“You call this spicy?” said Brad, a broad, bearded New Yorker with a penchant for heat. “I gotta tell you, sister, this ain’t hot at all.” Brad, a friend of my parents’, was talking about my mother’s homemade enchiladas. Since I was a kid, she would make the chicken- and…
Potato chips aren’t exactly considered exotic fare in America, but when we saw our favorite brand, Archer Farms, was offering Macaroni & Cheese, General Tso, and Greek-Inspired versions, we had to give ’em a go. After all, the brand’s traditional and Salt & Vinegar-flavored chips have long been favorites, mostly…
We’ve seen plenty of restaurants close for summer vacation, but when a place shuts down for the entire summer, it’s usually bad news. That’s what’s happening at the 90-year-old Palm Beach institution Testa’s. The restaurant announced Wednesday that it would be stopping all operations for the rest of the summer…
That’s all, folks. Top Chef and new Florida resident Kenny Gilbert was forced to “pack up [his] knives and go” on last night’s episode of Top Chef D.C.Gilbert was sent home following the show’s Restaurant Wars episode, which pits two teams of four cheftestants against each other. The chefs took…
Yesterday Mark Militello, executive chef at Trina, the Fort Lauderdale beach restaurant at the Atlantic Hotel, shared some of his background and how he got to where he is today. In this next part, we’ll hear more about what he has in store for the relaunch of the restaurant later…
Whine not, wine lovers… Il Mercato Café & Wine Shop is here. The 3-week-old establishment is the brainchild of restaurant vets Mike and Emily Lynch. (He: certified sommelier formerly of such local spots as Bar Rosso and Govind Armstrong’s now-deceased Table 8. She: chef from a …
The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB), in cahoots with a klatch of corporate sponsors, is orchestrating the eighth-annual Miami Spice event. The two-month program presents diners with a chance to select from discounted prix fixe menus at any of 119 participating restaurants. More specific: a three-course lunch for…
There are so many Thai/Japanese restaurants around Broward and Palm Beach counties serving the same exact menu that they may as well all be photocopies. With nothing to differentiate them but their cutesy names (Too Too Thai or Bo Thai or Thai One On, etc.), there’s little to draw you…
To some, Billy Mitchell is a villain of the likes of the Joker, Dr. Evil, or Skeletor. But to others, he’s a Donkey Kong champ, a master manipulator of the joystick, and testament to the power of human will.Last weekend, the veteran videogamer and owner of Rickey’s Restaurants in Hollywood…
Chef Mark Militello is a man of few words. This self-proclaimed “Doctor of Food” has taken the helm at Trina, the Fort Lauderdale beach restaurant at the Atlantic Hotel. Not one to share a lot of secrets, he did not give us many details on the menu or décor, but…
Got an interesting post or bit of news to share? Email it to Charlie and we’ll include it in Eating Around the Blog-o-Sphere. Here’s a little diatribe on why now, more than ever, it’s important for journos to stick to the SPJ Code of Ethics.The Burger Beast braves the new…
In my review of the Living Room in Boynton Beach, I talk about how owner Lisa Mercado transformed the restaurant into a highly personal, almost schizophrenic collection of knickknacks and oddities. But one thing I left out was how she inventively altered the men’s bathroom.Get up to go to the…
This week we’re skipping a Dish review in lieu of a column on Miami Spice. The annual prix-fixe meal deal is designed to draw in diners during the slow summer/fall months and incorporates some of Miami-Dade’s better-known restaurants (119 all told). But each year, the excitement of Miami Spice is…
Gulf oysters are renowned for two things: Being cheap and being large. Compare an Apalachicola oyster to a pricey Blue Point or Wellfleet, and you’ll see why real oyster fans go for the Gulf. When I eat an oyster, I want some bite — not just a wimpy little bivalve…
Another week, another chance to win two free tickets to Pairings, the unlimited food and wine tasting event taking place on September 16. The photo to the left needs no hints. It’s so easy, I’d be surprised if we don’t have a winner within minutes. As always, click the image…
• National restaurant mega-chain Landry’s Restaurant Inc. is switching its Fort Lauderdale Charley’s Crab eatery over to the Chart House brand. Renovation of the space has added a new patio and lounge, and while no one at the Houston-based company responded to several queries, the difference in menus between the…
New Times Pairings is coming in September, and we’re asking you what local restaurants you’d like to see there.A chef embroiled in legal troubles, asking for help on Craigslist? Name that local toque. East Coast Barbecue uses high-tech smokers to turn out slow and low Southern cooking.Read an interview with…
Though it usually would take an act of Congress to get us to eat anything that rhymes with turd, we had to try cheese curds when we found ourselves smack dab in the middle of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, last week. No, this is not a joke. There is an actual city…
New Times’ annual Pairings food and winetasting event is coming up fast. Going down September 16 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, the three-hour festival will showcase restaurants like 3030 Ocean, Taste Gastropub, Coco Asian Bistro, Chef Allen’s, Cafe Vico, and much more, along with all the appropriately…
Steak 954 — the posh steak house from Philadelphia restaurateur Stephen Starr — might be able to make a mean rib eye or tuna-foie gras taco. But for a lot of locals, the posh steak-house prices don’t exactly translate into casual lunch. Well, if you’ve been itching to try the…
If you want to catch a game on TV, drink a few beers, grab a burger or a pizza or some wings, you head to your neighborhood sports bar, right? Or you can head to Boca to the new Neighborhood Sports Bar & Grill, which staged its grand-opening party yesterday…
To view a slide show of the Living Room, click here. My friends and I were lounging in cushy, mismatched chairs in our own little section of the Living Room in Boynton Beach. We were full, having just eaten an eclectic meal that included pear and Havarti pizza and a…
