Job Alert – Dine Magazine Looking For Bloggers

Hey times are tough, Short Order understands that, just giving you a heads up on the possibility of food related supplemental income. Don’t forget who told you.DineMag.net is hiring bloggers. We don’t know what the pay is, or if there is any, or even how to apply. The food and…

Burgers at The Standard on Miami Beach

Burgers at The Standard don’t come cheap, but the Bayside Grill’s waterfront, saltwater poolside locale is top notch Dade County lifestyles of the rich and famous type shit. A trio of sliders will run you $16.00. That means three charred grill burgers made from locally sourced beef, your choice of…

Rev Pedro Martinez Leads HOPE in Miami Beach, Feeds Homeless

Ever wondered why there aren’t more social events for homeless people? You know, like places where they can congregate, have a good meal, get some dental care, a new i.d. card, an AIDS test, and just hang out as an invited guest?Rev. Pedro A. Martinez, the founder and president of…

Glass Envy? Reach For PETG

If you covet those tumbler beauties at Fratelli Lyon like I do (thanks for rubbing it in, Lee,) listen up. A real case of shatterproof, reusable, recylceable — not to mention elegant — plastic dopplegangers awaits you, for $11.99 per 4 pack.  The picky people policing the New York Times home section seem to agree.  And can you really…

RIP Chocolate, Kobe Club, Akashi SoBe and More.

We’ve called up more than 250 restaurants in Miami, sniffing out closings over the past month and reporting them.  Combined with tips from friendly commenters, here’s a recap of what’s ‘unfolded’ in May.  So now the question is, who’s next on the list Sherlock? Coral GablesChocolate Restaurant – The lights at this restaurant…

20-Cent Chicken Wings At 8-Oz. Burger Bar

During the NBA Finals between the Orlando Magic and LA Kobes, 8 oz. Burger Bar’s Alton Road and Ocean Drive locations will be offering chicken wings for twenty cents apiece — and $3 draft beers. Seems as though 8-oz. may be suffering from some sort of Susan Boyle Syndrome –…

Behind The Line: 5300 Chop House for Sunbox Eleven Winery Dinner

Last week, Sunbox Eleven Winery held a dinner event at 5300 Chop House at The Blue in Doral. They graciously comped two meals (valued at $125 each) to a Short Order reader as part of a blog-dinner-giveaway. I went too, camera in hand.The event featured cooking from chef/winemaker Chef Superdave…

The Rush Limbaugh Diet, Before and After Pictures

Since when did Palm Beach County radio host Rush Limbaugh become a diet icon? Apparently, since yesterday. I like to think of the guy as a hard-drinking, meat-eating, pilled-out fat dude who smokes a lot. Yesterday, Google reported “Rush Limbaugh Diet” as one of the top 100 searches during the…

When the Going Gets Tough, Christine’s Roti Shop Does Breakfast

Raise a white flag in trying times?  Nonesense.  After 17 years in business, Christine Gouveia flipped a big white bird at all the naysayers, the pouters and the wallowers, and instead chose to open her Roti Shop four hours earlier than usual yesterday to launch a breakfast service…

Miami-Dade Food Stamps – How To Apply For and Receive Benefits

Recent, informal, New Times web research showed a poor return of official government websites providing information on how to apply for and receive food stamp benefits in Miami-Dade county.A google search for Miami-Dade food stamps returned mostly pages about a hurricane relief program from 2005. As it turns out, food…

Openings, Closings, Remodelings, Oh My!

When one door closes, another opens…    Akashi on South Beach has closed on the second floor of “Fresh on 5th” deli at 5th and Ocean. The location had a short ride, opening up just a few weeks after Akashi’s Coconut Grove satellite.  Owner Larry Chi tells Short Order that he’s not…

Weekend Blog Watch: The Miami Food Twittersphere

Here are some active Twitter account addresses from local food-web-heads, bloggers, chefs, and citizens. Leave a comment if you know of any more that should be added.Chef Norman Van Aken – @normanvanakenMaria A., Yelp manager – @mari7305ER Gagit – @ergagitMango & Lime blog – @mango_limeFrodnesor – @frodnesorMiami Dish – @miamidishJen…

Fratelli Lyon: Chitarucci con funghi e tartufo

 This distinctive pasta dish from Alex Pinero, chef de cuisine at Fratelli Lyon, blends chestnut pasta with mushroooms, mascarpone and truffle to a distinctively rich, woodsy effect. The Design District restaurant uses chanterelles, piopini and chiodini mushrooms (the equivalent of honshimeji whites/browns), which you won’t find at Publix, but buttons,…

Weekly Wrap-Up: The Friday Cleanup

What’s it mean to scrub pots, wash plates, move silver, push glass, stock shelves, stand, walk, turn, dodge, burn, cut, sweep, mop, hose, flip, drop, rinse, ride, and repeat? Don’t worry about it. Most people don’t. But somebody’s gotta do it. Here’s our digital dishwash for last week.Hy Vong does…

Meatless in Miami: Vegan on the Down-Low

It’s a fun fact that Oreos have long been so fake that they are in fact completely free of egg and dairy. A lot of meal ideas are either likewise  vegan or easily made so with the slightest tweak. Some surreptitiously vegan everyday items include guacamole, salsa, portobello burgers, pasta…

Food, Inc. Comes To Miami

When Martha Stewart tweets, we best listen up.  She recently mentioned a screening she arranged for employees of a documentary that we just had to see.  The film is called Food, Inc. and reveals what we eat, how it’s produced and how it’s consumed.  It’s hitting the silver screen nationwide…

A Brouhaha Brews Over Gerdy

It started as a hubbub of comments in regards to Short Order’s post about MIA, a large dining/entertainment complex slated for downtown — the debate being about the merits of such a venue, or lack thereof. Then MIA’s executive chef-to-be, Gerdy Rodriguez, became the focus of discussion — the debate…

ZuperPollo’s Zuper Bistro on Biscayne In Pictures

ZuperBistro ReztoCafe is a small breakfast and lunch joint located in a non-descript “executive plaza” (office building) on Biscayne and 31st. It’s a spinoff of the well regarded ZuperPollo, a Coral Way institution since 1986 and a Best Uruguayan Restauruant award winner. I went to the ZuperBistro for lunch and…

Blasting Abba, Abbracci Embraces 20 Years

Four giant sparkler candles set an atlas-sized cake ablaze, as Abbracci’s private party room came alive last night with the flamboyant beats of Abba’s Dancing Queen.  Nino Pernetti, beaming with pride, took his position center stage and basked in the warm glow of his restaurant’s 20th anniversary celebration. “’70s music…

Out of Season? Not at Michael’s Genuine

It’s in between tropical downpours in the Design District as I wade through the humidity to Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink. Summer’s making its usual graceful entrance, and I’m curious about what happens to a restaurant with a menu that celebrates local foods, when the local growing season ends. What’s…