Around and around we go; today is the start to yet another lovely workweek. Hopefully, you have a bit of a spring in your step from some indulgent weekend activities. If not, don’t fret; there are still plenty of events to keep you busy through your working days. Whether you’re looking…
When Johnson & Wales students Christopher DelPrete and Rand Carswell decided to open a food truck, they had no idea that it would take off like it did. The former private chefs took a chance on starting their own business together in 2012, opening Miami Press food truck. Since then,…
Out with the old, and in with the new. That’s the plan for longtime South Florida establishment Bimini Boatyard Bar & Grill, which will close its doors later this week as part of a rebranding effort to develop a more modern waterfront dining destination. Known for decades as one of…
Warning: This news has the potential to make you extremely hungry for fresh seafood, and possibly upset you. You can’t order pizza at Pizzeria Oceano anymore. For the past several months, the Lantana restaurant best known for its slow-food approach to pizza has slowly moved its main course off the…
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. U.S. Route 90 is a 1,633 mi stretch of road that winds its way east from Van Horn, Texas to Jacksonville Beach, Florida…
We hear the chefs at Salt7 in Delray Beach have been working for months on a new burger recipe, one they hope will make them two-time champs for the title of “Best Grill Master” at this year’s Boca Burger Battle. Last year, the restaurant took the top prize with its Motley…
Week three of Delray’s Chef vs. Chef competition was a no-holds-barred battle between Victor Meneses of El Camino in Delray Beach and Victor Franco of Oceans 234 in Deerfield Beach. With each week, the crowd at Max’s Harvest seems to be a bit rowdier—one of the night’s judges was caught…
Many people have already changed their profile pics back to non-rainbow filtered images. And that’s O.K. No one is questioning your commitment to civil rights simply because you prefer your face with an ethereal Amaro Instagram filter instead of a rainbow. Luckily, there are plenty of consumerist — and even…
When you live in South Florida, you know it’s officially summer not when the temps reach a certain unbearable height, not when the snowbirds are officially gone, but when people start trying to pawn their mangoes off on you. We all love mangoes, of course, but mango season — which…
The time has come, Florida, for freedom. Sixty-four ounces of freedom, to be precise. July 1 marks the day local brewers and beer lovers have been foaming at the mouth for: the legalization of 64-ounce growlers. Finally, after years of fighting and legal wrangling, Florida breweries can stand equal to…
Now that summer is in full swing, we thought perhaps South Florida would see a lull in restaurant openings. Not so. In fact, there were plenty of new establishments still welcoming booming business in June — and still more to come over the course of, what was once, South Florida’s…
Ladies of the Palm Beaches: Do you like bratwurst, beer, and look good in a dirndl? If you do, you might want to consider becoming this year’s official female spokesperson for American German Club in Lantana. With the American German Club’s annual Oktoberfest celebration a few months away, the search…
Bar Hopping. College kids do it. Bachelorette parties do it. Even snow birds have been known to do it. So, after a long stressful work week, you should too. So, here’s a challenge for you: Anyone with enough energy can put their money where their mouth is by attempting to…
When it comes to barbecuing meat, there may be no better person to ask than Joe Carroll. A self-taught cook, Carroll shows off his mastery of live-fire cooking through his acclaimed eateries in Brooklyn and Philadelphia, Fette Sau and St. Anselm. While much of Carroll’s inspiration for smoking meats draws…
At some point in recent history, it’s probably happened to you. You experienced a Whole Paycheck moment, and it was at once shameful and glorious — that moment when you emerge from Whole Foods Market crying, not because the organic produce is so beautiful, not because that vegan vanilla cake…
Thursday, July 2 Back in 1957, at a lecture in Sweden, Albert Camus coined a two-word directive that artists from across nationalities, centuries, and media have taken as gospel: “Create Dangerously.” The exhortation has a provocative, inspirational ring to it. If the art isn’t dangerous, why create it? And more…
Forget what Florence and the Machine told you: The ‘dog days’ are far from over. But Sloan’s Ice Cream has come up with a sweet way to improve the situation. The magical ice cream shop of Broward and Palm Beach counties has recently launched an all new summer kick-off promotion called “Sloan’s…
Most people know about Whole Foods Market’s nickname of “Whole Paycheck”, but just how true is that moniker? Most people believe that the prices at the upscale market are due to the fact that the store specializes in organic produce, hormone-free meats, and wild-caught seafood. But California inspectors claim that…
The Boca Raton Community Garden is growing. Literally. Did you know that one in four Boca Raton residents is food insecure? “It’s hard to believe, but it’s true,” says Orli Zimmerman, a former co-chair for the Boca Raton Community Garden, a park-like space where individuals or organizations can lease…
Around and around we go; today is the start to yet another lovely workweek. Hopefully, you have a bit of a spring in your step from some indulgent weekend activities. If not, don’t fret; there are still plenty of events to keep you busy through your working days. Whether you’re looking…
Do you like having beer for breakfast? Who doesn’t, really? Next month, when Funky Buddha Brewery’s new Craft Food Counter & Kitchen — and Rolling Chefs food truck — hosts the brewery’s first-ever Funky Buddha brunch. Officially dubbed “Beer For Breakfast” the brunch will take place on July 12, from 11…
In the hot, sticky summer month of July, Americans across the United States don their red, white, and blue, bust out the grills, slather on the sunscreen, and light the sparklers to celebrate Independence Day. But in South Florida, the depths of summer are a bit like the depths of winter…
