Watch the above video and you’ll notice that Miami-based international culinary personality Ingrid Hoffmann has more than milk stuck to her lips. According to a spokesperson for the Got Milk? campaign, “the milk mustache is a combination of low-fat milk and other low-fat dairy products.” Pressed as to what…
Crossfade met Miramar’s The Last at PPR101 music conference in downtown Miami where they were taking notes on the industry and performing in a showcase.We shot a quick video clip of them performing acapella in the upstairs lobby of the Hilton (freeze frame at right), and their message was “Fuck…
Another horse killed and stripped of meat in similar manner to the 20 or so others so far this year was found murdered Wednesday morning in the ranch where it lived in Miami Gardens. Its throat was slit and two legs were removed. According to ABC it was the back…
Miami’s Finest Caribbean Restaurant (236 NE 1st Ave) may or may not be the best Caribbean restaurant in Miami, that’s a statement I can’t make without further research. But, one experience later, I will definitely be going back. The front window only says Caribbean Restaurant, and the awning reads Caribbean…
They say the Burger Beast is eight-foot-two and can down a ten-pound patty in a single bite. Unidentified witnesses have seen him walk through Kendall, pick up a cow by the tail, wrap it in a Holsum bread truck, and eat it for a snack. Legend has it he’s gobbled…
Funny that a school of hospitality makes students walk a 1/4 mile to take a cold-water-shower every other day. But, according to a Miami teacher in China, whose bathroom quarters are Western style, and heat equipped, that is indeed the case. Susan Berg Gladstone, an adjunct lecturer at FIU’s Biscayne…
Hippies, peaceniks, and pothead philosophy majors, rejoice! It’s OK to kill and eat plants. They won’t scream, they don’t cry, and “they don’t have a soul, they don’t have a spirit, they live within us, they like to live within us.” That’s according to Julio Maza, president of Harmony Vegetarian…
La Esquina Tropical (1060 SW Eighth St., Miami), or the Tropical Corner if you don’t speak Miami, is a Little Havana minimart with a lunch counter and coffee window. Peep game on that bungeed-up water cooler — it’s an MIA trademark. Short Order stopped by yesterday around 3:30 p.m. for…
Yesterday And Today Records is a legendary Dade County mom-and-pop record store. The above ad is from their original location, long since closed, but guess what, they’re still open at 9275 SW 40 St. At 28 years strong and counting, they say they’re “South Florida’s oldest record shop (vinyl).” Crossfade…
The Hungry Sailor in Coconut Grove, where Sandbar is now, was well known for its reggae and penny beer nights. According to this web reference, they also made a mean chicken sandwich. Here are some more web references, mostly from the New Times archives.Do you remember when a machete wielding…
Whether you’re in school, work, or prison, if you bite into a tomato in America it may very well come from the fields of Immokalee, Florida. That’s because major corporations like Aramark and Sodexo are huge buyers of Immokalee product and distributors with contracts for school and prison cafeterias. Immokalee…
Paradise Farms is a premiere South Florida grower of specialty produce, certified organic micro-greens and edible flowers for the local restaurant industry. Gabriele Marewski is the head of the farm and is hosting a series of “lazy Sunday” lunches based around green themes related to the fields of work or…
Labor Day’s passing means that Summer’s over and it’s time to get serious. Stick with us as we put our nose to the grindstone and bring you and the South Florida massive into the fold as we explore Dade County food stories. Here are some links to other blogs in…
In today’s Dade County, our estimation of what Labor Day oughta entail includes a Mayor who doesn’t cut the wages of the working class while raising the salaries of his bureaucrat cronies. Regardless, Labor Day is a national barbecue holiday. As such, we’ve come up with ten ideas for you to adopt,…
This is video of Young Porta and Fish from the BMB Family (Black Made Boss) live on stage at an undisclosed location representing South Dade goon music. The song is called “Lil Nigga Standin Tall.” Look out for more exclusive Crossfade videos featuring raps from Perrine and Richmond Heights. Check…
Did you know that the byproducts from the soy food production process can be used to spin fiber, weave cloth, and make fabric? Miami natives Lauren Golik and her cousin Natalie San Andres do. They took that knowledge and applied it to creating a soy panty line for their company…
Never having been to a public budget hearing and feeling righteous indignation over the proposal to zero out all funding for Community Based Organizations in an effort to save money by literally taking food out of people’s mouths Short Order made its way to the Government Center (111 NW 1st…
Food. Money. Politics. Mayor. Commissioners. The Public. Our Government. Taxes. Pay Cuts. Pink Slips. Raises. Makes you wanna drink. Don’t get too caught up in your own movie. The next public budget hearing is September 17th at the Government Center metro rail station Downtown. We recommend you check it out…
The Bakery Café and Restaurant (8250 NE 2nd Ave.) in the Village of El Portal, just north of the City of Miami, serves Caribbean style breakfast, lunch, and dinner and sells baked goods everyday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. They also make a full line of tropical shakes and…
Last night the Books & Books Cafe (927 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach) celebrated its fifth anniversary with a party at neighboring store Design Within Reach. Chef Bernie Matz introduced his new menu via a free tasting party of foods, wines, and desserts.The new menu features “all-natural, free range chicken. Hormone…
The story of Christine Morales, the should-be-ashamed former assistant director at the City of Miami Building Department, is one of squandered opportunity. Christine earned more than $100,000 a year doing who knows what, and not very much of it. Surveillance footage obtained by Miami New Times reveals Christine’s nervous body language…
According to Wikipedia, Overkill is “an American thrash metal band, formed in 1980 in New Jersey.” Their studio discography encompasses 14 albums from 1985 through 2007.Their wikiography also says Overkill formed out of the ashes of a punk band called the Lubricunts — awesome name.The ad on the right promotes…
