The annual lull of summer that slows our city has apparently affected even the opening and closing of dining establishments. It’s as though it’s just too damn hot to consider hanging up new signage or taking down old ones. “It can wait” was the theme of September, as only a…
Egg and Dart: Sleek Greek in the Design District
Casting folks came to Miami a few months ago in search of some candidates willing to get skewered by celeb chefs on this season of Chopped, and Short Order has secured a sneak peek of the finalists. However, a company rep requested that we not share the names of the…
When Soho Beach House decided to open a Cecconi’s concept there a year ago, one could hear a collective sigh across the 305. “Another Italian restaurant?” we asked. “Why?” After all, our city has more than its fair share of spaghetti slingers and pizza pirates.But then we heard the executive…
Last week, Short Order reported that chef Robyn Almodovar, owner of Palate Party, was airlifted to the hospital after being burned in a propane accident on her food truck. Almodovar assured us that although she suffered facial burns, she and her truck would be out on the road soon.We just…
Central Park Miami (1300 S Miami Ave., Miami) is one of those downtown projects that seems like it’s never going to happen, another vacant lot with a sign post … we have to see it to believe it. So bravo to those behind the project, which includes old-guard South Beach…
In our two-part interview with Haven’s Executive Chef, Todd Erickson, we got the lowdown on his short stint at Zuma and found out how it felt to be in charge of the kitchen at the unseasonably young age of 24. Turns out he got his start on the catering side…
Eating too much bad food kills us off early. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the annual obesity-related death count in the United States is around 325,000. That means you’re nearly eight times more likely to die at the hand of a doughnut than in a…
Food Network’s The Great Food Truck Race Season Two finale aired last night, pitting Hodge Podge Truck against The Lime Truck for a briefcase full of cash ($100,000 to be exact) and bragging rights as the greatest food truck.Though the trucks were filmed during a daring four-day stint in Miami,…
Let’s face it. Miami isn’t known for pizza, but when one of our top chefs gives it a go, we’re all for it.Many of us have had the thin-crust pizzas pulled fresh from the brick oven at Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink, and now we’ll get to sample an expanded…
As part of their All You Can Eat Tour, hipster recording artists Peter Bjorn and John were in Coconut Grove yesterday to give away some (no, not peanut butter and jelly) free grilled cheese sandwiches to the first 30 lucky fans who showed up at the Ms. Cheezious food truck…
Palate Party owner and chef Robyn Almodovar was airlifted to Broward General Hospital, then Jackson Memorial Hospital after an accident on her Palate Party truck left her with burns to her face.We spoke with chef Almodovar, who was released from the hospital yesterday evening. “I have no eyebrows”, Almodovar told…
Yesterday, we spoke to Todd Erickson, Executive Chef at Haven Gastro-Lounge, about his move to Miami and found out how he got started in the catering business. Now we discover the secret behind his quick transition from Zuma to Haven, as well as the truth behind a restaurant’s “organic” statement…
We’ve been to Cauley Square before, even ate at The Tea Room. It’s home to antique shops, the occasional food truck rally, and a cozy little restaurant called The Village Chalet. The name inspires a wooden house or cottage in the Swiss Alps, and that is precisely what it looks…
There’s another food truck benefit tonight, so if you’re hankering to get out of the house, why not help children with cancer in the process?A food truck fundraiser to benefit Angels & Warriors will be held tonight at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Hialeah from 5 to 9…
I’ve been tracking Yardbird Southern Table & Bar since I first heard buzz that Jeff McInnis was opening a Southern-concept restaurant.I stalked the offices of 50 Eggs on Biscayne Boulevard, because there was a rumor that McInnis was creating recipes at a secret Lime test kitchen. (50 Eggs is the…
If you woke up from a blackout in the middle of Azucar Ice Cream Company’s store, you’d still have little confusion about what Miami street you were on. There’s a huge portrait of Cuban-American salsa singer Celia Cruz on the wall. There are T-shirts for sale with phrases like “Ya…
When Haven’s executive chef, Todd Erickson, came to South Beach for the first time back in January of 2010, he had no idea that he would fall in love with it. In fact, he was a little hesitant about the idea of moving to Miami. “I had never been down…
Kane Steakhouse is able, but it’s not Miami’s greatest
Eat for a cause at tonight’s food truck roundup at Westland Mall in Hialeah to benefit Running With Sole, a Coral Gables-based non-profit that strives to end childhood obesity by providing shoes to children in need and promoting healthy activity. From 5 to 9 p.m. come out and enjoy dinner,…
It seems as though Yardbird Southern Table & Bar has been teasing us for the better part of 2011 with random Jeff McInnis sightings, videos of running chickens and other sleights of hand.But finally (finally!) we’ve gotten an opening date. Yardbird will start serving the public on October 3 with…
We spoke by phone with Lee Schrager this week about upcoming new events at the 2012 South Beach Wine & Food Festival (February 23 through 26). Monday was part one; today we talk about BubbleQ losing its Bubble, the one-of-a-kind affair at 1111 Lincoln, and the grand closing party that…
