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slowfoodmiami.com What do you call a cow on a unicycle, a pig stuck in rush hour, or a potato calling an insurance company? Slow food.Others seem to think the term refers to an internationally renowned "member supported organization that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life." ... More >>
Jackie SayetTHIapet!Last night in an Upper East Side event space called the Coverings Showroom, Slow Food Miami's membership met for its annual conference. With a musical booth buffet, orchestrated by Chef Kris Wessel of nearby Red Light Little River, the evening was less structured meeting ... More >>
Jacob KatelStay tuned....tomorrow Short Order goes Behind The Line at Gibraltar on Grove Isle.It's been too long since we've highlighted recent posts from other local food blogs, eons in web time, so here's a roundup from just some of Short Order's many contemporaries.New farmers market in the he ... More >>
Slow Food Miami is hosting a screening of the award-winning documentary Ingredients this Thursday at Coral Gables Museum. This is the first screening on the East Coast. The film describes the farmers, chefs and the other dynamic people who are behind the movement to bring back sustainable food. D ... More >>
Last night, Short Order was invited to attend the first East Coast screening of producer Brian Kimmel's most recent foray into the world of food cinematography with his film Ingredients. The feature length documentary takes a revealing look at the people in the forefront of movements to bring bac ... More >>
Noel RamosSlow Food Miami has nominated the rare Hua Moa banana for the Slow Food USA Ark of Taste. Just as the bible's Noah preserved and protected the animals in the tale of the flood, Slow Food seeks to save disappearing foods. Fruits, vegetables, seafood, legumes, or rare heritage ... More >>
Photo courtesy of Slow Food MiamiWhole roasted pig at Slow Food Miami's Ark of Taste dinnerLast week in the South Florida food blogosphere ... After a summer hiatus, Tinkering with Dinner is back with salt-baked shrimp.Redland Rambles interviews Farm Bureau director Katie Edwards.Gagit recaps Slo ... More >>
Lee KleinThe Slow Food Fast Food TruckHundreds of people descended upon last night's food truck court gathering at Biscayne Boulevard and NE 109th Street. Not only are the crowds getting larger at these events (Look! Up in the sky! It's Superfad!), but food vendors seem to be popping up overnight ... More >>
Oren Bass, who launched the Slow Food Truck with Zachary Schwartz just over a month ago, wasn't pleased with yesterday's post regarding their menu. I had questioned the accuracy of the "Slow Food" part of the truck moniker; Oren politely disagreed over the phone, and told me why. Because the busi ... More >>
Seems everyone in Miami is hungry for sustenance on wheels these days. And mobile food courts are the rage. This week a few of the meet-up locations are changing. Tomorrow the Biscayne Triangle Truck Round-up, which was meeting on Tuesdays on Biscayne Boulevard and 109th Street, will be closed while ... More >>
Friday night's Tamiami Truckers Food Court, which is held at 12795 SW 137th Ave., will be moving, reports organizer Caza Crepes. The new location will likely be nearby.Here are some of the trucks to keep an eye on: Wing Commander, MonTaco, Caza Crepes, La Camaronera's Fish Box, Latin House G ... More >>
Some of Miami's most popular food trucks will be tooting their horns at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum this Saturday. The museum, dedicated to preserving the history of trains in Florida, will be hosting an event featuring mobile meals and free admission February 5. Not only will the food trucks ... More >>
All photos by Laine Doss This way to the food trucksIt was a beautiful evening for the Biscayne Triangle Food Truck Roundup, held in the parking lot of American Legion Post #29 off Biscayne and 64th. Food truck lovers spread blankets or dined on small picnic tables, enjoying the bay breeze ... More >>
Laine Doss Kevin Gleizes If you think food truck roundups are a passing craze, take a drive over to the Tamiami Truckers Food Court tomorrow evening and see for yourself the future for food trucks in Miami. It looks freaking peachy keen. More than 40 food trucks will converge on the Lexus ... More >>
Purple People eatery has Mac 'n' Jack.If the Beatles were still around, we bet they'd be singing "I'm Back in the BTTR," instead of that other song because the Biscayne Triangle Truck Roundup is tonight, and it's featuring more than 25 food trucks, live music, free parking and porta-potties ... More >>
Laine Doss Guiseppe's Italian SausageSome food truck roundups have been switched around so much they feel like a floating poker game, but the Biscayne Triangle Truckers Roundup, or BTTR, keeps going strong. Located at NE 127th Street and Biscayne Boulevard (adjacent to Johnson & Wales ... More >>
