Short Order sees the web-food-media-movement growing and is proud to be a part of it, we are living in a golden age of information, but keep in mind there are many copyright, privacy, piracy, and plagiarism implications to everything we do on the internet. Here’s some recent local content.- Chef…
Chef Fernando “Fern” Garcia is a dude with a story. A born-n-raised in Dade product of Miami High, Garcia joined the Navy in 2000 and traveled the world as a culinary specialist. Fern documented some of his experiences for Short Order. The following is an example of the hardships endured…
The Redland Summer Fruit Festival evidenced momma nature’s love for all us animals;sure she might throw us a Category 5 monster this year, but the mangos will be flying off the shelves regardless. Fresh and juicy, ripe and ready, hot and tempting, cool and refreshing, the harvest is on point,…
This morning in “Death and Tacos” Natalie O’Neill exposed El Toro Taco’s fairly recent 53 food inspection critical violations smorgasbord, but where’s the link to the report, and how have their reports looked in the past?Here’s the link for the past six food inspection reports for routine food inspections conducted…
Over the weekend, the Redland Summer Fruit Festival at Fruit & Spice Park offered visitors a bounty of options for edible fulfillment well beyond the usual. Vendors peddled ice cream, Thai food, arepas, and more in an atmosphere that included craft booths and a music tent. Check out some more pictures……
God it’s hot outside. How hot? So hot the frigid, frostbite-inducing blasts of restaurant air conditioning actually feel good. Now is the perfect time for ice cream — oh no, wait. Sorry. The perfect time for ice cream actually begins next Wednesday, June 24th, which coincidentally coincides with the return…
The Coral Gables City Commission last week approved a lease at 2325 Galiano St. for a restaurant “doing business as Monty’s Coral Gables.” After Short Order contacted a few people, though, the name changed…
Once in a while being a vegetarian can be a royal letdown. You espy a lovely bean burrito on a menu, but upon inquiry it turns out that the beans are cooked con puerco and the rice was simmered in chicken stock. Or how about this sumptuous-looking roasted tomato soup? Ahh, the base…
Miami’s so hot that pigs sweat bacon grease, Biscayne Bay turns to fish soup, and palm trees hide under each other for shade. Perfect weather for a cold drink, a hot bbq, and some potato salad. Summer pulses through the county with the chaotic friction of all our molecules heating…
Hint: If serious wine lovers know the name Chris Ringland and his award-winning Australian Shiraz, you should too. And now you can — in person no less! Yes, this bloke from down under will be happy to pour you a glass himself at Wolfe’s Wine Shoppe this evening. Thirteen different…
Tomorrow and Sunday at Fruit and Spice Park, the fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree. Life’s a mango, dig in at the Redland Summer Fruit Festival where exotic varieties of the plentiful bounties intrinsic to our tropical paradise will be featured and showcased on the grounds of South Dade’s…
“I gave up the thought of ‘reviewing’ the film and decided to exhort you: SEE IT. BRING YOUR KIDS IF YOU HAVE THEM. BRING SOMEONE ELSE’S IF YOU DON’T. THE SHEER SCALE OF THE MOVIE IS MIND-BLOWING. IT’S THE DOCUMENTARY EQUIVALENT OF ‘THE MATRIX'”–David Edelstein, New York MagazineStarts today at…
Walgreens on Biscayne and 31st stocks Kosher Sushi made locally by Sushi Mann Express. But what makes sushi kosher? Short Order set out to investigate.Sushi is famous for its raw fish. Jewish biblical law states that only certain fish are fit for consumption, but unlike meat, their blood is viewed…
Jamaica’s orange and vanilla scented Appleton Rum is the taste of smooth sophistication. Coming in on a wave from our friendly neighbors to the south, this sweet brand has flooded Miami hot spots like the Fontainebleau while making frequent trips into the mouth of this thirty Booze Hound, who very…
With a name that roughly translates as “Oye hijodeputa gringo, learn Spanish already,” Los Sabores Del Mercado Venza is a free, bilingual event taking place Sunday, June 28 at the Lincoln Road Farmers Market at Lincoln Road and Euclid Ave.Local Latino/a chefs and chefs who specialize in Latin-style cuisine will…
Gentlemen, you may be tempted to beg or borrow, but paleeeease don’t steal children just to get these sa-weet Father’s Day deals. Ladies who know these gentlemen, don’t say I didn’t warn you…If Daddy is an early riser… MixMyGranolaSupport local granolahead entrepreneurs Andreas, Matt and Raoul, and get your crunchy…
Refresh Miami is a real life monthly meetup where people into the Internet get together and talk about blogs and Twitters, their Facebooks, new mobile media device applications, stuff like that, that kind of stuff, and stuff of that nature. Point is, who cares, there’s free food and free drinks…
Among those who take their ethnic restaurants seriously, ambiance, service, and even taste of the food take back seats to how closely the meals hew to authenticity. This zeal for the real deal, however, manifests itself to different degrees according to genre of cuisine. Most foodies won’t fret that smoked…
As part of a whirlwind marketing tour, the excellent people of Appleton Estate stopped by Miami New Times to introduce/reacquaint the staff with their world-renowned Jamaican rum.Short Order was drunk at 11 a.m. It was awesome. To prove how much we value our readership, we are giving away a bottle of…
Chef Kermit has been running the Key Lime Pie racket in Key West for 17 years. He is a master of self promotion and after he’s done baking pies, which he does every morning from about 6 to 9 am, he does a comedy schtick outside his shop for the…
Last night, Miami New Times had a couple beers and ate some nachos at the Miami Herald tweetup at Tobacco Road. A tweetup is where virtual friends, acquaintances, enemies, and nemesi meet up in real life and take pictures of each other to share on the Internet.Short Order didn’t have…
It could be a sign of desperation for fuss-free neighborhood eats, priced right in the financial district, or merely a coincidence. Either way, Puntino Downtown was filling to the brim quickly by noon yesterday with a power lunch crowd hungry for a taste of its new “Fine Italian Cuisine.” In…
