To see more photos from Darbster, click here. Is it just me or is the world a pretty goddamned scary place to eat? We live in a country where food — especially meat — is more plentiful and widely available than it’s ever been. Yet never before have we had…
Gilbert’s, which sits in the corner of the Harbor Shops in Fort Lauderdale, is a clean, family-run restaurant, with an all-glass façade and plenty of bright-orange tables. It features a big list of nearly a dozen burgers, plus fish, chicken, and steak sandwiches, some grilled entrées, and a daily rotating…
Chef Marco Vico’s Cafe Vico Ristorante in Fort Lauderdale is everything you would expect in a family business. With him overseeing the kitchen and his wife, Eclair, welcoming you as you walk through the door, you can’t help but feel like you’ve walked into a supersized version of their dining…
King Arthur Flour. Water. SAF yeast. Salt. That’s all you need, apparently, to make the world’s easiest, tastiest, crunchiest artisan-style bread. With a chewy-soft interior full of airy holes and a crisp crust, this bread recipe looks legit. And the details, pored over in a post on King Arthur’s food…
World of Beer is blowing up this week. There’s tons going on at the always-busy Coconut Creek watering hole, enough to keep you occupied almost every day of the week. The happenings start tonight at 7 when local brewer Bob Gordash, owner of Gordash Beer Co., will stop in to…
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.Jan Norris grabs some tips from Art Ginsberg, AKA Mr. Food, on how to make a great brisket. South Florida Beer Blog hips us to the Beer Snob…
5. Joe’s Cafe, Fort LauderdaleThis is the second coming of the late, lamented Joe Bel-Aire’s, a late-night haunt that used to be the first neon sign you’d see when you left Port Everglades. Almost a decade ago, the legendary structure was leveled to make way for another Walgreens. If you…
Need hints? This place has been in the same family for a long time. It’s a friendly place. There are kitty cats nearby. These guess-where-we-ares have been way too easy lately. This one may be too. But for the first reader to guess the correct location, we’ve got a copy of…
totalAldoThese little guys are screaming “Eat me!” riiiiight now!Jennifer Reed is a South Florida pastry chef and proprietor of the Sugar Monkey. Every so often, she shares her thoughts on life, food, and the people who cook it. Ah, a high school class reunion… What could be finer? Dozens of…
FacelessBNice place for a food fest. A progressive tasting is set for Tuesday and Wednesday night, September 14 and 15, at Boca’s Mizner Park, with ten restaurants from the plaza serving bites during the festive Tastemakers event and wines and spirits thrown in. Foods from Max’s Grille, Truluck’s, ZED451, Rack’s…
Everyone’s favorite Polynesian happy hour will be a little shorter this month. The Mai-Kai just announced it will be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays throughout September.The announcement isn’t much of a shock for anyone following this shockingly slow summer restaurant season. For many restaurants, September is an even worse month…
Thursday is New Times’ second-annual Pairings, a food- and winetasting extravaganza at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. The festival will gather food from South Florida’s top chefs and pair it with unlimited wine in a posh setting. VIP tickets are no more, but general admission tickets are still available…
The State of Florida requires that every food-service operation be registered and licensed with the Florida Department of Business and Regulation. But that hasn’t stopped a handful of local eateries from skirting state practices and operating entirely off the grid. But don’t worry, intrepid eaters: Leave it to our FDBR…
You’ve heard the adage “Don’t piss off the people who make your food.” It’s true.You’ve already pissed off your sushi chef and your flight attendant. Why stop there?Waitresses are used to difficult customers. They’re used to kissing ass for a good tip. But they also have the power to spit in…
Jamie LongHidden in a dark parking lot within earshot of airplanes landing at FLL is Bimini Bay Bar — the czar of all dive bars, the sultan of all things skanky. The underground watering hole relishes in the fact that it is a bit obscure and unknown to the general…
Courtesy of DarbsterEven better than the real thing: Vegan Buffalo wings from Darbster.This week in Dish, we look at Darbster, a vegan restaurant located on the banks of the West Palm Beach Canal. Owners Allan Gould and Ellen Quinlan redesigned the old dive-bar spot at 8020 S. Dixie Highway and…
Walk down the aisles of your local giantsupermegamarket and you’ll see enough prepared sauces, marinades, rubs, spice blends, and assorted condiments to stack all the way to Pluto. Go online and their number increases to infinity and then some. Most of them are crap. Except for the ones that are…
Some kids probably hate it when summer comes to an end and homework season rears its head like Putin visiting Alaska.But we’d bet the kids over at Shepherd of the Coast in northeast Fort Lauderdale don’t feel quite as deprived of fun. They’ve put together a big community garden, growing…
It’s been a Burger Beast kind of weekend, with the Fall for the Arts Street Food Fair on Saturday. But it’s not over yet, as the Burger Beast will host his second-annual Burgie Awards tonight at 8 at Transit Lounge in Miami (729 SW First Ave.).The event not only marks…
Photos by Paula Niño.The Fall for the Arts Festival took place Saturday at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, bringing together good tunes, arts activities, and a small street-food festival featuring more than a dozen food trucks from across South Florida. Organized by the Burger Beast, the event…
Le Tub may make a damned fine char-grilled burger, but the place has never been known for looking well kept. But lately, Le Tub has gotten a bit of a makeover, with new murals and even a fresh coat on the antique bathtubs. The art is the work of Chuck…
Fast-food restaurants still haven’t caught on to offering gluten-free options. P.F. Chang’s can coat its lemon chicken in a GF breading, but McDonald’s still smothers its nuggets in wheat.That poses a problems to celiacs on the run. But never fear! You may not have a wide variety of options when…
