Sometime a while back, someone realized that you could lure visitors and residents to spend money in certain areas just by getting restaurants to offer deals. It’s spending to save — absolutely brilliant. Just like New York Restaurant Week, dineLA, and Miami Spice, Palm Beach County has its own series…
When you think of Colombian food in South Florida, the first thing that probably comes to mind is Colombian fast food — those overstuffed hot dogs and hamburgers with every topping known to man (and then some). And you’d be correct; The Colombians have taken these simple American eats and…
Broward County has a booming beer scene, some great wine bars, and great restaurants all over the place, but in the mixology department there is much left to be desired. While we might be behind in the availability of craft cocktails compared to other cities — our nemesis Miami being…
For the past few years, farmers’ markets have been popping up across South Florida left, right, and center. Quite frankly: We’re pretty stoked. Local food not only tastes significantly better — tomatoes actually taste like tomatoes rather than nothing — but it’s better for your health, the local economy, and…
If you stopped by the Mickey D’s drive-thru for a quickie lunch at your desk, you might want to put down those nuggets. We know they’re tasty (especially slathered in barbecue sauce), but a health blog is reporting some very un-chicken-like substances found in their nuggets. Natural News’ Forensic Food…
The line stretching toward the door at Blue Willy’s Barbecue Market is three years in the making. More than a dozen people tap their feet impatiently as Will Banks stands before a heavy wood chopping block, cleaving off smoke-ringed ribs and cutting juicy slices from a hulking brisket displaying a…
Beer news is upon us once again, and there is nothing you can do about it. So shut your face, put that cold bottle of IPA to your lips, and let’s get started. This week in beer news, we find out that Miami has at least two new breweries coming,…
At least once a week, the powers that be at American Social try to work a philanthropic event into the lineup. Tonight, they are playing host to a local group of young professionals who gather to raise money and awareness for autism while having a good time. This is the…
Chipotle might have finally stumbled on a way to make Americans care about factory farms, GMO foods, and what one might call “the Monsanto problem”: a heartbreakingly adorable Pixar-esque animated short film and an iPhone game titled, Scarecrow. Caring about the industrial food complex; there’s an app for that. Though…
In the past half century, the US has moved away from small scale family farms, where much of the population produced at least some of their own food, to massive agricultural corporations aimed at making as much money possible with the least amount of time and effort — regardless, of…
South Florida is known for a lot of things, but its population of Wisconsinites is not one of them; New Yorkers, definitely. Still, you’d never guess it based on the turnout at Slackers Bar on Sunday for the Packers game against the Redskins. A sea of forest-green Rodgers jerseys, this…
How do you know you’ve made it? When you’ve starred in one of those neon-green pistachio commercials. The commercial campaign for Wonderful Pistachios is as addictive as the product it touts. Featuring both celebs with major star power and internet sensations wearing green and cracking their nuts, the ads are…
As you may have already figured out, every food has a holiday of its own. Some are important: burgers, pizza, hot dogs, tequila — the four basic food groups. Things like National Salad Day (May 1), on the other hand: Who the hell cares? Today is one of those days…
Youse guys are really funny, you know that? When we asked you to name your favorite pairing — be it human couple, fictional characters, or…whatever…we weren’t sure what we were going to get. After all, our examples were kind of lame. (Tarzan and Cheetah?) But leave it to the smartest…
Planning on going out for a night on the town this weekend? Maybe hitting up a few bars for their beer selections or maybe grabbing a couple of pints at your local brewery? Or maybe you’ve got yourself a couple of six-packs of Founders Porter and a copy of Grand…
The line stretching toward the door at Blue Willy’s Barbecue Market is three years in the making. More than a dozen people tap their feet impatiently as Will Banks stands before a heavy wood chopping block, cleaving off smoke-ringed ribs and cutting juicy slices from a hulking brisket displaying a…
It’s been a growing movement in cities across the country. Where pub crawls were once all the rage — and they still are for a certain age bracket — eating tours have now become the new in thing. Rather than stumble around getting sloshed like a bunch of frat boys…
Unexplained incidents are known to happen on the full moon. Dogs are more likely to attack, people find it harder to fall asleep, and Eat the Tea will celebrate its one-year anniversary this Thursday. The colorful tea shop also opened on the full moon last September, and owner Maureen Ruggeri…
If you’re reading this blog right now, we’re going to assume that you have some kind of food fetish — this is a food blog, obviously. Whether you can cater to said fetish through your own culinary skills is a whole other thing than mere eating. As with most things…
Despite their vast foreign policy differences, a Meatless Monday campaign seems to be the only issue Iran and Israel can agree on. That’s right, the Middle Eastern country known for kababs and veal is hoping to cut meat out of people’s diets one Monday at a time. And Israel, with…
Mondays are the slowest day of the week for the restaurant industry. With everyone tired, broke, and feeling guilty for their unhinged weekend antics, local eateries have to do something to get customers off the couch and into bar seats. Some local spots have devised a mischievous plan to do…
The people who brought you Rok:Brgr, Marc Falsetto and Charles Hazlett of JEY Hospitality, are bringing a new American tavern concept to Downtown Fort Lauderdale. Himmarshee Public House will open at 201 SW 2 Street, in the corner space adjacent to Tarpon Bend. The 5,000 square foot space will open…
