Bull Market Brings Regional Barbecue to Downtown Fort Lauderdale

When most people think of barbecue sauce they think red, sweet, and spicy. Then there are those vinegary Carolina mops and mustards. But that’s not all that’s out there; across the United States you can find literally dozens of regional styles that contain neither tomatoes, nor sugar, or vinegar.  Take,…

Hop-Based Pesticide Could Help Fight Colony Collapse Disorder

Bees. Nature’s pollinators, honey makers, and wing shakers. They’re one of man’s greatest resources and one of the oldest insects that we exploited. But they are constantly under attack by pests, including the Varroa destructor mite: a parasite that infests a honey bee colony and believed to contribute to Colony…

Florida Beer: Pompano Heff From 26 Degree Brewing Company

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. This week, I’m heading down to Pompano Beach to visit 26 Degree Brewing Company to sample their Pompano Heff, a wheat-oriented beer called…

Bar Brawls Week Four: Will the Real Boulevardier Please Stand Up?

What’s a Boulevardier? It sounds like a euphemism for a Parisian gigolo, but it literally means, “a frequenter of the Paris boulevards” or man-about-town. That was the classic cocktail three local bartenders were tasked with making during round one of last night’s battle. Said bartenders included two well-known men-about-town and…

Favorite Dish: Polenta Fries at Pizzacraft in Fort Lauderdale

With so many restaurants in South Florida and more opening all the time, just picking where to go for dinner on a Saturday night or lunch on a Wednesday can be an overwhelming task. Sometimes, you just need a reason. This ongoing list of the favorite dishes from food writers…

Chef Clay Conley Hosting No Kid Hungry Dinner at Buccan November 15

Palm Beach foodies and philanthropists can enjoy the area’s most celebrated chefs preparing some of the country’s best gastronomy — and all for a good cause — on Sunday, November 15, when the Palm Beach No Kid Hungry Dinner returns to Buccan. To rally support, Buccan’s 2015 No Kid Hungry…

Try the Handmade Colada Old Fashioned at Rhythm & Vine in FAT Village

Some things get better with time, and that’s certainly the case with Rhythm & Vine, the garden-esque bar and lounge located on the outskirts of Fort Lauderdale’s Flagler Village complex. Since opening in April, both the Airstream and indoor bars have launched a new cocktail menu featuring house made infusions,…

Favorite Dish: The Pastrami Burger From Top Hat Deli

If you want to get poetic about it, pastrami is a way of going back in time. During the late 19th century, the concept of pastrami was first concocted in New York by Romanian Jewish immigrants who attempted to adapt their meat curing techniques using what was — at the time…