All right; it’s that time of year. It’s the time in which we consume more pumpkin everything than we can possibly imagine. Whether it’s in pie, bread, muffin, M&M, beer, or even Oreo form, we have plenty of options for getting our fall gourd on. Speaking of which, bartender Kelsey…
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. Experimental and concept beers are a…
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 food-related art, howl at the moon, or go German for South Florida’s ultimate…
Remember the short-lived Kris Jenner Show? Whatever your personal review, one good thing came about as a result of the Kardashian matriarch’s stint as a talk show host — a bromance between Mario Lopez and Steve Martorano. Lopez and Martorano hit it off during filming, with Lopez paying a visit…
Two of Broward’s finest home brewers made the trek to Coconut Grove’s LoKal for the restaurant’s second annual home brewers bash…
Tending bar tends to be an extrovert’s game. You have to deal with other staff members and chat to dozens, if not hundreds, of customers on a daily basis — it’s almost like being onstage. For the most part, you’re not going to find many shy people behind the bar,…
Just because you can’t compare apples to oranges doesn’t mean you can’t compare both apples and oranges to the size of the fetus growing inside your womb. And the What to Expect app does just that. Once a mommy-to-be inputs her due date, she’ll receive a weekly update about the…
With Halloween less than two weeks away, the time for consuming copious amounts of pumpkin — or similar squash — is here. Sure, you’ve been drinking the pumpkin beers since the summer, you’ve probably had a few pumpkin and cream cheese muffins, and we know you’ve had your share of…
As if they weren’t already too busy chasing dope, agents from the Drug Enforcement Agency will have their work cut out for them big time if Oreo cookies are added to the list of controlled substances. That white stuff sandwiched in between two chocolate disks may not be cocaine, but…
Broward County is known for many things: beautiful beaches, spring break, giant yachts, the largest per-capita gay community in the country, an inability to vote properly, the most hated woman on the internet in Taylor Chapman (well, a couple of months ago, at least), the nice Prancercise lady, ass-kicking (and…
Scotch is known to be a gentleman’s drink — it has to be if good old Ron Burgundy has a sweet spot for it — and gentlemen don’t drink cheap booze from plastic bottles, unless, of course, it’s really late and nobody is looking. When it comes to Scotch, there…
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has been behind some strange campaigns. It’s asked for grouper to be renamed “sea puppies,” and it’s claimed that Carlos Danger Weiners (sic) cause erectile dysfunction. But this time, PETA has taken a stand that Clean Plate Charlie thinks makes perfect sense…
OK, so the partial government shutdown is affecting new brewery start-ups; not good. The upside is that homebrewers can still indulge in their craft. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for life; teach a man to brew beer and he drinks like a fish. So let This…
Another local homebrewer has done it again. Still basking in the success of winning gold at the National Homebrewers Conference, Tamarac homebrewer Russ Brunner brews home the gold again, this time at the Samuel Adams LongShot American Homebrew Contest last Friday. Brunner’s American Stout was chosen among two other winners…
The saying goes, “Two heads are better than one.” While we’d have to say that idea holds true across the board, it’s especially appropriate when it comes to creative endeavors, including the kitchen. So what happens when you take two well-known chefs and pair them together? Here’s your chance to…
The sun might still be sweltering and some outliers might still be running around in white, but we don’t need the axis to align to know it’s finally fall, because just after Labor Day, Starbucks unleashes its dearly missed Pumpkin Spice Latte. And once it’s unleashed, the town slowly catches…
Let’s face it: West Palm Beach has never been known for its food scene. No one ever raves about his fabulous dinner out on Clematis Street; you won’t see people making destination dining trips to CityPlace; and while nearby Palm Beach “island” glitters with swank restaurants, hip lunch spots, and…
“You must have a horse,” the Publix cashier says wide-eyed to Andrea Meister, who is purchasing ten pounds of carrots, a bulky bag of apples, four bags of kale, and another bag of spinach. Meister’s face turns bright red, and she leaves the explanation of her vegetable purchase a mystery…
As annoying as it may be for bartenders — it takes precious time away from serving other customers — muddling fresh fruit and herbs makes a huge difference in cocktails. From traditional mojitos to ubiquitous new specialties like cucumber basil martinis, freshly pressed ingredients are available all over the place…
It’s a story everyone has heard before: Renzo Salini worked in real estate, and when the bubble started to burst in 2006, he decided to get out of housing and open a restaurant, SaxSay Deli. While he certainly wasn’t the first or only person to do so, he was one…
The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival comes to town on October 18, bringing with it an amazing assortment of films for nearly an entire month. There’s prestige in this festival, many of the films will be making their US or world premiers right here in South Florida. In other words,…
Different people crave different things; some love salty junk food; others love stuffing their face with meat; hey, there are some people who actually hunger for veggies — it’s OK, we hate them too. The worst of the hankerings, however, is the desire for sweets. Even though most of us…
