South Florida’s Best Mexican Food

With Cinco de Mayo just around the corner, it’s time to talk tacos (and burritos, oxtail soup, and pork belly products, etc.). In anticipation of the holiday and as part of the countdown to New Times’ annual Best Of issue, we’ve put together a list of ten of the best…

Food Trends That Annoy You This Week

Seems lots of people are complaining about food and dining culture, primarily in terms of how it’s served. Today’s link roundup is dedicated to food trends that bug you. 1) We started the week with a gripe about Cheese Culture’s cheese cakes from FQS9000:Plastic flowers and waxy candles are equally…

How Coffee and Beer Geeks Are More Alike Than You’d Think

We’re still a ways from touting baristas and roasters as beer nerds celebrate Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head and Garrett Oliver of Brooklyn Brewery. Yet we’re on the way, with baristas joining the festival circuit to make a name for themselves in the coffee world. Here in South Florida, our…

Beef Prices Spike; Wing Sales Soar

In last week’s column about burger glut, we reported on impending price hikes and the shortage of beef: [T]he price of beef is expected to rise, says Brendan Flanagan of Grand Western Meats, a meat supplier that distributes to high-end restaurants and shops such as Smitty’s Old Fashioned Butcher Shop…

On Becoming a South Florida Regular

There are three types of regulars, though they’re not mutually exclusive. There are those who patronize a place because their friends own it and hang out there. Take the crew that’s often at Laser Wolf, who dated/went to high school with/are in the same social circle as the people on…

Grilled Cheese Trend: Is It Time to Grow Up?

Grilled cheese sits in our memories, quietly searing on the back griddle, ready to be served up with a spatula on a rainy day. Most of the time, we aren’t even aware of the grilled cheese sandwich until we need one and the time is just right. The alchemical taste…

Susan Phipps of Cheese Culture Makes Us a Cheese Cake

Welcome to the How-To series, a periodic segment of photo essays that highlights the dishes and drinks that area restaurants do well, who makes them, and how they do it. This week, owner Susan Phipps and cheese monger Jenifer Bound of Cheese Culture show us their first attempt at making…

Kentucky Derby Party at Tap 42: Hats, Horses, and Bourbon

If you can’t make it to Churchill Downs on May 5 for the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby, take your giant-hat-wearing self over to Tap 42 for the biggest Derby celebration outside of Kentucky.Starting at 2 p.m., enjoy Tap 42’s inaugural Derby Day with $5 Wild Turkey mint juleps…

47. El Jefe Luchador Quesadilla From El Jefe Luchador

We’re counting down to New Times’ Best of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top 100 favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page. 47. El Jefe…

Vote for the Best Restaurant in Broward County for 2012

The 2012 poll has closed. Click here after June 14 for the results. Here’s your chance to vote in our New Times Broward-Palm Beach Readers’ Poll 2012 for your favorite restaurant in Broward County. Text the code corresponding to your pick from the list below to 61721.The results will appear…

Despite a Storm, Las Olas Wine and Food Pleased a Crowd

Timpano, Tap 42, Cheese Culture, and the many wine purveyors are the winners of this year’s Las Olas Wine and Food Festival. With the onset of thunder and lightning accompanied by inches of rain, these businesses were among the few to weather the storm, feeding festivalgoers hell-bent on getting their…

Whole Foods Fish Ban Begins This Week

Whole Foods will no longer carry fish deemed not sustainable by organizations such as Monterey Bay Aquarium and Blue Ocean Institute. The company had announced in 2010 that it would stop selling red-rated fish as of 2013 but moved up its deadline.”Today’s a big day for us,” announces the Whole…