Palm Beach Gardens

Whole Foods Best Butcher and Fishmonger Face-Off; Broward and Palm Beach Stores Competed (Photos)

Competition was fierce yesterday. With the beat of the Rocky theme blasting in the background, four butchers and four fishmongers from stores across Broward and Palm Beach counties sparred for the title of Best Butcher and Best Fishmonger at Whole Foods Market Boca Raton. With the chance to compete ... More >>

Father's Day in South Florida: Where to Take Dad in Broward and Palm Beach Counties

Oh. Father's Day. It's probably the one day of the year that Dad will actually let you pick up the tab. So you should make sure you do something special. Whether it's a night out on the town, brunch, or just plain old meat, we have a list of food- and drink-related Father's Day events for Dad. Se ... More >>

Food and Drink Events in Broward and Palm Beach This Week: Pompano Wine Fest, Beer Bingo, and More

There's a good chance you've had your fill of burgers and beer after this weekend's events. If you didn't put yourself in a food coma at Friday's Burger Bash, we'll assume you drank yourself silly at Saturday's Funky Buddha Grand Opening. Hey, that's why Sundays exist. Whether you partied it up or ... More >>

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 >>

Trader Joe's Coming To Palm Beach Gardens

Palm Beach county has been granted its wish. Trader Joe's is coming to Palm Beach Gardens. The grocer with a cult-like following will open sometime in 2014 at PGA Plaza, on the corner of PGA Boulevard and Prosperity Farms Road. Construction on the 12,500-square-foot store is slated to begin in the ... 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 >>

Lindsay Lohan to Rehab in Palm Beach Gardens, Maybe

Lindsay Lohan could be taking her hot-messness to the Lukens Institute in Palm Beach Gardens, if her father has his way. See also: -Michael Lohan Is Publishing Memoir, Has Moved to Boca According to wptv.com, Lohan's attorney has set her up to enter rehab in Morningside Recovery in Newport, Califo ... More >>

National Margarita Day Is Today: Rocco's Tacos Running Specials

It seems like there is a food holiday almost every day of the year: National S'mores day, National Burger Day, National Beer Day, National Hot Dog Day, National Nachos Day. There's even a National Pizza With the Works Except Anchovies Day. No, seriously.Well, today is one of the better food holidays ... More >>

South Florida Dining Events This Week: Halloween Parties, BeachBash, and More

If you didn't expend all your Halloween energy (and sexy, sexy costume magic) over the weekend, there are a few holidays parties planned for Wednesday that are guaranteed to have you feeling like crap on Thursday morning. Even if costume parties and creepy cocktail recipes aren't your bag, check out ... More >>

Red Tapas in Palm Beach Gardens: Where Server Dress Code Includes a Specific Shade of Lipstick and Servers Work From iPods

Discover. Taste. Share. These are the words chosen by Red Tapas Bar and Grille to embody what a trip to the new Palm Beach Gardens restaurant is all about. Red Tapas is the latest dining concept from the owners of nearby Cabo Flats, a popular Mexican cantina and tequila bar located at Downtown at th ... More >>

Trader Joe's Replies To Palm Beach Garden Rumors

Read also: Is Trader Joe's Coming to Palm Beach Gardens?Last week we shared a rumor that had south Florida salivating over the thought of buying tomato-free corn salsa, frozen kale, and cheap wine from salespeople clad in tiki shirts.We're referring, of course, to yet another rumor that Trader Joe's ... More >>

Who Needs Tom Cruise?

Craft Beer Festival and Burger Bash, Palm Beach Chili Cook Off, and Other Food Events This Week in South Florida

The first order of business for the week should be to secure reservations for Father's Day if your plans include treating Dad to a special meal that you don't have to prepare. Clean Plate Charlie has put together a few handy lists to help you to narrow the field. Find a list of Broward County restau ... More >>

Roy Villacrusis and Top Chef Lindsay Autry: Sunday Supper/Monday Leftover Pop Up

Roy Villacrusis and Lindsay Autry are teaming up for a two-night pop-up dinner series at Chef Corp Cook's Studio in Palm Beach Gardens on Sunday, May 20 and Monday, May 21.The five-course Sunday supper and Monday "Leftovers" dinners, which will have the same menu both days, will feature ingredients ... More >>

