Short Order has friends in all the right places. Florida International University won this year’s Best of Miami’s Best Food Court, and now we’re asking its students tell us where their favorite food spots are.The categories are as follows: Best Hangout Spot, Hookah & Hookup, Drunk Munchies, Impress a Date,…
Lifefood Gourmet, located on the narrow streets of Coral Gables, is a place to learn about all that is raw eating and to be taught about everything from vortex water to tea infusions. The menu, while on the pricey side, offers a complete raw vegan dining experience. The shop is…
If you haven’t heard of Daphne Oz, we’re pretty sure she’ll be a household name in a month or so. She’s the 25-year-old author of The Dorm Room Diet and daughter of the famous Dr. Oz.And, she’s a host on ABC’s newest View spin-off, The Chew, which incorporates all the…
You’re a college student, you’re not much of a cook, and your budget is often stretched thin. So where do you go to chow down?Short Order decided to find out what students of University of Miami had to say about their favorite food spots. The categories were Best Hangout Spot,…
Life is tough. We could be heading into a new-age Depression. Of course, here at Short Order, the first thing we think of is: What will we eat? And better yet: What will we drink?Let’s take a step back in time when the best of us knew how to truly…
Hurricane Irene grazed past the Northeast this past August completely missing Miami, thankfully. (We are glad NY and the other Northeastern states have recovered.)Irene did, however, manage to destroy a multitude of pumpkin farms all across the East, which means we might be looking at a jack-o-lantern free Halloween this…
We’ve been to Cauley Square before, even ate at The Tea Room. It’s home to antique shops, the occasional food truck rally, and a cozy little restaurant called The Village Chalet. The name inspires a wooden house or cottage in the Swiss Alps, and that is precisely what it looks…
You want to eat fresh fish. You want it glazed, or baked in parchment with fresh dill and lemon. You want the skin crisp from the broiler and the meat moist and juicy. Instead, you’re looking down at a plate of stinky fish in all of its odoriferous glory. How…
We are lucky to live in the land of the free and home of the brewed. Barack Obama broke new culinary ground by being the first U.S. president to make a home-crafted beer. Officially, it’s called White House Honey Ale.This light ale is made with a pound of honey from…
To many, a trek to Cauley Square in Redland is akin to a journey back in time. It is after all an intact historic village in a modernized world.Originally a pioneer village camp, fueled solely by the railway workers building tracks toward Key West in 1903, Cauley Square appears as…
We know the readers of Short Order are taste explorers always looking for that next food Nirvana. We are happy to introduce you to Imlee Indian Bistro, owned by brothers Manoj and Paresh Bhatti and located, humbly, in a shopping center in Pinecrest. From the doorway a three-foot-tall metal goddess…
Green thumbs everywhere know having your own herb garden is a culinary gem. If you don’t have one and want to learn how to start your own garden, check out our past blog post about urban gardening.Herbs can be used in endless ways. Here are five easy recipes to use the…
Who says your kitchen can’t be your go to spot for (MSG-free hopefully) Chinese take-out. Break out your chop sticks, plug in that rice cooker, and in under 30 minutes you’ll have a sweet and savory dinner on the table so good, you’ll wanna change your name to General Tso.Chinese…
Nutella, the famous hazelnut goo, would make a shoe taste good. But how about a mug cake? At best it’s a dense brownie-like confection. At worst, well, goo is right. Here’s how Short Order recommends to make it right. The entire recipe from start to finish takes three minutes. Nutella Mug CakeMakes…
The crunch of freshly made tacos mix with the sounds of a Spanish telenovela as you take in the scents of charred meat and sweet onions. But my friends, we’re not in Mexico, we’re dining at Ernesto’s Taco Shop.Ernesto’s has always held close to its Mexican roots. In fact, the…
Kashi beats us over the head with wholesomeness in just about every one of its resplendent ads. The commercials are full of happy, healthy people blurting their sunshiny message of “seven whole grains on a mission!” When we see ’em, we usually sigh so hard our jelly rolls jiggle. Well,…
According to Merriam-Webster, a julep is a nectarous syrup, sometimes mixed with alcohol or medicine. (And who wouldn’t be cured by that?)You have to admit there is a certain romantic appeal to pre-prohibition cocktails. A mint julep, the Kentucky Derby classic, would be on the top of that exceptional list…
Why do shopping malls hide Auntie Anne’s Pretzels in the midst of chaos when all we want is that salty, and sometimes sweet, twisted treat? No, we don’t want to endure an obstacle course of kiosks and getting spritzed in the eye by aggressive perfume saleswomen, or have our feet…
Who doesn’t love Peter Bjorn and John (or PB&J as we lovingly call them). Their latest album, Gimme Some, was beyond remarkable and we for one can’t wait until they come down to Miami in September for their concert at Bardot.This Swedish trio won’t only be vibrating our earlobes and…
Eating at the Pit Bar-B-Q is like taking a seat at Merlotte’s in Bon Temps, the fictional restaurant in True Blood, minus the vampires and werewolves. Just switch those out for gator bites and frogs’ legs (shipped overnight from Louisiana) and the place you’re imagining is pretty darn close to…
You don’t have to be a genius to know that Miami is a cultural and culinary Mecca. Just close your eyes and throw a rock and you’ll hit 3 to 50 eateries glorifying international cuisines. And let’s face it, one thing we know how to do well in Miami is…
It’s early morning. The mellow sounds of Washed Out are playing, and the smell of flapjacks fills the air with a sweet scent.This serene scene might not be commonplace in many morning kitchens, but now you can change that. It’s time to feel good about a hearty breakfast again. Break…
