Food Pairings

Virginia Philip Wine Shop & Academy Offering Wine Immersion Course Starting Tomorrow

Wine is a bit of a tricky subject. Most people drink it. Few people really know the intricacies of pairing it well. However, on those rare occasions in which you just happen to stumble upon an amazing food and wine pairing, the results are phenomenal--like an explosion in your mouth. Fortunately, ... More >>

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Las Olas Food and Wine Festival Pre-Events: the Party Starts Early

It's getting closer. On April 19, the Las Olas Wine and Food Festival will be taking over Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. What's even better? The pre-events for the festival will be here in just over a month. For those of you who like food, wine, and all things pertaining to the festivities, ... More >>

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Pairing Dinner at Malcolm's at the Omphoy

Over the past 40 years or so, California wines have really made their mark in the world of fine wine. One California winery in particular really put the state on the map: Stag's Leap.Stag's Leap Wine Cellars received international critical acclaim in 1976 -- just four years after it was established ... More >>

The Sybarite Pig: Buy a Beer for a Stranger

Valentine's Day can really suck. Whether you're celebrating by yourself or with someone special, it's one of those holidays that tends to bring on the pressure. If you're single, you probably couldn't feel more alone. If you're a couple, you probably feel like you have to pull out all the stops.The ... More >>

Join the Gulp! Food and Libations Wine Pairing Event This Weekend in West Palm Beach

There it is, right there in front of you: a restaurant wine menu that's thicker than Tolstoy's War and Peace, and offers about 101 selections and varietals, all at varying price points. You're having fish for dinner and on a date / dining with wine-loving friends / trying to impress your boss, but r ... More >>

Wine and Cheese Pairing Classes at Cheese Culture: "Like Sex in Your Mouth"

It's difficult to find people who do not like wine. (Why would you want to?) And even harder to find someone who doesn't love cheese. (Well, besides vegans, of course.) As much as the vast majority of the population enjoys eating cheese and drinking wine, most people have no idea how to really enjoy ... More >>

Dada Brings Back Chef-Inspired Wine Pairing Dinners

Dada Executive Chef Bruce Feingold has announced the return of his restaurant's popular wine pairing dinner series, beginning with the first, dubbed Twelve/Twelve/Twelve because -- you guessed it -- it will be held on December 12. It is the first of such wine pairing dinners to be held at the restau ... More >>

Out of The Box, Into The Big Bag

Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza Hosts Craft Beer Tasting Dinner this Wednesday

While burgers go rather deliciously with beer, we sometimes get dreamy and wonder how our cold ones might go with some fancier alternatives. While the standard Italian meal typically includes wine with those pasta and marinara dishes, it might be radical to mix toss the carafe and bring in some brew ... More >>

Scotchy Scotch Scotch, Down Into My Belly: Glenmorangie Scotch Pairing Dinner November 1

Wine pairings have been around for quite some time. And it's certainly no secret that we like our craft beers around here. But we are always looking for new and exciting ways to get alcohol into our bodies and so spirit pairings were destined to become a thing.And now they are.The Pub Pembroke Pines ... More >>

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Delray Beach Wine and Seafood Festival

A Vice For All Ages

South Florida Dining Events This Week: Dine Out Lauderdale Kicks Off and More

Dine Out Lauderdale is on: Today kicks off the six-week-long opportunity to check out some of Fort Lauderdale's most popular (and in some cases, expensive) restaurants. Also happening this week are a variety of events centered around beer (it is Oktoberfest time, after all), wine, and even sake. Rea ... 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 >>

New Times Pairings is Tonight: Check Out the Final Food and Wine Pairing List

See also: New Times Pairings: Wines You'll Be Swirling and Sipping on Thursday Night and New Times Pairings: An Event for Beer Geeks and Novices Alike Alright, slackers and/or procrastinators. If you've been putting off purchasing tickets to the fifth annual New Times Pairings -- which goes down to ... More >>

