Thanksgiving

First Impression: Inedit in Hollywood

Lately, it seems like every other day there is a new place opening up in Hollywood. For years, the city was known more for French Canadian snowbirds than anything new and exciting. Obviously, that's starting to change. Cue Inedit, Hollywood's newest Spanish spot. Derived from the Spanish word i ... More >>

Lionfish Are Spreading Through Florida Waters

It's official. The lionfish have arrived. While fishing off the Naples shoreline, an angler snagged a 16-pounder last week. The fish originally made its first appearance in the waters off the Florida Keys in 2009. Now, it appears to be spreading. Native to the Indian and Pacific oceans, lionfis ... More >>

Sabado Gigante at 50

Christmas 2012 in a Restaurant: Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Palm Beach County Restaurants Open on Christmas

Be honest: Cooking that elaborate Thanksgiving feast last month really took it out of you and the thought of going through all that work again on Christmas is a total bummer. Save the energy for gift opening (and possibly, gift returning the following day) by having a restaurant do the labor for you ... More >>

Gulfstream Betting Doubles on Opening Weekend

There's been a lot of sideline crystal-balling and analysis about the national decline of horseracing, but Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach racked up some impressive numbers this past weekend with the kickoff of the thoroughbred season. Besides tanking cultural relevance, the big issue here was ... More >>

Run Before You Gobble

Go Out For The Holiday

South Florida Farmers' Markets: What's in Season, and Where to Find It

Chefs and Cookbook Authors @ 2012 Miami Book Fair This Weekend

The Miami Book Fair International kicked off Sunday with what must have been an awkward conversation between famed author and journalist Tom Wolfe and former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz. People talk plenty of smack about South Florida, but we get one of the world's biggest book fairs one month and then t ... More >>

FREE Dolphins Cheerleaders Calendars if You Give a Non-Perishable Food Item

America was the very first country to create a holiday all about being thankful. One of the best ways to do that is to help others have a good Thanksgiving, too. Yet sometimes we all need a little encouragement to get giving. Don't put off giving any longer. Bring a non-perishable food donation to a ... More >>

Florida Fish and Wildlife Declares Open Season on Lionfish

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) recently announced changes to the harvesting on lionfish. Namely, that you no longer need a fishing license to catch one (when wearing certain gear). Which means you're totally screwed, lionfish!Now before you go thinking this is some ... 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 >>

Synthetic Marijuana Ban Seems Like A Good Idea, Probably Won't Do Much

I remember the exact moment I decided that I would never again smoke synthetic marijuana. I was in the shower watching my heart beat out of my chest. I wasn't panicking or anxious or very stoned, just severely uncomfortable. The muscles in my face cramped tightly. A headache bore thro ... More >>

Turkey Pizza: Butterball Shows You How (Video)

​It's the day after Thanksgiving and you're fridge is stuck with what seems like ten pounds of leftover turkey. You could make a sandwich, but why not try something much more awesome?  Since Clean Plate Charlie was all about pizza this week (when we weren't talking turkey), we decided to shar ... More >>

Lady Gaga's A Very Gaga Thanksgiving: A Preview

​Here are a list of things we thought would never happen:Wildebeest found on MarsMcDonald's turns all-veganLady Gaga Hosts a Thanksgiving SpecialGuess McDonald's is going veg and NASA's going to find animal tracks any day now, because Lady Gaga's A Very Gaga Thanksgiving is airing tonight (Thanksg ... More >>

Alton Brown: How to Carve a Turkey in Three Minutes (Video)

​You've finally cooked the perfect turkey. It looks brown, juicy, and delicious. Now what? Are you really going to butcher the beast with a butter knife?  Before you tear apart that poor bird, watch Alton Brown's video on how to deconstruct your holiday turkey. Yes, deconstruct. In this three ... More >>

Trot Like a Turkey

Larry David's Family Thanksgiving Nightmare (Video)

HBOLarry David makes us feel better about our own family.​Larry David just released some of his family Thanksgiving memories. Of course, this being Larry David, they're not on the Hallmark Channel -- they're on Funny or Die.In this animated short, Larry reminisces on holidays filled with family me ... More >>

Racks, Table 42, SpoonFed, The Dutch Need Servers, Bartenders, Line Cooks

imnojunecleaverRacks dining room​Despite the lull of a holiday week, restaurant help wanteds remain brisk; we're into the season, after all. One place even suggests a Thanksgiving stop-by for an interview. Here are the week's listings. Racks and Table 42 Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar is hiring line ... More >>

Turkey Call: Order This Week For the Best Birds

​We're down to the wire, home cooks: the time is now to order your turkey. What's the rush, you say? If you're looking for a fresh, organic, free range, well-loved turkey from a good home that's especially plump, it's yours provided you're thinking ahead. We've done some comparison shopping to giv ... More >>

