Do you remember the exclusive restaurant in the movie American Psycho? The one for which the main character, Patrick Bateman, cannot get a reservation?Well, the mythical spot has come to life: DORSiA is a new restaurant in Boca Raton. And it opened on Monday.See also:- RACKS Fish House and Oyster…
How much do you think all those pictures you took of last evening’s meatloaf are worth on the open market?If you said about $10 million, you’d be correct.That’s the price OpenTable is paying to acquire Foodspotting in an agreement announced today.Restaurant reservation and review site Open Table has entered into…
One would think Duffy’s Sports Grill would have the reputation of being a place where tough guys sit around to eat wings, drink beer, and talk trash during the game But really, this Palm Beach Gardens-based sports bar chain has a soft spot for little girls who sell cookies.Duffy’s has…
If you’re in the biz and looking for a new gig, Delray Marketplace is a hotbed of hospitality job options. With a whole host of new restaurants and entertainment venues opening over the next several months, lots of places are in search of good help, from baristas to bussers and…
There’s barbershops. And then there is The Barber’s Bar, a place for those looking to get more than just a shave or haircut. According to owner and Fort Lauderdale native Lee Garpoli, a trip to either of his establishments — Mankind or the newly opened Barber’s Bar — is more…
Before Rick Ross and girlfriend Shateria Moragne-el ended his birthday celebration by being shot at and crashing a Rolls Royce into a building, the couple enjoyed a more festive evening.Ross, along with Moragne-el and various celebrities celebrated the Bawse’s 37th year on earth at LIV on Miami Beach before winding…
Police are investigating a shooting and car crash outside the Floridian restaurant on Las Olas Boulevard.According to reports, several shots were fired at a Rolls Royce around 5 a.m. Monday Morning in front of the Floridian Restaurant, causing the vehicle to crash into a building. At first WSVN reported the…
If you are even remotely into food, you know that the locavore movement has been making some serious progress. In cities like Chicago, urban farms are so prolific that 65 acres of city space has been utilized to produce food. Like most things, in South Florida, the movement has taken…
Super Bowl Sunday is just one week away and the countdown is on to get your condo party-worthy. Don’t worry about scrubbing the grout in the shower or vacuuming the rugs, there’s only three things your guests care about: food, beer, and the TV. Duffy’s Sports Grill may be able…
Albie and Chris Manzo, the sons of Real Housewives of New Jersey matriarch Caroline Manzo have grown up — sorta. The boys (can you call 20-something year old men boys?) have turned their strange idea into a fast-selling product. The idea? Get people to buy bottled water. Wait? What’s so…
South Florida may not be hosting the Super Bowl anytime in the near future, but at least we have the chance to host another kind “bowl” this year.Panera Bread and The Pap Corps are teaming up for a second-run with a food-focused fundraiser, a promo event that aimed at raising…
Tropical Acres Steakhouse has been a landmark South Florida restaurant since opening in 1949, long before condo towers lined the coast and the nearby highway connected the region. Nearly four generations of the Studiale family have run the restaurant as a second home for both longtime customers and employees. Although…
Nothing beats bacon. And we’re pretty sure that means nothing beats a bacon happy hour, either.It seems the staff at The Gypsy’s Horse Irish Pub in Wellington think so, too. After all, they’re claiming to be the first and only establishment in the Broward or Palm Beach County area to…
Laine Doss’ report in New Times yesterday regarding the alleged shoddy treatment of a foodie blogger in a newly opened establishment in Miami brought to mind painful memories of a similar experience I had years ago, and begs the question, at what point during a “horrible” dining experience is it…
It’s Girl Scout cookie season, and whether you’re loyal to Thin Mints, Tagalongs or Samoas, chances are you look forward to their annual arrival as much as the rest of us. And who deserves to chow down Cookie Monster-style more than our American heroes? Turns out, concerned citizens can send…
Sushi joints are a dime a dozen in South Florida, even in Boca Raton, where kosher delis and Italian restaurants seem to hold sway. It takes a bit of creative leverage to stand apart from the sea of places following the standard sushi-Thai model. “Everything’s so Americanized (in South Florida)…
As plates were cleared from our table, sitcom-style hilarity popped up in a steak house that has long been popular among snowbirds and grandpas. “In honor of your birthday, how’s about we go home and fool around?” a man asked of a woman who announced she was celebrating her 70th…
Let me start by saying as respectfully as possible that I think many people with food allergies are, um, not as sick as they make themselves out to be?I recall an episode of Sex and the City where Carrie tells a server that she’s allergic to parsley, when in actuality…
One of the best/worst jobs I ever held down as a high school student was slinging Blizzards and Peanut Buster Parfaits at a Dairy Queen in Lapeer, Michigan, in the late ’90s. Some aspects of the gig sucked pretty hard — like the time a grumpy, grown-ass adult literally threw…
You’ve probably seen the promos for ABC’s new show The Taste, which brings cook-offs into mainstream, prime time television with big names, a big set, and a recycled premise.The Taste, which premieres tonight at 8 p.m., features four celebrity judges who vote for chefs’ dishes by taking one bite of…
Are you a fan our Best of Broward-Palm Beach issue, right? Of course you are! You’re still holding on to last year’s issue crossing off the places you’ve visit and are eagerly awaiting until June comes along for a new set of restaurants, nightclubs, and shops to hit up. You’ve…
If you’ve ever walked into your local Asian grocer and gasped for air, just wait until you get up close to a durian. Also known as “stink fruit,” this exotic import can have an odor so offensive it’s actually banned from most public places in Southeast-Asia, including hospitals, buses, trains…
