The infamous porterhouse.

It all started at Peter Luger, the legendary 125-year-old steakhouse in New York. Head waiter Wolfgang Zweiner learned from the best and decided to open his own place. Thus, Wolfgang's Steakhouse was born.

With four restaurants in New York, one in Beverly Hills, and one in Hawaii, Wolfgang recently opened in downtown. Tonight is its invitation-only grand opening at the One Miami building.

One of the owners is Lydia Damato, who worked in New York's fashion industry for years. She said that Wolfgang's always knew it wanted to open a location in Miami. She said the firm has, in fact, been scouting locations for ten years.

"We had looked all over Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Downtown, but couldn't find the right location. When we saw this one, both of us agreed. It was perfect."

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Courtesy of Sergio's

Sergio's Restaurant, the old guard for Cuban comfort food in Miami, is adding to its skinny selections by adding craft beer and tapas to their menu.

Known as one of the neighborhood bastions of Cuban eats in Miami for almost four decades, the place hasn't changed much over the years. But Sergio's vice president Carlos Gazitua thought it was about time to appeal to the foodies as well as the "beeries."

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- Sergio's Skinny Selections: Low-Cal Cuban Chow

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via Churameru on Foodspotting

Like our own little version of Best Thing I Ever Ate - sometimes, the Short Order staff tastes foodstuffs so unbelievably delicious that we can't stop talking, Tweeting, Instagramming, Facebooking, dreaming and writing about them. A recent brunchtime visit to Jake's Del Mar in coastal Del Mar, California, produced just such an experience.

While everything we ate at Jake's was painstakingly prepared -- the breakfast potatoes stood out. They were the best we've ever eaten by far. And we're brunch junkies. When we bit into these rosy red, rich potato delights, the first words out of our mouths were - "What's in these, crack?"

Luckily for all involved, there's no crack. Just good old-fashioned heavy cream, cheese and plenty of other additives that turn these into an epic breakfast affair. Make 'em for your significant other this Sunday morning, and you'll be in his/her good graces for the foreseeable future. Trust us.

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- Ten Best Miami Brunches

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Taste of the Gables via Facebook.

Win tickets to Taste of the Gables.

The sixth annual Coral Gables Restaurant Week returns with more than two dozen of Coral Gables finest restaurants offering specially priced prix-fixe menus.

The only problem with this great event? It's gotten too darn big for just one week, so this year, the promotion has expanded to three seven-day bacchanals of good food and great deals. From June 10-30, dine at any one of the participating restaurants for a meal deal, with each eatery offering at least a 20-percent savings off their regular menu. Just make a reservation at any of the participating restaurants and be sure to ask for the special restaurant week menu. For a full list of all participating restaurants, visit coralgablesrestaurantweek.com.

If you like numbers, that comes out to over 20 restaurants offering at least a 20 percent discount in about 20 days. Coincidence? We don't think so.

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If you were to measure a man by his passion, it would be hard to find a baker held in higher esteem than Zak Stern. Whereas most dough-makers talk levain and flour, Stern voices thoughts of wisdom, happiness, and beauty.

Zak the Baker is more than just talk, though. He's a fervent proponent for local farmers and artisans who bakes the best sourdough bread in Miami.

In February 2012, Stern started baking loaves from home. Now, his sourdough sells at Michy's, Oak Tavern, the Broken Shaker, and gourmet markets around town. Want lunch? Seek his olive and za'atar sourdough sandwiches, stuffed with hummus, sprouts, cucumber, and tomato, at Panther Coffee.

It may seem like long ago, but finding a good loaf in Miami was once impossible. Today, the Magic City has Zak Stern -- more than a baker, also an advocate and sage.

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All photos by Laine Doss

Big Ang and her large... cocktail.

Miami Monkey opened this past Sunday, bringing a whole lot of pink lipstick and sweet, sweet cocktails to South Beach.

It's the Miami outpost of the Drunken Monkey, a Staten Island bar owned by Angela "Big Ang" Raiola. The primate-themed pub features karaoke, Tuesgays (self-explanatory), and cocktails, but most people come for the main draw, Big Ang, a women with a personality as substantial as her bra size (both quite formidable).

The Miami Monkey is on the second floor of the Netherland on Ocean Drive, which means it's nearly invisible to the thousands of people who flock the area in search of an après-beach cocktail. To make up for that, girls in black bikini tops and Bettie Page-type bottoms walk the beach, "tagging" people with stickers. Trade in the sticker for a free shot at the bar.

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Ms. Cheezious via Twitter

Kelly and Michael meet Ms. Cheezious!

Ms. Cheezious is in the house -- or, more accurately, in the studio.

Miami's favorite cheesy food truck, Ms. Cheezious, was named one of the ten finalists in the Live With Kelly and Michael's Truckin' Amazing Cook-Off, beating out dozens of other food trucks across the country to make it as one of the 20 semifinalists.

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- Miami Food Trucks Featured in Live with Kelly and Michael Contest
- Ms. Cheezious Opening a Restaurant
- Tastemaker: Brian Mullins of Ms. Cheezious

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The dudes behind the Broken Shaker is known for creative concoctions using fresh and unusual ingredients, from pineapple vinegar to mushroom bitters. But Truvia? Who knew?

Tonight, Gabe Orta and Elad Zvi are hosting a special industry night, with ten bartenders in the running to join the duo in a competition to create the best drink using the natural sweetener. Low cal plus boozy is a very Miami-appropriate combo, after all.

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- The Broken Shaker Opens
- World Cocktail Week Starts Today: Doma Polo Bistro Introduces Molecular Mixology Cocktails, Pre-Prohibition Classics

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Tongue & Cheek via Facebook

Another Monday has come and slapped us in the face. This week's caffeinated fantasy includes a bedside espresso machine and beer bongs rigged to dispense chilly cold-brew coladas as we hit the snooze.

If coffee is merely the "how" in our our start to the week, we must lean hard on the "why" to get going each Monday. As we struggle to wipe the siren song of sleep away from our memory, we cling to the promise of tasty treats and crazy eats waiting for us in the week ahead.

From a trio of chefs taking SoBe by storm tonight to $10 off tomorrow's food tour, there's lots to look forward to -- if you can just get out of bed.

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Courtesy of Pincho Factory on Facebook

Donuts as buns: it's been done. And while a nicely charred meat patty is pretty outstanding when pressed between Homer Simpson's favorite all-American snack food, there's another option that suits our Latin city even better.

What's that, you ask? A burger with a pastelitos on top and bottom. Yes, seriously. This sweet and savory mound of meat is available all month at Pincho Factory. Thanks to owner Nedal Ahmad and his tireless creativity, you can have two of your favorite edibles in one towering stack of meat, cheese and sweets.

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- Pincho Factory to OTC: Four New Miami Brunch Places

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