The drag along Sunrise Boulevard east of I-95 is really in a bad way these days. Almost everything is out of business or vacant, except a few automotive-related businesses and a handful of chain restaurants. It’s also a rough area inhabited by many homeless. So it’s inspiring to see people…
The Lodge is Boca’s craft beer answer to the Ale House — a no-frills room with a row of steady-flowing taps and a collection of bottles that would make Charlie Papazian blush. Take a seat at the bar — every last inch of which is covered in wood — and…
Three of us were several pints deep on a Friday night at Brother Tuckers in Pompano Beach when Brandon brought up a theological discussion. We were in a bit of a beer haze at the time, but I remember it went something like: “Is indoctrinating your children into religion from…
In case you missed the gallons of ink spilled over the opening of the Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co. in Delray Beach by the Sun Sentinel and the Palm Beach Post (where it was 1A news), allow us to get you up to date: a bagel shop in Delray Beach…
Ethical guidelines amongst restaurant critics has become a hot button topic these days, with outings of high-profile critics who show up to restaurants expecting preferential treatment tumbling down like so many business cards flung at a maître d’. Last week’s announcement of long-time New York Times writer Sam Sifton being…
There are so many food-related events going down in the next couple months, it almost makes you wish you had a doppelganger clone that you could send to do your bidding, er… tasting. At the very least, two stomachs could come in handy. You might need to outfit your clone…
Updated: check out the full review of Brother Tuckers here. I imagine heaven to be something like Brother Tuckers, a Belgian-themed gastropub in Pompano Beach and the subject of this week’s dish column. I spent much of last week buried in the pub’s brilliant version of chimichurri steak — it…
One of the great things about BX Beer Depot is that it’s more than just a place to find a wide selection of craft beer for sale. It’s also a destination for like-minded guys and gals to gather and discuss brews: what they like, what they don’t like, and what…
A friend of mine lives a block away from Rufus Ribs, a roadside barbecue trailer with an outdoor smoker in Boynton Beach. He’s there pretty much every week, gobbling down styrofoam containers full of meaty spare ribs and pulled pork. But for the past week, he’s been telling me about…
Everyone has their own idea of what makes a perfect burger. For some, it’s the beefy flavor achieved from fresh grinding chuck, brisket, short rib, or round. Others wax scientific over the proper ratio of meat-to-bun. Purists prefer a the brilliance of one perfectly charred patty christened with only a…
We think of fast food as the ultimate convienance – if you’re hungry, all you have to do is head through a drive through and you can eat in minutes. Slow Food is the antithesis: the idea behind the movement is food that’s good for you and for the enviornment…
My favorite thing about The Lodge, a bar that serves a wide selection of craft beer in Boca Raton, is watching people get converted. On a recent visit, a pack of college kids from up the block at FAU swarmed in and grabbed seats next to us at the bar…
Word comes today via the Sun Sentinel that Jackson’s Steakhouse has shuttered those iconic double doors at 450 Las Olas Blvd. for good. Owner Jack Jackson has joined forces with the BOVA Group, operators of BOVA Prime just across the street as well as BOVA Ristorante and BOVA Cucina in…
It’s a quiet Monday morning, and you’re in your kitchen, making yourself a cup of fresh ground coffee with your Starbucks Barista coffee grinder. You pop some beans into the hopper and press the grind button. Ah, smell that fresh coffee smell. After a few seconds, you remove the cap…
Florida spiny lobster season opens today and runs through March 31, meaning restaurants across South Florida should begin to stock the tasty, clawless buggers. The operative word here is should. Because, in reality, Florida lobster is a lot harder to get your mits on in a restaurant than you’d think…
The Peruvian street food anticuchos is a dish with magnetic properties — you’re either instantly attracted to or completely repelled by it. The grilled chunks of meat are actually beef hearts. But if they’re rendered properly — like the ones at Taurus Steakhouse in Tamarac — they taste more like…
When Facebook started gobbling up MySpace users, you were one of the first to jump ship. These days, your Twitter account has hundreds of followers and you update your status bi-hourly (4 minutes ago: I remembered why I used to love Captain Crunch so much as a kid). Well now…
* We’re in the peak of a sweltering summer, and ice cream shops seem to be opening as fast as people can shovel cones down their scorched gullets. This weekend, Cold Stone Creamery is opening at the Promenade in Coconut Creek (4425 Lyons Rd.). The ice cream shop takes its…
Every week in Coming Attractions, we give you a taste of what’s on deck in our Dish review column. This week, we take a look at Taurus Steakhouse, a Peruvian-style Parrillada in Tamarac.UPDATE: Please read the full review of Taurus Steakhouse here. Anyone with a modicum of skill can take…
It seems as if food has become almost as popular a subject for television programming as reality shows — when the two are combined, like on Top Chef, Kitchen Nightmare’s, and Hell’s Kitchen, the result is stratospheric. To be honest, I’ve never really been a fan of contest-style reality programming,…
For as long as I can remember I’ve had this nervous habit of opening up people’s fridges. Whenever I visit someone’s house, no matter how well I know the person, I get the irresistible urge to open up their refrigerator door and poke around. Some people would ask me, “Are…
Sad news, Fort Lauderdale. Christine’s Restaurant announced this morning via e-mail that it has been sold. The dining room cum jazz bar, which earned New Times’ Best New Restaurant in 2008 and Best Romantic Restaurant in 2009, was opened in December 2007 by co-owners Daniel MacMillan and Gregory Rhatagen, a…
