West Palm Beach has never been known for its dining scene, but several new restaurants have helped to make the Clematis Street strip a new downtown destination for South Florida foodies. These days, there’s a little bit of everything, from sports bars and Mexican at Rocco’s Tacos to Cuban-style eats…
In 2011, when nutritionist and holistic health coach Elena Pezzo, owner of Green Bar & Kitchen, learned of her brother Anthony’s stroke and subsequent coma, she was devastated. Only a few years earlier, the 33-year-old New York native had lost both of her parents and had battled poor health and…
For more on South Florida’s food scene, check out New Times’ Taste guide, hitting newsstands Thursday, February 21. For foodies, being encouraged to eat locally is nothing new. Farm-to-table as a culinary buzz term has been around a long time already. But supporting your local purveyors doesn’t apply just to…
Pizza Fusion, the South Florida-based pizza chain with the slogan, “Saving the Earth, One Pizza at a Time,” recently announced plans to open two new locations — one in Naples and a second in Boca Raton, which will be the brand’s first corporate location. Currently the leading green franchise in…
In case you missed the overwhelming extravaganza that was the South Beach Wine & Food Festival — or the Alka Seltzer did its trick and you’re planning where to go this weekend, take note Fort Lauderdale because the inaugural Galt Mile Wine & Food Festival – A Seaside Affair! is…
For four glorious days every year, Miami Beach is taken over by a cadre of chefs, celebrities, and fans of food and wine in an indoor-outdoor hootenanny known as the South Beach Wine & Food Festival.For those looking to hobnob with the likes of Robert Irvine, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Sunny…
By now, most people are aware of the controversy surrounding genetically engineered (GE) foods. You know: giant tomatoes designed to taste super-sweet, corn that naturally repels insects, and virus-resistent papayas. As debate continues over the safety of our nation’s genetically modified grains and vegetables, a new type of genetic modification is…
Turkey on whole-wheat bread is so passé nowadays. What the public really wants is bacon. Juicy, greasy slabs of cured pork belly, by the pounds; in as many preparations as possible and dipped in and/or wrapped around as many highly caloric food items– such as chocolate and chicken wings,–imaginable. That…
The heart and soul of Jewish cooking is, as every child of Abraham knows, a mother’s cooking. OK, technically, sometimes it’s Grandma’s cooking or an aunt’s, but Jewish women are the ones who traditionally come together and prepare comforting food for high holidays or the weekly Sabbat.Passover, or Pesach, is…
If you’re in the mood for a well-handcrafted cocktail this evening, head to Hullabaloo in West Palm Beach. Unlike most bars, here you won’t find a single bottle of simple syrup — and we think that says something. At this new Italian-themed gastropub, it’s all about doing things from scratch…
There are no secret passwords or special decoder rings required to get through the gate at the SIDEDOOR Supper Club, though reservations are required and typically in short supply. The monthly “underground wine dinner club” is part of the rebranding and revamping of Davie’s Roho Kitchen, formerly known as Chef…
Chopped has inspired a lot of copycats, but when that emulation leads to a tequila-based competition, who really cares about whose idea it was? At long last, Palm Beach County will get a boozed-up “culinary” showdown when Cantina Laredo Modern Mexican in Palm Beach Gardens hosts the “Chopped, the Tease…
You never know what you might find inside Inedit, the Spanish restaurant that opened in late 2012 where Jorge Luis Fernandez’s La Barraca once stood. On weekends you’ll find black-clad guitarists, furiously slapping their instruments and a flamenco dancer in a flowing navy-blue dress clapping and stomping with the beat…
It seems like there is a food holiday almost every day of the year: National S’mores day, National Burger Day, National Beer Day, National Hot Dog Day, National Nachos Day. There’s even a National Pizza With the Works Except Anchovies Day. No, seriously.Well, today is one of the better food…
Classic cocktails are seeing a resurgence. It was just a few years back when Old Fashioneds and Manhattans were for old-fashioned people — a James Bond-like relic of the past. Not anymore. Lucky for us, the days of frozen drinks and girly cosmos are on the way out. Well, we…
Over the past 40 years or so, California wines have really made their mark in the world of fine wine. One California winery in particular really put the state on the map: Stag’s Leap.Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars received international critical acclaim in 1976 — just four years after it was…
A lovely marriage of beer and music will be celebrated this Saturday when gates open at 6:30 pm at Mizner Park Amphitheatre in Boca Raton. The perfect couple will share the name “feBREWary” — a concert and beer-tasting event that features musical guests All-American Rejects, former Voice contestant Vicci Martinez,…
Festival season has reached South Florida’s shores. This weekend, the St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church in West Palm Beach will be hosting the 38th Annual Greek Festival, open to anyone looking to get a fix of feta cheese and folk dance.The festival will feature artwork, jewelry, Greek cuisine and performances…
Bummed out that this weekend’s pork-a-palooza (AKA BaconFest) is sold out? Turn that frown upside down. As of Friday morning, a limited number of entertainment-only tickets will be released for a price tag of $15 a pop. Note: these tickets are for entertainment only. They don’t include the sampling of…
In the not-too-near-future, your next home or office lobby may not be painted, or even decorated with wall paper. It could be alive.Alive with plants, of course. But before we go planting gardens indoors, perhaps we should start with “living” exterior walls and roofs, first. Here, in South Florida, the…
Ziggy MarleyZiggy Marley comes from musical royalty. His parents are Bob and Rita Marley, who, with the Wailers, brought Jamaican reggae from the Kingston ghettos into the mainstream. Being the eldest son of musical icons has rubbed off on Ziggy. At age 44, he’s already had a musical career spanning…
For more on South Florida’s food scene, check out New Times’ Taste guide, hitting newsstands Thursday, February 21. The idea of eating locally grown produce is all well and good, but when it boils down to a busy day, a rumbling stomach, and an empty fridge, it can be tough…
