Dennis Max

Top Ten Mexican Restaurants in Broward and Palm Beach Counties

Let's face it: with South Florida's heavy colorful Latin population, finding good latin cuisine isn't exactly challenging. But finding a good Mexican restaurant? Now, that's another story. While lots of restaurants in the area produce a decent variation of authentic Mexican fare, true Tex-Mex or a ... More >>

Max's Harvest Debuts New Organic Menu Items

Locavore. Sustainable seafood. Organic produce. Once upon a time, this was fringe eating for hippies and eco-warriors. But, as time passed, foodies caught on. They taste-tested and realized that you don't have to be a tree hugger to know that organic, locally grown produce allowed to ripen in its ow ... More >>

Burt & Max's Finally Open: Fire Pits and A Build-Your-Own Bloody Mary Bar

It's pretty much common knowledge that opening a new restaurant comes with a bunch of hiccups. It's rare for a newly built spot to actually open according to initial schedules. As is expected, that's part of the story of the newly opened Burt & Max's. The restaurant, which was originally slated ... More >>

Burt & Max's Opening Date Set for Mid-February

The restaurant world is full of uncertainty and one of the most unpredictable aspects is projecting an opening date for a new endeavor. It's a rare case of a restaurant or bar rolling out the welcome mat as quickly as they'd like. Ryan Sentz of Funky Buddha perhaps said it best when recently intervi ... More >>

First Look: The Mexican in Boca Raton (Cali-Inspired Food and a Mural by Wynwood Artist Ruben Ubiera)

Dennis Max was working the room Monday night at his just-opened restaurant, The Mexican. The dining room and bar were packed, with few open seats in the house, but the restaurateur managed to find an empty stool to pull up to the four-top where I was seated during a free dinner for local media. Max ... More >>

The Mexican Opens in Boca Raton

The Mexican, Dennis Max's homage to the border town cuisine he grew up with while living in Southern California in the 1950's and 60's, is now open in Boca Raton. The restaurant, which brings a little surfer culture to Boca, is decorated with a colorful Day of the Dead-inspired mural and featur ... More >>

November's Restaurant Openings and Closings in Broward and Palm Beach Counties

Did your favorite restaurant live to see another month? Is your neighborhood getting yet another steakhouse? See who came and went in the month of giving thanks, with November's roundup of restaurant openings, closings, and other shakeups, after the jump. Know of something we missed? Sound off in th ... More >>

Now Hiring Ninjas: South Florida Restaurant Jobs Available at New Spots

If you prefer to work in the shadows and get the job done without ever being seen (and you're looking to get some extra mileage out of that Halloween costume), have we got the gig for you. Ninja Spinning Sushi Bar (41 E. Palmetto Park Road in Boca Raton) is looking to open in early November and th ... More >>

A Buffet with Sushi, A Sake Bar, and All-You-Can-Drink Mimosas?! Santo's Modern American in Coconut Creek

Generally, when most people think of buffets, images of austere white spaces, bright fluorescent lights, and stainless steel bain-maries with plastic sneeze-guards come to mind. The interior at Santo's Modern American Buffet & Sushi is a stark contrast to the average all-you-can-eat establishmen ... More >>

Dennis Max to Open The Mexican in Boca Raton

Restaurateur Dennis Max and his partners in The Max Group are opening The Mexican at Royal Palm Place in Boca Raton.The restaurant, which will feature Mexican street food and a tequila bar, will open in early November. Like Max's other restaurants, many ingredients will be sourced locally, using sus ... More >>

Damiano to Open in Boca Raton

Damiano, a southern Italian bistro by the owners of Frank & Dino's in Deerfield Beach, is scheduled to open October 2 in the former Assiaggio Del Forno space at Regency Court in Boca Raton.Assiago Del Forno closed about three weeks ago. According to Boca Magazine, partners Dennis Max and F ... More >>

Meet John Belleme, the Drum-Playing, Foie Gras-Loving Chef of Stephane's in Boca Raton

When John Belleme took the reins as executive chef at Stephane's in Boca Raton this summer, it was hardly his first time leading a high-profile kitchen in Palm Beach County. Belleme, who has worked with Florida restaurateurs like Burt Rapoport and Dennis Max, was chef/co-owner of the highly-regarded ... More >>

Max's Grille To Temporarily Close For Renovations

Like many south Florida residents of a certain age, Mizner Park's Max's Grille is getting a  little "work" done.The restaurant is undergoing a host of renovations in preparation for the 2012 fall dining season. Changes and enhancements include new flooring, decorative columns, freshly painted w ... More >>

Max's Harvest: Why It's The Best Palm Beach County Restaurant

While some in foodie circles have alluded to a growing boredom with the whole "farm to table" thing, it's difficult to fathom how one could tire of the often-superior flavor of a product that has been locally sourced. This is particularly true when the kitchen on the receiving end of the delivery re ... More >>

With a Glut of Burger Joints in South Florida, Haven't We Had Enough?

