We give a lot of props to Chef Dean James Max of 3030 Ocean on this blog. The chef and restaurateur is one of South Florida’s most prominent. He’s a staunch defender of local foodways and recently took home the top price in the Great American Seafood Cook-off held in…
Update: Restaurant.com raised its discount from 70 to 80 percent through Wednesday, September 22. Save big at restaurants like 3030 Ocean, Trina, Chef Allen’s, D. Rodriguez Cuba, and so much more. Promo code after the cut. Restaurant.com is a site that lets you purchase $25 to $100 gift certificates…
Randy Son of Robert On Wednesday night, September 22, the Temple Orange restaurant at the Ritz-Carlton on the ocean in Manalapan gets transformed into an alfresco planetarium when the Palm Beach Astronomical Society sets up telescopes on its terrace for guests to stargaze and learn about the cosmos. Chef Ryan…
It’s one of the quirkiest restaurants in South Florida, a place where live music and oddball performers congregate in front of a like-minded audience. As a space, Dada is legendary. The historic house-turned-restaurant just turned 10 a few weeks ago, and in that span it’s seen plenty of good times…
Photo by Jamie LongSex and pizza have joined forces in the form of an adult film created at one of Fort Lauderdale’s busiest pizzerias — Squiggy’s. The restaurant, located on SW 2nd Street in the Himmarshee nightlife district, plays a starring role in some porn brought to you by “Pervert…
If you have a lemon, you make lemonade. If you have a preserved lemon, you can make just about any damn thing taste a little more interesting. Except lemonade. That would really suck. Preserved lemons are a staple of Moroccan cooking, basically just lemons stuffed in a jar with lots…
The Cuban sandwich at El Recreo Cuban Bakery on State Road 7 in Margate is exactly what you want the classic sandwich to be: Its two slices of Cuban bread are pressed flat as a sheet of granite, buttery and crisp. In between is stuffed with fresh pulled pork and…
Zach Bell will be one of the 31 chefs at the Signature Chefs event.Food at the esteemed Boca Raton Resort already has the pedigree of Masaharu Morimoto and Gordon Ramsey stamped on it. Come Friday, you can add Daniel Boulud, Angelo Elia, and Michelle Bernstein to that list.The Resort’s Signature…
This funky image is right at home in today’s restaurant. The painting looks like something out of a Tim Burton flick. But it’s hanging on the wall in a South Florida restaurant.It’s a pretty well-known joint that just celebrated a major milestone. So tell us: Where are we eating?…
Was this woman’s video creepy enough to take #1 on the list? Type in “cooking” in the search bar of YouTube and you’ll find a cornucopia of content at your disposal. Because anyone with a video camera, a kitchen and an internet connected computer can host their own cooking show,…
• The, uh. . . economically challenged Bal Harbour Square in Fort Lauderdale will be getting a pair of “fast casual” eateries as part of its $8 to $10 million makeover. Come next March, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Pei Wei Asian Diner should make their debut in a new space…
New Times’ Pairings was this Thursday. Check out our recap here.These fast food restaurants feature gluten-free options.Seen the new murals at Le Tub? Here’s the guy behind them.Check out pictures from the Fall For the Arts street food festival.The Burger Beast held his second annual Burgie Awards on Monday –…
Cupcakes. Pork belly. Lamb chops. Burgers. Ravioli. Rice balls. Red curry. There was a symphony of good eats at New Times’ Pairings, held last night at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. The more than three dozen local restaurants that showed up and threw down pulled off a fantastic…
We visited the firing range last week to unleash some aggressions on a poor, unsuspecting Blue Man Group member’s silhouette (check out the photos and you’ll see what we mean) when a can of Tactical Bacon caught our goggle-covered eyes.Thrown by the illustration of an M4 machine gun on the…
Chef Marco Vico from Cafe Vico Ristorante is known for his lasagna. Made with fresh pasta and a thick, creamy sauce, there is no question that this dish will make you a kitchen star to your diners. The recipe, after the jump…
The former Tentazione in Boynton Beach is now Capriccio Bistro Wines & Tapas (141 N. Congress Ave.; 561-731-2627), a name change that signifies a change in both menu and concept. The menu retains many of its classic Italian dishes but gets the addition of more than a dozen pan-Mediterranean small…
Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it’s all about the love of the brew. If you…
The wait is over. Pairings starts tonight at 6:30 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, bringing with it food from dozens of local restaurants and wine from all over. There will be so many great dishes to try from the likes of Mark Militello, Allen Susser, Dean Max,…
Tara NieuwesteegPickle eating in PompanoSeveral of the world’s top competitive eaters descended upon the Isle of Capri in Pompano Beach last weekend to see who could eat the most sour dill pickles. Before the event, the record was 2.99 pounds of pickles in six minutes. At least six people bested…
Chef Marco Vico and his wife, Eclair, have owned and operated Cafe Vico in Fort Lauderdale since the mid-’90s. The successful 110-seat restaurant with a family feel keeps guests coming back for more. Yesterday, we featured part one of our interview with Chef Marco. Today, he shares a few of…
The place: Starlite Lounge, 960 N. Federal Highway, Pompano Beach. 954-946-3477. The hours: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. The deal: Draft beers $2.25 instead of $2.50, domestic beers $2.75 instead of $3.25, well liquors $3 instead of $3.75, wines $3.75 instead of $4.25. The digs: Starlite Lounge,…
Fiorentina’s Joshua Santangela and Jamie Fournier.Downtown Lake Worth gets a welcome shot in the arm when one its prime restaurant locations, shuttered since Ouzo Blue went into the great beyond, is thriving once again with the debut of Fiorentina (707 Lake Ave.; 561-588-9707). Chef-proprietor of the regional Italian eatery is…
