Chef John Thomas, or JT as he is known to his friends, appears to be a happy-go-lucky type of guy. The former executive chef at Tryst, he replaced his mentor, Nick Morforgen, who stepped down as executive chef at 32 East this past September. Some might have been be intimidated…
It was a big year for 3030 Ocean in Fort Lauderdale. Last October marked not just an all-new look compliments of a complete renovation transformation of the Marriott’s iconic flagship restaurant; it also marks the first year since Chopped champion Adrienne Grenier took over the kitchen as executive chef. In…
Christopher DePasquale Seiler is a rock star. At 6’1”, he is lean and handsome, sporting a goatee speckled with white hair and a shiny bald head. He walks through the bustling aisles of his workplace, Louie Bossi’s Ristorante, Pizzeria, and Bar, seamlessly and at ease. He is not due into…
It’s only been a few days since I visited the Yellow Green Farmers Market in Hollywood in search of a new Ethiopian eatery, and already I’m craving the rainbow’s worth of vegetable and lentil stews I discovered. It’s not a hunger pang that can be quickly comforted. This isn’t Los…
Attention carb lovers: Now you can buy a fresh-baked loaf of Miami’s famous Zak the Baker bread, minus a trip to the Wynwood bakery. If you aren’t familiar with Zak Stern, the self-taught baker who became South Florida’s premier artisan breadmaker after popping up in the local scene several…
On a blinding-white electronic billboard hanging above the counter at a Jugofresh juice bar inside Whole Foods Market in Aventura, pictures of vibrantly colored smoothies are accompanied by strange names such as “Almond Strong” and “Raw Power.” A rainbow of juice bottles fills an open-faced refrigerator below. They have similarly…
One-of-a-kind specialty tea, spice, and food store opens up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
In his jeans, blue polo shirt, and sneakers, 26-year-old Alexandre Brau could pass as a typical American millennial until he opens his mouth and speaks — or produces one of the many stellar French goods from his family’s bakery.
A single mistake can change the course of your life. For John Rivers, whose growing barbecue business 4 Rivers Smokehouse began “very unintentionally,” that couldn’t be truer. Rivers launched a charitable fundraising cookout to help a local couple pay the looming medical bills in their daughter’s battle with cancer. He…
This might be the only time you’ll hear me say this: Gas station food is tops. My new favorite tacos are being served not at a fancy new restaurant but instead at a place where they pump petroleum in Parkland. It’s called Los Bocados, which translates to “snacks,” “a bite,” or “mouth” in Spanish. This past October, Boca Raton City Fish Market executive chef Anthony Hoff teamed up with longtime friend and local…
Tiger Woods has revamped his Jupiter restaurant. Yet another brewery is headed for Broward County. And Burt Rapoport’s new deli-restaurant is opening next week. If you consider yourself a true foodie, you already know all of this. But, if you don’t, you might need a quick refresher on all the food…
Jonathan Grotsky pauses when he speaks, filling sentences with long, pensive “ummms” and “you knows.” Sometimes he straight out says, “I’m trying to find the perfect word for this,” staying put in that moment until the perfect word appears. He is a man who calculates each step meticulously, right down…
I’m rooting for this guy. Not only because he is in a forgotten strip mall in Coral Springs, hugged by a generic restaurant chain and a discount movie theatre. Or because the neon sign above his restaurant says “Pizzeria” larger than anything else, giving away little of the gem that…
Here’s one thing to put on your New Year to-do list: Attend a Swank Table dinner. No South Florida season is complete without at least one trip to Swank Specialty Produce for its annual farm-to-table pairing series. Now in its fourth year, the Loxahatchee-based farm will once again be…
There’s simply no getting around some truths: Grass is green, Trump is president, and Wilton Manors is the last place in Broward County you’d go for a raw bar. Until now. When Bubbles & Pearls chef/owner Josie Smith-Malave left her hometown of Hialeah nearly 20 years ago, she had no…
South Florida’s dining scene is getting more and more diverse as evidenced by our ever-growing list of eateries set to open in our monthly opening and closings counts or this post where we highlighted five new ones to recently open in Broward County. But what about the restaurants that have…
A hearty dish ideal for fall-weather comfort food, the sweet potato is a healthful option for a substantial meal. If you think the only way to enjoy this orange spud is baked or mashed, think again. Versatile and rife with potential (as well as vitamins A and C and antioxidants)…
Back in 2005, Ruggero’s Restaurant in Sunrise was highly praised by critics and foodies alike. The dining was described as “a sophisticated white-tablecloth spot, tailor-made for anyone with an appetite for Italian with a side of steakhouse” by Judith Stocks of the Sun-Sentinel. Although circumstances led to Ruggero’s closing…
It’s easy to miss the David Family Company’s roadside eatery, Troy’s Bar-Be-Que, driving down the somewhat desolate strip of Federal Highway just north of Boynton Beach Boulevard in Boynton Beach. But when clouds of smoke are billowing from the large black steel smokers outside the tiny brick and red-walled building…
Steak 954 in Fort Lauderdale is under the leadership of a new executive chef. Since losing former longtime executive chef Nicolay Adinaguev in July, Fort Lauderdale’s beloved beachside steakhouse has found new inspiration with Jonathan Capó. Capó first joined Starr Restaurants, the group behind Buddakan in New York City and Atlantic City, in the summer of…
The first time Memphis Garrett tried poke — real Hawaiian poke, pronounced po-kay — he was on a trip to celebrate his friend’s wedding in Maui. “Getting poke was just part of the trip. Everyone was talking about it,” Garrett, the cofounder of Poke House in Fort Lauderdale, recalls. “They…
Oliver and Cindy Frost are making my favorite pizza right now. It’s too bad I didn’t know about them a few weeks ago when New Times posted a list of the best pizzerias in Broward and Palm Beach Counties. They certainly would have topped it.
