29. Fish and Chips at Churchill’s Pub

As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 29…

Sizzling Hot

Billed as a “five-day fun frenzy,” Sizzle Miami is America’s premier gay urban celebration. Started as a one-day party called Sex on the Beach, Sizzle has turned into a nearly full week of bowling, cheese and wine socials, film screenings, comedy and R&B acts, and water sports. Oh yeah, and…

Puerto Rico: Home of the Food Truck Phenomenon?

The food truck craze that has taken over the United States may have well started in Puerto Rico. On La Isla del Encanto, food trucks are everywhere. “Food trucks have been in Puerto Rico for at least ten years,” my travel companion explained.El Churry, in the city of Rio Piedra,…

Matt Miller’s Nickel Glass Blows Up Bird Road Arts District

Matthew Miller blows. Glass, that is. Like a caveman Matt uses fire as a tool to turn what would otherwise be inconspicuous materials into works of art that sometimes double as home décor.Nickel Glass is his custom line of home décor, which he showcases at his shop of the same…

RPM Miami: Street Racing Telenovela Takes Latino Culture to New Heights

After watching RPM Miami last night we’re not sure quite what to think. We know that the show is Mun2’s testosterone-fueled sausage fest, which promotes women as immoral, materialistic whores, but…it’s still fun to watch.The show — think the Fast and the Furious shot telenovela-style — revolves around a group…

Generation Gaps

Kids don’t know nothing. Such is the premise behind the Promethean Theatre’s latest endeavor, Three Days of Rain, premiering Friday at 8 p.m. at Nova Southeastern University’s Black Box Theatre. Tony Award winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Richard Greenberg’s two-act play tells the story of three adults and their respective…

Aqua Girl Takes Over the 305: Lesbians, Bisexuals, and Trans, Oh My!

Women all over the country are packing their batteries, toys, and bathing suits for this year’s Aqua Girl. Party after party of lesbian, bisexual, and trans women celebrate their right to get it on right here in Miami and Miami Beach. Start practicing your “inconspicuous hotel key pass” because women…

SuperStarXXX Explains Why Her Ass Has Its Own Web Site

You know you’ve got back when your ass has its own web site. That’s basically how SuperStarXXX, or Star, got started in the porn industry. Her derriere had so many admirers on AdultSpace and the archaic MySpace that Star decided to start up a web site for her fans.”I knew…

Fifty Million a Year Become Ill from Eating

The University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute (EPI) has named the foods commonly responsible for food-related illness.Contrary to what most people think, those huge outbreaks of contaminated spinach or tomatoes aren’t the main problem. “Outbreaks are of course a concern, but most food-borne illnesses that occur are not associated with…

Girls, Girls, Girls

Women are rejoicing from Hialeah to Homestead. Why? Because Aqua Girl is back, which means that at party after party of lesbian, bisexual, and trans women will celebrate their right to make out with each other. And believe us, there will be plenty of making out. Aqua Girl, which runs…

44. Spinach Gnocchi at Cavatelli Italian Trattoria

As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 44…

Five Hottest Female Video Game Characters of All Time

Historically, the babes in video games have been, well, babes. Scantily dressed and kicking the other characters’ teeth loose — sometimes it’s hard to pay attention to their mad fighting skillz when their boobs look 3D. But hey, isn’t that one of the reasons you picked Anna Williams for this…

Sea Salt Better Than Table Salt? What Do You Think, Dummy?

A recent survey conducted by the American Heart Association (AHA) proves that Americans need more nutritional information, regardless of the protesting by food companies, movie theater companies, and certain members of our government.For the most part, Americans tend to be pretty ignorant about nutrition. For example, a majority of the…

Kinky Kingpins

Depending on where you grew up, the phrase bowling night might have all kinds of icky connotations. Now you can put those horrific memories behind you, because it’s time for the annual Lady Luck Bowlathon this Wednesday. This no-holds-barred bowling night at Lucky Strike will kick off Aqua Girl, the…