Rummies rejoice! This weekend marks the Miami Rum Renaissance Festival, a five-day celebration of the sweet and sexy liquor. While some events are by VIP invitation only, on Saturday, May 8, the Raleigh Hotel is hosting an open to the public rum exhibition. The Grand Rum Tasting will feature rums…
As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…
Luna Star Cafe’s menu opens with “We do not sell Budweiser, Coors, Heineken or Amstel Light. Instead, allow us to guide you through the intriguing world of beer as we know it.” But where other places with massive beer selections lay out a tiny-print list with price and country of…
Chef Giancarla of Escopazzo will be cooking up a special Mothers Day Luncheon Buffet at Paradise Farms this Sunday, May 9th. A driver will pick up the guests at Escopazzo at 11:30 a.m., lunch begins at 1:00 p.m., and includes Schnebly organic wines, live music, a complimentary bottle of Schnebly…
No longer any need to rush out to Sun Life Stadium for the delicious food behind the concession stands. Centerplate executive chef Orlando Morales, with whom we just completed a two-part interview with (a-one-and-a-two), has been kind enough to share a recipe for the official Sun Life Stadium cheese arepas…
AltaMare is bigger, busier, and better than ever
If you’ve been to Target in North Miami in the past week or two, you may have noticed something different: fresh foods. Bananas, apples, pineapple, meat, salad mixes and other fresh foods now hold a prominent spot in the food section of the store under a sign that reads “fresh…
May is National Hamburger Month. This allegedly began when White Castle declared a month-long holiday to honor america’s favorte meat. White Castle has its own plans to pay homage to one of our nation’s favorite foods, but Short Order caught up with Miami’s local burger connoisseur to find out how he planed to…
You can trust a rocker to know how to create some kickin’ booze and one hell of a party, right? Use Cinco de Mayo as an excuse to try Sammy Hagar’s Cabo Wabo Tequila and throw a fiesta his way:1. Blast the hall-of-famer’s “Mas Tequila” on your iPod speakers2. Prep…
You’ve seen it, the commercial on Comcast or DirecTV announcing the launch of the Cooking Channel May 31. First thought that probably ran through your head is we already have a cooking channel called Food Network. Don’t worry then, this channel doesn’t seem like its going to cater to you.In…
Yet another international holiday America loves to adopt as their own for the sole purpose of alcohol consumption has arrived. Cinco de Mayo is here, just 49 days after St.Patrick’s Day! Replacing beer with tequila and green with sombreros, the “any-excuse-to-party” faithful will have plenty of fiesta options to chose…
Last year, freelance writer and Short Order contributor Jackie Sayet wrote a piece on the confusing and often overlooked labeling of Kobe beef in Miami restaurants. When we caught several local restaurants selling American Wagyu as Kobe, the effect was felt immediately as several eateries changed their menus to clear…
With a groovy Earth Day vibe still in the air, as well as the pungent smell of oil upon the Gulf, now might be a good time to tell you about the TREEtini. It’s a mojito-like martini made with Veev Açai Spirit (pronounced ah-SIGH-ee), mint leaves, lime wedges and club…
In part one of yesterday’s interview with Centerplate Sun Life Stadium Executive Chef Orlando Morales, we went over some of the logistics of providing food to tens of thousands of hungry Marlins fans. Today the chef describes some of the specific new foods — like paella!New Times: There are all…
While New Orleans is still reeling from Hurricane Katrina, this latest Gulf Coast oil spill is not helping matters much. Local fisheries and fishermen are preparing to be shut down by the encroaching oil. Clearly, this disaster will have a major financial impact upon the region, as well as a…
Here’s the recipe that started it all. Remember trying some leafy green stuff at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival this year? Chances are, it was Blueprint Cleanse’s marinated kale salad with tahini dressing.They came up with this nutritious, 100 percent vegan, gluten-free, wheat-free and mostly raw side to…
As a countdown to New Times’ “Best of Miami” 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com…
Your mom can’t cook. Or that’s what you always said. You watched those ladies on the tube, and thought it looked so damn easy. Hell. some of ’em were even hot. Well, that was all made up, you jerk. So before you nail mom (editor’s paragraph) again for another year…
You hear that? That’s the sound of prices at Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink going up after Chef Michael Schwartz won yesterday the James Beard Award for Best Chef: South. Eater reminds us that the last time a Miami chef won the award was in 2008 when Michelle Bernstein took…
I recently poked fun at a perceived lack of improvements in Centerplate’s concession stand food at Sun Life Stadium. In spite of this, Sun Life’s executive chef Orlando R. Morales was good natured enough to answer some questions regarding the culinary options at Florida Marlins home games. Morales grew up…
Books & Books is Miami’s best independent bookseller with an emphasis on quality literature and author-driven appearances. Books & Books has always been supportive of the local foodie community, as a longtime sponsor of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, as well as by hosting numerous chefs for book…
Anybody can take great food pics!Most people don’t have expensive cameras with detachable lenses, filters, reflectors, and light kits.You don’t need any of that stuff to take great photos.With food photography booming as it is on the internet these days and cooking culture being so popular, we thought we’d share…
