Happy Noche Buena, What Is Noche Buena?

“Tonight, tonight, tonight, oh oh.”That’s right ladies and gents, but we’re not talking about a crappy Genesis song. We’re talking about Noche Buena, and it’s tonight.So, what is Noche Buena?Well it is a type of Mexican beer, it means good night in Spanish, and in Spain, the Philippines, Cuba, and…

Swingers Welcome

Big-band music swings like Muhammad Ali in his prime, like Austin Powers at an orgy. So, what do you call a guy who began his career playing bar mitzvahs in Jersey, dropped out of college to drum for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, followed Conan O’Brien to The Tonight Show…

Video: Kim Kardashian Naked In Bath After Tossed Salad

We here at Short Order would like to thank the marketing geniuses over at Carl’s Jr. for bringing us video of Kim Kardashian getting in a bath naked after a tossed salad.She really seemed to like it. The juice was practically running down her chin. This may be the best…

Happy Festivus: Top 10 Festivus Foods for your Festivus Party!

For those of you who are unfamiliar with Festivus For The Rest of Us view the video above for a three-minute primer on the fastest growing holiday in the Western Hemisphere.Holiday season 2009 is set to be a record-breaking year for American households celebrating Festivus. That being said, though most…

Turrón, Latin American Christmas Snack Tradition

Every year, the world turrón consortium battles Baby Jesus for Christmas supremacy. The nutty nougat bars always lose to the son of God, but major Christmas inroads have been made by the sometimes chewy, sometimes crunchy sweet of 15th century Spanish origin.Turrón is celebrated at Christmastime around the world through…

Weirdos Take Over American Legion, Dead Veterans Die Again

The American Legion Harvey Seeds Post 29 off of 64th Street and Biscayne (6447 NE Seventh Avenue, Miami) is named after Harvey Seeds, the first Dade County representer killed in action in World War I in France by a hand grenade exploding over a machine gun emplacement.His post was founded…

Top Ten Latin American Christmas Food Traditions

Feliz Navidad.It’s Christmas time again, and in Miami that means tons of Latin families getting together for holiday cheer. The beautiful thing is that all their cultures mesh with those of every other country represented here and make for a Latin-American-Caribbean holiday season full of joy and tradition.Here are our…

Flow Official feat. ¡Mayday! “Down This Road” Video Sneak

Flow Official and ¡Mayday! team up for “Down This Road” in a new video to go with the song they put out together. This is just a preview though to let you know that it’s coming up.Go to Flow Official’s myspace, stream the “Down This Road” track and learn all…

Weekend Blog Watch: Mandolin, Photo Food, Dillweed, Honey Buns

Mandolin Aegean Bistro making moves in the Design District.Chefs stage food plates for photo shoot.Ways to use that extra dill you’ve got laying around.It’s that Knaus Berry Farm time of year. Best cinnamon rolls anywhere.Sweet Dreams dessert fest at the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek.Teena’s Pride Borek Farm in pictures. Florida…

Behind the Line: Palme d’Or at the Biltmore, Coral Gables

The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables is a designated National Historic Landmark. It was built in 1926 by John McEntee Bowman and George Merrick as part of a grand hotel chain with locations in Los Angeles, Rhode Island, New York, and Havana.  Chef Philippe Ruiz heads up the kitchen of…

Chris “Ludacris” Bridges Talks Conjure Cognac, Eating in Miami, and Drinks for Breakfast

No competitive cognac introduced to the market in the past 50 years? That’s Ludacris.A new cognac to dip cigars in? That’s Ludacris.Conjure Cognac? That’s Ludacris.If you haven’t heard yet, actor/musician and Grammy-winning, more-than-20-million-album-selling Chris “Ludacris” Bridges has partnered with Norwegian-owned Birkedal Hartmann to produce Conjure Cognac. The stateside product launch is in…

Epic Hotel Cleared In Death of Tourist From Legionnaire’s Disease

Breaking news: The AP, The Miami Herald, and NBC Miami report that Miami-Dade health officials have cleared downtown Miami’s Epic Hotel of responsibility in the death of a tourist from Legionnaires’ disease, a type of flu.The man did not contract any sickness from the Epic Hotel, though he did stay…

A Fresh Beer Inc. Interview With Chris Montelius

Beer good. Local better.We started telling you about Fresh Beer Inc. yesterday. They are a local marketing, and wholesale distribution company specializing in craft beer in the tri-county area.Craft beer is a term for limited production, high quality beer, also known as microbrew.Florida law prohibits a manufacturer from selling directly…

Kitchen Pranks: The Old Oven Knob In The Jello Trick

“You see this knob? It’s precious to a lineman, especially when it gets real busy, cause you’re struggling to turn everything on. They come right off see? One thing cooks will do just to mess with each other is steal em’, and hide em’. I remember being in a kitchen…

Sweat Goes Noir

“You’ll know him by the hate in his eye when he asks for a light.” Listen up — that’s the narrator talking, so grab some couch space and don’t let go. This one is for the living-room goons, easy-chair gangsters, and celluloid thugs who like their crime full of guns…

Uptown Anthem

“It’s sorta like another way to call a cat a kitten.” That’s how Naughty by Nature’s lyrics describe the word pussy in the group’s 1991 hip-hop classic “O.P.P.” Hey, that radio-friendly attitude is what garnered them platinum status and the reason even old, gray ladies of white America can sing…

Urbanite Bistro’s December Beer Dinner With Fresh Beer Inc.

Fresh Beer Inc. is the South Florida grassroots marketing, sales, and distribution company that is helping craft beer stake its rightful claim on our bar and restaurant menus and store shelves. More on them soon.For now, learn more the easy way: Eat and drink your way to a better understanding…

Dinner in Paradise 2010 Schedule

Dinner in Paradise is a celebration of gourmet farm dining and was created in 2005 by Gabriele Marewski of Paradise Farms and chef Michael Schwartz of Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink.The $165.50 cost of each dinner (there will be seven between now and April) benefits the Plant a Thousand Gardens Collaborative…