Flock to Fifi’s for Fresh Fish

The tenuous timeline of a restaurant’s trendiness was inadvertently epitomized long ago by — who else? — Yogi Berra. It happened when a teammate suggested they dine at a New York hot spot. “Nah, nobody eats there anymore,” the baseball bard said dismissively. “It’s too crowded.” Nelson and Mayneth Sanchez,…

Free Lobster, Steak, Shrimp and Whiskey

Like food? Freeeeee Fooood? Well today is your lucky day. The American Society Of Professional Amateurs of Southern Florida are hosting a surf and turf dinner of epic proportions and everyone is invited. All interested guests should arrive in all black at the Miami River underpass at midnight. Pick up…

Yogen Früz Slaps Miami In The Face!

Yogen Früz, the Canada-based international frozen yogurt company, operates over 1,100 venues in 20 countries, but none in South Florida. Yet. The company is getting set to open their first such location in downtown Miami (100 South Biscayne Blvd). Some will be pleased that we’ll finally have access to the…

Free Food! Maguires Hill 16 in Fort Lauderdale

There’s dining on a budget, and then there’s dining on no budget.  For those of you who have a hard time deciding whether that last $10 should go toward food or beer, Maguires Hill 16 in Fort Lauderdale has your answer: Both. Happy hour runs from 4 to 7 p.m…

Eats for Under $7: Empanadas in Hollywood

Eating fast and cheap is hard enough, but try adding healthy into the mix and you’ve got yourself a headache. There’s a little shop on Hollywood Boulevard that offers baked empanadas that will fill you up without needing a loan or a personal trainer to alleviate the guilt. For just…

Free Lunch at Goldfinger Palm Beach

I was going to tell you about how to get a free drink at a strip club by printing out a coupon off of a Craigslist event posting, but that promotion expired yesterday, tough luck. Instead I’ll tell you where to go for free lunch with bare naked ladies. Here are…

Uncle Julio’s Fine Mexican Food Opens Tomorrow in Mizner Park

When you think about it, Mizner Park is sort of like an overstuffed, smothered burrito. There are all the fancy Boca ladies sporting expensive jewelry – they’re the cheese. There are the teenage children of wealth driving around in cars worth more than the valets who park them make in…

John Martin’s – Irish Brunch, Whiskey In Your Coffee, and 20 Cent Budweiser Bottles

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Cafe Barcelona — Beppe Says Complimentary Cocktails

At Cafe Barcelona, where Mondays are Saturdays, bartender, bar manager, co-owner, and guy who does everything, Beppe, says complimentary cocktails will be available Mondays from 10 p.m. to midnight. How do they do it? “We got sponsors. Next Monday is Sagatiba Cachaca. We have complimentary caipirinhas. You know that? It’s…

Bourbon and Blues — Drink Up, Eat Right, Jam Out

Here’s what you missed last night if you weren’t at the Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club at Michael Mina’s Bourbon Steak in Aventura: 25 percent off whiskey and bourbon from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. with live blues by local legend Albert Castiglia.No problemo. They’re doin’ it again next week,…

Cities On The Cheap – Former Herald Staffer Pimps The Internet

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…

Stephen Starr Restaurant to Open in Lauderdale

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…

Pork Pirates

“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…

Italian Soul Food Simmers at Scarpetta

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…

Yambo — Carne Asada — $5.50 Meal

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,…

Deal Finder — Free Appetizer at Moshi 2

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…

The Taco That Ate Wellington

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,…

The Inspector Keeps It Clean in March

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…

Behind the Line: Pascal’s on Ponce

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…

Adopt-a-Taco

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…

Coupon Collector — Two Free Glasses of Homemade Sangria

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,…

Recession Session — Free Mojitos at the Double Grand

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…