If the prices of local slow food events has been a bit rich for you, or you haven’t quite had your fill of wacky holiday cocktails yet, hie yourself over to Forte di Asprinio in West Palm Beach this Sunday for “The Farmer and the Mixologist,” an event that promises…
Life as da Campo Osteria Todd English has to be something like a movie. The famed Boston chef and restaurateur earned his first James Beard award in 1991. Since then, it has been a blur of television spotlights, celebrity galas, and glitzy openings. Among his vast empire of 22 outposts:…
On December 5th, 2008 Tumi Restaurant in Margate (7926 W Sample Road) underwent a routine food inspection that resulted in 18 code violations, 7 of them deemed “critical.” They were mostly run of the mill grease accumulations and food debris pile-ups, but one violation stood out. The willful deception of…
Short Order has obtained police reports for a robbery occurring on December 11th, 2008 at Michy’s, a high profile restaurant headed by one of America’s top chefs, Michelle Bernstein. Michy’s is located on 69th and Biscayne, just a few years ago that was the intersection of Crackwhore and Carjack. Thieves…
New Times was graciously invited to an evening of pampering and boozing last night courtesy of the Ritz-Cartlon Fort Lauderdale’s (semi) new and much improved wine bar. And it went…. well, how do you think it went? We were pampered. We were boozed. It was an all around lovely evening,…
Two of our favorites, Sheba Ethiopian restaurant in the Design District, and Le Bon on Lincoln Road, called it quits last week. Prime Italian, from the Prime One Twelve folks, opened its’ doors across the street from its’ sister steakhouse. Barton G secured the concessions at the Adrienne Arscht Center…
Executive chef is Garrette Gray, whose eclectic menu includes starters ($6-$17) such as pan roasted scallops with smoked duck, shiitake mushrooms, poached pears and natural thyme jus; fish entrees ($24-$34) like grouper with braised callaloo, potato conch fritter, roasted red pepper and lemongrass broth; and meats ($24-$56) like grilled veal…
Miami DJ Cedric Gervais and partner Juan Carlos Dominguez are opening their Hed Kandi Lounge tonight. Located in the former Afterglo space (1200 Washington Avenue, Miami), this “gastro-lounge” will showcase molecular gastronomy. For those who aren’t sure what this means, let’s just say that the photo above is of flying…
Apparently, the Tijuana Flats Burrito Co. has finally opened up a location in South Florida. It’s about time. Tijuana Flats is a Floridian company, after all, straight out of Winter Haven, and they’ve got branches in four states already. We ordinarily wouldn’t get so excited about a chain restaurant, but…
–Lee Klein…
According to a report issued today by the World Wildlife Fund, the Pink Dragon Millipede is one of 1000 new species discovered in the Mekong region of Southeast Asia in the last 10 years. Okay, so the thing has a cyanide-producing gland. But that doesn’t mean your favorite TV chef…
C. StilesNectar Lounge at the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek was host to the Christmas-ey dessert party, Sweet Dreams, this weekend. The event featured a huge spread of sugary cakes, candies, flash-frozen ice cream, and dessert sushi, which you can check out by viewing our slide show. But it also featured…
Remember the old Simpsons episode where Homer eats the poison sushi? The stuff was called Fugu, and it’s made out of pufferfish/blowfish. It can be more poisonous than getting bit by a dog that just got bit by a rattlesnake that’s been eating hemlock out of an old tin can…
Just to take myself as an example: We buy 17 kinds of heirloom tomato seeds on the Internet and plant them in pots. Great way to economize, right? Grow your own food! Because maybe like freelance writer Sheri Ann Richerson of Marion, Indiana, we “think there is going to be…
Area 31 makes its debut tonight on the 16th floor of Brickell Avenue’s Epic Hotel. Executive chef is John Critchley, who trained under Boston’s renowned chef Ken Oringer (Clio) and was known to make a mean morcilla at his own Beantown tapas bar. The sommelier is Emily Wines (from San…
Yesterday we received this comment to a post about roaches at a North Miami Quizno’s: Paul says, “They should check out Ver Daddy’s taco shop on Biscayne too.” The Inspector is here to give the people what they want, “the truth” as a matter of public record as reported by…
A reminder to all you forgetful foodies out there: Tonight and tomorrow, Queer Eye For the Straight Guy and Iron Chef America alum Ted Allen will be at Nectar Lounge in Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, signing copies of his latest cookbook, The Food You Want to Eat: 100 Smart, Simple…
Penny ArcadeEach year around Christmas, the Mecca of all gaming sites, Penny Arcade, throws a little contest called Dickerdoodles. The concept is pretty simple: A dickerdoodle is essentially a snickerdoodle in the shape of a penis. The object of the contest is to submit the funniest picture of your doughy…
Starting this morning at 9:00 a.m., the South Beach Wine & Food Festival is offering a week-long 10% discount on all ticket orders (before tax and service fees). The deal closes Friday, December 19, at 5:00 p.m., and all orders placed by this time are guaranteed delivery before Christmas Day…
The “Ice Cream Man” a.k.a. Matt Allen is a dude who rolls around the country in an old van named Mitch giving away free ice cream. We caught up with him at O.H.W.O.W Gallery (Our House West of Wynwood) on NW 7th Ave and 32 Street during a Basel week…
Another day, another restaurant debut. After a soft opening in November, Canyon Ranch Grill in Canyon Ranch Miami Beach (6900 Collins Ave.) is set to go public. Chef Alex Asteinza oversees the Canyon canon of healthful foods that fit with the spa’s “wellness lifestyle”. Starters, $9 to $16, include: Pumpkin…
You don’t open a restaurant at 207 Royal Poinciana Way, Palm Beach, without some appreciation of history, of the turning wheel of fortune. And I can hardly eat there myself without nostalgia. I used to live upstairs in a beautiful, sunny room with a curved bay window overlooking the old…
