Before the holidays, I focused on trying as many Cuban restaurants as I could north of Miami. I wanted to be literate in the area’s offerings, but I also wanted to get a sense of two things. The first is why we’re seeing a mini Cuban restaurant boom in the…
Holy Mackerel! Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza is hosting a craft beer tasting featuring brews from Holy Mackerel brewery on Wednesday, February 1, at 7 p.m. at Anthony’s Coral Springs location…
The 30th-annual Greek Festival at St. Mark Greek Orthodox Church in Boca Raton starts Thursday, January 19, bringing the flavors and music of the islands to South Florida for four days…
It’s never too early to plan for big events — weddings, birthdays, Christmas, Beerfest. We’re suggesting you place a big red circle around March 31, because that’s the day Beerfest 2012 takes over Huizenga Plaza in Fort Lauderdale…
This nook tucked in a retro-shopping plaza that also houses Undergrounds Coffeehaus and Hi-Life Cafe is the kind of place to take your mother or aunt to for a light breakfast, lunch, or afternoon tea. Mismatched tables, window dressings, hardwood floors, and area rugs shape a space that feels like…
As you may know, Stephen Colbert has put Jon Stewart in charge of his Super PAC during Colbert’s current run for president of… something or other. Stewart, obviously taking the responsibility to heart, started his Daily Show monologue wearing a lovely crown from the Elizabeth Taylor estate (bought with Colbert…
February 4 is Dia Nacional Del Pisco Sour in Peru. We’re not sure if banks and schools are closed, but we imagine a country where work stops for the day to celebrate a cocktail, and we are happy.We see this as a great opportunity to improve foreign relations with our…
Stop the presses! The queen of butter has announced on the Today Show that she has type 2 diabetes.In an exclusive interview with Al Roker, Deen confided that she knew about the diagnosis for three years but decided to keep the news “close to my chest.” Rumors have been swirling…
Bar snacks are big right now. I’m not just talking about wings, spart dip, and potato skins. The proliferation of small plates means that savory bites on toast, dolled-up vegetables, and crispy fritters show off the creativity, skill, and often sense of humor in the kitchen. After the jump, here’s…
Why aren’t there more women executive chefs? Eater.com addressed the question with Dominique Crenn, the San Francisco chef who earned two Michelin stars at Luce and snagged Esquire’s 2008 Chef of the Year. She’s since moved on to Atelier Crenn, which she opened last year. “Unfortunately, there’s also not a…
From the owners of the Triton comes Newsworthy Cafe. This Spartan breakfast and lunch spot is created as a haven for journalists, created by the folks who write the newsletter for boat captains and crews. With all these hardcopies laying around, it’s the place to go for some newspaper nostalgia…
Options this week for food-centered fun in South Florida range from the highbrow (swanky fundraising tastings) to the not-so-highbrow (deep-fried butter and the Tilt-a-Whirl) and choices in between.Assuming you’ve already gone ahead and said “screw it” to your New Year’s resolutions, there are plenty of opportunities to overindulge and throw…
Junior Achievement World Uncorked! II is just days away, but you can still nab general-admission tickets for the upscale fundraiser (sorry; VIP tickets have sold out) on Saturday at Broward College in Coconut Creek. Not sure what Uncorked! entails? A quick rundown of the event after the jump…
Marando Farms has expanded its general store to include a bakery and a juice bar. …
If you’ve always wanted to know more about wine and are looking for something to do this evening, look no more. The Best Cellar in Wilton Manors is hosting an educational winetasting tonight, January 14, from 8 to 10 p.m. For $15 (about the price of a movie and a…
McSweeney’s reposts this Paula Deen classic. The website founded by David Eggers has hooked us with addictive lists and food mag Lucky Peach. It’s almost as good as, “It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers.”From Erin Hershey’s intro featuring Paula Deen on the stripper pole: “Now, does anybody here still think that nice girls…
People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals is now in the coffee trade, selling organic coffee from Central America that’s pesticide and beast of burden free. The animal rights organization has even set up its own website for the politically-correct java. PetaCoffee.com sells three different kinds of coffee, Flying Free…
Though I would have thought beer was kicking wine’s ass, a Gallup Poll of American adults taken last year concludes that the numbers of people who typically choose beer has declined nationwide, while those who choose wine has slightly increased. Hard liquor seeds third, though more people are drinking it…
Whether they’re seasoning a whole pig or smoking tasty pig parts over hickory, the folks at Mickey’s Bar in Pompano Beach have been hosting a monthly pig roast they’re calling Hillbilly Cookout. “We’ve been pulling in a younger crowd that’s different from our usual crew,” said manager Lisa Carter who’s…
Navigating the happy hour scene on Fort Lauderdale beach is no easy task. The choices of where to go are endless however the scene once you get there is the same — salacious meat markets, skeevy (but kind of wonderful) dive bars, and South Beach bar wannabes commingle on the…
Over the weekend, after making 8 p.m. dinner reservations at a restaurant, we found ourselves being ignored for an hour, having a waiter disappear for another half hour, and having our wine list taken away before we ordered wine. Not only that, but an order correction went uncorrected for another…
Balut is the unofficial national dish of the Philippines, and it’s disgusting. I know this because I’ve eaten it. Granted, my balut might have been indifferently cooked — the Japanese chef who made it remarked that he’d “never eat that thing in a billion years” — but balut’s an easy…
