Fall isn’t just snowbird season in South Florida. It’s also green market season, where locals and visitors alike can roam a sea of tents where crafters of artisan goods peddle everything from fresh-picked produce to homemade hot sauce. One of the best known around these parts is the Delray Beach…
Remember when you were little and all you could think about come Halloween was the candy — buckets or bags filled with chocolate bars, chewy fruity stuff, candy apples, and more chocolate? Lucky for us adults, Halloween in South Florida isn’t just for kids. And it’s not just about the…
Burlock is the name of the bad sea captain and smuggler Bill McCoy invented to transport rum overseas during the United States’ Prohibition. And, when it opens next month, it will also be the new of the restaurant inside the Fort Lauderdale Ritz-Carlton, dubbed Burlock Coast Seafare & Spirits, a custom-built…
Some things get better with time, and that’s certainly the case with Rhythm & Vine, the garden-esque bar and lounge located on the outskirts of Fort Lauderdale’s Flagler Village complex. Since opening in April, both the Airstream and indoor bars have launched a new cocktail menu featuring house made infusions,…
If you want to get poetic about it, pastrami is a way of going back in time. During the late 19th century, the concept of pastrami was first concocted in New York by Romanian Jewish immigrants who attempted to adapt their meat curing techniques using what was — at the time…
They say change is good. In recent years, the Marriott’s Harbor Beach Resort & Spa restaurant 3030 Ocean has seen a lot of change. Established more than a decade ago by chef Dean James Max, who left the restaurant in 2013 for the Miami food scene, the eatery was best…
Last night the Max Group’s Bar Brawls bartender competition returned for its third installment, and the competition was looking fierce, a macho showdown between El Camino, Sundy House, and Kapow! Noodle Bar. In a pre-event Facbeook video, each contestant had a few words to say about the impending competition. El Camino…
Perhaps the most popular of the Asian noodle soups outside ramen, pho is Vietnamese comfort food fare at its finest. Over the last few years the ignominious Vietnamese beef soup has grown on South Florida. There are dozens of places you can find it, but not all of them in Broward…
The Apothecary 330 A new cocktail bar will open today in Fort Lauderdale’s Himmarshee Village. Known as Apothecary 330, it stands as the co-concept to newly-opened Pizzacraft. The space — designed by JEY Hospitality co-founder Marc Falsetto and general manager Scott Kurzawinski — is being dubbed by its creators as…
Got bacon? Well, listen up: we know where to score some of that porky goodness. On Friday, November 6, Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale and Covenant House Florida will be teaming up again to host the second annual Bacon Bash at Esplanade Park. This year a general admission fee will get you as many…
Boatyard — Fort Lauderdale’s newest waterside dining concept — will officially open its doors on Saturday, October 17. The opening has been anxiously awaited by locals as the spot was formerly known as Bimini Boatyard Bar & Grill — an iconic waterfront restaurant in Fort Lauderdale for more than 25…
It’s a busy Friday night in downtown Fort Lauderdale, and a group of college-aged women has congregated around a covered outdoor bar to take advantage of the week’s final happy hour. They order a round of shots, slim glasses filled to the brim with a rainbow collage of red, yellow,…
Last year, Spadini’s Pizzeria in Boca Raton took the number one spot in a list of the Ten Best Pizza Restaurants in Palm Beach County. When the pizza spot closed several months ago, we were a little upset — but not for long. Palm Beach County’s loss is now Broward’s…
Before it was an insanely popular flavored coffee drink that people love to hate — and shamefully admit they also love to drink — pumpkin spice was nothing more than a flavor for pie. No one really gave much thought to those beautiful fall-inspiring orange gourds, apart from carving them up for…
Welcome to Hollywood. Hollywood, Florida, that is. Any South Florida native knows the East Coast version bears little resemblance to the West Coast enclave with the same name. Still, this Broward County beachside city has its charm and, in the past few years, a lot more to offer, culinarily speaking…
The Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Food & Wine is back, celebrating its 15th anniversary this year when it kicks off February 24 through 28. This year, Broward County is getting in on the action. According to SoBeWFF event director and founder Lee…
Recently, West Palm Beach launched its very own restaurant tour. The aptly named West Palm Beach Food Tours quietly embarked on its first tour September 1, a partnership that highlights six local restaurants for a three-hour walking tour that includes tastings of both food and drinks. According to Kristl Story, founder…
Did you know there are websites out there that let you generate menus with the push of a button? They’ll give you a two-word, “original” name for your crafty concept (The Putnam, perhaps?) and auto-graft a series of gastro-pub-sounding dishes for your make-believe restaurant, things like “market fresh eggplant skewers…
Rumors have swirled for a while that downtown Fort Lauderdale’s late night drinking spots were in danger. Currently, section 5-29 of the city code of ordinances allows bars and restaurants to serve alcohol until midnight. If they have a special extended-hours permit, they can continue serving until 2 a.m. weekdays…
South Florida chef — and Top Chef season nine finalist — Lindsay Autry is partnering with restaurateur Thierry Beaud to open The Regional Kitchen & Public House in downtown West Palm Beach’s CityPlace. The New American restaurant has been nearly a year in the making. The Regional will be Autry’s…
Pizzacraft Artisan Pizzeria, the latest from the people who brought you Rok:Brgr, Himmarshee Public House, and Tacocraft Tacqueria and Tequila Bar, is officially open. Pizzacraft, located just one block west of its sister establishments Tacocraft and Rok:Brgr, is a 2,500-square-foot restaurant serving wood-fired pizza, homemade pasta, and seasonally-rotating salads compliments…
Aviations. Gin. Panty dropping This week the Max Group’s inaugural Bar Brawls kicked off Wednesday, September 30, featuring a select group representing some of South Florida’s bartending elite. They competed during the first ever event shaking, stirring, pouring, and outright showing off in their attempts to make the evening’s best cocktail. Max’s…
