Friday’s here, so it’s time for beer. Every Friday, so long as the creek don’t rise, this beer enthusiast will take a look at a Florida beer that, hopefully, should be readily available in a local shop or on tap at your favorite bar. This week we’re back in Davie…
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 search out some drunk-ass pilgrims, save some sea turtles, or go all out with tons of…
The beef tongue arrives raw and slivered, its flesh marbled with strips of fat. You cook it on a wire grate over charcoal, which burns crimson in a pit on your table. In seconds, the meat turns from pink and slick to charred and shriveled. “It’s too hot,” exclaims the…
Unless you have a terrible gluten allergy – and probably even if you do – pasta is everyone’s favorite comfort food. Perhaps it’s the carb-overload coma one slips into after gorging on a bowl of penne. Perhaps it’s the childhood memories of slurping long strands of spaghetti, Lady and the…
Hey, are you done with that coffee yet? Have a beer. Have a coffee beer. Then have another, and another. It’s good for your health. Just remember that three beer rule. Some people may be surprised at the sudden increase in beer literature in the last few years, and that’s…
UPDATE: Good news, brunch-lovers. We’ve recently published a new list of Fort Lauderdale’s best brunches. Now go forth and brunch like you’ve never brunched before. We all love going out to eat. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, brunch — doesn’t matter. We’re ecstatic when we can grab any meal away from the…
In the great words of Sting, Mariah Carey, and apparently countless other individuals, if you love somebody set them free… While there is another part to that quote, it doesn’t really apply here. With a bit of sadness and a lot of gratitude d.b.a./ Cafe, New Times’s Best New Restaurant…
Now that Halloween is behind us, it’s time for our thoughts to turn to turkeys, hot apple pie, and drinking for a cause at the second-annual Gobble Wobble Pub Crawl. The crawl starts this Saturday, November 9 at 4 p.m. and visits six different Fort Lauderdale bars, with each location…
Sure, there are all these “craft” coffee and tea houses coming on to the scene. But, let’s face it. When we’re in need of a caffeine of sugar rush, we all head to Starbucks for a five-dollar latte and a slice of lemon cake. And, as sure as that barista…
The nimbus clouds hung low and dark. They loomed over the the local merchants’ tents as their tarps flapped violently with each gust of wind. At 5 p.m. the main downpour had passed or, at least, everyone hoped it had. It was the first night of the Tuesday Oakland Park…
The soon-to-open sports lounge and “global comfort food” hot spot in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Himmarshee Public House, is poised to bring customers on a journey of flavors in an atmosphere more familiar to many than the traditional white-linen tables of old-school foodies. This is a space dominated by marquee lights,…
If you are unlucky enough to not be independently wealthy, chances are you regularly visit a shared work environment. If you are a human, chances are you will need to eat sometime during the eight to 12 hours you spend in said work environment. To this end, many benevolent employers…
Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) has had environmentalist, beekeeping enthusiasts, and farmers concerned about the future of farming, and, well, food since 2006. Pollinators, including bees, are integral component to the health of our ecosystems; without them, much of the foods we eat have no way of reproducing. Almonds, apples, plums,…
There’s nothing new about celebrity chefs endorsing products, and some of them make a great deal of sense. Take, for example, Martha Stewart’s range of cookware items. After all, who wouldn’t want to cook like the domestic diva herself, and if purchasing a set of Martha’s steak knives or a…
Everyone has his own definition of comfort fare. To some, it’s a warm and creamy potato soup; to others, it’s a giant slab of meat; to many it’s a heaping bowl of pasta paired with a glass of Chianti. If you fall under the latter category, Fort Lauderdale has a…
From sea salt chocolate to salty caramel — salty-sweet is the new “it” flavor. And why not? It’s amazing. It leaves no corner of the palate unpleased. If you’ve ever wondered why peanut butter and chocolate taste so good together, salty-sweet is why. If you have ever seen chocolate-covered bacon…
The beef tongue arrives raw and slivered, its flesh marbled with strips of fat. You cook it on a wire grate over charcoal, which burns crimson in a pit on your table. In seconds, the meat turns from pink and slick to charred and shriveled. “It’s too hot,” exclaims the…
Time and time again, singles go out and date people who seem charming, funny, and good-looking. Things are going great until that one lunch date when you realize your potential significant other actually prefers Jimmy John’s to Publix subs and you have to call the whole thing off. Food differences…
South Florida is full of different dining options that can satisfy any type of craving. From expensive celebrity-chef-driven restaurants to tiny pizza joints and everything in between, there tends to be no dearth of options; however, it’s not often that you’ll find an inexpensive casual spot with a big-time chef’s…
Craft breweries can’t make big decisions lightly, especially when it comes to moving their product into new territory. Last August, Saint Arnold Brewing made the announcement yesterday to move into the Florida market. Saint Arnold signed with several Florida distributors, including Coastal Beverage Ltd., Gold Coast Eagle Distributing, Great Bay…
It was bound to happen, wasn’t it? Guy Fieri was caught fighting with his hairdresser, Ariel Ramirez, in San Francisco. We’re not sure what happened, but looking at Fieri, we’re guessing someone finally gave the Food Network host a mirror. According to TMZ, the two men had just landed at…
This weekend was a perfect weekend to walk around an outdoor festival and drink Florida-made beer. And that’s just what Clean Plate Charlie did during the first Brewers Guild Festival of South Florida, a sister event to the long-running Florida Brewers Guild Beer Fest held every March in Tampa. It…
