If you’ve never heard of Sodexo or Aramark they are both super-corp food service providers with major college and university cafeteria contracts. They are also big time purchasers of Florida tomatoes.They do not have an agreement with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to protect farm laborers from inhumane treatment, sub…
World, meet the Pink Elephant, a drink designed for Plunge, the rooftop bar at the Gansevoort South (2377 Collins Ave., Miami Beach). One dollar from each Pink Elephant sold in October will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Foundation for breast cancer research and awareness…
I reported yesterday that Area 31 was named as one of Esquire Magazine’s Top 20 New Restaurants of 2009. Michelle Bernstein’s Sra. Martinez also made the list. On the one hand, I apologize for missing that. On the other hand, the woman gets more than enough press. One more acknowledgement:…
Gulas sound like something you’d more likely find lurking in your neighborhood on Halloween than on your dinner plate. But last night at Xixon, the Coral Way Spanish tapas restaurant with a New Times Best Of to its name, that’s exactly where they were — swimming in a boiling cauldron…
Area 31, in the Epic Hotel downtown, has been named as one of the Best New Restaurants of 2009 in the November issue of Esquire magazine. When food and travel critic John Mariani dined at Area 31 this summer, he asked executive chef John Critchley to send out his favorite…
Bogus Beef: Miami restaurants say it’s Kobe, but it’s really American Wagyu
The old-world opulence of Palme d’Or seems especially anachronistic in the patently lax 21st Century. The 70-seat space, a restored homage to the original 1926 Biltmore Hotel restaurant, is a bygone world of ceiling frescoes, crystal chandeliers, intricately carved woods, black-and-white photos of vintage movie stars, and an almost fun-house…
Fall is here, supposedly. In Miami we’ve still got 90-degree days, and a monster electric bill.But at least pumpkins are here again because despite what the weather would have you believe it is in fact “that time of year.”Here are some alleged pumpkin health benefits that’ll have you going for…
Gerald Posner has a new book out called Miami Babylon. In it, he details Lee Schrager’s having pled guilty to insurance fraud. Lee Schrager is the local, socially-networked promotions powerhouse behind the success of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival.Our paper-product recently profiled Lee Schrager in our Fall Arts…
Once upon a time, the Germans decided to contribute their own booze, food, and music festival to the world. They had yet to come up with Kraftwerk, the art scene sucked, and they had plenty of kegs stored up in mountain caves to keep cool, so they said, “Let’s just…
“Dude. So, fuckin’, hungry. Let’s eat.”Whether you’re poking key holes into malt liquor tall cans in an abandoned field, drinking $10 Heinekens at a club on South Beach, slamming shots at home with friends, or draining funnels from a second floor fire hose beer bong, there will always reach a…
Breasts deserve to live, bounce, jiggle, and shake happily through cancer-free lives.Fight the disease by funding the search for a cure on October 20th at the Newport Beachside Resort (16701 Collins Ave., Sunny Isles Beach) where Eleanor Hoh will run a Wok Star cooking demo followed by a food sampling,…
Free beer!That rallying cry is a valued, age-old method to draw a crowd. Like:”Dude, my little sister’s hamster passed away and she’s having a funeral and burial ceremony for it. Do you wanna go?””Uhhm, nah that sounds lame I’ll pass””There’s gonna be free beer.””Right. I’m in. And I’m telling everybody.”So…
It’s fall in South Florida, This mean your neighbors with hundreds of ripe avocados have you under siege. “Take one.” “Take one” “Take one.” Just shut the heck up!!!! We got a way to finally use all that fruit. This Sunday, Schnebly Redland’s Winery (30205 SW 217 Ave., Homestead) is…
Man wants tacos so bad he’s willing to kill for them…..maybe he’ll like the ones in prison…if they find him. [Herald]Mayor Daley from Chicago says “I’m moving to Miami, where there are no taxes on food and no state income tax.” [ChicagoTribune]Lee Schrager talks about getting asked to unclog toilets…
Keep it simple, stupid. Words to live by when it comes to food, especially the classic lunch combo of a soup and sandwich. This pair of places answers the question “What should I have for lunch?”, serving up bread with fix-ins and blends in bowls in their finest forms. Try…
There’s been a lot of ink spilled in recent years over the potential dangers inherent in our food supply chain. Still, the piece by Michael Moss this past Saturday in The New York Times could scare just about anyone into a lifetime of hamburger abstinence. You can, and should, check…
Ever wished your cake was shaped like a dog’s face? Thanks to the original 5-in-1 Tasty Baker your dreams can come true.Created by the ingenious minds behind the Pop Art Toaster (the toaster that branded the New York Times logo into a piece of bread), the 5-in-1 Tasty Baker allows…
Azucar!2 Girls and a Cupcake bring gourmet cupcakery to Downtown Miami.Today is their official grand opening, and the first ten customers get a free Oye Como Va. That’s a vanilla cupcake with guava filling and cream cheese frosting.Every Monday for the month of October, they’ll be doing cupcake giveaways including…
Shock is sweeping the food world this morning along with the news that the November issue of Gourmet Magazine will be its last. It has been rumored for some time that Condé Nast was suffering a decline in ad pages and would be shutting down one of its food titles…
Short Order knows we’re not the only game in town. That’s why we take this opportunity to highlight some other local voices in the community. Here are some recent posts from folks around the way.South Beach Restaurant Authority isn’t….they’re Chapter 11 after doing nothing. [FoodForThought]Taverna Opa celebrates a year in…
The Bath Club on Miami Beach (59th St. and Collins Ave.) has long been a private, membership-only establishment with its’ own intimate, members-only restaurant. But starting Sunday, November 1st, the fully restored 1920s Mediterranean-style clubhouse restaurant will be open to the public. It will be known as The Cape Cod…
