The 2012 poll has closed. Click here after June 14 for the results. Here’s your chance to vote in our New Times Broward-Palm Beach Readers’ Poll 2012 for your favorite beer selection. Text the code corresponding to your pick from the list below to 61721.The results will appear in our…
With wine competitions, wine festivals, beer festivals, and all manner of pairings on the docket, this is a busy week for food and drink fans in South Florida. In addition to the typical end-of-season flood of events, there are a few special observances this week. Tax day is Tuesday and…
Fusion has been on the brain. Following our review on Florida’s sushi-Thai, Sara Dickerman addresses the up-down of our relationship with fusion in Slate last week in Fusion Reaction: How America fell in love, then out of love, then in love all over again with Asian influenced cuisine. She wrote:You won’t…
At 32 East in Delray Beach, executive chef Nick Morfogen is known for using seasonally fresh French Périgord black truffles and white Italian Alba truffles whenever they’re available. Unlike a majority of South Florida kitchens that use truffle-infused oils (some even use synthetic versions, gasp!) in their so-called truffle dishes,…
Boca Raton welcomes yet another Greek restaurant with the opening of Taso’s Greek Taverna II in the Home Depot/Publix plaza located at the intersection of State Road 7 and Glades Road. The full service restaurant opened last month and serves familiar Greek fare like stuffed pitas and wraps and meaty…
Brunch had been on my mind since pulling together a list of ten of the best brunch offerings in Broward and Palm Beach counties. (Look for the list to post to Clean Plate Charlie within the week.) But instead of heading to one of the tried-and-true destinations, I chose Saturday…
It’s hard to believe the Oreo is 100 years old. In a world where people are obsessed with the “next new thing”, this simple chocolate sandwich cookie is still favored by everyone who needs something to go with their lonely glass of milk.Oreo has gone all out at birthday time…
For some home cooks, olive oil is a means to an end: the conductor that helps to saute an onion, or the dressing for a salad. But a growing segment of food lovers are starting to explore the nuances of olive oils and discovering they are not all created equal…
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. 55. Mushroom and…
Tax day is right around the corner on Tuesday, April 17. While the lucky might be getting a check from Uncle Sam, most of us have something to pay. Either scenario is an occasion to drink. We’ve lined up a handful of bartender recommendations for their choices of what to…
“How did you find out about us?” asks owner Khoa Nguyen of his shop that opened last month. He’s from southern Vietnam.We learned about it from a flier at a nail salon, of all places, I tell him. My friend Megan had been craving soup, despite that temperatures here have…
Here’s a roundup of food news from our favorite funky town to the north.1.) Tacos Al Carbon opened another taco shop at Sixth Avenue South and Congress. The menu offers the same as the original location, with more seafood specials and entrées. Take note: The shop offers abbreviated hours, from…
It may not be considered as hip as it was a few years ago, but the mojito certainly has staying power in South Florida. And why not? In a land with a perpetual summer, the refreshing blend of muddled mint and lime is a natural fit. Below, we’ve assembled a…
We’re counting down to 56. Jerk Chicken Nacho Quesadilla at Nacho BiznessA flour tortilla is stuffed with homemade jerk chicken, spicy and flavorful (but not too hot to handle) and jack cheese, then pressed. The quesadilla is then topped with a house-made spicy sweet chili, sour cream, and salsa. Add a…
The countdown is on for Cinco de Mayo at Pinche Taqueria, a taco and burrito joint that opened in early February in Wilton Manors. Though the holiday is several weeks away, the new restaurant — which has two locations in New York City — is gearing up now for the…
The 2012 poll has closed. Click here after June 14 for the results.Here’s your chance to vote in our New Times Broward-Palm Beach Readers’ Poll 2012 for your favorite barbecue joint. Text the code corresponding to your pick from the list below to 61721.The results will appear in our annual…
The 2012 poll has closed. Click here after June 14 for the results. Here’s your chance to vote in our New Times Broward-Palm Beach Readers’ Poll 2012 for your favorite pizza. Text the code corresponding to your pick from the list below to 61721.The results will appear in our annual…
Bravo! Gourmet Sandwich Shop has taken over the space next door, a former thrift shop at 2927 NE Sixth Ave. in Wilton Manors. The expansion will allow the shop to double its seating capacity. The owners will also sell beer and wine when the space debuts in about two weeks…
How many pounds of food waste — egg shells, moldy bread, orange rinds, that crappy casserole — do you chuck into the garbage each day?According to a recent Reuters story, experts estimate that the average American tosses about 33 pounds of food each month for a total of nearly 400…
When I was in New York a couple weeks ago, Robert Sietsema took me to Zabb Elee, a Thai restaurant in the East Village. The slip on the basement level offers Thai-hot dishes from the Isaan region of Thailand, near Laos. Decked in white, the restaurant’s decor is apparently a Northern Thai…
We’re counting down to 57. Burrata and Fava Beans From D’Angelo TrattoriaHow is burrata different from mozzarella? It’s a piece formed into a pouch, which is filled with curd and cream, then knotted. In the Puglia region, the ball is wrapped in the leek leaves. The result, when it’s served at room…
Cupcake Couture Sweet Boutique in Delray Beach scored a culinary coup this week when their sweet baked goods were served to President Barack Obama who spoke Tuesday at Florida Atlantic University as part of a visit to South Florida (view a slideshow of images here). The boutique bakery’s cupcakes were…
