Meet the new Burger King Whopper Bar, same as the old Burger King — at least concerning the crummy food. The digs are a bit more attractive, and the selling of beer an effective means of introducing children to the joys of alcohol. I mean, BK is a family restaurant,…
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…
Sure, Florida unemployment is at an all time high, but don’t give up all hope, there are jobs in Miami’s food service industry.The only other thing we’re really qualified to do in life besides what you’re reading now is wash dishes, which is more lucrative, but less fun, so nothing…
Can’t get enough of March Madness? The Final Four’s ahead — after the University of Kentucky takes out those Ivy League wimps from Cornell. Sports Grill on SW 104th Street and 147th Avenue the place to do it. Why? The joint serves, by far, the meatiest and tastiest wings in…
Chefs Michael Schwartz of Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink and Zach Bell of Café Boulud in Palm Beach were the only Florida chefs to move onto the James Beard Awards nominees short list.While 11 chefs from Florida — four from South Florida — were named among the semifinalists in the…
It’s been too long since we’ve highlighted recent posts from other local food blogs, eons in web time, so here’s a roundup from just some of Short Order’s many contemporaries.New farmers market in the heart of Overtown at the Roots in The City Garden starts this week. [MiamiDish]Great photos at…
They call it Power Hour rather than Happy Hour, but all you need to know is that Philippe is offering select cocktails, including the Midnight Mojito, Shanghai Philippe, and Lychee Martini (pictured) for just $6 apiece from 6 to 7 p.m., every Monday through Friday. Sounds like a happy deal…
A tasty tidbit of this weeks Cafe review:While weekday lunches and dinners were paced in leisurely and competent fashion, a Saturday evening visit turned into a fiasco. The place was packed and service was greatly delayed; some folks were getting up and leaving. Worse, the kitchen crew, perhaps rushing to…
If you foolishly haven’t picked up this week’s issue of Miami New Times in print to see the gorgeous, full-color Taste 2010 supplement, grab it. Inside you’ll find recipes like this one, Papa’s Egg Rolls from Richard Hales, the chef/owner of the new Sakaya Kitchen in Midtown.Thought you may assume…
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…
Area 31’s interior is one of understated elegance. Subtle details like iron spherical chandeliers and wood ceiling beams and furniture enhance the mostly beige, clean-lined room on the 16th floor of the Epic Hotel designed by Cheryl Rowley…
So you’re in Miami for the WMC and you’ve already had a lot to eat….blue pills, red pills, water, smoke, weed, coke, beer, liquor, but now you’re really hungry.Here’s our top ten guide to late night/early morning eats on South Beach and in the City of Miami.Stay alive, don’t eat…
Consider it March Madness for gastronomic geeks: This Monday, March 22 the esteemed semifinalist nominees for the James Beard Awards 2010 will be whittled down to the even more esteemed finalists. In the combined spirit of great cooking and great bookies, we are offering the betting odds for who will…
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…
There I went at 7 a.m. this morning, to West 48th Street and Sixth Avenue, my pajamas sandwiched between the suits at Tabasco Hangover Headquarters.I, for one, was not hung over, but instead hungry over a complimentary menu of Tabasco-infused breakfast items created by Laurent Tourondel. The chef, despite a…
With a ratio of food tents to beer tents of about one to five, it was obvious that food wasn’t the priority at the John Martin’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration last night. Short Order knew that but still swung by to check out the food and drink a Harp in…
With Miami’s gourmet scene on this rise, cooking classes have also become more popular over the years. Novice chefs are driving all over the county to learn how to roll pasta, debone chicken and make naan. At her East Kendall home, Ayesha D’Mello teaches students the secrets of Indian cooking…
What’s the best place to get caught up in March Madness? The Shrine. That’s what The Sports Exchange in Coral Gables calls its’ 50-foot-long bar backed by a 25-by-8-foot, high-definition projection screen, which is surrounded by eight 58-inch, high-definition plasma televisions, not to mention 24 additional large-screen televisions throughout the…
Q American Barbeque 4029 North Miami Avenue, Miami Design District 305-227-2378/ qamericanbarbeque.comHours: Monday-Saturday, 3 p.m-7 p.m. At this new, sleek Design District beauty, Buds and PBR drafts were $3 and wells were $5. I was quite impressed by how many actual items were on the happy hour food menu in…
People to the south of Miami think America’s chemical-laden, hormone-injected, infinite shelf-lifed, processed, packaged, industrially produced, lab-tested, factory-farmed food is crazy.But they eat jungle creatures. Now that’s weird. Here are our top 5 really strange (totally natural and organic) foods of South America and the Caribbean…
Should small farmers be required to obtain state and local licensing, certification and inspection requirements, and have to go through the same rigorous safety testing as large, corporate farms? Senator Carey Baker, R-Eustis, doesn’t think so. He proposed the Florida Food Freedom Act this month, which is meant to exempt…
Brickell Irish Pub gets crowds in the St. Patrick’s Day spirit
