Food & Drink

It’s pretty much common knowledge that Fort Lauderdale — Wilton Manors, in particular — is home to one of the largest per capita gay populations in the country. Unfortunately, in terms of gay rights, Florida has a long way to go. One Fort Lauderdale resident wants to see that change…

As craft beer bubbles into South Florida’s mainstream Ryan Sentz and the Funky Buddha Lounge & Brewery in only two short years have risen to the head of the pack. Maybe it’s the Maple Bacon Porter that has craft beer enthusiasts packing their bar three deep. Maybe it’s the speakeasy…

Individuals are starting to take greater concern with issues of health–kind of a necessity given our obesity and diabetes epidemics. In response to customer demands and new laws forcing them to publish calorie contents, many restaurants and chains are beginning to offer healthier eating options. Duffy’s Sports Grill just jumped…

Quick! Name all the restaurants you can that donate all their profits to non-profit organizations? Sublime does just that. Sublime’s owner, Nanci Alexander, is number five on our Tastemaker countdown. She founded the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida (ARFF). The creation of Sublime is an extension of her efforts to…

As part of a global day of action, over 1,300 protestors turned up to Miami’s Omni/ Adrienne Arscht Metro station to take part in the worldwide March Against Monsanto. Organizers say more than two million people took part in rallies across more than 400 cities spread throughout 52 countries –…

When it comes to downtown Fort Lauderdale restaurants, many have come and gone. If it wasn’t lack of interest, it was the recession. If that didn’t kill their business, changing trends did. Point being: it’s a fickle business and you have to be on top of your game to stay…

It’s hard to count just how many local restaurant’s closed down through the recession. Definitely, more than a couple. For the businesses that survived, fortunately, things are looking up. Except for Coral Spring’s Mythos Greek Taverna. After weathering the storm of the worst recession since the Great Depression, the locally…

Right now, people pretty skeptical about big ag, specifically Monsanto. As a result of the failure of California’s Prop. 37 last November–the state’s GMO mandatory labeling initiative — and the passage of the ‘Monsanto Protection Act’ — i.e. the Farmer’s Assurance Provision, a part of the Continuing Resolution Act–a large…

Summer is here, and that means grilling season. And what summer picnic, poolside party or background barbecue would be complete without some sort of grilled vegetable? Packed with natural sugars, veggies like zucchini, asparagus, peppers, mushrooms, eggplant, and onion get incredibly sweet and smokey when cooked on the grill –…

A little over 20 years ago, Steve Martorano — number seven on our Tastemaker countdown — was on his way back up north. His dreams of opening a restaurant in Fort Lauderdale didn’t work out and the cook (he doesn’t like the word chef) was at the airport, waiting for…

You’d have to have been hiding under a rock for quite some time to not have noticed the recent surge in ‘gastropubs’ serving up comfort food and craft beers. For almost a year now, American Social has been one of the busier spots to have come onto the Fort Lauderdale…

Some food items elicit intense reactions. New Yorkers trash any pizza from anywhere outside of their dear city limits. Chicagoans won’t eat hot dogs without their traditional toppings. Kansas City residents scoff at any other barbecue. But good burgers can be found pretty much anywhere. Even though the basics are…