Karen Pruett is a Redlands based Organic Herbs-N-More farmer, grower, and facilitator. She says “I teach squarefoot, or container, gardening. It allows people to grow on a balcony if they’re in a condo or apartment, whatever it is they like to eat. I also do lectures and demonstrations on growing…
Crackerman is German dude Stefan Uch. Crackerman Crackers are an extension of his and his private chef wife’s efforts to challenge food industry paradigms for “natural” food products. Stefan says, “Did you know that ‘natural’ isn’t protected? Most natural flavors are not actually natural…they only have to have the same…
It’s almost October folks. That means pumpkins, baseball bats, and a big mess on your front lawn; chocolate, sugar, and brand new cavities; cooler temps, eating outside, and hungry pigeons at your feet. Don’t trip, see ya this fall. Here are some recent posts from other South Florida food blogs.Oktoberfest…
Aah yes, remember those glorious days when the television was invented and we stopped having to look at and talk to our families while we ate.Neither do we. As far we know it’s always been that way.Give thanks to the boob tube for giving food companies a way to capitalize…
Did you know that Cindy Hutson had never worked in a kitchen or cooked professionally when she opened her first restaurant? Get the whole story next week, when Short Order goes Behind The Line at Ortanique On The Mile. Here’s what you might have missed from us over the past…
Gear Wire is a Chicago based news and video site covering music and audio technology. This recently uploaded video finds Gear Wire in Fort Lauderdale’s Modern Music (320 E. Oakland Park Blvd.) talking about Fender Stratocasters made in America, Japan, Mexico, Korea, and China.Find out what these guitar store Van…
Some people like raw, unpasteurized milk, but they can’t afford a cow or don’t have room for it in their apartment, so they buy the stuff off the shelf of Whole Foods, where it is sold under the label of a pet food.You see, due to the risk of ecoli…
Mano de Leon giant scallops from the Baja Peninsula in Mexico are called Lion’s Paw scallops once they cross the border.According to a press release, harvesting is tightly controlled, making them a rare find on U.S. menus. Lucky for us, the Capital Grille got muchos dollas, so now the whole…
Miami stand up! Steve Lieber, Director of Operations of Rack’s Italian Bistro and Market in North Miami Beach won the American Pizza Championship. Steve Lieber is officially the American Pizza Champion.He won the recent competition in Orlando with his black truffle pizza. Steve went pie to pie against nine other…
People get stabbed on the streets of Miami all the time, why not pay to learn about the non violent version at Acufest 2009.The first annual festival promises a day of “acupuncture and healthy living” that includes an organic food and wine tasting with gourmet organic food and over 40…
Brickell, the fiscal whore of Babylon, wakes up in the morning with the sunlight gleaming off of her cocaine skyline. She stomps her cloven hooves, rears her goat head toward the heavens, and unleashes the ungodly shriek of wanton greed. After experiencing that in your tiny apartment, you put fire…
You can write and record the greatest song ever sung and never make a dime. But Slip-N-Slide records refuses to go that route. Their distribution relationships with corporate powerhouses have made them a recognized name around the world by giving their product the visibility it needs in the market place…
Legions of frenzied minions of Bacchus, purple lip stained white shirts, orgiastic, drunken trade folk, and 85,000 square feet of organized mayhem. Ok, so mayhem probably isn’t accurate, but it is time for the 8th Annual Miami International Wine Fair, this weekend September 26 – 27 at the Miami Beach…
This week Archive Diver brings you an ad for La Carreta on Miami Beach at 1676 Collins Ave. from 1988. That restaurant is no longer there, but the most recent incarnation of the property, El Viajante Segundo, now closed, was owned by La Carreta, according to Florida DBPR records, before…
Charlie Crist didn’t wanna swallow the whole thing down, so he just sort of nibbled at it and smiled.That’s what happened when Crist took a trip to Burger King corporate headquarters in Miami and sampled the new BK Bourbon Whopper, BK Fire-Grilled Ribs, and BK Funnel Cake Sticks.According to the…
Did Short Order beat a Jewish paper to the Kosher Subway story. Yes. Yes we did. [ShortOrder] [JewishWeek]Teacher puts tabasco in her soda, let’s special needs students try it, may get tossed in the slammer. [NBCmiami]Suites at Land Shark Stadium to offer technological advances, like phones you can use to…
Tequila, tequila, that Mexican queenShe’s strong as a donkey’s kick right to the spleenHer fuel is the fire that keeps us aliveSo here are our picks for Tequila’s top 5…..
Friday’s rally and vigil for TPS (temporary protected status) for Haitians in the USA at Virginia Key Beach Park was a sparsely peopled, but powerful affair. (Quick side note: The historic beach is now in danger, as the trust that operates it risks having its funding cut by the City of…
Many people in Miami pronounce Winn-Dixie como Ween Deehee, but the supermarket chain is down with Latinos so they’re celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in our city by bringing in Food Network celebrity chef Aarón Sánchez to do some cooking demos.Aarón stars in the show Chef vs. City, a food race…
MIA at Biscayne (20 Biscayne Blvd., Miami) is a brand new resto-club-lounge on the corner of Biscayne and Flagler with the feel of South Beach in downtown and the look of a millionaire’s playground. MIA at Biscayne’s executive chef Gerdy Rodriguez helms the kitchens, which put out what the restaurant…
Greetings from Short Order headquarters. South Florida, we’re watching you. Hope you’re watching us too. Here are some recent posts from around the way. Let us know of any food blogs we might be missing out on by leaving a comment. All Purpose Dark’s first look at the Urbanite Bistro,…
Sazon Goya is to everyday cooking in Miami as water is to the ocean. Give thanks and Rest In Peace to Jose Antonio Ortega Bonet for teaming up with the Unanues family, founders of the Goya food company, for bringing the world a line of products that find daily use…
