Eight Places Where Your Kids Can Eat With Santa Claus This Year

Christmas is right around the corner. How do we know this? Because our kids won’t stop talking about it. They literally won’t give it a rest. They want to know Santa’s every move, and they demand an update on how many days are left until Christmas on a daily basis. You know…

The Story of 4 Rivers Smokehouse Founder John Rivers

A single mistake can change the course of your life. For John Rivers, whose growing barbecue business 4 Rivers Smokehouse began “very unintentionally,” that couldn’t be truer. Rivers launched a charitable fundraising cookout to help a local couple pay the looming medical bills in their daughter’s battle with cancer. He…

Mark Militello Is Back in the Kitchen at Josie’s Ristorante in Boynton Beach

There’s something special cooking at Josie’s Ristorante in Boynton Beach. Or, should we say, there’s someone special cooking at this 22-year-old restaurant. At first glance, Josie’s may not seem like the type of place you’d find Mark Militello, a James Beard Award-winning chef often credited for bringing contemporary American cuisine…

Find Broward County’s Best Tacos at This Parkland Gas Station

This might be the only time you’ll hear me say this: Gas station food is tops. My new favorite tacos are being served not at a fancy new restaurant but instead at a place where they pump petroleum in Parkland. It’s called Los Bocados, which translates to “snacks,” “a bite,” or “mouth” in Spanish. This past October, Boca Raton City Fish Market executive chef Anthony Hoff teamed up with longtime friend and local…

Best South Florida Food and Drink Events This Week

C.W.S. Bar + Kitchen (522 Lucerne Ave., Lake Worth) is celebrating Repeal Day — the day when booze was allowed back post-Prohibition — starting at 6 p.m. There will be Old Forester drinks, ’30s-themed outfits, jazz, and more. Visit cwslw.com.

Our Most Popular Food and Drink Stories From This Week

Tiger Woods has revamped his Jupiter restaurant. Yet another brewery is headed for Broward County. And Burt Rapoport’s new deli-restaurant is opening next week. If you consider yourself a true foodie, you already know all of this. But, if you don’t, you might need a quick refresher on all the food…

A Hand in Every Cookie Jar at JW Pastry

Jonathan Grotsky pauses when he speaks, filling sentences with long, pensive “ummms” and “you knows.” Sometimes he straight out says, “I’m trying to find the perfect word for this,” staying put in that moment until the perfect word appears. He is a man who calculates each step meticulously, right down…

Get Caviar Pie at Rappy’s Deli When It Opens in Boca Raton Next Week

Rappy’s, Burt Rapoport’s highly anticipated take on the classic New York-style delicatessen, has announced a grand opening date. The restaurant will open for lunch and dinner on Tuesday, December 6, in the new Park Place plaza off Military Trail, with an all-day breakfast menu and normal hours launching December 12. Starting December 10…

Six Broward Farms You Need to Know About

Going to the grocery store for your eggs, milk, vegetables, and fruits is fine and dandy, but buying directly from a local farm is so much more rewarding. Local farms bring the community together; concentrate on fresh, healthy, and eco-friendly growing methods; and make good use of the hashtag “#eatlocal.”…