Food and Cooking

Memorial Day: Where to Celebrate in Broward and Palm Beach Counties

You better get ready. One of the biggest drinking holidays is just around the bend. Whether you're looking to barbecue on the beach or let the professionals take care of matters for you, it should be a big one. For those of you looking to pawn those party planning duties onto someone else, we hav ... More >>

Tom Moynihan of d.b.a./cafe Follows in His Father's Footsteps

d.b.a./café breaks the notion that good food and drink must be accompanied by a fancy setting and fancy prices. Cut up wine boxes line the kickspace under the bar. More of them form a New York City skyline at the far end of the restaurant, past the multicolored string of Christmas lights. Yes, Ch ... More >>

Bimini Boatyard Hires New Executive Chef Odel Arencibia: New Health-Conscious Menu With "Caribbean Flair"

Bimini Boatyard was a Fort Lauderdale hotspot back in the day, but the beautiful location has faded from the limelight a bit in recent years. Whether it's due to the slew of new restaurants in the area or just a lack of change, it hasn't been on the forefront of Fort Lauderdalian's mind for quite so ... More >>

Lindsay Autry of Sundy House is South Florida's Top Chef

Being a finalist on season nine of Bravo's Top Chef, may have brought Tastemaker number 9, Lindsay Autry into our living rooms, but the chef had been working on her culinary career long before that. The Johnson & Wales University graduate's career started as a kid in North Carolina, trying to figur ... More >>

Open Table Names Ten South Florida Restaurants "Best Outdoor Dining Spots"

OpenTable is at it again with another "Top 100" list. This time, the online restaurant and review site had its users naming their favorite outdoor dining spots in the United States. These awards reflect the combined opinions of more than five million reviews submitted by verified OpenTable diners f ... More >>

Fourteen Florida Restaurants Make OpenTable's Top 100 Outdoor Dining Spots

We love lists. We like making our own lists and being on other people's lists. We especially love "top this" or "best that" lists. Most of all, we love when Florida restaurants top those top lists. OpenTable announced its 2013 Top 100 Outdoor Dining Spots and Florida managed to hold down 14 spots ... More >>

David Sabin of Brickhouse PR Wants to See More Celebrity Chef-Driven Restaurants

Not long ago the Palm Beach Wine and Food Festival was just a one-night affair taking over Palm Beach's very exclusive Worth Avenue. That is, of course, until our Tastemaker number 10, David Sabin brought it to another level. He's brought the festival from a one night event into a five day celebrati ... More >>

Jodi Swank of Swank Farms Would Vote Nutella Off the Island

Things are growing in Loxahatchee. That's where Jodi and Darrin Swank of Swank Specialty Produce grow some of the most beautiful and desired vegetables and herbs on their hydroponic farm. Though farming isn't easy in South Florida, the work pays off. The produce from the farm, which includes 200 v ... More >>

B.C. Tacos and Ms. Cheezious Named Finalists for LIVE! with Kelly and Michael's Truckin' Amazing Cook-Off, Voting Ends May 18

Food trucks have come into their own these last few years. No longer are they the ignoble "roach coach" of yesteryear, but gourmet mobile dining establishments. LIVE! with Kelly and Michael is noticing that fact and they are on a nation-wide hunt to find ten food trucks worthy of national recognitio ... More >>

Florida Beer Company Took Over Riverside Market, Beer Lovers Drank Local

Tucked into the center of deeply residential Fort Lauderdale, Riverside Market has made a name for itself in the past years as the place to go if you're looking for craft beer from around the world and want to enjoy it in the most casual of settings, outside the stereotypical tiki hut. The eclectic ... More >>

Hot and Soul: International Soul Food in Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale has no dearth of restaurant options. Want to throw on your fanciest LBD? Go for it. Craving something fast and casual? Just take a drive down US1. Desire dining al fresco? You're sure to find something on Las Olas. Looking for a small laid-back place with inventive food, great ... More >>

Lauren DeShields of Market 17 Is Done With Overrated Steakhouses

Lauren De Shields is a lifelong Florida native. She grew up in a Florida, food-centric family and even began her formal culinary education at Johnson & Wales University in North Miami. She cooked under Dean Max at 3030 Ocean for three years before heading out to California where she cooked at severa ... More >>

Ten Best Pizza Places in Broward and Palm Beach Counties

Pizza may be one of America's favorite foods, a food that has become more American than Italian, with slices in cities from east to west offering a different take on how to best combine three basic ingredients: dough, cheese and sauce. There's New York-style, Chicago and Sicilian. Some bake up a thi ... More >>

Tim Lipman of Coolinary Cafe: Serve Food That Is Honest, Fresh, Simple, and Refined

Tastemaker #14, Tim Lipman, and his wife Jenny, are the cool kids behind Coolinary Cafe, Jupiter's 47-seat eatery that is so often so packed, reservations are recommended for the nightly seatings. What's most impressive, however, is that Lipman changes his specials menu twice daily. Such frequent ... More >>

