“We’re trying to up the ante here in South Florida for tacos,” says Clay Carnes. Which is a good thing, because right now, South Florida can’t seem to get enough tacos. “I love Latin cuisine, especially the taco,” says the former chef de cuisine for Palm Beach’s Cucina Dell’ Arte and…

We could all use a little more burger and beer in our lives, especially up in Palm Beach County. Luckily, Tucker Duke’s Lunchbox is coming to the rescue when the restaurant’s second location opens in Boca Raton later this month. Last November, South Florida restaurant partners Jay Oakes and John…

Here’s more change headed for downtown Delray Beach’s dining scene: Intracoastal waterfront restaurant Hudson at Waterway East has permanently closed its doors, and the space is now available for a new operator to take its place. Formerly occupied by the historic Old Calypso restaurant, a longtime Delray Beach seafood establishment…

Health nuts and vegans in Davie have something to look forward to next week: Jugofresh, the Miami-based juice shops offering cold-pressed juices, smoothies, and raw food to-go, will open in Davie. The brand will celebrate the grand opening of its eighth shop at Whole Foods Market off University Drive on…

Spring has sprung. But you wouldn’t know it across South Florida; instead, the best local harbinger of the warmer weather to come here in Palm Beach County is the annual Hatsume Fair at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach. This year marks the 37th year Morikami will celebrate its…

The rhythmic beat of a cocktail shaker full of ice. The clink of glass bottles returning to the shelf. The hiss and fizz of a freshly poured drink. They’re all sounds new to the Palm Beach County cocktail scene, where craft creations have been making more and more noise –…

A grilled cheese is often one of our very first sandwiches, one that carries on into adulthood as one of the best treats, lunches, or midnight snacks imaginable — a salty, buttery, gooey, crispy, creamy comfort-food favorite. The question to ask any self-respecting grilled cheese connoisseur: Does it have the…

“We want people to feel like they’re coming to a party,” says Hot & Soul executive chef and co-owner Mike Hampton, who first opened the restaurant specializing in International soul food with his wife Christy Samoy in 2013. “It will be definitely be a real celebration.” To celebrate the milestone,…

If you’re fond of Brazilian fare, forget the Americanized steak houses, rodízio restaurants, and churrascarias of South Florida. When it comes to finding some of the more traditional of this South American country’s rustic dishes, nothing quite compares to Regina’s Farm in Fort Lauderdale. Several days a week the couple…

So goes the old saying, “When one restaurant closes, another opens” – or something like that. GR Restaurant Management Group — the one behind Delray Beach’s Racks Fish House + Oyster Bar and Racks Downtown Eatery + Tavern in Boca Raton — has announced plans to rebrand Gary Rack’s Fat…

Breakfast might be the most important meal of the day, but brunch is the most popular. Why? Because you can roll out of bed late and into a perfectly wonderful, relaxed meal that begs to be savored. It lingers beyond the lunch hour and helps you cruise effortlessly into dinner…

There’s hot tea, tea lattes, iced tea, and hundreds of herbal and chai teas. And then there’s afternoon tea.  In England, the drinking of tea is not just something you do as a late day pick-me-up. It’s a social event for all classes, the bridge between morning and evening meals…

March was a busy month for South Florida, with plenty of restaurant openings with only a handful of notable closings. Last month welcomed long-awaited establishments like Bedner’s Farm Fresh Market in Delray Beach, as well as new chains such as Twin Peaks in West Palm Beach and The Habit Burger…