To commemorate Earth Day (April 22), Area 31’s chef, E. Michael Reidt, is offering a five-course tasting that showcases local produce. Since he took over the kitchen last December, Reidt has quietly worked to develop his new menu, which he launched in March. The seafood-focused menu has a nice variety…
Yesterday we stumbled upon a group of expertly arranged whitewashed tables and chairs, along with white sofas and country French furnishings, in the atrium of a building housing interior design showrooms. We discovered a little café was scheduled to open there today.A company rep wouldn’t share any — and we mean…
Melanie Garcia is a beautiful 14-year-old cheerleader who is battling leukemia. Though her prognosis is good, her prescribed treatment is a two- to three-year regimen of drugs and chemotherapy, costing thousands of dollars.Fortunately for Melanie and her family, friends and loved ones have rallied around this brave young lady and…
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. 57…
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. 58…
Thanks to O, Miami, poetry is in the air, and on Wednesday the monthlong festival of verse celebrates food with the launch of Now Taste This! — a project in which local poets were asked to write about Miami’s restaurants and food.The launch will feature readings by Jen Karetnick and…
Eat Street, the new show about food trucks across America, premieres tonight at 8 on the Cooking Channel. Comedian James Cunningham travels throughout the country in search of the most interesting food trucks. While Miami has some innovative mobile cooking, it’s great to see what other cities are dishing out…
Last week we chatted with Giovanni Arias, the executive chef at Canyon Ranch in Miami Beach. If you missed it, click here.New Times: Your artichoke fries are delish, too. How do you make them?Chef Giovanni Arias: We buy the artichokes bottoms, blanch them in salted water to infuse some flavor…
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. 59…
Okay, so there’s this new trend – gourmet stops. It’s when a gourmet food place is combined with a place where you need to run an errand. For example, a bakery combines with a place to change your oil. Hence, if you have to wait for something to get done,…
Alex Cuevas is a buff vegan, but it hasn’t always been that way. Vegetarian for 24 years, vegan for the last 14, he met a guy named Nature at a raw vegan potluck in New York City in late 2009. It was then he heard the words that would change…
With a “Miami Vice” color scheme (hot pink lettering on a black background), Manila Rice makes its debut this evening on the corner of NE 144th Street and Biscayne Boulevard from 6 to 11 p.m. Ted Lederman and Cecille Pangan are partners, both in business and life. When Cecille couldn’t…
Escape to Homestead this Sunday for good food, bubbly and live music. The Miami chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier will present a bountiful table at their annual Tropical Brunch. The event benefits the ladies’ many community projects and will feature dishes prepared by the group’s chef, farmer, and hospitality members…
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. 60…
A peek at next week’s Cafe review of the renamed and refocused restaurant at the Delano:Crabavocat and “big ravioli” are two longstanding Troisgrois classics still offered. The latter is sensational, a single, sizable, sumptuous ravioli plumped with mousseline of taro root, perfumed with a drizzle of truffle oil, and bathed…
This weekend, the Second Annual International Watermelon Conference rolls into town at The Eden Roc Resort & Spa, and the roster reads like one big juicy party! While it’s billed as a summit focusing on “the challenges and opportunities facing watermelon growers in North, Central and South America,” the REAL…
Juiceblendz is the latest to join the food truck craze. This local chain has 14 locations, mostly at universities, areas and hospitals. They specialize in food on the run — healthy smoothies and wraps so this fits into their business model. Juiceblendz serves lighter foods. “Saladz” like Asian Blend, Kickin’…
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. 61…
Sawa Restaurant and Lounge: jack-of-all-trades, master of none
Mercy for Animals, the Chicago-based animal rights organization that targets factory farming, is in South Beach today as part of its 41-city Farm to Fridge Tour. The tour features a mobile theater equipped with LCD screens that shows a continuous loop of their film, Farm to Fridge. The documentary is…
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. 62…
Lalo Durazo and chef Oscar del Rivero, the gentlemen behind Coconut Grove favorite Jaguar Ceviche and the Gables’ Talavera Cocina, will debut Peacock Garden Café tomorrow. Located on the previous site of Union Congregational Church, the restaurant promises to pay homage to the Grove’s illustrious history as well as to fresh,…