The Simpsons' Food Blog Rap: Blogging a Food Blog

Courtesy FoxMario Batali makes a guest appearance on The Simpsons​The Simpsons' episode The Food Wife aired last night, bringing the jaundiced cartoon family into the food blog world.When Marge, Lisa and Bart start their Three Mouthkeeters blog, they immediately turn into food snobs, taking Anthon ... More >>

Top Chef Alums From Florida Offer Up Thanksgiving Recipes

GiltTaste​Floridians watching this season's Top Chef can cheer on Chris Jones, Fort Lauderdale native and chef de cuisine at Moto in Chicago and his Floridian sous chef Richie Farina, from Riverview. After round two of the show, should you feel inspired to do some cooking, check out this ... More >>

Halloween Roundup: The Anti-Survival Guide

Florida Foods: Why is Fort Lauderdale Hooked on Fish Dip?

​When I first got here, one of many questions in my loop had been what the hell is smoked fish dip and why do people here eat it?  I'm not talking about what you might come across in a deli like Lox Haven, though what I'm looking for is certainly a cousin. Served with a side of spicy rel ... More >>

Four Foods to Put You to Sleep, Make You Fat, and Save Your Marriage

Marcia Cross needs a nap.​The Today Show on MSNBC reported this morning that women with sleep deprivation report higher problems with their marriage.Well duh. A lack of sleep makes anyone cranky and women are already doped up on estrogen which means that less quality melatonin-time, well... you ju ... More >>

The Mason Jar Café in Fort Lauderdale: The Food Will Remind You of Grandma's House – and So Will the Curtains

Gaybies: Gay Couples in Florida Turn to Foreign Surrogacy

A Standup Guy

The List: 13 Things Foodies Should Be Thankful For

​Thursday, November 25, is, of course, Thanksgiving Day. It's a day for Americans from coast to coast to gather family and friends and, in the spirit of the holiday, watch interminable football games between two pathetic teams of losers who couldn't beat their own grandmother with a tire iron. Tha ... More >>

Thanksgiving Day Parlor Trick: How to Swallow a Tablespoon of Cinnamon

Michael J. MooneyWeapons of mass destruction.​You and your family have just finished the first of four courses on Thanksgiving Day. You can smell the rest of the food, but it's not time yet. So you're stuck in a warm room with the people you love, but may not get to see too often. It could be one ... More >>

Doggie Bag: This Week in Charlie

Make this butternut squash pizza at home using a cheap and easy pizza stone.​Kubo Asiatic Cuisine debuts in Palm Beach.The Beaujolais Nouvea Wine Festival takes place tonight at Gulstream Park.Want to celebrate Turkey Day without the work? Try these restaurants hosting special meals. [Broward/Dade ... More >>

Restaurant News: Council Oak Launches Prix Fixe Menu, Whole Foods to Pour Nouveau Beaujolais, Fire Up at Delray Cigar Fest

​•    Council Oak Steaks & Seafood, the upscale eatery at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, has come out with a couple of seasonal dining deals. One is a three-course, $35 prix fixe menu that includes dishes like jumbo lump crabcake with whipped avocado and roasted to ... More >>

Thanksgiving at a Restaurant: Five Options in West Palm Beach/Palm Beach/Delray Beach

Don't let this happen to you!​Up in the 561, Thanksgivings are never terribly traditional. There's never any snow or color-changing leaves, just oven doors opening and closing like mailboxes all day long, for the bastings. Itching to get out of the house and have someone else worry about the tempe ... More >>

Beaujolais Nouveau Wine Festival at Gulfstream Park

​On the fourth Thursday in November, we celebrate one of our most important national holidays, Thanksgiving. On the third Thursday in November, France celebrates too. But instead of busting out the turkey and cranberries, the French break out barrels and bottles for "Beaujolais Day." It's the cele ... 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 >>

The Haunted Warehouse

Don’t Fail to Honor Fall

Salute These Shorts

Morning Juice: Rothstein Story Never Sleeps; Dolphins Buried by Buffalo Stampede

​If you don't bother to pick up a paper over the long, luxurious holiday, here's what you missed in the local news:Let's try to sum up the weekend's offerings on Daily Pulp, which remains ground for all things Rothstein. The Ponzi schemer is said to have treated his law firm as his personal harem. ... More >>

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The Treasure of the Beaujolais

Music for the Soul

Mad Props

And a shower of laughs

The Reincarnated Do it Over and Over

You’re All Grown Up Now, Turkey

Time to gobble up good food.

Thanksgiving Feasts

Eduardo de San Angel conquers the Americas.

Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing

A Fruity Inebriate

Baby Elephant Steps

A blithe ignorance of some restaurant-biz basics keeps Galanga from living large