So the Daily Show has finally stumbled upon that whole thing with Monsanto and GMO seeds and suing farmers. Most people who’ve been on the internet in the past few years are exceedingly familiar with the first two. But unless you watch documentaries like Food Inc. or follow GMO/Monsanto news…
Steve Martorano is expanding his restaurant empire in Las Vegas. The celebrity cook already has one successful restaurant in Sin City at the Rio, but this is the entrepreneur’s first foray directly on the strip. When we first learned of the new Martorano’s at the Paris Hotel, there was little…
European settlers did not discover the invigorating powers of Yerba Mate until the 17th century. But for almost two centuries before, the indigenous tribes of South America had been harvesting the Ilex paraguarensis tree and steeping its leaves for the sense of community it promoted. Last year this mystical drink…
Friday’s here, so it’s time for beer. Every Friday, so long as the creek don’t rise, this beer enthusiast will take a look at a Florida beer that, hopefully, should be readily available in a local shop or on tap at your favorite bar. When a beer is sold in…
Weekends are supposed to be your respite from the crazy stress of the workweek. Unfortunately, they only last two days. While that’s not exactly a huge chunk of time, it’s enough to make a dent in your tension levels. Whether you want to stimulate your brain with some culinary enlightenment,…
When you have a good thing, it doesn’t take long for people to show up. For Johnathan Wakefield and his upcoming brewery, it didn’t take long at all. Wakefield launched his CrowdBrewed funding campaign on Monday, and only 30 hours later, his goal of raising $55,000 to help “pimp out”…
Juicing is a big craze right now, and we have to admit, some juicing fanatics look pretty good (did you see how great Jack LaLanne looked in his 90s?) But we still can’t help feeling that all those liquid veggies could use a touch of magic to help wash them…
Heinz Field is almost 1,200 miles away from South Florida. That’s like 16 hours by car. But even if you manage to hitchhike your way past the Appalachian Mountains and West Virginia’s backwoods, chances are you probably won’t be able to land a ticket. But no need to fret! Geographically…
Cinnamon. Allspice. Nutmeg. If these words make you think of cool autumn evenings, the changing of leaves, and fresh baked pies, then you’re probably a big fan of pumpkin beers. Of course, we don’t get much in the way of change for autumn; nothing much more than a slow months-long…
Over the past decade or so, Palm Beach has been attracting quite an impressive restaurant scene with Daniel Boulud’s first locale outside of New York, Cafe Boulud; celebrity chef Clay Conley’s Buccan and Imoto; and new sustainable seafood haunt PB Catch, the “island” has a number of innovative and trendy…
Fort Lauderdale has many options when it comes to drinking. We have dive bars up the yin-yang, beach bars like they’re going out of style, tiki bars you wouldn’t believe, more sports bars than you can shake a stick at, Irish bars galore, and just about everything in between. What…
Fort Lauderdale beach restaurant La Dolce Vita was named for Italian director Federico Fellini’s intricate, three-hour, 1960 masterpiece of the same name. But the place is deceptively simple. The movie was set among Roman landmarks and followed a journalist’s hopeless search for passion and romance while covering a Swedish-American celebrity’s…
Jobs, jobs, jobs, everyone needs a job. Need a job? Buca di Beppo has some. The Florida chain restaurant specializing in Southern Italian cuisine, is currently hiring staff through September 21 to fill its new location opening inside the Coral Square Mall. From cooks to dishwashers, hosts, servers, bussers, and…
They may be the Real Housewives of Miami, but when the Bravo reality television stars want to party, they head for Hollywood, baby! See also: Jersey Shore Meatball Snooki Loves Martorano’s Meatballs…
At 8 a.m. on a Tuesday, the waitresses at the never-closing, 24-hour Peter Pan Diner are clad in all black and quickly weave between booths and patrons, balancing trays of stacked pancakes, sunny-side-up eggs, and steaming cups of coffee. With maroon spikes peeking around her face, 61-year-old Debi Benninger effortlessly…
UPDATE: Interested in the best of Boca’s culinary scene? Then after you’re done with this list, head over to our most recent list of the ten best new restaurants in Boca Raton. When it comes to restaurants, everyone has a different perspective. Some fancy traditional, Old World cuisine. Others like…
It’s Wednesday morning and you know that means: This Week in Beer News. Skip the coffee, crack open a breakfast stout and wake the fuck up. The craft beer industry is currently in beast mode. A billionaire has officially been made from it. And J. Wakefield Brewing killed it with…
Baked goods are one of the greatest pleasures of life. And like so many other culinary pleasures, the French have nailed the whole baking thing to a T. There’s nothing quite like that first bite of a fresh-out-of-the-oven, warm, crisp yet pillowy baguette, flaky croissant, or buttery pain au chocolate…
Every restaurant chain is known for something notable. Chili’s is recognized for its delicious — yet unidentifiable — queso dip made of who-knows-what mouthwatering ingredients. IHOP, AKA International House of Pancakes, is famous for — you guessed it — pancakes. McDonald’s, obviously, sells millions of burgers and fries. Denny’s, on…
Recently, a man at a Starbucks in San Antonio, Texas, went to the bathroom and found himself face-to-face with a Texas rat snake slithering on the toilet seat. The man was unharmed, and the fanged reptile retreated to the dark abyss of the sewer system. But just last month, in…
Pizza and beer: It’s a staple among college students, bachelors, bachelorettes, and finicky eaters. Now you can relive the glory days tomorrow evening with a pizza and Samuel Adams craft beer tasting dinner at Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza. The dinner Wednesday, September 11, at 8 p.m. at Anthony’s Pompano Beach,…
Growlers are like handy little packages for that craft beer you can’t normally find in stores. And in Florida, some breweries offer growler fills, but more than likely they will fill only their own. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but having several growlers lying around the home can…
