After a six week haitus for the off season, Valentino’s Cucina Italiana will reopen this Tuesday for dinner, with Giovanni Rocchio at the helm and the menu that has earned accolades. Why is this remarkable? Because Rocchio…
In the ghost town formerly known as the Riverwalk shops near the movie theater, marketing and merchandise guy Robbie Barnes has been planning to open Tap and Cork, a craft beer, wine, champagne, and sake bar in the bones of what was once his clothing store. Tap and Cork will offer…
Though I’m impressed with the scope of what I’ve seen so far, markets down here aren’t as militant when it comes to local and organic. Here’s a slew of several I’ve visited and a couple more on the list.10.Yellow Green Market: For the cocktails. This Sunday green market is a mostly shabby,…
Maybe I’m part zombie, but I don’t think that eating brains is that big of a deal. My father used to make me eat it as a kid every time we went to a Greek restaurant. And while living in DC, during Greek Orthodox Easter, Top Cheffer Mike Isabella used to…
“How important is egg in a sushi restaurant?” I asked Takeshi Kamioka, owner and sushi chef at Gaysha New World Sushi, which opened in the Wilton Manors gayborhood in August. My friend and I sat at the counter well after 9 p.m. on a Tuesday, having worked up an appetite…
For the 14th-Annual New Times Beerfest, folks over here have been pulling together what’s on tap for this year’s event on November 12 from 7 to 11 p.m. in Esplanade Park, proceeds from which will benefit the Humane Society of Broward County.Among my favorites are Shiner Blonde and Oktoberfest, Brooklyn Lager,…
Straightforward is the word I hear most when chefs and managers describe dishes at South Florida restaurants, be it the most humble local joint or the newest brasserie with access to the ocean. It’s an apt description of the food at Boston’s on the Beach in Delray Beach, the institution…
“There is nothing like this here,” said Kolotova…
Chef Allen’s Burger Bar in Palm Beach Gardens is hiring for all positions: line cooks, servers, hosts, and bartenders. Come by from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays to apply. For more information, check it out here. An organic brewery that’s opening in Hollywood is looking for back of…
The casual, Beijing-style Chinese dining branded by Philippe Chow in Boca Raton this summer is slated to open at 450 E. Las Olas Blvd., in the former Jackson’s Steakhouse building, confirms Philippe Chow CEO Stratis Morfogen. Morfogen said the company had been eyeing Fort Lauderdale for the casual concept. “It’s a…
There’s no denying that we’re still enamored with meals on wheels at various food truck rallies. And we want to support these fledgling businesses as much as the next person.Yet with the novelty of food trucks wearing thin, customers are becoming more discerning– which could lead to food truck fatigue…
100 Montaditos is opening a second location in Miami at 1502 Washington St. in mid-November and is scouting out six more locations in Miami, as well…
Though I thought it was Food Day every day, today is different in that it’s been christened as a time to recognize the declining quality of the American diet by addressing issues involving food and hunger, sustainability, farm worker conditions, and healthy eating. National Food Day was earmarked 36 years ago, though cities…
Beer lovers, rejoice. The 14th-annual New Times Beerfest is a couple of weeks away, on November 12, from 7 to 11 p.m. in Esplanade Park in downtown Fort Lauderdale. The event will benefit the Humane Society of Broward County. (Check out the ridiculously cute dogs and puppies from the Humane Society and…
Happy Monday. We’ve culled food news from around the internets so you don’t have to. The McRib is back at McDonald’s, reports Huffington Post, the sandwich that was introduced in 1982 and makes its menu appearance periodically. What’s the best and worst cereal in America? Women’s Health ranks 25 brands,…
The official start of stone crab season is October 15, and it will run for the next seven months. Fishermen are hoping for a bounty like last year’s, which yielded 2.74 million pounds, up from previous years’ catches. Early reports from the Gulf show the season is …
Calling all gourmands and scenesters: Tickets go on sale Monday for the foodist event of the year: The 11th-annual South Beach Wine & Food Festival, to benefit FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.Remember Paula Dean’s pants episode or Mario Batali’s f bomb for the king and queen of Spain,…
In Hollywood, across from the ocean, Taco Beach Shack was quiet on a rainy Monday night. On a concrete patio, chair backs leaned forward onto tables to stay dry. A table of sisters watched their toddlers run around obstacles like a three-cone drill. A pair of guys sat at the…
I’ve heard more than a few people remark on the ubiquity of small plates on menus here and in my hometown, D.C. They can be gimmicky. Not everything need be a tapas. They’re a ruse to upcharge diners for less food and end up more pricey than an entrée. Yet it…
“The chicken satays are amazing,” said Carlton, our server, as he dropped off an amuse bouche of Philippe Chow’s most famous dish at a table for two on a busy Saturday night. He was parroting New York Newsday’s accolades, which were quoted in red on the menu like praise on…
We’ve received a flurry of news releases and heads-up notifying us of restaurant openings in the coming season and the course of the year. First up, in correlation with this week’s restaurant review on Philippe Chow: Sources tell us that a location for the group’s next casual-dining location will be…
”Do you have a light?” Don Draper asks the waiter in the opening scene of the Mad Men pilot when he’s interrupted from writing ideas on a cocktail napkin. The waiter pulls out his lighter marked with his cigarette brand. “Old Gold, huh?” Draper says as he takes a drag. “Lucky…
