Tonight is the debut of Miami Street Food Court at Westchester, a weekly food truck roundup at Tropical Park. According to organizer Steve Simon (who also organizes other roundups, including Truckers Out West and Way Out West), the event will be the first to have obtained a permit from Miami-Dade…
We’re fortunate to have many celebrated chefs in Miami and Miami Beach. Their restaurants are either hip and trendy or huge and opulent – and sure, sometimes both. But, arguably, the most well-known chef operating in the Magic City is Emeril Lagasse. Sure, he isn’t always technically at the restaurant,…
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. 24…
When we heard another gelato parlor was opening, our first reaction was “Snore! Miami needs another frozen treat shop like Kevin Federline needs another child support payment.” But then Gelato Nostro’s rep swore to us the gelato was the real deal. Heck, she’s Italian, too, so it would’ve been an…
I am a happy girl, because a wonderful new fully-veg restaurant has opened not a mile from my house. Mi Vida Cafe is located on NE 72nd Street and Biscayne, in the small space next-door to thrift store Divine Trash. You may sit inside and watch your meals being prepared…
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. 25…
Richard Ingraham is quite an accomplished guy. In our first interview with Dwyane Wade’s personal chef, we learned about how he got the Heat player into eating lentils and teaching the homeless. During the second half of our meeting, the Miami native discussed staying with his parents when in town,…
Paella, the slow-cooked aromatic dish of seafood, meat, rice and saffron, could possibly be what Valencia, Spain is best known for. Problem with paella, is that it can be pricy and is mostly served for two (leaving singles out in the cold). El Rey De La Paella, the newest truck…
”Moooving” along Alton Road, we spotted this upside down cow. Intrigued, we walked over for a closer inspection.What’s behind it? U.K. sensation Make A Shake is debuting its very first American store today on Alton and Lincoln in South Beach, with a planned 7 p.m. opening.According to co-owner Ben Way,…
Last week, Short Order reported that blogger Sef Gonzalez (better known as The Burger Beast) had received a cease-and-desist email from Miami-Dade Assistant County Attorney, Thomas Logue. In the email, Logue stated Burger Beast’s Miami Food Truck logo was similar to the Miami-Dade “sled” trademark (again, why Miami has a…
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. 27…
Tonight you can watch the Miami Heat finish off the Chicago Bulls at the AAA Arena. We know what you’re thinking — this is an “away” game so how are you supposed to watch it at the arena in Miami? When it’s the Miami Heat White Hot Road Rally. Duh!…
Pieducks “mostly organic” pizzeria is branching out with a second location in Midtown that is now open for business. The current restaurant (next to Brickell Irish Pub) has limited seating, but this newbie is for delivery only. The mysterious storerront looks like an abandoned warehouse with a fresh coat of…
Miami native Chef Richard Ingraham is one busy, jet-setting culinary specialist. When he’s not cooking meals especially made for NBA star Dwyane Wade (who will kick Bulls’ butts on the court tonight) he’s traveling home to Atlanta to play with his children and their new puppy. We met with the…
Andalus in the Design District: close, but no cigar
Looking for something to cool you down on these hot summer days? Real Sorbert, a new cart debuting this week, may be just what you need. Husband and wife, Nick and Tessa Mencia, moved to Miami six months ago to start the cart. It was a learning process, says Nick,…
A chopped salad includes ingredients that — you guessed it — have been cut to uniform size and then mixed in some fashion depending on the style of the salad.A simple enough concept, yet the folks at Jimmy’Z Kitchen missed the mark with the big bowl of green salad leaves,…
Since 1942, the Metro Deli has served overstuffed pastrami, corned beef and turkey on old fashioned Jewish rye bread to thousands of loyal customers looking for a taste of real New York-style deli. The bad news is that Metro Deli closed. The good news is that owners Joe and Denise…
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. 27…
Men will do a lot of things to add size to their bodies. Steroid injections, hours at the gym, and for some South Beach crazies, even ass implants. But Allen Campbell, sous chef at the Gansevoort’s rooftop restaurant, Plunge, took a different approach. He started fasting.”I’ve never been fat. Never,”…
Moty’s Grill is rolling out at BTTR tonight. Truck owner/chef Moty Goldman attended culinary school in Israel, then cooked for the Israeli army before moving to South Florida, so Moty’s Mediterranean has a distinct flair from that region. Moty’s makes its own falafel batter daily. Chickpeas are blended with fresh…
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. 28…