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New Times Pairings: Wines You'll Be Swirling and Sipping on Thursday Night

See also: Fifth Annual New Times Pairings: Who's New to the Lineup This Year and Five Reasons You Should Go On Tuesday, Clean Plate Charlie showed a little love for the craft beer to be offered at Thursday's fifth-annual New Times Pairings. The beer camp makes a very compelling case, but it's not t ... More >>

South Florida Dining Events This Week: New Times Pairings and More

There's this little thing happening this week called the Fifth Annual New Times Pairings. Perhaps we've mentioned it? And as if you need any other activity (you don't) to keep your spirits up as you slog through another week at the office, there are plenty more wine, beer, and dining events from For ... More >>

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:

Fifth Annual New Times Pairings: Who's New to the Lineup This Year

The top five reasons you should attend the fifth annual New Times Pairings event were spelled out earlier today and, naturally, food ranked right up there, second only to sweet, sweet alcohol. Since Pairings is an opportunity for local food lovers to sample new and new-to-them cuisine from some of ... More >>

You Really "Like" Us: Winner of Pairings Tickets

Pairings, New Times' annual food and wine event featuring carefully selected wines and artistically crafted dishes from more than 40 of the area's best local restaurants, turns 5 this year, and we couldn't be more proud.So, we've been giving away a few precious pairs to some lucky readers the last c ... More >>

Pairings is September 13: We Have More Tickets to Give Away

Another week, another pair of tickets to give away. New Times annual wine and food event Pairings is coming up fast on Thursday, September 13 at the Broward County Convention Center. Last week we gave away two pairs of passes to two artistically inclined readers. We had a lot of fun judging the many ... More >>

Pairings 2012: Who Won Tickets So Far?

Surely, you all know by now that New Times' annual food and wine event, Pairings, is coming right up Thursday, September 13. Cruise through the Broward County Convention Center and try food samples from all the best local restaurants, paired with a vintage specially selected by boutique wine shop Wi ... More >>

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Win VIP Tickets to Pairings 2012, New Times Food and Wine Event

The kids are finally back in school and out of your house after a long hot summer vacation. And while school might not be a child's favorite way to spend a day, most kids at least find the first week back to be exciting. It's kind of like the way you look forward probably look forward to New Times' ... More >>

New Times Pairings: Friday is the Last Day for Discounted Tickets

Some things are just made for one another. Beyonce and Jay-Z. Cat videos and procrastinating on a project that's due at the end of the day. Bacon and...well, everything. (At least, according to the internet).Another thing that pairs nicely? South Florida foodies and the fifth annual New Times Pairin ... More >>

Wine Dinners, a Food Truck Invasion, and Other South Florida Food Events This Week

Oenophiles get all the love this week with several opportunities to swirl and sample -- and possibly, get a swerve on to -- the fermented grape at wine dinners and tastings throughout Broward and Palm Beach counties. Find details on these and other South Florida food and drink events this week after ... More >>

Tickets On Sale For Craft Beer Pairing/Chef Dinner At Kapow! Noodle Bar

Kapow! Noodle Bar -- who recently secured a nod as the Best New Palm Beach County Restaurant in the New Times' annual Best Of Broward/Palm Beach issue -- has teamed with Brown Distributing to host a five-course craft beer dinner (featuring brews from Brewery Ommegang) on July 10. Tickets are on sale ... More >>

Give Coors the Cold Shoulder

East End Brasserie Offers Cheesy Chef's Table Dinner

If you're like us, you love cheese. From high-brow, cave-aged Gouda to low-brow string cheese, our motto is "If you put cheese on that shoe over there, we're going to eat it."  That's why we're intrigued by East End Brasserie's five-course Chef's Table dinner hosted by executive chef Steve Zobe ... More >>

Flavors of Wellington, Local Beer Dinner at Howley's, and Other Food and Drink Events this Week in South Florida

