Click here for a slideshow of sushi-Thai at Asia Bay. On the patio overlooking the canal at Asia Bay Bistro on Las Olas, I started with a sushi handroll. It was stuffed with avocado and crunchy salmon skin. It was also laden with eel and sweet sauce, so addictive for…
Sorry, ladies. Strikers’ soccer team starting defender Jack Stewart is not offering a private visit to cook up something special. (Or not yet, anyway.) He is, however, slinging sides and mains over on Cooking With Athletes, a recipe and nutrition blog for people who actually play sports, as opposed to…
Forget the caricature of the pale, noodle-armed vegan openly judging you for your dietary choices while nibbling on a piece of raw tofu and silently coveting your bacon cheeseburger. It’s a misconception that could stand to be put out to pasture and certainly not one that would apply to Sally…
We’re counting down to New Times’ Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top 100 favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments, or visit our Facebook page.58. The South Fork…
Northern Palm Beach County will soon get to see what all of the party-bus fuss is about when the bus loop so popular in Fort Lauderdale and Delray Beach expands to West Palm Beach. The first West Palm Beach Bus Loop will roll out Friday with routes connecting participating bars…
On April 20, some of South Florida’s best-loved bakers will compete in the New Times Cupcake Battle at the Las Olas Wine and Food Festival. These brave men and women will serve up thousands of cupcakes, vying for awards like Best Tasting, Best Decorated, and Fan Favorite. We thought you…
Yes, it’s still Passover. The Jewish holiday lasts eight days, which means this is day five, a hellish kind of Hump Day. If you’re like me, the matzo bloating has set in, and things are looking desperate.I was raised in a very Reform household — as in, my family orders…
Boca Raton diners are about to be hit up with two new restaurants this week when Red the Steakhouse and Rosso Italia open. Both restaurants are owned by Cleveland-based Red Restaurant Group.Successful South Beach restaurant Red the Steakhouse, which also has a Cleveland location, opens its newest dining room in…
In tandem with our 100 favorite dishes for the New Times’ Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012, we’re asking readers to offer up their favorites. Submit yours to Melissa.McCart@BrowardPalmBeach.com.Today’s roundup is from Patrick Jong, who offers these gems: 5. Green Cay Farms Squash Blossoms at Max’s Harvest Delicate squash blossoms are…
How do you reinvigorate the played-out concept of the speed date? By combining it with the event du jour: a beer tasting. If you’re single and looking to mingle and love to talk hops, malt, and suds, consider the Beer Taste Speed Date this Thursday night at the Coffee District…
The 2012 poll has closed. Click here after June 14 for the results. Here’s your chance to vote in our New Times Broward-Palm Beach Readers’ Poll 2012 for your favorite barbecue joint. Text the code corresponding to your pick from the list below to 61721.The results will appear in our…
Welcome to the How-To series, a periodic segment of photo essays that highlight the dishes and drinks that area restaurants do well, who makes them, and how they do it. This week, writer Sara Ventiera learns how to make bacon. Since opening last summer, executive chef Chris Miracolo of Max’s Harvest…
OpenTable, an online restaurant reservation and rating site, has named its Top 100 restaurants in the United States, with Florida taking an impressive third place for number of state winners (first and second place were California and New York, respectively).Restaurants were chosen based on nearly 5 million restaurant reviews of…
The newest Chick-Fil-A opens in Lake Worth on April 12 at 6275 Lantana Road, one of 92 the company will open in 2012. To kick off the new location, the chain will sponsor its “First 100” campaign, for which the first 100 people in line score a year’s worth of free…
We’re counting down to New Times’ Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top 100 favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments, or visit our Facebook page. 59. Mango Roll…
First it’s lionfish in Florida waters. Now it’s iguanas on Florida land. The Perennial Plate chef Daniel Klein offers this segment on our invasive predator the iguana and how one guy prepares it for a snack. The locale is Boca Grande, where iguana owners during the 1970s released pets in…
The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co. of Boca Raton will be supplying water in Brooklyn at Barclays Center, the new home for the NBA Nets. Needless to say, Brooklynites aren’t pleased. “There’s nothing Brooklyn about this water,” said Brooklyn Councilwoman Letitia James. The arena will also feature a location of…
The 17th-annual Expo Alfresco is set to draw more than 3,000 attendees Wednesday evening at ArtsPark at Young Circle. The event, billed as “the ultimate food, wine, and tradeshow experience,” takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11, bringing together local South Florida businesses and consumers. Attendees…
The 2012 poll has closed. Click here after June 14 for the results. Here’s your chance to vote in our New Times Broward-Palm Beach Readers’ Poll 2012 for your favorite burger. Text the code corresponding to your pick from the list below to 61721.The results will appear in our annual…
The snowbirds may be gearing up for their return flights to the north, but that doesn’t mean the events calendar is following suit. Beer dinners, tap takeovers, and pairing events top the list of food and drink events this week in South Florida, while West Palm Beach welcomes an event…
Everyone loves to brag that his chili (or ribs, hamburger, etc.) is the best. But it helps to be able to point to a first-place finish in a public contest to drive that point home. The Junior League of Greater Fort Lauderdale is hosting its seventh-annual Chili Cook-Off on Saturday,…
Boynton’s Due South Brewery announced a May 12 opening to coincide with American Craft Beer Week from May 14 to 20. The brewery, owned by Mike and Jodi Halker, at 2900 High Ridge Road, will produce Caramel Cream Ale, Roasted Cocoa Stout, Atlantis Ale, and an Espresso Porter, among others. Those…
