This week, scientists in Spain announced they had identified and isolated the gene in yeast that causes beer to foam. A blog about the discovery ran on NPR’s food blog, The Salt, extolling the virtues of more resilient, longer -asting foam.Confused? So were the commenters on NPR’s Facebook page who…
Russians like their vodka plain and simple, with no fruity mixers or funny business. Zoya Harms, the bartender at three-month-old Russia House Restaurant and Vodka Bar in East Boca — where there are 86 different kinds of vodka served — wouldn’t have it any other way. “These vodkas really shouldn’t…
Recently, City Place in West Palm Beach has become home to several new establishments, one of which is Pampas Brazilian Grille, a Nevada-based restaurant specializing in Brazilian churrasco that’s set to open Friday, November 16.A churrascaria is a South American-style steakhouse, and churrasco — which roughly translates to the word…
Once you get your pre-Thanksgiving chores out of the way — either putting together the menu or figuring out which hired gun is gonna do the work for you — it’s time to unwind with yet even more food- and drink-focused fun. After the jump, find a list of five…
Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and amid all the dinner planning and visiting relatives, we should remember to be thankful. And we should think about how we can help the less fortunate. We should all be helping those in need all year round, of course, but during the holidays it’s extra…
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Depending on your point of view, last week’s election was either a massive victory or an epic failure. For anti-GMO groups, it was the latter. California’s Proposition 37–the bill that pushed for the mandatory labeling of Genetically Modified Organisms in food–failed to pass the state legislature. The bill was defeated by…
Good news hemp heads; looks like you don’t have to move to Colorado after all. (It’s beautiful out there, but all that snow could really complicate a late-night Funyuns run). Nectar Ales’ Humboldt Brown Hemp Ale — which, perhaps sadly for some, is made with THC-free hemp seeds — will…
Growing up in Brooklyn, there were only two kinds of bread available at any given day — fresh baked loaves of Italian bread for the grownups — and Hostess Wonder Bread for us kids. Read Also: Bankrupt Twinkie Manufacturer Warns of Hundreds of Florida LayoffsIn fact, Hostess was pretty much what kids…
CORRECTION: The cheese making course held Nov. 18 at Bx Beer Depot was organized, hosted and financed by Gulp! Food and Libations, and was part of the company’s regular monthly food and wine educational events. For more information on future events, please visit the Gulp! Food and Libations website.Love cheese?…
The decor is contemporary and overpoweringly red: red leather booths, cherry wood walls, red curtains, and giant flat screen TVs playing Russian pop music videos. The menu, though, is full of classics. So the three-month old Russia House restaurant has it all: the feel of modern-day St. Petersburg and the…
If there is anything Florida has down pat, it’s Latin food and rum. With our demographics, that most certainly makes sense. This week brings south Florida’s newest Latin-inspired restaurant: Paladar Latin Kitchen & Rum Bar.See Also:- Food Network Kitchen Opens at Fort Lauderdale International Airport- Bring a Frozen Turkey, Get…
Luxurious. Indulgent. Decadent.All words used to describe the taste of truffles.Over the past few years, truffle flavors have been popping up on menus everywhere. Though they were once reserved for the rich, every man and his dog are now enjoying the earthy aroma of the highly coveted truffle. Truffle oil…
Everyone knows that nine times out of ten, the Thanksgiving sides are better than the main attraction (perhaps because there’s so many creative ways you can totally screw up the turkey). Step up your side game this Thanksgiving and give a new spin to a T-Day classic: Sweet potatoes. Chef…
Bits of bok choy hit a tub of sizzling soybean oil. Their ivory stems become tender; their edges turn a sudden golden hue. The jade leaves of the Chinese cabbage quickly begin to crisp. Pulled out of the deep fryer, the greens still glisten with remnants of luscious fat. The…
This Friday, November 16, Gulfstream Park will host a boxing doubleheader. The Don King event, which will be televised on Showtime, features two matches. Junior middleweights Omar “Oh!” Henry from Chicago will battle “King” James de la Rosa from San Benito, Texas in the first match. The second match pits…
As if we didn’t already hate Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria (and don’t worry, we did), he just alienated every last person willing to give him the benefit of the doubt by selling off all the good players we had started to like (he holds fire sales every time a…
Bill Clinton, escorted by a group of secret service agents, walked into Cafe Boulud last evening at around 9:30 p.m. for an intimate dinner with 14 friends. According to the Palm Beach Daily News, Clinton and pals dined at a courtyard table at the tony restaurant inside the exclusive Brazilian…
Fort Lauderdale may have been known as the dirty spring break capital years ago, but the hard-partying sleazy teenager has since grown up. Over the past few decades, the city has kicked out the sleaze and has embraced a more mature, and might we say luxurious lifestyle. Our fair city…
The Miami Book Fair International kicked off Sunday with what must have been an awkward conversation between famed author and journalist Tom Wolfe and former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz. People talk plenty of smack about South Florida, but we get one of the world’s biggest book fairs one month and…
For people who’d prefer to coddle, not cook, a turkey, Thanksgiving can be hell. Yeah, yeah, it’s nice to see the family and wine is fun and all, but there’s only so many helpings of mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie one can handle (trust me, I’ve tried, and the number…
Local cookbook author Chad Thilborger will be at The Atlantic Resort and Spa in Fort Lauderdale from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday discussing his new book, Whole Heap of Goodness.Like most Floridians, Thilborger is a transplant. And like most transplants, though he loves his adopted home, he cherishes memories of…
