Watchdog group Oceana is in the process of investigating the prevalence of fish fraud in Florida. This region is the third location the group is investigating for its study, “The Bait and Switch: How Seafood Fraud Hurts Our Oceans, Our Wallets and Our Health.” “Oceana chose Florida because we have…
A couple of years ago, Mark Bittman wrote about a recipe for no-knead bread from maverick baker Jim Leahy of Sullivan Street Bakery. Suddenly everyone from Martha Stewart to the Amateur Gourmet were making it, and home bakers from Oregon to South Florida were following along. Because of this incredibly…
As if you needed another reason to obsessively count down until the weekend, this Saturday is the New Times’ Beerfest, with a chance to try dozens of beer samplings from Florida craft brewers in addition to international beer legends. If beer isn’t your thing, the 17th Annual Wine and Culinary…
We are giving away a pair of tickets to the New Times 15th-annual Beerfest on Saturday, March 31, from 6 to 11 p.m. at Huizenga Plaza in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Don’t miss a minute of the Final Four games on Jumbotrons. Celebrate with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band from New Orleans, often…
If you love chef Douglas Rodriguez and his modern take on traditional Latin foods but dread making the drive down to Miami Beach to eat at De Rodriguez Cuba, fret not.Rodriguez is pairing up with Sea chef/owner Tony Sindaco for a pop-up dinner at 7 p.m. Wednesday.Sindaco and Rodriguez are…
In a region that is home to dozens of burger joints and seaside shacks, it was no easy task to narrow down the choice of best milk shake in South Florida. That being said, we’ve compiled a list of ten of the best spots to score a creamy, rich, and…
On a recent weekday afternoon, I crouched in a modified yoga squat, neck and chin thrust forward as I inspected the sparse leaves on the only remaining tomato plant in my plot at the Boca Raton Community Garden. I’d started with five plants at the beginning of the garden’s inaugural…
The BurgerFi brand is expanding beyond Florida with franchises set to open this year in Cary, North Carolina; Austin, Texas; and Raleigh, North Carolina. Six additional Florida stores also will open with Winter Park, Aventura, Tampa, Westin, and Naples all getting locations. A store at 2477 E. Sunrise Blvd. in…
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. 72. Orange Chocolate…
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.73. Clams and Chorizo From LongboardsChorizo spices up sweet “middlenecks,”…
The third-annual Forest Trace Golden Matzah Bowl was held March 22. More than 100 people turned out at the upscale resort retirement community to watch both local restaurants and individuals compete for the coveted golden matzah bowl prize. Also at stake were cash donations to the winners’ charity of choice.This…
In anticipation of the upcoming New Times’ Beerfest (Saturday, March 31, in downtown Fort Lauderdale) Clean Plate Charlie has been talking with South Florida beer aficionados and experts about the state of beer in Florida and beyond. Earlier this week, we talked to John Linn of Brown Distributing, who said…
Welcome to the How-To series, a periodic segment of photo essays that highlight the dishes and drinks area restaurants do well, who makes them, and how they do it. This week, we’re focusing on food truck PS561. Welcome to PS561, a school-themed food truck named for the Lake Worth area…
Paul Castronovo is a talker. That’s probably a given, considering he’s made his living as a radio personality, known throughout South Florida as half of the “The Paul and Young Ron Morning Show.” But this famous voice also loves to chat wine and food. His wine label, Castronovo Vineyards, is…
Clean Plate Charlie met up with partners Paul Greenberg and Rich Mijares to talk about American Social, their restaurant under construction at 721 E. Las Olas Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. “There’s nothing like it in Florida,” claims Greenberg, who wants to keep the concept under wraps until opening day draws…
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. 74. Pistachio Gelato…
Last week, a 4 a.m. electrical fire damaged his restaurant’s kitchen, forcing owner Matt More to close Checkers Old-Munchen for repairs for two to three months.Rather than resign himself to a couple of stagnant months, Moore got creative: He asked his brother Bill Sand for help. “My brother owns a…
Even multimillionaire polo players with a penchant for booze can’t resist the temptation of Wendy’s, the fast-food giant that took the lead over Burger King in sales volume for the first time since it was founded in 1969. According to a report from research firm Technomic Inc., Wendy’s sales listed…
Word to the wise: You may soon be paying more for your fish tacos, meatball sandwiches, and other street-food favorites. The price increase at the gas pump that’s got you mumbling expletives under your breath is, of course, having an immediate effect on a variety of businesses. One industry that’s…
It was far from business as usual at YOLO on Tuesday night, when Secret Service arrived on a packed evening to secure space for former President Bill Clinton. The group sat in a private dining room between 9 and 9:30 p.m, after Clinton spoke at Broward Center for the Performing…
Norman Van Aken — one of the Mango Gang, along with Douglas Rodriguez, Allen Susser, and Mark Militello — has started a weekly column, Word on Food, over on the national food site Food Republic — teasers, perhaps, for his upcoming cookbook, My Key West Kitchen.Currently he helms Norman’s at the Ritz-Carlton…
Ten food trucks will roll onto the grounds of Gulfstream Park Racing and Casino for Saturday’s gourmet-food-truck rally from 5:30 to 10 p.m. The roundup in south Broward County is a good opportunity for Broward and Palm Beach residents to hit up popular food trucks — half of which were…
