North-American Food and Cooking

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 >>

Casa Frida: Finally – an Excellent Mexican Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale

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A Real Mexican Kitchen in Fort Lauderdale

Expect a crash course in authentic Mexican cuisine and wide smiles when you step inside Casa Frida Mexican Grill. "Do you know what posole is?" asked co-owner Victor Bocos during one lunchtime visit. The blood-red soup, the day's special, came with slow-roasted pork shoulder, big tender kernels of ... More >>

Mardi Gras in South Florida: Where The Fat Tuesday Fun Is

It's totally cool that one of wildest eating and drinking days of the year has ties in religion, but Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, has those roots. The holiday, which is celebrated in the days leading up to Ash Wednesday, was created basically to gouge yourself in the rich, fatty, sinful foods that yo ... More >>

Wilton Drive's Pinche Taqueria Closes

Pinche Taqueria, the Wilton Manors outpost of a New York City Mexican restaurant, has closed just shy of its one-year anniversary. It "was not making enough money to support the business in this area," Stephanie Lee, who ran the Wilton Manors restaurant, wrote in an e-mail. "There will be more in N ... More >>

Pinche Taqueria in Wilton Manors Can't Be Beat for Drinks and People-Watching

Pinche Taqueria Works Out Fitting into Wilton Manors

There are nearly a dozen taco options on Pinche Taqueria's concise Mexican-American menu. Despite our expectations for more true-to-form Mexican fare, stemming from Pinche's New York locations and their strict adherence to those traditions, Stephanie Lee, owner of the Wilton Manors outpost, told us ... More >>

Chapultepec Mexican Restaurant in Hallandale: Cheap Beer and Slow-Roasted Meats

Tucked behind an empty lot with anemic-looking trees, you can barely see Chapultepec while flying down Hallandale Beach Boulevard. Yet it's there, and it's a Mexico-Aztec-Incan oasis replete with cheap beer and slow-roasted meats stuffed inside everything from corn tortillas to tamales. The restaur ... More >>

Big Umm's Cajun Cuisine at the Yellow Green Farmer's Market

Charolette and Ellis Moore moved to South Florida about eight years ago, when a new job tempted Ellis away from his native New Orleans. They intended to return to the Big Easy, then Hurricane Katrina hit, flooding vast swaths of the city. "After that all of our plans changed," Ellis said. Charolet ... More >>

Red Dog Cantina in Fort Lauderdale: A First Look

I know what you're thinking - another Mexican restaurant? South Florida has as many Mexican restaurants as it does plastic surgery clinics. How could we possible use any more? Nonetheless, Red Dog Cantina opened it's doors to the taco and tequila loving public on Friday, October 19th on Su ... More >>

Brunch for Boobs: Salsa Fiesta to Host Breast Cancer Awareness Brunch This Sunday

Salsa Fiesta, the Broward and Miami-Dade-based fast and casual Mexican concept of South Florida that originated in Venezuela, is getting geared up to fight breast cancer this month. Since opening its first location in Miami in 2009, the restaurant's new location in Pembroke Pines will be hosting the ... More >>

The Chimney House in Sailboat Bend: A First Glance

After six years of renovations and government blue tape, the Chimney House Grill & Café is finally open for business. Set just a couple of blocks from Himmarshee Street, on the outskirts of Sailboat Bend in downtown Fort Lauderdale, this renovated historic house offers locals and neighborh ... More >>

Sunday Is Mexican Independence Day: Three Places to Find Authentic Tacos in Broward

If your way of celebrating Mexican heritage is making your standard 2 a.m. Taco Bell visit, freeze and put down the Chalupa. Clean Plate Charlie has got your covered on where you can celebrate Mexican Independence Day on Sunday, September 16, by visiting authentic Mexican restaurants in Broward. And ... More >>

Five New Dining Options in Deerfield Beach: Gimme A Burger, Ocean Drive Burrito, Agave Mexican Fusion, Crêpe Cafe, and Barracuda

When I was a kid -- a good 20 years ago now -- Deerfield Beach's waterfront scene didn't have many dining options. Sure, the Whale's Rib and Amante were there in the late '80s, but if you wanted something besides pizza or fried fish, a Slurpee at 7-Eleven was about all you could hope for.Well, all t ... More >>

National Fried Chicken Day is Today: Here's Where to Celebrate

Betty's Soul Food was named "Best Comfort Food" in our 2012 Best Of issue.Today is National Fried Chicken Day, the annual event where breaded poultry, placed in bubbling oil until golden brown, gets its own place on the calendar...sort of.To be honest, any reason to eat fried chicken works for us... ... More >>