Laine Doss The chefs of Slow Food Truck.This Friday, come hungry to The Magic City Casino for the first street food festival. The event, which will be held in the casino's parking lot from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., will feature free parking, music, giveaways and 25 trucks, serving up lunch and fu ... More >>
Laine Doss Caza Crepes will be at the BTTR tonight.If you're looking for food trucks, look no further than the BTTR tonight from 5:30 to 10 at 127th Street and Biscayne Boulevard, adjacent to Johnson & Wales University. The roundup is now one of the largest, with more than two dozen tr ... More >>
Brickell is turning out to be the hub for St. Patrick's Day celebrations. Tobacco Road will host more than 20 food trucks and vendors this Thursday during the Brickell Shamrock Festival.The bar will serve green beer, and a live band and DJ will keep the party going.Participating trucks include th ... More >>
Sakaya Kitchen Sakaya Kitchen truck debuts today.Food trucks are all over the Miami area this weekend, which makes it easier to find a truck roundup close to home. New trucks rolling out this weekend include Mr. Good Stuff and Sakaya Kitchen, the second truck by Sakaya Kitchen's Richard Ha ... More >>
Laine Doss Red Koi Food Truck Rolls into BTTR for the first time.Joel and Leticia Pollock, the husband-and-wife team behind Wynwood's Panther Coffee, will debut their "coffee trike" tonight at the Biscayne Triangle Truck Roundup. Panther specializes in small batch coffees, roasted and grou ... More >>
Laine Doss Red Koi Food Truck Rolls into BTTR for the first time.Joel and Leticia Pollock, the husband-and-wife team behind Wynwood's Panther Coffee, will debut their "coffee trike" tonight at the Biscayne Triangle Truck Roundup. Panther specializes in small batch coffees, roasted and grou ... More >>
The Yellow Submarine will be featured on The Cooking Channel's Eat StreetEat Street, the new show about food trucks across America, premieres tonight at 8 p.m. on the Cooking Channel. Comedian James Cunningham travels throughout the U.S. in search of the most interesting food trucks. Whil ... More >>
LHG guys -- prize-worthy photo?Get out those cameras and cell phones tonight, because if you win the Shoot the Motha Trucker contest, you'll receive a free meal every week for a year. Latin House Grill has announced a photo competition with the easiest rules ever. Simply take a picture of ... More >>
Latin House Grill The Mad Love burger is back for a limited time only.May is National Burger Month, a celebration of the meat sandwich that we all love so much. Eat your way through multiple burgers tonight at BTTR, adjacent to Johnson & Wales University, where several of the best mobi ... More >>
Slow Food Truck's Owen Bass (on Left) is surprised to find local opposition to his truck.Paul Ripa, owner of Paul's Sub Shop in North Miami Beach, was Googling North Miami Beach election results when he found something interesting -- a notice on the City's website announcing Slow Food Truck ... More >>
Jefe's owner Jack Garabedian will speak on behalf of food truck owners at today's Commission meeting.At today's meeting, the Board of County Commissioners will hear almost two dozen agenda items, ranging from re-naming streets to issuing bonds. What's on the minds of the dozens of food truc ... More >>
Death might be your dinner date this Saturday if the wackos are right.On Saturday, May 21st at about 6:00 pm, the world is going to end. At least that's what 89-year old radio evangelist Harold Camping says (hell, when you're 89 every day might just be your last). We're betting we'll wake ... More >>
Dim Ssam a Gogo and every other truck in South Florida will be out and about this weekend.Yesterday's roundup listing was anemic, perhaps because all of those food trucks were resting their little tires and batteries for this weekend. Tonight through Sunday, there are nine roundups planne ... More >>
Coconut Grove Chamber of Commerce Fireworks over Peacock ParkNo matter what form of entertainment you're into this long holiday weekend, you'll find food trucks to suit you. Take the kids for an outing to see classic trains at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum on Saturday or hit Haulover Bea ... More >>
Paul Huizenga One of Paul Huizenga's Art Basel entries.About two years ago, food trucks began appearing in Miami almost as if by magic. Then, like rabbits, they started to multiply. But did anyone stop to think what went on in the lives of food truck owners before they started servin ... More >>
Lemon Man Let the Lemon Man cool you off with his famous frozen lemonade.If you're from the Northeast, you're probably familiar with Del's Frozen Lemonade. Del's began serving frozen lemonade in Rhode Island in 1948, but the recipe dates back to 1840 in Naples, Italy. Del's Frozen Lemonade ... More >>
