It’s been one tough year in the pop-legend community, with not one but two, of the industry’s finest ladies taking their final bows. In its typically fabulous style, Lips in Oakland Park will pay tribute to dearly departed divas Donna Summer and Whitney Houston on Sunday night in a one-night-only…
Strip malls could, in some respects, qualify as the unofficial state symbol of Florida. That doesn’t mean history nerds/heroes — like the Broward Trust for Historic Preservation — don’t make a strong case for holding onto the region’s more engaging architecture. The group will host “Pints for Preservation” on Thursday…
September’s roster of restaurant openings, closings, and “on decks” is still a work in progress, but already, it’s looking to be a hell of a lot more prolific than August’s list of comings and goings in Broward and Palm Beach counties. That, plus a few other tidbits are signaling that…
What would you be willing to do for a chance to win free food for a year? If gyrating your hips to a mildly sexed-up version of the Chicken Dance and sharing the result with a possibly worldwide audience isn’t a deal breaker, consider the latest giveaway from Pollo Tropical…
Beer: It’s what’s for dinner. Or, at least, it is this week. Beer dinners, tap takeovers, beer pairings; there’s a lot of brews to be had in South Florida. Must be getting close to Oktoberfest. In the meantime, after the jump, find a roundup of food- and drink-related events this…
There must be something very Zen in the air. How else to explain all of the shakeups with the various Buddhas in southern Palm Beach County? First up, comes a tip from reader Charlie Byrne (a Delray Beach gourmand with his ear to the ground) who this weekend sent Clean…
Delray Bash will return for its second annual run on Saturday, October 6. The food-focused event packs several days’ worth of small bites into a two-and-a-half-hour time period. Hosted at Old School Square Park, the party will raise funds for the American Lung Association…
See also: Vegan Black Metal Chef: Interview With Brian Manowitz, the Florida Native Behind the Internet Hit Well, hail seitan — the dark lord of tofu and sesame oil has returned for another season of Vegan Black Metal Chef. The popular online cooking show also functions as the alter ego…
See also: Pairings 2012 at Broward County Convention Center photo gallery and Pairings 2012: The Five Best Things I Ate If the number of slain bottles and shimmying hips was any indication, there were more than a few rough wake-up calls this morning for the 1,500 or so attendees at…
Ahhh, shoulder season. That slightly awkward, but not entirely unenjoyable, point in the year when the air is starting to feel less like the inside of someone’s mouth and the local dining scene is gearing up for an explosion in business. This weekend, bid adieu to a summertime favorite and/or…
See also: New Times Pairings: Wines You’ll Be Swirling and Sipping on Thursday Night and New Times Pairings: An Event for Beer Geeks and Novices Alike Alright, slackers and/or procrastinators. If you’ve been putting off purchasing tickets to the fifth annual New Times Pairings — which goes down tonight at…
See also: Fifth Annual New Times Pairings: Who’s New to the Lineup This Year and Five Reasons You Should Go On Tuesday, Clean Plate Charlie showed a little love for the craft beer to be offered at Thursday’s fifth-annual New Times Pairings. The beer camp makes a very compelling case,…
Wine tends to get top billing at New Times Pairings — in part, because Wine Watch and crew do such a fine job of it — but the craft-beer department is no slouch either. This year especially is a must for beer geeks and hops nerds. In addition to familiar…
There’s this little thing happening this week called the fifth-annual New Times Pairings. Perhaps we’ve mentioned it? And as if you need any other activity (you don’t) to keep your spirits up as you slog through another week at the office, there are plenty more wine, beer, and dining events…
Candy corn, adored only by compulsive sugar junkies and dentists looking to finance a new boat, has been cross-bred with everyone’s favorite sugar-drenched cookie; the Oreo. Nabisco will debut the limited edition Candy Corn Oreo on Monday, selling it exclusively in Target stores for the 2012 fall season. Foodbeast got…
In response to customer and server feedback, Stephane’s American & French Cuisine in Boca Raton is dropping its unpopular mandatory service charge policy. The system as it stands automatically adds 15 percent to the check for parties of up to four people; groups of five or more pay 18 percent…
The top five reasons you should attend the fifth annual New Times Pairings event were spelled out earlier today and, naturally, food ranked right up there, second only to sweet, sweet alcohol. Since Pairings is an opportunity for local food lovers to sample new and new-to-them cuisine from some of…
If Flavor Palm Beach isn’t dominating your dining calendar this weekend — read more about the month-long restaurant promotion here — that means you’ve got a little bit of room to explore the other food-related happenings this weekend in Broward and Palm Beach counties. After the jump find five things…
Season is gearing up, which means lots of change-ups and debuts in the Fort Lauderdale/Boca Raton/Delray Beach dining scenes. This week’s news includes an opening date for a mega-hyped, large-scale project as well as a few changes in smaller operations around town. Click here for news about upcoming restaurant projects…
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A common promise that may accompany a night on the town involves something suspect along the lines of “Yeah, I’ll definitely call.” Dine for Promise on Monday night at the Union restaurant in Delray Beach is a bit more altruistic in its intentions. Money raised during the short but sweet…
In an election year — especially one in which you have nonstop access to everyone’s opinions via your Facebook feed — it’s easy to forget that there have been times when we didn’t all act like we hated one another’s guts. Operation Homefront’s Freedom Walk & Run 5K, planned for…