Today Only: $1 Subs at Jimmy John's Stores in Palm Beach County

Though the appeal of Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches has sort of diminished in the wake of SproutGate 2012, it hasn't waned enough to pass up the chance for a lunch that costs only a buck. Between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. today, customers can snag a $1 sub at participating Palm Beach County stores, includ ... More >>

Rocco's Tacos in Palm Beach Gardens Opens Tonight

​Rocco's Tacos is opening their fourth location in Palm Beach Gardens tonight after much planning and speculation.Clean Plate Charlie announced the planned northernmost location of this taco mini-chain back in March, 2011.  The restaurant, located on PGA Boulevard in the former Ouzo Blue spot ... More >>

Latin American Food & Wine Festival Thursday in Palm Beach Gardens

The Bode via Flickr Creative Commons​The tango -- in whatever form you choose -- is undeniably hot. Pair it with a few glasses of vino and some Latin cuisine and you've got yourself the makings for a pretty sexy situation; provided, of course, your tango partner is someone who gets your blood pump ... More >>

New Restaurant Round Up: Philippe Chow in Lauderdale, The Water Bar, A Whole (New) Enchilada, and The Poolside Bar

​We've received a flurry of press releases and heads up notifying us of restaurant openings in the coming season and the course of the year. First up, in correlation with this week's restaurant review on Philippe Chow: sources tell us that a location for the group's next casual dining location wil ... More >>

Food/Drink Events This Week in Broward/Palm Beach Counties

​Did the hit-or-miss weather throw a wrench into your weekend plans? Truth be told, the forecast for this week isn't looking all that stellar either, but that's no excuse to launch into full-on hermit mode. Lots of fun things are planned for the week, from breast-cancer awareness and fundraising e ... More >>

Hot Chefs Restaurant Deal Blowout

Hot Chefs calendarZach Bell is Mr. August in the 2011 Hot Chefs Calendar.​Hot Chefs, the creators of the calendar that features local south Florida chef cuties, is having a blowout sale of their remaining restaurant coupons. Each certificate will get you $25 off a minimum $50 purchase (including a ... More >>

Calling All Cooks, Sommeliers, Servers, and Baristas: Burger Bar, DB Moderne, and Brew Need You

​Allen Susser is looking for folks who know when to shake and when to stir for Burger Bar, his newest concept slated to open in Palm Beach Gardens. Must also have "deep knowledge" of craft beers and cocktails. In addition to bartenders with three-plus years of experience, Burger Bar needs servers, ... More >>

Cops: Candy-Store Creeper Caught Allegedly Taking Upskirt Pictures of Little Girls

PBSOMelvin Barber Bridgers III -- apparently not at the candy store for bubble gum and gummy bears.​Here's a tip: If you're going act like a pervert around underaged girls in a candy store, try not to creep around a cop's 15-year-old niece.According to a police report obtained by New Times, an off ... More >>

Paris In Town Now in Palm Beach Gardens

​Paris in Town Le Bistro (11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., 561-622-1616), the younger brother to North Palm Beach's popular Paris in Town Le Café, has opened its doors in the resurgent Downtown at the Gardens mall in Palm Beach Gardens.  The 1920s-style bistro boasts indoor and outdoor seat ... More >>

Saquella Sibling Prosecco Cafe Opens in Palm Beach Gardens

​Healthy, inexpensive, everyday fare is what's on the menu at the new Prosecco Café (4580 PGA Blvd., 561-622-3222) in Palm Beach Gardens, the latest venture from Avi Sekerel, also proprietor of Saquella Café in Boca Raton.  At Prosecco, Sekerel takes the concept more upscale Euro, with a su ... More >>

In The Biz: Interview Opal Ruthardt, Bartender at IBar in Palm Beach Gardens

Courtesy Opal Ruthardt​The Ironwood Grille's lounge, IBar at the PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, is known for its sophisticated ambiance, delicious cocktails and friendly service.  Server and bartender Opal Ruthardt spent a few minutes chatting with us and sharing a recipe f ... More >>

Paging Larry King: Free Iced Coffee Tomorrow at The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co. in Palm Beach Gardens

Theodore Scott​No word on whether pitchman Larry King will be on hand for the event, but the Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co. is opening this Wednesday December 8th in Palm Beach Gardens at 4:30pm. They will be hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony honoring the first franchise location, and attendees ... More >>

Doggie Bag: This Week in Charlie

The huevos rancheros hit the spot at Bluejay's Cafe, reviewed this week in Dish.​Here are some tips to duplicate Scott Conant's $24/bottle tomato sauce, touted as the best in the world.Celebrate National Homebrew Day at BX Beer Depot this Saturday.Rack's Downtown Eatery is hosting a five-course be ... 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 >>

