If you’re clueless in the kitchen, plant-based eating can seem especially intimidating. How do you cook eggplant exactly? What in hell are you supposed to do with shallots? How much is too much oil? Luckily, there’s help. Choices Kitchen and Field Roast Grain Meats have teamed up to offer a…
Local ice-cream favorite the Frieze is expanding outside of its Lincoln Road headquarters. The ice-cream company, which is known for its deep SoBe roots, is partnering with the Eden Roc Miami Beach to offer ice cream at the resort. See also: The Frieze Ice Cream Factory Tests World Domination at…
Walking in to the Illegal Bakery pop-up at Taperia Raca is sort of like entering a time warp. Frank Sinatra croons on the stereo as an adorable couple in matching old-school soda-jerk-meets-’50s-diner garb greets you upon arrival. The two, adorned in matching wooden bows (around neck for him, in hair…
Driving through Philippe Starck’s columned entrance at the Icon makes you feel as if you’re in the Flintstones. Well, prepare to go from the Stone Age to the Roaring Twenties as you make your way back to Cantina La Veinte, Miami’s newest high-end Mexican restaurant. This is the Cinbersol Group’s…
The National Hotel, a Miami Beach landmark, has undergone a $12 million renovation that promises to bring the property up to par with neighbors that include the Delano, SLS, and Ritz-Carlton. Part of the renovation includes the hiring of Gast�n S�nchez as executive chef of the hotel. S�nchez is tasked…
The completion of Biscayne Boulevard’s Vagabond Hotel culminates with a party this evening to celebrate the MiMo beauty’s full restoration. The Vagabond Restaurant will follow shortly, with an opening slated for sometime in October. See also: Inside the Vagabond Hotel, Biscayne Boulevard’s Restored MiMo Gem (Photos)…
Mitt Romney, apparently, can’t get enough of pastelitos and Miami. The former governor of Massachusetts and presidential candidate will join congressional candidate Carlos Curbelo at Vicky Bakery at 12300 SW 127th Ave. in Kendall this afternoon for a few pastries and a photo op. See also: Ten Best Cuban Coffee…
It appears there is no place left to hide. Lincoln Road in mid-August is flooded with throngs of tourists who require you to have both twinkle toes and ankle-breaking jukes just to get to Shake Shack. Brickell is slammed, even though few restaurants in the area are worth your time…
If you’re still hungover from National Rum Day this Saturday, it was a successful weekend indeed. Too bad you have to go to work today and be a regular person. Good thing for you there’s plenty of stuff going on this week to make it feel like a perpetual weekend…
Growler fever is catching on in Miami. The Abbey Brewing Company will soon receive its own branded growler and OTC Restaurant started using them August 12. At OTC, a one-time fee of $10 (not including the cost of the beer) buys a OTC growler filled with beer, plus unlimited cleanings…
“Tea is hot! Sorry, I had to,” jokes Tracy Stern when asked about the current trend. Thursday, the woman behind Tracy Stern Tea & Co. Iced Teas and author of Tea Party set up shop at Christofle in Bal Harbour for the one-night-only event the Art of Entertaining With Tea…
Just a few short years ago, Miami’s food scene wasn’t exactly known as a thriving mecca of locavore cuisine. Even with its proximity to oceans teeming with fish and farms that raised everything from tropical fruit to cattle, South Florida establishments ordered more from Sysco than farmer Joe. See also:…
“I think every woman should have a blowtorch.” Today marks what would have been Julia Child’s 102nd birthday. If not for Julia — chef, cookbook author, television host, accidental feminist — the food world wouldn’t be what it is today. If not for Julia, Americans might still be eating TV…
Saturday is National Rum Day, which means you’ve got a whole lotta celebrating to do. So where do you begin to commemorate America’s first spirit? How about by swapping out your traditional bloody mary for a Jerry Mary. Allow us to explain. You see, there was this navy man named…
Happy Friday. Let’s not think about the week behind us…let’s think of all the possibilities this weekend brings. So much is happening this weekend. From the much-awaited opening of Mignonette, the cool, new Edgewater oyster bar to a celebration of National Rum Day at Broken Shaker. Much to do. Your…
What’s the difference between brunch and lunch? By definition, “brunch” is a breakfast/lunch combo. To us, the difference is that lunch is usually something we grab on the run to eat at our desk. Lunch “fuels” us. Brunch, however, is a more relaxed affair. On the weekends, we gather with…
Since everyone and their mothers can’t seem to stop talking about the new Ikea opening up in the Sweetwater/Doral/Unincorporated Dade, we at Short Order are providing you with some helpful Ikea hacks, straight from the DIY gurus at Ikea Hackers. These alternative uses for common Ikea products will not only…
Wynwood, why you so cool? Even in this scorching summer heat, you keep us refreshed with all of your laid-back bars that don’t overcharge for drinks. When I’ve gone over my limit and need something to sober me up on the weekends, you stay up late like a doting mom…
There’s little doubt Miami’s dining ecosystem has expanded and improved by light years in only a decade or two. Chef-driven concepts and smartly sourced ingredients aren’t as pervasive as many would like, but they’re here and thriving. However, gastropubs continue reproducing like rabbits. Miami diners still annoyingly cling to lowest-common-denominator…
Albert Trummer’s Drawing Room Bar & Lounge is scheduled to open at the Shelborne Wyndham Grand South Beach in October. The lounge, along with Morimoto South Beach, is destined to put the resort on Miami’s culinary map. Trummer, an Austrian-born mixologist, has worked with some of the best chefs, including…
Once upon a time, the islands of the Caribbean were filled with dread pirates who drank rum by day and pillaged villages at night. Now the islands of the Caribbean are filled with tourists who tan by day and drink rum at night. In all seriousness, rum is a huge…
Believe it or not, there’s more to tea than Oprah’s Starbucks Teavana line. Tea’s healing history dates back a whopping 5,000 years, and ancient wisdom suggests its influence can be life-altering. This potential impact on our modern lives is what Master Tsai, of Coconut Grove’s Zen Village, is looking to…
