Today might be Friday, but if you’re a food who resides in Broward or Palm Beach, last night should have been the highlight of your week. New Times sixth-annual Pairings food and wine (and this year, beer) event took over the Broward County Convention Center last night with an endless…
Listen up people: this is the last weekend of September. The heat and daily torrential downpours of summer are almost gone, which means the season is almost here. That being said, you’ll probably have no problem finding something to do; however, if you’re looking to narrow down your copious consumable…
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. You’ve probably seen a bottle in…
South Florida and New Orleans share many culinary connections, namely Creole, a style of cooking chef Ron Duprat has spent his life learning and perfecting. His drive to be the top Creole chef America stems from his youth in Haiti, learning in the kitchen under the tutelage of his grandmother,…
New Times’ Pairings is tonight, September 26, at the Broward County Convention Center. From 7 to 10 p.m., South Florida’s best restaurants will pair with great wines and beers for your eating and drinking enjoyment. If you have tickets, we can’t wait to meet you (you can’t miss us –…
Everyone is usually all blah, blah, Miami this, or Miami that. All right, we get it, Miami has a lot going on in terms of arts, cultural, and culinary events. However, when it comes to great chefs, Broward and Palm Beach Counties have some all star talent on our home-team…
Are the toxins in your home keeping you from losing weight? It’s a question Angela Tompkins, founder of Quality Life and Wellness, will be addressing today during a free health seminar aimed at helping people discover how the toxins in their home could be affecting weightloss goals — and future…
In South Florida restaurants come and go with disturbing frequency. One day a spot pops up and another day it’s gone; it all happens in what seems like a matter of an instant. But, every now and then, a new place opens up and you know it’s going to stick…
Yes, it’s happened. The cronut craze has finally made its way to Palm Beach County. And if you don’t know what a cronut is by now, we feel sorry for you. The donut-croissant hybrid that originated in New York is popping up nationwide in one form or another, and we’ve…
Do you remember when Obama signed off on the so-called “Monsanto Protection Act” a few months back? This bit of legislation — officially called “the Farmers Assurance Provision” — stated that if a biotech or GMO crop has been approved but the courts then subsequently reverse that approval, the Secretary…
“It’s got to be the most boring, mundane street in South Florida,” says Dr. Paul George, an oft-quoted Miami Dade College professor and historian, when I ask about Hallandale Beach Boulevard. “It’s more a racetrack to the beach than anything else.” It’s true — the first several hundred feet of…
South Beach is being invaded. No, it’s not plane loads of tourists from New Jersey (though that’s coming soon enough). It’s chefs from Broward and Palm Beach who are making the trek down south for a series of collaborative dinners at Tongue & Cheek restaurant. And if these chefs can…
Hump Day is here, the savior has arrived and his name isn’t Jesus. It’s your weekly beer baptismal because you got to believe in something. So bust out the sixer as a sacrament and start chugging away. Anybody who thinks you’re crazy is obviously a non-believer. Remember, the greatest trick…
Prepare your liver for the brewery party of the year. This coming Saturday, September 28, the Funky Buddha Lounge and Brewery in Boca Raton will host a daylong festival celebrating its third anniversary. Starting at 4 p.m. and lasting until close at 2 a.m., the Funky Buddha Lounge will be…
The ethical implications of consuming food have become quite the topic of conversation over the pat few years. In terms of meat, many chefs and foodies want to know where it came from, what it ate, what the farmer is like personally, the conditions in which it was raised, how…
The Broward County Convention Center will turn into foodie central this Thursday evening, when New Times’ Pairings takes over. On Thursday, September 26 from 7 to 10 p.m., your favorite Broward restaurants like El Jefe Luchador, Market 17, Rebel House, Tap 42, and Steak 954 will tempt you with delicious…
This coming Sunday, September 29, at 4 p.m., homebrew shop and craft beer hangout BX Beer Depot will host a beer and cheese pairing featuring renowned Belgian style brewery Ommegang from New York state. See also: Ten Best South Florida Craft Beers…
“It’s got to be the most boring, mundane street in South Florida,” says Dr. Paul George, an oft-quoted Miami Dade College professor and historian, when I ask about Hallandale Beach Boulevard. “It’s more a racetrack to the beach than anything else.” It’s true — the first several hundred feet of…
Towering above patrons and staff with a benevolent smile, Jimmy Holland is not easy to miss. Decked out in his personalized white coat and black backward cap, the sous chef is seen in the open kitchen prep stations, tasting sauces and concocting new recipes. Although he’s friendly with customers and…
Broward and Palm Beach counties seem to have food festivals, like, every other weekend. If it’s not a beer fest, it’s a wine fest or particular city, town, neighborhood, street, or whatever else. It’s cultural events such as these that draw seasonal and year-round residents to this active little region…
To say Brew Urban Cafe is a nice spot to grab a cup of coffee is an understatement. Brew is a cultural institution in downtown Fort Lauderdale, where properly trained baristas serve delicately steamed milk to infuse with pulled shots of Intelligensia espresso. It’s a hub where denizens and tourists…
After a long day working, the last thing you want to do is go grocery shopping. But what if you could just stop by the store and pick up a bag full of healthy vegetables, meat, and all the other items on your shopping list and be on your way?…
