Real Chinese cuisine in Palm Beach County? Well, stranger things have happened. At least they will if all goes according to plan at the new China Beach Bistro (409 Northwood Rd., 561-833-4242), an upscale restaurant dedicated to …
I have to wonder if the people behind Tokyo Blue have ever heard of the Japanese concept of ma. It’s the idea that, in art as well as in life, what you leave out is equally as important as what you add. Think of ma as negative space — the…
In the first annual Grand Chef Throwdown at the Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival last night, Roy Villacrusis’s cuisine reigned supreme. Villacrusis, chef-owner of the new (and terrific) Kubo Asiatic Cuisine in North Palm Beach, smacked down former Top Chef contestant Howie “Bulldog” Kleinberg and local private chef Jeremy…
Yesterday, we posted this photo and challenged you to guess where we were eating — and “Dani” won! Turns out it was the 11th Street Annex, which its proprietors describe as “a coffee shop meets teahouse meets gourmet lunch spot meets gathering spot.” The menu changes daily. Located on 11th…
This low-key, cozy Fort Lauderdale eatery serves only lunch. The menu — usually five or six items — changes daily and is scrawled on a board on a wall near the door. The chefs — they self-deprecatingly refer to themselves as “two ugly sisters” — pluck herbs from a small garden out front,…
• The long-shuttered Market Salamader in Palm Beach is now Amici Market (155 N. County Rd., 561-832-0201) the latest project of Maurizio Ciminella, owner of the late Amici’s Ristorante. Foods to go, organic produce, all-natural beef, seafood and assorted “gourmet” items are all on the shelves. • One of the…
Since sushi is traditionally served with but a few beverages — tea, beer and/or sake — this pairing is slightly unorthodox. But not really — white wine with sushi is increasingly popular, and what’s champagne but white wine with fizz? Also, it’s more common to see sushi prepared by non-Japanese folks, which…
If Boca’s Table 42 Italian Kitchen + Wine Bar keeps adding new dishes, it may have to change its name to Table 43. Okay, not really, but Gary Rack’s stylish trattoria-enoteca in Royal Palm Place is bulking up its menu for the coming season, adding everything from new burgers to…
As promised in the last blog, we tackled schav, a sorrel soup popular with Eastern Europeans, in the interest of science. Plus we had heard the stuff is enjoyed by Jewish folks and, it being Hanukkah and all, we thought it was an appropriate choice. We weren’t sure what this stuff was…
To view a slide show, click here. The Grateful Palate sits empty just after 5 o’clock on a Wednesday. Two black-clad waiters occupy the small bar that runs along the right side of the restaurant’s back wall. Behind the counter, the sommelier, a tall blond in a Mad Men-style dress,…
Taste Gastropub, star chef Allen Susser’s upscale-casual eatery in Delray Beach, has closed, at least temporarily, according to the message on the restaurant’s phone line. Rumors of the closure have been swirling for several days, but Charlie has so far been unable to contact Susser for confirmation, though apparently there’s…
When Smith & Jones closed in July, nobody was more in the middle of the fallout than Ted Inserra. In this blog item, Inserra blamed a slowdown in business, but many commenters blamed Inserra, despite the fact that he was just a sous chef at the Las Olas restaurant.Whatever caused…
Chef Dean Max doesn’t have much time to hang out at his flagship restaurant too often — he’s busy overseeing an empire. But 3030 Ocean at the Harbor Beach Marriott is still his baby, and it turns 10 years old this month. So Max is doing the anniversary bash in…
Our feature story this week on South Florida’s food trucks covered one of the original trucks operating in Broward and Palm Beach, Delray’s the Rolling Stove. Fire-engine red with a faux-smoke stack that stands high above the truck’s shady awning, the Stove serves hearty, heavy, Midwest-inspired street food of the…
Andrew and Ashley got our Where Were We Eating from Monday correct: The picture on the left was taken at Wilton Manors’ own Rosie’s Bar & Grill.I said it used to be a hamburger joint, and Rosie’s was: In its former life, it was Hamburger Mary’s, a place that won a…
Update: Check after the jump for the total amount of Ed Hardy shirts Pizza Fusion donated.Vaughan Lazar, founder of the Pizza Fusion company, is trying to keep Fort Lauderdale classy. Last night, Lazar made a joke on his Facebook profile suggesting the idea of giving free pizza in exchange for…
After Tuesday, I’ll no longer be the Restaurant Critic here at New Times. But you can bet I’ll still be eating out at plenty of restaurants around South Florida. Just like any other consumer, I get excited by the prospect of new restaurants and where the scene here might be…
Here’s a cryptic pic for this week’s Where Are We Eating…A clue: This indoor-outdoor eatery was formerly a burger joint, but still makes great burgers and strong cocktails. Tell us the name of the restaurant in the comments field below and we’ll send you a New Times swag package. Good…
• The chanting of “Ommm” will be replaced by the popping of corks come early December when Lake Worth’s Dolce Vita wine bar moves from its current J Street location to the downtown space at 609 Lake Ave. recently vacated by defunct yoga studio Soma Center. In the works in…
We interview new Steak954 chef Carlos Jorge. [Part 2]Thanksgiving might be over, but you can still recreate the best turkey ever with these steps.A Q&A with the author of a 101 Gluten-free Microwave Mug Cakes.Brew Masters debuted last week, and it was a smash hit.Here’s what’s on tap at the…
When faced with random items in the ethnic aisle of Publix, I usually fall back on the messages scrolled on the packages. Reggae Country Style Brand Fruit Bun didn’t promise much. “Ready to Eat” it exclaimed. And “Contains Real Fruit.” Beyond that, it wasn’t making many promises about quality or…
This Black Friday, remember: Spending money on kitchen gadgets should always be guilt-free. Why? Because:1. New supplies lead to more cookingAnd that leads to more entertaining, which ultimately ends with more friends. In short, cutlery increases popularity. 2. Fresh gadgets encourage creativityWould you even attempt to make a …
