Synek: Drink Hundreds of Different Beers at Home With One Gadget

It’s pretty true that Keurig has changed how most of us drink hot beverages. With the purchase of one little machine, we can now drink just about any instant hot beverage, from chai to coffee to chicken broth. Never has the process of heating water seemed so easy. Now, imagine…

Florida’s 2014 Scallop Season Starts Early

Scallop season usually begins on the first of July and runs through September 24 and has done so for a very long time. This past May, Gov. Rick Scott asked the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to expand the harvest by three days in an effort to boost…

Tickets on Sale for Sixth-Annual Tastemakers in Delray Beach

The annual food and drink event known as Tastemakers in Delray Beach is back for its sixth year this August, and tickets go on sale this month. The event, organized by the Downtown Delray Beach Development Authority (DDA) in partnership with Delray Beach magazine, has officially announced the dates for…

Burger 21 Opens Second South Florida Location

Tampa-based Burger 21 is expanding its presence in the South Florida region with the addition of a second location. The fast-casual restaurant that features 21 different hand-crafted burgers made from 100-percent certified Angus beef, is opening a location at 2949 N. Federal Highway, just south of Oakland Park Boulevard in…

CityPlace Versus Brewzzi: The Troubles Continue

While this story has all the potential narrative trappings of David and Goliath, the truth seems closer to the harried dealings of taking care of an elderly relative who has gone fully into dementia with a lawyer’s number on speed dial. Last year, CityPlace had a dispute with Brewzzi concerning…

Celebrate Fourth of July With a Vegan Picnic in the Park

In the nation of burgers and hot dogs, the Fourth of July elicits a flood of meaty BBQs across South Florida. But if you’re looking for an event that’ll be more about the veggies and less about the cow parts, there’s a meatless picnic going down at Topeekeegee Yugnee Park…

Florida Beer: Caramel Cream Ale From Due South Brewing

It’s #FloridaBeerFriday. Every Friday, we take a look at a beer brewed in the Sunshine State, giving analysis to the burgeoning craft beer movement of Florida. This week we’re turning our eyes to Boynton Beach to look at Due South Brewing Co.’s most-talked-about beer, the Caramel Cream Ale. After getting…

Ten Best Lobster Rolls in Palm Beach County

When soft-shell lobster season rolls around — late June through October — true New Englanders don’t even bother with the roll part of lobster rolls. They eat the fresh-molted lobsters straight from the sea, tossed into a pot of boiling water, sucking them down with a side of drawn, unsalted…

Taps Offers Craft Beers and “Smart” Homestyle Cooking

At the west end of Himmarshee Street, just across from Old Fort Lauderdale Breakfast House, the interior of Taps is worlds apart from the rest of downtown Fort Lauderdale. To the left, a tufted charcoal bench runs the length of the room beneath a solid wood wall of crisscrossing panels…

Blue Nun Wines Lift their Habits for Summertime Cocktail Fun

One might think that Germany and the strictness of nuns can have nothing in common with booze and fun. Well, that’s not true. That’s taking the opening literally and ignoring the proud brewing traditions of Deutschland and that one nun who was always kind albeit a little loopy. No, what…

The Craft Beer “Bubble” Is Not a Thing; Move Along

The end is nigh for craft beer! There are too many breweries saturating the market! From the Consumerist to the Examiner to the Philadelphia Inquirer and all manner of publications in between, writers have been heralding the existence of a “craft beer bubble” in both shock and speculation…

Visiting Hollywood’s Polish Dive Bar PRL

“It’s an institution,” my buddy Grant told me one day. Words that mean a place has that certain je ne sais quoi that makes it a must-see destination. He was talking about a little bar called PRL. Situated on Hollywood Boulevard just west of Young Circle, PRL is one of…

Paula DaSilva Tells Us What to Eat During the World Cup

Each day, 3030 Ocean’s Paula DaSilva can be found in the kitchen, tasked with making beautiful meals using nature’s bounty… except, of course, when Brazil is playing the World Cup. When I called the talented chef for a chat, she answered she had only a few minutes. Was she anticipating…

Taps Offers Craft Beers and “Smart” Homestyle Cooking

At the west end of Himmarshee Street, just across from Old Fort Lauderdale Breakfast House, the interior of Taps is worlds apart from the rest of downtown Fort Lauderdale. To the left, a tufted charcoal bench runs the length of the room beneath a solid wood wall of crisscrossing panels…