What’s long, hard, and holds about 100 ounces of ice cold beer?Pizza Rustica’s new beer tubes, of course.These cylindrical, chemistry-beaker-looking vessels are finding their way onto tables at the pizza haven’s Hollywood Boulevard location. The service device — which is a replacement for normal beer pitchers — may look gimmicky…
Last week, we reported that Dean James Max, executive chef at 3030 Ocean and at four other restaurants worldwide, will represent Florida at the Great American Seafood Cook-Off this Saturday. Competing head-to-head against 15 other chefs from different states, Max will have to woo judges with a dish that represents…
Every once in a while, officials from the Hotel and Restaurant division of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation office get to sleuthin’. They’re looking for “food misrepresentation cases” — usually restaurants selling you one thing but serving you another.Inspectors catch the bait and switch about 50 times…
It’s odd to say, but kimchi is one of the hottest foodstuffs around the country at the moment. The Korean staple of cabbage fermented in a spicy sauce is about as unsexy and antihip as food gets. And yet, kimchi — and Korean food in general — is just about…
This week in Dish: The Living Room, a cozy little pub/restaurant in West Boynton Beach. With a quirky, decorative touch and plenty of mismatched tables made to look like miniature living rooms, it’s the kind of restaurant you can really feel at home in. Sometimes too much so. Check out…
Jamba Juice put out a viral ad campaign recently by posting a YouTube video for the new “Cheeseburger Chill” smoothie. The ad was a fake, meant to mock McDonald’s and its new line of fruit smoothies. But it also got me thinking: How bad could it be? So this morning,…
There’s no shortage of good barbecue restaurants opening these days. With places like Sheila’s Famous BBQ Conch and More in Lake Worth and the second installment of Texas Hold ‘Em coming to the Gateway in Fort Lauderdale, there’s good ‘cue within reach of just about everyone. Now add East Coast…
We were cruising Craigslist this morning (for “friendship,” we swear) and stumbled across this mighty odd post from a supposedly famous chef in need of an attorney (preferably female). Any guesses on this person’s identity?Lawyer Needed for Public Figure: I was told I’m supposed to be a famous chef. People…
Not going to get much in the way of hints here, folks. All I can tell you is that it’s a partial service restaurant, and this is the front counter.Click on the image to make it larger. Just don’t try any CSI-type maneuver and “enhance” the pixels until you can…
• The “farm to table” movement that’s hotter than organic habaneros in many food-conscious cities is coming to Fort Lauderdale with the expected September debut of Market 17 in the SE 17th Street space formerly occupied by Fish. Owners are brother and sister Aaron and Krista Gauberger (he, ex-Seasons 52;…
The new World of Beer in Coconut Creek has made quite a splash since opening. Check out our inside look into the place, and read about how its lack of a proper kitchen is making a big impact on Promenade businesses. Cheap lunch is just around the corner at Mr…
On a recent road trip to the Big Apple, we went in search of a refreshing beverage to cool our innards, those same innards that were burnt to a crisp compliments of the thick heat seeming to come up from the sidewalk and down from the sky simultaneously. Yes, even…
Chef Dean James Max, executive chef at 3030 Ocean with restaurants in Cayman and Cleveland, is a Florida homeboy at heart. Talk to the charismatic chef and it’s easy to see that his love for Florida’s unique foodways — particularly its seafood — run strong. So it’s no surprise that…
To see more photos from Martorano’s Italian-American Kitchen, click here. We had just been seated at a small, white-clothed table at Martorano’s Italian-American Kitchen. The four of us — starving thanks to our late-night reservation and screaming over the blasting sound system — couldn’t help but laugh at the title…
High-heat, coal-fired ovens have lit up all over South Florida, bringing charred crusts and specialty toppings to just about every strip mall. Among them is Scarfone’s, a modern pizzeria in the mold of Anthony’s that recently debuted its second location in the Promenade at Coconut Creek. The cavernous bar and…
Sure, you can slop a few scoops in a bowl, add some peanuts, and call it a sundae. Sometimes, if you’re feeling fancy, you’ll twirl some whipped cream on top. That may be good enough for your family, but Breyers says, “No go!”The company is looking for the next best…
You’ve heard of ultraluxe burgers made with braised short ribs and foie gras selling for $100 a pop — in fact, a similar burger made news when it debuted at the Old Homestead Steakhouse in the Boca Raton Resort & Club in 2006. But supped up hot dogs costing nearly…
This week in Dish, we take a look at the maestro of meatballs that is Steve Martorano and his latest restaurant in Seminole Paradise at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. This third incarnation of his restaurant is bigger and glitzier than the original Cafe Martorano on Oakland Park. But…
The deal: This blue shack is little more than a takeout window with a modest porch and a few patio tables, but it gets packed during the week with area workers looking to grab a quick lunch to go. It’s been open in Fort Lauderdale since 1975 and is famous…
No, seriously… guess. It’s a chain restaurant. It is not located in a strip mall. Yet it is on a busy street. The booths are rather cramped, and if Kevin Smith had a tough time getting his fat ass onto a plane, he’d have trouble squeezing into the leather labyrinth…
• You can never be too rich, too thin, or too full of pizza. Or at least, that’s the way it seems around here nowadays. Latest to jump into the local pizza wars is Stevi B’s, an Atlanta-based buffet-style pizzeria chain that has opened the second of what is intended…
Huge week on the blog:Ceviche is easy and tasty with Whole Foods’ new MSC-Certified swordfish.Part 2 of our interview with this season’s Top Chef front-runner, Kenny Gilbert.Pompano steak house and cabaret NY Strip shuts its doors.Johnny V’s casual eatery Smith & Jones closed for good, and the fallout has been…
