Traditionally, fast-food work has been considered entry-level, with the majority of employees being students needing a few dollars in their pocket. These days that’s no longer the case, with many adults taking jobs at McDonald’s, Burger King, and the like to provide for their families. According to the Center for…
In Michael Pollan’s most recent book, Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation, the author discusses how the four elements — fire, water, air, and earth — transform plants and animals into the food that ends up on our plates. Best known for his bestsellers The Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense…
The sirens of craft beer are heard loud and clear in Miami, but the best part is when you feel the cold, sudsy goodness pour down the back of your throat. And there will be much of that during American Craft Beer Week in Miami, where several breweries and bars…
Ruth Reichl has a r�sum� any food writer would envy. As a national bestselling author, restaurant critic for both the Los Angeles Times and New York Times, and editor-in-chief of Cond� Nast’s former Gourmet magazine, she has made her mark in the culinary world. Now, she is dipping her toes…
June is right around the corner and Miami is really heating up. No, we’re not talking about the onset of summer humidity, we’re talking about the annual Best of Miami edition, which hits our fair city on June 19, naming the best places to eat, things to do, and people…
The Miami Hurricanes are ranked eighth in the Baseball America rankings. But what’s the real reason you’ll find a lot of fans heading to Alex Rodriguez Park? The milkshakes. Creamy concoctions so good that spectators don’t mind missing an inning or two to wait in line. Mitch Freedman is the…
Autism is in the forefront of the news these days with good reason. Classified as a disorder of neural development, around one in 68 American children identify on the autism spectrum, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s a startling statistic made even more startling by…
It makes perfect sense. Maybe that’s why it was two years in the planning, but BLT Prime has opened at the Trump National Doral. The restaurant, designed by Peter Niemitz, along with Eric Trump, replaces the former Mesazul and features scrolled ceilings, a circular bar, and Corinthian columns in a…
As advantageous as fresh ingredients are to the quality of a meal, flavor is equally, if not more, important. We were recently invited to Rouge, a French-Moroccan restaurant in Normandy Isle, for dinner. The wide chasm that can exist between fresh ingredients and taste has rarely been more apparent. From…
This weekend might just be the biggest brunch day of the year. It’s Mother’s Day, and if you’ve got a mom, auntie, abuela, or big sister in Miami, Sunday is the time to celebrate — and there’s no better way to say thank you. So whether you’ve turned out to…
Few things can make being chained to a desk all day enjoyable. Most of us stare at the clock until one of the most exciting parts of our day rolls around, lunchtime. There’s nothing like taking a break to enjoy last night’s leftovers or that sandwich you had delivered from…
Mother’s Day is Sunday. We’ve rounded up all the places to take mom for brunch, but if you’re still scrambling to get your wifey the perfect gift that says, “Thank you for going through the miracle of birth and raising kids with me,” or are simply looking for a way…
Miami may be home to a $1,000 ice-cream sundae, a $65 burger, and other extravagant offerings, but this fair city also offers affordable fare. Looking beyond the golden arches for dollar menu items isn’t easy, though. Short Order scoured the city on a George Washington-dollar-bill budget. We admit we went…
A vegan food fest may not be revolutionary in some parts of the world, but in a city that worships all things pork, an entire weekend revolving around leafy greens and plant-based protein is pretty amazing. Alison Burgos and Michelle Gaber’s brainchild is a new breed of plant-based celebration –…
As one of the hordes of people living close to the always seedy Washington Avenue, I’m constantly excited by a new restaurant opening on the tourist-laden thoroughfare. I don’t expect to ever find anything other than bad pizza, bad burgers and bad tattoos on one of Miami Beach’s main drags…
While most of us in Miami have grown up on a steady stream of Cuban fare, the delights and taste infusions of Haitian food are harder to come by. That’s a shame, because a good Haitian meal has many of the staples we love–beans and rice, fried plantains, goat, pork–plus…
Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 11. It’s payback time. Payback for all the laundry and cleaning. Payback for the meals she made for your lazy self. Payback for those twenties she peeled out of her wallet to help pay your electric bill — after you were way too old…
Let’s face it: Mother’s Day can get a bit, well, stale. This Sunday, instead of treating Ma to a manicure or an overpriced brunch, why not hit her with the best meal of her life? Here are the top five unconventional places in Miami for every type of lady, from…
For 21 years, Hermine Ricketts and Tom Carroll have lived in a modest three-bedroom house in Miami Shores, a quiet village of about 10,000 residents with well-maintained houses and well-manicured lawns. There, the married couple grew vegetables on their front lawn for nearly two decades. Ricketts, a retired architect, tells…
Close your eyes and think of the first food fantasy that comes to mind. No…not the one where you slather Chrissy Teigen with chocolate. The one where you eat copious amounts of beef and beer. Ms. Teigen is unavailable, but you now can have your share of steak and your…
A leggy, tan woman wearing a white halter top struts along a worn wooden dock overlooking the Miami River. Her lips curl to smile as she passes a glistening champagne bucket dripping with condensation and tables piled with cracked stone crab claws. A doe-eyed hostess escorts the woman and her…
Just about an hour’s flight from Miami lies Grand Cayman, the largest of three islands that make up the Cayman Islands. Grand Cayman is best known for two things — beautiful beaches and international banking. The island, filled with pristine hotels and condos lining the sugar sands of Seven Mile…
