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James Beard Foundation

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    Did Fusion Ever Die? Norman Van Aken Talks Shop

    Fusion has been on the brain. Following our review on Florida's sushi-Thai, Sara Dickerman addresses the up-down of our relationship with fusion in Slate last week in Fusion Reaction: How America fell in love, then out of love, then in love all over again with Asian influenced cuisine. She wrot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Stephane's Brasserie to Open This Summer in Boca Raton

    ​Restaurateur Stephane Lang-Willar is bringing his European brasserie restaurant concepts to Boca Raton this summer with Stephane's.The combination brasserie/lounge will feature an almost mind-boggling host of specials, menus, and cocktail hours.  For instance, Monday is mussels day, when you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Imoto: Buccan's Little Sister Opens in Palm Beach

    ​It's not quite March, but already Clay Conley has had one busy 2012. After recently being named a semifinalist for a James Beard Award in the Best Chef (South) category, Conley has opened an intimate, 40-seat, Asian-inspired bistro featuring small plates.Imoto, which translates into "little siste ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Union to Open December 30 in Delray's Caliente Kitchen Space

    Rich Achaia, executive chef of Union​Union: An Asian Gastro Lounge will have its soft open a week from tomorrow, says owner/restaurateur Scott Kennedy. He and partner Stephen Chin acquired the restaurant seven weeks ago, built out the former Caliente Kitchen space, and revamped the patio to open i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    Kapow! Noodle Bar: Restaurant Crib Notes

    ​Kapow! Noodle Bar chef Roy Villacrusis won the "Grand Chef Throwdown" at the fifth annual Palm Beach Food and Wine Festival last night, a five-day benefit for the James Beard Foundation. Villacrusis, who helmed the short-lived Kubo that earned New Times' Best Restaurant in Palm Beach in 2011, com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival, Beer Events, and Other Food & Drink Happenings This Week in South Florida

    Drink up: Both PBC World of Beer locations are hosting special events this week. ​In some ways, this is a relatively quiet week in terms of events, but with a few big names on the bill -- the Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival and Steve Martorano's battle of the meatball, to name a few -- there' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    What Makes a Good Butcher? Sharp Knives and Good Customers

    ​My grandfather ran a company in which he made sausages for Italian, Polish, and German immigrants throughout Boston. My father worked there in summers between college. My uncle worked there for decades. I remember my grandfather telling stories about his craft and his customers, scenarios that cu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Palm Beach Food and Wine Festival Starts December 9; Tickets Available Now

    Hey, Michelle -- what's cooking? ​What to get the food snob on your holiday list when a membership to the Stinky Cheese of the Month Club won't do? How 'bout an early gift, by way of a ticket to one of the five events that are part of the Palm Beach Food and Wine Festival from December 9 to 13?

  • Dining

    November 10, 2011

    3030 Ocean in Fort Lauderdale: Beautiful Food, Mindful Sourcing, Dated Dining Room

    Hey, Michelle -- what's cooking? ​What to get the food snob on your holiday list when a membership to the Stinky Cheese of the Month Club won't do? How 'bout an early gift, by way of a ticket to one of the five events that are part of the Palm Beach Food and Wine Festival from December 9 to 13?

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Five Post-Fort Lauderdale Boat Show Restaurants Where Rich Yachters Will Dine

    Hey girl, want to see my yacht?​Yesterday marked the end of the annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. If you missed the show we can give you a small yet correct synopsis now:Many extravagant yachts floated through the intracoastal waterways from Oct. 27-31. Those yachts were hosted by ya ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    Chef-Driven Restaurant Slated for Boca From Charm City and El Jefe Luchador

    ​James Beard-nominated "Rising Star Chef of the Year" Michael Saperstein and partner Evan David signed a lease in Boca Raton this week to open a third restaurant by December 2011: a chef-driven, eclectic, small-plates restaurant that's "unlike anything we have in the area so far." Saperstein and D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2011

    Judgment Day? South Florida Chefs Share Their Last Meals

    Judgment Day?....not so much, actually.​It's 6:00 pm on May 21st in New Zealand and people at the far end of the planet are Tweeting that the Apocalypse hasn't arrived like crackpot radio evangelist Harold Camping (who, by the way is rumored to have raised $100 million during his end-o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Gwyneth Paltrow is Bon Appetit Cover Girl

