The Best Beers For Halloween (and Where to Get Them in South Florida)

For a craft beer enthusiast, the most horrifying Halloween brew would be a watered-down, mass-produced, soulless barley pop. But one needn’t go the taste-free route in order to be festively freaky on Wednesday. The American microbrew and niche beer scene has enthusiastically risen to the occasion of creating celebratory and…

Hatuey Beer Returns to Broward County as a Craft Brew

Last month’s New Times Pairings brought an opportunity to sample an abundance of tasty food and drink from around South Florida. Among the liquid offerings was something of a “sneak peek” of Hatuey beer, a new “old” favorite. Though the brand was born in 1914 in Cuba and introduced to…

Boca Raton Wine & Food Festival

The third-annual Boca Raton Wine & Food Festival is set for Friday, November 9, through Sunday, November 11. More than 70 chefs are expected to participate in the grand tasting from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, November 10. The cost for that is $100 per person. http://www.voiceplaces.com/boca-raton-wine-and-food-festival-broward-palm-beach-2878148-l/ Fri., Nov. 9,…

Winetasting

Sip and swirl at the “Pleasures of Port” tasting from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, November 8, at Store Wine Storage, 11010 N. Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens. The cost is $45 in advance or $50 at the door. Call 561-627-8444. Thu., Nov. 8, 2012…

BeachBash

The BeachBash is 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Thursday and includes tastings from local restaurants and caterers like Tap 42 and Rice & Dough. The festivities — which include an open bar — will be held at Hyatt Pier Sixty-Six http://www.voiceplaces.com/tap-42-broward-palm-beach-4422768-l. Tickets cost $50 in advance or $65 at the door…

Boo Bash at RA Sushi

RA Sushi locations in Palm Beach Gardens and Pembroke Pines will celebrate Halloween with food and drink specials starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday (October 31). A costume contest includes prizes of gift certificates to the restaurant. Wed., Oct. 31, 2012…

South Florida’s Ten Most Romantic Restaurants

UPDATE: Check out our most recent list of the ten best romantic restaurants in Broward and Palm Beach Counties, and be a hero this Valentine’s Day. Whether it’s planning for an anniversary, plotting a proposal, or trying to get out of the doghouse for botching an anniversary or proposal in…