Friday, December 13th kicked off the start of the 2013 Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival, what — in its seventh year — is already considered a distinguished, staple event on Palm Beach’s annual social roster as one of the nation’s premier culinary festivals. The festival brings together an eclectic…
While some people the world over are celebrating Christmas, we prefer a “greener” holiday celebration. And by green, we obviously mean Grinchmas. Dr. Seuss’s mean-yet-loveable Grinch character with a most peculiar heart condition (first it’s too small, then it’s really big), is the star of Universal Studio’s Grinchmas, now going…
With the whole farm-to-table trend, restaurants are all about claiming they use local products. As much as we’d like to believe the buzz words, there’s no way to know if it’s actually true — unless, of course, you know the chefs and restauranteurs themselves. To help sort out any confusion…
Hardy Park Bistro’s chef-owner Philip Darmon, an Australian native, has charted a unique course through the culinary world, guided in no small part by coincidence and fate. About 11 years ago, he was working as a chef in high-end Sydney restaurants when he lost a close friend to suicide. The…
Las Olas Boulevard is home to dozens of restaurants featuring cuisine from around the world. From seafood to French to Italian to American to Brazilian and everything in between, there are multiple options on the busy little strip. The boulevard recently received its newest Thai sushi addition on the west…
They come and they go. West Palm Beach has been like a revolving door for restaurants in the past decade, and this is one city where you can truly say everything old is new again — at least when it comes to the buildings they occupy. In the past several…
We love food from around the world. From Korean barbecue to Italian pasta to Indian curry to Argentine beef to tofu from Japan, we’ll eat it and love it — as long as it’s prepared well, of course. Although our taste buds can be tempted by a variety of dishes…
You think it’s difficult trying to plan a holiday getaway now, just try to imagine booking a moon flight in 2043. All the shuttles will be filled to capacity, you’ll have to fly coach (and you know that’s even more annoying when you’re weightless), and the only resorts with vacancies…
Hardy Park Bistro’s chef-owner Philip Darmon, an Australian native, has charted a unique course through the culinary world, guided in no small part by coincidence and fate. About 11 years ago, he was working as a chef in high-end Sydney restaurants when he lost a close friend to suicide. The…
Do you need a job? Of course you do. The new Fresh Market is looking to hire 80 to 90 employees to fill its new store coming to Delray Beach next year. The positions range from assistant grocery managers to specialists, bakers, meat cutters, and seafood specialists. To apply, first…
The cooking competition Chopped came alive in Miami Beach last week as the MasterCard Chopped Experience saw three local chefs pitted against one another in a live culinary battle complete with mystery ingredient…
Sriracha fans may be in a bit of a panic these days after a California judge ordered a partial shutdown of the Huy Fong Foods factory in Irwindale, a small city in Los Angeles county, but how frantic are they? Well, an Ebay seller is betting that someone in this…
Over the past few years consumers have been starting to seek out ethically conscious options at grocery stores — just think about all the ruckus about Trader Joe’s locations coming to town. Though it really is simple enough to prepare healthy, organic, sustainable fare at home; that’s certainly not the…
We’re not talking about the organic goat milk they sell at Whole Foods. We’re talking about the stuff you pour on your Coco Puffs and dunk your Oreos in: plain Jane, pasteurized cow milk. A gallon of milk in Florida currently costs around $4. Whether you prefer whole or skim,…
In just over a week — starting on Friday, December 13 and running through Tuesday, December 17 — celebrity chefs and television personalities will be descending upon Palm Beach by the dozens for the Palm Beach Food and Wine Festival. With 16 events spread out over the course of five…
A few years back, Fort Lauderdale’s Himmarshee Street was a bustling downtown area filled with restaurants, bars, and entertainment. But lately, aside from places catering to the 1 a.m. bar crowd, much of the area has been left behind as a destination. Between the economic decline and migration to Las…
Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? Here’s a suggestion that’s sure to put a smile on the face of many of the people on your naughty-or-nice list: Hooters! No, we’re not talking about a breast enhancement (though that makes a good gift, too come to think of it…) We’re…
In downtown West Palm Beach, on a main street filled with dozens of restaurants and cuisine, a new gastropub-themed establishment has taken root. Known as J. Flynn’s Irish gastropub, it’s taken up space between the newly opened Oli’s Fashion Cuisine and the soon-to-close Dr. Feelgoods club off Clematis Street. Designed…
As much as we love taking in the flavors of the holidays, it’s a gluttonous time of year. Between work events, family dinners, ugly sweater parties, and the usual debauchery, there’s a good chance you’re feeling like you’ve overdone it a bit. That doesn’t mean you have to give up…
A few years back, Fort Lauderdale’s Himmarshee Street was a bustling downtown area filled with restaurants, bars, and entertainment. But lately, aside from places catering to the 1 a.m. bar crowd, much of the area has been left behind as a destination. Between the economic decline and migration to Las…
Tea drinkers rejoice! Your favorite hot and jittery cup of goodness has a cozy and relaxing home at Serenity Garden Tea House. This 1920’s house is a tea mecca that has established itself in West Palm Beach over the last 15 years. But recently, Serenity has found itself under new…
Las Olas Boulevard is home to dozens of restaurants featuring cuisine from around the world. From seafood to French to Italian to American to Brazilian and everything in between, there are multiple options for each kind of fare on the busy little strip. Recently, the boulevard got its newest Thai…
