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Good Time Had by (Almost) All at the Museum of Discovery and Science's Annual Food Fete

The sky had just begun to clear on Friday night, saving dozens from being soaked as they waited to be banded, wineglassed, and plated before taking on a wide field of food and drink inside Fort Lauderdale's Museum of Discovery and Science. It was the museum's 18th foodcentric fundraiser dubbed the ... More >>

Riverwalk Run Party

Bahamas Express Ferry: Adding a Miami - Bimini Route

When it launched in 2011, we told you about the Bahamas Express fast ferry service out of Fort Lauderdale, serving Grand Bahama Island. Last year, we gave the company the award for Best Weekend Getaway, since the trip is quick and kids up to age six travel free. Though other fast-ferry services ... More >>

Dive Bar Explorer: Andy's Lounge & Package in Davie

As far as dive bars go, some are much crazier than others. Some have crazy porn and topless bartenders. Others are just a good ole place to sit back, have a drink, a smoke, and an entertaining chat. Andy's Lounge and Package is the latter. For years we've heard rumors of the dodgy antics taking ... More >>

Dive Bar Explorer: Bimini Bay Bar in Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale is known for having a dodgy past. Strip-clubs galore, topless donut shops, topless car washes, the bar that invented the body shot, and the notorious Bimini Bay Bar. Voted as 2012 Best Bar to Scare Visiting Friends and 2011 Best Hole in the Wall, we figured it would be the best first ... More >>

Marissa Karp Murder: A Decade of Investigation Pays Off

2013 Riverwalk Stone Crab and Seafood Festival Is This Weekend

Being that Florida is one massive peninsula, seafood is kind of a big thing. If you can't eat it or chose not to, we feel sorry for you. For seafood aficionados, or  anyone who likes a festival, we have an event for you: the Riverwalk Stone Crab and Seafood Festival.The family-friendly event is ... More >>

Secrets From the Sysco Guy (Suck It, Food Snobs!)

Sysco. The name is reviled by many in the culinary industry. It conjures images of frozen chicken tenders, packaged salad dressings, and soggy potato skins. Not exactly the finer points of going out to eat. While you may think you know a Sysco product on sight, you might be surprised.Clean Plate Cha ... More >>

John Offerdahl's Gridiron Grill-Off: Half Off Tickets With Voice Daily Deal

There are few things in this world that go together better than football and grilling. After all, what could be better than watching the game while chowing down on a rack of ribs or tailgating in the parking lot with a brew and a burger?

Eat in the Name of Seafood

Flavors of Fort Lauderdale: New Food Festival Launches Next Week

This year has seen an influx of new culinary events for Fort Lauderdale. Cheers for Charity was a great success. Now it's almost time for Flavors of Fort Lauderdale. The next four-day culinary event, which kicks off Tuesday, November 8. The event is meant to showcase the culinary talent and lif ... More >>

It's Boat Show Time! Ten Places to Dock and Dine in South Florida

There's a reason Fort Lauderdale is host to one of the largest boat shows in the world. With over 300 miles of navigable inland waterways, Greater Fort Lauderdale is known as the Venice of America.A lot of the region's land space is taken up by multimillion dollar waterfront McMansions with 100-foot ... More >>

Top Five Places to Pick Up Hot Foreigners During Boat Show

It's getting to be that time of year. The weather is slowly starting to cool down. Restaurant staff are anxiously awaiting the return of the long-lost 'season'. And locals with a hankering for accents are getting psyched as their long-lost objects of desire prepare to return. The Fort Lauderdale Int ... More >>

South Florida Dining Events This Week: Beer Dinners and Tap Takeovers

Beer: It's what's for dinner. Or, at least, it is this week. Beer dinners, tap takeovers, beer pairings; there's a lot of brews to be had in South Florida. Must be getting close to Oktoberfest. In the meantime, after the jump, find a roundup of food- and drink-related events this week in Broward and ... More >>

Wine About It

Fundraiser at Bimini Boatyard

5th Annual New Times Pairings: Five Reasons Why You Should Go

The fifth Annual New Times Pairings event is right around the corner. On September 13 from 7 - 10 p.m. the Broward County Convention Center will host this evening of good food and good wine. If you've been procrastinating about your ticket buying we've got some reasons why you should buy them now:

Bahamian Men Sink Boat While Smuggling Six People Into Florida, Including A Potential Drug Dealer, Plead Guilty

