The company that supplies fresh apple slices to many fast-food outlets, including Burger King and McDonald’s, has voluntarily recalled several products after finding traces of Listeria monocytogenes on equipment at the Missa Bay LLC processing plant.Missa Bay’s parent company, Ready Pac, has issued a recall of 293,488 cases and 296,224…
Trader Joe’s, the supermarket filled with foodstuffs both kitschy and healthful, may be one step closer to having a South Florida outpost, according to the Palm Beach Post. Sources say the market with a cult following is close to inking a deal with Menin Development, owners of PGA Plaza in…
With the Ellenville Garden Center’s Thursday Moonlit Farmers Market on hiatus for the next few weeks during renovations, Boca Raton locals who subscribe to CSA baskets from Farmer Jay and the Produce Chick might have worried they wouldn’t be getting their baskets.There was no need to worry, of course, as…
Hoppy beers, spicy balls, and drink-slinging firefighters; all in all, not a bad week for dining and drinking in South Florida. After the jump, find a roundup of food and drink events — including a lot of beer-oriented happenings — in Broward and Palm Beach counties this week…
Delray Beach wrapped its Tastemakers event last week, and now it’s Boca’s turn to give its similarly-themed event a whirl. Tastemakers at Mizner Park is set for Tuesday, September 18, and Wednesday, September 19…
You’ve been glued to the Olympics coverage for weeks, watching stories unfold of strangers on the other side of the world triumphing in the face of adversity. Well, here’s a local story that you can literally sink your teeth into. For months, Clean Plate Charlie has been tracking the progress of…
Once again, here’s a totally made-up holiday that just sounds like a good time. National S’mores day. This campfire classic has dubious origins, but the first recorded recipe for this sticky mess of a snack dates back to the 1927 Girl Scouts publication, Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts…
This is turning out to be the summer of women indulging their inner goddesses (to coin a phrase from a very popular erotic novel). After all, one of the most well-attended movies was Magic Mike and the Fifty Shades series are in the iPads and Kindles of every female we…
The Bon Festival returns to the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens Saturday, August 18. An homage to the traditional obon festival in Japan, it’s a tradition meant to remember and honor one’s ancestors. The highlight of the festival is the sight of hundreds of paper lanterns that will be lit…
There are some big changes to announce for the fifth-annual New Times Pairings (aside from the list of participating vendors, which grows each week as the event approaches). The who, what, when, and why of the event remain the same, but to keep things interesting, the where has been switched…
Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. Don’t forget to check out the full Best of Broward-Palm Beach® 2012 online at bestof.voiceplaces.com.The clock is counting down to kickoff;…
It’s the calm before the storm of season; a relatively quiet weekend in the South Florida dining scene. But if your appetite for entertainment won’t be satiated by sitting home and watching the 2012 Olympics (Still with that?) there are a few reasons to head out the door. After the…
In what sounds like the best antidote for a case of the Bridezillas ever — Denny’s, the restaurant chain known for it’s 24/7 Grand Slam breakfast deals, is opening a combination restaurant and wedding chapel in Las Vegas.According to the Las Vegas Sun, the 6,432 square foot Denny’s will be…
In 1962, an artist named Andy Warhol created a series of portraits of his favorite food. The result? The now iconic Campbell’s Soup screen prints were the catalyst of the pop art movement and changed our views on fine art forever. These cans, by the way, last sold for $9,042,500…
Did you ever dream about feasting on a three course prix fixe meal for under twenty bucks, only to wake up from that dream, knowing that there’s no chance that would ever happen…along with the realization that your dinner date will never be George Clooney or Mila Kunis?We can’t do…
In her former life — before she became The Edible Gardening Gal and an urban garden guru — Karin Fields was a professional singer. The career left her with a lot of free-time during the daylight hours and that’s when she got hooked on gardening. The passion was so deep…
Each step across the hotel lobby led us closer and closer to the sound of a singer’s boisterous voice. “Please tell me that noise is not coming from the restaurant,” my dinner guest grumbled with a worried look across his face. We were walking toward the narrow entryway of East…
The Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival is still months away, but after a conversation with event organizer, David Sabin, we’re looking forward to the day tickets go on sale.The festival, scheduled for December 7 to 11, is already attracting quite a list of celebrity chefs scheduled to appear at…
When East End Brasserie opened at the Atlantic Resort & Spa in Fort Lauderdale about a year ago, its menu pages featured French-inspired dishes with foie gras and escargots. Now, they include an eclectic variety of international fare: spicy Korean Bon Chon chicken wings, pizzette, and even fettuccine pomodoro…
Ralph Pagano leaves Gulfstream Park for Alba.To many people in either Broward or Miami-Dade, crossing the invisible border that divides the two counties is a rare occurrence. Maybe it’s because each county is a self-contained place to work, live, and play, or maybe it’s the distinct vibe that defines each…
It’s no secret that downtown Delray Beach is a dining mecca. Whether you’re a casual diner or a snootie foodie, whether you are looking for cutting-edge haute cuisine or soul-satisfying comfort food, you can find it somewhere along Atlantic Avenue.This Thursday and Friday, August 9 and 10, from 5 to…
Though technically we’re one of the few places in the country where we can barbecue year-round, tradition dictates that summer is prime grilling season.There’s something about a barbecue… The smell of meat smoking, the clink of a cold beer bottle being opened, the laughter of family and friends getting together…
