Goodbye 2013, hello 2014. If you’re reading this, you’ve made it through yet another New Year’s eve and are probably enjoying a nice cleansing juice after a five mile run (let’s see how long this healthy resolution will last). In this past year, we’ve said hello to some great new…
A fresh, new year is upon us. Time to make resolutions and plans. It’s also a good time to anticipate new restaurants about to open in Miami. And there are a bunch of them. From food trucks continuing to go brick-and-mortar like Latin Burger & Taco, to celebrity chefs staking…
What’s your New Year’s resolution? Is it to take better care of yourself or find a new job? Maybe you want to go back to school to finish that degree or pay down those credit cards…
The Miami food scene really came into its own in 2013, with local Miami chefs opening innovative restaurants and the culinary community evolving into a sophisticated and cohesive entity. It’s also been a year of drama and tragedy. In 2013, Terrazza’s executive chef, Stefano Riccioletti, was struck and killed by…
In Little Havana, a small enclave of artistry is popping up on SW 12th Avenue. A few art galleries have opened, along with a double storefront that houses a few tables and one large carnival-like sign that simply says “Beer.” This is the home of Miami Smokers, the vision of…
It’s the loveliest and most photographed caf� on Lincoln Road and probably the place associated most with the iconic pedestrian mall in South Beach. Visitors from all over the world recognize the red awnings and ivy-covered walls from pictures and paintings. And locals flock to it for Sunday brunch or…
For years, restaurants and shops turn over a percentage of their profits to credit card companies as the price of doing business. After all, what do you do when almost no one carries cash? Accept virtual money? Yes. More and more, bitcoins or cryptocurrency is being accepted world-wide as an…
It sounds like an elusive legendary creature — much like a unicorn or a griffin. Maybe that’s because it’s named after the legend of modern mythology: Ron Burgundy. But Ron Burgundy Great Odin’s Raven Special Reserve Blended Scotch Whisky (or, as the famous anchorman himself likes to call it: Scotchy…
You know what’s best about being in Miami during the holidays? We’re already at the place everyone else in the country is paying top dollar to get to. It’s time to celebrate our good fortune by eating a burger fresh off the grill, dancing to live music in the streets,…
From time to time, Short Order writers share their travel experiences. We’ve blogged about our meals in New York, fruit carvings in Singapore, and a coffee plantation in Jamaica. Travel writing is interesting because it’s so subjective. In a long weekend visit, a writer can’t possibly find all the perfect…
There are many places that embody the spirit of Christmas. New York has the giant tree and ice skaters at Rockefeller Center, London recalls a Dickens-style holiday, and Aspen offers a snow-covered vista (and Mariah Carey in a red bikini). But after a brief visit, Christmas will now and forever…
The countdown to Christmas is here and we’re not sure about you, but we’re way behind on our shopping, not to mention planning the Christmas party. We have no time to bake cookies from scratch and prepare a holiday ham. That’s why we’re thanking our lucky stars for Trader Joe’s…
Though most people think of Christmas with a Charles Dickens-like celebration on the 25th of December, many Italian families feast on the holiday’s eve with a seafood bonanza. The Feast of the Seven Fishes is a meatless celebration that commemorates the wait for the midnight birth of the baby Jesus…
The Saturday Night Live short, Christmastime for the Jews, pretty much summed up what happened in my household growing up. On December 25, as most of my friends stayed home for a family dinner, my parents drove the whole mishpocheh to Chinatown for an elaborate (and in those days exotic),…
Christmas is in the air. Sure, it’s 80 degrees out, but Miamians are making an effort to bring the North Pole to their backyard with palm trees covered in lights, Santa in Ray-Bans, and spicy cocktails that beg to be savored. These libations, made by some of the best mixologists…
This is it, boys and girls. Last call for shopping, holiday parties, and meeting friends for eggnog before Christmas morning is upon us. So, you can either make snow angels for two hours, then go ice skating, eat a whole roll of toll house cookie dough, then snuggle… or you…
Each year at Christmas-time, the television is filled with tons of commercials featuring happy families baking gorgeous holiday cookies. That’s all well and good for fictional parents, but baking can be intimidating. Don’t worry, because Andy (short for Andrea) Travaglia, owner of Lee & Marie’s Cakery, has shared her favorite…
Christmas brings out the best in people. There’s something about the season that reminds us that we’re all part of a larger community and we should help lift one another up. Wynwood Brewing Company, one of the newest additions to Miami’s food and beverage community, wants to pitch in and…
Aqualina Resort and Spa in Sunny Isles Beach has just tapped one of Miami’s best-loved chefs to head its culinary team. Dewey LoSasso has been named Acqualina’s executive chef and will oversee all food and beverage operations, including banquet and event menus, Piazzetta Marketplace & Restaurant, Costa Grill, and creating…
There they were at the Grove Green Market. Even on a table filled with hot-pink dragon fruit and spotted beans, they catch the eye of everyone who passes by. Maybe it’s because they look so surreal. Green from a distance, the objects are speckled with blue hues upon closer inspection…
Buns & Buns, the cryptic bakery/restaurant with the “cheeky” teaser video is finally scheduled to open at the beginning of the new year. Though the owners aren’t saying much about the new concept, the menu will focus on freshly baked breads, an “exotic blend of handcrafted sauces and spices,” and…
Epicure Gourmet Market’s newest location in Coral Gables is an ultra-modern take on the flagship Miami Beach location. Located on the first floor of the Gables Ponce complex, the new store is larger and sleeker, featuring an expanded wine selection and large caf�. The spacious and airy store has the…
