Your Gluten-Free Beer Might Not Be Gluten-Free

Scientists published a finding that all celiacs or gluten-intolerant individuals should pay attention to.In late-2011, the American Chemical Society released a report in which they broke down the ingredients in beer, specifically focusing on hordein, prolamin glycoprotein present in barley and some other cereals.What’s significant about this specific element? Like…

South Florida Beer Week: With Bacon!

January 23 through 29 is South Florida Beer Week, a sudsy beerfest during which local haunts Funky Buddha, Tap 42, World of Beer, and Laser Wolf sponsor tap takeovers to celebrate local brews. The kickoff is a Monday night pig roast at Lou’s Beer Garden. What about bacon?…

Cosi Duci Bakery in Boca: Three Course Lunch for $10

Thirteen kinds of biscotti and an array of Italian pastries line the shelves at Cosi Duci, an Italian bakery that draws recipes from Sicily. The appeal here isn’t just the pastries, though. It’s the three-course weekday lunch, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays for $10…

Have You Ever Picklebacked?

On Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Rachel Maddow introduced him to a new discovery of hers — the pickleback. Maddow explained that the drink — part whiskey, part pickle juice — is a shot that cures what ails ya. She’s not crazy — she’s got a point! As an ultra…

Georgia Pig: It’s Fried Chicken Friday

Though Georgia Pig on State Road 7 is better known for its barbecue and thick-cut bacon at breakfast, it’s highly recommended for fried chicken Fridays, when lines start at 11 a.m. Eight bucks gets light and dark meat, rice and gravy, and black-eyed peas, which can be swapped for potato…

Deep-Fried Broward

Argentina, Venezuela, and Cuba get nods on this sabor Latino dish that features croquettes, yuca, empanadas, sausage, and a tamale. The family-owned restaurant where we sampled this medley has just opened its second location. Where are we eating?Leave your guesses in the comments and we’ll award the winner a pair…

’90s Food Trends: Have These Ever Died?

The ubiquity of plaid and the renaissance of Pearl Jam, U2, and Nirvana in some circles is making me nostalgic for the ’90s. What’s a food writer to do but eat and drink a way through the decade? Though some ’90s food and drink are making a comeback, many dishes…

No Really, I Prefer All of My Meals Liquid

Last night, I dreamt of food. This isn’t some great breakthrough, as I often dream of meals so good that I honestly get a little weepy when I wake up and realize I’ve made it out of the dream state without clutching my fingertips to the never-ending pasta bowl. No,…

“Best Supermarket in Town” to Open Tomorrow in Sunrise

New York Mart in Sunrise is set to open tomorrow in Timberlake Plaza at 8 a.m. The chain has set off heated responses in New York, chronicled by the Wall Street Journal in “Changes in Flushing Set Off Food Fight” when the grocery store replaced a crappy Key Foods to…

Bite GastroTruck: Available Every Day in Wilton Manors

If you’re seeking the award-winning burger stylings of chef Ron Kerr, you’ll be happy to know that his Bite GastroTruck has announced a semi-permanent location in Wilton Manors. We say semi-permanent because, obviously, the whole point of a food truck is the ability to go mobile…

The Food Of A Place

One of the things I like about this gig is observing how a region’s food culture reflects the demographics, education, priorities, and values of the people who call it home. So when I was asked to write this week’s review as a companion piece to Lee Klein’s reflection on Miami,…

Zombie Honeybees Found in California

It may sound like some truly bad straight-to-DVD movie, but Scientific American is reporting the discovery of zombie honeybees in Northern California, which may provide a clue in the search behind colony collapse disorder.A research article recently published in Plos One, a peer-reviewed science site, stated that the parasitic phorid…

Working at the O-B House and Other Stories

Part of my job (and obsession) is eating at restaurants. While taking pictures of food, interviewing chefs, and dissecting menus, there was one restaurant position that I was always curious about — the server…

Top Ten Food Truck Dishes

Tomorrow is the Miami food truck rally at the Seminole Hard Rock, the last-Thursday-of-the-month event sponsored by BurgerBeast. I find that a strategy among the land mine of offerings helps, so I don’t end up eating five tacos, fries on a stick, and an ice cream sandwich over more popular…