Restaurant Reviews

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 >>

The Blind Monk's Jason Hunt Talks Craft Beer and the Cicerone Certification Program

With the rapid rise of the craft beer industry, experts are needed to convey the vast knowledge of beer. Thus began the Certified Cicerone Program in January 2008.Jason Hunt, assistant general manager of The Blind Monk in West Palm Beach and Oklahoma native, is the Florida representative for the pro ... More >>

Passover Dinner for Singles

Valentine's Day at Prosecco Café

Chef Meghan O'Neal Cooks New Year's Eve Dinner at the Grove

Delray Beach is known throughout South Florida as a foodie destination, and with good reason. Some of the best restaurants around are found up and down Atlantic Avenue. Whether you are looking for fine French cuisine, traditional cheese steaks, or a perfectly prepared rare steak, you can find it her ... More >>

First Look: d.b.a./cafe in Fort Lauderdale

Good food, good wine and good service. It's a simple statement, but manages to sum up what a trip to new Fort Lauderdale restaurant d.b.a./cafe is all about.It was especially intriguing for South Florida chef Steve Zobel, who fell in love with the concept for d.b.a./cafe the moment he read the Craig ... More >>

The Grove Restaurant Opens in Delray Beach; Chef Worked for Grant Achatz in Chicago at Alinea and Next

There is certainly no dearth of places to eat in downtown Delray Beach. Thai, Italian, French, sushi, organic, farm-to-table, fine dining, or counter service ... A new restaurant opening in the area almost isn't even news. But recently, just off the main path of Atlantic Avenue on Second Avenue, in ... More >>

Grille 401 Las Olas: A First Glance (Photos)

Las Olas Boulevard has seen quite a few changes over the past six months. New restaurants have been popping up all over the block, including the highly anticipated Royal Pig Pub and the much-hyped American Social. Monday brought with it Las Olas' newest grand opening--Grille 401 Las Olas.The re ... More >>

Steve Zobel, Chef at d.b.a./cafe in Fort Lauderdale: Q&A about Triomphe, East End Brasserie, and His Nickname "the Rocket"

Chef Steve Zobel Going from a 160-seat high-end oceanfront resort bistro to a cozy 60-seat eatery may seem like a step down for some chefs, but for newly-appointed d.b.a. Executive Chef Steve Zobel, it's a dream come true.  "It reminds me of the places you find at home," Zobel, a Manhattan nati ... More >>

South Florida's Best Greek and Mediterranean Restaurants

​Falafel, hummus, kibbe, feta, souvlaki...the bounty of Mediterranean- and Greek-inspired cuisine in South Florida is no joke. And while the spectacle of belly dancers and flaming cheese seems geared more for tourist cameras than culinary success, there are some seriously good eats that pay homage ... More >>

Breathe Restaurant & Ultra Lounge Opens in Delray

Breathe via FacebookBreathe Restaurant and Ultra Lounge features a weekday happy hour at the bar.​Breathe, a new restaurant and ultra lounge has opened on Delray's Atlantic Avenue. The restaurant totes themselves as featuring a "funky new twist on Mediterranean region fare in a chic,stylish and in ... More >>

After Hours Eats with Michelle Bernstein (And Thanksgiving Recipes!)

​Celebrity chef Michelle Bernstein is no stranger to these parts. With Sra. Martinez and Michy's in Miami and Michelle Bernstein's at the Omphoy, she's got South Florida covered. Her restaurants fall among the most oft-recommended, having earned Best New Restaurant awards for Sra. Martinez in 2009 ... More >>

Mancini's on Las Olas Closes as M Bar Prepares to Open

Mancini (above) has shuttered his same-name restaurant to make way for M Bar.​It's official: M Bar, the global tapas restaurant and bar from Mancini's owner Jack Mancini, will open in June at 1301 E. Las Olas Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. The space, formerly belonging to Bar Amici, has been completely ... More >>

Bongos Cuban Café: Pretty Delicious for a Tourist Trap

Top Chef Recap: Restaurant Wars (Fabio Charms Everyone)

