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130 NE 40th St. Miami, FL 33137

305-573-5550

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Critics'
Pick
Best Animal Part
Award Winner 2011

Cuisine(s): Contemporary

Hours: Sun 5:30pm-10pm, Mon-Fri 11:30am-3pm, Mon-Thu 5:30pm-11pm, Fri 5:30pm-12am, Sat 6pm-12am

Price: $$$$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash
Attire: Casual

Features: Business Dining, Catering, Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Smoking, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Alcohol: Full bar
Reservations: Accepted, Highly Recommended, Online Reservations Available

Parking: Meters, Street, Valet

Description

Like all great American cooking, new and old, chef/owner Michael Schwartz's food comes from the heart, not haute. It also comes from the hearth, as in a wood-fired Vidalia onion, its soft, sweet, translucent rings smokily roasted and cupped around ground lamb scrambled with apricots and Moroccan spices. Many of the meals here emerge from that wood-fired oven, from shiitake mushroom pizza to black grouper roasted and served with a side cup of lemon aioli and marvelously charred Brussels sprouts. The menu is a concise, daily-changing amalgam of small, medium, large, and extra-large plates, each involving ingredients produced by local growers and small farmers whenever possible. Top-notch wines, beers, bar snacks, and service, along with a cozy, unpretentious neighborhood vibe, make Michael's Genuine Food & Drink a remarkable restaurant.

2011 | Best Animal Part

"It sells pretty good," says Todd Webster, the man who butchers much of the meat at Michael's Genuine Food & Drink. "We braise them for about four to six hours, cut them into thin pieces, and fry them until they're nice and crispy on the outside." "They're a pretty popular bar snack," echoes Travis Starwalt, sous chef at Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill. We braise them... slice them thin, dust them in flour, fry them, and toss them in our house-made barbecue spice." Michael's began serving them... More »
2010 | Best Desserts

Gastronomic pairings that will live on forever: Escoffier and Ritz. Batali and Bourdain. Schwartz and Goldsmith. Finkelstein and Frump. No, wait -- sorry, we got confused: Finklestein and Frump is our legal team. But it was Michael Schwartz and Hedy Goldsmith who brought Nemo to everyone's attention in 1995, and as good as Michael's Genuine Food & Drink was when it opened, Goldsmith joining the team completed it -- just the way one of her dazzling creations completes a meal... More »
2009 | Best Restaurant in the Design District

Everything that needs to be said about Michael's has no doubt already been said. There's the pioneering Design District location. Then comes star chef Michael Schwartz's brilliant and honest American cuisine. Next is star pastry chef Hedy Goldsmith's dazzlingly delectable desserts. How about the smart selection of wines marked up with the customer in mind -- and friendly food prices too (small plates $8 to $15, medium $11 to $20, large $21 to $32; for this cuisine, a steal) You've... More »
2008 | Best Chefs

This is a lifetime achievement award one can win only once. The first five inductees were Norman Van Aken, Mark Militello, Allen Susser, Pascal Oudin, and Philippe Ruiz. This year's entries into our hallowed hall of fame are two toques who have been wowing Miami diners for more than a decade and who are, at the moment, presiding over the pinnacle of their careers. Michelle Bernstein and Michael Schwartz are not only the hottest, most talked-about chefs in South Florida (or, for that matter,... More »
2007 | Best Restaurant to Open Past Deadline

-- STOP THE PRESSES! We need to get Michael's new restaurant into this "Best Of" issue.-- Too late. We're ready to ship.-- We'll look out of the loop if we don't include this season's hottest ticket, the indoor/outdoor contemporary American bistro run by Michael Schwartz. He is, after all, one of Miami's most popular and respected chefs. His unpretentious restaurant -- with fresh, simple, impeccably executed cuisine (much of which is cooked in a wood-burning hearth),... More »

Best Fats for Baking Pies: Butter, Shortening & Coconut Oil Battle It Out

By Emily Codik | Wed, May 16, 2012

Emily CodikAfter inquiring about trans fats at supermarket and restaurant bakeries and receiving unsatisfactory response, I devised a blind fat taste test. I baked identical pies, with the same fillin... More »
Trans Fats: New York Bans It, Florida Lets Anybody Use It

By Emily Codik | Tue, May 15, 2012

Flickr CCShoppers entering the Fresh Market in Coconut Grove are greeted with vibrant flowers, elegant wooden fixtures and mellow classical music.The bakery section features organized stacks of sugar ... More »
36. Rock Shrimp Pizza at Harry's Pizzeria

By Laine Doss | Thu, May 10, 2012

It's that time of year when we count down to New Times' Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of ... More »
Hedy Goldsmith's Cookbook Available For Presale: We Have a Preview

By Laine Doss | Thu, May 3, 2012

2012 is turning out to be a good year, indeed, for Michael's Genuine Food & Drink pastry chef Hedy Goldsmith. The modest and talented chef is on her way this weekend to New York City for the annua... More »
From Back Yard to Table: Williams-Sonoma Now Sells Chicken Coops and Edible Gardens