    Gwyneth Paltrow: better looking than a roast?​Bon Appetit is usually known for its food porn covers - juicy roasts, steaming bowls of pasta, a cake that makes you want to eat the paper its printed on. But the June issue has a different kind of "dish" on it - Gwyneth Paltrow. In the magazine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Farmers' Markets vs. Grocery Stores: Which is More Expensive?

    flickr/kthreadRecent studies about produce price may surprise you...​Potatoes, puhtahtoes, tomatoes, tomahtoes. What's the difference, right? For most of us, what we buy comes down to price. Most people assume that farmers' markets in the U.S., while lovely to look at, are not as affordable to reg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    Chef Allen Susser Talks Burger Battle and the Future, Part One

    Chef Allen Susser is a confident burger battle contestant.​Chef Allen Susser has been a fixture on the South Florida dining scene for over a quarter of a century. Part of the original "Mango Gang," the group of chefs in the '90s who put Florida cuisine on the map, Susser has published three ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    Chef Allen's to Close After 25 Years In Business

    Chef Allen to close his Aventura restaurant.​ Chef Allen Susser has announced he will close his iconic Aventura restaurant, Chef Allen's. Susser is a cooking instructor, a celebrity chef at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, a consultant to large corporations like American Airlines, S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Would-Be Palm Beach Media Mogul In DUI

    Duggan.​The lady to your left is Jill Mary Duggan. I'm including her middle name so subsequent Google searches of "Jill (No Middle Name) Duggan" don't snag upon this story, which will reveal that Ms. Duggan has just been arrested for DUI in Palm Beach County.And why does that matter? Because Jill ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    Chef Zach Bell Named James Beard Award Finalist

    Cafe Boulud Chef Zach Bell​Chef Zach Bell of Palm Beach's Cafe Boulud has been named a finalist for the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef (South). Chef Bell is the only South Florida chef to be named a finalist for the award. Other finalists in this category include John Harris ( ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    Two Local Chefs Make James Beard Semifinals

    ​Perennial James Beard Foundation nominee Zach Bell of Palm Beach's Café Boulud is getting a third crack at being named Best Chef South, joining Dean James Max of Fort Lauderdale's 3030 Ocean as two of three South Florida semifinalists for the 2011 Beard award.  The third SoFla chef is Phili ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Interview with Chef, Restaurateur and Author Michael Schwartz, Part I

    ​In 2007 Michael Schwartz opened Michael's Genuine Food & Drink in Miami's Design District. Almost immediately it became "the" place to go for good, clean food that was friendly to the environment and the community. in 2009, Michael's Genuine Food & Drink opened a second location ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Top Chef Recap: A Tom Colicchio Smackdown (He Is So Hot)

    NBC Universal Tom Colicchio​Top Chef is probably Bravo's last and only foray into "real" reality television. For eight seasons we've gotten to enjoy the drama of cooking rather than drunken behavior, screaming matches and random hookups (though the show has had its fair share of all t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2010

    New Year's Eve at a Restaurant: Five Deals in Palm Beach / Delray Beach / Boca Raton

    The way to forget 2010.​If 2010 was a fish, most of us would throw it back. So say good riddance to the old and check out the festivities at this quintet of Palm Beach County restaurants.  5. Café BouludDaniel Boulud's Palm Beach outpost with James Beard Award-nominated chef Zach Bell at the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2010

    Chef Mark Militello Out at Trina in Fort Lauderdale

    ​News flash: renowned local chef Mark Militello is out at Trina, the chic restaurant inside the beachfront Atlantic Resort and Spa in Fort Lauderdale. Today, food and beverage manager Rochelle Burns confirmed his departure, saying,

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    Mario Batali to Cook at Morikami Monday, December 13

    ​The critically acclaimed, James Beard award-winning chef Mario Batali -- known for his love of olive oil, Italian cooking and his animated TV personality -- is scheduled to perform a cooking demonstration at the Morkiami Museum and Japanese Gardens on Monday, December 13. Batali long ago gre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Meet Zach Bell and Sample Free Food at Cafe Boulud

    Man of the hour.​Chef Zach Bell, a three-time James Beard Award nominee, will be hosting a meet and greet with guests on Saturday night at Cafe Boulud for his participation in the South Florida's Hottest Chefs calendar. (A chef pin up calendar sure sounds a lot like something from this week's Sout ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    Palm Beach Gardens Duck Killers Barely Rank Against History's Duck Murderers

