Twitter intercept from ZeusOfOlympus – @Bacchus. Babylon is crumbling down. Report to Miami ASAP! Bring wine.It’s official. Miami may not grow grapes, but we like drinking em. Check out these upcoming winecentric events and give it up for that purple stuff…
Here’s a video post in honor of Earth Day, which is tomorrow, Wednesday, April 22, 2009. The artist is Eloy Escagedo from Miami and the song talks about hippy shit like making love in a field of flowers. The video features a tie-dye chroma key background, fuckin awesome. The song…
If you read Gus Garcia-Roberts’ article about the sex offenders under the bridge and how Liberty City Pastor Vincent Spann wants to house them in a warehouse on an industrial side of town, then you already know about the Julia Tuttle Causeway Bridge under which some sex offenders are living…
Titanic Brewing Company in Coral Gables is celebrating its 10th Anniversary and offering great specials til April 30th. The food and beer at Titanic are excellent. I used to be a dishwasher there so I had a lot of both. Here’re the deals. $10 Surf And Turf. Lunch or dinner…
The new Chick-N-Grill in Miami Lakes (15356 NW 79th Ct.) is the first restaurant in Miami to obtain a Green certification. The certifying oganization is the Green Restaurant Association, based in Boston, which advocates for environmental sustainability by promoting eco-friendly food service industry practices.The landmark will be celebrated on Earth…
Barry Gump is a wine EXPERT. He spent 30 years as a chemistry and enology (basically wineology) professor at California State University but now teaches as the “Harvey R. Chaplin Eminent Scholar’s Chair in Beverage Management at Florida International University’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.” He’s curently teaching a…
Well, today is April 20. If you need any explaining why Crossfade is featuring a Miami weed music video, you oughta smoke a joint and think about it. This video is for the song Ganja Shop by Shifta, a Miami via Jamaica artist. Click here for Shiftas myspace. …
Miami Beach’s Chesterfield Hotel is a great place to drink a free drink or five. Why? Because it’s free, dumbass. It would be a good place if it were a parking lot in Homestead. The deal is this: Every day from 7 to 8 p.m., the bar serves free vodka, rum,…
Lime Fresh Mexican Grill is officially open for business in Midtown (on the corner of Buena Vista Avenue and NE 34th Street, in Miami, just south of the Target and one block east of North Miami Avenue). Last Thursday’s grand-opening festivities included a free taco bar, complimentary hors d’oeurves, free…
A smorgasbord is a Swedish buffet. Life is the same. Hit the table hard, eat like you mean it, then get up and do it again. We at Short Order are here to help you take advantage of as many culinary opportunities as we can. Whether you’re an opportunist, utilitarian,…
Steven Guarin needs a bone marrow transplant. He has cancer and stupid Medicaid won’t cover it. The situation sucks, but his friends in the Miami music scene are doing something about it. They’ve already gotten a $1,500 donation from Music Cares, the charity foundation set up by the Recording Academy…
On April 23rd more than 30 wineries from all of Portugal’s main wine regions will converge on Miami. You may not know that Portugal has about 500 native kinds of grapes, or that Lusitania, an ancient Roman province in present-day Portugal, may have been named for Luso, son/companion of Bacchus,…
It’s Thursday folks, like to drink? It’s a good day to start. Here are some places to do it around the city: Ortanique on the Mile – 278 Miracle Mile – Coral Gables 305.446.7710 – website Thursday Ultra Hours with Free Champagne tasting 5:30 p.m. till the bubbles run dry.Daily…
Two Chefs is a South Miami culinary mecca. They’ve been plating their innovations in contemporary American cooking for 15 years and are known for having some of the best souffles in town. Sous Chef Jose Guerrero leads a cooking class of up to ten people once a week on Saturdays. Two…
Two Chefs is a South Miami culinary mecca. They’ve been plating their innovations in contemporary American cooking for 15 years and are known for having some of the best souffles in town. Sous Chef Jose Guerrero leads a cooking class of up to ten people once a week on Saturdays…
Yeah, it’s 4/20, but for once we’re not talking about smoking another Swisher Sweet cigarillo. We’re talking about National Park Week and a three-hour tour that doesn’t end with you making a phone out of a coconut. Problem is, you probably don’t have a boat, and unless you plan on…
Goooooood mooooorning MIA. We now introduce you to the Cupcake Diva, a South Florida entrepreneur specializing in high end confections like “made to order” cupcakes, cupcake ice cream cones, and interactive cupcake stations for parties and events.The last time we interacted with a cupcake it went something like bite, chew,…
UB The Underboss is a South Florida hip-hop veteran and new media pioneer. I asked him 10 questions via e-mail and got back so much information I can’t even call this an interview, it’s the Underboss Book Of Knowledge. Check out real name Urbano Mederos’ 20 years worth of insight…
Image via IShotTheChef.com IShotTheChef.com is an independent, locally based food blog that documents the meals of a husband/wife photographer/cook team through their text and photos. Their recent “Bacon and Eggs” post shows you how to make an economy-minded Pasta Alla Carbonara.According to Wikipedia, the dish, also known as “coal…
Poppa E is a bad motherfucker. Find out for yourself every Wednesday night at Casa Panza, where he has a residency, and he and his band play three or more sets of jazz, blues, and R&B songs you already know the words to. Some people might think it’s strange to…
Pizza Fusion, born as a single restaurant operation in Deerfield, is now aggressively franchised. On March 31, the company announced a series of Pizza Fusion restaurants opening across Saudi Arabia. Its motto is “Saving the Earth one pizza at a time” and all deliveries are made using company-owned hybrid vehicles. The menu…
20 years in the restaurant biz is a hell of an achievement, and Coral Gables’ Cafe Abbracci, 319 Aragon Ave, just hit that mark. To celebrate, the place is adding light, organic, calorie-conscious offerings to its roster of the traditional Italian favorites that have kept them in business all these years…
