National chain restaurant Buca di Beppo, with 89 outlets nationwide (including one in Miami Lakes), is marking its 15th anniversary from now until August 10 by offering 15 of its original dishes “at classic pricing that recalls better days when gas was just $1.16 a gallon and movie tickets were…
We’ve all been inundated with news of the recession lately — how money is getting tighter and the cost of living just keeps shooting up. It may sound like an awful lot of doomsday talk, but the reality of the matter is many of us can’t afford to live the…
One quarter of the world’s people are hungry. Want to know why?
Still from Israeli artist Sigalit Landau’s video installation “DeadSee” currently at New York MoMA. I’m posting from New York City this week, on a determined binge, ready to inhale my way across Manhattan and swallow everything in my path, from art installations to fancy martinis. I’ve already had a dozen…
This weekend, the gang and I got together to watch some UFC action (Anderson Silva? Still unbeaten in the UFC!), and decided it would be the perfect night to grill up some pizzas. Grilling pizza is perfect for a party of people because (1) You can do a lot of…
Whoa, here’s a new one for me. After a luscious dinner at Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink last month, our delicious waiter handed us his business card and urged us to request, next time we booked, specifically that he wait on us. I have no problem with starting a fan…
Another week in the books at Short Order, and we’re (surprisingly… or not?) still having a blast doing this thing. Look for some big changes coming soon — next week, we’re going to hip you to a schedule of when you can expect to see reoccurring posts like Homebrew and…
Pictured above: Common microbes causing food poisoning. Ain’t they cute? From www.healthinspections.com: The most dangerous states for eating out are Florida, California, Minnesota, Ohio, and New York according to the most recent federal data. Restaurants in these five states spread bacteria such as E.coli and salmonella, making nearly 3,000 customers…
Johnny V’s Kicks BBQ Up a Notch Don’t try this at home. On Fort Lauderdale’s Las Olas, on the last Thursday of every month, Johnny V is staging Barbequlooza for $4 per person. Oops, must have mis-read – that’s $40 per person. Sound a little dear for barbecue? Maybe not,…
I’ve seen this in two separate markets this week. At one, an elderly Filipino couple stopped me to oooh and ahhh over the plant in my cart. They told me they grew it back home and loved it. So here’s your 2 billion dollar question: WTF IS IT??? Here’s the…
Last Wednesday, I checked out the new weekly reggae party, Summer Outbreak, situated way-the-F-out west at the Seminole truck stop off U.S. Hwy 27. I’ve got a preview of the event in this week’s Night & Day section, detailing a little bit about its formation at the hands of Harry…
rats, shar-peis, The New Yorker, passive-aggression, hors d’oeuvres, catfish, McDonald’s
CENTRAL FLORIDA: More Citrus Growers Make the Switch to Organic From Florida Trend: Matt McLean, founder and chief executive of Uncle Matt’s Fresh, the organic-produce side of Uncle Matt’s Organic citrus-juice business in Lake County, said Wednesday the number of organic growers and the amount of acreage dedicated to organic…
Por Fin: “At Last.” As in: At last, five years after owner Carlos Centurion purchased the property, and two and a half years after breaking ground for construction, the beautiful two-level Spanish restaurant is finally open for business on the corner of Ponce de Leon Boulevard and Anastasia Avenue in…
If it’s one thing we Americans know how to do, it’s fry up a perfect burger. The French oughta take a page from the Brass Ring’s cookbook.
Interior view of The Grill on the Alley. I received two press releases today regarding a pair of upcoming dining establishments. One announced that The Grill on the Alley, a Beverly Hills hangout for Hollywood’s movers and shakers since 1984, would be opening in Aventura this October. The ambiance promises…
Thanks to local advice and a couple of friendly posters on chowhound, I’ve found my Guatemalan restaurant — and practically right in my own back yard. El Chapin in Palm Springs has fabulous tamales, homemade tortillas, and meat-heavy breakfasts. Review next week. –Gail Shepherd…
there’s a backstory to the bodacious berry full of nefariousness and intrigue.
[image courtesy mtmrap.com] Hazardous. Poisonous. Fatal. Sickening. Rotten. Toxic. Threatened. *** As in, “Don’t eat that Florida tomato! It could be F__________!!!!!!” As in, “Girl, I was in Publix yesterday? And half the freaking produce was R______.” As in, “It’s probably better if sport fishermen (especially pregnant ones) forgo consuming…
[above, Pam RuBert’s quilt, “Banana Split Pose.” See more here. Argghh, I can’t believe I’m going to miss this! And on my birthday! I leave for NYC Saturday morning — will somebody PLEEEEEEASE pick me up some banana trees???? Gail Shepherd Tropical Fruit Tree Sale / South Florida Fairgrounds (West…
At one Palm Beach restaurant, that dirty martini might be REALLY dirty I’m about to lose one of my best sources for insider restaurant dish — a friend of mine is retiring, at least temporarily, from her job as a server to get married. But she’s stored up enough tales…
Proud Mary. Well, looks like you all know what both Gail and I did this weekend. Come Monday, each of us had separate ideas for Bloody Mary posts, completely independent of each other. I’d say something about great minds thinking alike, but I think drunk minds might be a more…
