Rioja Grille, featuring tropical Latin cuisine in a Spanish setting, has opened at the Doubletree by Hilton Miami Airport Convention Center Hotel, helmed by chef Michael Meuse. Rioja replaces 777 Steak and Pasta, which is still listed on the hotel’s website. The hotel’s front desk was at first unaware that…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 48…
Get out those cameras and cell phones tonight, because if you win the Shoot the Motha Trucker contest, you’ll receive a free meal every week for a year. Latin House Grill has announced a photo competition with the easiest rules ever. Simply take a picture of LHG’s eternal flame of a…
In the infinite wisdom of television executives and snake oil salesmen, VH1 has created a new reality series that links the two subjects Americans are most interested in: food and big personalities.In the new show, Famous Food, so-called celebrities such as Heidi Montag, The Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Danielle…
Blade Sushi to share space with Vida restaurant.When Blade Sushi closed at the Fontainebleau about a year ago, the starving model types who frequent LIV must have had heart attacks trying to find low-carb alternatives at Scarpetta. Well, Blade is back (mostly), sharing space with the resort’s Vida restaurant to…
Abokado’s catch phrase asked if we were “ready to rethink sushi,” but apparently the folks at this restaurant in Mary Brickell Village have been doing some reconsidering of their own lately. The place went dark last week and after a three-year life span (it was temporarily shuttered and relaunched in…
Chef Allen Susser says he’ll close the doors to the Aventura eatery that bears his name. The restaurant has been in operation since 1986.”Twenty-five years has passed, the lease was up, and it was time to make a decision,” says Susser, who is 54 years old and lives in Hollywood…
There’s a new place opening in Coral Gables this week, and it’s not another chain. Located in the old Randazzo’s space on Giralda Avenue, the Local Craft Food & Drink is the idea of high school friends Jose Mallea and Mauricio Lacayo. “We wanted somewhere where people can get a…
Govinda’s Dining Club is painted bright corals, greens, and blues. A large porch beckons diners to relax as birds and butterflies flit among garden flowers. Soft music reminiscent of smooth jazz plays in the background. Listen closely to the words and you’ll hear the familiar chants of “Hare Krishna,” which makes…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 49…
It seems like Latin Burger has been in the news a lot this week. First we announced owner Jim Heins helped homeless people get on their feet. Then we proclaimed the hot-pink and black truck the king of social media in Miami. Now we’re breaking the story that LB2, the…
A little lulu of a chew from next week’s restaurant review:”‘I am of those who like to stay late at the café,’ the older waiter said. ‘With all those who do not want to go to bed. With all those who need a light for the night.'” The passage from…
Lester’s. It sounds like a Milwaukee dive bar where steelworkers make eyes at Doreen, the sassy bartender with a heart of gold. But not Lester’s in Miami. Here it will be a coffee shop/bar with a simple concept and a chic, clean, sleek look.Artist Dan Milewski is opening Lester’s in Wynwood, tentatively…
Since last year, Gigi in midtown has been showered with acclaim from critics and foodies alike. But not even a year old, the restaurant recently lost its celebrity chef. So where does Gigi go from here? Well, if owner Amir Ben-Zion has his way, a second branch of the restaurant will…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 50…
Jack Garabedian of Jefe’s Original Fish Taco and Burger is catering to a brand-new audience with his Food Trucks on the Wharf at Haulover. The roundup, to be located at Haulover Marina in Bal Harbour, will feature the usual mix of ethnic street foods and American chow. What sets this movable…
Food Trucks: Dispatches and Recipes From the Best Kitchens, by Heather Shouse, is the first book about the mobile food trend. In it, the food-on-wheels craze is broken down by region and then city. Prominent cities include New York, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Oahu, Seattle, and… Miami! Shouse, the senior food…
Food truck owners in Miami are an entrepreneurial breed. These men and women don’t really have a typical profile. Some are chefs looking to start their own kitchen. Others are restaurant owners looking to start a supplemental mobile operation. Others are just plain foodies who want to ride the wave…
It happened so fast you might not have noticed. I’m speaking of the 17th annual American Pie Council/Crisco National Pie Championships. The competition took place in Orlando earlier this month and was, as usual, held in conjunction with the Great American Pie Festival and the Never Ending Pie Buffet. It’s…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 51…
Jimmy’z Kitchen in Wynwood: Mondo mofongo
Food trucks and car washes might not be the first match that pops into your head, but Kendall Car Wash owner Larry Saks thinks it’s a great idea. His business on Kendall Drive between Dadeland Mall and Town & Country Shopping Center is the location of the Wednesday-evening roundup, which…
