St. Vincent and the Grenadines, sometimes known as the spice islands of the Caribbean, lie in the southern part of the island chain. Not as popular with tourists as St. Barts or Barbados, the island has more of a local vibe. There are no T-shirt shops or places trying to…
Eat Street profiles food trucks and the bloggers who love them.The food channel show filmed a half dozen segments in Miami for its 2011-2012 season, showcasing Dim Ssäm à Gogo, Mr. Good Stuff, Latin Burger and Taco, Sugar Rush, Ms. Cheezious, and Latin House Grill…
Last evening, I glued myself to the television in hot anticipation of Anthony Bourdain’s newest episode of The Layover: Amsterdam. As Tony lands at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, I picture an hour of pot-smoking, hash brownie-eating, hooker-laden indulgence before Tony wakes up in a pool of his own vomit in some…
Lokal, a new burger joint in Coconut Grove, opened Christmas Eve after much renovation to the space on Commodore Plaza.When Short Order spoke with owner Matthew Kuscher in September, he spun a tale of a small neighborhood restaurant featuring locally sourced food and drink. Kuscher described a mural made of…
When you come to think about it, a Saturday afternoon in Miami consists of the same few choices. But how many times can you either meet your friends for lunch or worship the sun by beach or pool?If you’re looking for something a little different, might we suggest heading down…
Rum is the official drink of the Caribbean. Sure, you can get beer (in fact, every island seems to have its own brewery), Ting, mauby, and sorrell..but the sugar cane distillate is everywhere on the islands, which seem to be scattered with small bars in shacks about every quarter mile…
Miami was a star in 2011. The past year saw many major national food-related shows film here in our fair city. Who could blame them? Between our thriving and ever-growing food scene and our seemingly endless miles of sandy beaches, palm trees, and ice-cream-colored art deco buildings, Miami is a producer’s…
Earlier this week, we shared a list of restaurants that offer reasonably-priced ways to bid farewell to 2011.But what about if you’re a Maybach-driving playa for whom money is no object? You’re going to want to start your evening with a nice (i.e. expensive) New Year’s Eve extravaganza. We’ve got…
A Massachusetts woman recently had a cupcake confiscated by a Transportation Security Administration agent at Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport. The offending baked good was packaged in a jar, which immediately made it a potential weapon of mass destruction (and we’re not even talking about what it can do to your…
Chef Ze Carlos Jimenez’s The MexZican Gourmet has opened today in South Miami.The restaurant features an expanded menu of chef Jimenez’s authentic Mexican cuisine, using flavors and dishes from his hometown just outside of Mexico City.Chef Jimenez’s “simply authentic” menu will please his food truck devotees with favorites like tacos,…
We here at Short Order have been through just about every hangover remedy available to mankind — honey, Advil, Alka-Seltzer, Gatorade, more booze, Red Bull, and some crazy drink that you’re actually supposed to mix with alcohol. While they all work eventually, there’s still that initial down time between when…
Buying calendars is a kind of a new concept. Growing up, we usually got a calendar from some local shop. Dad got a calendar filled with either babes in bikinis (or less) or cars from the local tire shop, mom placed one on the kitchen wall filled with either flowers…
As the opening credits start, I can’t wait to see where Tony is taking us to on his little overnighter that he calls The Layover. I’ve been on an extended vacation and haven’t checked the internet to find out the targeted city. So many exciting cities to visit — Paris,…
Sandra Lee: Satan’s spawn or hapless purveyor of crap television? We’re not sure. On one hand, this drunken Barbie could very well be the beginning of the end of civilization as we know it, with her semihomemade recipes, really bad background music, and drunken interludes. On the other hand, Lee…
Every Christmas it’s the same thing — what do you get a man? Sure it’s easy if money’s no object — get a Porsche and call it a day. But what if your budget is under $50? We’ve put together a list of sure-fire gifts that he’ll love and that…
Santa Claus is due for his yearly breaking and entering campaign, and you’re worried that you’re not going to be able to find the perfect present for the female foodie in your life.Let Short Order do the shopping for you. We’ve come up with a list of items that are…
Christmas is right around the corner and you’re on a mission to find a gift for the bacon lover in your life. Sure you could go to the grocer and buy a package of meat, but why not be creative and get him or her something that requires some serious…
The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Public Affairs is suing Whole Foods in an attempt to “reinstate a former employee with full back wages and benefits after the company allegedly fired the worker for voicing and reporting workplace health concerns regarding a raw sewage spillage at its store in…
Tomorrow night, take time out from the malls and decking the halls because it’s time for a holiday bar crawl. (That’s our pathetic attempt at rhyming, by the way.)Miami Crawls is hosting a South Miami holiday bar crawl tomorrow. Registration starts at 3 p.m. and the crawl begins at 4…
Vietnamese pop-up Phuc Yea has received an extension on its death sentence. The little restaurant that could was originally scheduled to close last night.But by popular demand, Phuc Yea will stay open for the weekend, closing Saturday. The restaurant’s two last dinner services are tonight and tomorrow from 5:30 to…
A few days ago, we announced that CheeseMe was acquired by Latin Burger. According to owner Jim Heins, the CheeseMe truck was in the process of a makeover and that it would be back on the streets by the end of the week.The truck’s logos and wrap were redesigned by…
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) are planning to picket the newly opened Publix on KIllian Parkway and SW 104th Street on December 11th, International Human Rights Day.The protesters, comprised of dozens of farm workers from Immokalee, Florida, will join other supporters to call on the supermarket chain to participate…
