A rib dinner at Art’s Barbecue in Coral Springs comes with two sides, cornbread, and a half-rack of tender ribs mounted on top of two pieces of white bread. The ribs sported a slightly pink smoke ring and had a the sort of soft-but-firm texture that drives rib afficionados wild…
This week in Dish, a review from New Times editor Eric Barton, who had one crazy-as-hell meal at Fort Lauderdale’s longtime Italian-American haven, Anthony’s Runway 84. Turns out, the wait staff at the restaurant was in a bit of a hurry to turn Barton’s table, an effort that culminated with…
Let’s face it, if 2009 was a fish, most of us would throw it back. But if there is anything to celebrate come Dec. 31, it’s that this terrible, very bad, not so hot disaster of a year will very soon be outta here like last week’s garbage. And, of…
I know, I know: The only drinking you’re thinking about doing at the moment involves the New Year, bubbly, and maybe a drunken text message or two. That’s great and all, but if you really want to be a proactive drinker you’ll hop over to jupitercraftbrewersfestival.com and preorder your tickets…
I first wrote about the Persian dish fensenjan in a review for the now defunct Darius Palace in Fort Lauderdale. The slow-stewed walnut and pomegranate dish that Darius served reminded me of a version I used to enjoy at a childhood friend’s house. After an afternoon of playing Nintendo and…
If you’re not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter for Broward and Palm Beach counties, here’s a taste of what you missed this week. Click here to subscribe. If you’re like most people, your New Year’s resolution probably includes shaving off a few pounds, shrinking your carbon…
Growing up, I was always a fan of those ubiquitous “best of the year” stories that news outlets put together every December, so I thought it fitting that I give a little something back this year to the thing that has given so much to me through the two-thousand-aughts. Of…
I remember the low point well. Just a few months ago now, it was a slow summer in a notoriously seasonal dining town. But almost every restaurant seemed to be operating in a dimension entirely separate from one crucial element: customers. After tucking in alone to so many plates of…
The most important thing about the holidays next to family? What’s on the table, of course. My family usually starts preparing their holiday meal a day in advance, and this year is no different. We’re going to be doing an Italian-themed Christmas with lasagna, slow-cooked gravy, chicken rollatini stuffed with…
When it comes down to deciding where to go for lunch, I always forget about Fernanda’s International Market on Oakland Park Blvd. and Federal Hwy. But after grabbing this muffuletta sandwich there a week ago, I’ll be sure to keep the place in my rotation from now on. As far…
When I first saw an Idaho Spud bar in a convenience store in Grand Junction, Colorado, I had to try one. The concept was just so old-timey, so quirky and kitschy-cute that I had to have one. On the side of the brown wrapper a tag line was written in…
This week in Dish we walk down memory lane and revisit the crazy year that was 2009. Our year-end wrap up answers the following: What notable newcomers made their way onto South Florida’s eager palates? What restaurants fell victim to the stagnant economy? In 2009, restaurateurs turned to trends to…
If you’re not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter for Broward and Palm Beach counties, here’s a taste of what you missed this week. Click here to subscribe. One of Broward’s largest and most ambitious dining and entertainment complexes made its debut last week in, yes, Wilton…
About 30 minutes into the challenge, my mouth simply refused to chew any more. The taste of ground beef had become nauseating; the smell of sulfurous eggs and fatty bacon debilitating. Trying to gnaw through the tough, crusty bread was like eating a mildewed sponge. Simply put, my mind –…
Now that we’re enjoying one of our rare cold fronts, you may as well make the most of it by making some wintry, homemade soup. This pumpkin spice soup takes canned pumpkin puree and turns it into an easy, cheap, and tasty meal that will warm you up in this…
What went down on the blog this week:This is what America is all about: Liberty and cheap wine for all.How to bake halibut so delicious and easy, a caveman could do it (damn you, Geico). Lindburger’s is like a family cookout in the backyard, without your dad yelling obscenities at…
UPDATE: These listings are for NYE 2009/2010. To see New Year’s events for NYE 2010/2011see here (Broward) and here (Palm Beach County) I don’t know about you, but I want to ring in the new year in style, guzzling champagne and slurping down caviar like a 19th-century robber baron. Preferably…
A couple of years ago, I went to a Christmas party in New York City. It wasn’t a dinner party, but more of a “stand around and chat while you swirl wine in a glass and look fancy” kind of deal. I prefer sitting, preferably with my legs up and…
I just couldn’t resist: Since my partner-in-crime is a graduate of the University of Florida and I’m a Seminole to the core, I had to buy Buffalo Bob’s Alligator with Beef stick so I could maw it right before his very eyes. (By some stroke of luck, I found it…
Despite an economy that has many local restaurateurs down to seeds and stems, a second Mustard Seed Bistro has sprouted up in Broward. Tim and Lara Boyd’s original Cooper City Seed now has a sibling in Plantation, taking over the former Grapevine Gourmet space. This new Seed is a more…
Scott Rothstein’s own restaurant ventures with the Bova Group — Bova Prime, the late Bova Ristorante, and what was to be Bova Smoke and Bova @ Casa Casuarina — have to be feeling the sting of the prominent attorney’s downfall. But other restaurants are being affected by the fallout as…
