Hey moms! Can you believe it’s almost back-to-school time? That means only a few more days with the kids before you see them off on that big yellow bus! Whole Foods is celebrating the remaining days of summer vacation (and the countdown to school) with events at two locations this…
At a Monday night food truck roundup in downtown Hollywood’s Young Circle people walk by David Peck’s Box of Chacos truck and squint their eyes trying to grasp what the former Tap 42 chef is serving. “This is too much for me,” one woman concedes before walking away. That “too…
What do you do when your craft brewery doesn’t serve food? You bring the beer to some of the best restaurants in south Florida and co-host awesome beer pairing dinners. That’s exactly what Funky Buddha’s been doing lately — and it makes for an amazing evening of beer and food…
From Emeril Lagasse to Paula Deen, whether famous or infamous, the celebrity chef is now such an enormous mainstay of American culture, we hardly remember it wasn’t always that way. Self proclaimed foodies and the rise of the celebu-chef is a fairly recent phenomenon. Don’t get us wrong – it’s…
South Florida is full of food and drink related activities, whether it be wine tastings, beer events, burger festival, hot dog celebrations, gardening, or anything else you can imagine. This weekend, however, we have some very different and possibly scary eating and drinking events — we’ll let you figure out…
Manning her vegan cupcakes at a booth all by herself at the Yellow Green Farmer’s Market, 21-year-old Ariel Silvers has been awake since before dawn and has already frosted seven-dozen cupcakes. She baked them all the night before. With her apron tied tightly around her waist and a shy smile,…
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. There are days when I really…
Hold onto your pints Floridians because Founder’s Brewing finally makes its debut across the state, arriving to vendors beginning the week of August 19. The Grand Rapids brewery chose Brown Distributing in Florida to bring their product to the masses. This is a full roll-out that includes taps and bottles…
It has all the makings of a really bad horror movie: mobile homes, a creepy puppet, a freakish man-child/ventriloquist, a Christian television show for kids, and a plot to cook and eat little children. Too freakishly unbelievable, you’d say as you read the description and took this clunker out of…
Usually when a restaurant closes, we’re left twiddling our thumbs looking for something to fill the void of our rumbling stomachs. For the most part, internet research will lead you to an eatery reminiscent of the one you used to love, but restaurants are like snow flakes, no two will…
The great thing about beer is that you can find it everywhere. It’s the ‘American’ drink; thanks to our beer-making founders from Britain, our welcoming arms towards the German immigrants in the 19th centuries, and it’s relatively blue-collar appeal in the beverage market. The city of Davie holds some of…
The story of the French Chicken Farmer reminds one of the 1950s sitcom Green Acres. You know, the show about the couple who moves from a glamorous life in New York City to try their hand at working the rural country farm? Only this story begins with a pair of…
The three bouncers that allegedly participated in the brutal beating of several patrons at Dirty Blondes were terminated from their positions nearly two weeks after the incident happened. According to New Times’ news blog, Dirty Blondes owner AJ Yaari fired the bouncers and issued the following statement: “We do not…
The sweet perfume of molasses and slow-burning hickory wood punches you in the face when you step inside Elliot Wolf’s new restaurant, Red Cow, near the impossible-to-navigate intersection of Sunrise Boulevard and Federal Highway. As you take your seat in an apple-red chair, you don’t realize that first shot was…
Attention parents: relief is on its way, your kids are going back to school within the next few weeks. Whether you stay at home or have to send them off to camp, having the little ones — or not-so little ones — home for the summer, keeping them entertained day…
Having the prefix master before your title indicates you know what you’re doing. Master gardeners are experts in the field of horticulture. Master’s degree prove a persons authority in a given field. The Masters Golf Tournament brings together the best golfers in the world. You get the point. Adam Seger…
We hear it all the time, “The only way to solve our food problems is to start gardening at home.” That’s great and all, but we live in Florida: our soil sucks, it’s hotter than hell, and we have pests that could eat a small dog. That being said, there…
Have you been watching Emeril’s Florida? If not, you should. Aired on both Food Network and Cooking Channel, this gem of a show is sometimes buried at weird hours of the day… but that’s why DVR’s were invented. In this series, chef Emeril Lagasse, best associated with the city of…
One of Delray Beach’s most anticipated food events, Tastemakers returns this Thursday and Friday, from 5 to 10 p.m. The massive two night event takes over Atlantic Avenue and all of Downtown Delray Beach. Stroll from restaurant to restaurant sampling the best the area has to offer in food and…
Ah, brunch. It’s relaxing, rejuvenating, and refreshing; the perfect antidote to your aching case of the Sunday morning blues. Fortunately for you — and your terrible headache — South Florida is full of hundreds of brunch options ranging from raging all-you-can-drink parties to chic and sophisticated. One of Broward County’s…
The economy is finally growing (a little); however, there are still plenty of people looking for jobs. Fortunately, the restaurant industry in South Florida and the rest of the country is poised for growth with an expected 2.9 percent sales increase this year. Although an increase in jobs in any…
Another week down, another case of beer destroyed. This is not to say that this week in beer news didn’t make you drink a few extra. On the weekends we hope that you at least didn’t forget to chug. Last week we saw a few local things going on: Funky…
