Adam LarkyClaudio Giordano, owner of AltaMare restaurant on Lincoln Road, is a vivacious Italian who’s been in Miami for over 25 years. Recently he brought back the wine pairing dinners that have always been part of his restaurant repertoire…
We’ve heard of vintage clothing, jewelry and books. The word vintage is copied from wine terminology to give a more elegant euphemism for “old” and these days it seems anything that is second hand can be sold in a “vintage store.” Enter to this arena vintage kitchen utensils. Collectors are…
On a Monday night back in May of 2006 five friends got together for dinner at Sylvano on the beach. Their goal was to forgo the usual gym or couch potato routine and enjoy a meal out amongst friends. Seated at a round table in the corner, these five professionals…
Want to cook up a five star meal with some bubbly? Sounds like a lot of work? Not if you let Chef Gonzalo Rivera from La Marea at the Tides and his team of sous chefs help you out. At this Saturday’s Biltmore interactive lunch. they’ll help you chop, dice…
Get your mugs ready because Oktoberfest has started. Contrary to popular belief, this 16-day festival starts at the end of September and culminates in an all-out beer and sausage blow-out on October 3. Oktoberfest dates back to 1810 when the public celebrated the marriage of King Ludwig I and Princess…
With Top Chef Just Desserts hitting the airwaves there is no doubt that satisfying a sweet tooth is the hot thing to do for cooler months ahead. So we reached out to our Short Order Best Pastry Chef Nominees to get the 411 on who they are and their favorite…
Muriel Olivares always excels at what she does. Her world is full of colors and creation. At age 11, she was accepted to the magnet art program at South Miami Middle School and from there she went to the New World School of the Arts. She did well and was…
In spite of the controversy surrounding foie gras, (it was banned in Chicago from 2006 to 2008), there is no arguing the taste of this French delicacy. Directly translated as “fat liver,” it’s made from the liver of a duck or goose that has been specially fattened, typically through force…
It’s national avocado day and what better way to celebrate this unique fruit than with some fast fat facts…or just fat. The “ahuactl”, as it was known by the Aztec of Mexico, was considered an aphrodisiac. Hence the name, which translates to “testicle,” also a reference to the shape of…
Joey Mantilla grew up on the water. Like his father and grandfather, he’s made fishing his livelihood, bringing in and selling close to 500 pounds of fish and lobster per day. He is one of the only 40-something fishermen based on the Miami River. Eighty percent or so of them…
Inspired by his love of tattoos and rat rods, Richard Hales, owner of Sakaya Kitchen, is preparing to debut his food truck this Sunday at the Fall of the Arts Festival. His Dim Ssam A Gogo food truck hopes to “bring good food to the streets with no frills.” Rat…
A good restaurant experience is always about the food. But sometimes you can’t help but notice the artwork on the walls, and Erni Vales, contemporary urban artist, knows just how to draw you in. His larger than life murals cover the walls of several Miami restaurants, so whether you’re biting…
Lissette Diaz is a homegrown Miami girl who has turned her love for Bahamian bread into a business. She grew up in a house with a cake- baking mother and spent summers in the Bahamas. She remembers early morning bread runs with her father with affection, and these proved to…
Fauchon is synonymous with French decadence in the food world. Ever since Auguste Fauchon, a street vendor and wine merchant, started his company back in 1886, customers have been flocking to stores that bear his name to pick up macaroons, fancy jams, champagne, chocolates, mustards, crackers and wines.Being a true…
Back in 1985 Roberto Guerra’s father told him about a wooden box he had seen in a Chinatown in Cuba. It was used to cook pigs. Two years later, La Caja China was born. Some speculate this box was invented by Chinese workers who were brought to Cuba in the…
Evos is all about healthy living. Their logo is green, their stores are made with sustainable materials, their packaging is biodegradable, and their ingredients are all Fair Trade Certified.This Tampa-based chain delivers self-described “guilt free” fast food options to the masses — and that now includes school kids. Well, some…
You’re at STK Steakhouse on the Beach grooving to the music. The waiter brings out your bone-in rib steak, done medium rare, just the way you like it. You sit down to dig in when you hear your favorite 80’s tune and then you’re on your feet again, dancing, the…
Now comes the news that the U.S. Senate has voted to double penalties for mixing controlled substances with sweets. It’s still not a law yet. Short Order believes this is a pot o’ shit. Not only is a food-inspired high cleaner and clearer, it lasts longer. According to The Marijuana…
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 back good…
Seems every food has a holiday and today is no exception. Perfectly timed for a hot Miami summer, August 26th is National cherry popsicle day…..not orange, grape or lemon.Frank Epson is the father of these frozen treats. In 1905, at age 11, he left a glass of his homemade combination…
Midori Roth, sake sommelier at Zuma, is a lady with some serious smarts. She has Japanese rice wine in her blood. Growing up in Japan and spending summers working at her uncle’s factory prepared her to join the ranks of select few who can call themselves sake sommeliers. This “water…
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. Donna Reno,…
