I’m all about breakfast, the most important meal of the day. It’s especially fun when you make something seasonal and themed, like these pumpkin and pecan pancakes. They’d fit right in with the fall theme anytime from now until Christmas, but who doesn’t think about pumpkins, especially around Halloween? They’re…
Hoppy Halloween!Crown Wine & Spirits is getting in the Halloween spirit with a special beer pairing tonight and tomorrow at its Sunrise and Fort Lauderdale stores.Hop-O-Ween starts at tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Crown Fort Lauderdale (1030 NE 15th Ave., 954-358-9463), and features fall-themed brews paired with delicious Halloween eats…
Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it’s all about the love of the brew. If you…
The Place: Boston’s on the Beach, 40 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach. 561-278-3364. The Hours: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Deal: Half off well drinks, domestic beers are $2.50, and house wines are $3.50. The Digs: Overlooking A1A and the beach, the three floors of this…
The Place: Da Big Kahuna, 17 S Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. 954-530-4867. The Hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day. The Deal: $3 well cocktails. The Digs: Beach Place is filled with sadness, and perhaps it’s most apparent at the Da Big Kahuna. Seemingly only half alive,…
A friend of mine really got into the Halloween spirit this year. We went to a party over the weekend, where she served the witch finger tea cookies I posted about on Monday. She and her sister also made a main course to go with that: Stuffed rats with green…
Everyone’s fantasized about being a bartender (Ooh, ooh, can I be Tom Cruise in Cocktail?) Now you can be your own at West Palm Beach bar O’Shea’s, where a special new table puts you behind the tap.The table is called a Draft Master. It’s a specially designed table that houses…
Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it’s all about the love of the brew. If you…
Who says $25 can’t take you far?Stop into Crown Wine and Spirits Boynton Beach this Saturday, October 23 and that admission price will take you all the way to South American wine country.Frank Reider, author of Wines of Passion: The Best of South America, will be in attendance at this…
Getting creative with Halloween can be fun, especially when it comes to food. I remember eating all sorts of Halloween-themed treats as a kid. There’s nothing like being dressed up as the grim reaper and eating eyeballs (skinned grapes) or intestines (dyed pasta).I went to a party this weekend with…
The place: The Wayward Sailor Pub, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. Call 954-630-2856. The hours: 3 to 7 p.m. every day. The deal: Domestic drafts and wells cost $2.50. Free homemade chips and salsa with a two-drink minimum. Alternating appetizers are also on special during happy hour. The digs:…
Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it’s all about the love of the brew. If you…
The Village Taverns (there’s one in Pembroke Pines and one in Boynton Beach) are putting up the Hope-tini as a Cocktail for a Cure. With each sold through October, $2 goes to breast cancer research.Here’s the recipe, so you can make it at home — after you’ve given at the…
photo by Jamie LongAmong a sea of cleavage and thick clouds of cigarette smoke, customers of Greenbrier Smoking Lounge in Pompano Beach can enjoy a frosty adult beverage and an inexpensive nosh. There is a significant paucity of clothing covering the attractive female staff, which makes you wonder what kind…
alancleaver2000Times, they are tough. Unemployment is a national plague, and my piggy bank — yes, I have one — hasn’t seen this much action in years. Like a lot of folks these days, I find myself standing in a grocery aisle, staring zombie-like at the shelves, balancing the importance of…
I love Korean short ribs. The marinated beef balances sweet and salty, spicy and savory just right. But short ribs are also pretty fatty and more difficult to cook at home. So when I got my hands on a jar of kimchi and some lean, top round beef, I thought…
Here’s one for your sweet tooth: The Lodge in Boca Raton is hosting a chocolate pairing this Saturday featuring Dove Chocolates. It’s OK, you can squeal like a schoolgirl now. The tasting party (hosted by Chocolatier Marisa) will throw down enough sweet, chocolaty treats to choke Augustus Gloop. There will…
The place: Duffy’s Sports Grill, 1804 Cordova Road, Fort Lauderdale. Call 954-713-6363. The hours: 4 p.m. to close every day. The deal: Everything is two-for-one (excluding shots, pitchers, and buckets of beer). The digs: Duffy’s is the latest level in the ever-escalating sports-bar arms race. This location is one of…
The last time I can remember paying $1 for draft beer is drinking underage at a local bar when I was in high school (the names will be changed to protect the innocent). It was the mid-’90s, and the place in question never carded my friends and me. So we’d…
There’s been a ton of interest in Oktoberfest this year — maybe it’s because beer has become a bigger deal in South Florida than ever. The Office (201 E. Atlantic Ave.) is getting in on the act now. The Delray Beach gastropub’s Oktoberfest plans sound pretty darned good too. The restaurant is…
• If you bleed Miami Dolphins’ colors of orange and teal, you’ll no doubt be pleased to know that now you can eat them too. In honor of our pigskin heroes, the Pembroke Pines RA Sushi is dishing a specially created Fins Roll — for $12, it’s lobster topped with…
Welcome to October, the best month of the year for beer!Next Thursday America’s backyard will be hosting a beer tasting on its outdoor patio from 6 to 9 p.m. You’ll get the opportunity to learn about and taste a bunch of different beer styles and get a free pint of…
