It’s that time of year again — there’s a chill in the air (in South Florida, that amounts to being able to go outside without being instantly vaporized by the sun), kids are back at school, and our thoughts turn to Oktoberfest. The traditional attire of Oktoberfest is lederhosen for…
It’s something of a quiet week in Broward and Palm Beach Counties, presumably because South Florida residents will be girding their loins — and leaving time to pick up the lederhosen and dirndl from the dry cleaners — for the onslaught of Oktoberfest and a litany of events calling for…
A little girl wandered between tables. A couple held hands across a two-top. Cee-Lo sang from the radio at La Placita, the Colombian restaurant nestled in a corner of a Hollywood strip mall.La Placita Restaurant and Bakery offers breads and dishes in a style found in…
Here’s a serving of food-related links from the weekend papers. “It’s 5:00 somewhere” is taken to the extreme in this Wall Street Journal article on breakfast brews. Among my favorites is the Mikkeller “Geek Breakfast” made with fancy French roasted coffee and stout. Calling Old Fort Lauderdale Breakfast House: Can…
Sometimes, here at New Times headquarters, when we’re not breaking stories or fielding calls from sexy admirers, we like to conduct experiments and gather a little data. Being compulsive, fire-breathing drunks, it’s only natural that we’d direct our attention to liquor. Being journalists, we also look for ways to make…
The Peter Bjorn and John post last week got me thinking about the mini renaissance of records and how many album covers I’ve seen, both classic and new, that glorify food and restaurants. Jazz and soul album covers nod to comfort food in late 60’s and 70’s, yet the reference…
Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half-Baked…
ABC’s anticipated (well, to everyone but soap fans) foodie-themed talker, The Chew, is set to premiere Monday, September 26th at 1p.m.Featuring five co-hosts (Top Chef’s Carla Hall, What Not To Wear’s Clinton Kelly, Italian mega-chef and Crocs-wearer Mario Batali, Iron Chef Michael Symon and Dr. Oz’s daughter Daphne Oz, The…
Tortellini & Co., Inc., says that it rented several freezers and entered into a contract to purchase nitrogen gas from Air Liquide, an international refrigeration concern, in 2009, court docs indicate. …
Goya Foods — one of the nation’s largest bean vendors — has recently come under fire from a company that gave it gas. H & W Petroleum Company, Inc., says that Goya’s subsidiary in Texas didn’t pay for $39,084.47 of gas and oil products, in addition to other services, according to…
If you have to ask who Ron Jeremy is, you’re probably no fan of porn or pop culture. The Hedgehog, as he’s called, has been named as one of the “Top 50 Porn Stars of all Time” by Adult Video News and is in the Guiness Book of World Records…
Despite that this will be my first hot weather fall, I still love October for its association with changing leaves, football games, and braising season. In tandem with the weather changes to the north, beer geeks transition from light, refreshing beers to heartier, toasty lagers. Generally speaking –as I confessed last weekend– I’m…
The sandwich giveaway …
If you’re a social-media maven with a discerning palate, be sure not to miss New Times’ first Link Up party tonight at the Downtowner Saloon, 10 S. New River Drive East. The party, which runs from 7 to 9 p.m., features free cocktails, appetizers, and Kona beer. The Link Up…
Dapur is smoker-friendly. Retro-chrome and vinyl bar tables frame one side of the entrance, a fountain with greenery on the other. Papery chandeliers light the mood: all this before a diner even opens the door. Inside, speakers that would dwarf a child …
Green markets, with their mountains of fresh veggies and artisan bread, have long been the yuppie alternative to slumming it with the wilted lettuce at Publix. But in the Town of Palm Beach, where the millionaires roam, fresh kale and organic tea are still no match for blue-blooded snobbery.This week,…
When I moved back to Fort Lauderdale from New York, I moved hungry. I asked everyone I knew for their list of places I had to check out. Rocco’s Tacos and Tequila Bar tucked itself into most of those lists. Everyone raved about its alcohol-heavy margarita pitchers and the guacamole…
Congrats to Alexander Raymond Moschina who has won two tickets to tonight’s Delray Beach Bus Loop for his pithy explanation of the mother sauces.Espagnole – A brown sauce with a meat base. One of few dressings you shouldn’t actually put on your food.Hollandaise – Made of eggs and fat. It’s…
It’s hard to believe the Cooking Channel is turning one! Roger Mooking, star of Everyday Exotic, is celebrating by giving away free ice cream with the Cooking Channel’s Frozen Treat Truck Tour 2011. The tour is coming to Yellow Green Farmers Market in Hollywood this Sunday, September 25th from 10…
It’s that time of year again –for giant beers, dirndl girls, lederhosen, and brass bands on the sixth round of John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” This Saturday marks the first Oktoberfest in Hollywood, featuring wurst, knodel, pretzels, and pork. Held at the German American Club (6401 Washington Street),…
This weekend belongs to food trucks and the South Florida denizens who love their mobile food wares. The schedule over the next few days is dominated by food truck rallies, derbies and festivals, with a transportation network for party goers in Southern Palm Beach County thrown in the mix. Here’s…
Food trucks are invading Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino tonight as part of their weekly extravaganza of food amidst bells ringing, lights flashing and people cheering. The best part? Even if you lose big at the casino, you’ll probably have enough money left for a food truck meal…
