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Occupy Miami: Guerrilla Gardening and Extreme Healthy Cooking

​It's not anything close to a five-star restaurant, but Occupy Miami feeds its campers (mostly) healthy, hearty and free, vegetarian meals. After all, occupiers gotta eat too!Food mostly comes by way of donations. There's also a vegetable garden with tomatoes, peppers, beans, onions, sunflowers, p ... More >>

Michelle Obama's American Grown: Gardening and Cooking with FLOTUS

The White HouseMichelle Obama and Bo in the White House garden.​The first lady has written a cookbook with gardening tips. The 256-page book, American Grown: How the White House Kitchen Garden Inspires Families, Schools, and Communities, is scheduled to be released April 10 in both print and e-boo ... More >>

Fairchild's Edible Garden Festival This Weekend: Grow Your Own (Veggies)

​If you're a fan of growing (legal) herbs in your backyard or you want to start, check out Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's Edible Garden Festival this weekend.The garden will open its gates on Saturday and Sunday to amateur gardeners with ongoing lectures and cooking and gardening demonstratio ... More >>

Bedbug Menace Slowly Making Its Way to South Florida

​New York City is under the persistent attack of bedbugs, with even fancy and iconic joints like the Waldorf Astoria hotel, the Empire State Building, and United Nations headquarters succumbing to infestation. There's now evidence that the great bedbug threat may soon be elevating in South Florida ... More >>

Harry Nelson's Midtown Gardens debacle

​New York City is under the persistent attack of bedbugs, with even fancy and iconic joints like the Waldorf Astoria hotel, the Empire State Building, and United Nations headquarters succumbing to infestation. There's now evidence that the great bedbug threat may soon be elevating in South Florida ... More >>

Che Pasta, Lilo's Pizza, and Macy's Taste Bar Busted

​So, you haven't heard from us in a while. Doesn't mean rat  turds aren't ending up in your lunch break. Brush your teeth and read on to find out who's been busted recently for health code violations at our local restaurants. The following inspections all occurred since October and were serve ... More >>

Roaches, Rodents and Restaurants: Health Inspector September Round-up

​What do you call a hole-in-the-wall with several cockroaches living harmoniously among rodents? A restaurant closure. Miami health inspectors found more roaches in two restaurants in September than Snoop Dogg keeps in his glove compartment. But only two places were disciplined.Familia Bar & R ... More >>

Grow Your Own Food with Ready-Made Gardens

courtesy of Miami Kitchen Gardens​It seems that with all the talk of knowing where your food comes from, the rising concern about obesity and a move toward healthier eating, more people are flirting with the idea of growing their own fruits and veggies. But for people who know nothing about garden ... More >>

Maki House, El Rey Latino, El Portal, El Polinesio on the Roach Report

​Roaches. They're not shy, they love to eat, and some can even quote Kafka. But none of that makes them a good dinner date. So what are they doing at our local restaurants? The same thing as everybody else; grabbing a bite to eat and trying to get laid.Problem is, most of us hate the thought, sigh ... More >>

Best of Miami: Diversions

​Roaches. They're not shy, they love to eat, and some can even quote Kafka. But none of that makes them a good dinner date. So what are they doing at our local restaurants? The same thing as everybody else; grabbing a bite to eat and trying to get laid.Problem is, most of us hate the thought, sigh ... More >>

The Inspector: Smell of Death, Live Rats, and Roach Legs

art by Alex Izaguirre​Furry bodies, segmented tails, whiskers from hell, transluscent brown wings, antennas of doom, beady black eyes; these are the visions restaurant inspectors must see in their nightmares.Luckily most of us don't have to bear witness to these images of living disgustitude.On th ... More >>

Cacique's Corner, Miami River Cafe, and Indian Palate in the Gables Busted

​Can you smell what the rats are cooking, or do you just eat it without knowing? Here are 5 local restaurants nailed by the Florida DBPR with emergency closures. These verdicts halt a restaurant's operations until violations are corrected. They include bad news for judges, cops, lawyers, and regul ... More >>

Six Rat & Roach-Related Emergency Restaurant Closures So Far in March

toon by Alex Izaguirre​We hate to have to tell you this, but if six restaurants have been shut down for rats and roaches so far this month. How many do you think are getting away with it?How many plastic-smiling waitresses have you tipped while they knowingly handed you food that had been in a kit ... More >>

