Subject: Beverages

• Booze Hound - Jake's Bar & Grill

  August 1, 2008

• Christine's Stag's Leap Wine Tasting and Prix Fixe Menu

  August 12, 2008

• How to Make a Hurricane

  August 18, 2008

• 10 Wines You Can Afford to Love

  August 29, 2008

• Updated: Gold Medal Wine Tour Stops in a Two Chefs Too

  September 22, 2008

• Bushmills Rocks

  September 25, 2008

• Fort Lauderdale Food and Wine Events Tonight

  September 25, 2008

• Drinking Our Way Through the Miami International Wine Fair

  October 27, 2008

• Tea Time At Starbucks

  On January 3rd, Starbucks rolled out a quintet of new Tazo full leaf tea beverages that are now available in all stores nationwide. Yesterday the coffee chain hosted "TeaTime events", which is a civilized way of saying "free samples". I headed to the most scenic of our Starbucks, at 14th Street and Ocean Drive, where store manager Christian García graciously offered me tastes of all five. Two of the new drinks, Berry Chai Infusion and Apple Chai Infusion, are made by steaming black tea with fru

  January 14, 2009

• Please Do Wine, Thanks

  March 26, 2009

• Slow Food Cocktails at Forte, Dec. 21

  Bessie had one too many pea-shoot gimletsIf the prices of local slow food events has been a bit rich for you, or you haven't quite had your fill of wacky holiday cocktails yet, hie yourself over to Forte di Asprinio in West Palm Beach this Sunday for "The Farmer and the Mixologist," an event that promises to put the pea shoots back in your gimlet, where they belong. $25 buys you cocktails and canapes and includes a donation to the Glades to Coast convivium.  Along with pea-shoot gimlets and a b

  December 18, 2008

• Maynard James Keenan, Rockstar Cum Vingeron Signing Bottles O' Vino at Gables Whole Foods Market

  Arizona StarBottle rockstarMusician Maynard James Keenan, of Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer, is on a different kind of tour lately.  Whole Foods Market is his arena, and his art is wine making. You can even catch him live next week in Miami, signing bottles from his  Caduceus Cellars and Arizona Strongholds labels.But what kind of rocker has time to be a winemaker beyond slapping his name on the label? One with the northern Italian tradition in his blood, as he only recently found

  June 5, 2009

• OLA At Sanctuary Sommelier Albert Omahen Talks Wine & Food 2009

  I cold-called OLA at Sanctuary to find out if they got anything going on for the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival 2009. I spoke to a real cool dude, sommelier Albert Omahen about fish tacos, wine, and the smoker's palette. Here's what he had to say:

  February 19, 2009

• 30-Year-Old Whiskey in Its Prime

  Psssst....Drink Me!It isn't often that we New Timesers get a bottle of $200 whiskey in the mail. We did, not long ago, thanks to the folks at Canadian Club, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year with the release of a primo 30-year-old, 80-proof, white-oak-barrel-aged blended whiskey retailing for a cool two bills. That's priced well beyond the reach of even the most profligate New Times lushes; our admin assistant was obliged to hide the booze behind her desk, well beyond the reac

  March 9, 2009

• Over the Weekend: Homebrew Fest at BX Beer Depot

  It was an afternoon filled with beer, beer, and more beer as Lake Worth's BX Beer Depot hosted its first Homebrew Fest, an intimate gathering where members of BX's Lagerhead Brewers Club shared their handcrafted creations with the public. There were nearly a dozen homebrew beers on tap at the tiled-topped bar behind the Depot -- from Belgian Wit to Imperial IPA to Hard Cider -- plus a booth where you could sign up for BX's homebrew classes, email lists, and club dates. And there was good company

  March 16, 2009

• Beer of the Week: Rogue Morimoto Hazelnut

  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 a beer you'd like featured in Beer of the Week, let us know via a comment.Welcome back to Beer of the Week -- this edition, we'll take a beer from Oregon-based Rogue Brewery: Morimoto Signature Hazelnut Brown Ale. In 2003, Iron Chef Masa

  March 19, 2009

• Wine Guy: Argentina and Malbecs

  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 to the newest cocktail crazes."This week, we're going to talk about Malbec, and specifically Malbecs made in Argentina. It's a grape that has grown in popularity over the past couple of years, primarily because

