Food nerds and locavores, rejoice. Thousand Pound Egg, a specialty food store in Victoria Park, is hosting a complimentary open house/street party Saturday evening to introduce local gourmands to the blossoming business district on NE 20th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale. The gathering also will give shoppers a chance to mingle…
This Saturday, September 22, at noon sharp local time, the lord mayor of Munich, clad in lederhosen, will lead a procession and tap the first keg of Oktoberfest beer, kicking off a 12-hour-per-day, 16-day-long party that will end on October 7 with 6 million visitors having passed though its tents…
The South Beach Wine & Food Festival has announced its 2013 event schedule.The multiday festival that brings a host of celebrity chefs, events, parties, and dinners to Miami Beach, will run from February 21 to 24. Although that may seem far away, we suggest you start making plans and circling…
Today, celebrity chef and restauranteur Mario Batali turns 52. Born on Sept. 19, 1960 in Seattle, Washington to parents of Italian and French Canadian descent, Batali is one of the most successful chefs in the culinary industry. He built his empire on the concept of cooking up simple yet delicious…
This Saturday, September 22, at noon sharp local time, the lord mayor of Munich, clad in lederhosen, will lead a procession and tap the first keg of Oktoberfest beer, kicking off a 12-hour-per-day, 16-day-long party that will end on October 7 with 6 million visitors having passed though its tents.There’s…
The Funky Buddha Lounge, the Boca Raton brewpub and hookah bar known for its speakeasy vibe, announced Friday that it will expand its brewing operation to Oakland Park. Part of a vision for a new culinary arts district in Oakland Park, the new brewery will reside in an 18,000-square-foot building…
Cooper City High School has a reputation for many things: high academic standards, football, hooking scandals, the kids responsible for the murder in the book Bully, and, now, celebrity chef Paul Niedermann. Since winning season nine of Hell’s Kitchen, Niedermann, a Cooper City High alum, has taken over the reins as…
Two-thirds of this will now be home to the Delray Beach Greenmarket.On October 13, the perennially popular Delray Greenmarket will return to downtown every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in its new location, Old School Square Park. Considering the amount of development, redevelopment, and outright growth downtown Delray has…
September’s roster of restaurant openings, closings, and “on decks” is still a work in progress, but already, it’s looking to be a hell of a lot more prolific than August’s list of comings and goings in Broward and Palm Beach counties. That, plus a few other tidbits are signaling that…
According to T.G.I. Friday’s, one good app deserves another, and a tip for your bartender deserves one in return.That’s what we discovered when we downloaded the T.G.I. Friday’s app, available for iPhone and Android phones. Not only does the app have some standard features, like a GPS locator that tells…
We interrupt this blog to bring you a few shots of nearly naked men holding baked goods (and a video). Gather up your coworkers, close the door to the office, and allow us to introduce you to Man Candy and Cupcakes, a project led by self-proclaimed “kitchen vixen” Babe Scott…
Ahoy, mateys! If yar be wantin’ to get some free grub t’day, yer best be headin’ yar scurvy self over to Krrrispy Krrreme.**Translation: Hello friends. If you would like some free doughnuts, please visit your local Krispy Kreme today.That’s right, landlubbers. Today, September 19, is Talk Like a Pirate Day,…
What would you be willing to do for a chance to win free food for a year? If gyrating your hips to a mildly sexed-up version of the Chicken Dance and sharing the result with a possibly worldwide audience isn’t a deal breaker, consider the latest giveaway from Pollo Tropical…
Forget the milk and cookies this year. If rumors are correct, you could leave Santa a snack by the chimney that he really wants to eat this Christmas — a tasty McRib sandwich.According to Advertising Age, McDonald’s is planning on releasing the pressed-pork sammy in late December. The sandwich is…
For the first time, you’ll be able to get wine or beer at the Magic Kingdom. The Be Our Guest restaurant, themed after Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, is part of the Magic Kingdom’s Fantasyland revamp. Located inside the Beast’s castle, the restaurant will allow diners to choose from three…
It’s been a crazy week for Big Apple Pizza owner Scott Van Duzer. He’s gained national fame for bear-hugging the President. He’s experienced a huge backlash from trollers on Yelp. And he’s even had a hug request from former Governor Charlie Christ.With all this man-love going on, we decided to…
While the Germans get ready to rage across the pond for Oktoberfest (the real one in Munich begins this Saturday, September 22), the Organic Brewery in Hollywood Beach is gearing up for the flood of tourists that will soon inundate the beach for winter and parts of spring. Situated directly…
Beer: It’s what’s for dinner. Or, at least, it is this week. Beer dinners, tap takeovers, beer pairings; there’s a lot of brews to be had in South Florida. Must be getting close to Oktoberfest. In the meantime, after the jump, find a roundup of food- and drink-related events this…
Friday September 14, 2012 the sixth annual Winterfest Culinary Competition was held at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. The winners got cash prizes; they’ll also move on to cook for 400 people at the Winterfest White Party in November — a prelude to the Winterfest boat parade. Then, the…
There must be something very Zen in the air. How else to explain all of the shakeups with the various Buddhas in southern Palm Beach County? First up, comes a tip from reader Charlie Byrne (a Delray Beach gourmand with his ear to the ground) who this weekend sent Clean…
Delray Bash will return for its second annual run on Saturday, October 6. The food-focused event packs several days’ worth of small bites into a two-and-a-half-hour time period. Hosted at Old School Square Park, the party will raise funds for the American Lung Association…
See also: Vegan Black Metal Chef: Interview With Brian Manowitz, the Florida Native Behind the Internet Hit Well, hail seitan — the dark lord of tofu and sesame oil has returned for another season of Vegan Black Metal Chef. The popular online cooking show also functions as the alter ego…
