Weekend Blog Watch – Waiter There’s A Hydrogen In My Water

Short Order is always on the look out for Dade County voices talking food and drink. Here are some recent posts from other food blogs around town.Mango&Lime pulls public records info after seeing a “coming soon” sign in Coral Gables.The South Florida Punch serves up BBQ wine pairings for the…

Dining Out with Hialeah Mayor Robaina and a Top 11

The “City of Progress” will finally live up to its moniker if Julio Robaina has anything to do with it.  But don’t expect him to go behind the line if it involves more than a photo op!  Trust us; we tried to cajole him into an apron ourselves last week…

Mario Batali’s Carne Machaca Taco Filling

Last week, Mario Batali unveiled a new recipe at an event to benefit his equally new charity, The Mario Batali Foundation.The recipe was for machaca, which comes from the Mexican word machacado — ‘pounded’ or ‘crushed’. The preparation originated with the ranchers and cowboys of northern Mexico, who would air-dry…

Meatless in Miami: Vegan Baking 101 at Sublime

In the kitchen, my role has always tended to be chef rather than baker. The whole “measuring ingredients” thing was always way less my forte than licking the spoon to see which spices the dish needs more of. That said, when I heard Fort Lauderdale vegan mecca Sublime was having…

Kurtis Jantz: “The Best Thing I Ever Ate”

Chef Kurtis Jantz, Executive Chef, Trump International Beach ResortBarbecue… well, that’s easy. I remember moving to Kansas City as a boy, and everyone kept talking about Arthur Bryant’s. It was located in a poverty-stricken area in K.C. round 18th and Brooklyn. I had to try it! I remember the small…

Weekly Wrapup: The Friday Hunger

From the strip mall outposts of our suburban wastelands to the grimy corners in the heart of the city, our fast-food bread lines form their motorized queues and serve our doom 99 cents at a time. While our president shills for Five Guys, real mom-and-pops shut down for good, and…

Food News Roundup

Dunkin Donuts breakfast deals. [MiamiCheap] Canned potatoes leave Alicia Ross naked. [DesperationDinners] 4th of July specials at Red The Steakhouse. [Kavetchnik] Regent Bal Harbour bankrupt, 1 Bleu may stay, or everything may change. [ChowHound] Basil in the Grove is no longer open, meaning they are closed, for good. [Yelp] The…

Miami Chefs Offer Their Takes On “The Best Thing I Ever Ate”

Giada, Guy, Bobby and friends are sounding off on the favorite things they’ve eaten — EVER, EVER — on a new Food Network special called “The Best Thing I Ever Ate.”  This week’s episodes are about fried food and BBQ.  So it got us thinking…  What unmatched edible memories made…

Michy’s Launches Summer Wine Series, Updates Menu

Michelle Bernstein knows not to mess with a good thing.  But it’s nice to see that a busy bee who juggles ownership of three restaurants, her own TV show, a consultancy with Delta, and a leadership role with nonprofit Common Threads is still able to direct the necessary attention to…

Flapjack Flip-Off IX: Special Hoity-Toity Hotel Edition

Hotcakes are hotter than ever, but we at Flip-Off Headquarters humbly refrain from taking all the credit; we’re probably only 80 percent responsible, 90 tops. Of course there are those who attribute the palpable surge in pancake popularity to it being one of the few foods that working class Americans…

$7 Breakfast At The Daily Creative Food Co. on Biscayne

The Daily Creative Food Co. is a newspaper-themed joint on 20th and Biscayne. They’re a lunch rush type sandwich shop open seven days a week. Had breakfast there this morning, a bacon egg and cheese on a bagel sandwich and a coffee. Total came to $7.06.Let it be known, most…

Free Red Stripe Lager Tonight at The Awarehouse in Wynwood

Wednesday, Wednesday, Wednesday, some people think of her as the little gothic girl from the Addams Family. Others call her “hump day.” But in the living heat of Summer in Miami, this Wednesday means free beer, er lager, Red Stripe to be exact.It also means you have to RSVP to…

The Taurus Returns!

The Taurus started out on Main Highway in Coconut Grove in 1926. Back then it was a little cottage that served as a gathering place for locals, and remained the Grove’s favorite spot to hoist brews and munch burgers until 2002 — when the one-acre site was developed into Grove…

Plato Royale: The Cobb at Giardino Gourmet Salads Vs. Salad Creations

Cue the workforce lunch crowd.  All together now… “Hallelujah!”  Miami has finally gotten its fair share of salad mixing chains, transforming noon-time question marks into exclamation points.  For this installment of Plato Royale, we thought we’d take on interpretations of the Cobb salad from a pair of major franchise players…