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Miami Hard Rock Cafe executive chef and Magic City native Gideon Horowitz gets back to burger basics this Memorial Day.

Memorial Day is fast approaching, so what does this mean for food? Burgers. Lots and lots of thick and juicy burgers. And grilling them over an open flame, turning raw slabs of bovine muscle protein into delectable, denaturized eats.

It's all about the meat, the bun, and the grill. Everything else is lagniappe. Gideon Horowitz, executive chef at the Hard Rock Cafe in Miami, is here to offer some no-bullshit tips on building the best burger.

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- Memorial Day Grilling in Miami
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"As your mother tells you, and my mother certainly told me, it is important, she always used to say, always to try new things."

Tonight is the premiere of the much anticipated new television series, Hannibal, based on the "Hannibal the Cannibal" character from Thomas Harris' Red Dragon, Silence of the Lambs, and Hannibal novels.

In homage to the serial killer gourmand and his namesake television show, we bring you some Hannibal-inspired recipes culled from equally morbid blogs from around the world.

Don't expect 'double handburger and finger fries'. Unlike real life serial killer and cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer, Dr. Lecter has refined tastes, including a love of opera, Bach, and human sweetbreads.

The recipes on the show had to reflect Lecter's fine palate, so we thought we could be of help, but producers wouldn't return our calls begging for a consulting gig, instead hiring James Beard Award winner, chef José Andrés to consult on gourmet cannibal recipes.

If the dishes below whet your appetite, check out the The Cannibal's Cookbook: Recipes and Remedies for Human Sacrifice for further inspiration.

If wine pairings aren't your forte, don't fret. You can always follow Dr. Lecter's advice and go with a nice Chianti.

Bon appétit!

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Zimmern taping his hundredth show for the Travel Channel.

Yep, as of yesterday, Andrews Zimmern has been the "If it looks good, EAT IT!" host of perhaps the most unusual/disgusting/informative food show on cable, Bizarre Foods America, for 100 episodes. Most of the time, fans such as myself tune in, prepare to gag, have a barfee-in-the-tum-tum-moment, compose ourselves, and then continue to watch him swallow or regurgitate something offensive. But do we change the channel? No.

Zimmern has ingested live giant toads in Japan, chicken uteruses in Taiwan, hooves, ears, pulsating frog hearts, warm lamb brains, and freshly fried tarantulas and he always comes up with a unique way of describing his nibbles.

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Jason Perez

​Studying a WMC event schedule can be dizzying. So many great parties with superb lineups, and usually the ticket prices throw in a few perks. Despite the endless options, you still may be torn on which to attend.

Our suggestion: Art Beats For Life, a WMC party that's going on tonight, Wednesday March 21st, at 8pm at Gallery 212. (2407 NW 2nd Ave. Miami) It's completely free of those painfully guilty feelings you may have the morning after a WMC event. (I paid $120 to get shoulder-bumped all night... great!)

Not only do the proceeds go to The American Cancer Society, the low ticket price (of $30 at the door) sits particularly well with your wallet. And, your stomach. Entry not only includes all access to the DJ's and art, but also unlimited amounts of booze and food.

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Food Network, Cooking Channel and now, Univision television chef, Ingrid Hoffmann, sat down with us to talk about her most recent endeavors. Her show, Delicioso, premiers tomorrow at 1 p.m. on Univision. It will be the first cooking show broadcast weekly on national television, regardless of the language.

Each of Hoffmann's Delicioso episodes share ideas for cooking (primarily Latin cuisine), entertaining and crafts.

Tomorrow is "Un Toque Mexicano" (A touch of Mexico). That's right, and hopefully there will be piñatas.

She's not what you would expect from a star. During our chat, Hoffmann was a hot mess. Decked out in comfy clothes and flip-flops, she sipped a cafecito. She admitted that she had actually wanted to cancel our meeting because her hair looked like she had just rolled out of bed. We found it all completely human and charming.

