The Coalition of Immokalee Workers is an internationally recognized farmworker organization. Members fight the human rights violations commonplace in the fields where many of them work. They represent tomato pickers in the fields of Immokalee, where a vast amount of America’s tomatoes get picked. The CIW is raising money for the…
xplicit from Miami New Times on Vimeo.Diddy’s new song “Diddy Bop” is produced by Miami/Lauderdale’s Isaac Opus and features Xplicit on the hook. Xplicit also co-wrote the song. Above is a video of Xplicit writing hooks in the studio with Jim Jonsin. I had to pull the video out of…
Rejoice! Chipotle Mexican Grill and its legendary gourmet burritos are coming to Miami Lakes. The chain is opening a new location at 8000 NW 154th St. and to celebrate they’re handing out FREE burritos from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29th.The company is dedicated to producing “food with…
Mothers Day is on Sunday, May 10th, Are you ready? Do you care? Will you go out to eat? Short Order is here to give you the opportunity to plan ahead by surveying various restaurants around town.We recently dialed up some numbers out of our extensive restaurant database to divine Mothers Day…
Legendary Miami Beach restaurant The Forge is closed for renovations and should be open again sometime between October and December.The Herald reports that owner Shareef Malnik didn’t bother to give most of his 100 employees any advance notice that he was ganking the job from under their feet. If true,…
Kendall may not be known as a culinary mecca, but we know a lot of Miami lives out there, and y’all have a passion for eating.So it is with great pleasure that we present you with the opportunity to get a free appetizer at Romano’s Macaroni Grill (12100 SW 88th…
Miami’s annual Best Of The Best concert has become an international Memorial Weekend destination event. This year, some of the world’s most popular dancehall, soca, and rap stars will take the stage at Bicentennial Park and most likely rock an over-capacity crowd. If you plan on going, get your tickets…
Jaguar Ceviche Spoon Bar & LatAm Grill in Coconut Grove is a happening spot next to Coco Walk. Short Order went Behind The Line during last Thursday night’s Recession Decompression featuring a $20 food and drink deal. Customers were treated to 3 drinks (beer, wine or cocktail) and a new…
We here at Short Order are committed to giving you the fullest picture possible of all things Miami food. With that in mind here are some interesting food-related items floating round the blogosphere.- The Faux Foodie Girl falls in love with Il Gabbiano while on a dining divas eatscapade.- The…
The Fontainebleau has been back open for a few months, but some of us still haven’t been there. Well for those who doubt the venue’s historic legacy, watch this video. Elvis and Sinatra, same stage, Miami, Fontainebleau. Anybody reading this who’s been there lately, did you see anything this cool?…
Screwtop, space bag, jug, drum, or classic, however you drink your wine, the Magic City had it last week. It must be in season because there’s more where that came from. When the streets run red with vino will you run and hide or raise your glass and drink? Imbibe…
If you’ve ever gone on YouTube and searched for Miami bum footage then you’ve probably seen a SmokeNProfits video. For the past few years this group of friends from Miami Springs has been documenting South Beach bum culture, hip-hop music, parties, festivals and holidays and putting ’em online for the…
The heat and rain are picking up. There are high pressure systems circulating, and cross currents in the waters. Enjoy this transition period before June 1st hits and hurricane season starts. Saturday, May 2, go to the Cinco De MiMo festival, featuring the Taste of MiMo, where 13 restaurants will…
Local musician Steven Guarin needs a bone marrow transplant. He has cancer and Medicaid won’t cover it, so his friends in the Miami music community are doing something about it. They’ve already received a $1,500 donation from Music Cares, the charity foundation set up by the Recording Academy, AKA the…
“Wine education” sounds so much better than “wine guzzling,” don’t you agree? But whether you want to educate your taste buds or just give them a high-quality buzz, local wine maven Barry Albert can help with his weekly wine tastings at Angelo & Maxie’s Steakhouse in the Mayfair Hotel &…
Morningside Elementary School (6620 NE 5th Ave) is hosting a PTA fundraiser in their school’s organic vegetable garden. Twelve restaurants such as Red Light, Anise and Buena Vista Bistro will feature menu samples in the style of the Taste-Of-MiMo event. There will also be live music and student artwork. The…
“Wine education” sounds so much better than “wine guzzling,” don’t you agree? But whether you want to educate your taste buds or just give them a high-quality buzz, local wine maven Barry Albert can help with his weekly wine tastings at Angelo & Maxie’s Steakhouse in the Mayfair Hotel &…
Metro Bistro is the new and 13th addition to the MiMo District’s restaurant row on Biscayne Boulevard between about 50th and 77th streets. Bistro is a new restaurant at a familiar location, the Karma Car Wash compound, next door to Dogma. The menu is “all organic,” and the yelp response…
Deli Lane is a South Miami landmark with a couple of Best of Miami awards under its belt. They have a clean website (a lot of restaurant websites are flash heavy abominations) and are on twitter “Great weather for sitting outside and having a great meal with a Bloody Mary,…
Part of Short Order’s mission statement is to expose as many free culinary opportunities as possible. Sometimes we find out at the last minute, so tune in every day and see what deals we got for ya.This just in: Every Friday at Manny’s Steakhouse (300 S Biscayne Blvd.) in downtown…
As Gail Shepherd at Short Order’s Broward doppelganger blog, Clean Plate Charlie, points out, 4 of the top 8 restaurants in S. Pellegrino’s recent ranking of the top 100 restaurants in the world were from Spain.None were from Florida. Even fewer from Miami. But Coconut Grove’s Ideas Restaurant is bringing…
The internet would have you believe print media’s already dead, but soon as the power goes out, all those nerds start reaching for the newspaper. I grabbed a copy of Coffee News while eating a Supremo sandwich at Lemoni Cafe, and found this news item that’s pretty cool and doesn’t…
