It’s a good play on words — ends meet, Ends Meat — a clever reference to a tight household budget. For Ends Meat chef-owner Kevin Dreifuss, making ends meet has an even more poignant meaning. A good portion of his professional culinary career has been spent working day and night,…
This summer is looking to be all about the melon: watermelon to be precise, and it’s going right into your beer. That’s right, everyone’s favorite member of the family Cucurbitaceae (you know, those vine-like flowering plants that the Japanese like to make into cubes) is poised to take 2016 by…
Ah, #brunchlife: The late morning meal that’s one part breakfast and one part lunch (and one of the only times it’s acceptable and encouraged to drink before noon). For so many South Floridians, there’s no better way to spend a weekend morning or afternoon than brunching. And while almost any…
Monday Trivia at Funky Buddha Brewery Funky Buddha Lounge and Brewery (1201 NE 38th St., Oakland Park) will allow attendees to show off their knowledge of useless facts with trivia night. Starting at 7 p.m., there are no team size requirements, and the top three teams will win Funky Buddha…
Riverside Market owners Julian and Lisa Siegel have announced plans to open a new location in Plantation. Located in a sleepy strip mall located at 6900 Cypress Road at the intersection of Northwest 69th Avenue and Cypress Road, this will make the third location for the uber popular craft beer…
You may have seen the crew members of Below Deck take on choppy seas and even crazier guests on their hit show, but this Tuesday all hands will be on deck for a private viewing party with the cast at a swanky downtown spot. Atrium Lounge invites guests to come…
Friday May Full Moon Dinner & Party Beauty and the Feast (601 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., Fort Lauderdale) will offer a three course meal for their Full Moon feature. This starts at 7 p.m. Visit society8.com/beauty-and-the-feast . Music on the Rocks Ocean Avenue Amphitheatre (129 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton…
Every week, we take a look at a craft beer brewed in Florida. Follow #FloridaBeerFriday for more reviews of Sunshine State brews. Get out there and #DrinkLocal. Let’s keep the IPA train rolling from last week, and head out to Brewzzi in Boca Raton to sample one of their brewmaster’s…
Food and football: They just go together. And that’s especially true of the annual OBIEs: A Taste of South Florida. Over the past three years the OBIE’s — which stands for Orange Bowl Impact and Excellence Awards — has helped to invest millions of dollars back into the South Florida…
Dos Equis beer may lay claim to The Most Interesting Man in the World, but Falafel Time in Fort Lauderdale just might have dibs on The Happiest Man in the World. “I love America! Everybody is so nice! It is my home and I feel so happy here!” Indeed, Yaov…
When you ask Okeechobee Steakhouse executive chef Jamie Steinbrecher what his favorite piece of kitchen equipment is, you’ll learn it’s not his chef’s knife, sauté pan, or even that fancy broiler. Instead, it’s his Robot Coupe — a commercial food processor that can literally chop, dice, and slice food into…
If you’ve ever tasted the “leche de tigre” — the Peruvian term for the citrus-based marinade that cures the seafood in a ceviche — and love it, you know how frustrating it can be trying to slurp the last of your ceviche from a bowl. The idea of leaving this…
Adam Brigham is a man’s man. Massively built, covered in tattoos, and sporting a bald head, long beard, and nose ring, Brigham could easily blend in at any tough biker bar. And you had better keep your distance, because if you are not careful, he just might make you a…
If you love rum, tiki drinks, and live music and don’t want to travel outside Broward County to find all three in one spot, you’re in for a surprise. Later this fall, you’ll be able to find them together in a new shared venue. Fort Lauderdale-based South Florida Distillers and…
The up-until-now undefeated four-and-oh host brewery Barrel of Monks Brewing fell to one of South Florida’s titans of brewing, Due South Brewing Company, last night in the fifth of a series of monthly beer and food pairing events slated to roll on for all of 2016. The event pits two…
Despite our proximity to the ocean and the nearby bounty of fresh catches we South Floridians can find year-round, attempting to find fresh sushi in our tropical paradise can be an entirely different ball game. And the fact that we are literally leagues away from the world’s best fish markets…
It’s the middle of a busy dinner rush on a Saturday night at Hot & Soul in Fort Lauderdale. The dining room is packed with couples, families, and groups of friends seated at tables that wind from the front near the floor-to-ceiling windows to the back where still more huddle…
It’s the ultimate way to recycle brewers spent grain and save animals: using the husks and grist of brewers barley to make biodegradable and edible six pack rings that hold cans of beer. (Maybe restaurants along Hollywood Beach should look into now that an obscure law banning non-biodegradable packaging east…
Monday Local Brew Flight & Balls Forks and Balls (1301 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale) is partaking in craft beer week with a flight of local beer paired with meatballs for $15. This is available until Sunday and includes three draft beers and four meatballs. The yumminess starts at…
Friday The Macallan ScotchPairing Dinner NYY Steak at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek (5550 NW 40 St., Coconut Creek) will open its scotch pairing dinner with a cocktail reception at 7:30 p.m. The dinner consists of four courses: pork belly, lobster hash, wagyu tenderloin and petite fours. Scotches include the Macallan…
It’s official: Lake Worth has welcomed C.W.S. Craft Cocktails & Kitchen to the fold, the area’s highly-anticipated craft cocktail bar and restaurant. The bar quietly launched a soft opening Thursday, May 12, and will be offering drinks and a limited food menu through next week. In February, 3J Hospitality founders…
Every week, we take a look at a craft beer brewed in Florida. Follow #FloridaBeerFriday for more reviews of Sunshine State brews. Get out there and #DrinkLocal. This week I traveled into the heart of one of Fort Lauderdale’s industrial areas to visit Khoffner Brewery USA and try out their…
