Wednesday, March 14, is Pi Day. Get it? Pi is 3.14 (plus a bunch more numbers) and March 14 is equal to 3/14 and, hey – an excuse to eat pie! Anyhow, you don’t have to be a geometry aficionado to participate in Pi- and pie-related fun. If you’re the…
Toasted, piled high with lox, plain, or crammed with meat/cheese/eggs, the bagel is a perfect vehicle for all of our culinary dreams. It’s also a hotly debated item, not exactly on par with the great pizza debate of ’11, but contentious nonetheless. Below are ten great sources for bagels in…
The Fifth Annual American Fine Wine Competition hosted a VIP connoisseur reception Thursday night at Allied Kitchen & Bath in Fort Lauderdale. The event was open to the public and was part of an ongoing series to highlight American wines and vineyards. More than a hundred people attended and sampled…
The full moon isn’t only about your pets — or neighbors — acting out in new and creative ways, it’s also an excuse to hang out oceanside with pretty people and boozy drinks via the monthly full moon party at The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale. The theme for tonight’s party is…
St. Patrick’s Day is little more than a week away and soon, South Florida will be awash in green beer and cooked cabbage (and the after-effects of said green beer and cabbage). The celebration isn’t limited to one day on the calendar; festivals and parades are popping up this weekend…
First it was the burger bars. Then it was the self-serve fro-yo shops (Seriously: can we get a moratorium on those already?). Now it looks like Boca Raton might be perched on the edge of an influx of noodle bars. “Influx” is an exaggeration, of course, given that Kin Noodle…
The Fifth Annual American Fine Wine Competition — a series of vino-centered events spread over a few months — launched in January with an invite-only reception and the marquee competition to see which of more than 600 wines would walk away with top honors. So while the actual competition portion…
Sure, it’s months away and the details are few and far between at this point, but the food-obsessed like to be able to plan out their calendars in advance. With that said, the Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce confirmed on Tuesday that the city will play host to a new…
Farmer Jay — civilian name: Jason McCobb — will lead a one-hour workshop for budding organic gardeners at Whole Foods Market in Boca Raton from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday. The informal workshop will cover basics such as soil amendments and other fundamentals of organic gardening. …
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. 86. Lentil Soup…
The Boca Bacchanal, a party paying tribute to the glory of food and drink, is set for March 23 to 25 in various locations throughout southern Palm Beach County, with funds going to the Boca Raton Historical Society’s Historic Preservation and Heritage Education programs. Named as it is for the…
There is plenty of opportunity to get a meaty meal this week with both a rib contest and a barbecue contest on the South Florida event schedule. For a look at these and other food- and drink-focused events in Broward and Palm Beach this week, read on after the jump. …
Falafel, hummus, kibbe, feta, souvlaki… the bounty of Mediterranean- and Greek-inspired cuisine in South Florida is no joke. And while the spectacle of belly dancers and flaming cheese seems geared more for tourist cameras than culinary success, there are some seriously good eats that pay homage to that debt-strapped region…
The go-to recovery beverage of choice, the bloody mary can be made in any number of ways, lending itself to furious debate about where you can find the best one and what it takes to get that title. Here is a look at seven of the best bloody marys you’ll…
Here in South Florida, we’re pretty damned good at drinking — particularly in bars. When someone visits from out of town, it’s only right to share some of this talent with your guest. Given that our region is home to some pretty out-of-the-ordinary drinking destinations, you’ve got extra motivation to…
Anna Feinberg, who recently was named executive chef at Kapow! Noodle Bar, has spent nearly a dozen years working in the restaurant industry and nearly every angle of the biz (dishes, front-of-the-house management, line work, etc.). More “school of hard knocks” than formal culinary school, this marks the first time…
A few years ago, a roommate and I Netflixed a portion of the first season of Punky Brewster. It was one of those months-later arrivals in which you open the red envelope and stare at the little white sleeve with zero recognition until Ah, yes — alcohol and the Netflix…
Guacamole takes something great — the avocado — and makes it even better (pair it with still-warm housemade tortilla chips and a margarita and you achieve perfection). South Florida can’t match Southern California in the guac department, but there certainly are worthy contenders in this region. Below are five of…
Weird Al Yankovic — the singer who famously implored picky young eaters to “just eat” their SPAM and tuna casserole — talked about his vegetarian lifestyle during an appearance on Monday’s edition of comedian Marc Maron’s cult hit podcast “WTF With Marc Maron.” The comedian mentioned spotting Yankovic in a…
With a summer that lasts a good chunk of the year, the people of South Florida need — make that deserve — lots of options for cool, refreshing treats. While an ice cold beer does the trick nicely, sometimes you crave the innocence and nostalgia of an icy sweet treat…
This month, without a lot of fanfare, Anna Feinberg stepped into the role of executive chef at Kapow! Noodle Bar. Feinberg (whom you may have recently noticed in a rather badass new ad for the restaurant) assumes the spot previously held by Roy Villacrusis, who parted ways with Kapow! in…
South Florida isn’t exactly awash in vegetarian-friendly choices, but it’s not a total wash out, either. From Palm Beach to Broward, there are a smattering of restaurants that either focus entirely on meatfree dining, or at the very least, acknowledge that veggies aren’t really interested in eating yet another damned…
