Here are some active Twitter account addresses from local food-web-heads, bloggers, chefs, and citizens. Leave a comment if you know of any more that should be added.Chef Norman Van Aken – @normanvanakenMaria A., Yelp manager – @mari7305ER Gagit – @ergagitMango & Lime blog – @mango_limeFrodnesor – @frodnesorMiami Dish – @miamidishJen…
Here’s a new video produced by Buggah Da Govannah’s On Point Entertainment, in conjunction with Miami residents and Hip Hop Weekly entrepreneurs Benzino and Dave Mays. The video was directed by the ICU, and the group is called 1st 48. After the jump, read what Buggah had to say about…
What’s it mean to scrub pots, wash plates, move silver, push glass, stock shelves, stand, walk, turn, dodge, burn, cut, sweep, mop, hose, flip, drop, rinse, ride, and repeat? Don’t worry about it. Most people don’t. But somebody’s gotta do it. Here’s our digital dishwash for last week.Hy Vong does…
ZuperBistro ReztoCafe is a small breakfast and lunch joint located in a non-descript “executive plaza” (office building) on Biscayne and 31st. It’s a spinoff of the well regarded ZuperPollo, a Coral Way institution since 1986 and a Best Uruguayan Restauruant award winner. I went to the ZuperBistro for lunch and…
Wassup Kendall. Dade got heat in every corner of the county so put your whiskey up for some down home blues, beers, and food on Stormy Mondays at The Fish House at 10000 SW 56 Street (Miami, FL 33165). The event takes place every Monday night featuring music by artists…
Coconut Grove’s Bahamian roots run deep, and that comes as no surprise because the island chain lies as close as 50 miles off the Florida coast. Bahamian settlement in South Florida began in the late 1880s in the Keys and moved north to Dade, and now the Goombay Festival celebrates…
I had lunch yesterday at Pizza Volante in the Design District and the place was buzzing hard with life and energy. Owner Chef Jonathan Eismann was there and he offered me a pizza pie. It was fired in a wood burning grill and cooked to crispy perfection. See how those…
Archive Diver is diggin in the crates for New Times content from days gone by. We’ll be bringing you everything from fliers, to articles, to whatever throwbacks got something to do with anything.This week, check out promotion for a May 25 and 26, 1988 show by the Four Tops at…
Funny things happen when you set three alarms at two minute intervals on your cellphone and you snooze each one. High velocity REM sleep dreams.Two days in a row I dreamt I called Castro’s office to interview him for Short Order.This morning I got through to his secretary. I thought…
As Ali G would say, “Respec. Booyakasha.” All you blogsters out there are stepping your game up and taking your craft seriously. Photos are looking better and better every week.Here are some tips: shoot multiple images and angles of the same item, the macro setting is your friend, the focus…
Broke, out of town, stuck at work, too high to leave the house? Here are some videos from Memorial Weekend 2009 in Miami. This is a random assortment of the most recent Memorial Weekend videos uploaded to youtube. Enjoy…
Miami Beach VFW Post 3559 is the best kept secret on the beach, particularly on Memorial Day. All the regulars were cool with me, but nobody there seemed too keen on the idea of the whole world finding out about their $2.25 beers or $3.75 mixed drinks from 3 p.m…
Leave it to the nofunsters at the FDA to take a beautiful concept like BBQ, the most perfect cooking method in in the history of civilization, and ruin it with their salmonella this, and cleanliness that.What they think is so hard about doing it right, I just don’t know. My…
(Sung to the tune of America the Beautiful)Oh bellyfull of cakes and piesHamburgers, hops and grainOh double fisting whiskey shotsI’ll never drink againShort Order Blog, Short Order BlogThe web cried out for theeSo here we are to representfor good old Miami Memorial Day commemorates U.S. armed forces personnel who were…
If you haven’t read this week’s music feature on Jim Jonsin written by Jason Handelsman you’re missing out. But here’s something that never made it into the article. Jim Jonsin producing a beat from scratch for the camera and then shopping it to Baby Bash on his iPhone. Jonsin created…
So you say you’ve gone green, but how committed are you to the cause? You wear organic flip-flops with your organic socks, don’t use air conditioning, sleep in a tent in your neighbor’s backyard, surf the web on a solar-powered computer and only bathe in organic water. Good start, but…
Back in late April, Christopher Lopez wrote a 867-word article on Miami band Radioboxer. Someday they should make newspapers that come with speakers and lCD screens and the ability to hook up to the worldwide global information superhighway. Till then, you can just use your computer to check out the…
The Everglades are certainly worth visiting, surely worth fighting for, and definitely worth protecting.Sure, sure, they’re “way out there” (cause of suburban sprawl) and easy to forget about, but here’s a tasty way that YOU can help.Reserve your seat for the Gourmet For The Glades dinner at Ortanique On The…
Monday, Short Order announced a giveaway for a complimentary wining and dining experience worth $250 courtesy of Sunbox Eleven Winery and 5300 Chophouse at The Blue in Doral. The winner? Hugo Mirabal, whose name was drawn randomly, and his guest Jamie Escobar will attend on Thursday, May 28.I spoke by…
Free meal for graduating middle, high school, and college students. Angelo and Maxie’s, 3000 Florida Ave., Coconut Grove, through June 14. Limit one grad per group. Proof required. 305-445-8177. [Herald]Italian Cooking Show III. Mia Cucina. 105 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables. Chef Ivo from Joey’s vs. Chef Will from Sub Zero…
I used to work doin’ video production stuff up in North Miami next door to The Hit Factory for a dude by the name of David Haylock. When I’d get to the job around 11 every morning, I’d see these rectangle planters with green stuff growing out of em’ sittin…
Lest the proliferation of mass distractions cloud your mind, Memorial Day is not just an excuse for a BBQ. We’re still at war folks, and we have been for a while. That means troops in the field, troops back home, and broken families missing loved ones . With that in…
