Free Dessert Day Tomorrow!

Photo by Scott Schafer/BravoThe judges of Top Chef Just Desserts: Johnny Iuzzini, Gail Simmons, Hubert Keller, and Dannielle Kyrillos.​This just in: Tomorrow is Free Dessert Day, sponsored by Bravo and OpenTable in honor of the show Top Chef Just Desserts premiering at 11 p.m. What does this mean to you,…

Talavera Celebrates Mex Independence Day

Tomorrow is not just any old Mexican Independence Day, but the 200th anniversary of its freedom from Spain. Talavera Restaurant in Coral Gables, as well as the less Mex Jaguar Ceviche Spoon Bar in Coconut Grove are serving special menus to honor the occasion.After dinner, guests are invited to keep…

Burger Beast’s Nine Favorite Food Truck Items

Photo by Paula NiñoThe Burger Beast​When a dozen or so food trucks lined up on NE 13th Street this past Sunday for the Fall for the Arts Festival, Sef Gonzalez —  the ground beef aficionado behind BurgerBeast.com — stood by and watched proudly. A burger that represents Miami’s true spice…

Catch 10 Seafood Bistro to Open October 5

Catch 10 Seafood Bistro was originally built back in 1922 and has now been newly renovated along with South Beach’s famous Coral House at Tenth and Washington. On October 5, guests will be treated to cocktails while they celebrate the new look and take tours of the renovations…

Sylvano’s Four-Cheese Gnocci

Sometimes all you want is a plate of pasta with a glass of wine, without the flashy attitude. Sylvano offers delicious Italian cuisine at a happening location on Alton Road, off the beaten path of South Beach. They are known for great prices and omemade cooking with a laid back…

3 Chefs Chinese, POC Fusion Buffet Bringing More Chinese Options

3 Chefs Chinese Restaurant will be moving in to 275 NE 18th Street, just off Biscayne Boulevard (close to Bin 18 and Sake Room Sushi Lounge). We know nothing else about this, except we have an inkling three chefs may be involved.POC Fusion Buffet is getting set to open at…

Fall for the Arts Street Food Extravaganza in Pictures

Paula Niño​Food trucks started rolling into the Arsht Center at around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, lining up neatly in front of the center’s opera house. Most truck owners said they were on very little sleep and no food, but they were eager and ready to feed the droves of hungry people…

Cape Cod Room Is Doomed

As in kaput. Clammed up. Dead. And, quite frankly, not to be missed. Ken Lyon’s Bath House folly was overpriced and underwhelming in terms of food, service, and decor (although other than that it wasn’t too bad). The Room’s former head chef, Jorge Cardenas, has taken over the kitchen at…

Luna Corner Pizza Folds

Another Biscayne Boulevard casualty: Luna Corner Pizza just couldn’t turn the corner and has closed its tawdry little doors for the last time. Poor product, petty owners, and soporific promotions by humorless schoolmarms were just a few of the problems associated with this fiasco — along, of course, with lack…

Sakaya’s Rat Rod Food Truck: Dim Ssam A Gogo

Inspired by his love of tattoos and rat rods, Richard Hales, owner of Sakaya Kitchen, is preparing to debut his food truck this Sunday at the Fall of the Arts Festival. His Dim Ssam A Gogo food truck hopes to “bring good food to the streets with no frills.” Rat…

Moshi Moshi’s Rock & Roll

While it may look pretty, the Rock & Roll is anything but a decoration. Feast your eyes on this beauty from Moshi Moshi in South Beach. Sure, many of us are used to going out to an overpriced Beach sushi bar where you’re paying for ambiance. However, this little hole…

Sneak Review: Zuma

An amuse bouche to keep you stimulated until the main review of Zuma gets served next week.”…in Japanese-American restaurants, izakaya has come to mean simply the serving of small plates of food as they issue from the kitchen. Sounds like it could lead to a haphazard meal, but Becker (who…

La Camaronera, Sakaya Kitchen Trucks Debut at Arts Festival

Back in July, Short Order reported that Sef Gonzalez, aka the Burger Beast, was selecting the best of the best in South Florida street food for the Arsht Center’s Fall for the Arts Festival. Well, it’s finally here. This Sunday, 20 food vendors will congregate in the same location for…

Favorite Dishes: Nutella Crêpe at A La Folie

[jump] Crêpe cravings have apparently seized me, as I only recently touted savory ham and cheese crêpes at Otentic on Washington Avenue. And now I’m back to share my enthusiasm for A La Folie’s Nutella crêpe. The batter here is made with buckwheat flour, which lends a better flavor than…

Sneak Review: Fin & Q

A little bait to hopefully hook you into reading next week’s Cafe review of Eismann’s two:Fin:A fisherman would consider our experience here extremely successful: All the big ones were hooked, even if some small fries got away — meaning main plates of grouper, halibut, and striped bass were fresh, adeptly…

Evos Lunchroom Project: A McNugget Problem

Evos is all about healthy living. Their logo is green, their stores are made with sustainable materials, their packaging is biodegradable, and their ingredients are all Fair Trade Certified.This Tampa-based chain delivers self-described “guilt free” fast food options to the masses — and that now includes school kids. Well, some…

Pajama Pub Crawl In The Grove This Weekend

Put on your jammies this Saturday and head to Coconut Grove for the Great Grove Bed Race and Pajama Pub Crawl. Featured stops on the comfortable crawl will be Grove Spot, Sandbar Sports Grill, Tavern in the Grove, GreenStreet Cafe, Bice Bistro, Crazy Pianos, Taurus, Mr. Moe’s, Barracuda Raw Bar…

Sawaddee Thai-Sushi is a Hidden Gem

This little 16-seater has been tucked off the corner of Bay Drive and 69th Street in Normandy Isles for the past four years. During this time, the all-female crew (kitchen and dining room) has been cooking up some of the best Thai food on the Beach. The recently updated menu…

Joumou $5 Lunch Is The Absolute Best Deal Going

Joumou Cafe opened two weeks ago in what looks to be a former house on NE 2nd Avenue. This quaint and colorfulHaitian/Caribbean restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner seven days a week. We stopped in around 1 p.m. and took advantage of a ridiculously great deal: Salad, choice of a…