On Saturday evening, hundreds of beer lovers in South Florida came together in Esplanade Park to sample the finest beers, enjoy great live music and have a great time at New Times’ Beerfest. Even the weather cooperated. Mother Nature is clearly a beer lover, because the evening was cool and…
Coffee? Check. Aspirin? Check. Beerfest fill? Half-check, because we could always go for more. Hopefully you took Sunday to recover from the intense craft beer-drinking that took place at Beerfest Saturday night at Esplanade Park. Then again, hopefully you just kept the party going for the rest of the weekend…
In perhaps the single greatest outrage since the Canadian Maple Syrup Thefts of 2012 (let us all pause for a moment of silence over our dry pancakes) the Associated Press is reporting that in Germany thieves have made off with about five metric tons of Nutella. Yes, they have now…
Anyone and everyone who is even slightly into food, politics, or government conspiracy theories has at least heard something about Monsanto. Whether it’s the company’s development of Agent Orange or farmer lawsuits, the consensus is that the company is pretty evil. Well, to separate fact from fiction, Food & Water…
Every year, when April Fool’s Day rolls around, Clean Plate Charlie is faced with the same dilemma: Do we write a prank blog post? The answer, of course, is yes.The best April Fool’s posts are the ones that could possibly be true as you read. Then, a few nuggets of…
The 16th-annual New Times “Original” Beerfest is coming to Fort Lauderdale’s Esplanade Park tomorrow, April 6, from 6 to 11 p.m. We can feel the excitement in the air as we prepare to drink plenty of good beer, eat delicious food, and listen to some of the best live and…
The general consensus on doughnuts is to stay away. Seriously, how many fat cop and doughnut jokes go hand in hand? While your doctor and dietician might warn to to keep your hands off those perfectly sweet and fluffy Krispy Kremes, right now you have the perfect excuse to eat…
National gourmet macaroni and cheese month is now behind us, but it doesn’t mean we have to return to eating those irradiated looking cheese sauces and powders you find lining grocery aisle shelves. Your basic cheese sauce is cheap, easy and quick to make. It can be as thick or…
So often, discussions about food in this country can seem a bit … elitist. We talk about 100-percent grass-fed beef, humanely raised pork, and organic produce, but when someone mentions the fact that those foods are more expensive than their modern conventional counterparts proponents merely say it’s worth it. For…
April 6 is the official day of the unofficial holiday celebrating the end of Prohibition. What is this day called, you ask? It’s appropriately titled New Beer’s Eve. World of Beer, aka Beer Heaven, is hosting a glorious celebration for this unofficial-but-should-be-official holiday. World of Beer in Coconut Creek features…
For the next two days you can stretch your stomach and eat everything in sight. Or you can starve yourself in an attempt to make room for the big day. Whatever your training methods, move over Adam Richmond, because Man vs. Food hasn’t seen anything like the Inaugural Dim Sum…
You probably already know, but it’s Slow Foods week, a celebration of all things locally grown. While we love the idea of eating at farm-to-table restaurants and buying from local producers, you couldn’t get much closer than your own backyard. No, we mean literally. Karin Fields — a.k.a. the Edible…
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Since the Florida Snow Factory opened three months ago in the Harbor Shops plaza in Fort Lauderdale, we South Floridians can get snow anytime we want — even in the middle of summer. And it won’t mess up the roads or…
“Most people hoard baseball cards or cats” says Julian Siegel, straightening up his Dogfish Head bottles. “But me? I collect beer.” Siegel, owner of Riverside Market, has collected three generations of Dogfish Head beer over the last four years. When asked why, this beer connoisseur responds with a grin. “I…
Prep the liver and put the local cab company on speed dial: It’s Beerfest weekend. Yes, indeed, kiddos — it’s that magical time of year when New Times breaks out all the stops and taps all the kegs to share the best in beer with you, the reader. Awesome craft…
In an age when most people read electronically, Best Chefs America is a bit of a throwback. For now, it’s available only in a hardbound edition ($75, available online at bestchefsamerica.com), but the recently published book is both beautiful and useful. The book lists nearly 4,700 of the best chefs…
As kiddos, our well-intentioned parents made us choke down our broccoli at dinner before we got a bite of the real evening attraction: dessert. And as grown ups, we inflict the same torture on ourselves, often without the sugary reward. After all, being an adult means swimsuit season, calorie-counting and…
Genetically Engineered or Genetically Modified Organisms are one of the most contentious issues facing the food world right now. After last week’s Monsanto Rider was snuck into the budget bill, a vast majority of the population is pissed with the government’s ties to the biotech industry. Oregon has introduced a…
When the word “restaurateur” is used, the prevailing image that comes to mind is a middle-aged man. Like so many industries, the restaurant biz tends to be dominated by men.Yes, we’ve progressed in terms of gender equality, but we still have a long way to go. Danielle Williams is forging…
More than two decades ago, the Sardelli family opened Franco’s Pizzeria in Davie. It was the first time a young Fulvio Sardelli Jr., now 35, had worked in a restaurant. “My first job… was washing dishes and then rolling garlic rolls,” he says in a thick, slightly raspy Italian accent…
It seems like new wine and food festivals are popping up every weekend. And we’re certainly not complaining. Who doesn’t like the opportunity to sample different plates from multiple restaurants all in one location? There’s that and the copious amounts of booze.Broward County is about to see its newest boozie…
Check Please, the South Florida restaurant review show hosted by Michelle Bernstein, is set to return to WPBT2 on Monday, May 20, at 7:30 p.m. The new season will feature a host of South Florida restaurants, most of them in Broward County. Joining Bernstein in the premiere episode are Paul…
