Waribashi are wooden, disposable chopsticks — the kind available in just about every Japanese restaurant in Miami. The tapered eating utensils are packaged in white paper, which is typically printed with instructions for use. But most patrons skip these instructions. They already know where to place their thumbs and index…
Well, a new month is upon us, and you know what that means! A new set of food stamps to trade for cash en la bodeguita de la esquina, and we get to name January’s sapingos of the month. See also: – Pepe Billete’s Guide to the Best of Miami…
So the Super Bowl turned 47. And as we all know, the Baltimore Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers in a surprisingly hectic second-half, Beyonce reunited with her Destiny’s Child homies, and the game stopped for a full 34 minutes when half of the stadium’s the power mysteriously went out…
When you consider the food-related restrictions in New York, you should cry fat, giant tears of joy that you live in Miami — a city that considers rules and regulations mere trivialities of no concern to locals. Restaurants in the Big Apple have instituted an “unofficial” ban on food photography,…
Forty years ago today, the United States Supreme Court declared that a woman has the right to choose whether or not to forcibly terminate a pregnancy. The Court’s landmark decision is not only still hotly debated, but is also constantly challenged around the country. Roe v. Wade is also an…
Update: Giraffas announced that they have chosen Miami-Dade to be the Brazilian chain’s U.S. headquarters adding 285 direct new jobs within three years and an initial capital investment of $8 million. Congratulations on your 285 new jobs, Miami.We recently stumbled across a headline picked up by the Huffington Post from a website…
Did you notice the Mean Girls-style action going on on Twitter this weekend? Chances are you did. But if you didn’t, Miami’s food industry gained two new handles to look after: @FoodGossip305 and @NotChowFather. Leading the anonymous secret spiller pack in late December was @MiamiFoodGossip. Short Order has tried to…
Some of the most gratifying and rewarding perks of living in Miami are the rich community traditions that have evolved with the development of the city, like grandiose celebrations of different countries’ national independence day, staying away from the beach on Memorial Day, or dressing like tremenda puta ratchetera on…
It’s a totally new year. And no, it doesn’t have to be just like all the rest. What we have here is the chance to make some real positive and lasting changes in our lives. We can be better than we’ve ever been before, and it all starts today. To…
When it came to food news in 2012, there were some real doozies. From murders committed over a disagreement about a snack, to food fetishist teachers, to frivolous 911 calls, people were really freaking cray-cray this year.I’ve put together some of the most unfathomable occurrences from the past 365 days…
In the sea of headlines you’ll read throughout the day, few will likely have anything to do with food. Unless that’s your thing, of course. But if you’re like us, it is your thing, and you thrive on hearing news about restaurants and chefs just as much (or maybe more)…
Let’s face it. The world of music is a really dumb place, and we should know. Here at Crossfade, we spend the majority of our time sifting through the deserted wasteland of pop culture, and it ain’t lookin’ too good out there. This year felt like a particularly dumb year…
We all know that chugging down can after can of Monster, Red Bull, or Rock Star ain’t exactly healthy, yet some of us chug down multiple doses of energy drinks every day.An adult endangering his or her health is one thing, but how about a kid? Energy drinks have become…
Sure, there’s fun to be had when shooting food pictures with your iPhone. But, sometimes, while flicking through our Instagram feed, we shudder in disappointment. Do Instagramers really think that a flash-flooded shot of corn chowder looks appetizing? Or that a blurry photo of empty wine glasses merits a “like”?…
Wow, y’all. Another year has come and gone. But what do we have to show for it? Sure, we had a lot of fun. We discovered a lot of new, hopeful artists and said goodbye to a few favorites. But we also saw the rise of some terrible pop bullshit…
As writers of all things food and drink, we take particular notice to the trends that rise and fall throughout the years. 2012 included its fair share of relatively new trends that make us wince, and it had even more stuff that has been building over the past few years…
Jesus Christ is particularly busy these days. The bearded leader of Christianity has been riding shotgun from shopping mall to shopping mall in the hearts of all his disciples ’round this 6,000-year-old planet that his dad built in six days, as the hyper-consumerist masses prep to celebrate JC’s birthday on…
There’s just 20 days left until Jesus puts on his red fat suit, dyes his beard white, and drinks a bottle of vodka in an effort to rosy his inexplicably anglicized, middle-eastern cheeks before delivering presents under the guise of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. Per usual, a flying reindeer…
You’d think Starbucks isn’t aware that our economy has tanked. The Seattle-based company has introduced a $7 cup of coffee – you know, just in case you have nothing to spend your money on, like say, oh, I don’t know… Your mortgage maybe? How about Christmas presents?The 16-ounce “grande” is…
EDM is a massive crap pile of commercialism. Or, that is to say, EDM superstar Deadmau5 thinks it might be totes lame now. And he’s talking about it on the Internet … Again. In a recent interview, the longtime hater and overpaid button-pusher told Billboard that he thought the industry…
Maybe the economy hasn’t tanked after all. How else can you explain shelling out $26,000 for dinner?hat’s how much it costs to enjoy La Castagne’s nine course truffle dinner for four. The Philadelphia restaurant conceptualized a dining event that is “the most extravagant and exclusive in the entire world,” according…
The world of EDM is basically one giant circus. You’ve got Steve Aoki doing acrobatics; David Guetta is running around in clown shoes; and Tiësto’s striking Jesus Christ poses as the most self-righteous ringleader ever. But all that’s been merely metaphorical until now. Cirque Du Soleil has teamed up with…
