New Times Pairings 2011 Winners Announced

Terrific weather, a great turnout, and delicious eats marked last night’s New Times Pairings at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Without further delay, we are pleased to announce the winners for Best Overall, Most Unique Dish, Most Decadent Dish, and Best Sweet…

Hangovers are For Amateurs. Or Are They? Five Liquid Cures

It’s countdown to the 4th Annual New Times Pairings, where 40 plates and 40 pairings inevitably  will lead to what other cultures call a “tomcat”, a “hairache”, or “the howling of kittens.” Though some of you take comfort in late night pizzas, greasy breakfasts, or any solid food item around to…

Five Restaurants or Bars That Fluffed a Neighborhood

Last week, several commenters questioned the opening of Kapow! Noodle Bar in Boca, an area that’s dominated by older folks, so I asked around about it. Will Boca embrace Kapow once it’s open in November? “The Dubliner is the only place in Boca for young people to go,” said a…

Pairings 2011: Ticket Winners, Judges Announced

You’ve got one more day to buy tickets for New Times’ fourth annual Pairings event at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.Click on the Pairings website to buy tickets online for $45 today, or pay $55 at the door tomorrow. Deep-pocketed readers can shell out $80 for VIP tickets…

Tundra Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale Slated to Open October 20

It may be hot outside, but things are chilling out at Tundra, the ice-themed restaurant conceived by David Berman and Alex Podolny. Scheduled to open in the former Mancini’s space at 1017 East Las Olas Blvd., the restaurant is the first of three concepts by the pair, which will include…

Flavor Palm Beach: North County Edition

Flavor Palm Beach is in full swing, which means diners can gorge on a three-course lunch for $20 or graze on a three-course dinner for $30 or $35, depending on your dining strategy. North County is heavy on classics, served a stone’s throw from spas, hotels, and golf resorts. After…

September is Flavor Palm Beach: Central County Edition

Flavor Palm Beach is in full swing, which means diners can gorge on a three course lunch for $20 or graze on a three course dinner for $30 or $35, depending on your dining strategy. Central County offers up some of the fancier dining options and biggest deals. Click to…

Five Things to Look for in a Sushi Takeout Joint

I’ve been told that Sushi 1 is the best takeout sushi in the area. That it’s Japanese-owned and jam-packed at lunch are confirmations. The three times I’ve been I’ve found the sushi to have been… fine. I miss ginger-colored ginger as opposed to the neon-pink kind and rolls made with…

Carpe Diem in Delray Beach: Bigger Kitchen, Less Frenchie Menu

When Jamie Long reviewed Carpe Diem by Cafe de France earlier this summer, she wrote of the restaurant’s old world charm and the menu’s adherence to French classics: croque monsieur and pate sandwiches for more casual fare, foie gras and coq au vin as the heavy hitters. The name change…

DIG in Delray Beach: Ambitious Food, Weird Space

Farm-to-table dining has become so mainstream that Levi’s is collaborating on a T-shirt collection with Alice Waters, the gastronomic icon who pioneered the movement when she founded Berkeley’s legendary Chez Panisse restaurant in 1971. These days, big cities like New York and Chicago are choked with farm-to-table restaurants that promote…

Kapow! Noodle House to Open November 1

The guys behind Boca Raton’s most anticipated restaurant opening will narrow down their chef pick for Kapow! Noodle Bar this week, says partner Vaughan Lazar (Pizza Fusion), one of three partners behind the Asian fusion concept, a joint project conceived by Rodney Mayo and Scott Frielich.The pool of “hundreds” of…