Robert Irvine Looking for Chefs For New Food Network Show

Robert Irvine, the brawny host of Restaurant Impossible, is casting for a new cooking competition show -- and he's looking for south Florida chefs. Irvine is searching for sous chefs, budding restaurateurs, and executive chefs that are ready to take it to the next level for his new yet-to-be-titled ... More >>

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 >>

American Craft Beer Week Events Across South Florida

Attention craft beer geeks: your weeklong holiday has arrived. Consider the next seven days your vacation--okay, working holiday, whatever. Those who truly love craft beer need to be able to find it all year long, for that we put together our top ten list of craft beer selections. With so much goi ... More >>

Mother's Day in South Florida: Budget Options for Mom in Broward and Palm Beach Counties

Mother's Day is about showing the woman who brought you--or your children--into the world that you appreciate her efforts. Not only did she carry you--or, again, your children--around for nine months, but she's had to put up with your crap ever since. She kind of deserves a round of applause for th ... More >>

Frank Coniglio of E.R. Bradley's Saloon: Tells Us About the Harvey Wallbanger and His Love of Horse Racing

The Palm Beach food scene wouldn't be what it is today without the Coniglio family and its most notable family member - number 16 on our Tastemakers list - Frank Coniglio, co-owner for a string of Florida establishments that includes Palm Beach Island's Cucina dell'Arte, Nick & Johnnie's and Cha Cha ... More >>

S3 Opens Tonight in Fort Lauderdale (Photos)

After years of planning and months of delay, Fort Lauderdale's newest beachfront restaurant is opening its doors to the general public tonight. Owned by the Restaurant People -- the group that owns YOLO, Vibe, and Tarpon Bend--S3 brings a chic atmosphere with creative global eclectic cuisine and coc ... More >>

Five South Florida Food and Drink Events This Weekend: Brewery Birthdays, Charity Concerts With Food, and More

Well, summer might be well on its way, but it's looking like we're going to have a pretty awesome weekend in terms of weather. Time to enjoy it while you still can. If you're looking for things to do indoors or out, we have a list of five food and drink related events after the jump. See Also: - M ... More >>

Salt Life Food Shack: You've Seen the Bumper Stickers; Now Try the Restaurant

Mother's Day in South Florida: High End Dining Options for Mom

The poor woman had to put up with you parasitically stealing all her energy for nine months. She then had to deal with your screaming and crying throughout the night, your terrible two's, and your hellacious mood swings of pubescence. Let's be honest: she seriously deserves some credit. Actually, a ... More >>

New Fast Food Concept PDQ Now Open in West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale

A new fast food concept has extended its reach to South Florida, starting with two locations including Fort Lauderdale and the newly opened West Palm Beach restaurant Known as PDQ -- which stands for "People Dedicated to Quality" -- the concept is simple: fresh food served fast, and in a high-end ... More >>

Marc Falsetto of Rok:Brgr Hopes to See More Chefs Taking Culinary Leaps

Tastemaker 17 is Marc Falsetto, founder and CEO of ROK:BRGR Burger Bar and Gastropub in downtown Fort Lauderdale. You've probably noticed that gastropubs serving up craft beers and hand-crafted burgers are pretty popular these days. And for good reason - craft burgers and craft beers are two of th ... More >>

Mother's Day Local Brewery Ideas: Some Afternoon Brews, A Little Dinner, and Beer Truffles

Mother's Day is an annual event dedicated to your first love--mom. If you're racking your brain trying to come up with something different to do this year, try thinking outside the box. Perhaps mom would enjoy kicking back with brewski? After all, she might just be as tired of burned homemade brunc ... More >>

Susan Kim of Gabose Would Vote Meatballs Off the Island

Thanks to Susan Kim, you wouldn't be out of line if you called Lauderhill, Florida's Little Korea. Though the west Broward enclave isn't quite as dense with Korean business as Little Korea in Los Angeles, Kim and her Korean (barbecue) restaurant Gabose have paved the way for the slew of Korean eater ... More >>

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 >>

Cinco de Mayo is Sunday: Ten Places to Party in South Florida

You better get ready. This Sunday is, like, the second biggest drinking holiday in the world--well, we don't actually know if that's true, but it should be. The time has come to release that inner Mexican and have a good time. We have the list of ten places to celebrate in Broward and Palm Beach C ... More >>

Kaluz: Corporate Efficiency

She changed your Diapers; You’re Buying Brunch

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

In the world of restaurants, things are always in flux. If it's not new staff, bar program, menus, or even plates, a new neighbor is either popping up or closing up shop. Unfortunately, it's kind of hard to stay on top of the goss. Fortunately, for that matter, you have us. And after the jump, we ha ... More >>

23. Lauren Bowen of Tap 42

New Times' Best Of Broward-Palm Beach 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 30 of our favorite tastemakers -- restaurateurs, chefs, bartenders, and other foodies who make the South Florida food scene what it is. We'll start with number 30 and lead up to South Fl ... More >>

