• First, Palm Beach Gardens. Then, the world. That seems to be the mantra of local restaurateur Carmine Giardini, who’s planning a national expansion of his upscale burger joint, CG Burgers. First up will be CGs in the old Bice Bistro space in the Gardens, followed by two more in…
Better check yourself before you wreck yourself, eateries. Inspectors seem to be cracking down more and more on what they deem unlicensed activity, which could be as simple as not properly displaying licenses to serving food without a license at all. Two local digs were shut down last week for…
After the umpteenth time of dealing with a parsimonious pal who uses a calculator to divvy up the bill, you may imagine a more pleasant dining experience with anyone else — even your dog. After all, your furry friend doesn’t nickel-and-dime you. Heck, he doesn’t even complain when he’s in…
The “fast casual” segment of the local restaurant market just keeps on growing with the opening earlier this week of a new Chipotle Mexican Grill (4220 N. State Road 7, 954-960-4000) in Coral Springs and the debut next week of another Sweet Tomatoes (1100 N. Congress Ave., 561-369-0666) in Boynton…
To see more photos, click here. On rare Saturday and Sunday mornings when my fiancée and I get out of bed late, she makes a batch of French-pressed coffee; I fry us eggs over easy and top them with a rustic salsa I make from jalapeños, tomatoes, and fresh oregano…
This just in: Michelle Bernstein at the Omphoy is now offering a jazz brunch every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. And there’s a perk: After eating, you receive a one-day pass to lounge around the swanky hotel; this includes lounge chairs and towel service. (Gotta love Bernstein’s uptown/downtown…
Our reader Meg correctly answered this week’s “Where Are We Eating?” challenge. The pic on the right was snapped at Delray Beach’s Bamboo Fire Cafe, a homey restaurant run by husband-and-wife Donald and Beverly Jacobs. The meal in question is actually curried golden crab, one of the specials that chef/hostess…
View a slideshow of Bluejay’s Cafe here. Mexican food and breakfast. They go together like bacon and eggs, Dean and Martin, tube tops and slap bracelets. There’s nothing like a perfectly runny egg commingling with some superbly spicy chilies, a warm fresh tortilla underneath soaking it all up. Toss in…
It’s sort of the opposite of Turducken: Sublime, the gourmet vegetarian restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, has announced its Thanksgiving menu: — Waldorf salad (apples, celery, raisins, and walnuts) — Choice of “turkey” made from Gardein, or Roasted Acorn Squash with quinoa stuffing — both accompanied by fresh green beans, button…
It wasn’t exactly PDQ, but the posh PGA National Resort & Spa (400 Avenue of the Champions, Palm Beach Gardens; 800-863-2819) finally has an executive chef, replacing former Top Chef contestant Kenny Gilbert, who bailed on the gig in August after a mere couple of months behind the stove. The…
• Rare isn’t typically a word used to describe South Florida steak houses, which have become more ubiquitous than slow drivers in the fast lane on I-95. But Rare is apparently the emporium of meat designated to slip into the Las Olas Boulevard space once home to Bova Prime. No…
Lindsey Nick is a 17-year-old senior at Highlands Christian Academy. In September, she came down with symptoms that resembled a cold and flu. Things went from bad to worse, and on September 12, she was admitted to the pediatric ICU at Broward General in severe respiratory distress. Lindsey’s loved ones…
This week’s “Where Are We Eating?” pic is making me hungry. It’s been a while since I’ve made it in to the restaurant it belongs to.Tell us where you get this crabby dish in the comments field below. Bonus points: Tell us what the dish is too.Good luck!…
Direct for Halloween: The ten scariest phrases you absolutely never want to hear spoken in a restaurant!Smart for Life’s gluten-free cookie diet is here.Please, cut it out with the twitpics!Hollywood favorite Beefeater Steakhouse shut its doors abruptly. Suite 100 is open for business on Las Olas Riverfront.This week, we review…
We’ve been dreading this day since we first laid eyes on the anemic-looking apple with the indescribable color, swimming in a bucket of pickling juice at the Russian food market. We were never fans of bobbing for apples as kids — especially after that bully kept pushing our heads down…
A new spot for caffeine junkies and café munchers is readying to make its Delray Beach debut. Spot Coffee, the sixth coffee shop-café from a Canada-based chain, has already missed its once-projected July debut date, but the company promises that the Atlantic Avenue location will be “opening soon,” even if…
Every time I eat at tiny Salvadoran restaurant El Guanaco Taqueria y Antojitos, I learn something about the country’s native cuisine. Like yesterday: I took a seat at the counter facing the kitchen, and saw a basket full of what looked like huge, flat pieces of sweet potato wrapped in…
To see more photos, click here. Mamma mia, there are loads of Italian restaurants cropping up all over South Florida these days. In the past year alone, we’ve seen high-profile Italian openings like Martorano’s, Via Luna, and SoLita, balanced by contemporary casual places like D’Angelo and Cafe Macaluso. Some of…
Monday’s Where Are We Eating? was the first time we’ve gone without a correct answer. You guys are slipping! (Or the pic was too hard… hmmm…) The patio in question belongs to none other than Pizzeria Oceano in Lantana. This tiny bungalow turned restaurant is known for its daily-changing menu…
First it was pizzerias; now it’s a restaurant/hookah lounge.That’s right, another Fort Lauderdale restaurant — Off the Hookah — has served as a production site for an explicit adult film. The waterfront establishment, located at 300 SW First Ave in the Riverwalk downtown district, is known for risqué belly dancing,…
Health inspectors have been busy little bees over the past month, tracking down kitchen nightmares like Gordon Ramsay on a coke binge. Their latest haul: a KFC location in Oakland Park that found itself in deep water — literally. Want to check out restaurant records for yourself? Search the Florida…
There’s no shortage of options when it comes to fine Italian dining, which is why our review this week looks at Caruso Ristorante from that angle — if you had to choose a pasta joint to throw down your hard-earned clams at, would this be it? Caruso has been around for…