    These ducks will no longer be featured in Aflac commercials.​Blain and Robert Aymond, the middle-aged duck killers of Palm Beach Gardens, have taken their place in history.A judge on Tuesday declared the couple guilty of misdemeanor ducknapping after they hired a trapper last year to round up a ga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    Q & A with Restaurateur Tim Petrillo of YOLO, Tarpon Bend, and now, Vibe

    Florida International University ​This week, we caught up with restaurateur Tim Petrillo, who along with a few other well-heeled business partners is opening a new nightclub / live music venue called Vibe in downtown Fort Lauderdale . The new hotspot -- Tim told us more about it here -- is locate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2010

    Chef Interview: Mark Militello at Trina

    ​Chef Mark Militello is a man of few words. This self-proclaimed "Doctor of Food" has taken the helm at Trina, the Fort Lauderdale beach restaurant at the Atlantic Hotel.  Not one to share a lot of secrets, he did not give us many details on the menu or décor, but suffice to say that Chef Ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Doggy Bag: This Week in Charlie

    Raw clams from Tarks of Dania, new in 100 Favorite Dishes this week.​This week on the blog:Our 100 Favorite Dishes this week cover Chinese curry noodles, spicy rock shrimp, and a killer dolphin sandwich.$10 at Panaretto in Fort Lauderdale will get you an affordable Italian lunch.South Florida had ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    2010 James Beard Winners Announced

    ​Last week, the James Beard Foundation announced its 2010 winners for food media and restaurants. Although South Florida had a few dogs in the race, Broward and Palm Beach didn't come up with any wins. But Miami's own Michael Schwartz of Michael's Genuine Food & Drink managed to snag Best Chef ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 24, 2009

    Thank God It's Over, but 2009 Does End With the Promise of Better Things to Come

    ​Last week, the James Beard Foundation announced its 2010 winners for food media and restaurants. Although South Florida had a few dogs in the race, Broward and Palm Beach didn't come up with any wins. But Miami's own Michael Schwartz of Michael's Genuine Food & Drink managed to snag Best Chef ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 10, 2009

    Amuse Your Bouche

    ​Last week, the James Beard Foundation announced its 2010 winners for food media and restaurants. Although South Florida had a few dogs in the race, Broward and Palm Beach didn't come up with any wins. But Miami's own Michael Schwartz of Michael's Genuine Food & Drink managed to snag Best Chef ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 26, 2009

    Star Miami Chef Michelle Bernstein Brings Her Show to Palm Beach

    ​Last week, the James Beard Foundation announced its 2010 winners for food media and restaurants. Although South Florida had a few dogs in the race, Broward and Palm Beach didn't come up with any wins. But Miami's own Michael Schwartz of Michael's Genuine Food & Drink managed to snag Best Chef ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 5, 2009

    Night of the Living Word

    ​Last week, the James Beard Foundation announced its 2010 winners for food media and restaurants. Although South Florida had a few dogs in the race, Broward and Palm Beach didn't come up with any wins. But Miami's own Michael Schwartz of Michael's Genuine Food & Drink managed to snag Best Chef ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 12, 2009

    Lake Worth Bumpkins Maneuver the Best and Worst of South Beach

    ​Last week, the James Beard Foundation announced its 2010 winners for food media and restaurants. Although South Florida had a few dogs in the race, Broward and Palm Beach didn't come up with any wins. But Miami's own Michael Schwartz of Michael's Genuine Food & Drink managed to snag Best Chef ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 8, 2009

    Smith & Jones Doesn't Live Up to Johnny V's Name

    ​Last week, the James Beard Foundation announced its 2010 winners for food media and restaurants. Although South Florida had a few dogs in the race, Broward and Palm Beach didn't come up with any wins. But Miami's own Michael Schwartz of Michael's Genuine Food & Drink managed to snag Best Chef ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 18, 2008

    A celeb chef's name is on da Campo's menu. But is Todd English really coming out of the kitchen?

    ​Last week, the James Beard Foundation announced its 2010 winners for food media and restaurants. Although South Florida had a few dogs in the race, Broward and Palm Beach didn't come up with any wins. But Miami's own Michael Schwartz of Michael's Genuine Food & Drink managed to snag Best Chef ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 19, 2007

    The Undersea World of Toby Joseph

    A Cero-sum game where the diner always wins

  • Dining

    May 31, 2001

    Foodstuff

    Savor the Moment

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    March 22, 2001
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