Back in January we listed the 12 most anticipated restaurant openings of 2016, and one of them is finally ready to hatch. Spring Chicken, the fast casual complement to Miami’s Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, has announced the opening date for its latest Fort Lauderdale restaurant. Following the first Spring…
Mexican-born Danny Hernandez didn’t grow up dreaming of being a chef. Instead, he stumbled into the career by accident. Now, with nearly two decades of experience behind him, the former New Yorker can say he’s cooked a five-course tasting menu for celebrity chef Bobby Flay — no easy task. Born in…
If you can’t beat ’em, eat ’em. Lionfish are admittedly beautiful, from that adorable little unicorn horn to their colorful “mane” of fronds and brightly-hued stripes. It makes you forget that these fish are actually a threat to Florida waters, an invasive and destructive species with venomous spines capable of…
Memorial Day: For many it means the official start to summer, warmer weather, a day off from work, and the revival of all your white clothes that have been packed up since Labor Day. But we all know the history of Memorial Day is more meaningful than shallow fashion rules. After…
For the Fort Lauderdale foodies who remember it, The Grateful Palate was the type of restaurant where you went to experiment with your taste buds, try new foods, and have an eventful evening out. Today, it’s no longer a standalone restaurant, but a catering company and private event space for…
It’s a good play on words — ends meet, Ends Meat — a clever reference to a tight household budget. For Ends Meat chef-owner Kevin Dreifuss, making ends meet has an even more poignant meaning. A good portion of his professional culinary career has been spent working day and night,…
Ah, #brunchlife: The late morning meal that’s one part breakfast and one part lunch (and one of the only times it’s acceptable and encouraged to drink before noon). For so many South Floridians, there’s no better way to spend a weekend morning or afternoon than brunching. And while almost any…
Riverside Market owners Julian and Lisa Siegel have announced plans to open a new location in Plantation. Located in a sleepy strip mall located at 6900 Cypress Road at the intersection of Northwest 69th Avenue and Cypress Road, this will make the third location for the uber popular craft beer…
Food and football: They just go together. And that’s especially true of the annual OBIEs: A Taste of South Florida. Over the past three years the OBIE’s — which stands for Orange Bowl Impact and Excellence Awards — has helped to invest millions of dollars back into the South Florida…
When you ask Okeechobee Steakhouse executive chef Jamie Steinbrecher what his favorite piece of kitchen equipment is, you’ll learn it’s not his chef’s knife, sauté pan, or even that fancy broiler. Instead, it’s his Robot Coupe — a commercial food processor that can literally chop, dice, and slice food into…
If you’ve ever tasted the “leche de tigre” — the Peruvian term for the citrus-based marinade that cures the seafood in a ceviche — and love it, you know how frustrating it can be trying to slurp the last of your ceviche from a bowl. The idea of leaving this…
If you love rum, tiki drinks, and live music and don’t want to travel outside Broward County to find all three in one spot, you’re in for a surprise. Later this fall, you’ll be able to find them together in a new shared venue. Fort Lauderdale-based South Florida Distillers and…
Despite our proximity to the ocean and the nearby bounty of fresh catches we South Floridians can find year-round, attempting to find fresh sushi in our tropical paradise can be an entirely different ball game. And the fact that we are literally leagues away from the world’s best fish markets…
It’s the middle of a busy dinner rush on a Saturday night at Hot & Soul in Fort Lauderdale. The dining room is packed with couples, families, and groups of friends seated at tables that wind from the front near the floor-to-ceiling windows to the back where still more huddle…
It’s official: Lake Worth has welcomed C.W.S. Craft Cocktails & Kitchen to the fold, the area’s highly-anticipated craft cocktail bar and restaurant. The bar quietly launched a soft opening Thursday, May 12, and will be offering drinks and a limited food menu through next week. In February, 3J Hospitality founders…
Originally home to the American National Bank, this 1921 landmark will now be filled with the aromas of northern Mexican cooking as Banko Cantina restaurant and tequila bar officially opens to the public at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 12. The authentically geared Mexican spot is a labor of love…
If you love sour beers — and lament the fact you can’t find them brewed locally north of Funky Buddha Brewery in Oakland Park and other sour-crazy spots like J. Wakefield Brewing in Wynwood — then lament no more. Due South Brewing Co. in Boynton Beach is on the verge…
No one can deny: South Florida’s craft beer scene has changed tremendously in the last six years. Just think, back in 2010 during the first American Craft Beer Week (ACBW), there were only a handful of brewpubs across Palm Beach, Broward, or Miami-Dade counties. Now, just over a half-decade later, figures…
What do you get when you pit more than a dozen South Florida chefs against one another for a 16-week throw-down-style culinary battle? You get the second installment of the now annual Chef vs. Chef competition in Delray Beach, that’s what. Get ready to see some of your favorite chefs…
At I Heart Mac & Cheese in Fort Lauderdale, chef/owner Michael Blum’s dream is to be the Colonel Sanders of mac and cheese. To prove it, the South Florida chef has built a fast-casual restaurant model devoted to the comfort food of America’s youth. Located in the busy Southport shopping…
When one thinks of fusion food, dishes that balance the elegance of two distinct cuisines come to mind. The sushi burrito is one such melding and starting this week at Phat Boy Sushi in Fort Lauderdale you can order specialty rice and fish-stuffed nori-wrapped burrito-sized rolls — just one of…
Blue Willy’s Barbecue is closing — but not for good. According to Blue Willy’s owner and pit master, Will Banks, the restaurant will simply be setting up shop somewhere else after a brief hiatus. Doors officially close on Monday, May 9 at which time the whole operation will relocate to…
