Taco Bell, everyone’s favorite drive-through to hit after a night of serious drinking, released its Doritos Locos Tacos nationwide (including throughout South Florida) with a midnight debut last Thursday. A story on forbes.com begs the question of whether the new product — essentially a taco with a giant Nacho Cheese…
In case you haven’t yet had your love of Cheetos and Slim Jims sullied by the “ethical dining” documentary industry, here’s your chance. The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation will host a free screening of last year’s documentary “Forks Over Knives” Wednesday night at Cinema Paradiso in Fort Lauderdale…
Wednesday, March 14, is Pi Day. Get it? Pi is 3.14 (plus a bunch more numbers) and March 14 is equal to 3/14 and, hey – an excuse to eat pie! Anyhow, you don’t have to be a geometry aficionado to participate in Pi- and pie-related fun. If you’re the…
Toasted, piled high with lox, plain, or crammed with meat/cheese/eggs, the bagel is a perfect vehicle for all of our culinary dreams. It’s also a hotly debated item, not exactly on par with the great pizza debate of ’11, but contentious nonetheless. Below are ten great sources for bagels in…
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.83. Sausage and Peppers…
The Fifth Annual American Fine Wine Competition hosted a VIP connoisseur reception Thursday night at Allied Kitchen & Bath in Fort Lauderdale. The event was open to the public and was part of an ongoing series to highlight American wines and vineyards. More than a hundred people attended and sampled…
The full moon isn’t only about your pets — or neighbors — acting out in new and creative ways, it’s also an excuse to hang out oceanside with pretty people and boozy drinks via the monthly full moon party at The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale. The theme for tonight’s party is…
Today’s Huffington Post reports a New Zealand man in a 20-foot tin boat caught a big fish. A really big fish, in fact: His bluefin tuna weighed in at nearly 150 pounds heavier than the one that sold for $736,000, the most expensive fish ever caught.Local fisherman Al Rodriguez says…
Whether we’re talking about the Olive Garden’s “five worst dishes” or Anthony Bourdain boiling with rage when he drives past one, the chain’s bottomless breadsticks have incited loathing in South Florida and elsewhere.Not so in Grand Forks, North Dakota or Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where two local papers describe the chain as…
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. 84. Tacos From…
St. Patrick’s Day is little more than a week away and soon, South Florida will be awash in green beer and cooked cabbage (and the after-effects of said green beer and cabbage). The celebration isn’t limited to one day on the calendar; festivals and parades are popping up this weekend…
Norwegian Cruise Line casts its line for foodies, beefing up offerings for those who prefer burrata to buffets. Moderno Churrascaria is the newest offering for frugal foodniks, a Brazilian steakhouse with passadors who serve an unlimited rounds of beef, chicken and pork tableside for $20 a person, including sides.By the…
Duffy’s is offering $1,000,000 for the person who can pick a perfect bracket for March Madness, the company’s most aggressive social media campaign yet to direct traffic to the chain’s Facebook page. “Everyone’s doing social media,” said John Smith, Director of Sports Marketing for the company. “We wanted to come…
First it was the burger bars. Then it was the self-serve fro-yo shops (Seriously: can we get a moratorium on those already?). Now it looks like Boca Raton might be perched on the edge of an influx of noodle bars. “Influx” is an exaggeration, of course, given that Kin Noodle…
An early-morning breeze rustles palm fronds like paper sheets at Harbour Towne Marina in Dania Beach. Fishing boats in slips lumber in a wake, antennas bobbing in unison. Boats knock the pilings. I’ve risen this early to meet fisherman Al Rodriguez at his boat, the Sea Owl. “Don’t be late,”…
The Fifth Annual American Fine Wine Competition — a series of vino-centered events spread over a few months — launched in January with an invite-only reception and the marquee competition to see which of more than 600 wines would walk away with top honors. So while the actual competition portion…
Despite the name, bitters aren’t necessarily bitter. Like an acid or a seasoning, bitters deliver a spike that adjusts the flavors in a cocktail. “Just a dash or two can bring a perfect balance to two seemingly incompatible spirits,” writes Brad Thomas Parsons in his book on bitters. “A dash…
Whole Foods Market is opening their 11th south Florida location in Pembroke Pines, at Cobblestone Plaza on Pines Boulevard. The mega organic and natural food market chain is set to expand into the Pines on Wednesday, March 28th at 9 a.m., with an official bread-breaking ceremony and marching band.Get to…
Sure, it’s months away and the details are few and far between at this point, but the food-obsessed like to be able to plan out their calendars in advance. With that said, the Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce confirmed on Tuesday that the city will play host to a new…
With LeBron James endorsing pork donuts in China, it’s a wonder why he isn’t doing so in his own backyard. Perhaps because he’s shilling for Dunkin Donuts, which foolishly underestimates Americans’ love of bacon. Why no pork donuts stateside?Bacon donuts in all their glorious varieties have been coveted for years…
Chow vs. Chow pitted restaurant chain Philippe Chow against Mr. Chow in one confusing lawsuit that had attorneys arguing everything from name rights to recipe theft. Who won? Depends on who you talk to. Stratis Morfogen, CEO of Philippe Chow has been claiming victory all week. Which is fine by us,…
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.85. Linzer Torte Cookies…
