You know what’s hard? Farming. I’m not talking big-time farming. You know the kind: colossal tractors, measurements in acres, intricate irrigation systems. Nope, I’m talking about the small stuff. Farms where growers bend over tiny plots of earth, plant seeds, and hope for just a little bit of rain. Over…
It’s summertime, and with these scorching temps, the idea of heavy, rich food is less than appetizing. Besides, who wants a bloated belly when donning that sexy new swimsuit? Instead, it’s all about fruits and veggies for the next couple of months. (Mango Festival, anyone?) And in our neck of…
Summertime is here, and you’re desperately trying to figure out some easy and healthful meals to whip up in no time. Looking at all the beautiful seasonal fruits, you know there must be a way to use them creatively, but you chicken out and stock up on frozen dinners instead…
What’s so perfect about national ceviche day being held on June 28 is the fact that ceviche is the perfect dish for sultry summer days in Miami. Seafood and vegetables are kissed by citrus to make a cool and refreshing meal. My Ceviche chef/partner Sam Gorenstein knows a thing or…
Bitcoin, the world’s foremost digital currency, has finally made it to Miami, and this week Planet Linux Caffe in Coral Gables will become the first business in the city to accept the decentralized digital currency as payment for items on its menu, says owner Daniel Mery. If this news means…
Today is National Doughnut Day and there’s no better way to celebrate than with a delicious burger and a cold craft beer. But it can’t be just any burger. You have to have Lokal Burgers & Beer’s My Childhood Dream, the doughnut burger that owner Matthew Kuscher has literally been…
I’m not much of a cook. Wait, that’s an understatement. My cooking skills include the ability to scramble an egg white and mash an avocado. This is a sad state of affairs, considering my mother is a chef and I’m a vegetarian (which leads to a lot of obvious food…
David Laws thinks organic farming is almost like civil disobedience. “Organic farming is by definition against the grain,” says Laws, the farmer behind Treehugger Farms in Davie. “There’s a huge monstrous, mechanized market out there that’s really out to stop all that we are doing. But things are changing slowly.”…
Like our own little version of Best Thing I Ever Ate – sometimes, the Short Order staff tastes foodstuffs so unbelievably delicious that we can’t stop talking, Tweeting, Instagramming, Facebooking, dreaming and writing about them. A recent brunchtime visit to Jake’s Del Mar in coastal Del Mar, California, produced just…
Oscar Mayer, the first name in hot dogs and makers of the original ear worm jingle (just try to get “Oh I wish I were an Oscar Mayer wiener” out of your heads now that we placed it there), has announced the launch of its most innovative product — just…
If you’ve been celebrating Cinco de Mayo as long as we have — you might be over the standard drink-cheap-margaritas -till-you-puke plans. So if you’re looking for a more refined (yet still booze-heavy) approach to the holiday — we’ve got you covered. This year, instead of shooting tequila – you…
National grilled cheese month continues along its cheesy path tonight with a free cooking class tonight at Whole Foods Market in Coral Gables.Oh, and the class is taught by a James Beard winner. So, who’s this top chef and what’s he doing making a humble grilled cheese sandwich, anyway?See also:-…
The human body is approximately 65 percent liquid, which means we inevitably do a lot of drinking to keep that waterlogged equilibrium. Whether it’s the recommended allowance of H20 or copious quantities of booze, there’s lots of the wet stuff constantly flowing down our gullets. So proper drinkware is no…
You’d expect to be served some great fried chicken at Yardbird Southern Table & Bar. After all, the restaurant’s slogan is “run, chicken, run” as in some guy with a very sharp knife is coming for you, little one.But making fried chicken in the Bon Appetit test kitchen? That’s quite…
Culinary school is expensive. And for most of us, Mommy and Daddy laughed their heads off when we said we wanted to pursue a career in the industry. Rude. So we became lawyers. And bankers. And writers. Still, every now and then, we dream of what could’ve been had we…
Venezuelan restaurants across Miami announced specials such as discounted arepas and one-buck Miller Lites following the news of President Hugo Chávez’s death yesterday afternoon.The end of the socialist leader’s tendentious rule meant Venezuelans took to Doral with flags and Polar beer until late in the evening. This means it’s the…
Wynwood Farmers’ Market will debut today, Saturday, at The LAB Miami, the entrepreneurial community campus for technological and social innovation. The campus has partnered with member Erin Healy, the founder of Youth L.E.A.D, an organization centered on creating healthy, environmentally sustainable, and equitable schools and communities throughout Miami-Dade County. The…
Towards the end of last year, Les Dames d’Escoffier Miami, a local organization dedicated to honoring Julia Child, celebrated what would have been the Dame’s 100th birthday with a series of events.Taking part in the birthday bash at the Freedom Tower event was Soyka, who became so enamored of Child’s…
The big game is this Sunday, and if you’re a fan of football, you’re surely planning what to make, what to buy, and delegating who’s in charge of the clean-up. We asked Blue Collar’s chef/owner Danny Serfer for a recipe to spice up the average potato skins, pretzels, and chips…
Making ice cream at home is no easy feat. First, the home cook must purchase an ice cream maker — typically at about $60 or $70. Then, the churned cream aficionado must master techniques such as tempering and things like emulsified egg yolks. And it all takes a very, very…
When it comes to cuisine, aesthetic appeal is half (or 1/4 of) the battle, just ask the Iron Chefs. And what’s more aesthetically appealing than a delicate flower? Luckily, there are plenty of beautiful blossoms you can actually eat. Gabriele Marewski of Paradise Farms is the local expert on edible…
Yesterday, nestled among boxes bursting with green lettuce, potted rosemary, and fresh dill at Bee Heaven Farm’s stand at the Pinecrest Gardens Farmers Market, there was a root vegetable that resembled a stunted parsnip or a pale rutabaga. It was round and thick, about two inches in diameter, and it…
