When it comes to good Italian in South Florida, one name tends to pop up all the time. Angelo Elia, owner of Casa D’Angelo could probably be credited with bringing high-end Italian to Broward County. Now the locally famed chef is bringing his laid-back, casual — and much less expensive…
Nothing screams summer more than the sweet taste of ice cream. Somewhere in the word, at this exact moment, there’s a little kid covered from to head to toe in melted sugar and cream. Like most other popular foods, the great treat of ice cream has its own festival –…
Each step of construction at 13|Even was a labor of love. It began with a raw, empty white room. Then, as photos show, the weathered chocolate-brown wood bar was framed. Later, test stripes of different colors were painted onto a wall so owners could decide which hue to choose (ultimately,…
Ah. Twitter. What glorious news we find on thee? Yesterday, Fort Lauderdale Hard Rock Improv posted a picture on Twitter of an engagement ring stuffed into the top bun of some sort of McDonald’s sandwich — fish, fried chicken, who knows — with the headline “Somebody got McEngaged!” At first,…
Generally, most people tend to have a negative opinion of hotel restaurants. Whether it’s due to bland food, long travel times for room service, or just too much time spent at the Holiday Inn buffet, consensus is to get a good bite to eat, you need to make your way…
Looks like Mario Lopez and Steve Martorano have themselves a little “bromance” going on. The X Factor host who will always be known as A.C. Slater to us, started up a friendship while taping the Kris Jenner Show last month. Of course, when Lopez found himself hungry and in Fort…
Stresa Italian Restaurant is an 18 year old, West Palm Beach landmark. But it’s not on Palm Beach Island and it’s a distance away from the party scene of Clematis Street. Oddly located among the big box stores along Okeechobee Boulevard, with their inconspicuous exterior, reinforced by their lack of…
Delicious and simple: roast chicken is probably one of the most common recipes in the average home cook’s repertoire. Unfortunately, we’ve all had a bad experience with a poorly done roasted poultry; dried-out breasts with underdone thighs will kill the joy of any meal. However, with proper trussing, even the…
Hey moms! Can you believe it’s almost back-to-school time? That means only a few more days with the kids before you see them off on that big yellow bus! Whole Foods is celebrating the remaining days of summer vacation (and the countdown to school) with events at two locations this…
At a Monday night food truck roundup in downtown Hollywood’s Young Circle people walk by David Peck’s Box of Chacos truck and squint their eyes trying to grasp what the former Tap 42 chef is serving. “This is too much for me,” one woman concedes before walking away. That “too…
Manning her vegan cupcakes at a booth all by herself at the Yellow Green Farmer’s Market, 21-year-old Ariel Silvers has been awake since before dawn and has already frosted seven-dozen cupcakes. She baked them all the night before. With her apron tied tightly around her waist and a shy smile,…
It has all the makings of a really bad horror movie: mobile homes, a creepy puppet, a freakish man-child/ventriloquist, a Christian television show for kids, and a plot to cook and eat little children. Too freakishly unbelievable, you’d say as you read the description and took this clunker out of…
Usually when a restaurant closes, we’re left twiddling our thumbs looking for something to fill the void of our rumbling stomachs. For the most part, internet research will lead you to an eatery reminiscent of the one you used to love, but restaurants are like snow flakes, no two will…
The three bouncers that allegedly participated in the brutal beating of several patrons at Dirty Blondes were terminated from their positions nearly two weeks after the incident happened. According to New Times’ news blog, Dirty Blondes owner AJ Yaari fired the bouncers and issued the following statement: “We do not…
The sweet perfume of molasses and slow-burning hickory wood punches you in the face when you step inside Elliot Wolf’s new restaurant, Red Cow, near the impossible-to-navigate intersection of Sunrise Boulevard and Federal Highway. As you take your seat in an apple-red chair, you don’t realize that first shot was…
Attention parents: relief is on its way, your kids are going back to school within the next few weeks. Whether you stay at home or have to send them off to camp, having the little ones — or not-so little ones — home for the summer, keeping them entertained day…
We hear it all the time, “The only way to solve our food problems is to start gardening at home.” That’s great and all, but we live in Florida: our soil sucks, it’s hotter than hell, and we have pests that could eat a small dog. That being said, there…
Have you been watching Emeril’s Florida? If not, you should. Aired on both Food Network and Cooking Channel, this gem of a show is sometimes buried at weird hours of the day… but that’s why DVR’s were invented. In this series, chef Emeril Lagasse, best associated with the city of…
Ah, brunch. It’s relaxing, rejuvenating, and refreshing; the perfect antidote to your aching case of the Sunday morning blues. Fortunately for you — and your terrible headache — South Florida is full of hundreds of brunch options ranging from raging all-you-can-drink parties to chic and sophisticated. One of Broward County’s…
The economy is finally growing (a little); however, there are still plenty of people looking for jobs. Fortunately, the restaurant industry in South Florida and the rest of the country is poised for growth with an expected 2.9 percent sales increase this year. Although an increase in jobs in any…
Fort Lauderdale’s dining scene has evolved quite a bit over the past decade or so. It was not all that long ago that the majority of restaurants included sports bars and pubs with a few fine dining establishments littered amongst the chicken wings and loaded nachos. Luckily, we’ve come quite…
Thankfully, we’re in the last stretch of summer, which means we can look forward to the start of school, cool evenings, and the sixth annual em>New Times Pairings event. The annual event, which pairs dozens of the best food from Broward and Palm Beach restaurants with fine wine, will be…
