Sweet & Tipsy: Cupcakes and Alcohol

The innocent reputation that has accompanied cupcakes since the dawn of the oven is about the get tarnished. Sweet & Tipsy is a local cupcake company that is going to help change all of that. Alcohol and all.Bakeries, of course, are not too keen on getting awarded liquor licenses, so…

54. Chicken Parmesan at Vesper

It’s that time of year when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com54. Chicken Parmesan at…

Moe’s Southwest Grill Expansion to Create 250 New Jobs in South Florida

Moe’s Southwest Grill is expanding its South Florida restaurant count. A new deal will add 10 new restaurants to the Atlanta-based chain, which brings the total to 24 in South Florida.Franchise partners Darryl Nagao and Jason Heidgerken inked the deal, which will allow them to open ten restaurants throughout Miami-Dade,…

55. Cheese Plate at The Cheese Course

It’s that time of year when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com55. Cheese Plate at…

56. Egg Salad BLT at The Daily Creative Food Co.

It’s that time of year when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com56. Egg Salad BLT…

Barrel Wine Cantine Opens Today In Midtown

Barrel Wine Cantine is not the latest pop-up restaurant, although it did seemingly pop up overnight in the former W Wine Bistro space at 3622 NE Second Avenue (right on the cusp between midtown and the Design District). Yet while it is true that Victor Passalacqua has not been involved…

57. Strawberry Pie at Fireman Derek’s World Famous Pies

It’s that time of year when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com57. Strawberry Pie at…

Inside Macchialina: A First Peek

Pubbelly and its sister restaurants Pubbelly Sushi and Barceloneta Spanish Bistro & Mercat were game changers for the restaurant scene in Miami Beach. Gone was the wide breach between expensive dining and the grab-a-bite restaurants and cafés that lined Lincoln Road and Ocean Drive. Here was a series of restaurants that…

Wynwood Street Food and Music Festival is a Go!

A little over 24 hours before the Wynwood Street Food and Music Festival was set to start, organizer Richard Hales was waiting at the phone for word the event permit was granted. Hales told Short Order shortly after he heard that the City of Miami had put the seal of…

Amami: You Will Fall in Love

The word Amami (ah-mami), in Italian, means love me. And there is no shortage of things to fall in love with at this wholesome and sustainable Italian café. Amami is located on the east end of Española Way, near the intersection of Collins Avenue in Miami Beach. There are two…

58. Pork Belly and Clams at Pubbelly Sushi

It’s that time of year when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com57. Pork Belly and…

George Costanza Joins Forces With the Soup Nazi

The Soup Nazi episode remains one of Seinfeld’s most famous. You surely remember: The gang heads to Al Yeganeh’s Soup Kitchen (still at 55th Street and Eighth Avenue), but not before George Costanza, played by Jason Alexander, is warned to “follow the rules” — which means placing one’s order in…

59. Poached Duck Breast at Rusty Pelican

It’s that time of year when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com59. Poached Duck Breast…

Second Saturday Street Food Fest at Wynwood: Will It Happen?

The Second Saturday Wynwood Artwalk food truck roundup is still one of the most successful and well attended events in Miami.Each month, thousands of people gather for a little street food sustenance and shopping at local crafts vendors before of after heading out to peruse the galleries that stay open…

60. Bacon and Blue at Ms. Cheezious

It’s that time of year when we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com60. Bacon and Blue…

Bocadillo Clandestino Is a New South Beach Lunch Secret

A little menu, maybe four inches by four inches, was left on my mailbox last week. It read, “Bocadillo Clandestino Lunch Menu” and had a Keith Haring-like drawing on the front that explained the process via images: sandwich, love, bicycle, happy people. Below it was useful information: “$10 Sandwich *…

My Ceviche: Sam Gorenstein Is Taking Orders

Here’s an actual conversation overheard at My Ceviche last evening:Sam Gorenstein: Hi. Welcome to My Ceviche.Young couple: [Perusing the menu board] Hi!Gorenstein: Is this your first time here?Man in couple: Yes. I know someone who works at the Raleigh, and she said that Sam Gorenstein opened a ceviche restaurant.Woman in couple: Do…