New York Strip opened in Pompano on April 2 with as much fanfare as you could possibly muster for a steak house/strip club. The owners mailed outlandish media kits all around town that included membership cards supposedly valued at $10,000. They flew in strippers from around the country — one…
Christian Cotton, chef/owner of Cafe Copenhagen in Jupiter, is calling it quits in Jupiter’s Driftwood Plaza. He’ll be open for dinner Tuesday to Sunday through July 31 and for brunch on the weekends till that date; reservations are recommended if you do want in on one of the final meals.Cotton’s…
In the first part to our interview with the star of Bravo’s latest season of Top Chef, Kenny Gilbert, we spoke to the chef about what it was like to live in the house and cook on the award-winning show. Today, we dish with Kenny on his appointment as executive…
Last week, I wrote about the MSC-certified swordfish on sale throughout the summer at Whole Foods. Well, this weekend, I decided it would be fun to try to actually cook something with it. So I hauled on over to the Coral Springs store and took a look firsthand at the…
Watch any of this season’s episodes of Top Chef and it’s clear that the level of competition has been raised higher than ever. There have been furious quickfires with crab parts exploding across the kitchen, heated battles between fierce competitors, and plenty of gastronomic masterpieces to marvel at. And at…
• Saturday and Sunday are decidedly happier days than any ol’ weekday. So why is it happy hour is restricted to Monday through Friday? It’s not at City Oyster and Sushi Bar in Delray Beach, where happy hour runs all week ’round. From 4 to 7 p.m., folks can get…
The 99-year-old Erickson Farms in Canal Point opens its gates to the public on Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., for its annual Farm Tour. The free tour features rides among the mango groves — 40 acres of them — and around the other tropical trees growing on the other…
They’re a little salty, a little sweet, very crunchy, and just the right size. Yep, the new pretzel M&Ms are winners in our book.Despite the cute illustration of the orange M&M holding an x-ray showing he has a pretzel twist inside, the shape of the core is only a tiny…
• Belle & Maxwell’s, a casual European café on Dixie Highway in West Palm, reopens this week after several days of renovation to expand into the next-door space. Doubling the restaurant’s size isn’t the only addition. Along with serving its signature breakfast and lunch dishes, B&M will begin serving dinner…
Southern Comfort isn’t just the noxious blend of raw sewage and corn syrup that Janis Joplin made famous; it’s a major part of the South’s culinary tradition. Embracing the simple, local, seasonal thing long before it became the mantra of overpaid celebrity chefs who spend more time in front of…
Over on our sister blog, the Juice, Jeff Stratton recounts how Ahmad Lai Bujang, a 61-year-old Malaysian Parliament member, “was taken to a hospital after he complained of breathlessness and dizziness from gorging himself on durian, a spiky green fruit resembling jackfruit (or a green hedgehog).”As Stratton reports, the politician…
The place: Triple Eight Lounge at the Falcon House, 116 NE Sixth Ave., Delray Beach 33483.The hours: Happy Hour runs Monday through Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. The deal: Half-price on all drinks during happy hour. Look out for the Triple Eight Vodkas on offer; these award-winning spirits come…
It was less than six months ago that national retailer Target completely ditched farm-raised salmon in favor of the environmentally conscious wild-caught variety. Now Whole Foods is getting in on the action. The national retailer has announced it will carry only Marine Stewardship Council-certified sustainable swordfish from Nova Scotia this…
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…
Tonino Lamborghini Caffe Corsa, the restaurant named after the son of auto industry icon Ferruccio Lamborghini, has closed its doors for good. The restaurant located in the new, outdoor shopping mall the Village at Gulfstream Park married authentic Italian food with the kind of sleek design the younger Lamborghini is…
Bet you can’t say that three times fast. And even if you can, so what: You’re wasting precious time that could be spent eating ice cream. After all, it’s National Ice Cream Month, a true cause for celebration — and where better than to enjoy the frosty dessert than sun-soaked…
If there’s a wine made for South Florida summers, it’s rosé. With a flavor profile that encompasses light strawberry-raspberry, subtle floral-violets, and tangy lemon-orange, it plays well with food ranging from burgers to grilled fish. And its light body, relatively low alcohol, and general absence of oak make it easy…
The menu at Mama Asian Noodle Bar in the Coconut Creek Promenade doesn’t stop at noodles. In fact, the list of Thai-, Chinese-, Japanese-, and Vietnamese-inspired dishes is so extensive that it can be difficult to decide what to order. A recent visit proved as much. I had brought my…
Usually when we bash a restaurant, as we did with a review of Zed451 in November 2008, the place fades into restaurant obscurity and eventually quietly closes. It’s not that restaurant critics have a crystal ball — it’s just that bad restaurants tend to die early deaths. Not so with…
Diners can search databases of 500-plus bottle list several ways to match wine with meals and avoid intimidation of sommelier.
Mike (born Michele) Testa III, 60, died July 9 at his home in Bar Harbor, Maine. He was a member of the Testa family whose namesake restaurants have served the Palm Beach and Bar Harbor crowds since 1921. Testa’s, a landmark eatery in Palm Beach, is among the oldest restaurants…
Jennifer Reed is a pastry chef based in South Florida and owner of the Sugar Monkey. Every week, she’ll share her insights about life, local food, and the people who cook it. Summer birthdays are kind of a drag. Yeah, you could take your cupcakes to school on the last…
