ROK:BRGR’s new cocktail menu is in the works, a revamp of the current list that’s focused on old-school recipes. The restaurant has been teasing Clean Plate Charlie for weeks on the menu redo, which is based around 30-plus bourbons new to the restaurant. We can’t wait to sip some Bulleit…

I’d been hearing about Sushi Bon since the week I moved here as worth the trek an hour north of where I live for fresh, local sushi. I was told to skip the hard copy of the menu and look to the board by the sushi bar. I finally visited…

From February 6-16, customers can download the Starbucks Cup Magic App, that allows them to send customized valentines and Starbucks e-gifts when a smart phone is positioned over the Starbucks Valentines Day cup. The valentine on here is too hearts and flowers for me (I share an office mate’s sentiments…

A couple of years ago, I was asked to judge a sushi competition. Among the heavyweights were chef Kaz Okochi, who owns two acclaimed sushi restaurants in Washington, D.C., and Toshio Takeishi, the man who opened one of New York’s first sushi counters in the 1960s. Now retired, Takeishi consults…

Back in the dark ages, before it was one of the most profitable restaurants in the country, Washington, D.C.’s Old Ebbitt Grill ended up in a restaurant’s nightmare, having sickened several patrons with bad oysters. The result was a shutdown of the oyster bar and total revamp by a then-newly…

Assaggio del Forno, an eatery positioned to “take diners on a food journey” around Italy, is scheduled to open February 20 in Regency Court in west Boca Raton. Patrick Broadhead, formerly at Max’s Grille, has been named executive chef.Translated as “taste of the oven,” the west Boca restaurant will showcase…

It’s my least favorite Hallmark holiday coming up, also known as Valentine’s Day. It is, however, a fantastic excuse for decadence of all forms, particularly chocolate and booze. We’ll start with chocolate, for which we’ll turn to Chloe Doutre-Roussel, one of the world’s chocolate experts and author of The Chocolate…

Visit this Las Olas location on Tuesdays and chef Adam Dombrowski of Rocco’s Tacos is doing double time. Armed with appetites, patrons line the lot to valet for the $14.95 all-you-can-eat day. The Fort Lauderdale location opened a year ago this month.The crowds — and owner Rocco Mangel’s success –…

“I’m not eating that disgusting bottom feeder,” said my friend, who happens to be a marine biologist. As a part of my Florida adventures of eating like regular people, I joined friends at Heart Rock Sushi, where fish is so inexpensive, it’s surreal. They steered the ordering, during which I…

Happy day after Super Bowl. Yesterday, the country ate 1.25 million chicken wings. Today, it’s wing sauce and blue cheese smoothies. Read on for today’s food-related links.1. The National Restaurant Association projects that restaurant sales will grow by 3.5 percent in 2012, with two out of five consumers reporting they’re…

Clean Plate Charlie is pitting our eight best dining areas against one another in a March Madness-style bracket. Later this month, we’ll crown a winner — an undisputed champion city that can boast to have the best food scene in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Below, read up on No…

Clean Plate Charlie is pitting our eight best dining areas against one another in a March Madness-style bracket. Later this month, we’ll crown a winner — an undisputed champion city that can boast to have the best food scene in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Below, read up on No…

Clean Plate Charlie is pitting our eight best dining areas against one another in a March Madness-style bracket. Later this month, we’ll crown a winner — an undisputed champion city that can boast to have the best food scene in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Below, read up on number-one-seeded…

Clean Plate Charlie is pitting our eight best dining areas against one another in a March Madness-style bracket. Later this month, we’ll crown a winner — an undisputed champion city that can boast to have the best food scene in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Below, read up on number-three-seeded…

Back in 2008, I started spending almost as much time in restaurant kitchens as in restaurant dining rooms. What struck me was how few women work the hot line. The reasons are apparent: The hours are insane. The pay is middling. The work is grueling. Cooking in a competitive, cutthroat…

Houston-based restaurateur Tilman Fertitta of Landry’s Inc. has acquired 90 percent of Morton’s shares, he announced Wednesday, reports Chicago Business. The purchase means he’ll own Morton’s without shareholders’ approval. Shareholders had been trying to block the purchase because they believed the stocks were undervalued.In Florida, Morton’s resides in Boca Raton,…

South Beach Wine and Food Festival 2012 is a few weeks away: the Nascar of foodie weekends. Though hot tickets are sold out, there’s a slew of events with tickets available. Perhaps a local chef’s attendance might convince you to splurge. Have a weigh-in on South Beach Wine and Food…

Past 8 p.m. on a weekday, the staff at Sunfish Grill polishes glasses and runs credit cards as customers trickle in. “You just coming off work?” says a server. The patrons nod. Curtains like sails are folded for a luff, despite that the restaurant is housed in a strip mall…

It’s nearly time for winter’s Thanksgiving, also known as The Super Bowl. If you haven’t broken your New Year’s resolution about healthy eating, it’s a good day to do so. Some links to rev up the appetite, or something: 1. Check out these amazing Superbowl meat platters found from sister…