On Friday, Rico Jerome Miller and Wardell Hall, both of the Bahamas, pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle six people into Florida.One would think that the craziest part of the story is that Miller and Wardell managed to sink the 22-foot vessel and had to be rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard. It's n ... More >>

Father's Day in Palm Beach County: Where to Take Dad on June 17

It's damned near impossible to locate a Father's Day card that doesn't somehow incorporate neckties or power tools (is that really the only thing that greeting card companies can think of when they think "dad"?) but your options for Father's Day meals in Palm Beach County restaurants are a tad more ... More >>

Riverwalk Trust Burger Battle: Four New Burgers to Try

Restaurants will serve up 24 different burgers at this year's Riverwalk Trust Burger Battle, and based on the past two years, it's likely every one of them will be a damn good burger. Returning contenders like Rok: Brgr, Johnny V Las Olas, and Gilbert's 17th Street Grill could be one of your favorit ... More >>

Easter Brunch and Dinner in Delray Beach, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, and Palm Beach County

​There's still plenty of time to storm Target for Easter basket supplies -- Peeps! Don't forget the damned Peeps! -- but if you're looking to secure a spot to eat an Easter brunch or dinner, you better hop to it. Restaurants serving Easter meals in Palm Beach County will fill fast, and reservation ... More >>

Boca Raton Versus Fort Lauderdale: Pick Your Favorite Dining Scene

​Clean Plate Charlie is pitting our eight best dining areas against each other in a March Madness-style bracket. Later this month, we'll crown a winner -- an undisputed champion city that can boast to have the best food scene in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Below, read up on No. 4 seeded Weste ... More >>

Stone Crab and Seafood Festival Is Saturday in Fort Lauderdale

​It's been said that seafood in South Florida isn't as big a draw for the locals as it is for out-of-towners, a topic that can be debated as you are pulling apart pieces of crab leg at the Stone Crab and Seafood Festival this Saturday on the lawn of the Riverside Hotel in Fort Lauderdale.

South Florida's Best Dive Bars

​While eating at Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza, my second week in Florida, I met a yacht captain --a younger, thinner, clean-cut version of the John Goodman character in The Big Lebowski. We got to talking about dive bars. "I've got the perfect dive bar to take you to," he said. This being a Tuesday, ... More >>

Bimini Boatyard Hires Jason Shipman As New Executive Chef

Photo providedChef Jason Shipman takes over for the departing Michael Bennett.​Bimini Boatyard, long a Fort Lauderdale favorite waterfront restaurant, has hired Jason Shipman to replace chef-turned-author Michael Bennett. Shipman is a Johnson and Wales grad who got his break in 2002 in the Cheesec ... More >>

Executive Chef Michael Bennett Leaves Bimini Boatyard

​Bimini Boatyard executive chef Michael Bennett has left his position at the popular Fort Lauderdale seafood restaurant to pursue several other culinary avenues of interest.Bennett, who resigned his position shortly after Thanksgiving, is consulting on two projects as well as writing part two of h ... More >>

Express Ferry Offering High-Speed Boat Trips to Bahamas From Fort Lauderdale's Port Everglades

Hate flying? Lost your yacht in the recession? But sure as hell would love a decent rum runner and a handmade straw hat?If so, you are so in luck, because a new boat called the Bahamas Express Ferry is about to start high-speed service from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas. A massiv ... More >>

Bimini Boatyard's Boat Show Bonanza: One And A Half-Tons Of Seafood

Michael BennettBimini Boatyard's swordfish - one of 47 pounds ordered for the boat show​Bimini Boatyard is one of the closest restaurants to The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show and every year the staff prepares for an onslaught of boaters, salespeople, and daytrippers with an appetite for ... More >>

Death by Chocolate: Cliché or Classic?

​The origin of the desserts known as Death by Chocolate has been loosely credited to Les Anges, a Santa Monica restaurant from the '80s. Food writer Marian Burros describes the dessert as something novel in 1984, when she took a 15-restaurant tour around L.A. in eight days: "'I think I have someth ... More >>

Culture of Cuisine: Chef Michael Bennett Writes a Workbook

Michael BennettChef Michael Bennett writes a workbook ​Michael Bennett isn't content to just sit around on a rare day off from his executive chef job at Bimini Boatyard.  Instead of sunning or fishing, Bennett writes.  With two Caribbean-influenced cookbooks under his belt, In The Land o ... More >>

Bimini Boatyard Celebrates 22nd Birthday With Mardi Gras!

