Blame it on the economy. Blame it on sky-high fuel costs, droughts, and that locally grown, organic craze. Really, blame it on whatever you like. No matter which way you slice it, food just isn’t getting any cheaper. Especially in Palm Beach County, where only a small percentage of the…
Jack Mancini’s namesake restaurant on East Las Olas Boulevard was a rare, long-standing institution on a street where some restaurants depart faster than visiting tourists. After a decade in business Mancini’s closed its doors in 2011 when the 10-year lease expired. After trying his hand at a short-lived tapas-and-cocktails concept…
Aldi, the global supermarket chain that features low-frills shopping with a focus on savings over amenities, is planning an expansion in the South Florida market. The chain, which has markets in Australia, throughout Europe, and in the United States, is expanding into Delray Beach, Lauderdale Lakes, Miami, Deerfield Beach, Coral…
Move over, Sailor Jerry — there’s a new rum in town. Made right here in Florida, it’s a new super-premium spirit inspired by Ernest Hemingway and developed in conjunction with his estate in Key West. The rum, which was released last month in South Florida markets, is currently available only…
We know, you and your food-snob friends turn up your noses at fast-food chains. McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, Taco Bell — “Ugh, gross.” “I don’t eat that fake junk,” you say in public, while secretly passing through a drive-thru while wasted on your way home from the bar. Well, closet…
Andrew Balick has been “tapped” to be the new executive chef at Tap 42. Balick will take over duties on April 29, though he is executing the gastropub’s menu for the Las Olas Food and Wine Festival.The young chef has quite the pedigree, by the way. His resume reads like…
This just in! You can get good pizza in South Florida! (Also, in lots of other places that aren’t New York City.) Every year, to go along with our annual ‘Best of Broward-Palm Beach’ edition of New Times, we open up the Readers Choice poll. The bulk of the “Best…
In case you’re counting down the months: football season is just about four months away. We know, it probably feels like forever for you diehard football fans. Well, lucky for you this season is lining up with the introduction of Fort Lauderdale’s newest sports bar: Bokamper’s Sports Bar & Grill–named…
Today is April 15, the annual deadline to file your income tax returns. Though there’s really no one who actually likes filing taxes (let’s face it — even if you get a refund, the fact that you have to save a shoebox of receipts each year is enough to kill…
The buzz for Funky Buddha Brewery in Oakland Park is getting more intense as time closes in on its official opening date, which begs the question: when is the opening?”We’re looking late May for an opening,” said KC Sentz of the Funky Buddha to Brett Hubbard, host of the South…
Here it is: another start to a fabulous workweek. Whether you’re actually excited about it or just going through the motions, there are plenty of things happening in South Florida to occupy your time. Fine wines, cheap burgers, and New Times Happy Hour should keep your week moving along. See…
It was a surprise to see Susan Arboleda of SusyPops’ cake pops selling her wares at Gulfstream Park’s SweetTooth Soiree Friday night. People paid anywhere from $40 and $80 and were promised all the sugary treats they could handle. However, we couldn’t blame her. The amateur confectioner who aspires to…
Friday’s here, so it’s time for beer. As a native Floridian, there’s nothing quite like taking a lazy afternoon after work and either hanging out on the patio with a cold beer in hand or heading down to the pub to talk about the weeks’ events. In the past, we’ve…
Are you a Heat fan? Sure, that questions sounds easy, but since many south Floridians come from the northeast, there could, potentially, be just as many Boston Celtics fans out there. Look around you and put your conspiracy theory goggles on. Didn’t the guy in accounting run the Boston Marathon…
Starting tomorrow Tortuga Music Festival will be taking over Fort Lauderdale. Artists ranging from Grace Potter, Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite, and G. Love and Special Sauce to Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Avett Brothers, and Kenny Chesney will be playing right smack dab on the beach. Aside from the obvious music aspect,…
When beloved downtown West Palm Beach gastropub Gratify closed their doors last July, a little piece of champagne brunch died along with it. Where most of us saw a fleeting memory of happy hours past, however, Chase Woolard saw an opportunity. Already the Managing Partner of successful restaurant The Local…
Free sammy and soup shot.Forget Christmas — today is National Grilled Cheese Day.Whether you like it with brie and apple or you’re a traditionalist and your sammy of choice has to be American on white bread (with a cup of tomato soup), the simple act of toasting bread and cheese…
If you’re like the the majority of the working adults, you are thanking your lucky stars Friday has finally rolled around. The workweek is finally over. It’s time to kick back, relax, and have some fun. And since you’re looking at a food blog, that probably means you’re into eating…
Michiganders and beer geeks rejoice: Grand Rapids based Founders Brewing Co. is about to make its way on to the Florida market. In 2011 and 2012, the brewery has earned the title as the second best in the world on ratebeer.com. For the record: Tampa’s Cigar City ranked in at…
On your way to work this month skip the long drive through lines and greasy hash browns at those other places and head over to Subway. Your wallet (and waistline) will thank you. Subway is offering a much healthier deal this month – but there’s one catch…..
Just when you thought it was safe to eat ice cream..We recently came upon a list of “eight ingredients you never want to see on your nutritional label” on menshealth.com. As we perused the usual suspects — sodium nitrates, food dyes, partially hydrogenated oil — we came across an additive…
Since the Alice Waters and Chez Panisse came into the scene in Berkeley in the 1960’s, there has been a huge movement to localize our food systems. Obviously, some areas caught on a bit quicker than others. Some areas do make it easier. Iowa, for example, is pretty much one…
