What will you be doing at midnight? Getting into bed — or the ocean? If you’re crazy about lobster, you just might be celebrating the start of the 2014 Florida mini-season, which takes place this Wednesday and Thursday. While most of the 50,000 registered sport-season lobster hunters will be in…
It’s 7 o’clock on a Thursday night. Outside, the damp pavement is steaming from an afternoon interspersed with showers and intense summer sun. Puddles line the curbs. When the door opens, the cacophonous roar of multitudinous conversations rolls into the street. “It’ll be about two hours,” says the hostess to…
Potatoes are under-appreciated, in our opinion. The precursor to great food items like French fries, mashed potatoes, gnocchi, latkes, pierogi, and so many others it’s hard to count, the humble root is one of the most versatile and comforting — no matter one’s ethnic background. Like every other dish and…
Do you love burgers? Wait, that’s a stupid question. Of course you do. And so does The Travel Channel’s Food Paradise, which selected one of chef Jordan Stilley’s hand-made burgers from the menu at Grease Burger Bar as part of a special feature segment they filmed for the show. One…
Brett Chiavari and the BC Tacos crew lived their own personal rock ‘n’ roll fantasy last week when they met some rock icons at Cruzan Amphitheater. The BC Tacos truck is a fixture at the music venue during most of its concerts. And while most celebrities usually just go to…
In the midst of Bimini Boatyard’s 25th-anniversary celebration (and right before a lucrative weekend), the Fort Lauderdale waterfront staple is closed temporarily due to a fire. According to CBS Miami, the fire broke out around lunchtime yesterday. See also: Bimini Boatyard Celebrates 24 Years in South Florida With a Pig…
This past World Cup was a revelation of sorts. Without getting into the politicking of Brazil spending millions of dollars in order to look good on international TV while half of their favelas starve daily, there were some really good fútbol moments on the pitch. One of the biggest showings,…
This past week has held big news on the gay marriage front for the state of Florida. Last Thursday, Circuit Judge Luis Garcia in the Florida Keys struck down the state ban of gay marriage, stating it violated the right to equal protection under the U.S. Constitution. He ordered the…
Alexandra “Alex” Scott was just four years old when she decided to old a lemonade stand to raise money to help find a cure for children with cancer. That original lemonade stand raised over $12,000 but Alex wasn’t happy until she reached a goal of a million dollars. This little…
At Bull Market, a gastropub in downtown Fort Lauderdale, flat-screen tickers highlight rising and dropping prices on beer and spirits. It is based on supply and demand: The more a product is being sold, the more you pay. When demand decreases, so does the cost. At the same place, Chow,…
For those into local and sustainable farming and food production, the FDA is akin to a bullying older sibling always trying to suppress your desire to express your creativity — actually, it’s more like the big brother who sits on your head and farts in your face. Earlier this year,…
In Palm Beach County, we know good Cuban food. From Jupiter to Boca Raton, there are literally dozens of establishments that specialize in peddling meat-filled empanadas, hand-pressed cuban sandwiches, homemade pulpeta (Cuban meatloaf), velvety flan and a colada. Luckily, the area also boasts a wide range of Cuban concepts, everything…
Most food items don’t make it into the news regularly — unless, of course, you’re Twinkies and life as you’ve known it for half a century is about to end, then unceremoniously come back again. Sriracha, the most beloved hot sauce across the universe, on the other hand, is constantly…
Every seven minutes, the ticker moves up or down. Lagunitas Little Sumpin, up 5 percent to $5.80, with a daily high of six bucks. Orange Blossom Draft, down 50 cents to $7.18. Silver Tequila, down 9 percent to $6.40, its lowest price of the evening. Illuminated all around Bull Market,…
Sometimes, there are some things you just can’t make up. Take for example “National Cheese Purchase Sacrifice Day.” Aside from other websites that are equally as baffled by its origin as we are, the mysterious National Cheese Purchase Sacrifice Day seemingly aims to do a combination of the following things:…
What has passed off as “Mexican” cuisine in this country for so long has been an abject farce. Leave it to a certain fast food joint to try to homogenize an entire nation’s food tradition into a simple-to-wrap, 30-item menu. Mexican food, real Mexican food, varies from state to state,…
Consider the noble crème brûlée; in its individual ramekin, fortressed against the world with its flambéed shell of sugary glass jealously guarding the wholesome custard from thine whetted mouth. Ah… with the stamina such a dulcet surprise would promise one could be rather steadfast in the composing of poesies in…
We love food around here. Whether it’s flavorful Vietnamese, seafood-centric Japanese, bold Peruvian, or classic French fare, we’ll try just about anything — and enjoy it as long as it’s done properly. That being said, some cuisines stand out. And it just so happens that Italian is one of our…
If you poll a room full of vegans and ask what their reasons were for deciding on a diet free of animal products, you’ll hear a laundry list of reasons. Many times, it was the first time they made the connection that the cheery Old McDonald’s Farm we recited as…
Summer days were made for ice pops and swirly soft serve. And with National Ice Cream Month upon us, now’s the time to start debating favorite flavors and that age-old question: chocolate or rainbow sprinkles? Unfortunately, indulging in frozen treats isn’t as easy for the lactose-intolerant and vegan eaters among…
Growing up in Latin America, one of the most anticipated moments of my life, not unlike Coronel Aureliano Buendía greeting ice for the first time, was vacationing to the US during the summer and enjoying “American” treats like hamburgers and hot dogs. Much like Gabriel García Márquez’s latter-day personal politics,…
Fort Lauderdale residents: the food gods have answered your prayers — or ours, at least. Giovanni Rocchio, executive chef/owner of one of Broward County’s best restaurants Valentino Cucina Italiana, is opening a new concept this fall. One Door East, situated one door east of Valentino, will serve chef-driven global tapas,…
