Nihari is a traditional Pakistani dish with cubes of tender beef served in a bubbling, aromatic brown stew. Boneless beef is slow-cooked for six hours with julienned ginger and jalapeños in a fragrant sauce of peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon, cumin seeds, and cardamom seeds known as garam masala. It’s a recipe…
An off-duty Miami-Dade Corrections officer was involved in a shooting at Shooters Waterfront Cafe this past weekend. The incident happened this past Saturday evening around 6:40 p.m. when, according to Fort Lauderdale Police, Marcus Leon Thompson “reached into his right pocked where is unholstered firearm was located, to retrieve money…
Whether it’s through specials or an entire menu revamp, it’s important to update the menu for regulars and those looking to try something different — even Applebee’s rolls out new specials every so often. Just sayin’. Applebee’s — and other chains — aside, with a new chef comes even bigger…
Like it or not: It looks like medical marijuana is going to be legalized sometime in the near future. With states like Colorado and Washington legalizing weed, it’s only a matter of time before it’s medically allowed across the country — we can hope, at least. Recently, our fare state…
Courtesy of WorldRedEye.comTrisha Yearwood at last year’s Southern Kitchen Brunch.Trisha Yearwood is country music royalty. Married to superstar Garth Brooks, the Grand Ole Opry member shot to fame in the early 1990’s and has since sold over 12.5 million albums worldwide, won three Grammys, three Country Music Association Awards, and…
According to dictionary.com, a club is “An organization that offers its subscribers certain benefits, as discounts, bonuses, or interest, in return for regular purchases or payments.” While this can be defined by a number of institutions ranging from book clubs to shopping programs, the oldest record date back to the…
Valentine’s Day is today and the way we see it, you’ve got two alternatives. You can take your significant other to a schmancy restaurant filled with other people…or you can prepare a decadent dinner-for-two at home. Don’t know what to make? Allow Fabio Viviani to assist you. The Top Chef…
There have been a rash of robberies at South Florida restaurants in the past few months. Luckily, no one has gotten hurt, and thanks to surveillance videos and some good police work, most of the perps have been apprehended (we’ve been watching some old CSI reruns, lately). And, because this…
Sure there’s crime everywhere, but it takes a truly soulless character to steal from a Girl Scout. Nevertheless, that’s what happened this past Sunday, February 9, when two teens robbed a troop of Girl Scouts selling cookies outside the Winn Dixie at 3260 Davie Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. That’s right…
Few activities are more relaxing than getting drunk at nine o’clock in the morning. While it’s generally not acceptable to get wasted in the early hours of the day, it’s all right as long eggs are involved, as long as it’s brunch. For all you early morning inebriates another bottomless…
The friendly bucolic motif of Sweet Nectar is a stark departure from the space’s former inhabitant, arctic-themed Tundra Restaurant — and the rest of Las Olas, for that matter. Contrasting weathered x-back and lacquered wood chairs sit under slatted wood tables topped with sturdy bistro glasses and simple, blue-striped white…
Valentine’s Day can be tricky. A) It’s expensive. B) It can be difficult to determine what is appropriate. Whether you’ve been with someone for years and you’re on a budget or you’ve recently started seeing someone and you don’t think it’s time to let out your full-on romantic side, there’s…
Today Fresh Market opened the doors to its 153rd retail store in Delray Beach. The 21,400-square-foot market is the 34th in the state, employs a total of 92 staff members, and is celebrating its first week of business with a variety of store-wide specials available all week long. Located in…
Valentine’s Day is the most romantic day of the year. We know this because Hallmark tells us so. Seriously, though. We think there’s absolutely nothing wrong with having a holiday devoted to lovebirds. After all, there’s nothing better than romance, happiness, and deciding to spend the rest of your life…
By Regina Kaza In a sleepy town like Boca Raton where almost every restaurant stops serving food by 11 p.m., late night cravings are a struggle. Luckily, there’s a new place with a large enough menu to satisfy your midnight munchies in ways the Denny’s down the street or that…
Method actors are a dedicated lot. In the quest for authenticity, these actors have been known to gain (or lose) half their body weight for roles, train with the military, and live in remote terrain. Sometimes there are casualties, like when Johnny Depp fell off a horse while filming The…
The friendly bucolic motif of Sweet Nectar is a stark departure from the space’s former inhabitant, arctic-themed Tundra Restaurant — and the rest of Las Olas, for that matter. Contrasting weathered x-back and lacquered wood chairs sit under slatted wood tables topped with sturdy bistro glasses and simple, blue-striped white…
Besides a few drunk people behaving rowdy, Las Olas Boulevard is basically a safe place to be on on a Friday night, which is why the news of an armed robbery at American Social is so shocking. Early this morning (Friday, February 7 at around 1 a.m.), three armed suspects…
Monsanto gets a bad rap, y’all. Sure they’re genetically-altering food and people are in a huff about it. But let’s play Devil’s advocate here, shall we? Maybe genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and genetically engineered (GE) foods aren’t so bad? Maybe the whole debate was started by other corporations like Whole…
If you eat meat, chances are you love a good burger. Whether it’s wood-fired, charcoal grilled, or seared in its own fat on a flattop, nothing beats the taste of ground up meat between two buns and the sensation of grease dripping down your chin. Although we’re good to go…
Ever feel like you spend so much money on Dunkin’ Donuts coffee that you really do run on Dunkin’? Well, now you can put your coffee guzzling skills work for you thanks to a newly-launched rewards program that gets frequent customers a chance to earn free coffee. Like fellow coffee…
There’s something about a hunk of ground meat in between two buns that just comforts the soul. Whether it’s fond childhood memories, the soft pillowy bun, the fatty burger, the cheese, or the combination of delicious ingredients in perfect handheld format — that’s right, we frown upon eating burgers with…
