Growing up in Brooklyn, there were only two kinds of bread available at any given day — fresh baked loaves of Italian bread for the grownups — and Hostess Wonder Bread for us kids. Read Also: Bankrupt Twinkie Manufacturer Warns of Hundreds of Florida LayoffsIn fact, Hostess was pretty much what kids…
CORRECTION: The cheese making course held Nov. 18 at Bx Beer Depot was organized, hosted and financed by Gulp! Food and Libations, and was part of the company’s regular monthly food and wine educational events. For more information on future events, please visit the Gulp! Food and Libations website.Love cheese?…
The decor is contemporary and overpoweringly red: red leather booths, cherry wood walls, red curtains, and giant flat screen TVs playing Russian pop music videos. The menu, though, is full of classics. So the three-month old Russia House restaurant has it all: the feel of modern-day St. Petersburg and the…
If there is anything Florida has down pat, it’s Latin food and rum. With our demographics, that most certainly makes sense. This week brings south Florida’s newest Latin-inspired restaurant: Paladar Latin Kitchen & Rum Bar.See Also:- Food Network Kitchen Opens at Fort Lauderdale International Airport- Bring a Frozen Turkey, Get…
Luxurious. Indulgent. Decadent.All words used to describe the taste of truffles.Over the past few years, truffle flavors have been popping up on menus everywhere. Though they were once reserved for the rich, every man and his dog are now enjoying the earthy aroma of the highly coveted truffle. Truffle oil…
Everyone knows that nine times out of ten, the Thanksgiving sides are better than the main attraction (perhaps because there’s so many creative ways you can totally screw up the turkey). Step up your side game this Thanksgiving and give a new spin to a T-Day classic: Sweet potatoes. Chef…
Bits of bok choy hit a tub of sizzling soybean oil. Their ivory stems become tender; their edges turn a sudden golden hue. The jade leaves of the Chinese cabbage quickly begin to crisp. Pulled out of the deep fryer, the greens still glisten with remnants of luscious fat. The…
This Friday, November 16, Gulfstream Park will host a boxing doubleheader. The Don King event, which will be televised on Showtime, features two matches. Junior middleweights Omar “Oh!” Henry from Chicago will battle “King” James de la Rosa from San Benito, Texas in the first match. The second match pits…
As if we didn’t already hate Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria (and don’t worry, we did), he just alienated every last person willing to give him the benefit of the doubt by selling off all the good players we had started to like (he holds fire sales every time a…
Bill Clinton, escorted by a group of secret service agents, walked into Cafe Boulud last evening at around 9:30 p.m. for an intimate dinner with 14 friends. According to the Palm Beach Daily News, Clinton and pals dined at a courtyard table at the tony restaurant inside the exclusive Brazilian…
Fort Lauderdale may have been known as the dirty spring break capital years ago, but the hard-partying sleazy teenager has since grown up. Over the past few decades, the city has kicked out the sleaze and has embraced a more mature, and might we say luxurious lifestyle. Our fair city…
The Miami Book Fair International kicked off Sunday with what must have been an awkward conversation between famed author and journalist Tom Wolfe and former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz. People talk plenty of smack about South Florida, but we get one of the world’s biggest book fairs one month and…
For people who’d prefer to coddle, not cook, a turkey, Thanksgiving can be hell. Yeah, yeah, it’s nice to see the family and wine is fun and all, but there’s only so many helpings of mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie one can handle (trust me, I’ve tried, and the number…
Local cookbook author Chad Thilborger will be at The Atlantic Resort and Spa in Fort Lauderdale from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday discussing his new book, Whole Heap of Goodness.Like most Floridians, Thilborger is a transplant. And like most transplants, though he loves his adopted home, he cherishes memories of…
America was the very first country to create a holiday all about being thankful. One of the best ways to do that is to help others have a good Thanksgiving, too. Yet sometimes we all need a little encouragement to get giving. Don’t put off giving any longer. Bring a…
By the time I parked and made my way into Tap 42’s expansive parking lot there were already hundreds of belligerent people fist pumping to the electronic sounds of DJ M2G and I could tell it was going to be a good night.Tickets for beer and food cost $2 each. The cheapest…
Shooters Waterfront Cafe and Bootlegger restaurants are about to go on the auction block and if you’ve got an extra half million lying around, you could bid on the iconic waterfront restaurants.Read Also: Shooters Will Remain Open Despite Chapter 7 BankruptcyThe restaurants, along with adjoining property, will be auctioned off…
Many people dream of one day owning a farm, but few take the plunge into the pastoral lifestyle. Husband and wife Motty Katzir and Enat Halperin-Katzir were two such people dreaming of starting a farm in retirement. Motty, who grew up farming in Israel, then later on worked as a…
A sink full of nasty dishes, mountains of fattening leftovers in the fridge, and a rotting turkey carcass; these are the (mostly) unpleasant side effects of cooking a Thanksgiving feast at home. There’s a way around this: Let someone else do all the work. After the jump find a roundup…
Padma Lakshmi isn’t only a pretty face. The hot Top Chef hostess also seems to be a major philanthropist. Well, either that or she likes for men to eat and lick things off her body (not that we’re complaining…do you hear us complaining?).Read Also: Padma Lakshmi Lets Man Eat Ham…
If you missed last weekend’s Flavors of Fort Lauderdale, you missed out on heaps of delicious food and drinks. With cooking demonstrations, tons of food, and multiple options for inebriation, the festival was a definite success. Headed by Chef Allen Susser, with a focus on sustainable seafood, the four-day event…
While burgers go rather deliciously with beer, we sometimes get dreamy and wonder how our cold ones might go with some fancier alternatives. While the standard Italian meal typically includes wine with those pasta and marinara dishes, it might be radical to mix toss the carafe and bring in some…
