Thanksgiving is only a week away. Friends and family are making the trek to Miami for a little well-needed sunshine and you’re tasked with preparing a fabulous dinner. Don’t stress because Short Order’s got your back. We’ve asked Miami’s hottest chefs and bartenders for tips and recipes to make your…
For the socially conscious and cruelty-free foodies who’ve been missing vegan eats from the recently shuttered Mac’N food truck – there’s good news for your grumbling stomach. Francesca Lacuesta, the woman behind the truck’s original recipes, has launched her own catering company, Panpespa. The new concept is an all-natural vegan…
Hostess Brands, makers of Twinkies, Wonder Bread, HoHo’s Sno Balls, and other childhood favorites, may shut down all operations and liquidate as early as Tuesday after a failed attempt to settle a bakers strike.According to the Wall Street Journal, the company, which filed for bankruptcy in January 2012, has requested…
Maroon and jiggly, canned cranberry sauce is an abomination to cooks everywhere. Not even the bird wants to be on the same table as that stuff. You owe it to yourself and the lives of those around you to divert from the ever-easy alternative of Ocean Spray cranberry sauce. Let’s…
The only suitable question for this Short Order weekend guide is: Do you feel lucky? Well, do you (punks…)? And the answer is: Of course you do! Thanksgiving’s less than a week away and already you have half of the perfect menu — and there’s more to come. The hurry…
MB Brewhouse has closed after being open only about a month and never having an “official” grand opening, Eater Miami has reported.The lounge and game room was reworked into a fun “date night” concept by co-owner and chef Josh Marcus from his Chow Down Grill after Marcus found too much…
Thanksgiving is less than a week away and you’re planning a traditional holiday dinner, which includes a golden turkey as the showpiece of the meal.Before you head to the supermarket, know what you’re buying. Many frozen and fresh turkeys sold at major chains and big box warehouses come from factory…
Like any great Turkey meal, the secret is in the taters. If your mashed potatoes don’t cut it, the whole meal is a bust — and that’s a problem. But fret not. We here at Short Order consulted with a mashed potato connoisseur: Danny Serfer from Blue Collar. He was…
Long before he was a competitor in the Food Network’s culinary hazing extravaganza The Next Iron Chef, Seamus Mullen, chef and owner of Tertulia in New York City, was one of countless young cooks who bought a one-way ticket to Spain in hopes of landing a job as a free…
Underneath a blinking digital sign that reads “Reggae Tacos – Jammin With Flavor” is a little Jamaican spot that the busy downtown lunch scene will be glad to find. It’s not fancy. Walk up to the counter, place your order, give your name, and listen to Ice Cube’s “We Be…
While the rest of Miami hurries to Publix and Fresh Market for last minute shopping lists, the smart people of this good city will stare good and hard at this list — and with just a quick phone call (or click of the mouse), Thanksgiving dinner will be taken care…
It’s a muggy, hot afternoon in mid-November and Santo Domingo’s congested streets are packed with whizzing motorcyclists and banged-up taxis. Sidewalks are lined with vendors selling dried-up holiday pine trees. Across the bustling Caribbean city, eateries offer a variety of catered Thanksgiving dinners. Menus feature classic American staples: roast turkey,…
Thanksgiving is only a week away. Friends and family are making the trek to Miami for a little well-needed sunshine and you’re tasked with preparing a fabulous dinner. Don’t stress because Short Order’s got your back. We’ve asked Miami’s hottest chefs and bartenders for tips and recipes to make your…
Hiro’s Yakko-San: From the Deep Fryer to the Sushi Bar
Photos: A Closer Look at Yakko-San
Short Order recently published part one of our interview with Bill Marler, attorney, blogger, and food safety advocate. He discussed food safety concerns and foodborne illness.We wrap up our interview today with Marler discussing his most difficult cases and lobbying Congress to pass the Food Modernization Act.Follow the jump for…
Faced with a longing for her native Japan but few of the ingredients found there, culinary consultant and cookbook author Hiroko Shimbo set out to find ways to meld Japanese and American cuisine to satisfy cravings for the flavors of her childhood. Shimbo will discuss her third book, Hiroko’s American…
Believe it or not, Thanksgiving is only a few short days away. Friends and family are making the trek to Miami for a little well-needed sunshine and you’re tasked with preparing a fabulous dinner. Don’t stress because Short Order’s got your back. We’ve asked Miami’s hottest chefs and bartenders for…
With passage of Amendment 64, which legalizes cannabis for recreational use in Colorado comes the possibility of a new market for cannabis beer.Washington state legalized recreational cannabis too. Even though cannabis beer has been made by home brewers for years, commercial breweries probably won’t be following suit, considering that cannabis…
Last night’s preview of Orchid, Where Desire Blooms, was rudely interrupted by a transformer failure. According to a night watchman close to the problem area, “A little after 6:30 p.m., I heard the explosion, then all the lights went out east of NE Second Avenue south of NE 41st Street…
Believe it or not, Thanksgiving is only a few short days away. Friends and family are making the trek to Miami for a little well-needed sunshine and you’re tasked with preparing a fabulous dinner. Don’t stress because Short Order’s got your back. We’ve asked Miami’s hottest chefs and bartenders for…
Though Anthony Bourdain has closed the door on his relationship with the Travel Channel (and burned all bridges with rants about the interweaving of Cadillac ads into his final No Reservations episode), he’s opened a wide terrace with his new CNN gig.Parts Unknown, premiering in spring 2013, has Bourdain traveling…
Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. Don’t forget to check out the full Best of Miami® 2012 online at bestof.voiceplaces.com. There are three kinds of salad-eaters: those…
