God’s green plant now has a friend in cable television as the new show Cannabis Planet TV debuts on several stations across the United States, including South Florida’s WHDT. The man who is partly responsible for getting it aired is Palm Beach pot activist and convicted smuggler Robert Platshorn, who…
Aww shit, it’s that time again. Time to get real with some beer news. Downing a few beers with the brews at a bar is always a chill thing to do, but gorking on a little beer knowledge just might get you in with the ladies. It has been two…
If you don’t succeed at first, try and try again. This seems to be the saying for Florida’s growler dilemma as state Rep. Frank Artiles (R-Miami) wants to reintroduce a bill that would make 64-ounce growlers legal. Artiles cosponsored legislation last year that tried to do the same thing, but…
Hey, are you done with that coffee yet? Have a beer. Have a coffee beer. Then have another, and another. It’s good for your health. Just remember that three beer rule. Some people may be surprised at the sudden increase in beer literature in the last few years, and that’s…
Craft breweries can’t make big decisions lightly, especially when it comes to moving their product into new territory. Last August, Saint Arnold Brewing made the announcement yesterday to move into the Florida market. Saint Arnold signed with several Florida distributors, including Coastal Beverage Ltd., Gold Coast Eagle Distributing, Great Bay…
Ever imagine what the beer equivalent to Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory would be? Well there’s no need to stretch your brain too much since odds are it would probably look a lot like the Coastline Festival this November 10 at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach. The festival is…
Rise and shine, cupcake, and reach for that six pack. With only two more days to go before Friday, you have some serious thinking to do about what beer you’re gonna chug this weekend. Russian imperial stout, anyone? There is no doubt that beer contains a substance, alcohol, that is…
New breweries are cool, but when a brewery starts canning their product is even better because it expands availability to consumers. After nearly a year and a half in operation, Boynton Beach’s Due South Brewing has finally started canning its beer. Their first canned variety will be Category 3 IPA…
Now that the government shutdown is over, brewers are back to business, the beer is flowing, and you can stop rationing your breakfast provisions. South Florida is gushing with beer. Saltwater Brewery is slated to open soon in Delray Beach, and MIA Brewing is currently under construction. But haters are…
As if they weren’t already too busy chasing dope, agents from the Drug Enforcement Agency will have their work cut out for them big time if Oreo cookies are added to the list of controlled substances. That white stuff sandwiched in between two chocolate disks may not be cocaine, but…
OK, so the partial government shutdown is affecting new brewery start-ups; not good. The upside is that homebrewers can still indulge in their craft. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for life; teach a man to brew beer and he drinks like a fish. So let This…
Another local homebrewer has done it again. Still basking in the success of winning gold at the National Homebrewers Conference, Tamarac homebrewer Russ Brunner brews home the gold again, this time at the Samuel Adams LongShot American Homebrew Contest last Friday. Brunner’s American Stout was chosen among two other winners…
Does the government shutdown got you down? Hopefully not, because it ain’t shuttin’ down your ability to slam a few cold ones, and that’s a plus. On the ugly side of things, the shutdown has brewery startups on hold, preventing them from filing for permits, receiving inspections, getting labels/recipes approved…
The government shutdown may have halted food inspection operations at the Food and Drug Administration, making us think twice about what we buy from grocery stores. But at least Florida restaurant inspectors are still walking the beat, making sure that your favorite eat-out spot isn’t cutting corners (someone’s gotta pick…
Restaurants may use customer feedback to their advantage, but it may not be so obvious how they use it. Shula Burger in Fort Lauderdale, however, redesigned the store. It gets better: Don and Dave Shula (father/son) will present the new design and hold a little public Q&A session today at…
PDQ is expanding in South Florida pretty darn quick. Just after opening two locations in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, a new restaurant will be holding their grand opening on October 13 in Pompano Beach at 11 a.m. But before opening, they want to make sure everything is up…
Just because the U.S. military remains on high alert during the government shutdown doesn’t mean it is less affected by it. Essential services for them — including commissaries — have been cut off until Congress gets its act together, putting a real crimp on military family budgets. The commissaries may…
A homebrewing class is a homebrewing class, but a homebrewing class with Florida Brewing Company’s Bobby Gordash is a chance to learn from an award-winning brewer who works for the state’s largest-production craft brewery. Starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Whole Foods Market in Coral Springs, Gordash will talk tricks…
Another week in beer news: You need it like you need another pint of stout. So order up, chug, and repeat until you reach that moment of clarity. If you’re just not that into it, then stick to wine coolers and get bent. Shit’s getting crazy in beer land with…
Things seem to be getting a little frisky again at Feelgoods Rock Bar and Grill in downtown West Palm Beach as the manager was assaulted last Thursday and the suspect led off to jail. According to the police report, Feelgoods bouncers were escorting a man, identified as Michael Elias Salha,…
Employment opportunities may still be a little scarce, but the new Cabo Flats Cantina and Tequila Bar opening at the Delray Marketplace is going to need some hired hands to run things. The company is currently looking to fill about 100 positions in all: 40 kitchen and 60 front-of-house jobs…
South Florida and New Orleans share many culinary connections, namely Creole, a style of cooking chef Ron Duprat has spent his life learning and perfecting. His drive to be the top Creole chef America stems from his youth in Haiti, learning in the kitchen under the tutelage of his grandmother,…
