Annie’s Buying Club: Get Fresh Organic Produce Delivered!

  Have you ever gone to the produce section of your grocery store and instead of seeing bright, fresh fruits and vegetables all you got were ones that were limp, soft and old? Well, thanks to Annie’s Buying Club you can get locally grown organic fruits and vegetables shipped on a regular…

Angus Bar and Grill in Hollywood: Tasty Meat, Bargain Price

Let’s get something straight about Angus Bar and Grill: It’s all about the chimichurri. That bright-green slurry of parsley, garlic, vinegar, and olive oil is all-important at the 3-month-old restaurant. Piquant and herbal, its flavor is something like a sharper, sunnier pesto. Slathered atop a massive hunk of charred beef,…

Porky& Beth’s: Mothertruckin’ Good ‘Cue

If the image of George Gershwin sitting at a picnic table with his sleeves rolled up, a big ol’ rib bone in his mouth, and barbecue sauce and pork grease dripping down his chin, seems hard to wrap your eyeballs around, that’s because it is. But I’d also be willing…

Q&A With Craft Beer Lover Kenny St. Cyr From Fresh Beer

Kenny St. Cyr may have one of the most mantastic jobs in all of South Florida.It doesn’t have anything to do with owning your own sports team, and it doesn’t grant him celebrity status — yet. And, no, he’s not a photographer for bikini-clad models. St. Cyr is just an ordinary…

Flavor Flav Becomes Food Mogul With Fried Chicken Restaurant, Vodka Line

Watch your back, Colonel Sanders. Flavor Flav, the snickering, clock-wearing pimp daddy from Public Enemy, is opening his own fried chicken restaurant — in Clinton, Iowa, of all places. Flavor Flav’s Chicken (FFC) opens this Monday, serving fried chicken, ribs, and traditional sides. Flavor Flav says that this is the…

Talay Thai’s Chef Charlie Soo: Q&A, Part I

Chef Charlie Soo opened Talay Thai in a strip mall in Palm Beach Gardens in 2008. Since then, his commitment to serving quality food at reasonable prices has won his restaurant numerous awards and a loyal following.  Soo attributes his success to fresh ingredients, long hours, and a wicked sense…

Hey, Taco Bell — Yo Quiero Meat, Not Mystery!

Taco Bell is the universal staple food of teenagers and stoners everywhere. While no one ever claimed that Taco Bell was good for you, it’s been the go-to cheap hangover food for years, and since most people eat Taco Bell only after seriously polluting their bodies anyway, what further harm could a…

Winemaker Paul Hobbs Celebrated at Wine Dinner at Market 17 Thursday

Market 17, one of Fort Lauderdale’s hottest new dining establishments, is coming out of the gate with a noteworthy wine event.   This Thursday, January 27, the eatery will feature dinner with world-renowned winemaker Paul Hobbs as guest of honor. Hobbs’ impressive résumé includes positions at Robert Mondavi and Opus…

World’s Highest Restaurant Opens in Dubai

Move over, Space Needle and Stratosphere restaurant! The world’s tallest restaurant has just opened in Dubai, and the view and prices are as high as you can get without wings. Atmosphere is located on the 122nd floor of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa building. The Burj Khalifa is the world’s tallest building and includes an…

Secret Spot for Fresh Florida Lobster in Lantana

Every week, I look for it: the giant sign on the side of U.S. 1 in Lantana, its bright-red lettering with the words Fresh Lobsters Today scrawled in messy handwriting.It means Capt. Fuge Hickman and his two sons, Bruce and David, have a fresh catch of Florida spiny lobsters for…

Q&A With Chef Fritz Cassel of Gratify American Gastropub

Photo provided by Gratify American Gastropub The lifespan of a new restaurant can often be predicted by its produce: from the bold and fresh, to the dull and listless, to… well, trash. Those that withstand the tumultuous first year embark on a new chapter and new challenges but are armed with experience. …

Ten Must-Try Beers at the Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival

​The Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival is less than a week away, and with it comes over a hundred amazing craft beers from Florida as well as nationwide. With that many brews on tap, making your way from booth to booth sampling will be something like a scavenger hunt. To cross…

Free Breakfast Coupons From Einstein Brothers and Waffle House

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It’s also the only time most people will generally eat only carbs and sugar and call it a meal (come on, unless you’re a stoner you probably don’t eat donuts or pancakes for dinner).  Enjoy a recession-friendly free breakfast with one of these amazing coupon…

Lemonade Stands Sprout Up in Hollywood To Fight Childhood Cancer

Every year, employees of global tech firm PerkinElmer team up and run lemonade stands for a day. They’re not just playing hooky. They’re raising awareness and money by teaming up with Alex’s Lemonade Stands, a 501(c)3 charity that helps kids with cancer.Back when she was only four years old, Alexandra…

New Times Readers’ Poll 2011: Best Broward Restaurant

Cast your vote in the comments field below for the best Broward County restaurant. The poll ends May 15. Your votes will appear in our New Times Best of Broward-Palm Beach edition June 16. Click here for a full list of Readers’ Poll categories…

Two Ugly Sisters Laugh & Lunch at 11th Street Annex

It’s almost the stuff of fairytales. Hidden away between Andrews Avenue and Davie Boulevard in Ft. Lauderdale, lies a lttle house and garden. In that house, Two Ugly Sisters (which, by the way, is the legal name of their company) serve lunch to a loyal following, filling the house with…

Three Really Great In The Biz Deals in Boca Raton

Boca Raton has a reputation for being full of stuck up yuppies and pink buildings.  That may be true, but it’s also the home of some awesome sports bars that show genuine love for people in the biz.  These three sports bars offer really great In The Biz discounts…