There are a lot of ways to eat organic including shopping at Whole Foods, farmers’ markets or rubbing elbows with a friendly farmer. But the best is Dylan Terry’s Ready-to-Grow garden, which produces a fresh supply of vegetables, fruits and herbs in your backyard. And it just got a heck…
Coconut Grove’s soon-to-be new baby, LoKal, is opening its doors this Saturday, with free beer all week to celebrate. Matthew Kuscher’s adamant goal is to stay as local as it gets — and that includes everything from grass-fed Florida beef, local dairies, to of course, local beers. Kuscher’s team doesn’t…
For many the thought of making a gingerbread house is daunting. You gotta bake and make 10 things before you can even get close to the fun assembly (i.e. finger lickin’ icing and eating gum drops) part.Forget that. All you really need are a few ingredients, which will run you…
If one of your wild food fantasies includes running up and down the aisles of Whole Foods like a crazy person, filling your shopping cart with any and everything your heart — and stomach — desire, and doing it without spending your whole paycheck, read on. The people over at…
Bee Heaven opened its doors to the public yesterday for its annual Farm Day. This year, they hosted food trucks (Dim Ssam a Gogo and the Real Sorbet Cart) to the crowds on their beautiful property…
Paradise Farms in Homestead hosts a series of dinners (and now brunches and learning lunches too!) every year around December. Short Order attended the first Dinner in Paradise of the new season. The chefs du jour were Chef Frederick Delaire, Chef Jason Prevatt of Loews Miami, Chef Jacob Anaya, Chef…
If you’re hankering for some last minute plans this weekend, do something that benefits you and the rest of the world. Slow Food, a global organization promoting good, clean and fair food, is hosting two events for December 10, Terra Madre Day.Translated to Mother Earth, it’s a day to celebrate…
We briefly introduced you to Chef Bernard Guillas last year in our travel log about the Club Med Wine & Food Festival, and now you can meet (and flirt with) the man himself at the Biltmore’s interactive lunch Saturday afternoon.Based in California, the Brittany-born chef will teach more than 100…
No matter which holiday you’re celebrating this season, chances are good it involves food — lots of it. And whether your traditional fare revolves around a bird, ham or unboxing take-out pizza, if you’re looking to break out of your holiday food rut, or just shake it up a bit,…
Makers of Denmark-based Scanomat decided that a substance almost as necessary as water should be as readily available. Coffee!This ain’t no typical brew machine. The TopBrewer looks like a a faucet and mounts to your countertop. It not only brews and dispenses coffee but also is equipped with undercounter components…
In a Midtown warehouse space called The Sacred Space, lives a secret underground dining experience: Conscious Bite Out. With all natural, 100 percent organic fare, they have hosted many a private foodie gathering, and last week’s Art Basel dinner with chef Jonathan Gambino from 3 Sister’s Farm was no exception…
There’s less than one month of shopping days to go. The malls are horrible this time of year — you’ll wait an hour to find a parking spot two miles away only to push your way through crowds in order to buy some lousy gift like an acrylic sweater or…
Ready for a cranberry sauce that will punch your mouth in the face and call your momma a dirty hooker? I thought so. Even better, a diabetic can enjoy this tasty relish all the same.Before you ask, no, a fancy chef did not pass this down; it wasn’t picked out…
We recently spoke with Sandra Gutierrez about her concept of Latin American meets Southern down home fare, which she translates into 150 recipes (at just short of 300 pages, it’s almost a novel) in her new cookbook,The New Southern-Latino Table (University of North Carolina Press, $30). Appearing at the Miami…
The last time we cooked Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings, it cost more than $300 for four people. Plus the bird was so dry even the poodle wouldn’t eat it.This year, we’re thinking we’ll let someone else cook. We’ve compiled a list of places that will prepare a delicious…
The Miami Book Fair International is once again taking over the streets of downtown Miami. Every fall, voracious readers look forward to perusing both new and antique books in the hope of finding a treasure or a bargain at the street fair, or listening to a book reading by a…
Short Order had the pleasure of taking a jaunt around the Fruit & Spice Park earlier this year, and it’s a verifiable wonderland. The 37-acre park is truly a hidden treasure trove of more than 500 varieties of fruits, vegetables, spices, herbs, and nuts. So if there is ever time…
View photos from our visit to Knaus Berry Farm last season.Just yesterday, Knaus Berry Farm opened up. In a few weeks, lines will be seen winding down the street on the slowest of days. And the people will be here for the delectable shakes, baked goods and farm fresh produce.We…
’Tis once again the season for many local farmers’ markets to re-open their al fresco fruit peddling tables. If you want to sink your teeth into some fresh Florida flora, you’ve gotta know where and when to scoop up the bounty. Here’s the lowdown on Miami-Dade County farmers’ market openings…
There’s something fantastic about the idea of cutting out the middle man to get farm fresh produce at your fingertips. Short Order spoke with Farm Fresh Miami Owner Erika Rullman about how joining produce buying clubs saves us money in the long run, and gets you the freshest veggies you’ve…
If you’re a fan of growing (legal) herbs in your backyard or you want to start, check out Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s Edible Garden Festival this weekend.The garden will open its gates on Saturday and Sunday to amateur gardeners with ongoing lectures and cooking and gardening demonstrations.Don’t think that the…
Executive chef Bernd Schmitt recently joined SoBe’s Ritz-Carlton as the voice behind the hotel’s entire culinary enterprise — from in-room dining to the banquet program, to Bistro One LR, DiLido Beach Club, and the Lapidus Lounge.We sat down with Chef Schmitt to find out what his plans are for future…
