I’m late to the game here because Yelp has already announced the closure, but I want to write a quick requiem for Sara’s, the kosher/vegetarian restaurant on NE 123rd Street in North Miami. I called today and the phone is disconnected and the website is gone. The place had the…
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. 42…
Coconut Grove’s newest addition, Central Beer Garden, will open to the public just in time for Cinco de Mayo celebrations. Along with its sister Sushi Central Lounge the venue is located on the fourth floor of CocoWalk. Boasting more than 60 beers on tap, they will also offer “hearty foods…
While Jim Heins of Latin Burger announced to the world the arrival of his new baby, LB2, Jeremiah Bullfrog was a little more stealthy with his second gastroPod, telling only a few people G2 was in the works. Chef Jeremiah says the G2 is a 1969 Airstream. “A bit smaller,…
The philosophy of the Primal Blueprint, currently one of the most popular semi-low-carb diets — er, sorry, lifestyles — around, makes more intuitive sense than did The Atkins Diet’s unabashed bacon-slinging.The premise? Man’s biological evolution has not caught up with the evolution of the world we live in, so to…
After more than a decade, Joe Allen has closed its Miami Beach doors.Managing partner Mario Rubeo confirmed the news by phone saying that the bottom line was that the restaurant wasn’t “financially feasible” anymore. The restaurant, which also has outposts in New York, Paris and London, opened on Miami Beach…
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. 43…
Miami has lots of decadent gyms. South Beach’s David Barton, for example, has valet parking, steam rooms, a pool, somewhere around 18 classes a day, and an interior that looks more like a nightclub than a sweat factory.The city also has paradisaical weather. It’s astounding how many people choose to…
May is National Burger Month, a celebration of the meat sandwich that we all love so much. Eat your way through multiple burgers tonight at BTTR, adjacent to Johnson & Wales University, where several of the best mobile meal machines will feature discounts and specials in honor of this momentous…
The Fontainebleau’s sushi restaurant, Blade, has made a return; but this time it’s rooming with Vida. The space isn’t thoroughly spliced yet. The frosted glass walls are on their way for installation, but executive chef Thomas Connell is quick to discuss plans for an overhauled brunch that will bring improvement…
Quite a few restaurant doors opened and closed in April. We had some surprises like the quiet opening of Michelle Bernstein’s new cafe/bakery in the atrium of the building across from Sra. Martinez and the arrival of La Sandwicherie to Brickell. In closings, chef Allen Susser closed his namesake Aventura…
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. 44…
This past Friday, we shared Part 1 of our interview with chef Josh Becker of the DiLido Beach Club at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach. If you missed it, you can read it here. In Part 2, Josh talks about his dream job and fantasy “protein.” New Times: What are you…
People flooded the University of Miami’s Rathskeller this past Friday to take part in “Last Call” festivities. The line of those determined to snag a coveted seat formed at 10 in the morning. Around 3 in the afternoon, thunderstorms forced people to take shelter inside until the sun returned. Waiters ran around…
National Hamburger Month begins May 1, and no one is celebrating bigger than The Burger Beast. He’s beginning the festivities with “The Battle of the Beast” at Pincho Factory this Sunday. Competitors will face off in the ultimate burger challenge by attempting to down three “Try Me Tuesdays” specialty burgers…
Jeff McInnis, the cute Top Chef who left Gigi to the consternation of many Miamians, is set to open Yardbird Southern Table & Bar in Miami Beach. According to Melissa Trimp, marketing and public relations manager at 50 Eggs Restaurant Group in Miami, confirmed that Chef McInnis is busy developing…
At 28 years old, chef Josh Becker is riding high. He’s behind the burner at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach’s DiLido Beach Club, where he serves meals in a gorgeous beachside setting, and his cuisine is being featured in Lufthansa Airlines’ first and business classes as part of the Starchefs program. New Times recently chatted…
Gyromaniakz, the new Greek truck to hit Miami streets, has already gone Hollywood.Yesterday evening, the truck had a special assignment: Serve dinner to the cast and crew of Burn Notice on location in Coconut Grove.Gyromaniakz’s owner, Jason Caplan, said he received a call even before his truck rolled onto the…
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. 46…
Jacques Ardisson, master of the bistro concept (Moonchine, Indochine) steps out of his usual realm of Asian fusion with the opening of Lou Lou, the newest notch in his restaurant belt. Named for his daughter Carla Lou, “le petit bistro” is both chic enough for a date and casual enough…
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. 46…
Anyone familiar with UM knows “The Rat” is anything but a dirty rodent. Since 1972 it has served as the meeting place for students and faculty alike. Maybe because the Rathskeller is the only full service restaurant on-campus (not to mention the only place that serves alcohol); or maybe because…