  April 3, 2009

• Beer of the Week: Avery Reverend, Quadrupel Belgian Ale

  In my beer travels, I've come across two types of beer drinkers. The first want a smooth, easy-going beer - something that they can drink without pushing their palate too much or leaving much of a flavor in their mouths. The later want a beer that's going to kick their ass by way of their G.I. track; one that pushes boundaries and makes them re-evaluate what they like, and don't like, about beer. OK, so there are probably a dozen other types of beer drinkers in between those two extremes. But I'

  April 9, 2009

• Interview with Beer Wars' Director Anat Baron

  Anat Baron poses with brew.It's going to be a beer-filled kind of week, folks. First, New Times' Original Beerfest is only five days away. If you haven't grabbed your tickets yet to the four-hour celebration of import and craft brews, you can pick them up here. Second, this Thursday is the opening of Beer Wars, a documentary that delves in to the sudsy battle the independent beer brewers of the world and the two, mega brewery giants, Belgian-owned AB-InBev (Budweiser) and SABMiller, headquartere

  April 14, 2009

• Suck on My Candy Heart

  February 12, 2009

• Cheers to You, Wino

  There’s an art to drinking, don’tcha know.

  October 9, 2008

• Good Coffee, Less 'Bucks

  April 16, 2009

• David Fast

  June 12, 2008

• Beneficial Brewskis

  Chug-a-lug for charity at this Gables block party.

  June 5, 2008

• The Unreal Deal

  May 8, 2008

• We’ll Drink to This

  Slow sipping feels fine at Wine69.

  March 27, 2008

• Winetastings From $15 to $150

  Tonight, from 7 to 9:30 p.m., Angelo & Maxie's Steakhouse in Coconut Grove will offer a winetasting accompanied by artisanal cheeses and snacks -- just $15 per person. A post-tasting menu is offered for $30. 305-445-8177.     This coming Monday, April 20, Blue Door at Delano will host a Joseph Phelps wine dinner starting at 7 p.m. The five-course meal features dishes such as banana-roasted lobster and rack of lamb with morel crust. Price is $150. 305-674-6400.The following eve

  April 17, 2009

• A Reason for You to Wine

  April 23, 2009

• More Wine Tastings Than You Can Shake Your Drink At

  from alex_lee2001's flickr Twitter intercept from ZeusOfOlympus - @Bacchus. Babylon is crumbling down. Report to Miami ASAP! Bring wine.It's official. Miami may not grow grapes, but we like drinking em. Check out these upcoming winecentric events and give it up for that purple stuff.

  April 21, 2009

• Booze Hound: Jaguar Ceviche Spoon Bar and LatAm Grill

  Elyse Wanshel Where the party happens. Typical Groveites (or Grovinians? Grovitines?) wears shorts and flip flops. They always seem to be walking a dog, clutching a plastic cup, and most likely drive a Mini Cooper. Their typical night's itinerary usually includes pigging out on fish tacos at Sandbar, purchasing JOB rolling papers at Yucky's, and eventually puking in the alleyway in front Barracuda's. And although, there're lots of us poor, hard-working saps living west of the causeway wh

  May 21, 2009

• Interview With Sunny From Sunbox11 Winery

  image via sunboxeleven.com Monday, Short Order announced a giveaway for a complimentary wining and dining experience worth $250 courtesy of Sunbox Eleven Winery and 5300 Chophouse at The Blue in Doral. The winner? Hugo Mirabal, whose name was drawn randomly, and his guest Jamie Escobar will attend on Thursday, May 28.I spoke by phone to Sunny, the president/owner of Sunbox Eleven Winery about the origins of the vino. She talked about French varietals, being a former banking executive, and

  May 21, 2009

• A Classy Bottoms-Up

  May 21, 2009

• Cheers, Recessionists!

  May 21, 2009

• Can We Call You Yak?

