Just as there are components you look for in tasting good wine, there are similar components you look for when selecting a good quality coffee. This Tuesday, April 21, learn how to taste the subtle notes of coffee and wine — and how to best pair each with food —…
Sexy vegans are all over the place: in the gym, shopping the veggie aisle at Publix, gracing magazine covers and even living right next door. Hence the idea behind PETA’s Sexiest Vegan Next Door contest. Plant-based sex appeal is everywhere! The animal advocacy org has narrowed this year’s pool down…
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…
PETA’s Sexiest Vegan Next Door contest is in full swing, and two of South Florida’s own made the finalist cut. Mom, model, actress and part-time teacher, Aisha Thalia of Pembroke Pines beat out hundreds of entrants to earn a spot in the final round along with nine other ladies. On the male…
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 we’re checking in to see what’s been brewing up in Cape Canaveral. No, it’s not Elon Musk’s latest rocket design, it’s…
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.Whether you’re looking to participate in a bar crawl, play some happy hour poker, or watch as Whole Foods filets some…
Ben & Jerry’s is expanding their horizons to make the only thing better than ice cream. Beer. The Vermont-based ice cream company best known for their pop culture references in flavors (Schweddy Balls, anyone?) is teaming up with New Belgium Brewing to create a special release beer with the self-explaining…
By now, any self-respecting South Floridian knows about Fort Lauderdale’s Mai-Kai, the giant tiki hut off Federal Highway. Since opening in 1956, its the type of place where you can order up a potent mai tai, drown in a flaming scorpion bowl, watch a live Polynesian dance show, and listen…
Fine restaurants and wineries have long aligned themselves to host pairing dinners. But, with craft beers coming into their own, many establishments are now hosting beer pairing dinners. It’s a good thing, because the growth of the craft beer industry in South Florida offers a way to bring locality to…
Some good news and bad news is on the horizon regarding growlers in Florida. The good news is that Floridians may actually get to have their long-coveted 64-ounce growler. The bad news, at least for craft brewers, is that a bill passed in the Florida Senate yesterday that allows the…
Once an empty warehouse, a building at the corner of Fern Street and Quadrille Boulevard in West Palm Beach is now a beautiful white building with a colorful graffiti garden. Today, the 17,000-square-foot space located on the outskirts of City Place, and just a few blocks south of the city’s…
Italian Master Chef Marc Vetri has finally achieved what he set out to do twenty years ago: write a cookbook on pasta. Before realizing his passion for cooking, the James Beard award-winning chef worked in restaurants throughout much of his life and fell in love with the art of pasta…
Avocado helado with shrimp and tilapia ceviche is paired with a Violette-spiked mezcal margarita; a fruit and beet salad with cream sorbet is served with a pomegranate gin fizz; and a collard green and kale duck sausage pizza gets a l’orange Old Fashioned. That’s the type of food you can…
Subculture Coffee cofounders Sean Scott and Rodney Mayo quietly opened their downtown Delray Beach location this week at 123 E. Atlantic Avenue, next door to Tramonti Italian Restaurant and directly across from Park Tavern. In the past few years, only a handful of Palm Beach County roasters has been able…
Chef John Moeller has had the culinary experience of a lifetime. As the former chef to three First Families, including President George H.W. Bush, President William Jefferson Clinton, and President George W. Bush, Moeller continually pleased both residents and guests of the White House by preparing très soigné cuisine. Thanks to a strong…
There’s something about Brimstone Woodfire Grill on the westernmost stretch of Pines Boulevard that screams “chain restaurant.” Perhaps it’s the giant, glowing red logo stamped across the top of the establishment’s enormous stacked stone façade? The sprawling 200-seat dining room? The familiar Americanized menu with its mix of seafood, steaks,…
Ikea, the Swedish furniture company that specializes in insanely cheap furniture with difficult to pronounce names (and impossible to decipher assembly instructions), has just introduced their newest creation. And, no, it’s not a bookcase. The home goods mega-store has launched their long-awaited vegan meatballs. The vegetable balls are available at…
Some might observe that after a few hours at a beer festival, the people in attendance begin to act like animals. So why not hold a beer festival where there are actual animals anyway? The Brew at the Zoo was back at the Palm Beach Zoo for the third annual…
To start the week off with a bang (or a ball), head to Fork & Balls in Fort Lauderdale. Every week, the restaurant offers its Meatball Monday Madness promotion, where you can get $1 meatballs all day — and night. Named as one of the “Top Ten Hottest Restaurants In…
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…
One would be hard-pressed to find another pastry chef like Mindy Segal. Arguably one of the best in the country, Segal has been a game changer in the realm of sweets and treats and is about to take it up a notch with her first cookbook, Cookie Love. The owner…
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, we’re going to check out Beach Blonde Ale from 3 Daughters Brewing, a brewery we looked at last month when we…
