Single people are reminded every day how vast the dating pool is and how difficult it can be to juggle choices. How to separate the wheat from the chaff? Base your dating life on a partner’s appetites. If you too are looking for an easy way to find someone ravenous…
“Do you have a menu?” I asked the guy behind the counter. “Nope. You create what you want from what we have here,” he said, pointing to the meats in the deli case. I drove all the way out here for a sandwich and a to-go menu and there isn’t…
Is your pie to die for? Do people quake for your cakes? If your treats are better than our rhyming abilities, enter them in the Great American Bake Off this Saturday, January 21, at the Boynton Beach Civic Center.The bake-off is part of Boynton Beach’s second-annual Craft and Treasure Sale,…
Josef and Beth Shibanetz have opened their new location for Josef’s, the former Plantation restaurant. Josef’s Table at 5030 Champion Blvd. in Boca Raton opened in mid-December for dinner and will debut for lunch in early February.The new space seats 180, more than doubling the capacity. The bar area seats…
I’ve written here before that the one indispensable tool of any moneyless mammal is a rice cooker. I even provided a recipe for low-cost rice cooker deliciousness. But in my months of protracted broke-assness, I’ve come to realize that my previous comments were facile. The rice cooker is a machine…
Timberlake Plaza in Plantation offers neither woods nor a lake, though it does display a collection of small immigrant businesses. On one corner, Doris Italian Market displays biscotti and bags of homemade pasta, while further down, a new Chinese grocery called New York Mart readies to open, its wares explained…
Before the holidays, I focused on trying as many Cuban restaurants as I could north of Miami. I wanted to be literate in the area’s offerings, but I also wanted to get a sense of two things. The first is why we’re seeing a mini Cuban restaurant boom in the…
Holy Mackerel! Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza is hosting a craft beer tasting featuring brews from Holy Mackerel brewery on Wednesday, February 1, at 7 p.m. at Anthony’s Coral Springs location…
The 30th-annual Greek Festival at St. Mark Greek Orthodox Church in Boca Raton starts Thursday, January 19, bringing the flavors and music of the islands to South Florida for four days…
It’s never too early to plan for big events — weddings, birthdays, Christmas, Beerfest. We’re suggesting you place a big red circle around March 31, because that’s the day Beerfest 2012 takes over Huizenga Plaza in Fort Lauderdale…
This nook tucked in a retro-shopping plaza that also houses Undergrounds Coffeehaus and Hi-Life Cafe is the kind of place to take your mother or aunt to for a light breakfast, lunch, or afternoon tea. Mismatched tables, window dressings, hardwood floors, and area rugs shape a space that feels like…
As you may know, Stephen Colbert has put Jon Stewart in charge of his Super PAC during Colbert’s current run for president of… something or other. Stewart, obviously taking the responsibility to heart, started his Daily Show monologue wearing a lovely crown from the Elizabeth Taylor estate (bought with Colbert…
February 4 is Dia Nacional Del Pisco Sour in Peru. We’re not sure if banks and schools are closed, but we imagine a country where work stops for the day to celebrate a cocktail, and we are happy.We see this as a great opportunity to improve foreign relations with our…
Stop the presses! The queen of butter has announced on the Today Show that she has type 2 diabetes.In an exclusive interview with Al Roker, Deen confided that she knew about the diagnosis for three years but decided to keep the news “close to my chest.” Rumors have been swirling…
Bar snacks are big right now. I’m not just talking about wings, spart dip, and potato skins. The proliferation of small plates means that savory bites on toast, dolled-up vegetables, and crispy fritters show off the creativity, skill, and often sense of humor in the kitchen. After the jump, here’s…
Why aren’t there more women executive chefs? Eater.com addressed the question with Dominique Crenn, the San Francisco chef who earned two Michelin stars at Luce and snagged Esquire’s 2008 Chef of the Year. She’s since moved on to Atelier Crenn, which she opened last year. “Unfortunately, there’s also not a…
From the owners of the Triton comes Newsworthy Cafe. This Spartan breakfast and lunch spot is created as a haven for journalists, created by the folks who write the newsletter for boat captains and crews. With all these hardcopies laying around, it’s the place to go for some newspaper nostalgia…
Options this week for food-centered fun in South Florida range from the highbrow (swanky fundraising tastings) to the not-so-highbrow (deep-fried butter and the Tilt-a-Whirl) and choices in between.Assuming you’ve already gone ahead and said “screw it” to your New Year’s resolutions, there are plenty of opportunities to overindulge and throw…
Junior Achievement World Uncorked! II is just days away, but you can still nab general-admission tickets for the upscale fundraiser (sorry; VIP tickets have sold out) on Saturday at Broward College in Coconut Creek. Not sure what Uncorked! entails? A quick rundown of the event after the jump…
Marando Farms has expanded its general store to include a bakery and a juice bar. …
If you’ve always wanted to know more about wine and are looking for something to do this evening, look no more. The Best Cellar in Wilton Manors is hosting an educational winetasting tonight, January 14, from 8 to 10 p.m. For $15 (about the price of a movie and a…
McSweeney’s reposts this Paula Deen classic. The website founded by David Eggers has hooked us with addictive lists and food mag Lucky Peach. It’s almost as good as, “It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers.”From Erin Hershey’s intro featuring Paula Deen on the stripper pole: “Now, does anybody here still think that nice girls…
