Ok, so Padma Lakshi isn’t really the owner and head chef of a failing Miami restaurant, but according to a snarkotrafficking television blog she does have a development deal for a half hour comedy from a major network. Our headline is one of five suggestions the tv blog has for…
America’s Most Wanted Recipes takes a simple precept, that people love mass produced corporate formula food, and exploits it. You gotta give credit to author Ron Douglas who has been profiting off our shackles to the chains through his website RecipeSecrets.net since 2003. His previous published works contain copycat recipes…
Ever wanted a mango, avocado, lychee, or tamarind tree? Here’s your chance to get one for free. The City of Miami will be giving away 750 fruit trees on Saturday July 25th from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at Robert King High Park (7025 West Flagler Street). Experts will be…
It’s the height of summer, ladies and gentlemen. And whether you like it or not, our local growing season is all about the tropical fruits. The dragon fruit is one of the more beautiful and unusual tropical treats that nature makes. So, why we don’t see it on more menus, especially…
Chef Michelle Bernstein says “The first place I worked as a cook was Janjo’s in the Grove for Chef Jan Jorgensen. At the end of my shift he’d say ‘here’s half a lime. Go clean the stove.’ I said ‘Can I get a whole lime?’ and he said ‘No. Too…
B & M Market has been open at 219 NE 79th street since 1980. According to Nafeeza Ali, it is one of the first and longest running West Indian grocery stores in Miami. In 1990 Nafeeza and her husband Sheir bought the place from her uncle. They’ve been selling authentic…
Food photography is a hell of niche. Plenty of highly paid, professional, top-model type camerafolk can’t shoot so much as a sandwich with 50 gigs and an hour. A lot of us in the food blogosphere are using consumer level point n shoots, and we’re getting to be fuckin’ awesome…
Open only since February, Mariposa on Third Avenue in Shenandoah appears to have called it quits. Hints of its demise were evidenced by step ladders seen through a newly un-branded storefront on a recent drive by. Calls placed to its phone number today resulted in a perpetual busy signal on…
No one will label you a heathen if you choose the wrong wine to pair with your lamb shank. But if you choose a red Bordeaux that makes the juicy meat sing — you could quite possibly be looked at as a savvy individual, well-versed on how to enjoy the culinary intricacies…
Short Order’s giving away 15 pairs of tickets to the International Bullriding Challenge at the Davie Rodeo Grounds (4271 Davie Road) so that you can sample all the best in American fair foods, Brazilian churrasco and beer, glorious beer, all without paying the $15 admission fee. The event is billed…
We’ve come to expect high quality ingredients and technique in fine dining kitchens around town, so why shouldn’t the same principle be applied behind the bar? It is now thanks to a new focus on natural spirits, supporting mixers and special touches, as well as precision in drink-making. We checked…
According to their website, “Farofa Nation is a design and t-shirt company dedicated to helping the unfortunate and poor kids of Brazil.”They donate 10% of the proceeds from the sale of every t-shirt to TASK Brazil, an organization that saw a major cash infusion from Led Zeppelin rock icon Jimmy…
Burton Dale is a frequent and insightful commenter and Short Order so I emailed him some questions. Check out this awesome story, the first in a series.”What is my experience with organic foods? I worked as a chemist for Space Science Services that used to be in Philips Park in…
This week, the cover of our print product depicts hand sewn, plush, homemade Star Wars dolls. On the web front, Short Order wrote a week’s worth of hopefully entertaining, informative, insightful, and humorous posts that had almost nothing to do with the grim realities of life in Miami in the Summer…
Do you sometimes feel like you live in Pizzami? Well, if you’ve been following the munchings and musings of local food bloggers and Twitterites lately, it’s hard not to. There’s been a flood — er, fireball — of new, gourmet pizza joints opening up across town, and not a moment too…
According to wikipedia “The only states in the U.S. where coconut palms can be grown and reproduced outdoors without irrigation are Hawaii and Florida.” Wether you get yours straight off the tree or on a plate at Red Lobster there’s plenty of ways to consume one. Here are Short Order’s…
Anise Taverna Opens on Miami’s Upper Eastside
Eat, drink and be merry. That’s the idea behind a group of wine and food enthusiasts who gather monthly for gourmet potlucks, replete with the fermented grape. Last night’s raison d’être was vintage champagne and eggs, in honor of Bastille Day. “The idea is to get foodies to put their…
Miami native Nicholas Prieto has been attending Le Cordon Bleu Miami, and is currently finishing up his internship at Aureole in New York; when he gets back here in August, he will be a graduate. These are some of Nick’s observations about what it’s like to go from the frying…
No surprise here folks… It’s not the first time party princess Paris Hilton has been guilty of burger debauchery (think Carl’s Jr. TV spot!) This time, the scene of the crime is the Brickell branch of Miami’s tame but trusty Deli Lane Cafe, confirms Miami Herald reporter Douglas Hanks via…
If locally sourced agricultural products don’t immediately come to mind when you hear Intercontinental Hotel West Miami it’s no surprise to Executive Chef Darren Lee. That’s why he’s working on an experimental menu to integrate locally grown products into the Doral hotel’s repertoire.The hotel recently invited Short Order to their…
