Himmarshee Bar & Grille, a fine-dining anchor of downtown Fort Lauderdale’s entertainment district, closed its doors for good Sunday.That’s the bad news. The good news is that it’ll reopen Thursday as PL8, a small-plates concept. The new restaurant will feature appetizer-sized portions priced from $6 to $10. A temporary banner…
No Reservations opens to a bunch of guys saying the Lord’s Prayer to a pig. This is not boding well for the swine… as we’ll see later on.Tony is in rare form tonight. After all, Louisiana is the perfect place for him if you think about it. It’s filled with…
When Crabby Jack’s was destroyed by fire on Sunday, August 28th, local Deerfield Beach residents lamented the loss of the seafood shack/dive bar. An investigation was announced to find information leading to the cause of the two-alarm blaze that engulfed the establishment…
Since the Obamas have patronized Spike Mendelsohn’s We,The Pizza, Serious Eats scouts out whether it’s good and discovers otherwise: “It’s still bad pizza,” they report. (I’d second. It’s not great.) When it comes to pizza, be wary of Chicagoans. In other news,…
Tropical Acres Steakhouse — a Dania Beach restaurant that served as a dining time machine to postwar Florida — erupted in an early morning blaze today. See the slideshow of the damage here.Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue units found the restaurant engulfed in flames when they arrived at 3:51 a.m. The…
rooftop panorama, a jacuzzi, lounge beds, and a window into underwater goings-on accompany lunch at the W Hotel’s rooftop pool, open to the public on Sundays. Depending on how you look at it, your afternoon may be a feast for the eyes or…
So, Irene is out of our hair, having wreaked little havoc in Broward or Palm Beach counties. And while you may be tempted to stay home and celebrate that fact with the remainder of your hurricane supplies (read: booze, and uh… saltines?), there are fun things to be done and…
Prompted by Andy Samberg’s fantastic New York Times Magazine cover yesterday, I’ve culled a handful of nostalgia commercials, throwbacks to an America that fancied itself more innocent and idealistic. Perhaps you’ll be sartorially inspired, if only by cuffed jeans and “the glove.” Behold: vintage TV ads…
The Fire Within is the latest food truck to hit the streets of Palm Beach County. The truck, actually a converted old church bus, is the brainchild of Melissa and Seth Bryan who just say they’re living the dream by running a food truck…
In the past few weeks, Anthony Bourdain has said some nasty things about some celebrity chefs. We’re sure that these chefs would secretly love to see Anthony Bourdain being chased by vampires, getting beatdowns by the police, and being mauled by monkeys while he’s eating pho somewhere in southeast Asia…
In the event you’re nesting out of empathy for those hunkered down during and post-hurricane, Bon Appetit, pulled together a list of ten things to cook during the storm. Could come in handy down here sometime soon. Canned tuna, boiled eggs and roasted garlic make the list. I was hoping…
La Perrada Del Gordo sits in the back corner of a secluded shopping center off Military Trail in West Palm Beach, near invisible save for neon glowing signs hovering above the door and in the window. Here, my Colombian friend explains, is where you’ll find the Perro Huevon — …
Mark Wahlberg, the rapper turned actor turned restaurateur, plans to open a burger joint just outside of Boston with brothers Donnie and Paul (who is a chef), according to the Boston Herald. The hamburger restaurant was labeled a “go” after the brothers secured the trademark to the name Wahlburger from…
Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half-Baked. Photo by Patty Canedo The warm aroma of pie dough could be smelled even as you walked up the driveway. The kids were waiting by the door ready to jump on anyone…
Chef Allen Susser says he’ll have a good audience with Scripps across the street in Palm Beach Gardens for his newest Burger Bar.Already in the Fort Lauderdale Airport, Susser plans to open Burger Bars throughout South Florida and in airports around the country.The new one goes into Donald Ross Village…
The Frieze in Plantation is celebrating their first anniversary this Sunday, August 28th with free ice cream.From 3-5 p.m. The Frieze will give a free regular sized ice cream to everyone who visits. The timing is perfect since The Weather Channel predicts temperatures soaring to a high of 94 degrees…
This week’s review by the inimitable Lee Klein is the flapjack flip-off, the pseudo contest in its tenth year. In the article he gives a nod to Old Fort Lauderdale Breakfast House, where I’ve managed to become a regular. As much as I like the pancake, I’m a fan of poached…
We’re giving away another pair of tickets to the 4th Annual New Times Pairings, the foodie marathon on September 15th during which guests have the opportunity to meet chefs, graze, and sample a slew of wines, beers, and cocktails from around the globe. It’s good eats, fun people watching, and…
According to the Huffington Post, PETA has registered a XXX internet site and is planning to start PETA.XXX.The site will feature both adult human content and images of animal cruelty – pornography of a different kind, so to speak. PETA has a history of using beautiful humans to bring their…
On yesterday’s Food and Wine blog, “Mouthing Off” posts, “5 Signs You’ve Picked a Bad Restaurant.” It’s a list I would have agreed with in the past, but might second guess now that I live here, where people’s tastes are, well, different. Number one on the list of signs you’ve…
Two food truck roundups are scheduled for Broward County tomorrow, promising lots of tasty morsels at pocket-friendly prices. The best thing about truck roundups is that you can pretty much please any palate or food restriction. The only people sometimes left our are vegans, who are left to scrounge out…
To quote Ol’ Dirty Bastard (something I hope to never do again), “Baby I like it Ra.” At least I did while drunk and full of edamame at RA Sushi in Pembroke Pines. Tucked inside the always-happening Pembroke Gardens plaza, RA Sushi has quickly made a name for itself as…
