Miami has a thriving food truck scene. Over 70 trucks at last count are wrapped in elaborate murals of happy dancing pigs, cows and shrimp, all begging for you to come and sample their flesh. The truck names are witty and the owners themselves are colorful characters.But even though our…
Iconic Manhattan ice-cream restaurant and celebrity hot spot Serendipity 3 is scheduled to open in South Beach, bringing Frrrozen Hot Chocolate and sundaes priced like mortgage payments to the rich and beautiful of South Florida.Serendipity 3 has launched into a licensing program with Alloy Entertainment. The company plans to expand into…
The crunch of freshly made tacos mix with the sounds of a Spanish telenovela as you take in the scents of charred meat and sweet onions. But my friends, we’re not in Mexico, we’re dining at Ernesto’s Taco Shop.Ernesto’s has always held close to its Mexican roots. In fact, the…
New York restaurateurs chef Andrew Carmellini, Josh Pickard and Luke Ostrom are bringing SoHo’s The Dutch to the W South Beach Hotel and Residences.The trio is partnering with Karim Masri and Nicola Siervo, who own and operate The Wall, Wet and W Living Room Bar…
Short Order was invited to take a look at how Phuc Yea! was coming along this weekend. It opens September 8. When we arrived, however, the gates were closed and downtown Miami looked pretty empty on a Labor Day weekend. We then heard a psssst coming from the Ingraham Building…
The windows of Bar-B-Que Beach, the popular South Beach emporium of wood-smoked meats, are covered in somber brown paper. (Bar-B-Que Beach Two in North Miami folded a couple of years ago.) A posted sign thanks customers for their support through the years and announces that Hogzilla’s Inspired Barbecue will move…
The addition of recently opened Kane Steakhouse to the SoFi restaurant landscape presented an opportunity for executive chef Daniel Ganem. When execs at the Glazier Group (Strip House in NYC, Michael Jordan’s the Steak House) began searching for a head toque, they found the 28-year-old Miami native, ready and raring…
If you can get past all of the “yo mama” jokes on the truck and on Yo Mama’s Twitter page, you’ll discover fresh, inexpensive seafood with Caribbean influences. The truck looks like a poster for a Disney movie, with smiling mermaids and sea creatures — all happy to sacrifice their…
Labor Day, the holiday with the name that never fails to confuse scads of recent immigrants, is upon us yet again. So kick off your shoes, enjoy not working, and celebrate.If you’re a human, that is. For cows, chickens and pigs everywhere, Labor Day is a murderous nightmare. Livestock all…
If you’re the kind of person who thinks exercise is walking to the fridge to get more beer, we’re talking to you! Get your lazy ass off the couch for just once in your life and head to Tobacco Road for the Biggest Slacker contest this Saturday. The Biggest Slacker…
The first “choices” that led up to the birth of Choices Vegan Café (379 SW 15th Road, Miami) were brothers Jorge and Alex Cuevas’ decisions to leave their long-time former professions. Jorge, 45, was a high-level school district administrator in San Francisco, handling more than 40 million dollars in federal…
Slow Food Truck is in the top ten to win $10,000 and the title of America’s Favorite Food Truck in Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race.Slow Food Truck is the only South Florida food truck in the top ten, with a seventh-place ranking. In first place is California’s Bap Pul.The contest…
City Hall offers popular food for the masses
If you crave Sugar Yummy Mama’s cupcakes during non-food truck hours (and we’ve been known to hoard a few for those emergency moments), you now only have to drive to a participating Sir Pizza restaurant.Sugar Yummy Mama cupcakes are now available at seven Sir Pizza locations throughout Miami, with more…
A restaurant is like a lawn chair. It opens and closes, opens and closes, opens and closes until one day, for whatever reason, after closing, it never reopens (serves you right for buying it at Walgreens). A new chair takes its place.There were lots of restaurant openings in June, much…
Sushi Samba is known for its unusual-but-somehow-it-works combinations of flavors. From their aji panca spiked carpirinhas to tomatillo salsa topped sushi rolls, the flavors are a mix of Brazil, Peru, and Japan thrown into a virtual blender. Desserts are no exception, and pastry chef Michelle Duran has put the pedal…
If you’re a Sugar Rush fan, you know the you should get to the truck early to avoid a sell-out of your favorite cupcake flavors (this has happened to us before). After all, whether you choose a taco and your friend opts for a pork bun at the roundup, chances…
Bryan Underwood opened a tiny bakeshop/market called Bryan in the Kitchen this past May (written about here). He recently took over the larger space next door as well — where Pesen’s Breads & Panini used to be — and began serving lunch.The blackboard menu comprises smoothies, salads, panini, grilled cheese sandwiches, and…
Ago, the Italian restaurant tucked in the back of the Shore Club, will become the Shore Club Terrace this Thursday.According to manager Stefania DiFelice, Ago’s lease was up at the end of August, and the restaurant decided not to renew. Morgans Hotel Group, owner of the Shore Club, will take…
The same way that we need more transparency in government, we need it in the food industry as well. Restaurants, fast-food chains, and food manufacturers constantly misrepresent their products to the public. When they aren’t misrepresenting products outright, they are sneakily burying nutritional data in their labels.Some of the worst…
Chef Ze Carlos Jimenez is planning to expand the MexZican Gourmet as a brick and mortar restaurant in South Miami.At first, Jimenez was planning to expand by opening another food truck but decided on a small restaurant instead. When he passed by a vacant restaurant in South Miami, he knew…
Last week, we introduced you to Christine Guzman. She’s a rising young Miami chef determined to make it to the top of Miami’s food chain and bring a new perspective to the game.In part two ahead, she gives her own perspective on Miami’s changing food scene and life on the…
