Supporting local Haitian-owned businesses is a good way to get money into the earthquake- ravaged country. Stateside relatives need money to send back home.USA Carwash Restaurant has been serving up consistently cheap, satisfying, and flavorful meals for years…
Here’s our footage of Wyclef live from Haiti back in 2006 for a free concert to 50,000 on Jacmel Beach. The show was sponsored by his foundation, Yéle Haiti.Wyclef admits that his Yéle Haiti organization has made mistakes in the past, but denies that he ever personally profited from them…
As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…
We’ve been giving you updates about the continuing adventures of Sidewalk Chef Shashank Agtey since May 2009.We’ve told you the story of his humble beginnings, short version: a wealthy 17-year-old kid from Bombay whose eyesight doesn’t meet Air Force standards is dropped off in Miami by his father with little…
If the words maciza (solid), cuerito (skin), buche (stomach), oreja (ear), tripa (intestines), lengua (tongue), or surtida (mixed) mean anything to you and your taco, you’re in luck.Con Sabor a Mexico: Carnitas Estilo Michoacan (542 SW 12th Ave., Miami) is open for business seven days a week 10 a.m. to…
Fuck y’all know about ENOUGH!? Probably not enough. Well, there’s not enough Miami punk rock. Not enough people going to shows. Not enough bands, not enough venues, not enough glass to break, levels on the volume knob, beer to drink, fences to jump, bikes to ride, skateboards to thrash, mosh…
Gordon Ramsay is an asshole — that’s why he’s fun to watch. So let’s all watch him make amateur cooks feel like shit about themselves and their crappy food.MasterChef is new to FOX, but the program is already a UK and Australia phenomenon that has broken television viewing records in…
South Miami’s Alta Cocina is closed, closed, closed. [PowerRankings]Another report from Hakkasan: dim sum, words, and pictures. [Gagit]French Fry Fairy finds pretty good fries at Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth, Texas. [FFF]Michael’s local cabbage kimchi production in the Cayman Islands. [GenuineKitchen]Frodnesor goes Dante’s Kitchen in New Orleans. [FoodForThoughtMiami]Local chef’s version…
Gotta love college radio.Listen to this: The Spam Allstars are Miami as fuck. Everybody knows that. Well, everybody in Miami. In Cambridge, Massachusettes, not so much. At least not on Spherio, a weekly radio show on WMBR, the MIT university radio station. Their January 8th show, archived online, evidences Spam’s…
The Shops at Midtown is phasing into architect Zyscovich’s vision for an urban-suburb as shops, renters, and restaurants move into the place.Another new joint, Sweet Times Gourmet & Cafe, is now open.They serve baked goods, salads, sandwiches, and starting next week, sushi.Their address is 451 NE First Avenue. They are…
Every week is full of so much Short Order that we though we’d break down some posts for you from throughout the week. Morton’s Steakhouse dinner deal for two. [click] Really? More Burger Bash tickets? [click] What you talkin bout Willis? Chef Loughhead talks Miami vs. New York kitchens, dining…
As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…
Grapes mean business.We introduced you to Sunbox Eleven Winery in May and June last year, and we’re glad to say Miami’s own limited-production, boutique California winery is stronger than ever and looking forward to greater expansion.We recently spoke with Sunbox Eleven Winery co-owner Sunny Fraser about her and her partner chef…
Begin with a doo-doo brown and end with a stanky legg. We’re not talking about your last “accident”; we’re talking about dancing. And you can do it for cash at the Magic City Casino (450 NW 37th Ave., Miami) every Friday at 9 p.m., when the former Flagler Dog Track…
Here’s a Haiti Earthquake Twitpic music video we made using Obama’s address to the nation on the Haiti earthquake crisis. The images are Twitpics from across the internets: They’re first-response citizen media reports of crushed buildings, death, destruction, hope, and life.Wyclef’s Yele Foundation has been working in Haiti for years…
Log on to biltmorehotel.com/valentines to enter a giveaway for a Saturday, February 13 dinner at Fontana, a one night stay in a luxury suite, and a Sunday champagne brunch on Valentine’s Day. Winner will be announced February 8…
Relief Links for food, water, and medical supplies:Unicef, Operation Helping Hands, Mercy Corps, The Archdiocese of Miami, The Pan American Development Foundation. [MiamiHerald]State Department’s toll-free number to call for information about family members in Haiti: 1-888-407-4747. The department said some callers may receive a recording because of heavy volume of…
Wheels on the road.We first introduced you to Aaron J. Michaels and Culinary Convenience Inc. in February of last year. The place is a full service “mobile toy store for chefs,” and major restaurant equipment supplier. From plates to knives to chef shoes to grills, if you need it, they’ve…
Folk Nation isn’t just a street gang.According to Wikipedia, “It has been defined in several ways; as music transmitted by word of mouth, music of the lower classes, music with no known composer.”Folk is the music of ramblers and wildcats, grifters and coal miners, killers, thieves, pimps, train hoppers, hitch…
As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…
Parlez vous Cognac?Oui, je parle Conjure.Get with the program.Ludacris has his own brand of Cognac, he has partnered with Birkedal Hartmann to create it, it debuted in Miami and Atlanta, and this Super Bowl season, he’ll throw a weeklong party at a Miami Beach mansion dubbed the House of Conjure…
Wyoming’s Gordon Food Service buys a million-square-foot distribution center in Hillsborough County, between Orlando and Tampa, for “rapid growth” in Florida. [MLive]Severe crop loss throughout Florida thanks to that no-good, sock-doubling, two-sweatshirt-necessitating, wearing-a-blanket-around-the-house cold weather. [NaplesNews]Interview with Nicko McBrain of Iron Maiden about his rock ‘n’ roll-themed Coral Springs barbecue…
