Jeff McInnis grew up in a family of farmers. As the chef and partner at Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, he strongly advocates a farm-to-table ethic.”People should know where the food they are eating is coming from,” he says. “It’s the responsibility of all chefs to know as well, and…
On Tuesday, the USDA confirmed the detection of Mad Cow disease in a California dairy cow. Even though the agency also announced that American beef and milk continue to be safe for consumption, reports have already surfaced of countries like Indonesia suspending U.S. beef imports.Just a few weeks ago, the…
Sick and tired of those dull, home-cooked dinners of buttered pasta? Instead, try following the advice of Horacio Rivadero, executive chef of The Dining Room in South Beach. With his advice, you can develop an inspired recipe of your very own.Chef Rivadero believes that truly excellent dishes showcase fresh ingredients,…
Salad of salt roasted beets and heirloom tomatoes with green goddess Paradise Farms flower vinaigretteEarth Day is this coming Sunday, but today chefs at the seafood restaurant Area 31 at the Epic Hotel funnel their inner chi to a dedicated, limited-time only Earth Day menu with local ingredients. The menu…
If you have a huge stash and a taste for some wicked snacks, then look no further than this list of Miami-inspired pot recipes. All of them are, of course, Caribbean recipes, but hey, Miami is part of the culture too. See Also: Pothead Gummy Candy and Ring Pops: Pot-Shaped…
As part of our 4/20 holiday celebration, Short Order decided to cook up something special. Then we got lazy, for some reason, and decided to make pot brownies instead.There are hundreds of recipes on the Internet and in cook books at your neighborhood head shop. It could be a lot…
Filleting fish has become borderline passé among home cooks. The practice is commonly viewed as a forgotten technique that is reserved solely for restaurant kitchens, guided by master chefs and expert fishmongers.But there is definitely a general curiosity about the subject. During the time that I photographed Sam Gorenstein at…
The phrase “catch of the day” might evoke thoughts of family-run fishing boats, quaint coastal towns and early morning markets. Add a couple of seagulls, a few fishmongers wearing yellow rubber overalls and you have quite the romanticized vision of fresh fish.Unfortunately, today this catch phrase can more easily refer…
Robert Moehling, owner of Robert Is Here, the timeless fruit stand and farm in Homestead, knows all about the variety of local Florida produce. He’s been a grower for more than 50 years. Because it can be tricky to get to know the selection, Robert is here to list the top…
Three matzah ball recipes. One, from Joshua Marcus (Chow Down Grill, Josh’s Deli & Appetizing), uses duck schmaltz and ginger beer (“I own an Asian restaurant so the ginger beer and duck schmaltz seemed apropos.”). Another, from Sharon Locke of Delray Beach, calls for rolling the balls in a cinnamon-sugar…
When we heard Tudor House was making its own Peeps for Easter brunch, we were intrigued. We didn’t think Peeps could actually be created by hand. We thought those adorable little marshmallow chicks were just hatched from giant candy chickens housed somewhere in a large farm in the Nevada desert.So…
Have you ever visited a Miami supermarket in a rush? You might know how frustrating it is to see those confused shoppers, causing all sorts of traffic jams with their shopping carts as they meticulously read the labels on bottles of olive oil. Chances are several will be slowly inspected…
I used to judge diners as unadventuresome when they ordered chicken at a restaurant. It always felt like the safe option, ubiquitous even at dinner parties. But things have changed and chicken has earned itself a renewed reputation.This respect is evident with the dishes of Jeff McInnis, the James Beard…
Timon Balloo, James Beard-nominated chef at Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill, uses a galvanized garbage can to do his smoking. “I was inspired during the SoBe Wine & Food Festival last year,” he says. “I wanted to be one with the art of smoking and follow through the process from start…
Hedy Goldsmith knows good butter. You might know the lady. She’s the executive pastry chef of the Genuine Hospitality Group and a finalist for this year’s James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef, so when she says, “It’s all about the butter,” you better listen.But excellent butter can be hard…
There are millions of recipes available online nowadays. My rule-of-thumb when looking for a great one is to find the work of a great chef. For instance, if I was looking for an unusual lamb preparation for Easter, and I could choose between one from Daniel Boulud and another from…
Living without a refrigerator can be hard. Indeed, this one appliance alone accounts for at least one sixth of our electric bill. But Amsterdam designer Jihyun Ryou has devised a way to kill the refrigerator from the electric bill with using a non-electric set of five wall-mounted devices that help…
Chipotle Mexican Grill founder, Chef and co-CEO Steve Ells (WSJ Magazine “Innovator of the Year” award winner), along with chef Nate Appleman (James Beard Foundation Rising Star Chef), gave an intense, 45-minute demonstration of some of the Chipotle’s famous dishes this weekend.Guests enjoyed samples of the Chipotle braised pork tacos…
If you’re a fan of Bravo’s Real Housewives of New York, you might want to get over the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Grand Tasting Village on Sunday at 3:15 p.m., to enjoy Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, who will be giving a cooking demo. Yep, one of the Housewives…
Alexandre Passalacqua will be leading a “Cooking With and For Kids” demo this coming Sunday, February 26, at 6 p.m. in the Miami Beach Convention Center. The event is part of Blazing Kitchen, an ongoing interactive series of culinary demonstrations, seminars, and tastings within the second annual Miami Wine &…
Some women at a Texas prison have compiled their culinary wisdom into a cookbook for those on the outside. The volume, titled From the Big House to Your House, is a collection of 200 recipes written by six women of the Mountain View Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal…
The LG Smart Refrigerator is one of the many new “smart” appliances recently revealed at the Consumer and Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this month that can be connected to a home network and manage your entire kitchen. Designed to communicate with other devices via Wi-Fi, it can be…
