“About a year ago, I was sitting at my house and wanted some Bay Bay’s, but I didn’t want to drive all the way to West Palm Beach to get my own fried chicken,” says Bay Bay’s Chicken & Waffles owner Israel Johnson. “When I told my wife later that…
The more the merrier. That seems to be the general feeling these days regarding the South Florida food scene, where a new restaurant, cafe, coffee roaster, beer brewer, or eatery opens its doors every day. Although July is often considered the height of summer and the depth of “off-season”, that didn’t…
“Pork rib plate with collard greens and mac ‘n’ cheese… two-meat combo, a double order of May’s cornbread… jumbo rack and half-chicken to go!” It’s the sound of a typical lunch rush at Blue Willy’s Barbecue, where the cashier barks out orders as she works the interminable line behind the…
Delray Beach will be missing another festival this year. According to Festival Management Group, Inc. executive director Nancy Stuart-Franczak, the fifth annual Delray Beach Wine & Seafood Fest, a Chamber of Commerce fundraiser, has been postponed. The cancelation of this year’s event is due to the city commissions’ desire to amend…
Dining out is a big part of South Florida culture and nightlife. For all our beachgoing ways, we like to eat. But living in tourist paradise is a double-edged sword. The food is great — but you have to pay for it, just like the tourists. That’s where the Dine…
Former Bravo Top Chef competitor Josie Smith-Malave is opening her first restaurant in the heart of downtown Wilton Manors. The restaurant will open in early August at the former 13 Even space at 2037 Wilton Drive, and is one of two new concepts slated to launch in the next several months, including…
The founders of Myschyf are stirring things up with a new bartending competition, what co-founders and nightlife industry veterans Garrett Hagen and Drew Shprintz are calling the “ultimate mixology” contest. Dubbed “Shaken,” the competition will feature 32 South Florida bartenders who will go toe-to-toe in an eleven-round, single elimination contest. …
What will you be doing at midnight on Wednesday, July 27? Getting into bed — or the ocean? If you’re crazy about lobster, you just might be celebrating the start of the 2016 Florida mini-season, which takes place July 27 through 28. The 2016 spiny lobster season opens this week…
Everyone knows the number 13 is synonymous with bad luck. Many buildings don’t list a 13th floor, skipping from room 12 to 14, and you’ll rarely see someone get married — or celebrate any other important life milestone — on the day marked by this number. But for Wilton Manors…
The hot dog: it’s almost more American than hamburgers and French fries and July is National Hot Dog month. So there’ s no better time to go out there and try all that Broward and Palm Beach County have to offer when it comes to the tube-shaped beef. Whether you…
This week Due South Brewing Company announced it has expanded its regional footprint yet again with the move into three new territories. The Boynton Beach-based brewery has made its three core creations available to folks up in . As of Monday, July 18, craft beer lovers in Tallahassee, Gainesville, and…
Mini sandwiches will slide into Boca Raton this August. The Miami-based, fast-casual Sliderz is expected to open its first Palm Beach County located at the Town Center at Boca Raton the first week of August. The restaurant focuses on “slider-sized” everything — sandwiches and mini-sized meals featuring beef, fish, chicken,…
Ahhh, Lake Worth. It’s one of Palm Beach County’s most — er, shall we say, unique? — municipalities. It would make sense, of course, that a town as colorful as this one has some equally colorful kitchens as well — ones that are so uniquely ElDub that alone makes them eateries…
LauderAle, South Florida’s first nano brewery, will throw a two year anniversary bash July 30. The party will not only celebrate the brewery’s date of establishment, but also the launch of two specialty release beers, each available to the public via the brewery’s first on-site canning. “We wanted to do something…
A new gastropub is coming to West Palm Beach. This August, Pennsylvania-based Table 95 Hospitality will be launching its popular gastropub concept, City Tap House, in CityPlace. “City Tap has updated the gastropub experience,” says CEO, Chris Coco, who opened the first City Tap House in Philadelphia in 2010, followed…
Wawa has finally started digging into South Florida, which means soon Broward and Palm Beach County residents will be able to order Wawa fan favorites like the hot meatball and cheesesteak hoagies, Buffalo chicken bites, salted caramel latte, and Sizzli breakfast sandwiches. If you’re not familiar with the Philadelphia-based gas…
When Palm Beach resident Wayne Street went diving this past May, he didn’t expect to find a real treasure chest. While it didn’t contain jewels or gold doubloons, it did reveal a different kind of pirate booty: rum. Black Coral Rum, to be specific, or rather it was a treasure chest filled…
It used to be that a cup of coffee was just that: a paper cup of liquid caffeine. Nothing special, it tasted relatively the same from your local greasy spoon, to your favorite diner. Heck, you’d even suffer through 12 ounces of gas-station sludge if it meant getting your morning…
Widely recognized as one of the foremost Italian chefs in South Florida thanks to his flagship Italian restaurant, Casa D’Angelo, restaurateur Angelo Elia is now in the bakery business. In the first week of July, the Italian-born chef opened his first dedicated bakery and cafe in Fort Lauderdale. Angelo Elia…
32 East bar manager John Fitzpatrick wasn’t always behind the bar, but after more than 20 years behind a number of different ones, from New York City to South Florida, today it’s his profession of choice. “You could say I’ve been redirecting dispositions in Manhattan and South Florida for nearly…
In our modern age of food snobbery — one bombarded by foodie Instagrammers and Yelp Elites — it’s becoming increasingly difficult to convince people that a franchise restaurant can offer good food for a good price. The men behind Flagler Village’s Brass Tap Beer Bar are looking to change that…
Summer is officially here, and so are the summer menus. With the advent of climbing temps, abundance of seasonal produce, and far less crowded bars, dining rooms, and outdoor patios, many local establishments are rolling out new menus replete with summer goodies and specials. Think of it as a way…
