We know you’re looking forward to Pride this weekend (Thursday, April 11 – Sunday, April 14). Free parties, kick-ass DJs, Adam Lambert, an excuse to drink — what’s not to like? To help you maximize your Pride experience, Cultist has put together the Mommy Dearest of all roundups. These are…
“The role of fetishes in some people’s sex life is greatly unknown and also misunderstood,” says Naomi Wilzig, owner of the World Erotic Art Museum (WEAM) in South Beach. “They are varied and personal, based on one’s life experience, memory, or fantasy.” She should know. Wilzig is responsible for bringing…
East Side Pizza on NE 79th Street claims in green, yellow, and white paint on one of its windows that it serves the “Biggest Slice in Miami.” How true is that statement? There is no denying that Flora’s East Side Pizza serves up a helluva slice of pie. In fact, East Side’s…
We at Short Order know that sometimes you want candlelight and cloth napkins — and other times you want to tuck a paper napkin into your collar and chow down like you were raised in Polk County. So where should you go when you’ve got 40 bucks burning a hole…
If Kim Kardashian enjoys eating at Serafina at the Dream South Beach Hotel, who are we to argue? We went for brunch yesterday and were pleased. The service was fantastic, as was the ambiance and the live entertainment. We tried an omelet ($10 to $19), eggs Benedict ($12 to $14),…
As distressed as our economy is, the United States continues to spend about $1.4 billion per year on sending food aid to other countries.President Obama is proposing a major change to the foreign food aid program that could greatly impact Florida, which ranks seventh in the nation in food exports.As…
The Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade & Festival is right around the corner. And this year’s performers range from queens to Idols to club music legends. Pride is more than just a parade. It’s a festival celebrating the LGBT community in all its fabulous glory through a series of satellite…
Tonight is the premiere of the much anticipated new television series, Hannibal, based on the “Hannibal the Cannibal” character from Thomas Harris’ Red Dragon, Silence of the Lambs, and Hannibal novels. In homage to the serial killer gourmand and his namesake television show, we bring you some Hannibal-inspired recipes culled…
Florida International University students, faculty, and women’s rights supporters collectively popped Miami’s cherry yesterday with the city’s first ever SlutWalk, informing Magic City residents that enough is enough. Originating in Canada, the SlutWalk movement began as a response to a statement by a representative from the Toronto Police Department; a…
Everybody knows Andy Cohen. He’s like the male version of Ellen DeGeneres — a gay whom everybody likes. But this gay boy wasn’t always so well-received. For 22 years, he was told he’d never be onscreen due to his lazy eye. But after he produced Queer Eye for the Straight…
Last night, it seemed as if The Federal, that trendy Biscayne strip-mall eatery, was feeding an actual army. Crawdaddy Tuesday may just be the worst thing that’s ever happened to crawfish. The specials, crawfish ‘n’ grits ($12), crawfish fritters ($8), and the traditional crawfish boil ($20 per pound), were flying…
In many ways, Miami feels as if it has seceded from the South, but the Federal’s new Crawdaddy Tuesday and Chicken Fry Wednesday might make us feel a bit down-home again. Crawdaddy Tuesday began last week, and Chicken Fry Wednesday premieres tomorrow, April 3. Both promotions will last through spring…
Members of Florida International University’s National Organization of Women (NOW) are mad as hell, and they aren’t going to take it anymore. The group, along with other student organizations, has organized Miami’s first SlutWalk, taking place tomorrow, April 3. As children, we might have been taught that words can never…
Ah, government. It protects and serves. Floridians spent last year lamenting Gov. Rick Scott’s bright idea for welfare recipients: a ludicrous plan to drug-test every single person on state aid. (The courts later threw that idea out the window.)Believe it or not, there’s now a governor whose food stamp plans…
Florida is known for being, let’s say, somewhat off. Lots of weird going on here — unexplainable things. Hard to explain phenomena like giant rattlesnakes (true), bath salt zombies (not true), and LeBron James’ skill set (very, very true). Of course a state such as ours, a state that ranks…
Casablanca Seafood Bar & Grill on the Miami River has been highly successful for more than 20 years, so it’s almost surprising it took this long to open another location. Now the Doubletree Hilton near Biscayne Boulevard and the Venetian Causeway is home to Casablanca on the Bay, overlooking the Sea…
Ceviche House sits inside the longstanding Miller Square plaza on 137th Avenue and Miller Road. Serving up tallarin saltado, aji de gallina, chilcano, and of course, ceviche for over thirty years, owner Jose Lopez is responsible for bringing Peruvian cuisine to Florida. At one point Lopez had four restaurants in…
According to the Christian Science Monitor, “kosher” is the new “artisan.” Jews and non-Jews alike are flocking to kosher bakeries, delis, and markets to take part in what has become the latest food trend. What qualifies as kosher? Meat and dairy items must be kept apart, and animals are slaughtered…
Florida International University has scored a major coup for its journalism students. Larry King, the Elizabeth Taylor of broadcast news, will be speaking at the Biscayne Bay Campus as part of the 2013 Lecture Series presented by the Student Government Association. King hosted his namesake show, CNN’s highest-rated program, for…
At a meeting of the American Heart Association yesterday, data was presented that indicates there are high levels of sodium in packaged food made for toddlers. I’ve gotten flack about this column for my stance that food should bear clear and obvious labels that show nutritional and artificial-sweetener data. The…
When you think of fast food, you usually think of burgers, fries, hot dogs, pizza, and tacos. Red in Kendall carries most of those items, but it also serves a wide array of options for all types of appetites. The Mex is a burger topped with jalapeños, pepper jack cheese,…
You might have heard of Lululemon brand yoga pants, recalled this week for being too sheer. What stiffneck initiated that recall? Well, fortunately for us, American Eagle has no qualms about selling clothes that don’t actually clothe the body. Introducing spray-on skinny jeans — jeans that fit like a second…
