Psst, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. For the procrastinators, CVS and Target quickly run out of sought after velvet heart boxes of treats, leaving nothing but bags of candy that scream I-love-you-but-I-just-don’t-prepare. Butter up your sweetie pie with some homemade goodies from Pinterest, It will look like you…
There’s something about a hunk of ground meat in between two buns that just comforts the soul. Whether it’s fond childhood memories, the soft pillowy bun, the fatty burger, the cheese, or the combination of delicious ingredients in perfect handheld format — that’s right, we frown upon eating burgers with…
If you’re planning a trip to visit the famous mouse’s futuristic world known as EPCOT, skip breakfast at the hotel, because you’ve got a date with fried pastry. (Just don’t call it a Cronut®, OK? The Cronut® is a specific pastry created and sold in the Dominique Ansel Bakery in…
Once upon a time, restaurants and bars tended to open along heavily trafficked streets and highly visible strip malls. Sure, they’ve been easy enough to find, but that kind of takes away from the excitement of discovering a new spot. Over the past few years, many of the popular bars…
Love: It’s in the air right now — or at least it’s supposed to be. Stores have decked their halls with red and pink, and heart-shaped everything is everywhere to celebrate the international holiday of adoration. Whether you’re ready for it or not, Valentine’s Day is next Friday, February 14…
The Fort Lauderdale Police Department has just released video of an armed robbery that occurred at the McDonald’s located at 1600 South State Road 7 in Fort Lauderdale. According to police, on Sunday, February 2 at approximately 10:30 p.m., two armed and disguised suspects entered the restaurant, ordering customers to…
Cabbage. The word does not exactly inspire orgasms of culinary delight. We wouldn’t turn down some nice sauerkraut to top off a Reuben, but cabbage is generally bland and tastless when it hasn’t been fermented in its own juices, drowned in vinegar, and covered in deli mustard. Still, the health…
Valentine’s Day can be tricky. A) It’s expensive. B) It can be difficult to determine what is appropriate. Whether you’ve been with someone for years and you’re on a budget or you’ve recently started seeing someone and you don’t think it’s time to let out your full-on romantic side, there’s…
Looking for something beer related to go to this weekend in southern Palm Beach County? Western Delray Beach’s latest craft beer bar, TAP Global Beer Collection, will be throwing a grand opening party this Saturday, February 8th starting at noon and lasting all day. We told you about TAP Global’s…
On Thursday, February 6, the entire nation will be celebrating its very own weird food holiday, National Frozen Yogurt Day. Well, maybe the people freezing their butts off in the New England snow might not be, but here in South Florida — where temperatures will reach the 80-degree mark all…
Years ago, Riverfront was a bustling plaza filled with restaurants, bars, coffee shops, retails stores, and more. Then the economy took a dive from the high board. Briny Irish Pub aside, the deserted mall has been an empty shell of its former glory for years now. All along, we’ve been…
Pretend you want to go out to eat with your meat-loving father, your vegan sister, your gluten-free mother, and your juice cleansing brother; your options are limited. Over the past year or so we’ve seen an uptick in the amount of health-centered restaurants catering to dietary choices and restrictions in…
The French pretty much invented farm-to-table cuisine. Or, well, they perfected the culinary techniques needed to maximize the foods produced on a seasonal basis. Basically, it’s the same thing. Point being: It makes sense that a French-trained chef would be chosen to take the reigns at a restaurants that focuses…
Wine can be a fun hobby – provided one knows one’s limits. There are so many varietals to be explored. Even after you’ve found your favorite, a Malbec can be a very different wine from one vineyard to the next. A wine is a growing season captured in a bottle,…
Remember Subway? The fast-food chain made superfamous by that guy Jared who shed some serious poundage by eating a healthy, well-balanced diet composed of Subway sammies that contained lots of veggies? Apparently, on the 15th anniversary of Jared Fogle’s accomplishment, Subway decided to celebrate with the introduction of its Frito…
Few things are better than kicking back on a weekend with a mimosa or bloody mary in hand while watching the world pass by. In fact, about the only thing that could improve it is a waterfront view to watch it pass by on. For 17 years, Blue Moon Fish…
Ah, Valentine’s Day; the international day of romance. It’s the one day a year in which everybody has love — or lust — on the brain. Whether you’re single, dating, committed, or just working on your newest conquest, chances are your love life — or lack thereof — is at…
Thousands of fans of food trucks, beer, and music gathered in downtown Fort Lauderdale’s Esplanade Park this past Saturday for the fifth Burgie Awards. The Burgies were, of course, created by South Florida food blogger Burger Beast as a way to acknowledge trucks and restaurants that specialize in affordable comfort…
Allen West, one-term congressman, Tea Party darling, and crusader against anything he deems “un-American,” doesn’t like Coca-Cola’s Super Bowl ad. Not one bit. The… um… “distinguished gentleman” from South Florida blogged not once — but twice — about the Coke ad. According to West’s first blog post last evening, the…
Ah, Valentine’s Day; the international day of romance. It’s the one day a year in which everybody has love — or lust — on the brain. Whether you’re single, dating, committed, or just working on your newest conquest; chances are your love life — or lack thereof — is at…
So far this year, we’ve reported on the growing number of juice bars, the booming trend of cold-press juicing, and followed one food blogger through a three-day cleanse. To add to the healthy-wave, My Organic Juice in Boca Raton is the latest cold-press juice company to open in the area,…
Not much has changed in the world of cocktails over the past century. Yes, we went through Prohibition and its repeal. And yes, that certainly changed the way Americans drink, but over the past few years, we’ve circled back to drinking the classics. As happy as we are about the…
