With South Florida’s year round tropical clime and endless vacation-style weekend vibes, none of us needs an excuse to kick back, relax, and enjoy a tropical rum drink. It’s kind of Florida’s official state sport.But just in case you like to justify your afternoon boozing to yourself, this Sunday is National Rum…
Although the new school year may be just around the corner, it’s not too late to have some last minute summer fun. Tomorrow morning at the Whole Foods Market in Davie along with PBS station WPBT2 will host “Back to School Live”, a free event open to the public, featuring…
After five years searching for the perfect location to open a second establishment, Boynton Beach’s Hurricane Alley owner Kim Kelly decided to consider purchasing a food truck instead. Her husband Burt Garnsey — now her partner in the new venture — wasn’t sure she’d actually do it, though. “But when…
Other than fast food, where else can you feed yourself with one dollar? Probably not in many other restaurants. Morton’s The Steakhouse tries to answer at least part of that question by offering filet mignon steak sandwiches for only a buck on August 13. It’s just a little deal Morton’s…
Tiger Woods new restaurant and sports bar, The Woods Jupiter, opened this week and it could be the classiest looking sports bar ever. The restaurant, located in Harbourside Place, a 10-acre waterfront multi-use project that includes a hotel, marina, and amphitheater, is called a sports bar and dinner club, befitting…
Sybarite Pig owner Daniel Naumko, along with former Wild Oak Artisan Ales and Brewzzi brewer Matt Manthe, are teaming up to create a new brewery concept in southern Palm Beach County called Odd Breed Wild Ales. Their goal? To make some of the wildest ales they can. The duo are…
What makes a taco worthy of being called one of the best in Broward? Some people prefer corn tortillas over flour. Others want a traditional Mexican taco with nothing more than meat, diced white onion, and cilantro. Still more prefer their tacos stuffed with crazy ingredients from chicken fried steak to…
It’s only fitting that 1-month-old Riverside Market South isn’t easy to find. Even owners Julian and Lisa Siegel recall getting lost when attempting to pinpoint 3218 SE Sixth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale for the first time. “I gave my wife the address, and she got lost,” says Julian. “The first…
Dining out is a big part of South Florida culture and nightlife. For all our beach-going ways, we like to eat. But living in tourist paradise is a double-edged sword: the food is great, but you pay for it. Dine Out Lauderdale is a promotion aimed at locals and tourists…
Beer festivals are an ever-increasing presence on the to-do lists of locals seeking something to do on the weekends, and this past Saturday was no different thanks to the PGA National Resort & Spa’s Craft Beer Bash. Held inside ballrooms at the resort, which features the internationally famous PGA National Golf…
When it comes to frying chicken nobody — and we mean nobody — does it quite like the Koreans. (Apologies to all the Southern fried chicken fans out there, and those buttermilk-based, generation-spanning recipes.) If you’ve had the opportunity to try it, you’ll know that Korean-style fried chicken differs greatly…
The weekend might be over, but there are still plenty of weekday food and drink events in South Florida to keep you busy. Whether you’re looking to make some cheapo meals, eat an elegant wine dinner, or check out a sour beer mini-fest, there’s something to do in Broward and…
Blind Monk, a bar and tapas joint flowing with both wine and beer expertise in West Palm Beach, is celebrating its fifth anniversary on the weekend of August 15 and 16. One, or two, year anniversaries are special, but it turns out that the five year anniversary is a particularly…
Some say the meatballs at Genco Sandwiches are so good, it’s almost a crime. At least, that’s what you might think after taking a look at the Lauderdale-by-the-Sea deli’s Instagram account, where you’ll see a daily Godfather-themed mugshot post of a hungry patron. Not all of them were booked for…
Congratulations, you made it through yet another working week. You might as well give yourself a pat on the back to celebrate — or better yet, a drink or three. This weekend in Broward and Palm Beach counties, choose from cornhole tournaments, champagne tastings, chef dinners and more for your fun events. Friday: Champagne…
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. There isn’t a fourth grader around the Sunshine State that hasn’t heard of at least one of the Henrys for which Two Henrys…
“It’s been a long, long, long journey,” said Max’s Harvest executive chef Eric Baker. The night marked the halfway point of the competition and the last preliminary battle before the quarter finals begin next week. So far, we’ve seen triumph, defeat, blood, sweat, table-dancing, lap dancing, egregious displays of public…
With so many restaurants in South Florida and more opening all the time, just picking where to go for dinner on a Saturday night or lunch on a Wednesday can be an overwhelming task. Sometimes, you just need a reason. This ongoing list of the favorite dishes from food writers…
Bar appetizers don’t get enough credit. They are a crucial part of a night out drinking; the concrete that holds it altogether. Without solid snacks to munch on while we drink there would be many more instances of bad things happening — just terrible, no good, bad things. And a…
“Brewing beer was always a hobby,” says Greg Lieberman. “I never thought that one day I would actually open a brewery.” Like many people in the growing South Florida craft brewing industry, 36-year-old Greg Lieberman decided to follow his dreams. Unlike most people, he left a solid job he loved…
Thanks to a nationwide egg shortage, many people are shelling out more money on breakfast and baked goods. According to the website Food Processing: The Information Source for Food and Beverage Manufacturers, The Avian Flu (H5N2) outbreak that started in Iowa in mid-April took out over 31 million chickens and turkeys in that state…
Night + Day is a roundup of events happening in Broward and Palm Beach counties this week and can be found in print editions of New Times Broward Palm Beach every Thursday. Thursday, August 6 Turns out, despite much repeated “common knowledge,” having two X chromosomes does not actually prevent…
