Latin Burger, Ms. Cheezious Film Local Television Shows

Latin Burger and Ms.Cheezious were the stars of some local television shows as film crews for Livin’ La Vida and Deco Drive featured local food trucks for their show segments.Livin’ La Vida stars Stella Vidal and Stuart Warren Dansby were on the Latin Burger truck to film a cooking segment…

Melissa Cala, Chef at the Corner, Dies After Asthma Attack

Melissa (Melie) Cala, chef at the Corner in downtown Miami, died over the weekend from complications following an asthma attack. The Corner issued the following statement on its Facebook page: It was a work day like any other, when Meli realized she had forgotten some cookies she had baked at…

Pucci’s Pizza Under a Buck in SoBe

Tommy Pooch is hell-bent on digging Miami out from its economic woes — one slice at a time.The pizza mogul/restaurateur has announced a new recession-busting menu at his Pucci’s Pizza South Beach location. From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day, Cheese slices, spinach rolls, sausage rolls, and even a…

Blue Collar Serves Simply Good Food

Blue Collar on Biscayne Boulevard opens its doors tomorrow, and we dropped by for a visit to sample the food. The room’s decor lives up to the blue collar name. Old metal lunch pails (the kind that steel workers take their meals in, not the ones with pictures of Scooby…

Free Coffee at Moloko Grand Opening

Midtown mornings are about to get a little easier to take when Moloko, opens tomorrow, January 13th at the Shops at Midtown Miami.The fast-casual restaurant will feature sweet and savory crepes, as well as international and local coffee drinks. Coffee choices include espresso, cappuccino, cafe mocha, cafe cubano, and Thai…

Watch Mr. Good Stuff on Eat St. Tonight

Even though Mr. Good Stuff isn’t quite a year old, the yellow food truck that serves up lunas, Venezuelan corn meal arepas overstuffed with brisket, curry, pulled pork, or meatloaf, is already a television star.Cooking Channel’s Eat St. filmed the truck back in the late spring. The Canadian-based show has…

The Broken Shaker: First Pop-Up Cocktail Bar in Miami Beach

Bar Lab is at it again, this time planning to open Miami Beach’s first cocktail pop-up bar. The Broken Shaker is set to open in about three weeks at the Indian Creek Hotel on Collins Avenue at 28th Street — for only six months. We spoke with Bar Lab’s Gabriel Orta,…

Sex, Drugs, and Waiting Tables on South Beach UPDATED

Here at Short Order, we take readers behind the scenes into kitchens, restaurants yet to open, and even farms and markets. But we don’t talk much about the servers and front-of-house staff who really drive a restaurant’s day-to-day operations.So for the past few months, I went behind the scenes, working…

The MexZican Gourmet: Homestyle Mexican With A Touch Of Class

Chef Ze Carlos Jimenez was behind the burner last evening as we walked into The MexZican Gourmet in South Miami last evening around 9 p.m.Still too cold to sit at one of the outside tables, we walked inside. The small, candlelit space is painted in citrus color and decorated with…

Best Macho Supermarket Items: From Spam to Wheaties

Supermarkets have long been the domain of women, who traditionally do the grocery shopping. Walk through the aisles of any market and you’ll see most items are targeted with women in mind — floral-scented detergents designed to remind you of a soft summer rain, foods marked low-fat or sugar-free that…

Paula Deen Is Going Cruising and Y’all Are Invited

Restaurateur, celebrity chef, and butter goddess Paula Deen is taking a little ol’ Caribbean cruise, and y’all are invited to party with the lady herself.Paula Deen’s Party at Sea sets sail aboard the Celebrity Eclipse from the Port of Miami January 21 for seven days of partying with Paula and husband…