Up top: The faux German chocolate covering, Bottom: Astley gets the drop on us again. It’s happened to all of us: You get an email from a coworker, click the link that says “Cutest video of cats dressed as humans ever!” then those hauntingly cheerful drums start up. You’ve been…
[photo courtesy buymiraclefruit.com] You want change you can believe in? This evening, Grass Restaurant and Lounge will host Changing the Flavor of Politics – a fundraiser that benefits the Miami-Dade Democratic Party. Witness your palette change before your eyes, or rather on your tongue. Upon entry, every person gets a…
There’s a heap of conflicting viewpoints when it comes to Towelhead, the latest film by Alan Ball (American Beauty, Six Feet Under). An adaptation of the novel by Alicia Erian, Ball’s most recent portal into suburban decay premiered at the 2007 Toronto Film Festival and won acclaim from some folks…
Shameless self promotion alert: Tickets for New Times own upcoming foodie event, Pairings, are available now, folks. So run on over to our Pairings minisite and get hooked up for an evening of sampling from nearly a dozen fine restaurants like 3030 Ocean, Capital Grille, Kuluck, and Cafe Seville. (Check…
Good news for fans of wine pairings: The Gold Medal Wine Tour, a for-charity, touring wine event taking place at classy restaurants across South Florida, is making a stop at Jan Jorgensen’s latest joint Two Chefs Too on September 24 (this Wednesday). For $150 (payable directly to charitable organizations like…
Heads up comes by way of a press release, so let’s head in: Proprietors Tim Petrillo and Peter Boulukos (also the chef) chose a 6,300 square feet space on Las Olas Boulevard to house the new YOLO Restaurant & O Lounge. YOLO is expected to open September 30 and will…
As far as golf scrambles go, the Puma Open, cohosted by Maxim magazine, is sort of like the golf tournaments you see in beer commercials. You know the ones — where a ragtag foursome of young Turks in barely acceptable attire rolls onto a course, upsetting the pompous old farts…
South Florida has long been home to some of the largest and most respected mixed martial arts fight teams in the nation. Though the region is rich in talent, there’s yet to be a high-profile bout held here. That is, until Wednesday night’s WEC Championship Battle between the World Featherweight…
Naturally, we here at Short Order are consummate foodies; lovers of both the most nuanced of dishes and the homiest of comfort foods. Yet, for some reason, that foodie categorization can be tricky. For some, being a foodie is a contest — a pissing match where your stream is lengthened…
“Hmmm, I seem to have developed amnesia. Who am I? And where did this egg come from?” Since people haven’t been able to properly name our WTF is it?!? item for a few weeks now, I thought we would go with a food item nearly guaranteed to be identified. I…
Perhaps I have a smidge of room left for the brunost. In yesterday’s blog watch we linked to a piece on Tinkering with Dinner that discussed the Omnivore’s Hundred, a kind of foodie scavenger hunt that allows you to gauge the types of foods you’ve eaten or would never eat…
My soul mate, the great J. Wellington Wimpy. This week, on the (dun dun dun!!!!) BLOG WATCH: All Purpose Dark skips town. Hey, it sounds like a good idea. Labor day weekend is upon us, and I know I’m definitely due for a road trip. Naples sounds nice, but I…
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If you weren’t at Pink Ghost Saturday night you missed one hell of treat: Not only was it the premier of the Ghostie’s Eight-by-Eight art show, but it was also the launch party for the Purple Pie Company, a very DIY-style operation run by Miami gal, Alex Van Clief. There…
I know everyone is probably scrambling this morning to get ready for Fay, but you still need something to take your mind off the impending doom, right? Well here’s a burning MMQ to bring those thoughts back to happier places. Well not so much happy as disgusted. Last week I…
The secret to eating out lately? Maybe it’s to save your bucks on the small trips to restaurants and then splurge on one great meal, a la the Stag’s Leap Dinner on Thursday, August 21 at Christine’s Restaurant? You could think of it as your personal last supper, if that…
This morning I got started wondering about the worst restaurant names I’ve ever encountered. I guess the whole thing had its roots in Thai restaurants — for some reason, this one type of cuisine seems to employ more bad puns and lazy wording than Carlos Mencia. I mean, the first…
This week’s regurgitations: Who knew Gail’s sis could make such a mean pot of fish stew? Yum! Eating in Downtown Hollywood on a budget can be fun. Mmm, I dream of cancha. We showed you where to catch lobster that won’t kill you (at least, it’s far less probable). South…
The best things come in pairs, and taking a look around the SoFla blog-o-sphere this week proves there’s no exception to that rule. The theme seems to be having your cake (and eating it too) and new arrivals (and eating them too!). In case you’re wondering, the above pic is…
After catching a midday play in Hollywood, my girlfriend and I spent Saturday afternoon in downtown, lounging on the sidewalk, eating, and drinking beers. Not a bad life, eh? So have you been to Downtown Hollywood? For some reason, this place has a bit of a mar on it. Maybe…
It’s official: Short Order is now a month in, folks! This is an occasion. We need balloons, party favors, and naked baby pictures! Gosh, you guys remember 4 weeks ago when we were baby bloggers? That was cute. Now we’re like, in that semi-grownup awkward phase, where one arm is…
So it’s Friday at 3 p.m., and you’re starting to eye the clock ticking away on the bottom righthand corner of your screen. But you’ve got no weekend plans, you hard-to-please foodie you. We know what you need. You need a Saturday stroll through a badass greenmarket, where you can…
