The white truffles were flown in from Alba. The Beni di Batasiolo wines came in from the same region, but they were brought by the company’s administrative head Fiorenzo Dogliani and its’ U.S. Director Ricardo March. The five-course meal was created by chef Pietro Vardeu and imported from the kitchen…
Anthony Bourdain is on the talk show circuit to promote his new show, The Layover, which debuts on the Travel Channel on November 21. When he drops in on The Late Show, the interview starts out serious and mild. Tony and Dave Letterman discuss such weighty issues as height, weight…
Hogzilla’s Inspired Barbeque opened this past Sunday in the former digs of Bar-B-Q Beach on South Beach. Ron Garcia (Burger & Beer Joint) and Raul Rodriguez (“BBQ master”) are the owners of this sprawling two-room, two-bar space, which is packed with TV screens and will feature live music (and a…
Florida Agriculture commissioner Adam Putnam went on television this past weekend to warn that the giant African land snail can carry meningitis. If you eat it, that is. Who in hell would consider eating a slimy snail the size of a Chihuahua? Plenty of people, it turns out.The snail grows…
This past weekend we set back the clock one hour. This coming weekend, we’re setting the clock back even farther … to 1969, a time when hippies chanted “make love, not war,” traded love beads and ate street food. Let’s put it this way, hippies were the OWS of their…
Egg & Dart, the upscale Greek Taverna in Midtown, is now open for lunch. The restaurant, which serves rustic cuisine in a Miami-chic setting, is having an impromptu one-day-only sale on their first midday meal service — half off. Yup. Today only, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., any food…
As in: LouLou Le Petit Bistro is the answer to last week’s Where It At? The plates shown in that post were veal tongue gribiche and a dodine of salmon in tarragon beurre blanc.In fact, there is a lot of really genuine and well-prepared French fare being served nowadays at…
Some Nashville moms have been offering to sell lollipops that have been licked by children with chicken pox, according to WSMV in Nashville. The thought process is that healthy children who lick these pops will contract the disease and then become immune to it.The station reported that Wendy Werkit of…
If you go into any juice bar worth its wheatgrass, you’re bound to find spirulina on the list of available “power-ups” you can choose to boost the nutritional value of your smoothie.It sounds so weird that it must be good for you. But what exactly is this superfood, and where…
Miami-based Burger King is once again living up to its name. Last week the company announced it will release a giant, pizza-size burger in Japan over the holidays as an alternative to Christmas dinner that will get people saying, “Merii Kurisumasu.”Giant, Mexican-style burgers for Christmas in Japan. What? Talk about…
Vic & Angelo’s Italian Restaurant, the newest kid on the Ocean Drive block in South Beach, had its official opening on Friday, November 4. They’ve been open for a while but last night was the big night.On hand for the festivities was none other than George Clooney’s former main squeeze,…
Homestead Main Street organized Homestead al Gusto, a food truck festival this past weekend that included a chef’s challenge. Local farmer’s donated veggies from their first crop and the food truck chefs picked out which ones they wanted. Then they had exactly one hour to prepare a dish worthy of…
Andy Rooney, the famous 60 Minutes commentator who spent 30 years doing essays for the Sunday evening news magazine, died on November 4th at the age of 92.Rooney retired just a month ago on October 2. According to 60 Minutes, Andy wrote and filmed 1,097 essays for 60 Minutes. The…
TMZ has leaked some naked pictures of Anthony Bourdain. No, they’re not full-frontal, and no you really can’t see junk or ass (there’s a big red star over any interesting parts). The photos, taken a few years ago, show Bourdain and his then sous chef in some pool in the…
Over the weekend I received an email from Simon Ho that read:”A good friend of mine did the unthinkable…managed to convince his fiancé to have burgers at their wedding. Not just any burger will do, so they created a video and sent it to the CEO of Shake Shack. He…
Lady Gaga just announced her new holiday special, A Very Gaga Thanksgiving. The show will air on ABC on Thanksgiving day, November 24, and will feature Tony Bennett and Katie Couric. If that’s not bizarre enough, Gaga is set to perform “White Christmas” and chef Art Smith will also drop…
Short Order had the pleasure of taking a jaunt around the Fruit & Spice Park earlier this year, and it’s a verifiable wonderland. The 37-acre park is truly a hidden treasure trove of more than 500 varieties of fruits, vegetables, spices, herbs, and nuts. So if there is ever time…
Sleepless Night is the answer to an insomniac’s prayers. Spanning much of Miami Beach, Sleepless Night will offer free music, art, and entertainment November 5 to 6 from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sleepless Night is modeled after Nuit Blanche in Paris and Montréal’s All-Nighter and is held every other…
Banana & Leaf is a no-frills sushi place offering basic rolls at insanely cheap prices. This is a great new spot for downtowners in need of a quick raw fish fix, and it’s by the same crew behind Little Lotus, experts at making a restaurant something out of nothing (if…
New Times is searching for contributors to South Florida’s preeminent food and dining blog, Short Order. Candidates should be able to take pictures, have professional or blog-writing experience, and desire to learn about the local scene. We aim to cover all the news related to eating, food, chefs — both…
Though no one’s going to accuse all food trucks of serving seriously health-conscious eats, many owners make an effort to use fresh and local ingredients.Jefe’s Original Fish Taco and Burger owner Jack Garabedian, for instance, goes down to the Redland during the growing season to pick his own vegetables, and…
Folks on South Beach will remember the James Royal Palm Hotel as the Royal Palm Hotel, which is what it was known as when it opened on Collins Avenue in 1939 and for decades after that. KSL Capital Partners purchased the property and are remodeling it into a James luxury…