Restaurant Roll Call for February: Openings, Closings, and On Deck

​Restaurant debuts are in full swing with the season. In February, we saw the opening of Dennis Max's Assaggio del Forno and Fort Lauderdale's own outpost of Lime. We also welcomed Rocco's Tacos to Palm Beach Gardens, after a monthslong wait. While Mexican, Italian, and steak-house concepts serve ... More >>

Farm-to-Table Isn't Easy in Florida, but a Few Pioneers Are Pulling It Off

Dennis Max's Assaggio del Forno to Open February 20

​Assaggio del Forno, an eatery positioned to "take diners on a food journey" around Italy, is scheduled to open February 20 in Regency Court in west Boca Raton. Patrick Broadhead, formerly at Max's Grille, has been named executive chef.Translated as "taste of the oven," the west Boca restaurant w ... More >>

After Hours Eats With Adam Dombrowski of Rocco's Tacos

​Visit this Las Olas location on Tuesdays and chef Adam Dombrowski of Rocco's Tacos is doing double time. Armed with appetites, patrons line the lot to valet for the $14.95 all-you-can-eat day. The Fort Lauderdale location opened a year ago this month.The crowds -- and owner Rocco Mangel's success ... More >>

Mario's Osteria Opens in Boca, B&G Oyster Bar Debuts, Frank & Dino's Set for January 12

​We've learned tons of restaurant news and will keep you updated as the details unfurl. For now, here's the skinny on openings this week.Tony and Lori Bova of Vivo Partenza have resurrected Mario's of Bova and renamed it Mario's Osteria. December 15 marked the soft opening of the 300-seat restaura ... More >>

Frank and Dino's, The Daisy Coffee House, and Other Restaurant Openings

​Frank and Dino's in Deerfield Beach is on the verge of opening, the Italian-American spot that pays homage to the Rat Pack. The restaurant, originally scheduled to debut in October, is one of two from Dennis Max of Max's Grille and Max's Harvest scheduled to open this season. Assiago del Forno is ... More >>

Opening Soon: Tap 42 in Fort Lauderdale, SpoonFed in Delray, Dennis Max in Boca

​Tap 42, the beer, burger, and bourbon spot that made an appearance at New Times Pairings a month before the place opens, is hiring front- and back-of-the-house staff today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Featuring 42 beers on tap and 100 bottles, Tap 42 has apparently hired an executive chef, yet it' ... More >>

Dennis Max Steers Two Restaurants to Fall Openings: Frank & Dino's in Deerfield and Assaggio del Forno in Boca

Dennis Max​Dennis Max is at it again. The high profile restaurateur behind Max's Grille and Max's Harvest has joined forces with Fred Stampone and a silent investor to create two new restaurants that will open this fall. The first, Frank and Dino's -an Italian-American restaurant that pa ... More >>

City Hall Offers Popular Food for the Masses

Max's Harvest in Delray Beach: Farm-to-Fork Done Right, Plus the Best Steaks in Palm Beach County

Max's Harvest Opens in Delray Beach

​Max's Harvest, the farm-to-fork concept restaurant by restaurateur Dennis Max, has opened in Delray Beach's Pineapple Grove district. The restaurant, located at the former Taste Gastropub location, focuses on clean ingredients by local farmers and purveyors. Vegetables and fruit are&nbs ... More >>

Chef Mark Militello Joins Bar Italia as Partner with Leo Balestrieri

Bar Italia in Lantana​This should be interesting: Mark Militello, chef/restaurateur and most recently, consultant, announced he's now a partner in the former Apicius Ristorante in Lantana - now called Bar Italia. Apicius' former bigwig, Leo Balestrieri, is also involved in the restaurant."I'll be ... More >>

Ovenella Heats Up in Boca

​Artisan pizzas, inventive pastas and specialties ranging from chili-roasted "angry prawns" to citrus and ginger-marinated skirt steak with salsa verde are coming out of the kitchen of chef Mennan Tekeli at the new Ovenella (499 S. Federal Hwy., 561-395-1455) in Boca Raton. Proprietor and former B ... More >>

Dennis Max to Make Delray Debut

​He helped make "California cuisine" popular in South Florida, now Dennis Max is spreading the farm-to-table gospel that originated in California to white-hot Delray Beach, where in June he expects to open his own outpost of that now-nationwide culinary trend, Max's Harvest.Max, who took a break f ... More >>

Interview With Chef Daniel Ramos of Market 17 (Part 1)

photo: Deirdra FuncheonDaniel Ramos in the new digs. ​After months of anticipation (and a few delays), the new farm-to-table eatery Market 17 is now open on 17th Street in Fort Lauderdale. The restaurant is no small undertaking. All dishes are prepared from scratch. It serves ostrich. It makes cev ... More >>

Our Critic Takes Her Father-un-Law to Dine With Moneybags at Chops Lobster Bar in Boca Raton

Not-So-High Society

It's round two for Rapoport on Clematis.

Whine Tasting

I'd complain about Pa' Degennaro's, but my mouth is full

Dancing the Lobster Quadrille

Easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a poor man to get into Chops

East Is Eden

My love affair with Nick Morfogen

Can I Get Potatoes With That?

Max's Grille leaves no spud unpummeled

Boca to the Max

Who knew puking in South Florida would get Tucker Max on the bestseller list in New York?

Sexi Mexi

Two new Boca restaurants head south of the border

The Grand Banyan

A Mediter-Asian Affair

Eating at Prezzo Affair, you wouldn't know the Mediterranean Sea is far from Beijing

A Simple Plan

Zemi continues the tradition of fine dining set by its predecessors

Best New Restaurant

Zemi

Best Fusion

32 East

Cooking With Attitude

The Addison

Rok 'n' (Sushi) Roll

Sushi Rok

Best Desserts

Max's Coffee Shop

Nick to the Max

Worth Its Wait in Gold

Variations on a Theme

Noodle Nirvana