Japanese Food and Cooking

Urban Rustic Bagel: Little Tel Aviv in Hallandale

South Florida's sizable Jewish community is no secret. The same goes for the community's food. Urban Rustic Bagel, just off I-95 at Stirling Road, isn't exactly a Jewish deli, but with Israeli owner Shlomo Rozen and chef Gai Bessif - the former from Haifa and the latter Yafo - the Jewish Connectio ... More >>

South Florida Dining Events This Week: Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival Winds Down and More

The shit-storm of the holidays can make scheduling an evening for yourself next to impossible. But in case you can steal away for a few hours, there are chances to eat, drink, and be merry, all while putting your various responsibilities out of mind (booze is good in that way). After the jump, find ... More >>

Soo Woo Japanese and Korean Steakhouse Opens Three New Locations in SoFla (Video)

Look out, there is a new steakhouse in town. Soo-Woo Japanese and Korean Steakhouse, is opening three places across South Florida this month. The most recently begun location is in Hollywood, and owner Bok An threw a grand opening party on Saturday to celebrate, including a "Gangnam-style dance ... More >>

Five New Dining Options in Delray Beach

Did you know that downtown Delray Beach -- what has been a go-to South Florida dining destination for more than 25 years -- has about 111 restaurants, many of which you'll find on Atlantic Avenue?With long-standing favorites like Vic and Angelo's, City Oyster, and Cafe de France among the many estab ... 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 >>

Lionfish Nacho Recipe From the Lionfish Cookbook

Who doesn't love the taste of lionfish? Yes, lionfish may look scary, but they're actually quite delicious -- sort of like snapper, but better -- making it the perfect white-fleshed fish for a variety of Caribbean-themed dishes, including ceviche.As part of its outreach to educate consumers on the d ... More >>

South Florida Restaurant News: Union, Candyfish, D'Angelo, and More

This week's movings and shakings in the Broward/Palm Beach restaurant worlds involve a new addition to Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach, plus chef Angelo Elia's seemingly never-ending pursuit of dominance of the South Florida dining scene. Read on for a look at some of the latest in the dining world. ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: # 12 -- Sublime Roll from Sushi Rock Las Olas

We're counting down our top 100 favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, email them here. When picking a sushi restaurant, a good rule of thumb is: don't go to an empty one. The busier the place, the the more likely the fish is moving into th ... More >>

Sushi & Stroll at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens: Plum Wine and Taiko Drums

The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens may be one of the most beautiful and tranquil places in South Florida. Since opening in 1977, the garden and museum have brought Japanese culture and the art of the formal Japanese garden to Delray Beach.  The extensive gardens, redesigned in 2001, allow ... More >>

RA Sushi Hosts Annual Nicky's Week Fundraiser To Benefit St. Jude's Hospital

RA Sushi is hosting their eighth annual Nicky's Week fundraising event. From now until Saturday, June 2, enjoy a special selection of cocktails and food items knowing that 100% of the proceeds will benefit St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.  The annual fundraising week was developed in me ... More >>

27: Futomaki Roll From Sushi One

As a countdown to the Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations here. No. 27: Futomaki Roll From Sushi 1They say futomaki means "fat rolls" in Japanese, but more accurate for this ro ... More >>

31. Sunrise Roll from Sasaya Japanese Market

We're counting down to New Times' Best of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top hundred favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page. 31. Sunrise Roll from Sasaya Japanese ... More >>

"Jiro Dreams of Sushi" Follows a Master at Work

Sushi-Thai in South Florida: An Americanized Throwback

67. Slim Lady Roll from Fah Asian Bistro and Sushi Bar

We're counting down to New Times' Best of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top hundred favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page. ​ 67. Slim Lady Roll from Fah Asian B ... More >>

82. Nigiri From Gaysha New World Sushi

We're counting down toNew Times' Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top hundred favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page.​ 82. Nigiri From Gay ... More >>

Anna Feinberg of Kapow! Noodle Bar: After-Hours Eats

​Anna Feinberg, who recently was named executive chef at Kapow! Noodle Bar, has spent nearly a dozen years working in the restaurant industry and nearly every angle of the biz (dishes, front-of-the-house management, line work, etc.). More "school of hard knocks" than formal culinary school, this m ... More >>

Why Local Fish Costs As Much As It Does

​I'd been hearing about Sushi Bon since the week I moved here as worth the trek an hour north of where I live for fresh, local sushi. I was told to skip the hard copy of the menu and look to the board by the sushi bar. I finally visited several times to see for myself.I had also heard chef Ebi Han ... More >>

The Ugliest Fish To Put In Your Mouth

​"I'm not eating that disgusting bottom feeder," said my friend who happens to be a marine biologist. As a part of my Florida adventures of eating like regular people, I joined friends at Heart Rock Sushi where fish is so inexpensive it's surreal. They steered the ordering, during which I learned ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

Makoto Opens In Bal Harbor Shops

Chef Makoto Okuwa​Restaurateur Stephen Starr (of Steak 954 and Morimoto fame) has opened Makoto at the Bal Harbor Shops, bringing some life and good food to the mall. The 200-seat indoor/outdoor restaurant will offer modern Japanese cuisine with twists on classic Japanese dishes. Makot ... More >>

