Ah, the dive bar. Some might think the term is an insult, but we mean it as a compliment – an endearment, really. Basically, it refers to any establishment where the cigarette smoke obscures your view of the aging barkeep, fights break out at 2 a.m., the jukebox plays only…
You’d have to have been hiding under a rock for quite some time to not have noticed the recent surge in ‘gastropubs’ serving up comfort food and craft beers. For almost a year now, American Social has been one of the busier spots to have come onto the Fort Lauderdale…
Some food items elicit intense reactions. New Yorkers trash any pizza from anywhere outside of their dear city limits. Chicagoans won’t eat hot dogs without their traditional toppings. Kansas City residents scoff at any other barbecue. But good burgers can be found pretty much anywhere. Even though the basics are…
Cody Carlson had no way of preparing for this moment. He was a Manhattan kid, days removed from working as an analyst for a business-intelligence firm, where he scrutinized corporations and their executives. Now he was standing in a bleak barn at New York’s largest dairy farm. There was a…
If you were a fast-casual chicken restaurant opening a new location in Pompano Beach at the start of Memorial Day weekend how would you celebrate? Two words: Beach Party!…
Attention Florida Beer Geeks: your much beloved brewery, Cigar City will be taking over the lines at Tap 42 next week. And the spot will be featuring some very rare beer-lovers delights. Clean Plate Charlie spoke to Tap 42’s Creative Director and Craft Beer Director Lauren Bowen about the chosen…
d.b.a./café breaks the notion that good food and drink must be accompanied by a fancy setting and fancy prices. Cut up wine boxes line the kickspace under the bar. More of them form a New York City skyline at the far end of the restaurant, past the multicolored string of…
National burger month might be coming to an end, but we highly doubt you got your fill of meaty deliciousness. In any case, it’s not over ’til it’s over, and June has not come yet. Riverwalk’s Burger Battle is still on its way to town. Consider it the grand finale…
We love lists. We like making our own lists and being on other people’s lists. We especially love “top this” or “best that” lists. Most of all, we love when Florida restaurants top those top lists. OpenTable announced its 2013 Top 100 Outdoor Dining Spots and Florida managed to hold…
Some of us seek divinity and some of us stumble across it by accident. We practically crashed into the pearly gates one day when scoping out the North Bay Village Farmer’s Market. Avid cheeselovers, there was no way we were going to leave the market without our discovery — Mozzarita…
Good news potheads: aside from the obvious legal implications, there is no reason to put down your bongs–or that full package of double-stuffed Oreos. Turns out new studies have claimed that marijuana is not only helps with cancer, but has a whole host of other health benefits, as well–including weight…
They say the best way to judge the skills of a cook is to see how he or she can whip up an egg. Believe it or not: those delicate little ovum are fairly easy to screw up. One of the most perilous methods of egg preparation–and probably one of…
Being a finalist on season nine of Bravo’s Top Chef, may have brought Tastemaker number 9, Lindsay Autry into our living rooms, but the chef had been working on her culinary career long before that. The Johnson & Wales University graduate’s career started as a kid in North Carolina, trying…
Bimini Boatyard was a Fort Lauderdale hotspot back in the day, but the beautiful location has faded from the limelight a bit in recent years. Whether it’s due to the slew of new restaurants in the area or just a lack of change, it hasn’t been on the forefront of…
Summer tends to be the time of year in which many decide to pack their bags and head over to Europe. Unfortunately, checking out the sights and sounds can be kind of expensive. Luckily, Pistache French Bistro is offering skint, would-be travelers a slightly cheaper option this summer with its…
Pizza is one of the most personal food items ever. With so many toppings to choose from, it’s gotten difficult to just opt for the standard cheese or pepperoni variety. That’s the basis behind Your Pie, a new pizzeria in Lighthouse Point. Part of a Athens, Georgia chain, this is…
Atlantic Avenue in downtown Delray Beach is an area well-known for fine dining. But not every restaurant can be on the Ave. itself, no matter how good the food. And sometimes, being a bit hidden, has its advantages. If you’ve driven through this area, on Federal Highway you might have…
Memorial Day is just around the corner, which means for the most of the country–and Northern Hemisphere– grilling season is here. However, with our mild winters, South Floridians are afforded the opportunity to grill out year round– meaning you should already be a master griller. Still, as simple as it…
Not long ago the Palm Beach Wine and Food Festival was just a one-night affair taking over Palm Beach’s very exclusive Worth Avenue. That is, of course, until our Tastemaker number 10, David Sabin brought it to another level. He’s brought the festival from a one night event into a…
American Craft Beer Week is finally over, and this past weekend had no shortage of events to draw you into the spirit of craft beer. On Saturday night, to celebrate one of the biggest names in Florida beer, Cigar City, the Coffee District in Delray Beach offered up its taps…
We hope you enjoyed your weekend, because it’s looking like it might just be a rainy week. Oh, the joys of South Florida summers. Even if the weather is not quite perfect, there are still plenty of options in the food and drink department this week. From charity pizza cook-offs…
American Craft Beer Week in South Florida is not over until the fat lady sings, or at least until the beer taps run dry at the Old School Beefest in Delray Beach. The pouring starts at 6 p.m. and goes until 10 in the Outdoor Pavilion at the Delray Beach…
