If you’ve missed Tarpon Bend’s tuna burger with wasabi aioli and pickled ginger since the Fort Lauderdale restaurant’s closing earlier this month, you’ll be happy to know you can find it — and many of your favorite menu items — at a new establishment set to pay homage to the downtown area’s longstanding nightlife staple.
South Florida has nailed brunch; that breakfast-lunch mashup we’ve come to know and love so well. Locals truly have it all, from all-you-can-eat buffets in fancy hotel digs to the plethora of bottomless imbibing that make our Monday mornings hell. If it’s a variety of breakfast-lunch treats and deals you’re after, Fort Lauderdale has something for everyone. Here are the best brunches The Venice of America has to offer.
Salt 7, the downtown Delray Beach establishment best known for its weekday happy hour and outrageous Sunday brunch, will launch its latest themed event, dubbed “All I Ever Wanted Was Everything,” with the likes of Instagram-famous foodie Jonathan Cheban and corporate executive chef Paul Niedermann, winner of season nine on Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen.
Just like fashion, food comes and goes in trends. And while a few decades ago the idea of consuming raw fish may have seemed absolutely absurd to most Americans, today it’s one of the nation’s most popular staples. But as common as sushi may be these days, not all rolls are created equal. We’ve all walked into — and then quickly walked out of — a few foul-smelling or sub par fish joints.For those in search of the best sushi available without a passport, here are the top contenders in Broward County.
From bottomless beers and brunch to surf and turf or prime rib dinners, here are the best places to celebrate dad this year in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
If you’ve ever wanted to create your own tiki cocktails, this year’s Hukilau is the place to be. The next three days will be a whirlwind of classic tiki-inspired Americana, and for those who love the culture and want to learn more, Fort Lauderdale’s annual event now offers a series of classes and symposiums geared toward the aspiring tikiphiles.
This week, one of South Florida’s original craft beer hangouts will become a new brewery when the Boca Raton-based Funky Buddha Lounge makes the transition to Robot Brewing Co. & Quixotic Lounge.
Think of it as the latest outrageous pairing to hit South Florida: throwing axes and drinking beer. That’s the idea behind a new Fort Lauderdale establishment opening later this year that will allow patrons to sip their suds while leisurely hurling hatchet-like objects at a wooden target. If it helps, think…
When most people think of frozen beer, they envision that exploding bottle forgotten in the freezer. But not at 26 Degree Brewing in Pompano Beach.
A health-minded café, bakery, salad and sandwich bar, and market have united to offer Fort Lauderdale its first all-vegan spot specializing in plant-based foods.
Boathouse at the Riverside has officially launched as a dock-and-dine, riverfront restaurant in Fort Lauderdale. The spot celebrated its grand opening March 13.
This is the last week of business for Fort Lauderdale favorite Hot & Soul — at least for the time being. The restaurant will be open this Tuesday through Thursday but then will close the doors at 3045 N. Federal Hwy.
Fort Lauderdale’s FAT Village will welcome its first restaurant with the grand opening of Henry’s Sandwich Station (545 NW First Ave., Fort Lauderdale) this Saturday. The eatery, formerly known as Proper Sandwich Shop, is being launched by JEY Hospitality founder Marc Falsetto, the name behind TacoCraft, PizzaCraft, and Rok:Brgr.
This week, Grandview Public Market is celebrating its official grand opening in the new District area of West Palm Beach. Dubbed the first multivendor food hall of its kind in the area, the 14,000-square-foot center includes a melding of eateries, boutiques, fitness studios, and event spaces created from repurposed midcentury warehouses.
Fort Lauderdale’s fifth brewery, Tarpon River Brewing, will open at 280 SW Sixth St. Saturday, February 24. The brewery, formerly known as New River Brewing, is a joint venture among Riverside Market owners Julian and Lisa Seigel, Native Brewing Company, and the Restaurant People (TRP).
For the first time ever, Funky Buddha Brewery will release its award-winning peanut butter and jelly brown ale, No Crusts, in bottles this year as part of a new release schedule. The Oakland-based production brewery will also begin canning its core beers alongside a new lineup that will also include new packaging, a year-round beer, and a year’s worth of limited and seasonal beers hitting statewide distribution for the first time.
On December 15, Mathews Brewing Co. will open the doors to its Lake Worth brewhouse and taproom located just west of the city’s downtown, in the newly recognized Artisanal Industrial District.
Etaru, a restaurant specializing in Japanese robatayaki, will open its first location in South Florida later this year at the former Hyde Beach Kitchen + Cocktails space in Hallandale Beach. The restaurant and beach club closed a few months ago.
Invasive Species Brewing has officially invaded South Florida. The 2,800-square-foot facility and taproom, located in Fort Lauderdale, is one of several breweries slated to open in Broward County in the coming year. Following a private friends-and-family debut last weekend, Invasive Species Brewing is now holding temporary business hours from 5 p.m. to midnight this week at its Flagler Village taproom just south of North Flagler Drive.
Fans of diner fare can get a taste of celebrity chef Guy Fieri’s favorite meat loaf he sampled during Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives when Metro Diner opens its Tamarac location on Tuesday, July 18. Established in 1992 by the Davoli family with a single eatery in Jacksonville, this Florida-based chain is…
This week’s National Doughnut Day isn’t just another silly, made-up food holiday. It’s actually a 78-year-old day of remembrance established by the Salvation Army in 1938 to commemorate “doughnut lassies,” women volunteers who were sent to France during World War I to help distribute the fried-dough treats in an effort to make soldiers feel more at home. That translates to specials on plenty of doughnuts when the annual holiday rolls around, this year Friday, June 2.
These days, there are plenty of bars that serve good beer. But not all of them are true craft beer bars. What makes a good beer bar? First, it’s selection: a thoughtful draft and bottle list that changes frequently and offers up a good variety of styles and flavor profiles…