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Rapicavoli and Cass look forward to a new project

​Chef Giorgio Rapicavoli formally announced that after his recently aired victory on Food Network's Chopped, his last day at 660 at the Angler's will be January 20. Come the first week of February, he'll open Miami's second popup, Eating House.

Before getting the scoop on his new endeavors, however, we wanted the details from his Chopped experience.

After watching the young chef's cool, confident composure on national television, it was clear who the winner would be by the second round. "It's important to have self-confidence and have a goal set in mind," Rapicavoli says. "I made sure to keep my promise and focus on what was in front of me. I called my mom the night before and promised her I would win, so I did."

But how can we forget the eccentric competitor, Fey, who danced in front of her pea soup before realizing five seconds before time was called that she forgot to put it on her plates? We asked the chef what is was like working alongside her. "I actually didn't have much of an idea of what was going on during the competition. I had so much tunnel vision throughout that I missed all the theatrics."

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Stella on a food truck - you know you want to be there when it happens.

​Here's your chance to see a genuine Miami Caliente babe (as in the now-disbanded lingerie football league team) get all sweaty for your enjoyment this Sunday.

Local food show, Livin La Vida is filming an episode on the Latin Burger food truck with co-host (and babe) Stella Vidal getting all hot and bothered behind the grill.

Stella, by the way, was named one of the most beautiful women in the world (as reported by Cultist).

Vidal, co-host Stuart Warren Dansby, and the Living La Vida crew will be on the truck in the Shell Lumber parking lot on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.

Livin La Vida airs on WBFS My33 Saturday nights at 10:30 p.m.

Watch Stella (and Stewart) do squats, snorkel and water ski, after the jump:

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​On a past episode of Food Network's Chopped, Ronnie Vincent lost a closely matched dessert round. The executive sous chef at Joe's Stone Crab comes from Overtown. Despite the loss, his appearance has since brought him many accolades.

Raised by a single father who worked three jobs to support his family, Vincent saw drugs and violence -- the rough life -- growing up but has always maintained a positive attitude. His own brother was shot five times but survived.

Once he graduated from high school, his athletic prowess earned him a scholarship to play football for Glenville State College in West Virginia. Running 4.48-second 40-yard dashes and majoring in education, he was well on his way to having a robust football career. After tearing his ACL and having his first child during his sophomore year in college, he decided to not pursue football but instead focused entirely on his culinary career, reading books, teaching himself, and practicing cooking in his own kitchen.

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Victory is sweet and savory.

After Sunday night's epic holiday meal battle in Kitchen Stadium against chef Elizabeth Falkner, Geoffrey Zakarian -- who recently opened the Tudor House restaurant in South Beach -- prevailed using the secret ingredients as his allies (beef crown roast, candy canes, clementines, acorn and butternut squash, salt cod, Brussels sprouts, unfiltered apple cider, and parsnips) and three surprises from the Chairman (cranberries, use of the ice-cream machine, and a holiday-themed cocktail in a martini glass).

Zakarian spoke with New Times about his recent victory. But before we start: Which one of you is doing Next Iron Chef Season 4: The Remake? We here at Short Order are hungry and ready.

New Times: What was your gut feeling walking into your first Next Iron Chef challenge?
Geoffrey Zakarian: Oh, my God... Well, they told me we had to go out to the mountains and we were like, "Really?"... I was shocked when they told us what the geography was, but I was like, "OK, carry on."
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By Carlos Acosta

Andrew Zimmern at Cobaya Azul

​I have to thank Bizarre Food's Andrew Zimmern for making it to Miami. I'd originally dropped a grapevine hint that he'd soon be in town only because I recently noticed his Twitter conversation with Chef Geoffrey Zakarian about visiting Tudor House.

But I didn't actually think he was serious!

Our Zimmern in Miami Twitter Tour starts five days ago (December 8) at approximately 5:22 p.m. His first tweet from the Sunshine State came from a gas station in Central Florida. It was a photo of Boone's Farm Apple Wines... about a dozen of them to be exact. Classy, Zimmern.

Anyway, upward and onward!

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