Downsized Herald Assistant Features Editor Teresa Mears is the mastermind behind the South Florida contingent of the Cities On The Cheap blog network. This is a group of independently owned and operated hyperlocal deal aggregators focused on specific cities throughout the U.S. Teresa’s blogs officially launched just a couple of…
Philadelphia restaurateur Stephen Starr thinks opening a restaurant is like going to war. Starr was named Restaurateur of the Year by Zagat, and he’s said in an interview that restaurant reviews “are the enemy. We’re like the Marines going into battle.” Well Starr and his crew are gearing up for…
Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Short Order will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it’s all about the love of the brew. If you have…
“I don’t want to get stabbed for a hot dog” might be the quote of the year. Last week, a riot- the definition for that term seems to be getting looser by the news story, but we’ll roll with it- broke out at a Brooklyn Shwarama King when Hasidic customers…
There are cooking instructors and then there are cooking instructors. Executive Chef Edgar Leal of Cacao Restaurant, 2009 James Beard Foundation Award semifinalist for Best Chef in the South falls into the latter group. This coming Saturday, March 28, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Leal will demonstrate how to…
“Bingo!” Rafael announces as he tools his black Dodge Dakota toward a wooden sign wired to a chainlink fence and scrawled in orange spray paint with “Se Venden Puercos.” Only a mile into Hialeah Gardens on a late February afternoon, his quest for fresh pork is nearly complete. The Cuban-born…
Executive chef Scott Conant and his restaurant Scarpetta recently docked at the Fontainebleau fresh from the flagship eatery’s spectacularly successful launch last year in New York. Conant had previously made his name at that city’s L’Impero and Alto, and Scarpetta simmers with a similar Italian soul food ethic — along…
The fifth-annual Deering Seafood Festival takes place this Sunday, March 29, from 6 to 11 p.m. The $15 admission covers entrance and all activities… excluding “food, drink, pontoon boat tour, and rock climbing wall.”Damn, Deering, how ’bout next time you at least get us some drink sponsors. The entertainment on…
Yambo, winner of Miami New Times’ “Best Nicaraguan Restaurant 2007,” is a great, cheap 24-hour joint. A recent $5.50 lunch consisted of grilled meat, rice and beans, sweet plantains, salad, and queso Nica. The New York Times Magazine lauded Yambo in a 2004 article by Richard Lourie. He said,…
Everybody’s talking deals these days — as in two-for-one happy hour free bottles of wine or chicken wings or dessert all-you-can-eat-type deals. Pizza Fusion, the new organic eco-friendly pizza joint in North Miami Beach (14815 Biscayne Blvd.) is running a whole bunch of daily dingers. Mondays, for instance, bring a…
Don’t be embarrassed to take a coupon with you to dinner. It’s 2009; all signs in the media point to spend, but your wallet is telling you to save. Compromise. Short Order supports your quest to use web-based deals as a means of making yourself feel all right about spending…
Restaurants are scaling back plans for expansion. That new carpet for the foyer has been put on hold, and the chipped plates will just have to last another year. So it’s nice to see one Florida company planning to open 12 new locations this year: According to today’s Orlando Sentinel,…
Nothin’ gets an Easter party started like biting into a frosty slice of Big Baby Jesus; and a seder ain’t a seder till you’re cutting into a prayer shawl (see next page for image).Sweet Art by Lucia, a four-branch company and winner of our Best Cake Artist for 2000, amazes…
Jeff Weinsier’s got the dirt on the restaurant business. As winner of New Times’ Best TV News Reporter 2007, he continues to uphold the true ideals of journalism by serving his community through his reports on WPLG 10 that publicize the findings of local health inspection reports.We feel like he’s…
Chef Pascal Oudin – Image by Jacob Katel Pascal’s on Ponce, winner of three New Times Best of Miami’s and more national accolades than you can swing a cleaver at, is still going strong after all these years. Chef Pascal Oudin says in his distinct French-accented English, “We’re celebrating our…
Celebrations begin at 5:30 p.m. April 16 for the grand opening of Lime Fresh Mexican Grill’s Midtown Miami location (3201 N. Miami Ave.). Free beer samples from Dos XX will be on tap. There will be complimentary hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and, tacos, and a mariachi band promises to be on…
Tom Azar, former chef de cuisine of Emeril’s in New Orleans (as well as Orlando and Miami Beach), is fixin’ to unmask his debut eatery, Ahnvee, in South Beach either later this month or early in April. The Cajun Creole N’awlins-inspired spot will include an upscale restaurant and an accompanying…
Man, I need a drink. Sure it’s noon and I haven’t even had breakfast, but what with the restaurant delays, Calle 8 hangover, and John Linn’s beer coverage, it just seems like the right thing to do. Get the details on what’s gone on this week with the Friday Martini…
Feeling broke? Don’t worry, Short Order’s got your back. Today we’re bringing you deals from Canela Cafe, home of “Latin Soul Food, Latin Fusion, and Spanish Cuisine.” Click This Link for three money-saving, deal-making coupons that’ll keep your stomach full and your wallet happy, print them out from your computer,…
Like free drinks? The Double Grand is giving you complimentary mojitos today and every Friday from 5 to 7 p.m.Will Renuart and Strickly B will be playing “old school, new school and everything in between.” Gourmet Chinese and sushi by Tony Chan’s Water Club will be cooked up in what…
I’ve been meaning to write something for quite a while about the new Cook’s Inc. at Abacoa Town Center. Abacoa, located in Jupiter in northern Palm Beach County, may be a long drive north for many of us, but Cook’s Inc. is doing something unique — it’s part gourmet market,…
Christy’s Restaurant is THE fine dining Coral Gables institution where rich and powerful politicians, ceo’s and celebrities have talked business over lunch and dinner for 30 years. Christy’s has stood at the same location under the same ownership making it one of the longest-running establishments to do so in Dade…
