Last week Victoria Fedden sent us this awesome memory of finding free food in Delaware: “Each summer we were chicken-neckers. We stood on bridges in the dawn’s mist, over nearly stagnant creeks or nearly up to our knees in eelgrass, dragging strings tied to raw chicken necks through the dark…
OK, I took a lot of guff last week for posting a photo that made the game way too easy (yes, if you can read the fine print, backwards, that was UGLI fruit) sold at Whole Foods. So this week I have TWO weird edibles for you brainiacs out there…
The periwinkles have packed their bags and gone back to the Riviera: After less than a year in operation, Maison d’Azur is out of business. The gorgeous seafood brasserie, set in the stunning Angler Resort on South Beach, served sensational seafood from the Mediterranean; their créme brûlée was finer than…
I’m not eating any more tuna. That’s right. No more blathering in this column about that unctuous piece of bluefin toro I had at Salvatore’s Sushi Shack; no more blissed-out descriptions of the perfectly seared slab of big-eye at Bistro du Maison; nix the “ahi tower” or the “tuna tartare”;…
Want to take a stab at possible food poisoning at home? Then why not learn how to make fresh sushi? Lincoln Road restaurant SushiSamba dromo has brought back its monthly Sushi & Sake 101 classes, taught with the help of executive sushi chef Shoyo Lida. According to the press release,…
The best things come in pairs, and taking a look around the SoFla blog-o-sphere this week proves there’s no exception to that rule. The theme seems to be having your cake (and eating it too) and new arrivals (and eating them too!). In case you’re wondering, the above pic is…
A skeleton walks into a bar and says, “Can I get a beer and a mop?” No seriously, mini lobster sport season in Florida opened last week (regular season starts tomorrow) and four divers have already ended up dead, crushed within the deadly claws of murderous mini-lobsters staging a well-organized…
UK: In a recent article in Healthy and Organic Living magazine, celebrity chef Antony Worrall “Black Widow” Thompson (pictured above), advised readers to scour their yard for fresh henbane as an excellent addition to a whole foods diet. When an interviewer asked Thompson if he uses any wild foods, Thompson…
One of our very favorite restaurants has rolled out a summertime prix fixe Chef’s Tasting Menu for the second year running. This is The Four Rivers (1201 N. Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale), an extremely classy fine-dining Thai joint so warm, so friendly, so designed to make you feel welcome and…
After catching a midday play in Hollywood, my girlfriend and I spent Saturday afternoon in downtown, lounging on the sidewalk, eating, and drinking beers. Not a bad life, eh? So have you been to Downtown Hollywood? For some reason, this place has a bit of a mar on it. Maybe…
Brazilian Fish Stew. This is a great recipe for us Floridians because of the availability of gulf shrimp and snapper
It’s official: Short Order is now a month in, folks! This is an occasion. We need balloons, party favors, and naked baby pictures! Gosh, you guys remember 4 weeks ago when we were baby bloggers? That was cute. Now we’re like, in that semi-grownup awkward phase, where one arm is…
So it’s Friday at 3 p.m., and you’re starting to eye the clock ticking away on the bottom righthand corner of your screen. But you’ve got no weekend plans, you hard-to-please foodie you. We know what you need. You need a Saturday stroll through a badass greenmarket, where you can…
In a time of such economic strife, I say screw the beef! Instead of dinner out on the town, I suggest one blow their shrinking wads of indulgence-flow on the savory, sweet nectar of catastrophe — booze. Yet, New Times doesn’t want you to waste your hard-earned cash on crap,…
OK, I almost got booted out of the store trying to photograph these this week: …evidently management doesn’t look kindly on paparazzi skulking around the produce aisle. Pictured above, not exactly the Nicole Kidmans of the botanic world, these have a face only a mother could love. But they taste…
Mystery as man vanishes on tour of Michelin restaurants Telegraph.co.uk Man vanishes into thin air after dining at El Bulli! Weirdest story ever. Maybe Adria’s kitchen had him vaporized? FDA recalls green beans on botulism concern WBIR.com The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to eat French-cut green…
In yesterday’s Miami Spice post, New Times food critic Lee Klein compared the dining deal to the sort of bargain he usually encounters when he brings his car in to be repaired. In Part 2, he breaks down the Spice choices to the best and worst deals. There are 106…
Scene: Four friends plunge through the outskirts of Savannah, Georgia. They’re on the hunt for what is reputed to be the best barbecue joint in the area, Two Bubbas BBQ, and their journey is taking them far off the beaten path, past the din of commuter traffic, past vacant auto…
Short Order is starting off a new, weekly feature called Blog Watch, where we’ll bring you the best of what’s going down on food blogs across South Florida. This week, bloggers seem to be talking about a guy with black robes and a scythe visiting restaurants as well as cooking…
Each year around this time, upon being handed my first Miami Spice menu of the season, I think of Ernie. Ernie is my car mechanic. “Broken radiator hose,” he’ll say with a furrow across his brow. “That’ll cost you 300,” and without even looking up to see the stunned look…
Cash Cow: Bargain Menus Are Moooving Your Way Getting our dining fixe at a reasonable prix has never been easier than it will be this fall, when Flavor Palm Beach rolls out the roster of Palm Beach County restaurants serving three-course dinners for $30, and three-course lunches for $20, for…
Charity Begins at Home: Uncorked Sponsors CITYPLACE UNCORKED “TOASTS” FINE WINE AND CULINARY TREATS TO BENEFIT WEST PALM 100 An upcoming event that could be fun. One of our favorite jazz singers, SAMM, who croons like a cross between Sarah Vaughn and Ella Fitzgerald, will be breaking out the standards,…
