Hotcakes are hotter than ever, but we at Flip-Off Headquarters humbly refrain from taking all the credit; we’re probably only 80 percent responsible, 90 tops. Of course there are those who attribute the palpable surge in pancake popularity to it being one of the few foods that working class Americans…
The new Chicago’s Bakery & Deli has only been open one week, but its performance has already received rave reviews and even a few regulars. There was such a fuss brewing on the Cracktwit and Faceboring, initiated by neighborhood insider Tom Falco (@GroveGrapevine), I just had to stop by to…
The Daily Creative Food Co. is a newspaper-themed joint on 20th and Biscayne. They’re a lunch rush type sandwich shop open seven days a week. Had breakfast there this morning, a bacon egg and cheese on a bagel sandwich and a coffee. Total came to $7.06.Let it be known, most…
It ain’t easy being sleazy. Well, actually it is. Thanks to the internet, finding events you have nothin’ to do with that are serving free refreshments is easier than ever. Freeloader will occasionally drop the dime on various functions crashed for the sake of complimentaries. Hey, a blogger gotta eat.Last…
Wednesday, Wednesday, Wednesday, some people think of her as the little gothic girl from the Addams Family. Others call her “hump day.” But in the living heat of Summer in Miami, this Wednesday means free beer, er lager, Red Stripe to be exact.It also means you have to RSVP to…
If you missed last Friday’s tasting with Aussie superstar winemaker, Chris Ringland, you still have a chance to enjoy the fruits of his labor gratis!For this giveaway, we ask:After whom or what is the Darby & Joan label named? Be the first to guess correctly in the comment thread below,…
The Taurus started out on Main Highway in Coconut Grove in 1926. Back then it was a little cottage that served as a gathering place for locals, and remained the Grove’s favorite spot to hoist brews and munch burgers until 2002 — when the one-acre site was developed into Grove…
The weekly Paradigm dinner at Neomi’s Grill in the Trump International Sonesta Beach Resort takes eaters on a culinary acid trip; blasting their flavor modulators (tongues) through outer space with alimentary combinations that taste like they came from the great beyond. A recent Paradigm dinner saw Chef Kurtis Jantz, Chef…
Your frisky feline struts her stuff to the soiree on a leash. Kitty extends a peace paw to Jack Russell.You show up dressed as your pet.Your pet shows up dressed as you. Fido gets carded, and flashes his own collar-handy ID, his graduation certificate from obedience school.Your furry friend bribes the…
Cue the workforce lunch crowd. All together now… “Hallelujah!” Miami has finally gotten its fair share of salad mixing chains, transforming noon-time question marks into exclamation points. For this installment of Plato Royale, we thought we’d take on interpretations of the Cobb salad from a pair of major franchise players…
Short Order sees the web-food-media-movement growing and is proud to be a part of it, we are living in a golden age of information, but keep in mind there are many copyright, privacy, piracy, and plagiarism implications to everything we do on the internet. Here’s some recent local content.- Chef…
Chef Fernando “Fern” Garcia is a dude with a story. A born-n-raised in Dade product of Miami High, Garcia joined the Navy in 2000 and traveled the world as a culinary specialist. Fern documented some of his experiences for Short Order. The following is an example of the hardships endured…
The Redland Summer Fruit Festival evidenced momma nature’s love for all us animals;sure she might throw us a Category 5 monster this year, but the mangos will be flying off the shelves regardless. Fresh and juicy, ripe and ready, hot and tempting, cool and refreshing, the harvest is on point,…
This morning in “Death and Tacos” Natalie O’Neill exposed El Toro Taco’s fairly recent 53 food inspection critical violations smorgasbord, but where’s the link to the report, and how have their reports looked in the past?Here’s the link for the past six food inspection reports for routine food inspections conducted…
Over the weekend, the Redland Summer Fruit Festival at Fruit & Spice Park offered visitors a bounty of options for edible fulfillment well beyond the usual. Vendors peddled ice cream, Thai food, arepas, and more in an atmosphere that included craft booths and a music tent. Check out some more pictures……
God it’s hot outside. How hot? So hot the frigid, frostbite-inducing blasts of restaurant air conditioning actually feel good. Now is the perfect time for ice cream — oh no, wait. Sorry. The perfect time for ice cream actually begins next Wednesday, June 24th, which coincidentally coincides with the return…
The Coral Gables City Commission last week approved a lease at 2325 Galiano St. for a restaurant “doing business as Monty’s Coral Gables.” After Short Order contacted a few people, though, the name changed…
Once in a while being a vegetarian can be a royal letdown. You espy a lovely bean burrito on a menu, but upon inquiry it turns out that the beans are cooked con puerco and the rice was simmered in chicken stock. Or how about this sumptuous-looking roasted tomato soup? Ahh, the base…
Miami’s so hot that pigs sweat bacon grease, Biscayne Bay turns to fish soup, and palm trees hide under each other for shade. Perfect weather for a cold drink, a hot bbq, and some potato salad. Summer pulses through the county with the chaotic friction of all our molecules heating…
Hint: If serious wine lovers know the name Chris Ringland and his award-winning Australian Shiraz, you should too. And now you can — in person no less! Yes, this bloke from down under will be happy to pour you a glass himself at Wolfe’s Wine Shoppe this evening. Thirteen different…
Tomorrow and Sunday at Fruit and Spice Park, the fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree. Life’s a mango, dig in at the Redland Summer Fruit Festival where exotic varieties of the plentiful bounties intrinsic to our tropical paradise will be featured and showcased on the grounds of South Dade’s…
“I gave up the thought of ‘reviewing’ the film and decided to exhort you: SEE IT. BRING YOUR KIDS IF YOU HAVE THEM. BRING SOMEONE ELSE’S IF YOU DON’T. THE SHEER SCALE OF THE MOVIE IS MIND-BLOWING. IT’S THE DOCUMENTARY EQUIVALENT OF ‘THE MATRIX'”–David Edelstein, New York MagazineStarts today at…