My Ceviche's Fresh Take on Seafood Brings Unpretentious Delights to South Beach

Love the Beans, Hate the Beaner

Tin Fish Brings Cali-Style Fish Tacos to West Palm Beach

There are only two things that San Diego has over South Florida. One is the surfing. The other is the fact that San Diego is the home of killer fish tacos. As in stuff-your-face-until-you-burst  it's-so-worth-the-six-hour-flight good. That's why we're welcoming the arrival of Tin Fish restauran ... More >>

Best Fish Taco in South Florida

We're a hell of a long way from SoCal, but that doesn't mean you can't get a decent fish taco in South Florida. In fact, there are some damned fine examples if you know where to look. In anticipation of the New Times' annual Best Of issue premiering in June, Clean Plate Charlie has put together a li ... More >>

Unexpected Places to Party for Cinco de Mayo in South Florida

Cinco de Mayo is Saturday, and there are many ways you can choose to celebrate what often devolves into a holiday of drinking too much and making poor decisions about one's ability to dance on a bar. (Which, more power to you: Have fun, and call a cab!)Find a list of the typical, tried-and-true, cra ... More >>

Cinco de Mayo in South Florida: Where to Celebrate

The good news and the bad news about Cinco de Mayo is that May 5 falls on a Saturday this year. Good news for the obvious reasons (you won't have to develop an elaborate excuse for smelling like tequila at your morning work meeting) and bad news in that there's nothing stopping you -- and every othe ... More >>

South Florida's Best Mexican Food

With Cinco de Mayo just around the corner, it's time to talk tacos (and burritos, oxtail soup, and pork belly products, etc.). In anticipation of the holiday and as part of the countdown to New Times' annual Best Of issue, we've put together a list of ten of the best places for Mexican food in Browa ... More >>

47. El Jefe Luchador Quesadilla From El Jefe Luchador

We're counting down to New Times' Best of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top 100 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. 47. El Jefe Luchador Quesadilla from El Je ... More >>

Beware the Fruit-Infused Tequila at Pinche Taqueria

After setting an overflowing basket of tri-colored chips and two small bowls of salsa in front of me, my bartender at the recently-opened Pinche Taqueria made a friendly threat: "You're going to be my guinea pig," he said, rubbing his hands together and surveying the bottles in front of him. I had j ... More >>

South Florida's Best Food Trucks

​ With dozens upon dozens of trucks and a rally or roundup many, if not most, days of the week, South Florida has loudly proclaimed its affection for the food truck. Whether you dig on the savory or the sweet, there's probably a roving kitchen that can make it happen for you. It was no easy feat, ... More >>

88. Poutine From Dairy Belle

We're counting down to New Times' Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top 100 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.​88. Poutine f ... More >>

Top Ten Food Truck Dishes

​ Tomorrow is the Miami food truck rally at the Seminole Hard Rock, the last Thursday of the month event sponsored by BurgerBeast. I find a strategy among the land mine of offerings helps, so I don't end up eating five tacos, fries on a stick, and an ice cream sandwich over more popular and satiat ... More >>

Dos Caminos Executive Chef Ivy Stark Holds Reception, Book Signing

Ivy Stark, executive chef of Dos Caminos, will hold a book signing on Friday.​Dos Caminos is celebrating executive chef Ivy Stark's cookbook Dos Caminos' Mexican Street Food: 120 Authentic Recipes to Make at Home on Friday, November 18. Stark's cookbook contains 120 recipes and profiles of real ... More >>

Florida Cajun Zydeco Festival This Weekend at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Jeremy Vandel via Flickr Creative CommonsYou know what they say: Suck the heads. ​Chefs who dabble in the art of Cajun and Creole cooking know full well the power of the Holy Trinity. No, not that trio; rather, the otherworldly power of onion, celery, and bell pepper when melded together in a pot ... More >>

The Fire Within to Host Inaugural Food Truck Round-Up in West Palm Beach

​Seth and Melissa Bryan, owners of the Fire Within food truck based in West Palm Beach, are having dinner on Dixie. And, yes -- you're invited.It's a date South Florida foodies won't want to miss, because it marks a "first" for West Palm Beach: It's the city's first regularly scheduled food-truck ... More >>

Barbacoa Tacos at El Jefe Luchador in Deerfield Beach

​Even if it's a quiet hour between lunch and dinner, inside Deerfield's El Jefe Luchador, it's as animated as a Mexican streetfest. Tables and chairs wear primary colors like a box of fat crayons. Against one wall, flamboyant masks stare from empty eyes: a reference to its "chief fighter" nam ... More >>

