This season FOX's smash reality hit Hell's Kitchen 5 features 3 Florida Chef's, Paula DaSilva is one of them. Paula works as Chef De Cuisine at 3030 Ocean at the Marriot's Harbor Beach Resort in Ft. Lauderdale. I spoke to her via telephone and here's what she had to say."I grew up in the business. I'm Brazilian and my parents owned three Churrascaria style restaurants. I graduated high school and went to culinary school at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. I got a job at the Marriot when I
Like misery, gluttony loves company. So if the chance to eat like a pig and drink like a fish in the company of a few thousand of your close personal friends gives your inner glutton a woodie, check out the Las Olas Wine & Food Festival. From 7:30 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 1 and 2, more than 60 local restaurants and 100-plus wineries will do their best to make gluttony socially acceptable... and to benefit the American Lung Association. Participating restaurants include 3030 Ocean,
Duprat with Gail Simmons and some dude at the SoBe Wine & Food Festival.OK, after our encore Ron Duprat recap of Top Chef Las Vegas episode one, it's time to move on to episode two. Maybe we'll see some more of Ron's jolly ways this time around? I'll settle for some more of him cooking. Now on with the show.
Have you been to Tryst yet? I visited Delray Beach's Official Beer and Tapas Clubhouse on Tuesday night, and I was reminded again how great this place is. With exposed brick, dark wood, and antique furniture, it has the vibe of a retro speakeasy (since there's no secret password, it's packed to the rafters even on weekdays). Tryst also sports one of the sexiest courtyards you could possibly dine in, with miniature gazebos and tropical plants stretching up to the two-story roof. If you sit ins
Surprise! It's Todd English!Jazziz Bistro, the swank supper club in the Seminole Hard Rock and sister "venue" to Jazziz magazine, closed in April of this year. Since then, the site has remained empty, with a lot of speculation as to what is going in there. Now the rumor mill is brewing, and some are saying celebrity chef Todd English will be the one to move into the spot with a brand new restaurant. At least, that would explain his number of recent appearances around South Florida. Spokespers
This week according to Chucky:Like we always say, "the greasier the spoon, the better."Troy's Bar-Be-Que in Boynton Beach has great ribs and pork, but skip the sides.Women love the Frenchified eats at Mustard Seed Bistro in Cooper City.More eateries hit the skids this week, as Italian Oven Cafe and Frankies 124 shove off.Riki greasy spoons with her new beau at Grampa's Bakery.How bad is Top Chef Ron Duprat's Latitudes Beach Cafe? Here's the blow-by-blow.Is celeb chef Todd English opening a th
What up, Chuck?Gabba gabba, hey? No, no... gabba gabba Gabbiano.Augustus, save some room for later!Johnny V. is always up for a round of duck, duck, meatball.Crustacean perfection has hit Delray Beach.Todd English is coming to CityPlace to sow his Wild Olives.Bamboo Fire in Delray Beach lights our fire. This tip's FTL (for the ladies): do your blind date meet ups over breakfast or lunch, not dinner. Dig?This Palm Beach is halfway around the world, and serves crabs smothered in chilli sauce. C
• By Dec. 1, Todd English's Wild Olives in Boca Raton should be going full bore. The former Opus 5 is currently transitioning to Wild Olives' Mediterranean-esque menu, with the full dinner menu said to be in place by Tuesday, Nov. 24, and lunch a week later. A few items on the menu: crispy skin Florida snapper, porcini-crusted organic chicken, house-made veal agnolotti and English's signature "carpetbagger oysters," fried bivalves with beef carpaccio and truffled whipped p
