Oh, Lord God, please deliver me from one more freakin’ burger joint! That’s my prayer. I’m not sure God heard me. But if I do have any pull with the man upstairs, along with another thousand or so purveyors of designer patties, we will be seeing more of these: 1…
Eat, drink, and be merry at Old Heidelberg in Fort Lauderdale.Here’s a poor man’s guide to snagging free food.St. Demetrios Flavors of Greece festival took place last weekend; here’s a look.Deviled eggs are the new ultratrendy food stuff at local restaurants. What do you think? [Recipe]Burt Rappaport is one scheduled…
Eat Your Kimchi is a great website created by a couple from Toronto who moved to Bucheon, Korea, more than two years ago to teach English. They started the website to document what life was like for two foreigners living in Korea. These days, the website tracks all facets of…
Two beef empanads with a cafe con leche and tart green onion salsa at Pal Rancho.Empanadas are like little presents: They come wrapped, and what’s inside is often a pleasurable surprise. That was definitely the case with the house-made empanadas at Colombian restaurant Pal Rancho on the edge of Parkland…
This is a first, and it’s not something to be proud of, but I have to be honest: I didn’t actually ingest this week’s “I’m Eating What?!?” products. Yes, the whole aim of this column is to chomp down on unusual things, swallow, research and report. But when something smells…
• Even as local restaurant maestro Burt Rapoport readies his new Deck 84 for a November debut, a pair of other eateries on restaurant-rich Atlantic Avenue have gone out with the tide. Sonoma Café & Bistro is history, as is sleek ‘n’ trendy Blue Fish, a restaurant that always seemed…
A month later than expected, really only milliseconds in restaurant-slash-government bureaucracy time, Market 17 (1850 SE 17th St., 954-399-0017) will make its Fort Lauderdale debut Thursday, October 21. The restaurant, from local industry vets (and siblings) Aaron and Krista Grauberger, aims to put itself squarely in the burgeoning farm-to-table, organic,…
Triple Eight Lounge at the Falcon House is hosting a decidedly New England-style Oktoberfest party this Sunday starting at 2 p.m.Proper pronunciation is key: “Awk-toe-beer-fest” will feature chef Jimmy Dean’s own take on German pub grub, starting at the cutesy price of $8.88 a plate. To further up the New…
The place: The Wayward Sailor Pub, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. Call 954-630-2856. The hours: 3 to 7 p.m. every day. The deal: Domestic drafts and wells cost $2.50. Free homemade chips and salsa with a two-drink minimum. Alternating appetizers are also on special during happy hour. The digs:…
by Lisa RabThe vegan restaurant is locked and shuttered.It’s been a rough year for the vegan/raw food Soma Center Café. First, a newly opened West Palm Beach location closed its doors after just two months. Now the original Lake Worth hangout for yogis and raw foodies has been padlocked and…
Tokyo Blue debuted in late August in Fort Lauderdale.September is typically the slowest month of the restaurant season in South Florida. But there was a lot of moving and shaking going on. Here are some of the highlights…
Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it’s all about the love of the brew. If you…
This hideous little bugger is on display at Lake Worth’s Little Munich.My review this week covered four German restaurants in and around Fort Lauderdale where you can celebrate Oktoberfest. But there are plenty more places that I didn’t cover, and some of those are worth mentioning too.Bierbrunnen Pub: Amid the…
To see more photos, click here. Ordering beer in a giant boot is like entering into an unspoken bet. In which you are gambling your pride. Finish a whole one and you’ll be the toast of your colleagues. Fail and you’ll face ceaseless ribbing, slights against your manhood, and unparalleled…
The Village Taverns (there’s one in Pembroke Pines and one in Boynton Beach) are putting up the Hope-tini as a Cocktail for a Cure. With each sold through October, $2 goes to breast cancer research.Here’s the recipe, so you can make it at home — after you’ve given at the…
Dust off those green tote bags you always forget to bring to Publix — GreenMarket Pompano Beach is back.The farmer’s market will begin its eighth season on Saturday, October 30, at Flagler Avenue and NE First Street (one block northeast of Dixie Highway and Atlantic Boulevard). The market will be…
photo by Jamie LongAmong a sea of cleavage and thick clouds of cigarette smoke, customers of Greenbrier Smoking Lounge in Pompano Beach can enjoy a frosty adult beverage and an inexpensive nosh. There is a significant paucity of clothing covering the attractive female staff, which makes you wonder what kind…
Got an interesting post or bit of news to share? Email it to Charlie and we’ll include it in Eating Around the Blog-o-Sphere.All Purpose Dark laments the loss of Jonathan Eismann’s Fin.Kimchi everywhere! Wok Star Eleanor Hoh spells out how to make the Korean staple easily at home.The Meatist details…
The photo above: President Obama, who was spotted yesterday taking a to-go order from Miami institution El Mago de Las Fritas. A frita, by the way, is a Cuban version of a hamburger. Cuban hamburger! What’s up, Obama? American hamburgers aren’t good enough for you? Is your socialist agenda impacting…
David Manero — the man behind Vic & Angelo’s, DeVito South Beach, and the Office — is officially getting in on the burger game. The successful restaurateur even has national plans for his latest concept.His new restaurant, called BurgerFi, will bring burgers and all their fixins to Commercial Boulevard and…
This week in Dish, we delve into Oktoberfest, the German celebration of beer, beer, and more beer. We look at four local eateries where authentic German means boots of beer and bratwurst. The first, Old Heidelberg, is a chalet-themed restaurant that’s been slinging sausages since 1991. We also investigate the…
It’s a new menu and new pricing but the same owners and building as the old Tavern of Jupiter on U.S. 1 south of Indiantown Road.CentraArchy Restaurant Management, owners of New York Prime in Boca Raton, tried to sell it but had no takers. They instead decided to remake the…
