Food & Drink

The Kingshead Mobile from -who else?- the folks behind The Kingshead Pub will feature two main dishes:  fish and chips, and bangers with chips doused in curry or Guinness gravy…

My prom at the Jersey Shore in the ’90s was as kitschy as you’d expect. I wore a shiny teal dress. I had big hair. We got drunk beforehand and piled into a big banquet room decorated with blow-up palm trees and paper lanterns. We smoked with our friends outside…

Coconuts and its next door sibling, G&B Oyster Bar will be combine menus for the most part as of tonight’s dinner service, confirms partner Merv Jonota. All oysters shucked at G&B Oyster Bar are available at Coconuts, as are the small plates on the oyster bar menu. Larger entrees like…

The newest outpost of Lime Fresh Mexican Grill will open Friday in Fort Lauderdale. Though it was slated to debut today, final inspections have delayed the grand opening. The menu is made-to-order Mexican grill standards: half a dozen appetizers, four salads, three soups, and a myriad of quesadillas, burritos, and…

The SW Seventh Street location in Fort Lauderdale of Texas Hold ‘Em has closed during lease negotiations with the building owner, confirmed Jeremy “Jay” Armstead on the phone this morning. “Texas Hold Em’s desire is to open Tapped Out, featuring micro and craft beers, in that location,” said Armstead. “If…

The Lifestyle section of yesterday’s Washington Post via the Associated Press gave a shoutout to our state as the only one with its own chef. Justin Timineri is “on the cusp of celebrity,” this “cheerleader of Florida food.”  Why celebrity? As a spokesperson for one of the top three farming…

It’s that time of year again when we count down to New Times’ Best Of 2012 issue in June. Starting today, Clean Plate Charlie will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook…

I thought bacon was among the fattiest savory breakfast items aside from Hollandaise until I moved south, where dishes-to-clog-an-artery- in-one-sitting is a running competition. I was reminded of this when I went to the Floridian for breakfast with my very lean, citified friend from Washington, D.C. There, we’d eat pho…

Open publication – Free publishing”A college food magazine needs to exist,” said Miamian Audrey Scagnelli in a dorm room at her alma mater, George Washington University. Scagnelli is founder of College & Cook, an online magazine assembled by undergrads from Florida Gulf Coast, Georgetown, Washington University in St. Louis, Le…

Ben & Jerry’s is getting all indignant about campaign contributions by big businesses.  The Vermont-based ice cream maker, known for their pop-culture-referenced products (anyone for a Late Night Snack or some delicious Schweddy Balls?), is asking fans of their treats to sign a petition designed to overturn the 2010 Supreme…

“We’ve created an environment where everyone feels comfortable,” says John Zieba of Rosie’s, the restaurant of this week’s review that he co-owns with Cliff Mulcahy. “We’re where locals go on vacation.” While the most conservative Floridians might not choose Rosie’s for its soundtrack, the explosion of color, and the kitsch,…

Happy Monday! Read on for our occasional link roundup. 1) Eat carbs and throw in dessert to ensure cravings for sweets are squelched for the day, according to research at Tel Aviv University…

Valentine’s Day prompts some of us to evaluate our relationship status. The result is a peak in breakups just before or after the holiday.Rather than sever things over g-chat, texts, Post-Its, or Facebook announcements (I wish I were joking), show your guy or girl you have a set by breaking…