The snowbirds may be gearing up for their return flights to the north, but that doesn't mean the events calendar is following suit. Beer dinners, tap takeovers, and pairing events top the list of food and drink events this week in South Florida, while West Palm Beach welcomes an event that has enjoy ... More >>

Learn to Cook With Beer This Friday at Publix Apron's Cooking School in Boca Raton

​With St. Patrick's Day knocking on the door and the New Times "Original" Beerfest 2012 mere weeks away, we've got beer on the brain. Which is why the "Cooking With Beer" demonstration this Friday night at Publix Apron's Cooking School in Boca Raton sounds so enticing. For $45, you'll get to learn ... More >>

South Florida Beer Week, Stone Crab and Seafood Festival, and Other Food Events This Week in Broward and Palm Beach Counties

​This is South Florida Beer Week, and tons of beercentric activities like tastings, tap takeovers, and pairings are planned throughout Broward and Palm Beach counties (and in Miami, if you feel like making the drive). You can find details on a few select events after the jump. Not a fan of hops, ... More >>

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Five Dishes to Try at New Times' Fourth-Annual Pairings on September 15

nysocialdiary.comTuna tartar is among the more photogenic bites to make an appearance at this year's event.​As we're counting down to the New Times Pairings event this Thursday at Broward Center for the Performing Arts, I've been perusing lineups as they're posted over at Wine Watch. Some trends s ... More >>

Link Roundup: A Week in the Life of a McDonald's Employee, A Sandwich in Every Beer

roadsideamerica.com​Who's lovin' it? The Washington Post follows a week in the life of a McDonald's employee, a Guatamalan immigrant who moved to the states in search of a better life. From serving fresh mangos in his homeland to steering the mango pineapple smoothie roll-out as a manager at ... More >>

Food and Beer Pairing Thursday at Padrino's Cuban Cuisine

No watery beers allowed.​ Wine pairings are nice and sophisticated and all, but beer pairings are the hot way to marry food and drink into one delicious night of belly-busting indulgence. The Cuban food and beer pairing event Thursday night at Padrino's Cuban Cuisine in Plantation will offer fiv ... More >>

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry During American Craft Beer Week in South Florida

​(Queue the Professor Farnsworth voice) Great news, everyone! It's American Craft Beer Week!What's American Craft Beer Week? It's nationwide celebration of all things craft beer, running from May 16 to the 22. And it's going on right now at restaurants and bars all across South Florida.Gettin ... More >>

Boho Happy Hour

Kick back with a cool cocktail at Out of the Blue.

Taste for Women's Wellness Wine & Chocolate Tasting

Carla Golembe House of Cats and Miracles ​Since red wine and dark chocolate have been proven to have health benefits, do something good for both your body and your soul by attending the Taste For Women's Wellness Wine & Chocolate Tasting this Friday, February 4th from 7-9pm at The ... More >>

Beer Dinner @ Gratify on Tuesday

Learn how Stone Brewery's Arrogant Bastard pairs with pine nut-encrusted salmon during the Beer Dinner Dec. 14.​Sure, we all know that certain wines and food go well together. But would you be able to choose which goes better with barbecued braised short ribs: a hoppy IPA or a smoked porter? Acc ... More >>

A Recap of Pairings, Last Night at the Broward Center

​Cupcakes. Pork belly. Lamb chops. Burgers. Ravioli. Rice balls. Red curry. There was a symphony of good eats at New Times' Pairings, held last night at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. The more than three dozen local restaurants that showed up and threw down pulled off a fantastic line ... More >>

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Q&A With Chef Marco From Cafe Vico Ristorante, Part 2

​Chef Marco and his wife, Eclair, have owned and operated Cafe Vico in Fort Lauderdale since the mid-'90s. The successful 110-seat restaurant with a family feel keeps guests coming back for more. Yesterday, we featured part one of our interview with Chef Marco. Today, he shares a few of his secret ... More >>