Turnover in the restaurant industry can come a matter of months. Yaddi and Frank Rodriguez invested six years and a sum business-types might call crazy to open The Chimney House on Las Olas Boulevard west of downtown Fort Lauderdale. The pair have transformed the historic building from a bombed out…
Palm Beach and farming have about as much in common as left-wing hippies and blue blood one percenters. Have you ever seen someone in Lilly Pulitzer working with dirt? Unless it has something to do with keeping up with those perfectly manicured hedges, we didn’t think so. Well, this weekend brought…
We already know, most South Floridians were baseling it up this weekend. It may have been a satellite fair, the streets of the design district, or just partying, but those of you who opted to head across the Dade county border missed out on some pretty swanky stuff.The Palm Beach…
Not only did basketball great and Jack-of-all-trades Shaquille O’Neal show up at the opening of Fort Lauderdale’s Dry Fried Wings, the sports superstar immersed himself in the job by greeting fans and getting his hands dirty — with wing sauce, of course.Read Also: Shaquille O’Neal to Attend Grand Opening of…
It happens every time you’re about to pay in the check out line at Publix this time of year. “Would you like to make a donation for Food For All?” Sometimes you throw in a buck. Sometimes you don’t. But have you ever thought about what you’re where you’re money is…
Oh, hey. Did you realize that Wednesday — 12-12-12 — is the last repeating date for another hundred years? What’s that you say? You’ve heard that about 12 times already today, just from your cubicle mates? (Of course, if you consider February 2, 2022 to be repetition, the whole point…
Even the most sugar-crazed sweets addict probably had to take a knee at some point during the sixth annual Sweet Dreams, which went down this past weekend at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. To call the dessert-focused special event decadent would be a gross understatement. I’ll be eating nothing but plain,…
Dada Executive Chef Bruce Feingold has announced the return of his restaurant’s popular wine pairing dinner series, beginning with the first, dubbed Twelve/Twelve/Twelve because — you guessed it — it will be held on December 12. It is the first of such wine pairing dinners to be held at the…
Generally, when you think of beautiful women, you don’t think of poop. The two are definitely not synonymous–unless, of course, you’re into that sort of thing. And hey, we won’t judge. So, why, then would a local nonprofit put together the 2013 Ladies of Manure Calendar? Shock value, of course.Clean Plate…
Since Hostess’ shutdown, Twinkies have become a valuable commodity. Despite all the “lifespan of a million years” jokes, the snack cake actually has a shelf life of only about 28 days, according to a company spokesperson, which is making the dwindling supplies of the popular snack cake in high demand…
You Jersey transplants who are longing for hoagies and water ice and the sight of oil refineries on the gray horizon, your beloved Wawa is coming to Florida.OK, right now it’s only up in north and central Florida, but they already have six locations open in Kissimmee and Orlando, with…
The beautiful people converged on the Four Seasons Resort Saturday afternoon for the Palm Beach Food and Wine Festival’s “Burgers by the Beach” event, and I had a great time with all of them. 5 “celebrity chefs” (they hate that term) grilled up some killer signature burgers and sliders for…
If you’re in the market for a Christmas gift for your teenage niece who recently took up arms in PETA’s war against the meat industry, keep on browsing. But in case you’ve got a hard-to-shop-for carnivore on that ever-growing list of people you forgot you have to buy for, Prime…
Every once in a while the overgrown toddler that is Donald Trump throws a billionaire-sized temper tantrum because something didn’t go his way or someone hurt his wittle feewings.Like any self respecting megalomaniac, he unilaterally assumes that everyone in the universe except the offender is on his side.In this case,…
Over the past few years, pizza has become quite the serious thing. Yeah, to New Yorkers and Chicagoans it has always been a contentious issue, but to the rest of the country Dominoes and Pizza Hut used to suit just fine. Not so much anymore. It’s no secret, Americans are becoming…
Krispy Kreme, that little shop that makes us salivate every time their “hot” light turns on, is launching a new holiday line of doughnuts. While they’ll never, ever be able to replace the classic hot glazed, these treats are sure to make any office fiscal-year-end meeting just a little happier…
Although there are literally hundreds of varieties, one of the more versatile is known as a Hawaiian apple banana for its sweet-tart taste, similar to that of an apple. But where can you find them here in South Florida? Typically found at your local specialty or Asian market, if you buy…
Tucked behind an empty lot with anemic-looking trees, you can barely see Chapultepec while flying down Hallandale Beach Boulevard. Yet it’s there, and it’s a Mexico-Aztec-Incan oasis replete with cheap beer and slow-roasted meats stuffed inside everything from corn tortillas to tamales. The restaurant’s name is deep-rooted in history. Chapultepec…
Last week, the city of Oakland Park held the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Funky Buddha Brewery, which is so serve as the northern anchor of a proposed culinary district. The city is currently in talks with two culinary schools to serve as the southern anchor to the district. With…
The Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival is this weekend, bringing celebrity chefs, amazing dinners, and lots of fine vino to south Florida. On the roster of events, which includes multiple parties, celebrities grilling at Burgers by the Beach, and a Grand Tasting, is the Golf Digest Celebrity Chef Golf…
Think back to the last wedding you attended. Was the highlight of the evening the painfully drawn-out and chuckle-free best man’s speech or the leathery steak? More likely, it was the elaborate candy buffet that would make Wonka’s factory look like the vending machine in an auto repair store’s wait…
The only distinguishing element outside the bar is the square sign that sits above the parking lot on the side of US1: the Cubby Hole with a big bear paw. My partner in crime was waiting for me in the lot. From all outward appearances, it was no different than…
