Seems this fella named Norman Van Aken is debuting a restaurant in Coral Gables tonight. It’ll be called Norman’s 180. Lord knows Coral Gables can use a boost. Too bad Van Aken didn’t try this a decade ago, when the neighborhood was one of the best around for dining. Would…
Click here to read part one of the Master Cleanse diary.Lemonade Day 6I skipped the tea/saltwater today because I stayed up too late and had early meetings to attend. I’m going to free yoga at Bayfront Park later which will be interesting because usually after a hot, sweaty yoga class…
Roaches. They’re not shy, they love to eat, and some can even quote Kafka. But none of that makes them a good dinner date. So what are they doing at our local restaurants? The same thing as everybody else; grabbing a bite to eat and trying to get laid.Problem is,…
It’s been a success on South Miami Avenue, and now Brickell Irish Pub, which was voted Best New Bar/South in our recent Best of Miami 2010, is getting set to debut a sister spot by Española Way in South Beach. The actual address is on Drexel Ave., so the new…
As part of our annual competition to determine the best pancakes in town, we visited Picnic Miami, which picked up the coveted On Second Thought, Maybe I’ll Have Some Peanuts and Cracker Jack Award. Its boom-boom soundtrack at 11 a.m. proved only slightly less distracting than the ESPN sports highlights…
After years of tossing the idea around I’ve decided to stop being a nancy and do the damn Master Cleanse. You may be asking…what is this Master Cleanse? Well, it’s a 10-day (minimum) detox developed in the 1941 that’s still being used today. Also called the “Lemonade Diet”, you subsist…
Cacique’s Corner is a Cuban coffee shop and cafeteria that has stood at SW First Avenue and Flagler Street under the same ownership in downtown Miami since 1987. When Selim Diaz and his family emigrated from the small town of Sasa del Medio, Las Villas, Cuba, in 1980, he was…
Evos, a new health-conscious eatery in Pinecrest that totes the cutesy slogan “Feel Great Fast Food,” has the charm of a Starbucks. Complete with décor that can only be described as “generic coffeehouse corporate chic,” it boasts a loop of effervescent-sounding indie music that makes you feel like your order…
The decade has seemingly flipped by faster than a griddlecake in midair: The Tenth Annual Mrs. Beeton Flapjack Flip-Off is just around the corner (Mrs. B. being our patron saint for her prescient in-print assertion, made 101 years ago, that pancakes “must be regarded as somewhat beyond the capabilities of…
Mary’s Coin Laundry and Cafeteria opened in 1982 as a simple wash house. It had been converted from a plant nursery and Bahamian-style wooden shack that had been around for 55 years. Then, Victor Sanchez, a construction worker and son-in-law of the Mary for whom the place is named, noticed…
Since its opening in 2008, Lincoln Road’s Maya Tapas & Grill’s Argentinean-fusion cuisine and reasonable prices has become a local favorite. The restaurant’s second location will be nestled in the heart of South Beach on Ocean Drive. Chef Hector Diaz and owners Rolando & Marsha Maya plan to follow the…
This is Part Two of our interview with Chef Jeff McInnis. You can read the first part of the interview here.What five words would you use to describe yourself?Strong work ethic, creative, passionateAnd what five words would you use to describe your food?Fresh, organic, local, healthy, globalWhat food(s) do you…
The decade has seemingly flipped by faster than a griddlecake in midair: The 10th Annual Mrs. Beeton Flapjack Flip-Off is just around the corner (Mrs. B. being our patron saint for her prescient in-print assertion, made 101 years ago, that pancakes “must be regarded as somewhat beyond the capabilities of…
This is the last description of our 100 favorite dishes in the 305…
Ten of our 100 favorite foods in Miami
Some of us have a big crush on Chef Jeff McInnis, partly because of his boy-next-door good looks, partly because he’s just so damn down-to-Earth (is he so polite because he was born in Niceville, Florida?). But the number one reason is trghat he can really translate the flavors of the Sunshine…
You got that headline right. Burger King, the Miami-based fast food giant, announced yesterday that is now serving what sounds like gourmet dish for $4. The thing has only 470 calories and in the corporate speak of BK senior vice president, global product marketing and innovation, John Schaufelberger: “By adding…
With publication of New Times’ 2010 “Best of Miami” issue, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…
What does an athletic Midwestern boy do after moving to Miami? Sell lemonade, of course! That was Allen Cohen back in 1978, when he decided to say goodbye to Michigan winters and start “living the dream” in Miami. An avid runner, he set up shop in Coconut Grove’s Kennedy Park,…
South Florida is a throwaway place. You can see it in the litter on the roadside, the low-rent construction that will be gone in a decade, and the bustling fast-food joints that use more paper and styrofoam than all of China. Earth Learning, a local group that promotes sustainability and ecological…
With publication of New Times’ 2010 “Best of Miami” issue, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…
Jack Frost we hardly knew you. Six weeks after the custard and burger joint quietly debuted on Alton Road (next to Master’s Pizza), there are now signs proclaiming that the space is “for rent” and their phone is disconnected. That was fast — even by South Beach standards. Interestingly, Jack…
