In Palm Beach County, we know good Cuban food. From Jupiter to Boca Raton, literally dozens of establishments specialize in peddling meat-filled empanadas, hand-pressed Cuban sandwiches, homemade pulpeta (Cuban meatloaf), velvety flan, and a colada. Luckily, the area also boasts a wide range of Cuban concepts, everything from authentic upscale…
A new restaurant has opened off Lucerne Ave. in downtown Lake Worth, taking the space formerly known as Fiorentina, an Italian restaurant that vacated the space over a year ago. Suri — which means “pickpocket” in Japanese — will offer diners what co-owners John Pata and Matthew Barger term alternative…
What will you be doing at midnight? Getting into bed — or the ocean? If you’re crazy about lobster, you just might be celebrating the start of the 2014 Florida mini-season, which takes place this Wednesday and Thursday. While most of the 50,000 registered sport-season lobster hunters will be in…
Do you love burgers? Wait, that’s a stupid question. Of course you do. And so does The Travel Channel’s Food Paradise, which selected one of chef Jordan Stilley’s hand-made burgers from the menu at Grease Burger Bar as part of a special feature segment they filmed for the show. One…
Good beer, good drinks, good music; they’re three things South Florida can’t seem to get enough of. Thanks to newly-opened Vintage Tap, which celebrated its grand opening this past Friday, there’s just a little more to go around. The bar and live music venue is a being dubbed an official…
Tequila! For many of us, drinking it means sloshing down a cheap shot of clear liquid — quickly followed by lick of salt and a bite from a lime wedge to wash that bitter taste away. Long gone are the days, however, when Jose Cuervo and Sauza were the only…
In Palm Beach County, we know good Cuban food. From Jupiter to Boca Raton, there are literally dozens of establishments that specialize in peddling meat-filled empanadas, hand-pressed cuban sandwiches, homemade pulpeta (Cuban meatloaf), velvety flan and a colada. Luckily, the area also boasts a wide range of Cuban concepts, everything…
It’s no secret — especially for native Floridians — that Delray Beach has changed dramatically in the past few years. What was once a small-town downtown strip full of mom-and-pop shops and a few quaint dining options has become a trendy, hip destination with dozens of shops, restaurants, and bars…
This weekend marks the final in operation for one of downtown Delray Beach’s few late night clubs, Delux. The nightclub, which opened in December of 2001, will be closing to begin renovation on a new concept and reopening in September as Honey. Delux has occupied the space once known as…
Though South Florida is certainly no bastion of French fare, a few places have found their way into the fray and made a name. In Hollywood, Bistro 1902 fills the franco void thanks to the owner, Parisian-born Karim Laitaoui. He is often at the front of the house, greeting guests…
Tapas, the art of dishing out small plates, has become a popular concept in the U.S., with bars and restaurants springing up in cities across the nation dishing out their own version of a sharing menu. However, most Americans don’t know the history of tapas — exactly how, and why,…
You might not know you like French food yet, but you do. Cuisine as we know it would not be where it is without the influence of classic, haute French cooking. From sauces and sous vide, to bistros and brasseries — as well as plenty of groundbreaking chefs and ambitious…
Festivals. We love them. Whether they’re specialty themed, or weekend-long events with food and drink, it seems a new one pops up every year. To add to the growing list of seafood festivals in South Florida, Palm Beach County will be celebrating its very first annual waterfront Seafood Festival known…
When was the last time you had a wicked good clam chowder? Or said the word “wicked” in a sentence, really? Let’s put it this way: You don’t know a good bowl of chowder or bisque until you’ve had it New England-style, direct from Boston. At least that’s the sentiment…
If there’s one thing that goes really well together, it’s hot weather and cold soft-serve frozen yogurt. After all, we’re hot but we’re in bathing suits, so we need a cold delicious treat that we can convince ourselves is still “healthy.” Which explains why the self-serve frozen yogurt chain known…
The annual food and drink event known as Tastemakers in Delray Beach is back for its sixth year this August, and tickets go on sale this month. The event, organized by the Downtown Delray Beach Development Authority (DDA) in partnership with Delray Beach magazine, has officially announced the dates for…
When soft-shell lobster season rolls around — late June through October — true New Englanders don’t even bother with the roll part of lobster rolls. They eat the fresh-molted lobsters straight from the sea, tossed into a pot of boiling water, sucking them down with a side of drawn, unsalted…
For the third year in a row, Dada executive chef Bruce Feingold has been selected as the people’s choice for best chef in our annual Best Of issue. But these days, Feingold has more than a title to be proud of. He’s also the founder and creator of a charitable…
South Florida may be getting its very first cat café, a coffee shop where the main focus is on its feline inhabitants and not the caffeinated beverages. The idea to bring a cat café to Palm Beach County is the work of sisters Adriana and Andrea Montano, a pair of…
A new beer bar known as the Beer Trade Co. has opened in downtown Delray Beach, separating itself from all the other beer-peddling bars with a casual, serve-yourself theme. Owners Gene Playter and Chris Sanchez traveled extensively, researching similar concepts to bring to South Florida. Playter, who opened Gratify Gastropub…
Prime, Delray Beach’s sophisticated steak house owned by father-and-son team Steven Pellegrino and Steven Pellegrino Jr., has vacated its space off Atlantic Avenue, reopening alongside sister establishment Il Bacio on SE Second Ave. Il Bacio, one of downtown Delray Beach’s only nightclubs, is located south of Atlantic Avenue. The venue…
Primo Hoagies, a chain of Italian-inspired specialty sandwiches with more than 95 locations nationwide including two in Florida, is opening its first Palm Beach County location in Boynton Beach this summer. What makes a Primo hoagie better than your average sandwich? Well, according to the franchise slogan: “It’s not just…