By Emily Codik | Tue, April 10, 2012

Williams-SonomaForget farm-to-table. Back-yard-to-table is the next big thing. If you ever thought the car ride from the farmers' market to your kitchen was too long, there's great news. Williams-Sono... More »
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miaminewtimesbestof | Miami, FL | 232 Reviews

| Wed, May 6, 2009

This is a lifetime achievement award one can win only once. The first five inductees were Norman Van Aken, Mark Militello, Allen Susser, Pascal Oudin, and Philippe Ruiz. This year's entries into our hallowed hall of fame are two toques who have been wowing Miami diners for more than a decade and who are, at the moment, presiding over the pinnacle of their careers. Michelle Bernstein and Michael Schwartz are not only the hottest, most talked-about chefs in South Florida (or, for that matter, Florida), but also their respective restaurants, Michy's and Michael's Genuine Food & Drink, are near universally acknowledged as the very best we have. Bernstein broke into the big-time ranks during her dazzling stint at Azul in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel; Schwartz made his name as chef/co-owner of SoBe's perennially popular Nemo. Both had to deal with obstacles on their way up � need we remind Michelle of her short work at The Strand, or Michael of his ill-fated helming of the Atlantic Restaurant? � but they worked hard, with full integrity and passion, until they succeeded on their own terms. That the two are known to be genuinely nice, humble human beings only makes the story of their rise that much sweeter.
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laurasia187 | Miami, FL | 14 Reviews

| Fri, January 28, 2011

Try one of their homemade sodas!
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TASTE_AMERICA | MIAMI, FL | 4 Reviews

| Thu, November 11, 2010

Chef MICHAEL Schwartz & Pastry Chef HEDY Goldsmith have put Miami on the FOODIE Map with their affordable inventiveness. Recently opened in the Cayman Islands, their NEW Cookbook s now available !
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Main Menu

Small

Each $3.00

Kumomoto Oysters
classic mignonette

$9.00

Chili Chicken Wings
creamy cucumbers

$9.00

Honeycrisp Apples
radish, almonds, basil, french feta

$8.00

Greek Farro Salad
french feta

$13.00

Housemade Country Pate
cornichon, dijon, golden raisin mostarda, grilled sourdough

$8.00

Wood Oven Roasted Double Yolk Farm Egg
cave aged gruyere, roasted tomato, chives, sourdough crostini

$9.00

House Salad
mixed lettuce, figs, bier meck, radish, sherry vinaigrette

$8.00

Wood Oven Roasted Local Eggplant
chickpeas, raisins, pine nuts, tomato, greek yogurt

Medium

$11.00

Butter Lettuce
orange, hazelnuts, avocado & shallot-hazelnut vinaigrette

$19.00

Burrata
teena’s pride heirloom tomatoes, paradise farms basil tops, extra virgin olive oil, fleur de sel

$19.00

Housemade Linguine
duck, cippolini onion, shiitake mushroom, piave vecchio, sage

$16.00

Duck Confit
local papaya glaze, frisée, spiced sunflower seeds, jus

$16.00

Beet & Heirloom Tomato Salad
string beans, hearts of palm, walnut vinaigrette, blue cheese

$15.00

Crispy Sweet & Spicy Pork Belly
kimchi, crushed peanuts, paradise farms pea shoots

$17.00

Chargrilled Octopus
salad of gigande beans, roasted peppers, green olives & torn herbs

$15.00

Steamed Mussels
house smoked bacon, fingerling potatoes, grilled sourdough

$14.00

Crispy Rice Cake
chorizo, florida rock shrimp, manchego, spicy tomato aioli, lake meadow farm pullet egg

$16.00

Blt Salad
thick cut house smoked bacon, local heirloom tomato, frisée, roaring 40’s blue cheese, sherr y vinaigrette

Extra Large

$31.00

Wood Oven Roasted Whole “poulet Rouge” Chicken
plumped raisins, toasted pinenuts, arugula

Wood Oven Roasted Whole Local Snapper
roasted fennel, grilled lemon, smoked fleur de sel, fennel pollen

$54.00

Wood Oven Roasted White Oak Pastures 24 Oz Bone-in Ribeye
beurre gascogne, roasted garlic

Sides

$5.00

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

$5.00

Anson Mills Cheese Grits

$6.00

Wood Roasted Fingerling Potatoes

$6.00

Homemade French Fries

Snacks

$5.00

Crispy Hominy

$6.00

Deviled Eggs

$5.00

Falafel

$4.00

Marinated Olives

$5.00

Kimchi

$6.00

Crispy Pig Ear

$5.00

Chicken Liver Crostini
with caramelized onions

$7.00

Duck Rillette
with crostini, cornichon & mustard

Dessert

$10.00

Macallan Brownie Sundae
smoked vanilla ice cream & scotch toffee sauce

$10.00

Chocolate Cremoso
sea salt, olive oil, sourdough crostini, espresso parfait

$10.00

Roasted White Chocolate Bourbon Tart
cranberry tangerine conserve

$10.00

Tangerine Creamsicle Pot De Creme
warm doughnuts, blackberry tarragon jam

$10.00

Granny Smith Apple & Feta Panini
mini caramel ice cream sundae

$9.00

Homemade Ice Cream & Sorbet
homemade biscotti

$19.00

Candies, Cookies & Confections

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Michael's Genuine Food & Drink

130 NE 40th St. Miami, FL 33137

305-573-5550

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2011 | Best Animal Part

2010 | Best Desserts

2009 | Best Restaurant in the Design District

2008 | Best Chefs

2007 | Best Restaurant to Open Past Deadline

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