Rocco Mangel — South Florida’s resident chrome-domed taco and tequila pusher — is slowly expanding his small empire of raucous Mexican restaurants beyond the borders of Palm Beach and Broward counties. This fall, his brand is heading to Orlando where he will open the fifth Rocco’s Tacos and Tequila Bar.”The…
Gratify American Gastropub is closing its doors. This Sunday, July 8, will be the restaurant’s last day an employee confirmed during a brief phone call this afternoon. Gratify’s Facebook page broke the news today in a surprisingly good-natured post:”Friends, Countrymen, lend me your ears. Sunday will be Gratify’s last day!…
Among the new restaurants to debut in the notoriously sleepy summer season is Delray Beach’s swanky Salt7, which debuted last month in Worthing Place. The steak and sushi joint opened to the general public on Friday, June 15, but Salt7 marketing director Michelle Lefkowitz said the grand opening event won’t…
There is a long-running debate over whether graffiti is a legit form of art or defacement of public and private property. Whether you’re in the pro-piece camp or hanging on the tagged fence, tonight’s North Beach Art District Artwalk will give you a chance to catch the art movement in…
That mango tree in the backyard seemed like a rad idea a few years ago, but now that you’re knee-deep in the suckers, the bounty is bearing down on you like some sort of tropical weight on your shoulders. You may be able to get some ideas of how to…
On Friday, July 27, athletes from around the globe will converge in London for the XXX Olympiad. But here on our own sands, thousands of under-the-radar athletes are training every day of the week — often for hours at a time, usually when everyone else is still asleep, and without…
When I met with Mike Saperstein and Evan David last month for a “sneak peek” tour of Rebel House — which debuted to the public for dinner service on Friday — the conversation inevitably turned to the restaurant’s opening timeline. The deadline had seemed to have been pushed back at…
While a few local mainstays (Cafe Bluefish, Diner 24) and much-hyped enterprises (SpoonFed, M Bar) shuttered their doors in recent weeks, several buzzed-about spots opened their doors in June; Rebel House in Boca Raton and Salt7 (formerly referred to simply as Salt) in Delray Beach. After the jump, find a…
In the event that your holiday shenanigans are getting off to an early start, Clean Plate Charlie has put together a list of food and drink events (including a few fireworks- and barbecue-filled parties) happening this coming week and weekend in Broward and Palm Beach counties. And in case you’re…
Beer is something of a lifeblood at Wicked Awesome Snackbar. In addition to serving a selection of micro and craft brews at the new restaurant in west Boca Raton, co-owner/chef Paul Berger said he and his crew tend to use the beverage in the kitchen on a regular basis (to…
Just as New Year’s Eve can make one feel like a loser for not attending the most amazing party ever, Fourth of July has a way of making one feel like a slouch should a backyard barbecue fail to factor into holiday plans. But you needn’t write off your Fourth…
What to do when a holiday like the Fourth of July falls on hump day? Party like you don’t work/don’t care on Thursday, or play it safe and let your freak flag fly on the weekend prior? If you prefer the latter, try the Rock N’ Roll Beer-B-Que on Saturday…
The hamburger is the constant center of attention, what with all those restaurants, festivals, and food battles dedicated to its existence. Hell, it’s like it can’t help but be the spectacle of the culinary universe. (Witness the Cinnaburger for further evidence). What about the hot dog? Won’t somebody please think…
There’s an ongoing debate about the merits — or lack thereof — of the barbecue scene in South Florida. For every die-hard devotee of some Broward or Palm Beach County joint, it seems you’ll find an equally passionate ‘cue fan who claims the goods are few and far between in…
This is not the wobbly Ping-Pong table in your cousin’s basement or the warped setup you’ll find in a smoke-filled dive bar. The home court at SLAM Table Tennis Social Club at Bogart’s in Boca Raton is pretty swank as far as Ping-Pong is concerned. The club — on the…
Sorry, veg-heads: this isn’t your week. The two biggest events on the docket (Rock N’ Roll Beer-B-Que and the Hot Dog Fest) are meaty celebrations scheduled to help you get your July 4 celebrations started early. After the jump, find info. on those, plus other food and drink events happening…
Vegetarians are usually shut out of the burger battle game, left to nibble on toothpicks and stray pieces of lettuce that haven’t been soaked in meaty leftovers. But the first-ever Boca Burger Battle: A Grilling Affair (which is in no way affiliated with a certain other Burger Battle that may be familiar…
Saturday night’s dinner hour may mean a chance to wrap your tongue around two Romance languages in one meal. Pistache French Bistro in West Palm Beach is hosting a “night in Spain” dinner as part of its Tour du Monde promo this summer and fall. Participants who attend the semi-regular…
To say the Mizner Park space now occupied by iPic Theaters and Tanzy represents a complete turnaround from the former digs (the significantly less glamorous Sunrise Cinemas) would be something of an understatement. The old theater — which was completely gutted to make room for the two separate, but adjacent,…
Update: 8:28 a.m. Saturday, June 23 — Tickets to this event sold out within 24 hours. They’re planning to host a wine event on July 24. Kapow! Noodle Bar — who recently secured a nod as the Best New Palm Beach County Restaurant in the New Times’ annual Best Of Broward/Palm…
Robb Muise doesn’t want to be known as the guy whose “food truck was destroyed on day one,” but that’s the unfortunate reality for the Oakland Park entrepreneur. His recently completed food truck, Friar Tuck’s, was totaled on June 13 in an accident on the Florida Turnpike. The crash occurred…
Remember the days when every windowsill in America was host to a homemade pie cooling in the breeze? Yeah, neither does anyone else. But the Fourth of July celebrations throughout downtown Lake Worth today tap into the idealized notion of the Leave It to Beaver-esque, all-American dream, complete with the…
