As cocktail culture slowly seeps into downtown Fort Lauderdale, Bar Stache 1920’s Drinking Den will host an official grand opening celebration Saturday night that will be anything but subtle. And to help set the appropriately sophisticated mood, Ardbeg Distillery brings its 200 years of warm whiskey history to a special…
Once upon a time in the not-too-distant past, craft fairs were the domain of grandmas and took place in church halls. But then the indie-craft-fair revolution happened, and instead of adorable grannies, rockabilly chicks with neck tattoos were making everything from crocheted coffee coozies covered in skulls to polymer octopus…
If you have someone in your life who revels in the red-faced, sweat-inducing, endorphin rush that is the almighty sriracha sauce, chances are they have plenty of the red stuff on hand. Some even carry it in their bag. (Don’t you dare judge us!) So if you are tapping into…
Unless you have a terrible gluten allergy – and probably even if you do – pasta is everyone’s favorite comfort food. Perhaps it’s the carb-overload coma one slips into after gorging on a bowl of penne. Perhaps it’s the childhood memories of slurping long strands of spaghetti, Lady and the…
If you are unlucky enough to not be independently wealthy, chances are you regularly visit a shared work environment. If you are a human, chances are you will need to eat sometime during the eight to 12 hours you spend in said work environment. To this end, many benevolent employers…
From sea salt chocolate to salty caramel — salty-sweet is the new “it” flavor. And why not? It’s amazing. It leaves no corner of the palate unpleased. If you’ve ever wondered why peanut butter and chocolate taste so good together, salty-sweet is why. If you have ever seen chocolate-covered bacon…
Remember when drag shows were awesome all by themselves? OK, they still are, but we’re jaded. Seeing our favorite drag queens up onstage, even having them come out into the audience to serenade us, just isn’t enough anymore. We need more queens in our lives! Luckily, the royal dames have…
Most people who have encountered Sriracha from Huy Fong Foods, Inc. have one of two reactions to it; love or hate. There is no in between. So, perhaps it is not so surprising that the hot sauce has managed to divide a town. UPDATE 10/31: The judge (clearly a fan…
Do you have people in your life you don’t see often enough and want to let them know you’re thinking of them? Are you running late to meet someone for coffee and want to make sure he’s not mad at you and caffeinated when you get there? Are you generous…
The common media trope these days is that women’s costumes have gotten too sexy. The ubiquitous “Sexy Noun” costume is everywhere. While some backwards-thinking conservative prudes (cough-Jon-Stewart-cough) might suggest that things have gotten out of hand and these costumes are degrading to women, The Daily Show’s Senior Women’s Issue Correspondent…
The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival — or FLIFF, as it is endearingly known — returns for its 28th incarnation on October 18 and runs through November 11. FLIFF is already recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest film fest in the world, and this year,…
No one is really sure why the heads of companies continue to espouse exceedingly unpopular, even bigoted opinions. No one is arguing they don’t have every right to both their opinion and to espousing it, of course. But then, the public also has every right to not buy your product…
By now, you’ve probably heard about cronuts. Or kronuts. Or dossants. For those who don’t keep up with the latest news on dessert trends, the cronut is the puggle of food items. The Cronut™ was created in New York at the Dominique Ansel Bakery and was gifted unto the world…
We’re not really sure who’s to blame for the proliferation of all things pumpkin. Is it Starbucks and their uber popular seasonal specialty coffee, the Pumpkin Spice Latte. Or is Shipyard and Dogfishead and their Pumpkinhead and Punkin brews, respectively? Or, is there perhaps something more sinister at play here?…
If you live in Fort Lauderdale and you stick you head out the window right now, you might even be able to smell it. Bimini Boatyard is in the final stages of preparation for its massive annual celebration beginning at 5 p.m. tonight. Every year Bimini celebrates its own anniversary…
At least once a week, the powers that be at American Social try to work a philanthropic event into the lineup. Tonight, they are playing host to a local group of young professionals who gather to raise money and awareness for autism while having a good time. This is the…
Chipotle might have finally stumbled on a way to make Americans care about factory farms, GMO foods, and what one might call “the Monsanto problem”: a heartbreakingly adorable Pixar-esque animated short film and an iPhone game titled, Scarecrow. Caring about the industrial food complex; there’s an app for that. Though…
So the Daily Show has finally stumbled upon that whole thing with Monsanto and GMO seeds and suing farmers. Most people who’ve been on the internet in the past few years are exceedingly familiar with the first two. But unless you watch documentaries like Food Inc. or follow GMO/Monsanto news…
Yogurt – it’s full of probiotics, it’s soothing to the stomach, and it is conveniently packaged for on-the-go consumption. So it can be a real detriment to one’s morning routine to find breakfast has morphed into an alien life form and is attempting to escape from its packaging and commandeer…
Whether you’re already a film buff with a love for the classics or someone who’s kind of into film but feels your education is lacking, this is the film festival for you. Although the Fort Lauderdale Film Festival — October 18 to November 11 at Cinema Paradiso — is a world-renowned event…
Being a small-business owner is never easy. That goes double for restaurant owners and triple for food truck operators. Not only might your restaurant fail but it could literally run off the road. Robb Muise of Friar Tuck’s knows all about the trials and tribulations of food truck ownership. He’s…
Despite what romantic comedies and sitcoms starring savvy singles in the city might want us to think, dating is not fun. It’s awkward and scary. Jerry Seinfeld once compared it to a job interview that lasts for hours at the end of which you might end up naked. It’s kind…
