Settling in tonight to watch the Oscars with buds? Gotta have something harmless to throw at the screen when a lame movie – the one you didn’t place a bet on – takes the statues.Here’s the recipe for caramel popcorn – but feel free to toss in just about anything…
Chef Anthony Sanders says that Taco Liquisimo, the taco stand he’s just opened at the Oceanside Farmer’s Market in Lake Worth, gives him the creativity and an outlet to be as outrageous as he wants on the weekends.”I love it. I can express myself. I just grab ingredients and come…
To serve the growing interest in gluten-free foods, the Celiac Disease Foundation of South Florida has expanded its annual expo and moved it to a new location.This year’s expo is at the South Florida Fairgrounds Saturday, Feb. 19, and will showcase vendors selling gluten-free products, allow room for lecturers on…
Buccan, Clay Conley’s new restaurant featuring wood-fired grills and ovens, opened in January. It’s the first new restaurant in Palm Beach in some time.”I like it here,” said Conley, most recently of Miami’s Azul. He spent a decade before that opening Olive restaurants for Todd English around the U.S. and…
Here’s a new way to put the tail in your cocktail: Have your party guests greeted at the door with drinks by a Butler in the Buff. This male-maid-for-hire cheekily show up wearing collar, cuffs, an apron and a smile. His bare rear assets are there for all to see…
Zed451 in Boca Raton’s Mizner Park is opening its doors from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays for brunch. Already a success on Sundays, the brunch offers a multitude of choices for mid-day eating.To celebrate the first Saturday brunch, all weekend (Jan. 22-23), the brunches are priced…
Chef Mark Militello, most recently of Trina in the Atlantic Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, is steering an upscale “authentic” Mexican (his descript) in Deerfield Beach.He’ll open Cabo Blue: a Grill and Tequila Bar within the next few weeks. It’s on the property of the new Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort, though…
Cattle and the cowboys who herd them aren’t your everyday downtown sight, but on Clematis Street in West Palm Beach, a herd (abeit a small one) will be tromped down the middle of the road at noon Thursday.The Florida Cattlemen’s Association is calling attention to Florida’s history of cattle ranching…
Steven Dapuzzo, owner of SoLita Las Olas, said he’ll open a second SoLita in Delray Beach in the old Kyoto restaurant space.”It’s a good fit – SoLita is needed in downtown Delray,” he said. “It’s a place for grown-ups to hang out.”SoLita will bring its traditional-with-a-twist Italian menu and late-night…
For $1 in January – National Soup Month – you can have a taste of what it’s like to be sworn in as President of these United States. Legal Sea Foods is offering a cup of its famous clam chowder for $1 throughout the month with every entree. The white…
Dietitians, look away now. The following is unabashedly offensive to cholesterol and calorie counters.Grease Burger Bar in West Palm Beach is offering up its latest creation – the Grease Beast. It’s a 10-ounce hand-shaped cheeseburger stacked between two grilled cheese and bacon sandwiches. Since that’s not enough grease to make…
Saber a bottle of Champagne for New Year’s – anyone can do it.
Two things make eggnog great: egg yolks, and booze. If you’re not willing to do one or the other, skip it – no reasonable eggnog lover should compromise.Here’s the best recipe for eggnog you’ll ever taste. It’s like drinking the richest ice cream on the planet and was devised by…
Need a fry fix? Get ’em free, in a grand-opening offer, at the new Boardwalk Fresh Burgers & Fries in Boca Raton – a Maryland chain dropping into Florida.What started as a french fry chain (Boardwalk Fries) became in 2007 Boardwalk Fresh Burgers & Fries, a chain with six other…
Yesterday we started our interview with Chef Carlos Jorge of the W Hotel in Fort Lauderdale. Today, he tells specifics of how he’ll change the menu at Steak 954, the signature restaurant at the hotel.New Times: You spoke of recharging the seafood menu. Will you be using any new fishes?I…
Chef Carlos Jorge, who gained fame for his tropical-inspired menu at Solu in The Resort on Singer Island in 2006, has taken over as executive chef at the W Hotel on Fort Lauderdale beach, where Steak 954 is the signature restaurant. We chatted with him for the Verbal Nosh, and…
Darbster, the vegan restaurant in West Palm Beach that’s celebrating its first birthday (free cake slice for everyone on Sunday), is cooking up a non-turkey turkey with the trimmings. It’s at one seating only, Thanksgiving Day.On the plate:…
The big celebration of all things Italian is this weekend at Abacoa in Jupiter — the Feast of Little Italy returns for its eighth year.The festival, with every Italian food imaginable and many not, takes over the streets of this community in the style of the famed San Gennaro street…
Teaming up with the United Way of Palm Beach County, Sweet Tomatoes, the cafeteria-style restaurant favorite of seniors and college kids everywhere, will open their newest store with a $5 all-you-can-eat lunch today.The value-priced Sweet Tomatoes chain offers a 45-feet-long salad bar, with a variety of soups, desserts and breads,…
Who grows your vegetables? Who produces grass-fed beef? Catches your wild shrimp? Anyone…?Get to know local farmers, ranchers and others who get the foods from their sources to our tables at Monday’s Localecopia Meet & Greet in West Palm Beach. Tastings and information for products like herbs, beef, breads, fruit…
Sponsors of The Hottest Chefs of South Florida Calendar host another “Meet the Chef” party Thursday at Carmen’s at the Bridge in Boca Raton. These parties are where the guests get samples of the chefs foods while getting their calendar signed.Chef Dudley Bell Rich of Carmen’s at the Bridge (Mr…
A fashionable group will gather at the Shops of Boca Center on November 11 for the annual Best of Boca party. Guests will be able to stroll and sample appetizers and desserts from 30 area restaurants, including Brewzzi’s, Truluck’s, Capitol Grille, Absinthe, III Forks, Arturo’s, Le Bistro, Sundy House, Green…
