Andu Restaurant & Lounge is located on the ground floor of the Neo Vertika building in Brickell. It is owned by brothers Antonio and Juan Pablo Viejo and serves an eclectic Mediterranean cuisine with Spanish, North African, and Italian influences. Executive Chef Nate Martin, formerly of Nikki Beach, Pearl, and the now…
Applebee’s is the kind of place that’s easy to drive past in South Florida, but in many parts of the rest of the country, it’s a pretty big deal. It’s solid, particularly if you’re into the Fridays/Chili’s genre. Maybe this’ll get your attention: one appetizer and two meals for $20,…
They say the restaurant business is a good way to lose your shirt, but over the past dozen or so years, Richard Day has managed to have his shirt and wear it too, along with a series of local restaurants, culminating in his latest venture, 33480 Bar & Grill.Though wearing…
Not a single frigging Best New Chef Award for Florida this year from Food & Wine, which announced its picks on April 1st. In fact, all the magazine’s Best New Chefs are far, far, away — the closest one is Linton Hopkins in Atlanta, who chefs at Holman & Finch…
Last week, Short Order told you about a healthy alternative to empanadas. This week, healthy eating is out of the question. Spanky’s Cheesesteak Factory in Oakland Park and Margate is hell for dieters, but heaven for everyone else. For $5.20, Spankx will hook you up with a cheesesteak, fries and…
Pollo Tropical serves approximately 20 million customers annually. The weight of chicken that it sells each year equals 225 Boeing 737 jets, the weight of yuca is the same as that of 130 elephants. Which gets me to thinking: Maybe they should hire a cook with a lighter touch. But…
For the second straight year, Miami New Times food critic Lee Klein has taken top honors in a prestigious contest sponsored by the the International Association of Culinary Professionals. His story, “Kick the Bottle,” beat out work from the New York Times and others to take the Bert Greene Award as…
This week Short Order was on some “eat cheap or die trying” mission for the people. If part of the role of the media is to educate and inform the public as to how to get free grub at a Palm Beach strip club then by jeeves I think we’ve…
This Sunday, April 5, will mark the 15th annual Bali Ha’i event, an outdoor soiree of culinary delights from restaurants around Miami to celebrate the Kampong. On Thursday, I set out to get advance tastes of one fish dish and one meat dish, from two talented and charming chefs, Oscar…
Sven Vogtland is the sommelier for the Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale, and a 13 year veteran of the craft who has served bottles in the sunny Virgin Islands and in far-away Vietnam. In this column, Vogtland will discuss the latest trends in wine, from what bottles and regions are blowing up…
Let’s face it, west Delray isn’t exactly the most happening place on the planet, so anything that might goose the action potential of an area best known for traffic jams and early bird (i.e., blue hair) specials has got to be a good thing. Right?Wendy Rosano thinks so, anyway. The…
Leave it to The Kampong, local botanical treasure and historic home of the late David Fairchild, to throw one of Miami’s most anticipated events of the season this weekend. This Sunday, April 5, will mark the 15th annual Bali Ha’i event, an outdoor soiree of culinary delights from restaurants around…
Giardino Gourmet Salads was conceptualized by husband and wife team Kenny and Ody Lugo, formally a firefighter and Miami-Dade school teacher. Starting today, South Beach sandwich shop — which also features salads and soups — is holding its first Wrappy Hour. This is a catchy way of saying Buy one…
Although Short Order is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can’t get enough. Here are some highlights of the better local food blogs:Although they’ve been writing heavily about restaurants across the ocean lately, Food for Thought still has some good write ups covering…
Opinionated About Dining (OAD) released results of its second annual survey of dining establishments in the United States and Canada. The ratings cover over 900 restaurants ranging from fine dining to inexpensive. The only South Florida restaurants to make the grade were, perhaps to no surprise, the M & M…
If you didn’t read every post in Short Order last month, shame on you. Here are just a few of the highlights to ensure you’ll come back every day this month and atone for your sins:Lent is almost over, and here are some suggestions to help you through your last…
Run clean out of political causes to get fired up about, since the election of Barack Obama? Here’s a burning issue that ought to scare the bejeesus out of us all: The plight of struggling US independent beer brewers. Tickets are on sale now for the one-night-only engagement of Beer…
Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Short Order will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it’s all about the love of the brew. If you have…
The Grill on the Alley is known for their prime steaks, chops, seafood and cocktails, but on April 15 it’s going to be offering tax relief a la carte: The restaurant will pick up sales tax on all drinks, appetizers, entrees and desserts sold that day (11 a.m. to 10…
The long April weekend I spent in Paris back in 2002 was largely a miserable one. It rained, it dropped into the 30s, and it all generally seemed to make grumpy Frenchmen more pissed to hear that I couldn’t speak a lick of their language. My mood got considerably better…
Like food? Freeeeee Fooood? Well today is your lucky day. The American Society Of Professional Amateurs of Southern Florida are hosting a surf and turf dinner of epic proportions and everyone is invited. All interested guests should arrive in all black at the Miami River underpass at midnight. Pick up…
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…