Bimini Boatyard is turning 22! Drinks are involved.​On Friday, September 23rd Bimini Boatyard turns 22 and, like most 22 year-olds, it wants to celebrate at Mardi Gras!From 5 - 7 p.m., Bimini Boatyard goes cajun with $5 Hurricanes, $ Captain Morgan & Smirnoff drinks. During this special happy ... More >>

New Times Pairings 2011 Winners Announced

The squash shooter from 3030 Ocean​Terrific weather, a great turnout, and delicious eats marked last night's New Times Pairings at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Without further delay, we are pleased to announce the winners for Best Overall, Most Unique Dish, Most Decadent Dish, and B ... More >>

Pairings 2011: Ticket Winners, Judges Announced

​You've got one more day to buy tickets for New Times' fourth annual Pairings event at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.Click on the Pairings website to buy tickets online for $45 today, or pay $55 at the door tomorrow. Deep-pocketed readers can shell out $80 for VIP tickets that allow ... More >>

Win Free Tickets to New Times Pairings (And We've Chosen Our Judge!)

​Congratulations to Kristi with a K for snagging the judgeship for The 4th Annual New Times Pairings. She'll be joining a panel of gastronomes to decide on the best dishes of the festival. Kristi won for this comment:My name is Kristi and I would make a great choice for being a judge for your eve ... More >>

Contest Update: Be a Judge @New Times Pairings

​This week, we've asked for your help. We're looking for a reader to join a panel of dining mavens in the weigh-in to determine the evening's best bites. Throw your hat in the ring by convincing us why you'd be the perfect judge in the comments of this post. Be sure to include your email inform ... More >>

Caribbean Kimchi: A Recipe From Bimini Boatyard's Chef Michael Bennett

Chef Michael Bennett and wife serve up dishes at the Kampong in Coconut Grove ​Bimini Boatyard's Chef Michael Bennett has a joy for both cooking and life. In our recent interview with Chef Bennett, we learned about his passion for bringing the flavors of the Caribbean home to south Flor ... More >>

Interview with Bimini Boatyard Chef Michael Bennett, Part II

Michael Bennett​Yesterday we featured part I of our interview with Bimini Boatyard's chef Michael Bennett. If you missed it, you can read it here. In part II, chef Bennett talks about living in the Caribbean and what it's like to serve a ton of seafood in one weekend. Clean Plate Charlie: ... More >>

Interview with Bimini Boatyard's Executive Chef Michael Bennett

Michael Bennett Chef Michael Bennett, writing his cookbook. ​Chef Michael Bennett is a native Floridian, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and a passionate chef who truly believes in  cooking creatively and making a meal memorable for his guests. Chef Bennett loves his ... More >>

Where to Eat Easter Brunch in Palm Beach and Broward

​With Easter being only a hop away, it's time to get all your eggs in a basket. You may already have the kids' baskets prepared and you know where you're going to church -- but do you know where you're going to brunch?! This Easter, many of your favorite restaurants will be setting up an elab ... More >>

Birthday Party at the “Czar of All Dive Bars”

What's Cooter Ball? NSFW Interview With Brittany Bleidt, Bartender at Bimini Bay Bar in Fort Lauderdale

Bimini Bay Bar isn't your average dive; it's a special haunt nestled in a nondescript industrial section of town near the FLL airport. Beers are cheap, cigarette smoke burns your eyes, and porn is blasted on the TV.  Brittany Bleidt​On Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, the bar is a little mor ... More >>

Fort Lauderdale Spring Break Survival Guide: 10 Places to Avoid Breakers

good-times.webshots.com​Ah, March. A month saturated with the putrid stench of sweaty Spring Breakers. As we look down from our high-rise beach apartments to the bumper-to-bumper A1A traffic, we realize our daily errands are now a cumbersome task. Our white-sand beaches are now covered with empt ... More >>

Five Waterfront Restaurants for Brunch in Broward

Food Thinkers, Flickr​Who doesn't love brunch?  It's the one opportunity during the week when you can drink alcohol at breakfast without an intervention from friends and family - in fact, they're likely drinking along with you!  These brunch spots range from sporty ... More >>

Swigging and Swilling From Bar to Bar in Oakland Park