Bacon-Infused Liquor: Make Your Own at Home

Mmm, bacon. The salty, smoky meat can make anything better… even our favorite cocktails.A technique called Fat-Washing can be used to infuse the flavor of any fatty meat (such as bacon) into liquor. It’s become popular in restaurants to infuse the fat of bacon especially into liquors such as bourbon…

Celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day in Broward County/ Fort Lauderdale !

Saint Patrick’s day brings friends, bands, booze, bagpipers, flashy-green beads, tons of dancing (not excluding the rythmically challenged), Celtic tradition, and satisfying, starchy foods all bundled up into one day, topped up with a heavy dose of  Irish luck! Here are some of the best places to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day in Broward…

SAIA Opens in Ft. Lauderdale

SAIA, the new South Asian-inspired restaurant at the B Ocean Ft. Lauderdale Hotel opened this weekend. The restaurant features modern decor and a direct oceanfront view.  The menu is an ecclectic mix of sushi, hot and cool dishes, getting much inspiration from the spices and ingredients of Thailand. Guests are…

Buccan Launches Sunday Brunch in Palm Beach

Buccan, the newest restaurant in Palm Beach, opens for Sunday brunch with its initial offering this weekend. Chef Clay Conley hasn’t firmed up the menu, but offers these teasers:Shrimp and grits – the traditional shrimp over cheddar gritsButtermilk fried chicken – with black pepper gravy and country mashed potatoesHam and…

Renaissance Festival Food — Huzzah!

This weekend is your last chance to visit this year’s Florida Renaissance Festival in Deerfield Beach. There you can practice chess or archery, watch jousts with live horses, listen to live music, witness artisan glass blowing, be shocked by magicians and humored by actors,  — and you can eat. But…

Five New Ways to Consume Bailey’s Irish Cream

St. Patty’s Day is right around the corner. Inevitably, there will be a great deal of alcohol consumption. Guinness and Irish whiskey flow freely. But Charlie has always been a big fan of Bailey’s on March 17. Sipping it on the rocks gets boring after a couple of glasses, so…

You Heard It Here First: Rocco’s Cinco de Mayo Plans

Last year, Rocco Mangel elected to have a police officer escort him to and from his West Palm Beach and Boca Raton restaurants so that he could celebrate Cinco de Mayo with everyone.He ended up in the hospital after suffering from heat exhaustion.(The tequila dance can be physically taxing, and…

Four Things to Drink on St. Patrick’s Day Instead of Green Beer

Green beer – the defacto and decidedly non-authentic Official Drink of St. Patrick’s Day – is the liquid equivalent of shouting “Whoooo!!” when your favorite song comes on in the club: innocent fun, but a little amateurish.Unless you’re chugging from plastic cups at a frat party, there’s no good reason…

Interview With Baba’s Shrimp Shack Owner Chef Andy Bennardo

Chef Andrew Bennardo is the owner of Boca Raton’s Talia’s Tuscan Table, a Bronx-style  restaurant popular for its homemade mozzarella, giant deli sandwiches and server-free dining room (complete with an on-the-honor system pay-as-you-go beer tap). A New York native and graduate of the renowned Culinary Institute of America, Chef Andy…