Surge Soda Returns With an Awesome Spotify Playlist (Video)

Who remembers Surge soda? If you were a child of the 90’s, you probably had a can of the neon green citrus soda in your hands while you were jamming out to Backstreet Boys. The beverage was discontinued by Coca-Cola a dozen years ago, but (much like the Backstreet Boys),…

First Taste Of Miami’s Concrete Beach Brewery

The elements are slowly but surely falling into place for Alan Newman and his team at the soon-to-launch Concrete Beach Brewery in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami. Last we saw Newman, the brewery was in the middle of construction. Though there are now more walls and doors than there were…

Florida Beer: Happening Now Session IPA From Cigar City Brewing

It’s #FloridaBeerFriday. Every Friday, we take a look at a beer brewed in the Sunshine State, giving analysis to the burgeoning craft-beer movement of Florida. This week we’re taking a look at a beer straight outta Tampa that’s a collaboration between Rock Brothers Brewing, Kyle Hollingsworth of The String Cheese…

Our Favorite Dishes From New Times‘ Seventh Annual Pairings

Another year, another Pairings. Alas, New Times’ annual foodie event has come and gone — and what a night it was. Over 40 restaurants served up samples of some amazing food, paired with a fine wines and craft beer. If you weren’t able to attend South Florida’s best foodie event…

New Times’ Pairings is Tonight: Five Reasons to Go

New Times’ Pairings is here! South Florida’s best foodie event happens this evening when the Broward Center for the Performing Arts hosts over 40 restaurant, each serving amazing food paired with a fine wine or craft beer. If you haven’t already snagged tickets, don’t worry. Tickets are available online at…

Tiny Hamster Challenges Kobayashi to an Eating Duel (Video)

The world can be a harsh place. There are bills to pay, climate change to worry about, and bosses so evil they should sprout horns and carry around pitchforks at the weekly sales meeting. That’s why we need diversions on the internet to give us a few minutes of sheer…

Ten Best Happy Hours in Fort Lauderdale

There’s a reason it’s called happy hour. Sure, you could hit the gym, run some errands, or hey, even make yourself a nice home-cooked meal, but let’s be honest, you don’t actually want to do any of that. Everyone knows, postwork drinks are the best way to wind down from…

Whole Foods Market Is Getting Its Own Brewing Company

Whole Foods Market hired Dave Ohmer to make beer for the grocer as it prepares to open a brewpub inside one of its newest stores. The store, which will be located inside the BLVD Place building in Houston, opens November 6 and will contain a 40-seat brewpub with 20 beer…

New Times’ Pairings: Last Chance to Purchase Discount Tickets On-Line

Tomorrow, September 18, New Times’ Pairings gets under way at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. From 7 to 10 p.m., the gorgeous center, fresh off a multi-million dollar remodel, will host South Florida’s best restaurants, all showcasing their finest dishes. Plus, each dish has been carefully paired with…

Smoke BBQ Brings Kansas-City Style to Delray Beach

Good news for fans of authentic barbecue. Smoke BBQ is now open in Delray Beach. The restaurant, which quietly opened this week, features authentic Kansas City-style smokehouse barbecue and Carolina pulled pork as well as a large craft-beer selection to wash your meat down with. In addition, Smoke will offer…

Get $5 Cold Pressed Juice at Purely Pressed in Fort Lauderdale

These days, juice bars are popping up like froyo shops, one on every corner. Some sell made-to-order juice, while others perfect recipes and pack them up in glass bottles. Others sell all-organic juice for exorbitantly high prices, while a few choose not to use organic produce at all. At Purely…

New Times’ Pairings: Get Discount VIP Tickets Now

New Times’ Pairings happens this Thursday, September 18 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, giving you the chance to dine from over 40 of south Florida’s hottest restaurants, each paired with a fine wine or craft beer for maximum eating and drinking enjoyment. See also: The Ten Best…

General Mills Buys Annie’s for $820 Million

General Mills – large corporation General Mills – has just put in a $820 million check for that most savory and ethical of supermarket choices, Annie’s Homegrown. Hippies, anti-GMOers, and other health-minded folks everywhere set to wailing and weeping at the news. Annie’s Homegrown already screwed the pooch by putting…