Happy Hour: Rocco's Tacos and Tequila Bar In Fort Lauderdale

​When I moved back to Fort Lauderdale from New York, I moved hungry.  I asked everyone I knew for their list of places I had to check out. Rocco's Tacos and Tequila Bar tucked itself into most of those lists. Everyone raved about its alcohol-heavy margarita pitchers and the guacamole -- ma ... More >>

Rock Hard Tacos in Boca Raton: Eat the Fish Tacos, Skip the Corn Tortillas

​While we were feasting outside Rock Hard Tacos yesterday, a half dozen of people asked us what we liked among the many items in our spread, which led to inspiration for today's post. After all, how often have you dined at a place that's new to you, wishing you had ordered a dish that looks more i ... More >>

Riverwalk Trust's "Gourmet in the Park" Tonight

Sunny.org Esplanade Park will host 15 food trucks tonight.​If you're a fan of food trucks, head on down to Fort Lauderdale's Esplanade Park for an evening of food, music, and fun on the river when Riverwalk Trust presents "Gourmet in the Park." The fun starts this evening, July 27 at 5 p.m ... More >>

Moquila to Be Reborn in Boca

​Moquila is dead! Long live Moquila!  Perhaps that's being a bit over-dramatic, but it's true. The old Moquila has bit the eternal agave. But come June 14, the new Moquila will be born in the same space on Southeast Mizner Boulevard, albeit with a new owner, chef and menu. In order, that woul ... More >>

El Jefe Luchador to Open in Deerfield Beach

Courtesy of Mike Saperstein​Just because it's May 6 doesn't mean the Mexican festivities should stop. At El Jefe Luchador in Deerfield Beach, they don't just celebrate the 5th of May, they celebrate every day. Well, starting Tuesday they will, when they have their official grand opening. Tonight ... More >>

Deal of the Day: 50% off at Maracas Mexican Grill

​Step into Maracas Mexican Bar & Grill in Oakland Park, and instantly you're transported to another world -- one where bright colors, loud music and strong margaritas make for a perfect afternoon (or evening) for sipping away all the stress of the day.With plenty of Mexican beers on tap, and s ... More >>

Deal of the Day: $10 for $25 Worth of Food & Drink at Cancun Mexican Grill in Fort Lauderdale

​Cancun, Mexico: the name alone suggests a good time, with resorts dotting the lengthy beaches that span the distance of this popular tourist destination on the country's easternmost coastal state. Now, Cancun can also mean a good deal on some incredibly good food at the Cancun Mexican G ... More >>

Deal of the Day: $10 for $25 Worth of Food & Drink at Betty's Soul Food

flickr.com​Betty's is soul food done right -- and for over 30 years, this Fort Lauderdale establishment has been serving up some of the best Southern cuisine South Florida has to offer. Tucked between Sistrunk Boulevard and 22nd Road, Betty's serves every meal of the day, but lunchtime i ... More >>

Dos Caminos at the Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel: Overpriced and Underwhelming Mexican Food

Deal of the Day: $8 for $20 Worth of Food & Drink at La Fiesta Cafe in Delray Beach

La Fiesta Cafe​La Fiesta Cafe  in Delray Beach is everything you want a Mexican Grill to be. They have fajitas and flautas; burritos and tacos; chimichangas and quesadillas.But unlike the other Mexican pit stops -- where you order fast, fresh and make-as-you-go -- at Fiesta Cafe, things ... More >>

Where We Were Eating: Taqueria Dona Raquel

Dori Zinn​While your iPhone map application may have you driving down Dixie Highway in sketchy parts of Pompano Beach for some original Mexican food, don't fret. The arrival at your final destination, Taqueria Dona Raquel, is worth it.

Guess Where We're Eating!?

Dori Zinn​This six year-old authentic Mexican hideaway may be a hidden Broward County gem, but the treasure is worth the hunt.

Celebrate Mardi Gras: Six Parties in Broward

​Mardi Gras is the annual celebration of beads, parades, costumes and drinking in New Orleans. Though Mardi Gras is celebrated for weeks, the main party is Fat Tuesday.  If you haven't already planned your New Orleans getaway, you're probably too late to celebrate there. Luckily, th ... More >>

The List : Five Dishes to Celebrate Mardi Gras in South Florida

Photo by Misha Grosvenor"It's hand-grenade time!"​It's that time of year again when thousands of drunk college students, fratdults (grown up frat boys), and creepy mustachioed men with fists full of beads and a penchant for buxom drunk girls take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gr ... More >>

Betty's Soul Food: A Fort Lauderdale Institution

Bluejay's Cafe in Fort Lauderdale: Southwestern-Inspired Dishes and Plenty of Charm

The Moderate Easy

Creolina's Cuisine

Fire in the Hole

San Loco

Senor Perfecto!