Last week, Mario Batali unveiled a new recipe at an event to benefit his equally new charity, The Mario Batali Foundation.The recipe was for machaca, which comes from the Mexican word machacado — ‘pounded’ or ‘crushed’. The preparation originated with the ranchers and cowboys of northern Mexico, who would air-dry…
Malka Espinel started working with pastries at Grove Isle, back in the day when Mark Militello was running the restaurant there. The Colombian-born chef went on to work at a couple of other notable spots (such as 1220 at The Tides) and then teamed with Johnny Vinczencz at his original…
It starts with one innocent dunk. You select a tasty victim from the basket of assorted toasted pita chips, fried green plantains and blue corn chips on the table and go in for the kill. Scooping up just enough salsa to coat half of the delivery vehicle, you’re like a…
The main claim to fame for Yard House, the new 12,000-square-feet Coral Gables resto-pub (Yard House, Village of Merrick Park; 305-447-9273) has been its’ peerless beer selection — 130 on tap, with a glass-enclosed keg room housing up to 5,000 gallons at a time. But executive chef and partner Carlito…
Rival NBA Finals cities may be embroiled in a pizza war, but Orlando’s pride extends beyond the court and oven this time of year, into the corn fields. Sweet and delicious Zellwood corn is in season now, grown and harvested just a few hours north to the delight of chefs…
We can’t seem to get enough of the vermicomposting wormies here on Short Order… If you’ve got food waste to share or an urban garden that needs soiil, The only thing that might turn your stomach is that there may be a Bush involved. And no, we’re not talking the lowercase…
This distinctive pasta dish from Alex Pinero, chef de cuisine at Fratelli Lyon, blends chestnut pasta with mushroooms, mascarpone and truffle to a distinctively rich, woodsy effect. The Design District restaurant uses chanterelles, piopini and chiodini mushrooms (the equivalent of honshimeji whites/browns), which you won’t find at Publix, but buttons,…
It’s easy to coax a brother out to lunch when meat is involved. Especially if it’s the organic sirloin served up a new way every Friday at Whisk Gourmet in Coral Gables.That was my trick when I asked bro Kevin, back from Babson College for the summer, to meet me…
Johnny Vinczencz is a Broward star these days. His Johnny V and Smith and Jones restaurants (respectively established 2003 and 2008) both dish the chefs’ robust American cuisine from behind glossy storefronts on E. Las Olas Boulevard. But it was in 1995, at the Astor Place hotel on Miami Beach,…
I used to work doin’ video production stuff up in North Miami next door to The Hit Factory for a dude by the name of David Haylock. When I’d get to the job around 11 every morning, I’d see these rectangle planters with green stuff growing out of em’ sittin…
Paradise Farms is a fully organic South Dade operation serving the tri-county restaurant industry. Owner Gabriele Marewski’s top notch produce goes farm-to-table at restaurants all over South Florida, Michael’s, Wish, and 1 Bleu just to name a few. But Gabrielle wants to encourage YOU to try your hand at homegrown…
This weeks recipe comes from one of Miami’s elite chefs, Pascal Oudin of Pascal’s On Ponce. Oudin has trained under Ducasse, Vergé, and Jean-Louis Palladin, who mentored the young Frenchman when he first came to the States in 1982. After a lengthy stint as executive chef of Grand Café in…
Eggplant: Zucchini, I am green with envy over your pleasing crunch.Zucchini: Oh eggplant, how your porous, ivory flesh melts on the tongue when grilled. Who needs these two and their little spat? Dudhi, a.k.a. bottle gourd or calabash, combines the best qualities of both and has been a favorite of…
This week’s NT review is of Petit Rouge, a charming 24-seat French bistro in North Miami. Chef/owner is Neal Cooper (formerly of Neal’s and Il Migliore); chef de cuisine is Daniel Small. In keeping with our recent theme of light, summertime recipes, here’s one for Petit’s delicious Frisee lardon salad…
This light and zesty crab dip is a favorite among Chef Allen’s clientele, and when scooped up with fresh, crisp chips of yuca, boniato, potato and green plantain…well, let’s just say you’ll wonder why you wasted all those years with potato chips and onion dip…
You asked, we fetched. Mercy wrote in: “I tried making Michy’s croquetas and matched up the ingredients well — but what breading is used? Can you give me the receipe for the croquetas and fig marmalade? It is one of my favorites.”The recipe for croquetas with blue cheese and jamón…
Cinco de Mayo, like Independence Day, Labor Day, Memorial Day, St. Patrick’s Day — heck, like most of our holidays — means little to Americans other than an excuse to congregate in large groups and get shit-faced on booze. Sad, really, but I’ll leave that as fodder for social scientists…
The first entry in our new Great Chef Recipe Files comes from Marco Ferraro, the talented top toque at Wish at The Hotel in South Beach. Ferraro was born in Italy, tutored at The French Culinary Institute in New York, trained at Michelin two-star Le Muscandin in Mougins, and followed…
For most people, tax season is a time of near crippling depression accompanied by a vow to tighten the belt. Short Order is here to help by showing you some incredible recipes you can use to save money without sacrificing taste.Triple Pork Sandwich? Yes pleaseIs it too early to start…
It may seem counterintuitive to dine on six-hour osso buco and goat milk ice cream so that the hungry of Darfur might eat, but Slow Food Miami and the Sagamore Art Hotel in South Beach are inviting you to do just that Wednesday, April 29. The new Whitehall Restaurant at…
Susan Loomis is an American chef who has been living as an expat in France for more than 15 years. She runs a cooking school at her renovated 15th century home in Louviers, Normandy, France where she lives with her husband and two kids. Susan is the award-winning author of…
There are cooking instructors and then there are cooking instructors. Executive Chef Edgar Leal of Cacao Restaurant, 2009 James Beard Foundation Award semifinalist for Best Chef in the South falls into the latter group. This coming Saturday, March 28, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Leal will demonstrate how to…
