Win Tickets to New Times Beerfest

The 16th annual New Times Beerfest is coming!The event, which features more than 100 brews and live music, happens on Saturday, April 6, from 6 to 11 p.m. at Esplanade Park in downtown Fort Lauderdale.  Sample beers from some of the nation’s best breweries, like Cigar City, Magic Hat, Brooklyn…

Monsanto Protection Act Makes Its Way Through Senate

It’s no secret: The Senate Budget Resolution has been a shit show for the better part of a year now. It’s been pushed back over and over again with the Nation’s fiscal security on the edge of a cliff. On Wednesday, the Senate finally got it together and passed an agreement…

Specialty Cocktails: David Walker of Malcolm’s Aum-Phoy

There’s no way around it: interesting, innovative food must be complemented by interesting, innovative cocktails. Yeah, you like your classic dirty martini and shrimp cocktail. But where’s the fun in that? Malcolm’s in Palm Beach could alleviate even the most seasoned foodie’s culinary boredom by reinterpreting classics with new and exciting…

Free BBQ at C&I Studios in Fort Lauderdale

Tonight at 6 pm, C&I Studios in the FAT Village in Fort Lauderdale will kick off its new night, simply titled BBQ at C&I Studios – a free, monthly BYOB event featuring burgers and hot dogs (including vegan options), along with “the largest game of beer pong ever.”…

Delray Marketplace Finally Opens Saturday

Tomorrow – Saturday, March 23 – the long-awaited Delray Marketplace will open on West Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach. While most of the action in Delray is to be found in the quaint but bustling downtown area in the eastern most part of town, civilization has been slowly pushing itself…

Las Olas Farmer’s Market is Moving: Grand Opening This Sunday

Anyone who is anybody knows: the happening section of Las Olas moved its way west. The newer, cooler restaurants now sit closer to the downtown office district. YOLO paved the way and other trendy concepts have followed suit: Grille 401, the Royal Pig, Mancini Modern Italian.Now the Las Olas Farmer’s Market…

Mike Halker of Due South on the 64 Oz. Growler Bill

Over the past few years it has become blatantly apparent, corporations rule the regulatory process. Whether it’s BP getting a slap on the wrist knocking off Flipper’s brothers and sisters, Monsanto suing farmers, or Wal-Mart shutting down family-owned business, we get the drift. The laws tends to favor Goliath at…

Ten Best Places to Party in Fort Lauderdale for Spring Break

Ahhhh… Spring break — That magical time of year when sex-thirsty collegiates throw caution to the wind and party like they’re in a Rick Ross music video. For those planning to venture to the wonderful city of Fort Lauderdale, or those who are currently here, wondering why all the locals…

Michael Phelps, DJ Steve Aoki, and Shaq Dine at Cafe Martorano

What do an Olympic athlete, a basketball legend, and a star DJ have in common? If you said meatballs, you win! Actually, it’s not just any meatball. It’s Steve Martorano’s meatballs that have been attracting celebrities from the sports and music world this week.Earlier this week, Clean Plate Charlie reported…

New Times Beerfest: Homebrew Alley New For 2013

Since ancient days in Egypt, people have been brewing their own beers and ales. That means that beer has a much longer history than most anything else humans drink. After centuries of drinking beers and ales made by monks, pubs, and fancy-pants breweries, people are finally turning back to home…

IKEA Hosts Annual Swedish Easter Smorgasbord

When you think of Easter, you probably think of a giant bunny hiding colorful eggs, followed by a big ham dinner… unless you’re Swedish. Then you’re picturing a table overflowing with herring and meatballs. IKEA, the giant blue-and-yellow warehouse filled with impossible-to-assemble/impossible-to-pronounce furniture, is hosting its annual Swedish Easter Smorgasbord…

Funky Buddha Launches New Founder’s Club

There has been much anticipation for the new Funky Buddha brewery since it broke ground last November in Oakland Park. In an email sent yesterday, Funky Buddha owner Ryan Sentz gave a brief update on progress happening at the new location. See Also: – Funky Buddha Lounge Expands Brewery to…

The Dubliner Fort Lauderdale Is Open (Photos)

Restaurants and bars open and close in downtown Fort Lauderdale all the time. And for the most part, nobody seems to mind. It’s been a while since a new Himmarshee bar has seen any sort of hype. Until the Dubliner Fort Lauderdale announced it was coming to town. Since Sub Culture…