Charlie Crist didn’t wanna swallow the whole thing down, so he just sort of nibbled at it and smiled.That’s what happened when Crist took a trip to Burger King corporate headquarters in Miami and sampled the new BK Bourbon Whopper, BK Fire-Grilled Ribs, and BK Funnel Cake Sticks.According to the…
Did Short Order beat a Jewish paper to the Kosher Subway story. Yes. Yes we did. [ShortOrder] [JewishWeek]Teacher puts tabasco in her soda, let’s special needs students try it, may get tossed in the slammer. [NBCmiami]Suites at Land Shark Stadium to offer technological advances, like phones you can use to…
Beginning next Monday, September 28, A Fish Called Avalon on Ocean Drive will be offering a half-price discount on food and drink to members of the hospitality industry.This translates to full size appetizer plates such as Bang Bang shrimp and pan-seared diver scallops for $8; yellow tomato gazpacho with cucumber…
How can you not fall in love with her? Besides the fact that she is smart and talented, she happens to be one of the kindest chefs in the business. Always professional and always charming, Michelle also has serious cooking clout. She has used her expansive experience to create food…
Panzanella, that rustic Tuscan bread salad we have all come to love, is ideal during the summer months, when tomatoes are at their peak. But weather-wise, at least, it is always summer in Miami, and panzanella with wine makes a light and refreshing meal any time of year. Or so…
I was sad to learn that Professor Marcel Escoffier passed away last Tuesday. Escoffier was associate professor of Management at Florida International University’s School of Hospitality Management. He taught courses in Food and Beverage Operations and Control, and wrote several books, including co-authoring the influential Management by Menu text. He…
Tequila, tequila, that Mexican queenShe’s strong as a donkey’s kick right to the spleenHer fuel is the fire that keeps us aliveSo here are our picks for Tequila’s top 5…..
Many people in Miami pronounce Winn-Dixie como Ween Deehee, but the supermarket chain is down with Latinos so they’re celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in our city by bringing in Food Network celebrity chef Aarón Sánchez to do some cooking demos.Aarón stars in the show Chef vs. City, a food race…
MIA at Biscayne (20 Biscayne Blvd., Miami) is a brand new resto-club-lounge on the corner of Biscayne and Flagler with the feel of South Beach in downtown and the look of a millionaire’s playground. MIA at Biscayne’s executive chef Gerdy Rodriguez helms the kitchens, which put out what the restaurant…
Greetings from Short Order headquarters. South Florida, we’re watching you. Hope you’re watching us too. Here are some recent posts from around the way. Let us know of any food blogs we might be missing out on by leaving a comment. All Purpose Dark’s first look at the Urbanite Bistro,…
The first day of Starchefs.com’s International Chefs Congress festivities in New York City proved to be illuminating for food bloggers.Starchefs.com writes that “things got a little heated” yesterday during a main stage event dubbed “What is American cuisine?” featuring panelists and long time pals Norman Van Aken, Emeril Lagasse, and…
Christian Sanders, bartender at The Living Room Bar in the W Hotel South Beach, took home top prize at Bombay Sapphire’s “Inspired Bartender Search” last week at the Palms in Las Vegas. Here is our own local, inspired mixologist’s winning recipe:The Garden Sour Hour1 1â„2 parts Bombay Sapphire Gin1/3 part…
Sazon Goya is to everyday cooking in Miami as water is to the ocean. Give thanks and Rest In Peace to Jose Antonio Ortega Bonet for teaming up with the Unanues family, founders of the Goya food company, for bringing the world a line of products that find daily use…
Every year, for the past 8 years, members of the Miami Dade Finance Department get together and sell coffee and snacks to the politicos at the Public Budget Meeting to raise money for the United Way. Graciela Cespedes, the Deputy Finance Director, says, “We wait til the coffee shop downstairs…
Sorry we’re late, we stayed at the budget hearing til 5 in the morning and then accidentally crashed out til’ just now. Our first foray into the political sphere has so far taught us that the food at Government Center is pretty good, try the Guava and Cheese triangles at…
A teeny sneak preview of the New Times restaurant review for next week — Mr. Yum Asian Cuisine on Calle Ocho.Pad Thai, the dish that launched a million lovers of this cuisine, validates its’ popularity via a flawlessly balanced tangle of flat rice noodles, tender chicken, scallions, sprouts, ground peanuts,…
10 years ago, an abandoned avocado grove and lettuce crop was all that comprised Paradise Farms (19801 SW 320th Street, Homestead; 305-248-4181,) hardly what one would consider Eden. But Gabriele Marewski had bigger plans, and today her farm has grown into one of South Florida’s agricultural success stories yielding more…
Old people like to talk about “way back when,” and how everything was different, and better. Like “Back when I was a kid a candy bar cost a nickel, and that’s when a nickel meant something.”Check out the ad to the left. We can’t figure out why, if a nickel…
Maggie Jimenez is a rising culinary star with a popular lifestyle cooking show, ¡Qué Sabor!, an endorsement deal with Oscar Mayer, freelance writing gigs, and a cookbook in the works. She is a former fashion model who secured her show off the strength of a casting call for an anchor…
When the largest candy in the store in the world — NYC sweeterie Dylan’s Candy Bar — does confections, you better believe it’s gonna be good. So the next time you’re at Neiman Marcus Bal Harbour’s Zodiac Cafe and your server asks if you’d like dessert after you’ve scarfed down…
Went to renew my drivers license at the Coral Gables DMV the other day. The office is located right by Village of Merrick Park, and so is a branch of La Estancia Argentina. The lunch menu looked tempting, with some decent deals on hand — grilled skirt or flank steak…
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