Man Eats Whopper With 1,050 Strips of Bacon (Video)

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…

Burger King Food Truck to Roll Into Miami

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…

My Big Redneck Barbecue

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 &…

Moe’s Southwest Grill Expansion to Create 250 New Jobs in South Florida

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,…

Author A.J. Jacobs: “I Didn’t Know Cavemen Had Sushi”

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…

Anthony Bourdain No Reservations: Meat Me in Kansas City

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…

Candlelight and Ocean Views: Miami’s Ten Most Romantic Restaurants

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…

57. Strawberry Pie at Fireman Derek’s World Famous Pies

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…

Inside Macchialina: A First Peek

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…

Wynwood Street Food and Music Festival is a Go!

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…

Johnson & Wales ZEST Awards Celebrates Miami’s Culinary Scene

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…

Second Saturday Street Food Fest at Wynwood: Will It Happen?

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…

60. Bacon and Blue at Ms. Cheezious

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…

Great Taste of the Grove Food and Entertainment Guide

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…

My Ceviche: Sam Gorenstein Is Taking Orders

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…