Here’s something to raise a glass to: a community-building event organized to celebrate Fort Lauderdale’s local craft spirit and art community. The two will come together as one later this month with a special festival that’s been aptly dubbed The Art of Rum. According to event co-sponsor and South Florida Distiller…
Florida isn’t known as a barbecue state, nor Fort Lauderdale as a barbecue city. But while we may not have a nationally recognized style ‘cue of our own, what South Florida diners do have are strong opinions about what makes good barbecue, who has the best barbecue, and what their…
If you’re a fan of farmers’ markets, locally-grown produce, and are in need of a job, you might be in luck. Bedner’s Farm Fresh Market is hiring. This week, the Boynton Beach-based farm announced it will be hiring for all positions to staff a new Delray Beach retail market set…
Across the country, vegan eating has taken off in recent years. Meatless Monday movement is now an official thing, added to people’s growing desire to eat lower on the food chain out of concern for the environment, animal welfare, and — of course — health. But it’s still hard to…
It’s not every day you hear about a dish so good that it inspires life-long love and devotion. But that’s exactly what Himmarshee Public House’s executive chef Nicolas Koska says happened after he presented his now-wife with a plate of his penne chicken alfredo. “One of my most memorable —…
When it comes to dining out, kids get all the perks. They can eat and drink for next to nothing. They get free entry to food and drink events. They to draw and color at the dinner table. They even get toys. All grown-ups get, is the check. Now, thanks…
If you can fry it, you can eat it. That seems to be the unofficial motto of South Florida fair food vendors, and it’s one that we are more than happy to live by. We’ve seen a number of weird, wacky, and even downright disgusting foods that have been rolled in…
Imagine a dinner set beneath the canopy of stars surrounded by the views of an organic farm on a breezy South Florida winter evening. You’ve just imaged a Swank Table dinner, one of many hosted by Palm Beach County-based Swank Specialty Produce. Now in its third year, the Swank’s seasonal…
Eating escargots properly requires certain etiquette. The edible gastropod mollusks — often served straight from their spiral shells — are considered a delicacy and farmed extensively across France, Algeria, and Turkey. In Paris, where they are often served as an appetizer, drenched in garlic butter, the shell should be held…
The South Beach Food Wine & Food Festival is almost upon us, and for all you Broward County residents looking to get in on the action, look no further than your own backyard. This year, the festival has expanded its coverage with a number of Broward-based events taking place across…
Maple. Bacon. Coffee. Beer. Say those four words, and South Floridians will agree they are the main ingredients in one of their favorite beers from Funky Buddha Brewery. They call it MBCP, short for Maple Bacon Coffee Porter. It’s also the Oakland Park-based brewery’s most sought after annual release —…
Like most any place, South Florida takes on a completely different look and feel late at night. In cities like West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, and Delray Beach, the bustling happy hours give way to dancing and drinks, and thenthe streets are filled with hungry patrons looking for a place…
As McDonald’s sales fall and Subway isn’t as fresh as it used to be, it would be a mistake to think the era of truly “fast” food is coming to an end. Far from it. Millenials still want their meals prepared and delivered in a timely manner. That’s where fast…
Grato is a good name for James Beard Award-nominated chef Clay Conley’s new restaurant. The name — “grateful” in Italian — is exactly how Conley feels about his latest venture, set to open in West Palm Beach on January 8. “I live in the community [where Grato is located], and…
When Tony D’s chef-owner Jay Speranza was growing up in Rochester, New York, the family kitchen was an important part of his day-to-day life. These days, Speranza is spending more time is professional kitchens, including that of the South Florida expansion of his Rochester, New York-based Italian eatery, which launched…
Over the past year, Peruvian cuisine — marked by its fusion of various global cuisines, those sweet yellow chili peppers, giant kernels of maize, and fresh seafood — has grown exponentially in popularity. No matter what your tastes, once you get over the unfamiliar-sounding names and each dish’s seemingly incongruent…
When you see escargot on a menu, a few things may cross your mind, the first of which might go something like: “Why would anyone willingly eat snails?” Depending on your familiarity with the mollusk you may already love — or by the same token have no palate for —…
For quite some time now, restaurant openings in Broward and Palm Beach County haven’t slowed. So it makes sense that December — the official start to season and a time when holiday travelers are at their peak — saw a few dozen new establishments enter onto the South Florida dining…
Everyone loves cheese. Across the world, the desire for dairy is universal. South of the border in Mexico they serve queso fundido, melted cheese prepared in cast iron bowls and eaten with tortilla chips. Across the pond, pubs in England will offer Welsh-style rarebit, a cheese dip made with cheddar…
There’s a saying that says: “Nothing good happens after 2 a.m.” But the way we see it, the only real problem with being out past midnight is the dearth of good dining options. Sure, you could satisfy your late-night cravings with some boring diner grub, a few bags of Taco…
Well, it looks like 2016 is going to be the year of barbecue in South Florida. If you live in Palm Beach County and love smoked meats, look no further than newly-opened Boca’s Best BBQ & Smokehouse in Boca Raton. The establishment stands as a new partnership between Boca Raton-based…
No doubt about it, 2015 was a good year for the South Florida food scene. In the past 12 months, we’ve welcomed a lot of new establishments into the fold. Many of them came from familiar restaurateurs like Tim Petrillo, who rebranded Fort Lauderdale institution Bimini Boatyard, debuting it with…
