Win Free Tickets to New Times’ Pairings Event September 15!

New Times’ annual food and wine event, Pairings, is all set to take place on September 15 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. The massive victual session hooks up tasty offerings from some of the area’s best restaurants with great wines, cocktails, and beers.New additions this year include…

Half Baked: What Happens On The Line, Stays On The Line

Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half-Baked. One of the oldest marriages in the kitchen was cultivated right on the line–sex and food. They’ve withstood the test of time through recessions, trends, competition, and untimely closings. Tantilizing flavors, unique…

“Big Ass Nigga on a Scooter Drinkin Capri Sun”

And now, Clean Plate Charlie interrupts our regularly scheduled, totally serious food coverage to bring you a Big Ass Nigga on a Scooter Drinkin’ Capri Sun.We stumbled across the following video and recognized the landscape as distinctly South Florida, and yep — it’s Miramar. Why is this video fascinating the…

IHOP Offers Free Meals to Kids and Adults

Does anyone remember the IHOP kangaroo?  OK, then maybe Charlie’s getting old. But if you’re old enough to have kids, this is a good deal for you. Every evening from 4:00 – 10:00 p.m. in August, kids under 12 get a free meal from IHOP’s “Just for Kids” menu when…

Sawa: New Hibachi, Sushi Restaurant in Boynton Beach

Surf ‘n’ turf the Japanese way has come to West Boynton in the form of Sawa Hibachi Steakhouse & Sushi (10817 S. Jog Rd., 561-375-9292), a sleek new eatery from New Yorker Jacky Chen, who also owns a Japanese-slash-sushi restaurant in the Big Apple.  At the heart of Sawa…

Solo Mexican Cantina: Who Says You Can’t Get Good Mall Food?

You’re at the mall and you’re hungry. This is usually a delimma because mall food is typically slim pickings. You basically have your choice between food court disasters and suburban chain restaurants. When Starbucks sounds like the gourmet dining option, you’ve got yourself a dilemma. Not so at the Mall…

Souvlaki Fast Opens Second Location in Boca Raton

Souvlaki Fast, a casual Greek joint offering traditional street food at seriously reasonable prices, has opened a second location in Boca Raton. The operation has expanded from the original spot, located in Mizner Plaza, to include a new restaurant in the plaza located at the northeast corner of Spanish River…

Cheesecake Factory Celebrates National (Duh!) Day

Saturday, July 30, is National Cheesecake Day, and we don’t mean photos of hot babes in thongs.  To celebrate one of mankind’s most efficient and effective methods of ingesting excessive calories and cholesterol, thereby increasing the number of cardiologists who can afford to drive new Mercedes, on that blessed day…

BurgerFi: A Beachside Shake Shack for the Modern Age

Summer Sundays during my childhood, we would pile in the car and Dad would drive us out to Long Island or Orchard Beach for burgers and shakes. We could get the same food back in Brooklyn, sure, but it was the whole package — wood picnic tables so worn they…

Schakolad Offers Chocolate Classes for Kids

Mamas shouldn’t let their babies grow up to be cowboys, this is true. But chocolatiers?  That would be sweet.  If you have a budding chocolatier in your house, or you imagine you can control your little angel when he/she goes starts bouncing off the walls on a king-size sugar high,…

Ra Sushi’s Summer Cocktail Recipes

RA Sushi has created three refreshing summer cocktails that pair perfectly with their sushi for a delicious cool meal when the heat index soars through the roof. The cocktails are created with south Florida in mind and include a coconut mojito, key lime martini and an orange dreamsicle. These tropical…

Riverwalk Trust’s “Gourmet in the Park” Tonight

If you’re a fan of food trucks, head on down to Fort Lauderdale’s Esplanade Park for an evening of food, music, and fun on the river when Riverwalk Trust presents “Gourmet in the Park.” The fun starts this evening, July 27 at 5 p.m., when 15 of South Florida’s best…

Deck 84 Launches Lobster Miniseason Special

You catch ’em, they’ll cook ’em.   That’s the deal at Burt Rapoport’s Deck 84, where from tomorrow, the beginning of the annual waterborne madness known as lobster miniseason, until Sunday, July 31, you can bring in your freshly caught bug and have Deck’s kitchen prepare it for you in any…