B.C. Tacos to Expand With Davie Café

Fans of B.C. Tacos’ unique caveman-themed food truck can soon enjoy some good eats in a more traditional setting when B.C. Tacos Cafe opens in Davie in the spring. The restaurant doesn’t have an opening date yet, but expect to be able to chow down sometime in April. Located on…

SPAM Introduces Sir-Can-a-Lot, Partners With Roy Choi

Americans’ love/hate affair with SPAM goes way back to 1937 when the canned meat, named SPAM (short for spiced ham) was launched by Hormel Foods. We’re not sure how well it was initially received, but soon World War II broke out and the canned meat was in high demand to…

Cocktails and Canines at Posh: Help Save Desperate Dogs

Anytime you go out on a Saturday night, you know you’re going to blow through some money. Unfortunately, all you’re going to get in return is a deflated bank account and some possible drunken remorse. If, for once, you would actually like to get drunk for a good cause, Posh is…

Eight Cozy Pubs to Keep Warm in Broward and Palm Beach Counties

Temperatures are dipping below 70 Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights. Some nights, they’ll even get below 60! By Floridian standards, that’s damn near freezing. Luckily, it’s rare enough (and not actually freezing enough) that most people enjoy the chance to pull a barely worn sweater out of the closet…

Starbucks Is Expensive in South Florida: Outrageous in Norway

Are you addicted to Starbucks?  We are too — so much so that we’re seriously afraid to find out what horrible detox we’d go through if we didn’t have our daily allowance of caffeine and sugar.Recently looking at our bank statement, we were shocked to see all the Starbucks charges…

New Food Truck Alert: Red Zeppelin Rockin’ Lobster Rolls

The next time you’re in the mood for an authentic Maine lobster roll, look for South Florida’s new mobile kitchen, the Red Zeppelin Rockin’ Lobster Roll. After hitting the streets last November, the crustacean-focused food truck based out of Dania Beach has been handing out some of the best around…

Florida Cookery: Great Food, Poor Service

Florida Cookery’s manager, an unflappable and poker-faced woman dressed in an austere black-and-white uniform, set a heavy spiny lobster dish on our table. Around her, the dining room lit up with that unique razzle-dazzle that South Beach restaurants often possess Saturday nights. It had been 25 minutes since we inquired…

IKEA U.S. Meatballs Do Not Contain Horse Meat

If you’re heading to IKEA in Sunrise to pick up some cheap furniture and a snack, don’t worry too much about finding remnants of Trigger in your lunch.Earlier in the week, authorities in the Czech Republic detected horse meat in IKEA meatballs. Initially, the furniture company removed meatballs from its…

Get Your “Harlem Shake” On for Needy Kids

The “Harlem Shake” is the most inexplicably awesome thing to hit the internet since Paula Deen was riding things. And now, the hip-pumping, shoulder-shaking, wiggleriffic dance craze is lending itself to a good cause. Salt Life Food Shack and the Barefoot Children of Fort Lauderdale Parrot Head Club are teaming…

Hippocrates Executive Chef Ken Blue: How to Make Raw Vegan Sushi

Raw food is good for you. Vegan food is good for the animals. But raw vegan screams boring. Plus, let’s face it: Trying to make anything appetizing that is both raw and vegan isn’t easy. And it’s certainly not something that’s on everyone’s to-do list. But if eating healthier, more…

Florida Cookery: Great Food, Poor Service

Florida Cookery’s manager, an unflappable and poker-faced woman dressed in an austere black-and-white uniform, set a heavy spiny lobster dish on our table. Around her, the dining room lit up with that unique razzle-dazzle that South Beach restaurants often possess Saturday nights. It had been 25 minutes since we inquired…

Haifa to Hallandale: Falafel Benny’s Got the Best Balls

Through Falafel Benny’s narrow, squat entrance was a room of mostly men yelling at each other in thick Israeli accents. “How is the falafel?” owner Benny Regev gregariously bellowed at customers halfway through their lunch. He tried to buy some of his regulars’ meals. Some accepted, and others slammed a…

PETA’s Sexiest Vegan Next Door: Meatless Hotties Wanted

We consistently have to give PETA credit for its brilliant marketing strategies. To make their point, they’ll use any trick in the advertising playbook — including sex, sex, and more sex.Take, for example, their Sexiest Vegan Next Door contest, which seeks out the hottest vegan with the best bod. And,…

Chef Lauren DeShields on Market 17’s Local Sourcing Efforts

It’s no secret that Market 17 is one of the most locavorian, sustainability-savvy restaurants in South Florida. After all, it’s not shy about voicing its commitment to responsible dining and local sourcing. Chef Lauren Shields is a driving force behind these efforts. The Florida-born chef cooked her way around San…