NBC Universal Fabio Viviani ​Recap: on Last Week's Top Chef, the chefs were taken out on the S.S. Minnow for a three hour tour and fish fry.  Carla won a trip to Amsterdam and both Jamie (finally) and Tiffany were sent packing. Quickfire Challenge: The cheftestants walk into Le B ... More >>

Christmas at a Restaurant: Five Deals in Fort Lauderdale / Aventura

Nina Matthews Photography​Sure it's traditional to have Christmas dinner at home. Holiday movies and television practically make it mandatory to have a huge tableful of adoring friends and family gather around for Christmas dinner. Even The Who's from How The Grinch Stole Christmas shared a "roa ... More >>

The Grateful Palate in Fort Lauderdale Successfully Converts From Yacht Purveyor to Fine Restaurant

Everybody's a !@#$%^& Critic: Six Food Critics to Hate

Mike Licht, notionscapital.com​In the bad old days, restaurant criticism was the province of professionals, learned men and women with highly evolved palates who got paid by (mostly) newspapers to evaluate the food of local eateries without fear or favor, neither seeking nor accepting freebies, re ... More >>

Ex-Café Boulud Sommelier Pours, Sips and Savors

​If you've ever met Jenny Benzie you'd know that "sommelier" isn't French for "pompous, arrogant asshole" but for "wine steward." And a very nice one, at that.  Benzie, who spent three years as sommelier at Michael McCarty's seminal Michael's restaurant in Santa Monica before assuming the sam ... More >>

Bikini Sweet Bikini

Bellini's Coal Fired Pizza in Fort Lauderdale Still Needs Work

Order Up: Basilic Vietnamese Grill

​ Vietnamese is fun food. Playing with the various condiments available -- fish sauce (nuoc cham), chili paste, soy, lemongrass and garlic spread, hoisin, sriracha, and more -- requires a bit of lightheartedness coupled with a willingness to experiment. But the results are very exciting, especiall ... More >>

Vine Dining

The Juice Outsources, Scores Food Reviewer From New Delhi

New Delhi newsrooms don't feature Woodward or Bernstein.The Juice has itself an Indian correspondent, an outsourced journalist, reporting live from New Delhi on the South Florida restaurant scene.It began with a January 12 email from a freelance writer in India. We're making fun of journalism outso ... More >>

Ebony, Ivory, and Plantain-Crusted Grouper...

  ...is the answer to: What might you find at a Puerto Rican-owned piano bar/café? Merly Velazquez, niece of the late fashion designer David Fernandez, has partnered with Raymond Klein in opening Miami Arts Café across the street from the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts (255 NE ... More >>

Epic Opening Tonight

Area 31 makes its debut tonight on the 16th floor of Brickell Avenue's Epic Hotel. Executive chef is John Critchley, who trained under Boston's renowned chef Ken Oringer (Clio) and was known to make a mean morcilla at his own Beantown tapas bar. The sommelier is Emily Wines (from San Franciscos's Fi ... More >>

Eismann Enters The Pizza Biz

New Yard, New Grill

New Year’s Dinner Options

Letters for October 5-11, 2006

Siren Song

Marcello Fiorentino changed the way Americans eat; he just can't change the way they drink.

Magic and Meat

Best New Restaurant in Broward

Johnny V Readers' Choice: Sublime

Best Seafood Restaurant

Hobo's Fish Joint

The Real Boca

A new Mediterranean joint will nicely fill your void

Best Wine Selection in a Restaurant

Morton's of Chicago

Poor Sports

The Napa Valley Grille and Café plays the name game

French Mistake

The husband-and-wife team that runs this subpar bistro definitely does not make beautiful music together

A French Connection

The food at these two former French joints is magnifique

The Praising of Grill House

Overall quality and a willingness to fix what’s broken set the Grill House apart

This Is Not a Restaurant Review

The look and taste of Dada flirt with absurdity but still somehow work

A-OK at HBG

Amid all the construction and such, Himmarshee Bar & Grille keeps it real — as in real good

A Trip to the Islands

Calypso Pub

All Roads Lead To…

Finjan Bar & Grille

Irish Setting

Biddy Early's

Fear of Frying

Vienna Cafe & Wine Bar

A Real Pickle

Metropol

Eat, Drink, and Be Polynesian

Eat, Drink, and Be Polynesian