Unlike most chefs, Wes Bonner didn’t grow up cooking with his parents, or experimenting in the kitchen at home. Instead, it was school — not culinary school, but a high school cooking program — that would help him develop a passion for cooking.Today, 28-year-old Bonner has done a lot over…
A few months ago, Forbes magazine wrote an article highlighting the eight hottest food trends on the rise in cities across the U.S. Among them, grass-fed meats, farmers markets, and Greek fare — all the same trends we’ve seen pop up across Broward and Palm Beach County recently.While these trends…
Metalcore band Miss May I, started — like most bands — in a basement, just a bunch of high school kids jamming out to cover songs. This fivesome from Troy, Ohio, never expected anything to come from it. But when they caught the attention of the Devil Wears Prada guitarist Chris…
Discover. Taste. Share. These are the words chosen by Red Tapas Bar and Grille to embody what a trip to the new Palm Beach Gardens restaurant is all about.Red Tapas is the latest dining concept from the owners of nearby Cabo Flats, a popular Mexican cantina and tequila bar located…
Crime. Social disorder. Chaos.Absinthe has been blamed for them all. The spirit — originally made as an herbal tonic — was once thought to produce medical conditions like epilepsy, and illness like turberculosis, and was eventually banned in countries like Belgium, Brazil, the Netherlands, France — even the United States.That…
Ted Breaux didn’t set out to become the master distiller of Lucid absinthe — the first genuine absinthe to be sold stateside in close to 100 years.The New Orleans native had pursued a career as a research scientist after studying microbiology and chemistry, graduating from Harvard, Louisiana University and Louisiana…
Some love Halloween because of all the free candy. Others love the excuse to dress up like their favorite cartoon, super hero, or “sexy” ____ [insert random fictional character here]. And still more just look at this holiday as another excuse to go out, party, and get crazy drunk.No matter…
For eons, the only things to drink in South Florida were bright pink Miami Vices, frozen pina coladas, and buckets of rum punch. But the craft cocktail craze finally made its way here. And the mixologists at Sweetwater Bar and Grill in Boynton Beach have really mastered the trend. Here,…
Let’s face it, most of our food fun is for adults only, but when Halloween rolls around, we all get to act like kids for a change — even if some older trick-or-treaters take dressing up a little too far. Or course, there’s no harm in staying in and letting…
Unless you want to deck out the interior of your megayacht, redesign your multimillion-dollar condominium on South Beach, or create some custom-built furniture for your new waterfront estate, there’s probably never been a reason for you to visit the Design Center of the Americas (DCOTA) in Fort Lauderdale — until…
When Chrissy Benoit told me she had sold Havana Hideout to open her newest venture, The Little House in Boynton Beach, a small part of me panicked. What did that mean for the future of the beloved Lake Worth establishment — the same place Guy Fieri had targeted for an…
Ever wonder how Van Gogh vodka got its name? According to the company’s Master Distiller Tim Vos, the Dutch-made vodkas — which feature more than 20 specialty flavors — have as much color and character as famous Dutch painter, Vincent Van Gogh. OK, so that was an obvious answer, but here’s…
For more than a decade, Orlando-based Van Gogh Vodka has been considered a pioneer in the world of flavored spirits. Whether you’re a vodka and cranberry lover, screwdriver kind of guy, or just plain dirty (martini, that is), Van Gogh is officially South Florida’s vodka — especially at any one…
There’s word that former Alaska governor Sarah Palin — known in the foodie world for her moose stew recipe and love of fresh-caught (and we do mean “caught”) organic fare — will be penning her own fitness and food-related book.According to People magazine online, Palin called the project a “unique…
Here in South Florida, sushi spots are as familiar as burger bars and taco food trucks — and a lot of them have the same myriad interpretations of the spider and California roll at varying price points. First-time restaurateur Scott Kennedy hopes to stand out in the crowded sushi marketplace. He…
Salsa Fiesta, the Broward and Miami-Dade-based fast and casual Mexican concept of South Florida that originated in Venezuela, is getting geared up to fight breast cancer this month. Since opening its first location in Miami in 2009, the restaurant’s new location in Pembroke Pines will be hosting the Salsa Fiesta…
For everyone who has missed Martha Stewart since she signed-off on her last Martha show in May, we give you reason to rejoice with this month’s debut of her new TV series, Martha Stewart’s Cooking School, inspired by her 2008 cookbook of the same title. Unlike her daily eponymous-titled show, which was…
It’s said that Sukiyabashi Jiro — a small yet revered establishment tucked away in a Tokyo subway — is considered to be among the best sushi restaurants in the world. Run by 86-year-old shokunin Jiro Ono, a man now considered a national treasure by the Japanese, the restaurant’s menu is…
Breakups aren’t easy — but sometimes they’re for the better. That seems especially true since the abrupt disbanding (and subsequent hiatus) of Hey Monday last year after West Palm-born-and-raised singer Cassadee Pope decided to pursue a solo career, leaving the band’s future uncertain. Former bandmates and brothers — guitarist Mike Gentile and bassist…
Did you know that downtown Delray Beach — what has been a go-to South Florida dining destination for more than 25 years — has about 111 restaurants, many of which you’ll find on Atlantic Avenue?With long-standing favorites like Vic and Angelo’s, City Oyster, and Cafe de France among the many…
Lake Worth resident Debbie Harris didn’t name her food truck Best French Fries for nothing. She’s pretty sure the fries served from her food truck — which hit Palm Beach County streets late September — are some of the best around. Why? Harris isn’t serving your typical fries. She’s making…
Nicole DannaSpiced angry lobster, one of Fuku’s signature dishes. It used to be that you couldn’t find a descent Asian-themed restaurant anywhere near downtown West Palm Beach. That was until about six months ago, when several Asian-themed establishments showed up. Among them Fuku (pronounced foo-koo), a bold new lounge-like pan-Asian…
