Look, living in a tourist mecca has its upsides and its downsides: lots of awesome restaurants and stuff to do; lots of tourists and snowbirds causing long lines and driving up prices. What’s a local to do? Check-in. A lot. There are all kinds of apps that let you do…
Once a destination for surfers, skaters, and beach babes, Deerfield Beach was Boca Raton’s red-headed stepchild to the south, where lazy days were spent fishing off the pier, throwing ‘em back at Flanigans, and loitering outside Island Water Sports or the 7-11. A gas station took up prime oceanfront real…
Huey Nguyen has a lot of secrets. Specifically, the recipes at his 2-month-old Wilton Manors restaurant he appropriately named What the Pho. “That’s the general reaction I get when people ask me for my recipes,” says Huey, specifically for his plum sauce, spring rolls, and the green papaya salad. “But…
Here’s a scoop: Baskin-Robbins is selling scoops of ice cream for $1.31 on October 31, which also happens to be Halloween. No tricks, just all treats during this All Hallow’s Eve. It’s not like the ice cream chain is giving ice cream away like candy. Imagine if that were the case:…
When the original Bimini Boatyard Bar & Grill opened off SE 17th Street in 1989, Fort Lauderdale diners anointed it the new hot spot, a laid-back waterfront restaurant that attracted all ages with its seafood/steak menu and busy bar scene. At the time, Bimini was best-known for hedonistic happy hours…
When most people think of barbecue sauce they think red, sweet, and spicy. Then there are those vinegary Carolina mops and mustards. But that’s not all that’s out there; across the United States you can find literally dozens of regional styles that contain neither tomatoes, nor sugar, or vinegar. Take,…
Out with the old, and in with the new. That’s the plan at longtime Delray Beach institution, Dada, when chef-owner Bruce Feingold rolls out a new menu on Tuesday, October 27. The updated menu will be the first major overhaul in more than a year, says Feingold, who has given…
Palm Beach foodies and philanthropists can enjoy the area’s most celebrated chefs preparing some of the country’s best gastronomy — and all for a good cause — on Sunday, November 15, when the Palm Beach No Kid Hungry Dinner returns to Buccan. To rally support, Buccan’s 2015 No Kid Hungry…
The South Beach Wine & Food Festival, which runs from February 25 tthrough 28, is expanding events north to Fort Lauderdale with its new Taste Fort Lauderdale series. The festival actually kicks off in Fort Lauderdale, with Seaside Eats, a tasting event hosted by Food Network celebrity, Robert Irvine at…
If you want to get poetic about it, pastrami is a way of going back in time. During the late 19th century, the concept of pastrami was first concocted in New York by Romanian Jewish immigrants who attempted to adapt their meat curing techniques using what was — at the time…
Got bacon? Well, listen up: we know where to score some of that porky goodness. On Friday, November 6, Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale and Covenant House Florida will be teaming up again to host the second annual Bacon Bash at Esplanade Park. This year a general admission fee will get you as many…
It’s a busy Friday night in downtown Fort Lauderdale, and a group of college-aged women has congregated around a covered outdoor bar to take advantage of the week’s final happy hour. They order a round of shots, slim glasses filled to the brim with a rainbow collage of red, yellow,…
The Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Food & Wine is back, celebrating its 15th anniversary this year when it kicks off February 24 through 28. This year, Broward County is getting in on the action. According to SoBeWFF event director and founder Lee…
Did you know there are websites out there that let you generate menus with the push of a button? They’ll give you a two-word, “original” name for your crafty concept (The Putnam, perhaps?) and auto-graft a series of gastro-pub-sounding dishes for your make-believe restaurant, things like “market fresh eggplant skewers…
Rumors have swirled for a while that downtown Fort Lauderdale’s late night drinking spots were in danger. Currently, section 5-29 of the city code of ordinances allows bars and restaurants to serve alcohol until midnight. If they have a special extended-hours permit, they can continue serving until 2 a.m. weekdays…
For Sublime’s Nanci Alexander, saving animals is all in a day’s work. The restaurateur founded the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida (ARFF), then created Sublime to show the world that a plant-based restaurant can be both delicious and sophisticated. In addition to serving tasty vegan dishes that satisfy both carnivores…
Rapidly expanding Pie Five Pizza Co. is coming straight outta the oven — and the state of Texas — to a city near you. In the lone star state, Dallas-based Pie Five Pizza Co. is best known for its made-to-order artisan pizzas that are guaranteed to be “finished in five”…
Summer is basically over and while bathing suit season never technically ends in South Florida, we can also start to justify wearing a little more clothing than usual. That means that indulging in pleasure sensor overloading, sugar laced calorie bombs is slightly more acceptable than usual too! And hey, New…
If you’ve had dreams of some kind of sensuous treat — not zucchini, fettuccine, or bulgur wheat but a big, warm bun and a huge hunk of meat — then a cheeseburger in paradise might be just the remedy, heaven on Earth with an onion slice. And you’ll finally be…
Ask anyone from Thailand if he dines out at American Thai restaurants and he’ll most likely tell you no. Americans, many Thais will concur, don’t know real Thai food. Sure, you’ve probably eaten at a local Thai restaurant or two, feeling adventurous for ordering any of the rainbow of red,…
With so many restaurants in South Florida and more opening all the time, just picking where to go for dinner on a Saturday night or lunch on a Wednesday can be an overwhelming task. Sometimes, you just need a reason. This ongoing list of the favorite dishes from food writers…
After much anticipation, Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort (1111 N. Ocean Dr.) swung open its doors this week to give parrotheads a slice of heaven (in the form of key lime pie, of course). The resort soft-opened this past Tuesday, with some components being finished and tweaked even as people enjoy…
