Food & Drink

Perhaps there’s a more salacious reason some fancy restaurants keep white tablecloths rather than modern-up with minimalist decor: sex in restaurants, reports today’s New York Post. Sex in public is so very New York since according to Joseph Couture, author of “Peek: Inside the Public World of Private Sex,” “restaurant…

Almost two dozen food trucks will hit Arts Park in Hollywood’s Young Circle this evening and every Monday evening. From 5:30 – 10 p.m., trucks will be street food ranging from wings to cupcakes. Here’s a rundown of the trucks serving dinner tonight, so you can plan ahead…

We love the story of how Rachael Ray became a household name. Like the tales of starlets being discovered working at the five and dimes of old, Ray was working at Macy’s in New York City, moved to another store and was “discovered” by an Albany television station when she…

Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half-Baked. What do would my kitchen cohorts want to read about? What would catch my colleagues minute attention span? What’s the buzz on the line? I’m daunted by these questions every time I step up to my…

Former President Bill Clinton, who turned 65 this past week, let out a little secret in an interview with Dr. Sanjay Gupta on CNN – he’s a vegan.  Clinton, who was known for eating really bad food (remember when he would jog into McDonald’s with Secret Service in tow for…

I tend to like open kitchens since I often eat out solo and embrace the role of restaurant voyeur. In DC, open kitchens were de rigueur while here, I’ve noticed fewer. If they’re open, it’s only partially so. A colleague suggests the reason I’m not seeing so many open kitchens…

I’d been looking forward to reading Jamie Long’s review of Luigi’s Coal Oven Pizza this week, since, like many of you, I’m passionate about my pizza. Growing up in Jersey and doing time in New York, it’s hard not to geek out on pizza in the country’s pizza epicenter.Coal oven…

Anthony Bourdain very bluntly tells anyone who will listen exactly what he thinks of Food Network celebrities like Paula Deen, Rachael Ray, and Sandra Lee. In an interview in TV Guide, Bourdain called Southern Belle and butter aficionado Paula Deen “the most dangerous person in America”, partly for her “Lady’s…

Dim Ssam a Gogo chef/owner Richard Hales is a graduate of the French Culinary Institute who trained with uber-chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten.  He owns Sakaya Kitchen in Miami, which named one of the “Top six places to eat Asian-fusion” by Bon Apetit magazine. That’s saying a lot. Why all this information?…

Susan Phipps was in an Atlanta cheese shop a year ago when she became inspired. “Cheese was stacked from floor to ceiling. My jaw dropped. I couldn’t speak for several minutes.” Phipps decided to open her own place. Cheese Culture will have a soft opening this weekend. It will offer…

Eater National gives a heads up that Men’s Health wants readers to help decide “the manliest restaurants in America” among 45 nominated around the country. Manly is one of my least favorite words since- like flavorful and healthful-it’s kinda vague. Our trusty dictionary tells us it means having qualities traditionally ascribed…

Mall favorite P.F. Chang’s has a good happy hour offer this week, just in time for your weekly Friday  office outing.Become a fan of the Asian Warrior and his giant horse on Facebook and receive a coupon good for one free dim sum or street food item on the menu. …

​​Though I’ve been eating around south Florida with abandon,  I’ve only had a handful of desserts: oreo gelato at D’Angelo, a slice of cheesecake at Dig, and a delicious biscuit topped with homemade whipped cream and mangoes at O-B House. I enjoyed all three for different reasons, but I must confess:…

Cuban Cube is serving its first meals tonight at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino’s food truck roundup tonight.The truck is the mobile offspring of popular Miami restaurant Islas Canarias, and will bring traditional Latin flavors to the road. The truck will offer traditional favorites like croquetas ($1 each…

If you’re the type to start enjoying the weekend on Thursday, well, more power to ya, as there are a few fun things about town this evening including the Celebrity Shake Up! fundraiser at Morton’s, the Steakhouse; the newly minted Arts, Beats & Eats festival in Delray Beach and the…

A “revival of the classic American tavern” is set to take place late this year or early next when the trio that brought contemporary steakhouse Cut 432 to Delray Beach opens Park Tavern just a couple blocks away.  Brandon Belluscio, Brian Albe and chef Tony Pizzo (plus two silent partners)…

These days, there is a glint in the food-permeated air on Fort Lauderdale’s Las Olas Boulevard, especially around the 1300 to 1500 blocks. In February, the vivacious Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Bar replaced the ho-hum Smith & Jones restaurant. In June, Jack Mancini opened tapas-style eatery M Bar, filling a…

I’m not talking about what you might come across in a deli like Lox Haven, though what I’m looking for is certainly a cousin. Served with a side of spicy relish and mild Jalapeno Tabasco, the dish in question is the ice cream scoop that’s made with smoked kingfish, mahi mahi,…

I’m struck by how depressing Chipotle’s employment campaign is. Opportunity is a lonely fast food burrito – for which we can’t even see the food? It’s so sad sack it reminds me of a scene in American Splendor in which Harvey Pekar wears a frown and slumps through garage sales,…