Last week Garcia’s co-owner, Luis Garcia told us about his talented executive chef Claudio Bravo [read the first and second parts of the story here] so we sat down with both gentlemen to talk turkey… uh, tuna.New Times: Where are you from originally, chef?Claudio Bravo: I came from Cuba and…
There are few things in life sadder than a has-been. Once any person, place, or thing has established itself as glorious, it is painful and heart wrenching to watch it fall from grace, akin to imagining Dorian Gray’s beauty decay on fast forward. Blue Sky Food by the Pound has…
Vegan restaurants in Miami are rare. For the most part, they cater to a granola-munching, Birkenstock-wearing demographic, but neglect the rest of us who just like to eat. Maybe veganism would be more widely accepted if it struck a balance between looking appetizing and providing an environment where the masses…
This is a continuation of yesterday’s interview with Luis Garcia. You can read the first part here.Who are your diners?Mondays to Fridays we have a certain crowd for lunch. I can tell you who is coming in. I have three lunches: nurses and secretaries, doctors and presidents, and ex-CEOs who…
A little dim sum taste of next week’s Cafe review:One non-dim sum starter you should strongly consider is a real Taiwanese treat: Five-spiced silverfish brings tiny, smelt-like fish battered and wok-fried to light, puffy perfection. Hot red chilies, jalapeño rings, scallions, and peanuts come tangled with the seafood stogies, which…
Garcia’s is more than just a quarter-of-a-century old restaurant. It’s a multifaceted story incorporating a family legacy, a wholesale business, a market, and occasionally, Suite 343 at Sun Life Stadium. Huh? Yep, feeding the hoity-toity box at the Dolphin home games is a new leap of faith for the Garcia…
Xixon: bigger, better
It might seem like some kind of miracle that an Italian restaurant is offering vegan fare. Wait…it is a miracle that any fine dining restaurant would want to do vegan cuisine. Nevertheless, it’s true, South Beach’s Escopazzo has a section on its menu entirely dedicated to raw, vegan specialties. Executive…
Sisters Elsa Burger and Josie Lacsina have been feeding the Filipino community, and others who like the cuisine, for 11 years through a business called Pampanguena Inc. This South Dade Asian grocery store also has fresh food made daily. And though it’s a small operation, the sisters keep it open…
Bourbon Steak has launched a new cigar menu, and tonight, starting at 6., the public is invited to come down for an extensive training in everything you ever wanted to know about cigars – the history, etiquette, selecting, cutting and handling of the stogies, to the lighting and smoking of…
Maybe foodies overlook Canton Palace because of its inconspicuous location way out west on SW Eighth Street. But the place is usually jammed with Asian-American diners. Apparently they got the memo. We are not being jerks, so please don’t write hate comments saying that we are racists/prejudice/ignorant etc.How many Asian-Americans…
Time again for our restaurant roll call. Here are notable openings and closings in October (or earlier and not included in our September roll call).Openings 1500 Degrees, 4525 Collins Ave., Miami BeachCecconi’s, Soho Beach House, 4385 Collins Ave., Miami Beach De Rodriguez Ocean, 101 Ocean Dr., Miami Beach…
In early August, when Michael Bloise first talked to Paula Niño of Short Order about his upcoming American Noodle Bar, he tagged the potential opening date as “August 23”. Then word came that it would debut today, November 1. Now the date has been pushed up to this Wednesday. This…
That was quick. Three months after taking over the former Talula locale, the owners of Eden South Beach are ready to swing its doors open to the public tonight. Gone is the dark, rustic feel of the former place. The space now has a more airy feel with black tile…
A small bite of next week’s Cafe review:To the right of the entrance is the epicurean epicenter: a large dining area fronted by a 12-seat tapas bar. The crowd’s heady buzz provides a surging soundtrack to bumblebee-like flights of white porcelain plates held aloft by waiters as they weave through…
The dream of three brothers from Italy has turned into an international brand serving Italian food, namely pizzas, that only use fresh and natural ingredients, including cheeses, imported from the motherland. Because of FDA restrictions, the buffalo meat used cannot be imported and so a purveyor in Gainesville is called…
Didn’t read part one of the interview? Check it out here.What’s the most popular lunch dish?My barbecue sloppy Joe with ground turkey. It’s always a home run. [Editor’s note: For some reason, even the American Airlines Arena chef used a baseball reference when speaking of the Heat. Odd.]Don’t you mean…
Suburban strip mall locations in “La Souwesera” (Westchester) take on a second life at night, when the Latin House Grill sets up shop. A tire business becomes the porch for the LHG crew, a family operation headed by Michel Sanchez. A plastic card table and folding chairs are set up…
Who knew dining in the dark would be such a hit. The point to Ability Explosion’s Miami Lights Out on October 20, was to simply raise awareness for the blind and create an “unconventional culinary experience.” Some of the participating venues were BLT Steak at the Betsy Hotel, Catch 10,…
I recently asked chef Jeff McInnis a few questions related to his by-now well-publicized gig as head chef at the chichi gigi. A couple of quotes were to be culled for Miami New Times’ special upcoming issue on the people who make this city groove. I don’t think that’s the…
Short Order Award winners
Some of you may remember CheeseMe, the restaurant that opened last year on Washington Avenue hoping to satisfy the grilled cheese cravings of the masses. It was short lived, but almost one year after closing, it’s been reincarnated as a food truck. And it should be hitting the road this…
