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 (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…
Dwyane Wade turns 30 today, and the Heat guard celebrated over the weekend with a red-hot party at the Setai in South Beach. The event included hundreds of his closest friends, such as Gabrielle Union, Kelly Rowland, and Rick Ross.Also on hand was a brand-new $230,000 McLaren — a gift…
In a meeting last week, someone mentioned that Anthony Bourdain might have “jumped the shark.” That Bourdain has turned into a one-note singer — go to a city, snark about it, get drunk, sop up hangover with greasy pork-laden food, get back on plane to New York. My reply? “Yeah,…
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…
Here’s your chance to see a genuine Miami Caliente babe (as in the now-disbanded lingerie football league team) get all sweaty for your enjoyment this Sunday.Local food show, Livin La Vida is filming an episode on the Latin Burger food truck with co-host (and babe) Stella Vidal getting all hot…
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…
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…
I remember going out on a date from hell about nine years ago. The guy, who’s name I couldn’t remember if a gun was pressed to my head, took me out to a very nice dinner at One If By Land, Two If By Sea in New York…and proceeded to…
Girl Scout cookie season officially starts today in South Florida, and you know what that means, don’t you?Yup, dozens of little green hustlers swarming all over you whenever you try to enter a supermarket or big-box retail establishment. Trying to sell you boxes of overpriced chemical-laden cookies that are basically…
For some reason, in Miami a restaurant will open and then hold its grand opening about six months or a year later.Lokal’s Matthew Kusher is taking a more traditional approach to the grand opening party — he’s holding it less than a month after his Coconut Grove restaurant actually opened…
If you love Dunkin Donuts more than a cafe con leche from the local bodega, then you really need to come out to the Dunkin Donuts casting call tomorrow.Dunkin Donuts is conducting a search for the ultimate “hispanic Dunkin’ Donuts coffee fan to appear in one of the brand’s Hispanic…
There’s no doubt that San Francisco is one of the top cities for restaurants, so I was looking forward to seeing Tony’s picks for dining in his San Francisco Layover. Interestingly enough, it was the drinking that really took over the episode (which is also a good thing, indeed).As Tony…
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…
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,…
Macaroni and cheese. What began as an inexpensive school cafeteria lunch for most of us has turned into an adult’s obsession: the search for the ultimate dish of firm noodles engulfed in creamy béchamel sauce and topped with a layer of golden-brown cheese.Though the classic mac ‘n’ cheese consists of…
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…
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…
Growing up in New York City, Serendipity 3 was the place to go for lunch or ice cream as a teenage girl. Only problem was, I was never a fan. Maybe because I grew up going to Rumpelmeyer’s, the other ice cream place for birthdays and special occasions.A few years…
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…
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…
Working at Miami restaurants and food trucks: The inside scoop
