The next time you get an invitation to a barbecue where there’s an overabundance of food, take a good look at the man behind the grill. Does he resemble one of the faces in the above surveillance photo? If so, your chef for the evening could be a wanted man…
A guy walks into a bar and orders a beer… Not, it’s not another bad joke. It’s good news actually. The guy is Sammy, the first customer to order a brew at the newly-opened Riverside Market South in Fort Lauderdale. And his craft beer of choice: Due South’s Category 5…
On Friday July 10th, Accomplice Brewery & Ciderworks began full official production, meaning that they are now legally an operating brewery. “We’re launching with Golden and Berry ciders,” Accomplice owner and brewer Matt Stetson told us. The two ciders will be semi-dry and just the beginning of a fruit-forward evolution…
Hundreds of burger enthusiasts made their way to Sanborn Square in Boca Raton on Saturday, July 11 to experience the fourth-annual Boca Burger Battle, where a total of 19 establishments from Miami to West Palm Beach battled it out for the title of “Grill Master.” The melée pit restaurants, chefs,…
It’s the end of the workweek, and you know you busted your ass. Whether you’re working hard in your dream job or hustlin’ in a job you despise, the obvious is inevitable – you need a break, damn it. This weekend, there are plenty of activities to celebrate the end…
Pizzacraft is set to open in downtown Fort Lauderdale in late October 2015. It’s the latest concept from JEY Hospitality, the people who brought you Rok:Brgr, Himmarshee Public House, and Tacocraft Tacqueria and Tequila Bar. This new establishment will be located just steps from the city’s courthouse, Broward Center For Performing…
Starbucks is kind of like the Kim Kardashian of coffee shops. It’s a ubiquitous site in American culture and our obsession with it is surpassed only by our love to bash it. When it comes to Starbucks, everyone’s a hipster. So, it is quite fitting that Starbucks is now offering…
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. Hey there beer fans, this week we’re going to take a look at another beer out of Lakeland, from the massive Brew Hub…
It’s the end of the workweek, and you know you busted your ass. Whether you’re working hard in your dream job or hustlin’ in a job you despise, the obvious is inevitable – you need a break, damn it. This weekend, there are plenty of activities to celebrate the end…
You probably work with one or may even be friends with one of them. Who knows? With the world the way it is, you might even be living under the same roof with one. We’re talking, of course, about vegetarians. According to Raw Food World, about five percent of Americans…
Week Four of Delray’s sixteen-week Chef vs. Chef competition brought assless chaps, other antics. The fourth week of Delray’s Chef vs. Chef competition did not fail to amuse and inspire. Whereas last week began with table-dancing judges, this week ended with banquette booty dancing. The night’s judges were Renée Korbel-Quinn,…
It’s a steamy summer evening, and with an exhausting week at its end, you’re positively yearning for a drink. Right? And preferably something cool and refreshing. While an ice-cold brewski or chilled cocktail will do, a glass of the quintessential summer drink sounds even better. That’s right. We’re talking sangria. Even if…
July 1st marked the beginning of the legalization of the 64 ounce growler in Florida. At long, long last, the ubiquitous beer-to-go container size that the rest of the country has been enjoying for years is now available for consumers across the Sunshine State. But because our beer scene is…
This summer, foodies can find a new and exciting dining experience from the well-known Fort Lauderdale establishment Hardy Park Bistro, which is hosting a series of pop-up dinners coined “Summer Nights X HPB” at several unexpected locations across South Florida in the coming months. In 2013, chef-owner Philip Darmon opened…
In last evening’s episode of Chopped on the Food Network, Palate Party food truck owner Robyn Almodovar was visibly nervous when presenting her plate to judges Geoffrey Zakarian, Marc Murphy, and Amanda Freitag. The chef, competing for $10,000 along with three other hopefuls, had just made beef tendon and purslane wontons…
The fresh-baked pastries, cakes, pies, and cookies at Fort Lauderdale’s Warsaw Coffee Company are pretty tasty. So good, in fact, that pastry chef and partner Jason Morale said he tends to sell out of many of his goods by midday. And just one bite of his Fruity Pebble oatmeal raisin cookies,…
Thu 7/9 Food + Drink Ladies and Lagers Men drink beer. Ladies sip wine. That’s the stereotype anyway. Like all generalizations, though, there are hundreds (if not thousands) of exceptions to the rule. Although there certainly are more male brewers in the field, there are plenty of women who are…
Palate Party’s Robyn Almodovar is going on the chopping block tonight — literally. The chef/food truck owner will appear on Food Network’s Chopped! tonight, July 11 at 10 p.m. The battle, entitled Tendon Intentions, finds Almodovar and her fellow competitors working with mystery basket ingredients that include beef tendon balls,…
When it’s hot outside, the last thing you want to do is attend another outdoor food festival; which is why the third annual Palm Beach Summer Beer Fest happening later this month is indoors. The day-long event will take place on July 25 from 1 to 5 p.m., and will…
It’s official – Mellow Mushroom, the stoner-themed pizza restaurant that’s become somewhat of a craze, is open in Fort Lauderdale. The Atlanta-based chain was founded in 1974 from the “free-wheelin’ hippie culture of the 1970’s” and has grown from one restaurant to more than 150 locations. The latest Mellow Mushroom opened…
When you sit down for dinner at Cypress Nook Bavaria Haus Restaurant — a charming little German-American restaurant in Pompano Beach — and spot curry on the menu, it could throw you off-guard. That is, if you aren’t familiar with Germany’s traditional plebeian dish of sliced pork sausage drenched in…
It’s been almost a year since we announced Tap 42, the Fort Lauderdale-originated gastropub offering up 42 craft beer taps, would be opening a second location in Boca Raton. And the wait is finally over: Tap 42’s parent company, TapCo. Restaurant Group, has announced the official grand opening date of its…