Top Chef Recap: The Last Supper

NBC Universal ​Last week Tiffany was sent home. Mike said Tiffany was great but the three top competitors are left.  Padma and Wolfgang Puck are here for the quickfire. Quickfire There are seven classic quickfires to choose from past seasons. The cheftestants will pick what qui ... More >>

In The Biz - Interview with Ra Sushi's Server Meagen Diaz

Laine Doss Meagen Diaz is obsessed with sushi.​Ra Sushi could possibly be the most hopping place in Pembroke Pines. Walk in just about any night of the week to see just about every table occupied by people who come not only for the sushi, but for the lively atmosphere and Asian-fusion deco ... More >>

Restaurant News: Caliente Kitchen to Dish Free Tacos, RA Holds Sushi-Sake Class, Max's Grille Opens for Breakfast

​•    This "free" shit is starting to get out of hand. . . not that anyone is complaining. Following on the heels of CG Burgers' handout of complimentary burgers is Caliente Kitchen's free Taco Bar. Better move your chimichangas quickly, though, as the DIY taco bar will only be op ... More >>

Prime Delray Opens on Atlantic Avenue

​"Glamour" isn't a word applied much to restaurants nowadays, but the glamour and cachet of 1940s-era supper clubs was the inspiration behind Prime Delray (110 E. Atlantic Ave., 561-865-5846), the newest restaurant to debut on the town's dining-rich Atlantic Avenue.Steven Pellegrino, also propriet ... More >>

RA Sushi's Onehope and Pink Roll Special Benefits Breast Cancer Research

Keep hope alve.​I've gotta give props to RA Sushi. The chain does a whole lot for charity. It annually gives to Nicky's Week charities to benefit childhood cancer research, and now it's doing the same for the Connie J. Goodale Breast Cancer Foundation.RA Sushi is doing it with its new Onehope Char ... More >>

Five Most Common Restaurant Bait-and-Switch Tactics

Jason RiedyPraying he doesn't find the hidden "krab" meat!​Every once in a while, officials from the Hotel and Restaurant division of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation office get to sleuthin'. They're looking for "food misrepresentation cases" -- usually restaurants se ... More >>

Feasting on Pompano at Marumi Sushi

John Linn​My family and I went out for an early Father's Day dinner Saturday night at Marumi Sushi in Plantation, recently named our Best Restaurant in Broward County. Dad was thrilled since it was only his second visit and he really wanted to try Marumi's fresh, whole fish again. For $1.20 an oun ... More >>

Dancing, Eating, and Drinking in Delray During Art & Jazz on the Avenue

If you're not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter for Broward and Palm Beach counties, here's a taste of what you missed this week. Click here to subscribe. Downtown Delray Beach borrows a bit of New Orleans festivity with Art & Jazz on the Avenue on August 20. Five blocks ... More >>

Suite Hereafter

In which an old Pan-Asian flame is rekindled.

Putting Kindai Tuna to the Test at Seminole Coconut Creek Casino

John LinnLook closely... Mini Kiss looms in the background.A few weeks ago, Clean Plate Charlie reported that the Seminole Coconut Creek Casino would bring in a special catch, a whole loin worth of ultra-expensive and rare Kindai tuna, that it would sell as a special at its Thursday- through Saturda ... More >>

Free Food Wednesday, Sushi at Coco's

This time around, the happy hour food isn't fried, microwaved, boiled, or steamed. In fact, it isn't even cooked. If you're looking for a little something different to go with your cocktails, Coco Asian Bistro and Bar is the place to be. From 4 to 7 pm, happy hour is in full effect featuring two for ... More >>

Sushi SoBe at Loews

Sushi SoBe landed in the lobby of Loews Miami Beach Hotel with less razzmatazz than one might expect -- especially in light of the menu having been developed by one of just six Master Sushi Chefs in the United States. That would be Fuji Fujita, executive sushi chef for Loews Hotels. Execution of the ... More >>

Founder of Benihana Japanese Steakhouse Dead at 69

Mmm, the McEel!

Seoul Child

Yamamoto and company teach us to stand on wobbly chopsticks

It’s Official: Sushi as American as the Pre-Wrapped Bologna Sandwich

Faith Eating

The road to heaven is paved in masago

Zen Jazz

Kenny Millions and Akikazu Nakamura

Best Restaurant for Gluttons

Crazy Buffet

Best Neighborhood Restaurant in Broward

Sushi 1 Take-Out

Gabose offers lots of Seoul food

The Bong Show

This fusion joint almost has it together

No Beef Here

For a veggie joint, it's fine. Just take a whiff.

Best Sushi

Kawai Korean & Japanese Restaurant

Isla Bonita

Two excellent casual Upper Keys eateries help erase the bad memories of their upscale neighbor

Battle of the Buffets

When faced with the quality of Kyojin Buffet, the Mongolian Grille goes up in smoke

Foodstuff

Sushi Yama

Best Sushi

Kyoto Sushi and Sake Lounge