Cafe Martorano Now Offers Blackjack Inside the Restaurant

Maybe you're thinking that Steve Martorano was afraid his meatballs weren't enough to pull the hungry gamblers from the blackjack tables. This is a ridiculous thing to think because (a) his meatballs are delicious and (b) Cuz ain't afraid of nothin'. Cafe Martorano is offering blackjack inside the ... More >>

Oar House Restaurant and Bar in Pompano Beach Celebrates Grand Opening May 11

The food scene is growing by leaps and bounds in South Florida. We have everything now from haute cuisine to trendy burger shacks. But there's a staple of Florida dining that should never be forgotten because it is the very sort of spot that often convinces most people to move here in the first pla ... More >>

Active Military & Veterans Get Discounts on Las Olas Restaurants For National Military Appreciation Month

Mission United and the United Way of Broward County have gotten together to honor the men and women who serve our country. As a way of saying "thank you" during National military appreciation month, several Las Olas businesses are providing discounts throughout May to veterans and active military p ... More >>

First Look: Sweet Banana's Grill Brings Cuban Cuisine North of the County Line

When it comes to good Cuban food, Miami has it covered. Outside the island itself, it's hands-down the best place in the country -- never mind Florida -- to find authentic Cuban fare. But in Broward and Palm Beach County? It's not as easy as you might think. Luckily, that's changed with the recent o ... More >>

24. Dean Max of DJM Restaurants

New Times' Best Of Broward-Palm Beach 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 30 of our favorite tastemakers -- restaurateurs, chefs, bartenders, and other foodies who make the South Florida food scene what it is. We'll start with number 30 and lead up to South Fl ... More >>

Kaluz Combines Good Food With Even Better Service

It was shocking to find Kaluz packed and bustling on a Monday night. It was more shocking to find a chic, multimillion-dollar restaurant with a well-rounded menu and detail-oriented servers pop up from nowhere. A bit of investigation found an experienced, well-funded team behind the waterfront eat ... More >>

OpenTable Names Sundy House, the Breakers Among the 100 Best Brunches in the U.S.

Brunch has always been the best meal of the week, where you can get together with friends and dine for hours on unlimited amounts of food. Plus, it's one of the few times it's socially acceptable to drink before 5 o'clock. It's no secret that South Florida restaurants serve some of the best brunche ... More >>

25. Chrissy Benoit of the Little House Boynton Beach

New Times' Best Of Broward-Palm Beach 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 30 of our favorite tastemakers -- restaurateurs, chefs, bartenders, and other foodies who make the South Florida food scene what it is. We'll start with number 30 and lead up to South Fl ... More >>

Pompano Seafood Festival Continues Today, Here's What to Expect

If you're headed to the 29th-Annual Pompano Beach Seafood Festival on the beach near the Pompano Pier today, here is a quick guide to what you can expect. At the beginning is Papa Hughie's Seafood World, a staple at the festival for 28 of the festivals 29 years and at the very end is Walker's Seaf ... More >>

Beer Float Recipes From Florida Brewers, Bartenders, and Beer Aficionados

Can you remember the first time you had a root beer float? It was probably summer, and your mom decided to give you a special treat. Just one taste of that combo of carbonated, sugary-sweet soda with cold, creamy vanilla and you were hooked. No matter how old you are, it's still a damned good comb ... More >>

PB Steak in Miami Beach: The Pubbelly Trio Strikes Again

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27. Brett Chiavari of BC Tacos

New Times' Best Of Broward-Palm Beach 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 30 of our favorite tastemakers -- restaurateurs, chefs, bartenders, and other foodies who make the South Florida food scene what it is. We'll start with number 30 and lead up to South Fl ... More >>

How to Make Your Own Alcoholic Ice Pops

With summer comes the longing for everything sweet, cold, slushy, icy and -- well, let's admit it -- infused with alcohol too. We at Clean Plate Charlie love all those things -- there's just one thing. We're so over rum runners, pina coladas, and daiquiris. Leave those to the amateur spring breakers ... More >>

Ten Best Happy Hours in Broward and Palm Beach Counties

Ahh. Happy hour. That wonderful time of day when a smiling bartender, cheap booze, and inexpensive food are intended to dissipate all of your workday's stress. Of course, you could go for a run or do something healthy to blow off some steam, but where's the fun in that? To help you out with your h ... More >>

Art Serve's Brunch on the Beach Launch Combines Art with Food

Complete with a do-it-yourself Bloody Mary bar, a slew of community activists including Mayor Seiler, DJs, and wide assortment of cheeses, Art Serve's newest event Brunch on the Beach was launched at the exquisite Atlantic Resort and Spa in Fort Lauderdale this week. Though the event does not offi ... More >>

Today Is Administrative Assistants Day: Where to Find the Deals

These days, it seems like everybody has his or her day: mothers, fathers, doctors, lawyers, teachers, workers. Everyone deserves some appreciation and all, but what about the person running your entire business? Today is National Administrative Assistants Day. And to show some appreciation local re ... More >>