Panda Express wants you to try its new peppercorn shrimp so badly, it’s giving it away. The Chinese fast-food chain with the panda (wait? They all have pandas?) is launching its new entrée with a free-meal deal. Wok-tossed shrimp is sautéed with asparagus, red peppers, and onions in a spicy…
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 restaurant in Broward County. The results will appear in our annual Best Of Broward-Palm Beach issue June 14. Click here…
The 2012 James Beard Semifinalists have been announced (click here for the full list), about a month before the finalists will be unveiled, on March 19. By the numbers, Chicago, D.C., Philadelphia, and San Francisco have the most nominees. After the jump, South Florida’s nominees in all categories.Best New RestaurantNYC:…
Biergarten Boca Raton is getting down to its Bavarian roots when it hosts a special three-course beer pairing dinner Wednesday, February 22, at 6:30 p.m.The event is part of Biergarten’s monthly bier dinner, held every third Wednesday. The dinner is $35 per person, plus tax and gratuities, and includes a…
For about 30 years, Mediterranean Market has been the place for boaters, locals, and tourists to buy gourmet meats, cheeses, prepared foods, and provisions on Las Olas. When the market first opened, Las Olas was filled with tourists and locals alike, who flocked to the palm-tree-lined neighborhood to shop, dine,…
Lime Fresh Mexican Grill is making it a little easier for families to enjoy a meal without breaking the bank.Starting Tuesday, February 28, Lime will introduce Family Night to all of its Florida locations. Every Tuesday from 5 to 9 p.m., kids under 6 can eat for free from the…
Happy Fat Tuesday! This is the day when good Christians stuff themselves with booze, food, and show their boobs in exchange for beads in a last-ditch effort to get in as much partying as they can before Lent. Thankfully, like Christmas, everyone can enjoy a good Mardi Gras celebration.Sure there…
Happy Mardi Gras! Today is your excuse to down an entire box of glorified doughnuts without anyone being in any position to judge. It’s also a day to dine on an insanely sugary cake loaded with food coloring and stuffed with an asphyxiation-sized plastic baby, all in the name of…
Delray Beach has earned bragging rights. Dense with restaurants down Atlantic Avenue, the beachfront town has swept the votes for New Times’ first Food Town Throwdown. At 1,766 votes, it trounced West Palm/Lake Worth in the final round.From Sundy House and Dada all the way down to Boston’s on 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 beer selection. The results will appear in our annual Best Of Broward-Palm Beach issue June 14. Click here for a…
We’re counting down to New Times’ Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top 100 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. 96. The Morning…
How to Eat Crawfish – PSA from Loyola Motion Design on Vimeo.”It’s early in the season for crawfish,” said Clif Smith of Crawfish Company of Central Florida. “We’re very busy and could run a little short,” he told Clean Plate Charlie in between taking orders for tomorrow’s Mardi Gras festivities…
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 burger. The results will appear in our annual Best of Broward-Palm Beach issue June 14. Click here for a master…
Happy Presidents’ Day. We bring you today’s list of occasional links. 1. An incredibly light dessert: the edible balloon. Mmm. Green apple air.2. Food porn: a pizza cookbook shaped like a pizza. 3. This weekend’s South Beach Wine and Food Festival’s Burger Bash menu is unveiled, the $225 event hosted…
We’re counting down to New Times’ Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top 100 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. 97. Apfel Strudel…
The sixth-annual Turkish Festival is bringing traditional costume, dance, and food to Huizenga Plaza (Bubier Park) this weekend.The event, sponsored by the Anatolia Center, is turning downtown Fort Lauderdale into a microcosm of Turkey, complete with an entire two-day schedule of Turkish dancing, music, food, and art…
The A1A Marathon and Half Marathon is this Sunday, February 19. A marathon is much more than an endurance run. There’s an entire weekend of activity surrounding the race, including the pre-race carbo-load pasta dinner, the post-race brunch with beer (must replenish carbs), race strategies (which include picking out proper…
Would a former New York Mets star dine in a Yankees themed steak house in a casino in Coconut Creek? This is the question my dinner guest and I mulled over for the latter part of our meal at NYY Steak in the Seminole Casino in Coconut Creek on Thursday…
The opening of Lime has been pushed back one more day until tomorrow’s dinner, Clean Plate Charlie learned when we stopped by the chain. Damn. We’ve been hankering for burritos all week. To distract ourselves from the disappointment, we sized up each burrito place on Federal Highway and paired each…
I don’t remember where I had my first Chipotle burrito, and that’s the point. I was too busy eating it. I do remember the careful ritual: peeling off rounds of foil, a quick visual examination followed by a dash of Tabasco. The first expectant bite, then another, then another. Setting…
The A1A Marathon and Half Marathon is this Sunday, February 19, and thousands of runners will take to the streets on a 13.1- or 26.2-mile tour of the most beautiful parts of Fort Lauderdale. Starting at the Museum of Discovery and Science, the course runs east along Las Olas Boulevard,…
Chocolate has been around since about 1400 BC. According to Smithsonian Magazine, it’s been used in rituals by the Aztecs and Mayans, valued by kings and queens, and enjoyed in countless forms by everyone from children to adults. But what do we really know about chocolate, besides the fact that…
