At one point in his youth, chef Gary Wood seriously considered pursuing a career as a cop or a lawyer in Long Island, New York. A move to Florida and a job at a wing joint eventually led to culinary school and a new passion: “I just fell in love…
Father’s Day is Sunday, June 17. For many families, that means backyard or beachside barbecues and other meaty affairs. If you don’t have the facilities or inclination to put together a holiday meal on your own, Father’s Day in a restaurant in Broward County may be the easiest option. After the…
We’re counting down to New Times’ Best of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top hundred favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page.21. Seaweed Salad from…
It’s damned near impossible to locate a Father’s Day card that doesn’t somehow incorporate neckties or power tools (is that really the only thing that greeting card companies can think of when they think “dad”?) but your options for Father’s Day meals in Palm Beach County restaurants are a tad…
We’re counting down to New Times’ Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our 100 favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page. 22. Bread Pudding from…
Market 17 is one of three restaurants in the running for the Nature Conservancy’s People’s Choice 2012 Nature’s Plate Award for Miami’s best green restaurant. The other two contestants — the Dome and Ortanique on the Mile — are located in Coral Gables. Finalists were chosen from among names submitted…
When chef Dean Max parted ways with 3800 Ocean — the restaurant he helped to open last year inside the Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort & Spa — at the end of 2011, chef Larry LaValley was given the reins (plus the role of resort assistant general manager). LaValley has…
The kitchen staff from sister restaurants the Office and Vic & Angelo’s will face off in two four-course wine dinners in June. The friendly “battles” will pit Vic & Angelo’s traditional fare against the Office’s more modern take. Incidentally, the event represents a more amicable kind of showdown than either restaurant…
The plaza- and strip-mall-saturated landscape of South Florida means that dozens of interesting independent restaurants and bars are lost in the shuffle, visible only to those who know to seek them out. Wicked Awesome Snackbar in west Boca Raton is one of those all-too-easy-to-overlook spots. It’s a small space in…
Yard House, situated at the south end of Mizner Park in Boca Raton, is a cavernous temple in which one can worship at the altar of beer — or dozens of beers, should one be so inclined. The mammoth restaurant/bar’s newest locale had its official opening on Sunday, though it…
We’re counting down to New Times’ Best of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top hundred favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page. 23. Saganaki Cheese…
The closer it gets to summer, the quieter the event calendar in South Florida. While the spiking temperatures and afternoon showers are enough to drive you inside for the next five months, there are a few fun happenings this week that should encourage you to (temporarily) brave an exit from…
If you sat out the dining-in-the-dark trend the first time around, you can give it a whirl on Wednesday night when SoLita Italian Restaurant and the Parlor Lounge in Delray Beach host SoLita in the Dark. You’ll be dining in darkness with SoLita servers…
The cupcake craze has peaked, but that doesn’t mean a sugar bomb topped with a thick layer of fat-laden frosting doesn’t occasionally hit the spot. In anticipation of the New Times’ annual Best Of issue premiering in June, Clean Plate Charlie has put together a list of some of the…
Leave the bacon-wrapped hot dogs and bad attitude at home tonight, lest you harsh the mellow that’s sure to be flowing at the Vegetarian Potluck Dinner and Love Panel Discussion at 6 p.m. at the Drolma Kadampa Buddhist Center. Guests are invited to bring a favorite vegetarian dish — hummus,…
Hot wings, cold beer, loud football games, and rowdy fans — there are a hell of a lot of places in South Florida where you can find all of the above in abundance. To help you narrow the field and in anticipation of the New Times’ annual Best Of issue…
There are bars meant for being showy, with their cordoned-off VIP sections and $150 bottle service, and then there are the bars that are meant for straight-up boozing. In anticipation of New Times’ Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June, County Grind has assembled a list of five of…
Happy Memorial Day weekend. Prepare to celebrate this three-day holiday with tons of barbecued and grilled meats and cold drinks. If you’re not into the DIY barbecue thing, there are — contrary to popular belief — places in South Florida where you can get some decent (or great) barbecue. In…
La Barraca Tapas Bar & Cafe in downtown Hollywood often strays outside of the drinking-and-dining-only formula for restaurants. Its live flamenco shows on weekend nights are a big draw and tonight the restaurant will explore other forms of art with a cocktail hour held in honor of Venezuelan artist Carlos…
Cafe La Buca owner and chef Marco Spina is somewhat hesitant to talk about the news of his Pompano Beach restaurant’s expansion, with reason. The tiny, six-table restaurant already has more business than it can handle based on good reviews and word-of-mouth (check out the glowing review from New Times…
It’s not a requirement that you serve festive, thematically-appropriate cocktails at your Memorial Day bash this weekend, but in this Instagram- and Pinterest-obsessed culture of ours, giving your guests something more interesting to behold than a bottle of Corona may help give you the edge on all the other hosts…
We’re counting down to New Times’ Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top 100 favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page. 30. Freshly Baked…
