If you’re looking for a last-minute punch to prepare for July 4th guests, look no further: This Pisco Punch is distinctive, pretty to present, and it refreshes in a light, lemony fashion. Plus this is, after all, Miami, where pisco is particularly popular among our Peruvian populace…
Wynwood Interactive Shots Bar Coming SoonWhen Shots Miami postponed its coming-soon party because of that pesky Tropical Storm Debby, I was kind of heartbroken. After all, I really wanted to experience this bar where you’re made to dress in character or perform an action while downing neon-colored shots — especially…
Miami’s world-ranked home brewer Johnathan Wakefield and LoKal Burgers & Beer in Coconut Grove are teaming up for a beer pairing tomorrow (Friday). Snobs and foodies, here is another chance to get together.The pairing starts at 6 p.m. and for $42, you get a three-course meal including Wakefield’s world-class beers…
Read also “Beer History Milestones” and “Beer Snobs Rejoice! Wynwood Brewing Company Soon to Open.” Short Order announced the opening of Wynwood Brewing Company last year, but Luis Brignoni lacked a place to set up his brewery. On Monday, though, he signed a lease. Nonbelievers, listen up.The Wynwood brewery will…
Yep, it’s official. Miami-Dade’s first craft brewery, Schnebly Miami Brewing Company, now has a tap at LoKal Burgers & Beer in Coconut Grove. No longer will Schnebly’s exotic craft beers be confined to the outer limits of Miami. Schnebly, also known as Schnebly Redland’s Winery and Brewery, currently makes four…
What is it about summer that so begets boozing? The sizzling temps, the skimpy clothes, the longer days, and sweltering nights — all just goad you to get a good buzz going.So in the interest of summer imbibing, Short Order spoke to mixologists at some of Miami’s most creative bars…
Have you heard the one about the interactive shots bar? You know…where you not only take a shot … you are the shot? Neither did we — until now. Allow us to explain.Shots Miami co-owners Oscar Zapata and David Estrada (no relation to Erik — we asked) felt that it…
After the Miami Heat won the championships last night, the team celebrated at LIV, where the boys ran up a $200,000 bar tab. If you want to celebrate the team’s win (but are finding yourself a little short of funds to pony up the price of a one-bedroom condo on…
Meat Market’s Culinary & Cocktail Dinner with Mixologist John Lermayer Where: Meat Market When: Monday, June 25, 2012 Cost: $65 per person (plus tax and gratuity) Rundown: World-renowned mixologist John Lermayer, who has lived in Miami for the past six years while spearheading cocktail programs and preparing to open his own…
This past weekend, Schnebly Winery and Brewery introduced “The Growler,” a 32oz. fat-boy that packs a bare-knuckle punch with your choice of four hand-crafted tropical fruit infused beers. What’s that you say? Why put a wimpy fruit beer inside such an intimidating bottle? The beers are anything but weak and the…
So the Heat won again last night and you are preparing for Game 4 tomorrow at 9 p.m.. When Shane Battier make his next three-pointer, and he will, you will want to shout. HELL YEAH DRINKS ON ME. Wait, you didn’t mean that. Now you owe everyone in earshot a…
The setting is Blue Collar restaurant, the date is June 27, the time is 7 p.m., the price is $85, and the idea is this: A five-course dinner with each dish pegged to a particular state and paired with a wine from the same area. Chef Danny Serfer is taking…
What do Yardbird Southern Table & Bar and Peacock Garden Cafe have in common besides the fact that both restaurants are named after domesticated feathered creatures? They’re both instituting some interesting new happy hours.Yardbird Southern Table & Bar is launching a weekday Southern Social, starting tonight. From 3 to 7…
After months of feverishly choosing the best coffee house (Eternity Coffee Roasters), the best bar food (The Local Craft Food & Drink), the best restaurant value (Blue Collar), the best food truck (Mr. Good Stuff), and everything in between, we could sure use a drink!The nice folks at Wood Tavern…
Most of us working stiffs don’t have mad cash to drop on huge quantities of good-quality beer. What is the alternative? Twenty-four-hour gas stations stocked with little rescue kits of mass-produced brew.There are many selections, but here is a list of ten that every beer fiend should consider when strolling…
Miami’s cocktail culture is still in its fledgling stage. While cities such as New York and New Orleans have dozens of bars where master mixologists create artful libations, Miami is still a relative child when it comes to serving thoughtful drinks made with fresh herbs, real fruit juices, and spirits…
Earlier this week, we met with Peruvian pisco master distiller Johnny Schuler. He is one seriously passionate man when it comes to pisco. For two hours we talked, drank, and smelled like nothing more than pisco.This was all before 2 p.m., of course.He left us with a bottle of his…
Bella Beach, a chic Mediterranean-inspired restaurant and lounge located at Trump International Beach Resort has come up with a mouth-watering idea: free “Hurricane Bella” shots, made with a blend of Malibu Passion Fruit Rum, orange and lime juice, simple syrup and Blue Curacao. For the next few months, if you’re…
Wynwood coffee roaster Panther Coffee and Gastropod Mobile Gourmet food truck are teaming up with local beer artist Diego Ganoza from Gravity Brewbar. On June 22, they’ll host the Brewhouse Bash.Panther Coffee is honchoing the event from 7 to 10:30 p.m. and Ganoza will be ready and waiting with at…
Six of Miami’s best bartenders met at Blackbird Ordinary for a little friendly competition at the Marie Brizard Cocktail Challenge semi-finals. Robert Montero (Sra. Martinez), Fraser Hamilton (Blackbird Ordinary), Mary Connoly (Meat Market & Bar Lab), Phillip Khanderhrish (The Setai), Paul Sauter (Mercadito), and Nick Nisico (Soho Beach House) created…
Over the last year, Miami has seen the birth of many new homebrewing clubs, But there is one that has been here the longest: Miami Area Society of Homebrewers, or M.A.S.H.The club started in 1994 when a small but dedicated band of Miami home brewers gathered at what used to…
Five of Miami’s top mixologists will compete tonight for the opportunity to shake their stuff at the annual Tales of the Cocktail in the Marie Brizard USA Cocktail Challenge Semifinals.The competition, which is free and open to the public, takes place tonight from 6 – 8 p.m. at Blackbird Ordinary…
