Share Our Strength’s Taste Of The Nation Comes to Miami

Chefs from some of Miami’s best restaurants will join forces July 7 to raise funds to feed South Florida’s hungry children by feeding you. The event, chaired by chefs Allen Susser and Andre Bievenu of Joe’s Stone Crab will feature food from some 40 restaurants as well as wines and…

Hooters Melanie Gottlieb Wins at Drinks of the Grove

​​At Coconut Grove’s Burgundy Room, you’ll see everyone from the Real Housewives of the Grove downing bottles of champagne to a 70-year-old couple swallowing whole the bar’s serrano ham croquetas.And that’s exactly how they expect it.At last night’s Drinks of the Grove, reps from local bars assembled at the Cocowalk…

From Popeye to Obelix: Ten Food-Lovin’ Cartoon Characters

Cartoon and comic strip characters have favorite foods just like real people. Their tastes seem to be rather humble, too — pizzas, burgers, and sandwiches are often the craving, not filet mignon with sauce Béarnaise or inside-out sushi rolls. Here are ten food addictions of penciled-in (but not necessarily pencil-thin)…

F.B.I. Seizes Web Servers, Knocks Eater Offline

According to The New York Times, The F.B.I, seized several Web servers, including Eater’s in a raid of DigitalOne’s hosting facility in Reston, Virginia. DigitalOne is a Web hosting company based in Switzerland, with dozens of major Web clients in the United States. The F.B.I. was investigating the Lutz Security…

Saveur’s Newest Cookbook: Worldwide Recipe Espionage

James Beard award-winning magazine, ‘Saveur’, has released a cookbook that does more than simply regurgitate a back-log of published recipes. For The New Comfort Food, editor-in-chief and Top Chef judge, James Oseland, sought secrets from chefs around the world at infamous restaurants known for doing something right. Sort of a recipe…

George’s Italian Restaurant & Lounge: Make Mine Veal!

​Located in North Miami Beach, George’s Italian Restaurant & Lounge features Americanized Italian comfort food in an upscale-casual setting. There’s white linen on the tables and music of generations past overhead. Thankfully, the room is not decorated with hokey red-and-white checkered tablecloths and photos of Sinatra. George’s starts diners off…

Casa Larios: Decent Sunday Special, Terrible Service

Inside Casa Larios, South Miami, are bright colors and lots of space between wooden tables. There is a bar, a stage for live entertainment, a walk-up window, and outdoor seating.The camarones ceviche ($11.95) is served in a tall glass. The top pieces of shrimp are not sitting in the marinade…

Emerge Miami: This Year It’s Bikes and Ice Cream

​For the second year in a row, Emerge Miami is taking sweet-toothed cyclists on a saccharine joy ride. On Saturday, July 9th, the 2nd Sweet Treats Ride will take off from the Omni Metro-Mover Station at 10 a.m., stopping at several sweet shops between the Design District and South Beach…

Manila Rice Serves Secret Menu Item, Exotic Food at BTTR Tonight

If you’ve been kvetching about the same-old same-old night after night, we hear you. Everyone lapses into food boredom now and then. If eating the same stuff all the time has gotten you down, visit Manila Rice at BTTR tonight for some authentic Filipino cuisine. Truck co-owner Cecile Pangan is…

Muscle Maker Grill Now Open in Midtown

We told you it was coming, but it took a bit longer than expected. Muscle Maker Grill has officially thrown open the doors at its new Shops at Midtown Miami location. They deliver, they cater, they’ll wrap it to go. This place aims to be the healthiest version of fast-casual…

Menu, Chef Changes at The Royal at The Raleigh

When John DeLucie opened The Royal at The Raleigh Hotel in December 2010, he brought his New York style to this SoBe hotel’s dining room. DeLucie’s mission? No mangos, no Floribbean cuisine — just the kind of food that brings New York celebs and power brokers like Anna Wintour and…

Miami’s Top Five Waterside Bars for Summer

Summer officially kicks off today, but we’ve been feeling the heat since, well, last summer. Here at Short Order, we know the best way to cool off is watching the waves with a beer in hand. So we’re bringing you our five favorite waterside bars:5. Carrabba’s Italian GrillOK, we know…

2. Torta de Queso de Manchego at Solea

New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 is out and Short Order is just about done serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. After the jump, find our other choices. 2. Torta de Queso de Manchego at SoleaCheesecake made of Manchego? We can barely swallow…

Tudor House: Zakarian is Back for Breakfast (Pictures)

Tudor House, Goffrey Zakarian’s return to South Beach, has opened in the Dream Hotel to much anticipation. The space is open and airy, with a masculine take on Miami Art Deco decor. The gray and brown color palate is accented with chrome, teak, and pictures of Miami circa 1930s. The…

Andrew Balick’s Red Wine Braised Short Ribs

Last week we published our interview with Andrew Balick, the chef at the relatively new Pied a Terre at the Cadet Hotel. In parts one and two, Balick talked about his menu, how he came to Pied a Terre after six years at Azul, and how he began cooking professionally.Today…

T.O.W. (Truckers Out West) Cancelled Once Again

For the second time this week, T.O.W. has been cancelled due to concerns over zoning issues. Therefore, there will be no trucks at Good Shepherd tonight.Short Order got word at 4:45 p.m. that the Palmetto Bay Village Center and St. Brendan High School roundups are still on.A few trucks from…

Mac’n Truck is All Vegan; T.O.W. Finds a New Home UPDATED

Mac’n, Miami’s first all-vegan food truck is finally set to roll out tonight. You may recall the Miami New Times reporting back in February that truck hopefuls Francesca Lacuesta and Mark Jennings were trying to raise capital to refurbish their truck through Kickstarter, a way for small businesses to raise…

3. Black & Blue Burger at Damn Good Burger

New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 is out and Short Order is just about done serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. After the jump, find our other choices. ​3.Black & Blue Burger at Damn Good Burger Miami’s been hit with a rash of…