Are you addicted to Starbucks? We are too — so much so that we’re seriously afraid to find out what horrible detox we’d go through if we didn’t have our daily allowance of caffeine and sugar.Recently looking at our bank statement, we were shocked to see all the Starbucks charges…
Sick of the same ol’, same ol’? There’s no need to get stuck in a rut in South Florida’s ever-changing restaurant landscape. February saw the opening of an eclectic mix of bars, restaurants, and specialty food venues, as well as news of several projects on the horizon. After the jump,…
Don’t let the “chilly” temperatures (c’mon: 66 degrees is sweater weather? Really?) keep you inside this weekend. There are tons of delicious adventures awaiting out and about. Bundle up and hit the town for some food and drink fun this weekend in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Find five options,…
Meatless Monday has been around for quite some time, since WWI, actually. At that time, however, it was more about rationing meat during wartime than health, environmental, or animal-rights issues. Times change, and whether or not you believe meat is unethical or bad for your health, Americans certainly get plenty of it. Cutting it…
For more on South Florida’s food scene, check out New Times’ Taste guide. Although South Florida may be a late bloomer when it comes to a lot of trends, we do catch up eventually. And sometimes, as with our food scene, the evolution is exponential. The past year or so…
The next time you’re in the mood for an authentic Maine lobster roll, look for South Florida’s new mobile kitchen, the Red Zeppelin Rockin’ Lobster Roll. After hitting the streets last November, the crustacean-focused food truck based out of Dania Beach has been handing out some of the best around…
Florida Cookery’s manager, an unflappable and poker-faced woman dressed in an austere black-and-white uniform, set a heavy spiny lobster dish on our table. Around her, the dining room lit up with that unique razzle-dazzle that South Beach restaurants often possess Saturday nights. It had been 25 minutes since we inquired…
If you’re heading to IKEA in Sunrise to pick up some cheap furniture and a snack, don’t worry too much about finding remnants of Trigger in your lunch.Earlier in the week, authorities in the Czech Republic detected horse meat in IKEA meatballs. Initially, the furniture company removed meatballs from its…
If you’ve ever driven around in your car at two in the morning wondering where you could find a mega gut-bomb, then read on because we’ve found a doozie of a burger. Steak ‘n Shake has introduced the 7 x 7 Steakburger, and it’s exactly what you think it is…
For more on South Florida’s food scene, check out New Times’ Taste guide. Although South Florida may be a late bloomer when it comes to a lot of trends, we do catch up eventually. And sometimes, as with our food scene, the evolution is exponential. The past year or so…
The “Harlem Shake” is the most inexplicably awesome thing to hit the internet since Paula Deen was riding things. And now, the hip-pumping, shoulder-shaking, wiggleriffic dance craze is lending itself to a good cause. Salt Life Food Shack and the Barefoot Children of Fort Lauderdale Parrot Head Club are teaming…
Raw food is good for you. Vegan food is good for the animals. But raw vegan screams boring. Plus, let’s face it: Trying to make anything appetizing that is both raw and vegan isn’t easy. And it’s certainly not something that’s on everyone’s to-do list. But if eating healthier, more…
Florida Cookery’s manager, an unflappable and poker-faced woman dressed in an austere black-and-white uniform, set a heavy spiny lobster dish on our table. Around her, the dining room lit up with that unique razzle-dazzle that South Beach restaurants often possess Saturday nights. It had been 25 minutes since we inquired…
Through Falafel Benny’s narrow, squat entrance was a room of mostly men yelling at each other in thick Israeli accents. “How is the falafel?” owner Benny Regev gregariously bellowed at customers halfway through their lunch. He tried to buy some of his regulars’ meals. Some accepted, and others slammed a…
We consistently have to give PETA credit for its brilliant marketing strategies. To make their point, they’ll use any trick in the advertising playbook — including sex, sex, and more sex.Take, for example, their Sexiest Vegan Next Door contest, which seeks out the hottest vegan with the best bod. And,…
It’s no secret that Market 17 is one of the most locavorian, sustainability-savvy restaurants in South Florida. After all, it’s not shy about voicing its commitment to responsible dining and local sourcing. Chef Lauren Shields is a driving force behind these efforts. The Florida-born chef cooked her way around San…
West Palm Beach has never been known for its dining scene, but several new restaurants have helped to make the Clematis Street strip a new downtown destination for South Florida foodies. These days, there’s a little bit of everything, from sports bars and Mexican at Rocco’s Tacos to Cuban-style eats…
In 2011, when nutritionist and holistic health coach Elena Pezzo, owner of Green Bar & Kitchen, learned of her brother Anthony’s stroke and subsequent coma, she was devastated. Only a few years earlier, the 33-year-old New York native had lost both of her parents and had battled poor health and…
For more on South Florida’s food scene, check out New Times’ Taste guide, hitting newsstands Thursday, February 21. For foodies, being encouraged to eat locally is nothing new. Farm-to-table as a culinary buzz term has been around a long time already. But supporting your local purveyors doesn’t apply just to…
Pizza Fusion, the South Florida-based pizza chain with the slogan, “Saving the Earth, One Pizza at a Time,” recently announced plans to open two new locations — one in Naples and a second in Boca Raton, which will be the brand’s first corporate location. Currently the leading green franchise in…
In case you missed the overwhelming extravaganza that was the South Beach Wine & Food Festival — or the Alka Seltzer did its trick and you’re planning where to go this weekend, take note Fort Lauderdale because the inaugural Galt Mile Wine & Food Festival – A Seaside Affair! is…
For four glorious days every year, Miami Beach is taken over by a cadre of chefs, celebrities, and fans of food and wine in an indoor-outdoor hootenanny known as the South Beach Wine & Food Festival.For those looking to hobnob with the likes of Robert Irvine, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Sunny…
