Andrew Zimmern is a Twitter machine.

Can't make it to this year's South Beach Wine & Food Festival? We hear ya. Tickets are kind of expensive.

Fret not. Luckily, Twitter allows complete strangers to pry into the lives of those who live publicly, like Cooking Channel and Food Network idols, for instance.

This year, experience SoBe Fest through these guys and their high-profile tweets. The only other thing that would make the vicarious experience more authentic is if you have a glass of wine in hand at all times. But that would be too hard to handle.

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José Andrés drew much criticism today after Tweeting a graphic photo of dead deer and wild boars. The caption of the photo, which shows a pool of blood in the background, read "A good hunting day! Un buen dia de Caza."

Almost immediately, his followers fired back with messages of insensitivity, some even tagging PETA's Twitter handle.

Two hours after the photo surfaced, he posted an apology and a counter argument for his critics.

See the photo after the jump.

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Oh no they didn't, Miami.

Did you notice the Mean Girls-style action going on on Twitter this weekend?

Chances are you did. But if you didn't, Miami's food industry gained two new handles to look after: @FoodGossip305 and @NotChowFather. Leading the anonymous secret spiller pack in late December was @MiamiFoodGossip.

Short Order has tried to figure out the people behind the handles -- and there are hints-- but first, a quick recap of the name-calling and hair-pulling that went down over the weekend.

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Join the New Times crew tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at Taverna Opa at Mary Brickell Village for this month's Tweet Up event. Celebrate the near-end of the work week with free Flor de Caña rum and Radeberger German beer. Free light bites from Taverna's menu will also be passed around. Live Tweeting will be in full effect, just remember to use the hashtag #NTTweetUp.

Let the napkins fly and the elixirs flow -- opa!

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Win a gift certificate to Pubbelly with a tweet! Sweet!

Johnson & Wales University graduates hang their toques at some of South Florida's best restaurants. Chefs like Timon Balloo, Michelle Bernstein, and Jose Mendin have gone from JWU's campus to some of the finest and most lauded kitchens in Miami.

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Giancarlo Pagani via Twitter

Sakaya Kitchen catered an intimate employee dinner for chef Jose Andres last night.

The buzz is mounting for The Bazaar by Chef Jose Andres' Miami Beach opening in two weeks -- with much of that buzz being created by the uber-talented chef himself.

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Hans Scharler

​There's no question that if left unattended, our kitchen appliances can develop minds of their own, but tweeting toasters? What the hell?

This is a prediction from a report released last month by Massachusetts-based marketing research firm International Data Corporation.

IDC predicts that 2012 will see the arrival of microblogging by things, allowing people to follow the status of a device.

"We predict that in the next 18 months, we will see acceleration in the use of microblogging technology...for people to follow the 'state' of things that are relevant to them," says Frank Genz, author of the report. "This could include a Twitter-like feed to 'follow' the status of a connected appliance in your house to see if it's operating correctly or if it needs service."

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By Carlos Acosta

Andrew Zimmern at Cobaya Azul

​I have to thank Bizarre Food's Andrew Zimmern for making it to Miami. I'd originally dropped a grapevine hint that he'd soon be in town only because I recently noticed his Twitter conversation with Chef Geoffrey Zakarian about visiting Tudor House.

But I didn't actually think he was serious!

Our Zimmern in Miami Twitter Tour starts five days ago (December 8) at approximately 5:22 p.m. His first tweet from the Sunshine State came from a gas station in Central Florida. It was a photo of Boone's Farm Apple Wines... about a dozen of them to be exact. Classy, Zimmern.

Anyway, upward and onward!

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Courtesy of McServed

​Since when did the place that promises $1 double burgers for all get so un-American? Apparently it hasn't.

Over the weekend, a photo circulated through the Twittersphere of a "McDonald's sign" that read, "As an insurance measure due in part to a recent string of robberies, African-American customers are now required to pay an additional fee of $1.50 per transaction. Thank you for your cooperation."

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David Garcia

Hodge Podge and Lime -- about to engage in combat.

​Food Network's The Great Food Truck Race is filming a big finale this weekend all over the streets of Miami and we all get to participate!

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