Rat Shit and Roach Eggs: Top 5 Places Not To Eat This Month

​(Sing to the tune of Home On The Range)Home, home, down in DadeWhere the rats and the roaches lay eggsWhere seldom is heardHow inspectors find turdsWhere you eat and are expected to pay.Who likes getting rat hairs in their teeth? How about a roach leg stuck to your lip?Here are our Top 5 places N ... More >>

The Inspector: Stop Sales, Contaminations, False Advertising, Rodents, and Roaches

​Ever had a termite sandwich? The bread's hard as wood and when you get done there are insect legs stuck in the cracks between your teeth. Here at Short Order we don't wanna see that happen to anyone, unless that's what you ordered. Here's a roundup of recent violations from the world of Dade Coun ... More >>

Adaptations

​Ever had a termite sandwich? The bread's hard as wood and when you get done there are insect legs stuck in the cracks between your teeth. Here at Short Order we don't wanna see that happen to anyone, unless that's what you ordered. Here's a roundup of recent violations from the world of Dade Coun ... More >>

Some Plants Are Edible

Taste and find out which ones at Miami Beach Botanical Garden.

Miami Cops: Fake Gardeners Will Rob Your House

Geez, who can you trust these days? Definitely not those friendly neighborhood landscapers trying to give you a free estimate on your lawn, according to the Miami PD.Last week, grandparents Santiago and Gladys Rodriguez answered the door at their Coral Gables home just off Coral Way to find two men ... More >>

Top Chefs Throw Pity Party, Dec. 8th

Sandy Skoglund, "The Cocktail Party" Got 100 people coming for a holiday shindig? Stupidest idea you EVER had, right? Believe it, we've been there. But four of Palm Beach's top chefs are taking pity this season and throwing a bash at Cafe Boulud that might help prevent us from totally screwing up ... More >>

Boom & Bust, Part 3

In Liberty City, renters suffer more than perhaps anyone else from the foreclosure crisis.

The Party Crasher - Dwyane Wade is Celebrated, and for Good Reason

In Liberty City, renters suffer more than perhaps anyone else from the foreclosure crisis.

Drool-Worthy Designs

Soak up inspiration at the Home Design & Remodeling Show.

A Bug's Death

Fabian Peña turns his obsession with the cockroach into art.

Precious Blossoms

See the orchid in its element at Fairchild.

Comeback Caterpillar

A rare creature quietly returns to Key Biscayne

Orchid Jungle

One man's search to restore rare blossoms to their historic Florida home

Paper Tigers

Viva Piñata is adorable -- and misleading

A Great Place to Party

Viva Piñata is adorable -- and misleading

Pretty as a Picture

Artist Xavier Cortada is bringing back the mangroves

A Very Fine House

Artist Xavier Cortada is bringing back the mangroves

Nature's Sharp-Shooter

Artist Xavier Cortada is bringing back the mangroves

Get Basted

Relish in a Thanksgiving cornucopia

Hysterical Home Décor

Relish in a Thanksgiving cornucopia

Green Piece

Go native, preaches plant society

BEST NURSERY

Cornell Landscape Nursery

Secret Jungle Garden

The Garden Event

Jack of All Fruits

Just Jackfruit at Fairchild Tropical Garden

Raze and Rebuild

Scott Homes residents realize their apartments are dirty, dangerous, and crowded. Yet many want to stay.

Best Nursery

Canterbury Farm & Nursery

Blinded by the Light

Canterbury Farm & Nursery

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Canterbury Farm & Nursery

Them There Bugs

Canterbury Farm & Nursery

War and Peacocks

A squabble between two South Dade neighbors has the feathers flying

War and Peacocks

A squabble between two South Dade neighbors has the feathers flying

The Long Hot Winter

Growing first-class peppers in the city that never gets chilly

Bugged!

Ever wanted to rub out every single insect in your home? Rent a tent!

Reservations Recommended

Dirty dishes. Spoiled food. Cockroaches roaming the kitchen. At some local restaurants the proof is in the pudding -- literally.

First The Seed, Then The Tree

Today it's an ugly headache. Someday it will be a beautiful source of pleasure. But tomorrow it's still going to be an ugly headache.

MacArthur Causeway

Today it's an ugly headache. Someday it will be a beautiful source of pleasure. But tomorrow it's still going to be an ugly headache.