expected better — from you. Check…
haagenTemps are supposed to coast into the high 80s today and Mother Nature couldn’t have picked a better day to turn the heat up – Haagen Dazs is giving away free scoops of any bee-built flavor. No, not a frozen chocolate concoction thrown together by lil’ hard-hatted bees sporting distressed…
Most of you readers have probably experienced fake meat or a veggie food item. It might’ve been a mouth-watering, paradigm-shifting experience or something you tossed after one bite. The point is, veggie food is just like all other food – some of it’s awesome and some of it sucks horribly!The…
It’s around 6 p.m. on a Friday at Lotus House Women’s Shelter in Overtown and the dinner bell is ringing. Soon about 50 women of all ages, and some of their children, will gather for a healthy and nutritious meal prepared at cost by local catering company Hearts of Palm,…
The Crab House is a 79th street Causeway landmark. Anybody traveling between the beach and the city is sure to see their big sign out front. They are famous for their all you can eat seafood bar and they’re at a great location right on the water.The Crab House is…
“For years we’ve been known for amazing mojitos” says Tap Tap general manager Gary Sanon-Jules. Is it because they use Barbancourt rum or because Monday – Friday from 5 – 7 p.m. they serve em’ up at half price? Don’t know, but at that rate a mojito made with three…
Know how to tell when an ethnic restaurant is authentic? Check out the regular clientele. At Spice ‘N’ Curry in Sweetwater, you won’t find tourists or South Beach jet set. Just some folks from the neighborhood, especially Indian engineering students filling up on a taste of home right in their backyard.And…
Short Order respects our contemporaries in the blogosphere for their perspectives, photos, reviews and everything they bring to the table. Here’s what’s been going on.Lee Schrager goes out to eat 10 million times a week.Grapevine reports on Akashi robbery in the Grove.S & S? And The Eggs says yes and…
Ahh, good ol’ rumbullion. Ye olde English colonies called it kill devil — both for its hangover-inducing properties and its medicinal powers. Mix it with some lime juice and a little sugar, shake it, and it becomes a daiquiri. A splash of Coke and a squeeze of lime make it…
The online message boards are buzzing, and whether the neighborhood likes it or not, Brickell will get its third Publix this summer. Word on the street is that the long overdue opening at, yes, 911 SW 1st Ave is just a couple weeks away. There isn’t exactly a food emergency in the area. Or is there?…