  June 11, 2009

• Iconic Aussie Winemaker Will Pour You His Famed Shiraz For FREE at Wolfe's Wine Shoppe Tonight

  Hint: If serious wine lovers know the name Chris Ringland and his award-winning Australian Shiraz, you should too.  And now you can -- in person no less! Yes, this bloke from down under will be happy to pour you a glass himself at Wolfe's Wine Shoppe this evening. Thirteen different tastes, to be exact, if you're feeling adventurous and keen on the spit bucket. The best part is that it's all free! Because we here at Short Order have your best interests in mind, we spoke to Ringland earlier in t

  June 19, 2009

• We're Wine-ing Because it's Friday

  April 23, 2009

• Wine Dinners at Blue Door, Cacao, And North One10

  Dewey LoSasso of North One10Starting at 8 p.m. TONIGHT, Blue Door at Delano (305-674-6400) will host a five-course wine dinner pairing the cuisine of Delano's executive chef Maria Manso and consulting chef Claude Troisgros with wines from Silverado Winery. Here's the lineup:First course: Crabavocat,  Guacamole & Blue Crab Salad with Spicy Tomato Coulis & Crispy Shrimp paired with Silverado Sauvignon Blanc, Miller Ranch 2008 Single VineyardSecond course: Pan Seared Chilean Sea Bass w

  July 22, 2009

• Capital Grille's Master Wine Tasting Event and Wine Vacation Contest

  Photos by Jacob Katel​The Capital Grille's Master Wine Tasting Event runs through August 23rd and offers the public the opportunity to experience new wines as selected by the Capital Grille's Master Sommelier, one of only 170 people in the world to hold the master sommelier title, George Miliotes. For $10 at lunch or $25 at dinner, guests will be introduced to 12 wines from Spain and Argentina, or starting Monday, 11 wines from Napa Valley and South Africa.George assured Short Order that guest

  July 30, 2009

• Viva VIA - Starbucks Redefines Instant Coffee

  ​We all know instant coffee sucks, which is why Starbucks refers to its' new line of VIA coffee powder as "Ready Brew". Whatever you call it, both the extra bold Italian Roast (which I sampled in the store), and the mellower-but-still-potent Colombian (prepared at home) turned out to be startlingly Starbucksy in taste. Each packet gets mixed with 8-ounces of hot water and voilá: a rich, strong cup of coffee. Works just as well with cold water for a quick ice coffee. It's $2.95 for a 3-pack, $

  October 14, 2009

• Tonight: Tuscan Wine Tasting at Fratelli Lyon for $45

  The wines of Tuscany, from Chianti to Brunello to Vino Nobile "and everything in between" will be poured at the sixth installment of Fratelli Lyon's "Passport to Italy" wine tasting series tonight at 7:30 p.m. Chef Alex Pinero will prepare snacks to pair with the 6 to 8 wines that will be sipped. This guide for "newbie winos" is $45, and includes everything but the tip. Fratelli Lyon 4141 Ne 2nd Ave., Miami; 305-572-1271.

  October 14, 2009

• Michelle Bernstein News of the Day

  ​Yesterday we wrote of Food & Wine magazine naming her cookbook Cuisine a Latina as one of the top 25 of the year. Earlier in the week we noted that her Sra. Martinez restaurant made Esquire's list of 20 Best New Restaurants in America. Today's Michelle news concerns an upcoming "California Girls" dinner that will celebrate the food and wines of top female chefs from the west coast -- including two greats, Traci des Jardin and Nancy Silverton. Takes place at Michy's restaurant  Wednes

  October 16, 2009

• Setai's New Cocktail Menu May Make You Squeal With Delight

  Photo by Jacob KatelSetai Mixologist Paul Sevigny.​Hold on to your curly little tails, folks. It's no secret that pork flavors have somehow made their way into the world of trendy cocktails (still haven't tried a Bacontini or Bacon Bloody Mary?), so perhaps it was just a matter of time before the essence of our favorite squealers found The Setai's Bar & Courtyard, The Grill and The Restaurant.Mixologist Paul Sevigny, the mastermind behind the new cocktail menu, already gave Miami New Times

  November 10, 2009

• The Italian Mojito

  ​Arturo Sighinolfi is the Director of Mixology and Spirits Education for Southern Wine and Spirits of Florida. From 1996 to 2003 he tended bar at the Hotel Astor in South Beach, during which time he was selected as Miami New Times Best Bartender of 1998. Part of Arturo's job is to create new cocktails for the Florida market. This latest concoction, the Mojito Italiano, highlights a delicious Campari twist on the classic, and makes a lot of sense for a city with no shortage of Cubans or Italian

  November 30, 2009

• Michy's Wine Tasting: Zinfandel with Stalin?

