A free turkey from a strip club. Yup. On Monday, November 23, Cheetah in Hallandale Beach will partner with the Rodriguez Charities to offer 1,000 free turkeys to South Florida families in need. At 3 p.m., turkeys will be handed out on a first-come, first serve basis at the strip club…
It’s Maple Bacon Coffee Porter time again. The Broward-based Funky Buddha Brewery has set the date for its most sought after annual release and street festival for January 9. But before you mark your calendars, there are a few changes to the 2016 event you should know about. And record…
New Yorkers in South Florida hold this truth to be self-evident: pizza is just better up north. Indeed, the Tri-State area is blessed with literally hundreds — if not thousands — of amazing pizzerias. But in a place where each pie is considered “the best,” a pizza shop owner needs to…
Forget going to the bar for a drink. Instead, let the bar come to you. That’s the idea behind Craft Cartel, the new cocktail catering company founded by South Florida mixologists Bobby Brown and Rich Monis, and Boynton Beach’s Sweetwater Bar & Grill co-founder Sean Iglehart. Together, the trio has…
It’s interesting to watch how momentum builds behind a trend once things start to change. For the longest time, Floridian beer lovers fought for — and never thought they’d get – the 64 ounce growler that was the industry standard everywhere else in the country. Your average non-beer nerd had…
Hey South Florida, in case you didn’t know: the charcuterie revolution is here. For many of you out there, dry-cured meats are considered humble fare. Recently, though, they’re attaining a higher status, and the art of producing them fits the fashionable culinary ideal of “nose-to-tail” dining, where no part of…
For Fort Lauderdale pastor Carter Brown, it’s obvious there are many groups in the community working toward the common good. The problem is, everyone’s isolated and working separately. Carter wonders, “What would it look like if we brought everybody together and respect each other’s differences?” He hopes to answer that…
These days, almost everything we eat is processed in one way or another. But in an age of fast-casual burritos, microwavable frozen meals, and delivery pizza, it’s nice to see a return to something simpler: hand-preserved food. Specifically, we’re talking charcuterie, the act of drying and curing beef, pork, fowl,…
Craig Agranoff is a man of many talents. He’s a CBS News television tech correspondent, a serial entrepreneur, and nationally respected social engagement and digital media advisor, a published author of two books, and an innovative political consultant. But of all his many accolades, the title of which he’s the…
Starting this Wednesday, November 11th, the Funky Buddha Brewery in Oakland Park will no longer be just a massive production brewery, as the Craft Food Counter & Kitchen begins to serve food to taproom drinkers. Jeff Vincent, a South Carolinian and veteran head chef who most recently brought acclaim to…
The weekend might be over, but there are still plenty of weekday food and drink events in South Florida to keep you busy. Whether you’re looking to check out the new kitchen at Funky Buddha, drink some fresh juice, or enjoy Taco Tuesday, there’s something to do in Broward and…
This Wednesday may have seen the rowdiest group of bartenders for Delray’s Bar Brawls competition yet. Randy Rapposelli of Brule Bistro (the guy who didn’t show up for the Bar Brawls draw party on September 30th) finally graced the crowd with his hitherto unknown presence. Alain Camacho brought tequila expertise…
Move over craft beer. South Florida is about to welcome one of its first ciderworks into the local craft brewing scene, and it’s starting with Accomplice Brewery and Ciderworks in West Palm Beach. After more than a year of planning and prepping, Accomplice founders and senior wardens Matt Stetson and…
Congratulations, you made it through yet another working week. You might as well give yourself a pat on the back to celebrate — or better yet, a drink or three. This weekend in Broward and Palm Beach counties, choose from a bacon themed party, seafood festival, peanut butter beer releases,…
Every week, we take a look at a craft beer brewed in Florida. Follow #FloridaBeerFriday for more reviews of Sunshine State brews. Get out there and #DrinkLocal. Labeled as “Miami’s first craft production brewery, in the heart of Wynwood Art District”, Wynwood Brewing Company has been producing quality beers from…
We all know about farm-to-table fare and responsible sourcing, but The Ritz-Carlton’s new Fort Lauderdale restaurant Burlock Coast Seafare & Spirits — which quietly opened to the public on Wednesday, November 4 — is taking the concept one step further with its unique approach to displaying and selling many of its…
North Carolina brewers can’t get enough of Florida, it seems. Just this past August, Duck-Rabbit Brewery, which also hails from the Tar Heel State, opened up its distribution onto our fair shores. Now prominent Asheville brewery Green Man Brewery will be joining their companions at Duck-Rabbit, and other craft brewers…
Trying to determine a list of the best barbecue is kind of like trying to find the best pair of jeans. There are so many different cuts, styles, and fabrics, the idea of picking just one that represents them all perfectly is near impossible. American barbecue is not something that…
Trick Daddy knows what’s good for you. Don’t believe us? On “Thug Holiday,” he cautioned us to not use drugs and to stay in school. So, when we heard that he teamed up with Miami-based JADA Spices to create three signature spice blends — Cajun, jerk, and chicken salt —…
Look, living in a tourist mecca has its upsides and its downsides: lots of awesome restaurants and stuff to do; lots of tourists and snowbirds causing long lines and driving up prices. What’s a local to do? Check-in. A lot. There are all kinds of apps that let you do…
So you like to drink all the wonderful and diverse beers that are available today? Why not up your beer experience by learning how to brew beer yourself at home during the aptly named Learn To Homebrew Day, an event-centered day established sixteen years ago by the American Homebrewers Association…
Thursday, November 5 You’re in Fort Lauderdale; now imagine yourself on a boat. It shouldn’t be too hard, because this place is the yachting capital of the world — precisely what makes the city a global destination for boat enthusiasts. Now in its 56th year, the Fort Lauderdale International Boat…
