Food & Drink

What do the babes on Ocean Drive eat? And more importantly, just how bad are the pick-up lines used by the sunburned, oversexed, neanderthalic geniuses who pass by them? Short Order decided to check — and also to determine the favorite foods of five hostesses. 5. Sheryl Rodriguez, the hostess…

At 10:00 p.m., on the Food Network, the Miami-praising chef will be hosting a new competition series called 24 Hour Restaurant Battle. This is how the show is described:”Each one-hour episode features dueling teams who must conceive, plan, and open their own restaurants in 24 hours. On each team, one…

It’s that time of year again, when restaurateurs, in a desperate bid to appeal to those locals whom they’ve shunned for the prior ten months, try to make nice. Fair enough. I mean a deal is a deal, and $22 for a 3-course meal and $35 for a 3-course dinner…

Requirements: Must be breakfasty, and  easy to pick up and place down without being a distraction from other morning activities (reading news, checking emails, feeding children and pets, etc.). In other words: No utensils involved. Must pair well with coffee — for whatever reason — and be very delicious.5. Homemade…

Shopping for wine can be daunting, but Eddy Le Garrec, owner of W Wine Boutique on South Beach, says he’s determined to “make it as simple as possible.”  A trained sommelier from France, Eddy took us through the place’s clearly marked sections. There is a Champagne wall (unfortunately no spigot)…

We all hope the new Paragon Grove 13 movieplex has a reviving effect on the area’s moribund dining scene. Yet even in its darkest hour, Coconut Grove still boasts a number of bright spots at which to eat. The following five, I think you will all agree, are the very…

Hacarmel, Tel Aviv’s fruit and vegetable bazaar, is like the world’s largest, freshest supermarket. Stall upon stall of succulent produce is sold at this bustling marketplace. From the ordinary (luscious red tomatoes) to the unique (spices and chicken hearts) to the pedestrian (underwear and pots and pans), anything can be…

This compilation of recipes from Miami’s best chefs, whose full title is The Food Of Miami:Authentic Recipes From South Florida And The Keys, was published in 1999. It is interesting if for no other reason than to get an idea of who were considered Miami’s top toques at the time. Most…

First, choose from seven types of noodles. Then, choose from 15 sauces. And finally choose an add-on if you’d like one. Sound gimmicky? Perhaps, but despite the concept this North Miami restaurant serves tasty bowls of pasta. Yes Pasta! is located in a shopping plaza on Biscayne Boulevard, nestled between…

If you’ve been to a bar in Miami, chances are Noah Lesser had some say in the snacks you ate.  Have you stayed in a hotel room and devoured the candy and dried fruits from the minibar? Thanks, Noah. The second-generation owner of Hialeah Products Inc. began working in the…

Meet Ale Ordriozola, a curvy 24-year-old server at Sugarcane in Midtown. She once attracted attention at Meat Market on Lincoln Road, but has been with Sugarcane in Midtown since it opened in January. The curvy server of Venezuelan, Cuban and Peruvian descent makes her unisex uniform sexy, accenting it with a…