Five Best Food and Drink Events in South Florida This Weekend

Are you ready for some football? What about the Chinese New Year? Even if you don’t care about any of the myriad celebratory offerings this weekend, you’re going to have to eat something. We perused the highs and lows of the Borward-Palm Beach area and cooked up this tasty menu…

First Meeting of Holistic Chamber of Commerce

The brand new Holistic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Fort Lauderdale is hosting it’s grand opening event at Al-Salam Restaurant from 6:30-8:30 p.m, Wednesday, January 22. Special guest speaker Susie Q from Natural Awakenings will be sharing her story. The chamber is open to holistic practitioners and professionals looking to…

Brandon’s Run 5K Charity Walk/Run for Autism

Supported by the International Society for Autism (ISAresearch.org), participation or contribution in Brandon’s Run will benefit Brandon, and others like him, by providing career readiness, job training, social skill training, and community involvement. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. You can register for the event through Active.com. Registration is $25 and…

What a Woman

Did you know Megan Mullally is married to Nick Offerman, the actor who plays Ron Swanson on Parks and Rec? That is probably not the most feminist way to introduce a wildly talented actress and performer who was nominated for seven consecutive Emmys (and won two), won two Screen Actors…

The 13 Most Overcooked Food Trends of 2013: #1 Kickstarters

As of this writing, there are nearly 300 results for “restaurant” on Kickstarter.The world of gastronomy is as subject to the whim and whimsy of the “trend” as any industry, from fashion to music. Some foods are eternal, like pizza, and others come and go from our midst, for better…

Monarch of Meat

So much for those well-intentioned New Year’s resolutions. Maybe just take a day off from your vegan, macrobiotic, alkaline, gluten-free juice cleanse to indulge in scouring the carcass of a delicious animal. The orgy of carnivorous decadence that is the fifth-annual King of Ribs Festival, presented by King of Foods,…

The 13 Most Overcooked Food Trends of 2013: #6 Ramen Burgers

Nanette GonzalesIkemen’s ramen burger at the Los Angeles Ramen Yokocho Fest.The world of gastronomy is as subject to the whim and whimsy of the “trend” as any industry, from fashion to music. Some foods are eternal, like pizza, and others come and go from our midst, for better or for…

Art with Bite

Before you get too confused, the “Spirit of Cobra” exhibition at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale has nothing to do with snakes. Cobra (or COBRA or CoBrA) was an avant-garde movement in Europe from 1948 to 1951. It was Christian Dotremont, a Belgian painter, who coined the name Cobra,…

On the Boulevard

A lot of people think there are only two seasons in South Florida: hurricane season and not hurricane season. But we’re actually much more nuanced around here, thank you very much. For instance, we have one season that spans what the rest of the country would call winter and spring:…