NOAAWill 2011's first Tropical Storm wreck havoc on food truck Fridays?Tropical Storm Emily is moving northwest and close to making landfall on Haiti and Dominican Republic. Though the latest projection by the National Hurricane Service has Miami just outside the "cone of death", food truck owner ... More >>
Super Summer Kegger Bash is Saturday. Togas optional, beer mandatory.Tobacco Road is holding a Super Summer Kegger Bash tomorrow night. Miami's oldest bar will turn into what sounds like a giant frat party for grownups with live music, DJs, food trucks and beer, beer and more beer.Over a dozen fo ... More >>
David AlvarezWe just thought you'd like to look at these Heat dancers.You're invited to Eat With the Heat tomorrow, August 11, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., as part of a monthly lunchtime roundup that was just announced. This is the first of a series of monthly roundups that will be hosted by the ... More >>
Photo by Laine DossLotus Blossom at Fairchild Tropical GardenFairchild Tropical Garden, the 83 -acre oasis of plants, butterflies and art, is offering free admission (normally $25 for adults) this Sunday and every remaining Sunday in August. What does this have to do with food? A lot, actually.Th ... More >>
Slow Food TruckSlow Food Truck is slowly climbing the charts to win Food Network's $10,000 prize.Slow Food Truck is in the top ten to win $10,000 and the title of America's Favorite Food Truck in Food Network's Great Food Truck Race.Slow Food Truck is the only South Florida food truck in the ... More >>
dustin.askins via FlickrNot that we know her personally, but it's safe to say Mother Earth believes eating locally grown foods is preferable to munching on stuff picked before it was ripe and shipped 2,000 miles.Slow Food Miami, a chapter of Slow Food USA, is on her side, encouraging people to eat g ... More >>
Sugar Rush is a Burgie Award nominee for best food truck.The Burger Beast announced the nominees for his annual Burgie Awards. Voting begins Monday, September 19 on his website and the winners will be announced at the 2011 Burgies event in early November. Here's the list of food truck nominees (f ... More >>
Still from "Fork Over Knives".O Cinema in Wynwood has been a hit since its opening in February. They even rocked the food world earlier in the summer with two dinner-and-a-movie specials with local favorite Michael's Genuine Food & Drink. The cinema's about to rock the socks off the food worl ... More >>
Sugar Yummy Mama will sell cake pops tonight.There's another food truck benefit tonight, so if you're hankering to get out of the house, why not help children with cancer in the process?A food truck fundraiser to benefit Angels & Warriors will be held tonight at the Holiday Inn Express &am ... More >>
HippyHoundDogAll decked out for FoodstockThis past weekend we set back the clock one hour. This coming weekend, we're setting the clock back even farther ... to 1969, a time when hippies chanted "make love, not war," traded love beads and ate street food. Let's put it this way, hippies were the ... More >>
Foodstock: One Night of Peas and Music is tomorrow, so break our the love beads, your suede fringe jacket and get ready for an evening of great street food from 30 of your favorite trucks. In addition, Foodstock will feature vintage wearables, crafts, and art for sale, a DJ spinning tunes and liv ... More >>
All photos by Laine DossMac n' Food Truck serves vegan treats at Foodstock.Short Order's Foodstock: One Night of Peas and Music must have been blessed by the gods, because the weather was perfect for dining under the stars.Thousands of people flocked to Foodstock at the Wynwood Arts District to l ... More >>
AleloopFood trucks will follow the Aleloop Minis around town for Art Basel.Art Basel is coming to town, turning the entire city into a roving band of art connoisseurs. Each year, we travel to pop-up art galleries and tents filled with shards of broken glass, painted bananas, interactive tunnels, ... More >>
If you're hankering for some last minute plans this weekend, do something that benefits you and the rest of the world. Slow Food, a global organization promoting good, clean and fair food, is hosting two events for December 10, Terra Madre Day.Translated to Mother Earth, it's a day to celebrate and ... More >>
Paradise FarmsMaking plans for next weekend, already? Perhaps Sunday brunch in paradise sounds appealing.Paradise Farms, an organic produce farm to the local restaurant industry originally had the intentions of hosting an Avocado Drop and brunch, on Sunday, January 15. However, "Whole Foods Markets ... More >>
Dim Ssam a Gogo's Richard Hales has revamped the Wynwood truck roundup.Your second Saturday of the month just got bigger and better, thanks to Sakaya Kitchen and Dim Ssäm à gogo's Richard Hales.Hales, organizer of the monthly food truck roundup in Wynwood during the neighborhood's second Saturd ... More >>
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