  ​Michy's (6927 Biscayne Blvd., Miami) is presenting a distinctively different wine tasting. For one thing, it will be held on a Saturday afternoon (December 12, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.). And instead of pairing the dozen sampling wines with foods, they will be matched according to the following format:Flight 1: match 3 white wines to 3 songsFlight 2: match 3 white wines to 3 pieces of artFlight 3: match 3 red wines to 3 film clipsFlight 4: match 3 red wines to 3 historical figuresThis open forum tast

  November 30, 2009

• A Fresh Beer Inc. Interview With Chris Montelius

  via Fresh Beer on facebookDrink.​Beer good. Local better.We started telling you about Fresh Beer Inc. yesterday. They are a local marketing, and wholesale distribution company specializing in craft beer in the tri-county area.Craft beer is a term for limited production, high quality beer, also known as microbrew.Florida law prohibits a manufacturer from selling directly to the public. There is a strict three tier system keeping manufacturers, distributors, and retailers as separate entities.Th

  December 17, 2009

• If You Must Serve Eggnog This Season, Make Your Own

  Eggnog is one of those staples that should be voted off the holiday table. Really, is that warm, thick, egg-y beverage the best thing to drink with your holiday meal? Especially in this Miami heat? Eggnog originated in England and was brought over to America by the colonists. Originally made with eggs, milk, brandy or wine, the colonists switched over to rum when the English crown decided to tax brandy and wine. Now some recipes call for rum, some for bourbon, some for rum and bourbon. If you i

  December 19, 2009

• Champagne Cocktails (a.k.a. NYE Lubrication) at Home

  ​If ushering in the year were a sport, champagne* would be the beverage of champions and we'd dump a huge cooler full of it onto Father Time's head at the stroke of midnight. It's bubbly, makes a wonderful, pee-on-yourself-scary sound when you open it, and is the hands-down only answer for the biggest toast of the year.And while rap's glitterati can go on a 24-hour champagne diet that likely consists of luxe brands such as Moet, Cristal, or Piper Heidsieck, your at-home champers could easily b

  December 30, 2009

• Sunbox 11 Winery, More Boutique Wine in More Places for 2010

  Jacob KatelChef Superdave, co-owner Sunbox 11 Winery.​Grapes mean business.We first introduced you to Sunbox Eleven Winery in May and June of last year, and we're glad to say that Miami's own limited production, boutique California winery is stronger than ever going into the new year, and looking forward to greater expansion.We recently spoke to Sunbox Eleven Winery co-owner Sunny Fraser about her and her partner Chef Superdave Gordon's plans for 2010. Here's what she had to say.

  January 14, 2010

• Bubbles 'N Ice, Bubble Tea and Italian Ice, Coming Soon To North Miami Beach

  Jacob KatelHuband and Wife Yoav Anisz and Miriam Lach in their soon to open shop.​Bubbles 'N Ice (3061 NE 163rd Street) in North Miami Beach is opening soon, and that means plenty of premium Bubble Tea, Philly style Italian ice, and more combinations thereof than you can shake a widemouth straw at.Bubble Tea first hit the streets of Taiwan in the 80's, and it's slowly taking over the world. It is a sweet tea drink served cold, mixed with fruit or syrup and gummy-bear-like tapioca balls, sealed

  February 10, 2010

• Wine Know-How for the Rest of Us: A Q&A with Mark Oldman

  Photo by Amy Fletcher​When you're not a wine connoisseur it's refreshing to have someone explain wine to you without pretense and with humor, instead of turning their nose up when you struggle to pronounce gewürztraminer. Mark Oldman, the author of Oldman's Guide to Outsmarting Wine, taught a seminar on pairing comfort foods with wine during the South Beach Wine & Food Festival that was fun, witty and approachable. So of course it left us wanting more of his wine wisdom. Oldman started

  March 11, 2010