Ever since Burger King dethroned their totally-creepy mascot, we’ve been wondering what’s the next move for the Miami-based fast-food giant. Here’s a, like, totally rad hint at the totally cool sandwich that BK is featuring, starting Monday — the California Whopper.According to an article in USA Today, the commercial launch…
Walking a block from the car to lunch yesterday, we were hit with a furnace of hot air. Back in the car, the thermometer hit 100 degrees. It’s August and it’s muy caliente in Miami. If you’re like us, you need something to cool you down. Luckily, there are a…
Since opening Sakaya Kitchen in December 2009, chef/entrepreneur Richard Hales has made quite a name for himself. The restaurant won numerous awards and accolades including Best Healthful Fast Food by New Times and one of the “Top six places to try new Asian fusion” by Bon Appétit.When the food truck…
On a recent hunger-filled and cranky drive to Pinecrest for a day of shopping, we passed EVOS’s little green storefront on U.S. 1 and gave it a try. EVOS is clean, with cute Lichtensteinesque posters decorating the walls. On a Saturday afternoon, practically every table was filled with families consisting…
Segafredo L’Originale on South Beach hosted an unusual and lively reception that paired their new collection of cocktails with people. Six drinks were showcased, each represented by a costumed model that personified the libation. As each model walked the makeshift runway, their namesake was served in Martini glasses.Scorecards were passed…
Food Cart USA is sponsoring a food truck fundraising event at Westland Mall tonight from 6 to 10 p.m. to benefit a local boy fighting Stage Three Burkett’s Lymphoma, a rare and aggressive cancer.Orly Salvat, 7, was diagnosed with Lymphoma back in May at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and is…
Crepe Outdoors indulges both your sweet and savory sides with fresh, warm crepes filled with a variety of ingredients.If the truck or the owners look familiar, you’ve seen them around before. Crepes Outdoor is the former Wing Commander. Owners Bill and Allison Cosens changed the truck’s concept from wings to…
Earlier this week, we interviewed Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink executive pastry chef, Hedy Goldsmith. If you missed the interview, read Part 1 and Part 2. As promised, we’re bringing you a recipe from Hedy’s kitchen.Simply put, these spiced pecans are delicious. A first bite releases the tastes of a crisp…
When Lady Gaga wore her meat dress to the VMAs, it was considered a bold move. But really, people have been wearing food for a long time. Consider live sushi models, who make a living having people eat off of their curvy bodies. And we’re thinking the first fur coat…
Hedy Goldsmith, the executive pastry chef at Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink, brings new meaning to the term “take on the day.” Goldsmith recently took time out of her busy schedule to chat with Short Order about her new book, her inspirations and aspirations. If you missed part one, you…
Miami Spice 2011 is well under way and restaurants are lively with patrons seeking out a meal deal. Since Miami Spice is a fantastic way to get to know new restaurants, we decided to preview Kane Steakhouse’s Miami Spice dinner menu. Short Order’s own Lee Klein gave Kane Steakhouse a…
Once upon a time, a cable television network called TLC stood for The Learning Channel. It promised to bring educational and scientific programming designed to elevate our lives with the light of knowledge.Problem is, no one watched thoughtful shows about the universe and medical breakthroughs. Then TLC started adding shows…
The hardest part of interviewing Hedy Goldsmith, the executive pastry chef at Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink, is getting her to break away from the kitchen for a few minutes. She’s a perpetual motion machine. Then again, she has to be, because Goldsmith is at the restaurant long before the chefs…
Fairchild Tropical Garden, the 83 -acre oasis of plants, butterflies and art, is offering free admission (normally $25 for adults) this Sunday and every remaining Sunday in August. What does this have to do with food? A lot, actually.The Lakeside Cafe is a calming place to indulge in breakfast or…
In Philadelphia, cheesesteaks are serious business. People have their favorite cheesesteak palaces, most of which are open 24 hours. An hourlong wait is not uncommon at rival cheesesteak emporiums Pat’s and Geno’s — both taking up entire city blocks across the street from each other. Your options are simple: a…
We interrupt our coverage of $100 dinners, fancy wine tastings and being generally blessed to remind you (and ourselves) of just how lucky we are to live in Miami (and the United States). While we’re living the “good life” (and pretty much even with recession, unemployment and a general malaise…
Doraku, home to everyone’s favorite happy hour, is opening a second Florida location in Mary Brickell Village.According to the manager of the SoBe location, the lease was just signed this week and not much information is available aside from the fact that Doraku will occupy the former Abokado space.The new…
You’re invited to Eat With the Heat tomorrow, August 11, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., as part of a monthly lunchtime roundup that was just announced. This is the first of a series of monthly roundups that will be hosted by the American Airlines Arena the second Thursday of…
Books & Books is bringing its cafe and book shop together with a Readers Circle Lunch on Thursday, August 11 at noon at the Coral Gables location.Entitled: What Are You Reading?, the lunch will give book lovers a chance to share their favorite (or least favorite) stories over a meal.Books…
Adam DelGiudice of the Florida Room was named “Most Inspired Bartender” by the United States Bartender’s Guild in Miami last evening at Haven in South Beach.DelGiudice won for his Rangoon Rising cocktail. The event, which was sponsored by Bombay Sapphire, pitted two dozen Miami-area bartenders against each other in a…
Third-generation whisky master blender Richard Paterson’s nose is so important to his job that his schnoz is insured for $2.5 million.Paterson, who works for Scotch maker Whyte & Mackay (the namesake founders both died of cirrhosis of the liver, by the way), was in Miami to conduct a tasting of…
In Key West there’s a famous landmark that stands at the southernmost point in the continental United States. The marker reads, “90 miles to Cuba.” The message rings loud and clear: So close, yet for all intents and purposes, Cuba might as well be a million miles away.90 Miles, the…
