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…
Do people read in South Florida? Scan the Floridian before 10 a.m. and note the absence of someone reading a newspaper, a book, or a magazine — even in digital form. Over at Old Fort Lauderdale Breakfast House, an employee made a comment while I was there a couple of…
Regardless of whether a burger is from a fast food place or a gastropub, they inspire fierce loyalty and love. Indeed, some folks dedicate their lives to the pursuit of the perfect burger. Just ask The Burger Beast, whose third annual Burgie Awards are coming up this Saturday. In the…
This past weekend, we round up some links to help out home cooks with Thanksgiving menu planning and wine selection. Now we’re reminding you of the simple solution: Just add bacon. Behold: some ideas for how to make any dish better — from appetizers to sides to the big bird…
“This is my life,” said Dave Crumbaker of Smitty’s Old Fashioned Butcher Shop in Oakland Park. It’s where he’s worked seven days a week, even when it’s closed on Mondays, for the past 30 years. On a recent afternoon, a handful of people browse among the pork bellies, crown roasts,…
A few hours after nursing our hangovers, we’re just now venturing out to watch football, grab grease, and maybe go see some music after last night’s bender. Some favorite beers from the fest were the Brooklyn Saison and the Shipyard Blue Fin Stout, a write-in candidate that won me over…
Called the 9-9-9, “Only a drink based on a catchphrase will suffice for a candidate so vaguely unsettling and unsettlingly vague that he appeals primarily to voters otherwise inclined toward the negative space on the ballot,” writes Good’s mixologist/writer Ken Walczak, who named the cocktail after Cain’s taxation plan. “It’s sweet…
his weekend is a good one to pin down your Thanksgiving cooking plans.Today’s post is geared for hosts and home cooks: what recipe you’ll use for the bird, what sides you’ll feature, whether you’ll bake bread, what wine goes with the meal. Read on for some lifeline links and don’t…
We’re a day away from New Times Beerfest, tomorrow from 7 to 11 p.m. in Esplanade Park, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Humane Society of Broward County. Sister Hazel provides tunes and Moe’s Southwest Grill as well as JC Wahoo’s join a slew of local restaurants…
This being Florida, drug news seems to make headlines more often than elsewhere. And the trend will likely increase as South Florida will become an even more dominant hub for drug traffic. This week The Washington Post reports that old drug smuggling routes between our state and the Caribbean are…
Tundra on Las Olas had its soft opening last Sunday, the ice-themed restaurant conceived by David Berman and Alex Podolny. The centerpiece of dining is a 15-course tasting menu for $59, which includes kobe beef meatballs, ceviche, potato black crusted grouper, and butter poached lobster. And yes, that is an…
Are French fries the next add-to-everything item? Just as eggs have become the latest haute garnish on burgers, fried rice, pizza, you name it, it seems French fries are making an appearance as a topping rather than a side. Here are five things I’ve seen recently that signal an oncoming…
As a food nerd, I like to research how celebrity chefs train cooks up the line and out the door to open their own places that complement and enrich the dining scene in cities around the country.Take Charlie Palmer and Bryan Voltaggio, the high-end steak-house restaurateur and the chef whose success (along…
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 food porn and get…
At the bar, behind a glass plate, kusshi oysters live on a bed of fresh-shaved ice, announcing their pedigree on a hand-penned placard next to $40 Maine lobster and New England littleneck clams. Like most of the clientele in 3030 Ocean, a restaurant tucked inside the oceanfront Harbor Beach Marriott…
We’re about three days away from the New Times Beerfest on November 12 from 7 to 11 p.m. in Esplanade Park, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Humane Society of Broward County. Sister Hazel provides tunes and restaurants like Moe’s Southwest Grill and JC Wahoo’s offer eats for…
I’ve been on a quest for breakfast tacos, and while I’ve found a decent one, it’s led me on a quest for meals to go that don’t involve a drive-through, grade-D meat, and trans fat. Surprisingly, I’ve found a few that take me through to dinner for under a fiver…
I’m riveted by Chipotle’s jobs campaign, since I don’t think of opportunity in the form of a wrapped burrito, presented in a thunk of rice-stuffed tin foil. But I may be the anomaly, considering that even Willie Nelson works for Chipotle. The job fair is this Friday from 8 to 11…
We’re about four days away from the New Times Beerfest on November 12 from 7 to 11 p.m. in Esplanade Park, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Humane Society of Broward County. Sister Hazel provides tunes, and a slew of local restaurants — including Charm City Burgers, Moe’s Southwest…
Mona Lisa Coal Oven Pizza. For some Godfather with your pieAdorned in pics of mafioso — some of them after they’d been shot — this shop is beloved for its Godfather-inspired charm, house-made cannolis, and the pizza, of course. Former critic John Linn swoons over the crust at this pizza joint from…
Be on the lookout this afternoon for my review on 3030 Ocean and the cuisine inspired by chef Dean Max, the local celebrity toque whose name has been behind the restaurant for more than ten years. Max, who has earned this newspaper’s Best Chef and Best Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, drives…
We have another two pairs of tickets to give away to the 14th-annual New Times Beerfest on November 12 from 7 to 11 p.m. in Esplanade Park, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Humane Society of Broward County. Taste as many as you’re able from the 100-plus domestic, international, and craft beers available at…
