El Bulli: Cooking In Progress is a 108-minute film documenting the dissection and study of food at the lab of Ferran Adrià’s revolutionary Spanish restaurant. El Bulli, considered by many to be the greatest restaurant in the world, closed its doors this past year — but the painstaking research continues,…
Trying to cut back on cursing in front of the kiddies? Good luck avoiding that while you take a bite into Howie Kleinberg’s new take on the Luther burger. “Holy [bleep]!”, “Damn, this is [bleep]ing amazing!”, and even a barely audible “Oh [bleep] yeah” were heard as three ladylike bloggers…
Vegans are optimists. How else would you describe people who think they can change the world simply by eating sprouts and abstaining from gummy bears? As one of these people, I decided to go to the New Times Iron Fork chef competition with an empty stomach, despite warnings from my…
B.C. Tacos defeated Jefe’s Original Fish Taco and Burger in last night’s Fighting Food Trucks Taco Tangle at Miami New Times’ fourth annual Iron Fork at Ice Palace Film Studios in Wynwood.The tangle pitted Jefe’s Jack Garabedian against B.C. Taco’s Bret and Rick Chiavari in a battle royale hosted and moderated by…
View photos from Iron Fork 2011 here.New Times’ fourth annual Iron Fork at Ice Palace Film Studios in Wynwood brought more than 1,600 people out to eat, drink, and enjoy some friendly competition between chefs.The weather couldn’t have been more perfect as attendees sipped Bacardi rum cocktails and Guinness stout,…
Attending a wine tasting is supposed to be fun, a social means of sharing sips, spits, and thoughtful conversation. But for those who don’t know the difference between a Pinot Noir and Pinot Grigio, the experience can be one of self-consciousness and apprehension about coming across as gauche.Fear not. Just…
Recently, Short Order was invited to sample the food and farms of Jamaica. In this three-part report, we shared a visit to several farms and the Bob Marley museum. If you missed the first two parts, you can read them here and here. In our last installment, we’re going to…
Girls Gone Wild, the series and website devoted to showing wholesome college co-eds drunkenly stripping and making out with each other is coming to Miami Beach to film..and if you’ve got some mad bartending skills, you can be part of the action. If, however, you’re a drunk co-ed willing to…
There’s something fantastic about the idea of cutting out the middle man to get farm fresh produce at your fingertips. Short Order spoke with Farm Fresh Miami Owner Erika Rullman about how joining produce buying clubs saves us money in the long run, and gets you the freshest veggies you’ve…
We’re kicking ourselves for not thinking of this first: an ice-cream truck filled with hot chicks. Yes, it sounds like the makings of one of those coming-of-age movies starring models and pubescent boys, but this is real. And it’s here in Miami, complete with stripper poles and girls in your…
Once upon a time, Manny’s Steaks became Chophouse Miami, but nothing really changed all that much — big hunks of meat, creamed spinach, and the expected steak-house vibe (leather banquettes, dark wood, white tablecloths topped with black napkins). Now the downtown stalwart is reinventing its image with an overhaul of…
Chow Down Grill, Morgans open in South Beach
Here’s an exclusive photo of chef Andrew Carmellini on Today set. Earlier this morning, Carmellini showed Al Roker how to make cider glazed pork with wild rice and quinoa pilaf. Carmellini’s secret for the pilaf? Add dried cranberries soaked in Earl Grey tea and whiskey. Here at Short Order we…
Bagatelle, the pretty little Key West restaurant on the 100 block of Duval Street has been in the news twice this week, and it’s only Wednesday. So do you want the good news or the bad news?OK, good news first:The Florida Keys Keynoter reported the happy news that Jack Terry,…
If you’re a fan of growing (legal) herbs in your backyard or you want to start, check out Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s Edible Garden Festival this weekend.The garden will open its gates on Saturday and Sunday to amateur gardeners with ongoing lectures and cooking and gardening demonstrations.Don’t think that the…
For downtowners in search of a lunch deal, Zuma has just launched a prix-fixe menu in addition to their current á la carte offerings. The “business lunch option” will run you $24, and includes two starters and a choice of one entree from a selection of three regular items. You’ll…
The nomination process is open for the 2012 James Beard Awards and everyone, including non-members can vote for their favorites. There are 21 categories, including Best Chef: South (which includes Florida), Outstanding Pastry Chef, Outstanding Bar Program, and Outstanding Wine Program.Registration is required to nominate a chef or restaurant in…
Short Order was recently invited to tour Jamaica, where we visited parts of the island not usually on the tourist radar. Yesterday, we shared our experience on a coffee plantation in the Blue Mountains. Today, we’ll visit a few farms and the Bob Marley Museum (where we found quite an…
We introduced you to Lights Out Miami back in August when Ability Explosion previewed their blind dinners at City Hall. If you’re still in the dark, here’s a look at that event.The day has arrived and sufficient time has passed for the idea to marinate in your mind. The restaurants…
Is there a chef-leaving-South-Beach-steakhouse epidemic going on or what? First Ralph Pagano announced that he was leaving STK Miami, then days later we learn that Daniel Ganem is on his way from Kane Steakhouse, and now Sam Gorenstein has informed Short Order that his last day as chef de cuisine…
New Times’ Fourth Annual Iron Fork is this Thursday at Ice Palace Film Studios in downtown Miami from 7 to 10 p.m., so we gotta ask — are you prepared for the awesomeness of watching chefs do battle in head-to-head competition?Have you trained to get your stamina up so that…
Andrew Carmellini has a lot on his plate, so to speak. In between trips to Miami to oversee the build-out of his SoBe outpost of The Dutch and visit local farms like Teena’s Pride and Paradise Farms, Carmellini is going on Today to plug his cookbook, American Flavor.The 336-page book,…
