Whenever I interview chefs, I like to ask them what advice they would give to newcomers. Maybe it’s because cooking is an increasingly sought after and (for a few) prestigious occupation. Here is some advice from chefs I’ve talked to recently:Richard Hales, Chef/Owner, Sakaya Kitchen and Dim Ssam Be patient…
We’ve been hearing a lot more about food trucks lately. But I must ask, where is the cross-cultural perspective, the historical view? Here, for your consideration, are some selected (recent-ish) moments in U.S. food truck history….Los Angeles is like Miami’s cool, older cousin when it comes to food trucks…the city…
Street Food Fridays, the monthly lunchtime festival of food trucks and music, will return to Parking Lot C of the Adrienne Arsht Center, located at 1300 Biscayne Blvd., this Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This month’s festival celebrates In the Heights, the Broadway musical hit about life in…
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. 72…
Wine Depot and Bistro 555: Well priced, locals pleased
There aren’t any large food truck roundups planned for this evening. We suspect that the truckers are resting for tomorrow’s St. Patrick’s Day blowout at the Brickell Shamrock Festival at Tobacco Road. If you need a food truck fix tonight, don’t panic. We’ve found food trucks for you — maybe…
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. 73…
Brickell is turning out to be the hub for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Tobacco Road will host more than 20 food trucks and vendors this Thursday during the Brickell Shamrock Festival.The bar will serve green beer, and a live band and DJ will keep the party going.Participating trucks include the…
If you’re looking for food trucks, look no further than the BTTR tonight from 5:30 to 10 at 127th Street and Biscayne Boulevard, adjacent to Johnson & Wales University. The roundup is now one of the largest, with more than two dozen trucks, live music, porta-potties, and plenty of free…
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. 74…
Sunday, as a mass of people moved along the stretch of Eighth Street between 12th and 27th avenues, street vendors hawked arroz con pollo, arepas, and chorizo at the annual Calle Ocho Festival. Arepas, arepas, arepas! There was much of the same food to be had. With such a homogeneous…
The milk aisle these days is a lot more complicated than it was ten years ago. There was a time when 1 percent seemed exotic. Nowadays, they’re squeezing milk out of rice, almonds, soy beans, and coconuts in plain, vanilla, chocolate, mocha, unsweetened, light, and organic varieties. The dairy case…
After last week’s City of Miami press release and statement, as well as various emails and rumors that Wynwood art gallery owners might be less than thrilled about food trucks serving on the streets during Second Saturdays, there was a feeling of “anything can happen” in the air. What happened…
Because it is tucked away off the Fontainebleau Hotel lobby, most locals don’t start their day at Solo pastry shop and café. Still, a line forms at the display counter each morning as hotel guests choose from homemade muffins, croissants, bear claws, cinnamon buns, doughnuts, and other breakfast treats.I was most…
We Miamians just can’t get enough of these food festivals, huh? Sharpen your knives and shine your spoons because on Saturday, March 26, we’ve got another new one popping up: Taste of Brickell. Over 50 local restaurants and vendors will be shoveling out samples at 1201 Brickell Bay Drive (that’s…
Friday was not a great day for food truckers in Miami. In the afternoon, the food truck roundup at Magic City Casino proved to be underwhelming, business-wise. When asked about how sales were at the lunchtime food court, the answer from truck owners was a resounding “eh.” Then came a…
A few months ago, one of Miami Beach’s most popular, acclaimed eateries, Nemo, closed. Opened in the mid-’80s, its kitchen was home to Michael Schwartz, Frank *Jeannetti (Essensia), AltaMare’s Simon Stojanovic, Brian Cantrell (formerly of A Fish Called Avalon), and Jason Smith (Steak 954 at the W Fort Lauderdale), among others.But…
Yesterday, we chatted with the guy we affectionately referred to as Chef Green Jeans, Essensia’s Frank Jeannetti. Click here to read the first part of this interview.You claim your restaurant is organic but, really, with the incredibly high cost of organics and the limited supply of fresh, local organic produce,…
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. 75…
What do orchids, churches, concerts and art walks have in common? They’re all hosting food truck roundups this weekend. Check out the info below: Friday Tonight’s Tamiami Truckers Food Court is on the move. Code compliance issues have hit this event hard, forcing the Friday night festivities to change…
Vegan and raw food fans have a safe haven in Miami. On March 17 — next Thursday — The Space hosts Conscious Bite Out, which has been organizing monthly dinners that cater to alternative foodies since January 2010. This month’s dinner — the first battle of the raw/vegan chefs –…
There may be more and bigger problems ahead for food trucks. The trucks cannot legally roll down the street and serve up lunch at a busy corner, says Hilda Castillo, a spokesperson at the Miami-Dade County Department of Planning and Zoning. “Food trucks are not permitted to conduct sales on…
