In 2007, Pinecrest Wayside Market won the New Times distinction of Best Smoothie. In 99′ they won for Best Milkshake. But did you know the open air market has been serving up strawberry shakes since 1948? That’s longer than Robert Is Here, who started in 1960. The difference between the…
Grind Time battles are no holds barred rap competitions that take place in a nationwide league made up of regional divisions. Raps are often heavily researched for ultimate brutality and self referential to the Grind Time universe. Miami rapper/party promoter Parable has a Grind Time history, but the battle presented…
Joshua Gallander is a character. Literally. You and millions of other people around the world have probably seen him somewhere on VH1’s reality show lineup (I Love New York, or I Love Money) in his better known as persona “Whiteboy.” But when he’s not working on tv, he’s working at…
Short Order’s heard a lot about the “Underground Dining” phenomenon. According to rumors, lies, and hearsay the movement started in Oakland in the ’80s when 100 train-hopping gutterpunks from around the states formed a consortium of experienced kitchen workers and convinced a local backer to invest in a one-off epic…
The Fourth Annual Florida State Rag Popping Championship took place July 28, 1988 at Tobacco Road. The competition was presided over by the International Rag Popping Association. According to the 1988 issue of New Times promoting the event, “rag popping is an eclectic mix of dance, rhythm, and juggling, all…
Here’s a question for the futurists, if a company has no trace on the internet did it ever really exist? Up til this blog post, Poppyseeds had no discernible web presence (except for maybe this corporate filing). A search of the New Times physical archives turned up the ad you…
Here’s a brand new upload from local guitar virtuoso Fernando Perdomo’s own band, Dreaming in Stereo. (You might recognize him as Paulina Rubio’s axe man.) The video is for the song called, um, “Steal This Song,” off Dreaming in Stereo’s new full-length album. It was filmed at the Gibson Showroom…
The Mahogany Grille (2190 NW 183 St) is a neo-classic soul food, white linen tablecloth, gourmet down home American Southern/Island Caribbean restaurant in the heart of Miami Gardens. It’s a family owned and operated joint. Legendary baseball player Andre “The Hawk” Dawson and his brother Vincent Brown own it, and…
Today’s top ten comes courtesy of Dave Crisafi, the dude behind the South Florida Beer Blog. He says “It’s always good to figure out how to introduce the average beer drinker to new flavors. You have to know what everything tastes like and what it’s similar to in order to…
The weekend’s International Bullriding Championship presented by Joana Bueno at the Bergeron Rodeo Grounds in Davie, Florida taught us many important lessons. For one, we learned that Brazilian cowboys, against whom a U.S. team were pitted for bullriding supremacy, take the sport quite seriously. We also saw that standing too…
Open wide, Short Order’s serving up a mouthful of local media from South Florida’s food blogosphere. Here are some recent updates from across the internets:Foodalogue has a mushroom tasting dinner. No mention of melting walls or seeing the colors in a song.Former New Times food critic Kavetchnik is a specials…
Just so you know, this image is from May 3, 1963, six months before tragedy, happy times, a good day for a motorcade, a great day for a drink and a backseat romp with the old lady. Short Order knows what you probably think when you see a picture of…
David Hudson, a Miami-via-Atlanta TK Records recording artist, had a smash hit back in the day with a song called “Honey Honey.” You’ll probably recognize the chorus — “‘Til you reach over and hold me tight/I reach over and turn out the light/We’re gonna (make love) in the middle of…
Last Friday we brought you the first installment of Burton Dale’s response to a few emailed questions regarding organic farming. Here’s part II, where Burton explains how you can do it yourself.”How can the average working person get in on the action? Most working people do not own land of…
In the future Short Order will feature 3d holographic food modeling technology. For now we’re stuck on the screen, but life moves fast, don’t get left behind. Here’s what you might have missed last week.B & M Market’s landmark Caribbean kitchen on NE 2 Ave and 79th St.Dade County dragon…
So the Miami Herald finally got a YouTube channel. They’ve had a talented team putting out high-quality, award-winning videos for a while now (big up Chuck Fadely) but somebody oughtta tell corporate that with sites like keepvid.com all their content can now be downloaded with the click of a button…
So the Taco Bell dog is dead…supposedly. Here are Gidget’s top 5 messages from beyond the grave in this ghostly Short Order exclusive. Enjoy…
A few months back when the Food Network’s Bobby Flay named the 50 best burger joints in America, Little Havana’s own El Rey De Las Fritas was awarded best burger in Florida. But Sef Gonzalez, the dude behind BurgerBeast.com, says he knows better and recently suggested a Calle Ocho frita…
You ever see a South American get tossed over a fence in less than eight seconds? Well, ICE ain’t the only game in town that’s trying to buck Brazilians. That’s right, y’all, it’s time for the 11th annual International Bullriding Bash at Davie Arena. Get ready for a Brazil vs…
Here’s the video for a new song from Chaos of Grind Mode, the group that gave the streets such hits as “I’m So High,” and “Ecstasy Floating.” This track is less on the party bullshit and more on the benefits of a positive mental attitude, encouraging people to do something…
Jason Obeso is a realtor with Kerdyk Real Estate. He contacted Short Order via email with some Coral Gables restaurant news. “Despite the slow year, I placed a new restaurant in the Gables in March and May, and facilitated Gables institution Le Provencal’s move to their new Miracle Mile spot…
Conrado Viera has a mobile hot dog hustle that takes him to about 25 or 30 locations a day for about 30 minutes at a time starting at about 8 in the morning. He says, “Yo ando todo aca en NW en todo partes de Wynwood.” He sells sausage, hot…
