When can a good thing be too much? Apparently when you supersize your Whopper with extra bacon — 1,050 strips of bacon!Rocketnews 24’s YouTube channel shows a man in Japan taking advantage of a Burger King promotion that offered 15 strips of bacon on a Whopper for about $1.25. This guy chose to…
In an attempt to claw its way back into the number two spot for U.S. fast-food sales, Miami-based Burger King is trying a hell of a lot of stale innovative campaigns.For instance, a new campaign has stellar celebs Jay Leno, David Beckham, Salma Hayek, and the overused Sofia Vergara in…
Tomorrow is April 20, also known as 4/20, when millions of people come out in support of the legalization of marijuana, pot, weed, Mary Jane, ganja, herb, joy stick.Some say the origin involves a group of teens in San Rafael, California, who would meet after school at 4:20 p.m. Others…
Homestead, Florida, has always maintained a more countrified vibe than its city-mouse cousin Miami to the north — which makes it the perfect place to eat ribs and listen to live country music. This Saturday and Sunday, the second annual Blues, Brews & Barbecue Festival will turn the Fruit &…
The 17th Annual United Way Miami Wine & Food Festival kicks off tonight, April 18th, with the oh-so-awesome Brews & Bites event at Mary Brickell Village.From 7 to 9 p.m., guests can try almost 100 craft beers and micro-brews at dozens of tasting stations set up throughout the dining and…
Moe’s Southwest Grill is expanding its South Florida restaurant count. A new deal will add 10 new restaurants to the Atlanta-based chain, which brings the total to 24 in South Florida.Franchise partners Darryl Nagao and Jason Heidgerken inked the deal, which will allow them to open ten restaurants throughout Miami-Dade,…
TIKL, the new small plates concept by Altamare’s owner Claudio Giordano, chef Simon Stojanovic and general manager Frank Scottolini, is scheduled to bring a bit of Altamare’s flair for fresh local seafood, to Brickell late Spring. The 7,500-square-foot restaurant will feature a large bar area, extended happy hours (perfect for…
A.J. Jacobs loves to take on a challenge. The journalist and Esquire editor-at-large first decided to spend a year literally like he was back in biblical times in The Year of Living Biblically, during which he wore only natural fibers, grew a ZZ Top-like beard, and observed arcane rules like…
Tony is in Kansas City, and it’s all about the barbecue. Along for the ride is his friend Zamir, whom we’ve seen in several No Reservations episodes. Tony is out to give Zamir a lesson in good ol’ American food, as well as a few pointers for his inevitable television…
Former Miami New Times writer Josh Schonwald isn’t a psychic or a pundit, but if he had to predict the future of food (and give us a hot tip for investing our savings), he would do it in one word: purslane.Purslane, once the bane of farmers who considered it a…
If the iffy weather deterred some people from coming out to the 22nd annual Great Taste of the Grove, held this weekend at Peacock Park, it was their loss.Saturday’s cloudy and windy day only served to make the outdoor fest cool and pleasant. In fact, without the Miami sun blaring…
Miami is, by definition, an extremely romantic city. Palm trees sway in the balmy breeze, lightly scented by the nearby ocean. So it comes as no surprise that a multitude of restaurants take advantage of Miami’s sexy vibe — adding candles, moonlight, and plenty of champagne and oysters for good…
It’s that time of year when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com57. Strawberry Pie at…
Pubbelly and its sister restaurants Pubbelly Sushi and Barceloneta Spanish Bistro & Mercat were game changers for the restaurant scene in Miami Beach. Gone was the wide breach between expensive dining and the grab-a-bite restaurants and cafés that lined Lincoln Road and Ocean Drive. Here was a series of restaurants that…
A little over 24 hours before the Wynwood Street Food and Music Festival was set to start, organizer Richard Hales was waiting at the phone for word the event permit was granted. Hales told Short Order shortly after he heard that the City of Miami had put the seal of…
Last evening, Johnson & Wales University celebrated the best and brightest luminaries in the Miami culinary scene at the first annual ZEST awards.The ceremony followed a cocktail reception at the university’s North Miami Campus Academic and Student Center where students of the school’s culinary program prepared and served passed hors…
On Monday evening, the season eight premiere of No Reservations took Anthony Bourdain to Mozambique.The next morning, I blogged that the episode was a departure from Bourdain’s usually snarky worldview. A few hours later, Bourdain tweeted the following:…
The Second Saturday Wynwood Artwalk food truck roundup is still one of the most successful and well attended events in Miami.Each month, thousands of people gather for a little street food sustenance and shopping at local crafts vendors before of after heading out to peruse the galleries that stay open…
It’s that time of year when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com60. Bacon and Blue…
Frita Man’s Jean Beltran was arrested Monday, April 9, outside his home after allegedly pulling a gun on Grill Master Café owner Raymond Delgado.According to Delgado, Beltran called him Monday around 2 p.m. after he found his website had been hacked. There was a picture of the Grill Master Café truck…
The Great Taste of the Grove this weekend will celebrate its 22nd year of partying. An array of food, drink, and live music is guaranteed to keep your ears and taste buds occupied.On Saturday and Sunday, April 14 and 15, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Coconut Grove’s Peacock Park…
Here’s an actual conversation overheard at My Ceviche last evening:Sam Gorenstein: Hi. Welcome to My Ceviche.Young couple: [Perusing the menu board] Hi!Gorenstein: Is this your first time here?Man in couple: Yes. I know someone who works at the Raleigh, and she said that Sam Gorenstein opened a ceviche restaurant.Woman in couple: Do…
