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?…
Bratwurst, sweaty frauleins and huge mugs of brau: the three hallmarks of Oktoberfest we all hope for at this time of year. As if you ever needed anything more to party. Besides Halloween, South Floridians need a multi-week celebration to hold us over until Christmas. This shouldn’t be a problem…
Fort Lauderdale’s Flagler Garden officially broke ground Sunday with a celebratory ceremony drawing a packed crowd. Construction is set to begin in October, and the project is slated for completion through phase two with a 60-day turnaround, says Rebecca Bradley. Phase one and two will include constructing the 80 raised…
Gluten and desserts have always seemed to go hand in hand, leaving the gluten-intolerant and those battling Celiac disease with little to combat sugar cravings. Twenty-four year old Szandra Szeghalmi has found a gluten-free loophole: rice pudding and cakes. Using her Hungarian grandmother’s recipes, Szeghalmi brings Hallandale Beach a shop,…
Most foodies like to sample as much food as possible when going out to eat. We mean, how can you really judge a chef and a restaurant without eating your way through the entire menu? Seriously. While your taste-buds may enjoy the multitude of courses, you’re wallet is probably less…
Say, for a moment, you’ve got only one night to spend in South Florida. How would you sample the local beer scene? Luckily, we’ve assembled a list of some of the best and brightest locally produced beers. With new breweries opening seemingly every few months and the beer culture expanding…
This past Saturday, deep in the residential wilderness of the Riverside Park neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale, homebrewing pilgrims flocked to the veritable mecca of craft beer in Broward County, the Riverside Market. There, a dozen enthusiastic homebrew teams and individuals arrived to participate in the End of Summer homebrewing competition…
When was the last time you had a fresh, cold-pressed juice? That’s right: When you actually had the time (and money) to cut, clean and prep all that natural, organic produce, whip out that expensive Norwalk juicer (we wish!), then patiently wait while as it macerates and drains all that…
Chances are you’re pretty shattered from the weekend — hopefully. Even if you’re still nurturing your hangover from Oktoberfest on Las Olas, Bimini Boatyard’s birthday bash, or the big groundbreaking for Flagler Gardens, you might just want to ease your pain with a post weekend bevvie or something. Whether you’re…
The Japanese have a strange sense of humor. Peruse YouTube and you’ll find a host of game shows that involve women in pigtails crawling around in their underwear along with “too cute” commercials that involve singing animals and food. Which is why we probably shouldn’t have been surprised when we…
If you live in Fort Lauderdale and you stick you head out the window right now, you might even be able to smell it. Bimini Boatyard is in the final stages of preparation for its massive annual celebration beginning at 5 p.m. tonight. Every year Bimini celebrates its own anniversary…
The art galleries and famed murals of Wynwood are just a few miles south of Broward county and you’ve been meaning to go. Or maybe you’ve been to Second Saturdays or Art Basel. But have you really seen Wynwood’s art galleries up close and personal without navigating through hoards of…
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. It’s one of the most sought-after…
If you’ve driven around downtown Fort Lauderdale recently, you might think massive building construction projects were erected overnight. With the city’s urbanscape growing like a concrete mushroom, questions arise. What will Fort Lauderdale do without any green spaces? Thankfully, there’s an answer. Resident Chad Scott and his crew of garden…
It’s not just hippies, environmentalists, and — more recently — foodies who are paying attention to the whole genetically modified organisms (GMO) or genetically engineered (GE) food issue anymore; it’s getting attention from big corporations and even The Daily Show these days. While it’s great that public figures and purveyors…
Congratulations: you made it through yet another rainy-as-hell workweek. While it looks as though the weekend might get some sunshine (and then possibly some more rain) do not fret fine friends, there are plenty of food and drinks in store. Whether you’re looking to get in on some free pig…
The sixth annual New Times’ Pairings is coming to the Broward County Convention Center on Thursday, September 26. From 7 to 10 p.m., the best restaurants in South Florida will serve delectable dishes, each paired with a different fine wine. But what if you’re a beer geek instead of a…