Professional Eaters Descend Upon South Florida for the Great Pickle Battle

It's a Boozy Kind of Summer at These Events

Beer's the only thing sweating more than you this Summer.​This Summer has been crazy. It's either so rainy that the streets look like giant Slip and Slides, or so hot out that even your sweat is sweating. I guess, if anything, that translates into good boozing weather. When you're stuck inside by ... More >>

Notorious Swinger Tiger Woods Moving to Town

Flickr: voguemarie​Not all the kinky rich guys in America live in Palm Beach County, but they will after Tiger Woods finalizes what looks like a permanent relocation from his scandal-tainted Orlando-area digs. Page2Live is reporting that Woods' business manager has bought a 7,000-square-foot home ... More >>

Morning Juice: Probation for Stacy Ritter's Pop; Prosecutors Wary of Traveling Salesman

​The local news for Friday morning:Five years of probation is the sentence for Ed Portner, former Tamarac commissioner, for pulling a gun on his daughter, Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter, at her Parkland home last October. That whole episode seems to me like it was some bizarre dream that ... More >>

Restaurant News: Il Bacio Goes "Wet, White and Blue," Ouzo Blue Goes Dark, Paddy McGee's Goes to Delray

​•    Party like a patriot at Il Bacio, where on Sunday, May 30, the niteclubby Delray restaurant will host its "Wet, White and Blue" bash. On tap for the event, which begins at 6 p.m., are live reggae from Hard Drive; drinks specials from Bacardi, 1800 Tequila and 42 Below vo ... More >>

Morning Juice: Ex-City Commissioner Called Ponzi Schemer; New Details in Ratley Beating Case

​Here are the top headlines today:Charlotte Gilmore Durante, former Delray Beach city commissioner, was arrested on charges of running a Ponzi scheme. The Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office says she stole about $1.8 million from 83 investors. [Palm Beach Post]Palm Beach Gardens High School ... More >>

2009 Restaurant Roll Call - Closures

​Yesterday we posted a comprehensive list of those restaurants that opened in 2009. Here comes the bad news: We had a bunch of closures last year, some by prominent restaurants we're very sad to see go. Such is business in South Florida. So here's our list, from A to Z, of restaurant closures in 2 ... More >>

Weekend Food and Booze Events

​• Remember the pie-eating contest scene from the '80s classic Stand By Me? Now picture that, but with raw fish. (I'll give you a moment to compose yourself.)All better? Good. Because you'll need your strength for Sushi Jo's second annual sushi-eating contest, going down on Saturday at 5080 PGA ... More >>

Venus Williams Sidelined With Writer's Block

Flickr: Jarielle McGill-AndersPeter Griffin: Available for female roles?​Venus and Serena Williams have been either training for tennis championships or winning them since they were old enough to walk. Nearing 30 years old, they still live with their dad in the family's estate in Palm Beach Garden ... More >>

The Meatist Gets Funky With Aged Beef

Photo by flickr user aliciazs.​Have you ever had one of those moments when you look in your fridge and see that beauty of a steak that you bought a few days ago and forgot about, and it looks a little... funny? And you think, "Well, maybe it will smell all right," but you know in your gut that it ... More >>

Jupiter Official Worked for Company That Got Town's Backing for 350K Loan

Why go through all the trouble of vetting a company that wants a big pile of cash from the town when the town has a high-ranking official who can vouch for them?If you said "conflict of interest" then congratulations! But you'll never make it in Jupiter.Today's South Florida Business Journal has an ... More >>

Cash for Clunkers? Disaster-Prone Biotech Founder May Get $350,000 From Palm Beach Gardens

pbgfl.comMayor Joe Russo​Frederick Sancilio's streak of bad luck looks like it's about to change. A founder of a Wilmington, North Carolina, company called aaiPharma, Sancilio watched from his seat on the board of directors as his company's chief operating officer was busted for fraud in 2004. And ... More >>

Flavor Palm Beach Report: Metronome

Light My Fire?

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Powerfall

For David Lee Edwards, winning the lottery was a wild rocket ride

Soviet Block Party

Some people just prefer the taste of Russian dressing

Poetic Justice

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Chained Meat

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The Gods Must Be Crazy

If this is Ambrosia, then I'll take Hades over Olympus any day