New South Florida Food Truck Wants to Feed You for Free!

The Fire Within — a new food truck still under construction — needs help hitting the road. Chef husband-and-wife duo Seth and Melissa Bryan are itching to run their own eatery, but the costs of a traditional restaurant weren’t something they could afford. “The overhead of a brick-and-mortar restaurant was…

Interview With Emeril’s Miami Beach Chef, Tim Doolittle, Part II

We continue with our interview with Emeril’s Miami Beach chef de cuisine, Tim Doolittle. Read part I of the interview here. Clean Plate Charlie: Talk to me about the fact that this is Emerils, a New Orleans restaurant and the Miami Beach menu is not traditional New Orleans food. Chef…

Starbucks Celebrates its 40th Birthday – You Get The Gift

Starbucks is 40 years old, which is weird because I never remembered Starbucks being around when I was a child…or a teen. In fact I remember not knowing what Starbucks was until one day literally ten thousand Starbucks appeared like a mutant strain of alien virus to take over the…

Breakfast at Aldi’s: Way Cheaper Than Their Publix Competitor

I don’t like grocery shopping. While I will be the first to admit I love food, I will also admit I don’t like buying it. I’ve caught myself standing in the pasta aisle, comparing the deals between store brands and name brands, wondering if my coupon for Kraft macaroni and…

Bash Cranks Up the Party in Boca

It’s a party in Boca at Bash restaurant and nightclub (5970 SW 18th St.; 561-447-7171), a just-opened hot spot in the old Gatsby’s location at the southern edge of Palm Beach County in Boca Raton.  A $500K redo by veteran nightlifer John Naimi created a space that can hold up…

Prime Cigar & Wine Bar Debuts in Boca

Smokin’ and drinkin’, two of life’s more exemplary vices, are what’s up at Prime Cigar & Wine Bar (2240 NW 19th St., 561-613-6139), a classy, clubby outpost of good stogies and fine wine (and serious spirits) that’s opened in Boca Raton just west of I-95 off Glades Road.  Local boy…

Half-Baked: Restaurant Etiquette 101 (From a Chef’s Point of View)

Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half-Baked. As I often find myself lingering somewhere between the normal world and the restaurant world, I feel a sense of obligation to bring certain things to light for the civilian (nonindustry) population. Thus,…

Truck Farm: Join the Fleet

Think you can’t grow your own produce if you’re not living out on a farm? Well, maybe you should consider getting a truck. No joke! Truck Farm is a mobile farm where you plant into the bed of a truck. That means you are growing your own produce even if…

Interview With Emeril’s Miami Beach Chef, Tim Doolittle, Part I

Tim Doolittle is the chef de cuisine at Emeril’s Miami Beach. Hailing from Kansas City, Chef Doolittle has worked in the industry since he was 18. His resume includes Wolfgang Puck and some of Kansas City’s best American restaurants. Most recently, he specialized in modern American fare as executive chef at Postrio and…

National Pack A Lunch Day: 5 Reasons to Brown Bag It

Let’s face it, YOU are a bitchin’ rock star from Mars and what better way to prove it than by rockin’ a totally bitchin’ lunchbox for National Pack a Lunch Day?  That’s right, it’s time to dust off your Knight Rider lunchbox because March 10th is National Pack a Lunch…

FYI: The ABCs on SAIA at B Ocean in FLL

In the fun-with-acronyms department, Fort Lauderdale’s new B Ocean resort will open its high-end sushi-Southeast Asian restaurant, SAIA (999 Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd.; 954-302-5252), this Friday. Named for its location on the corner of Sunrise Boulevard and AIA, the contemporary Asianesque restaurant will feature a teppanyaki grill, sushi bar, open-air…

Five Suggestions for Jen Aniston’s Smartwater Video

Jennifer Aniston recently attempted a viral video to promote her favorite clear drinking liquid — Smartwater. With all the rage for desired web hits, what better way to sell the Glaceau water brand than pairing the 42-year-old sex symbol with various viral video subjects like dancing babies, double rainbows, and…

Where We Were Eating: Big City Dogs

I’d like to think that naming a Broward County tiki hut is simple, but I can tell by yesterday’s comments that some of you thought we were eating elsewhere. Luckily, a couple of you were on point with your guesses…