Timpano Italian Chophouse has updated and expanded its wine list to include more by-the-glass selections, featuring high-end wines.All in all, Timpano will feature more than 50 wines by the glass, including some from boutique vineyards like David Ramey, who’s Cabernet Sauvignon will be available by the glass ($18) or bottle…
Paula Deen might have thought she would be able to enjoy a nice, relaxing week on the Deen Friends and Family cruise she’s currently on. But you can’t really get away from cameras — even at sea — as evidenced by the video we found on Huffington Post Food of…
Storing fish you’ve bought from the fish market in a refrigerator that’s set at the standard 40 degrees is a sure way to reduce the shelf life of that fish, says fish expert and chef Dean Max of 3030 Ocean. “Every two degrees above 32 Fahrenheit takes a day off…
As tiresome as the prevalence of small plates may be, it seems they’re in response to a downsizing trend. In the past year, more people are cutting back on going out to dinner or are cutting out dinner entirely, reports Small Business Trendcast.Restaurant News reports that 40 percent of consumers…
Two summers ago I accompanied my friend James “The Amazing” Randi on a speaking tour of northern Europe. We visited Scandinavia and the Baltics, and enjoyed a quick southerly jaunt to the Netherlands. Our final engagement was in Reykjavik, Iceland, in the middle of the Atlantic.Reykjavik is a modest city,…
One of my favorite food and music sites, Turntable Kitchen, features the second Sleigh Bells’ track released from their forthcoming album, Reign of Terror. Check out “Comeback Kid” released this week and get excited for Sleigh Bells in Fort Lauderdale February 11 and in Miami February 14, if you’re lucky…
Ice cream giant Häagen-Dazs is announcing four new worldly flavors to its roster. The collection, called Global Creations, features ice creams made with globally sourced ingredients like coconut, vanilla bean, espresso, and imported cookies. Pints of the new flavors are being rolled out slowly, by region. So far, they’re available…
McDonald’s has released McBites, made of chicken breast — and rib — meat, nationwide, along with 20 additional ingredients, not including breading. The chain’s version of popcorn chicken debuted in Fort Lauderdale about three weeks ago.Served in a Chinese-takeout-inspired container, they’re available in three-, five, and ten-ounce containers through April…
The wealthiest 1 percent of Americans take home 24 percent of all national income, own 40 percent of the country’s total wealth, and are most likely to be seen dining in any restaurant where Jeff O’Neill is the chef. O’Neill, who cut his chops in the masterful New York City…
It’s been said that seafood in South Florida isn’t as big a draw for the locals as it is for out-of-towners, a topic that can be debated as you are pulling apart pieces of crab leg at the Stone Crab and Seafood Festival this Saturday on the lawn of the…
Since it’s South Florida Beer Week, I’ve got beer in the loop. Among my fixations are coffee beers in which I’ve gone so far as to combine beer and coffee, which is a desperate and terrible idea. The origin of my longing is Mikkeller Breakfast Geek, which is so beloved…
I’ve liked The Food List Challenge app on Facebook that lists 100 dishes and drinks to prove you’re a foodnik. So far, 335,345 people have tried it, including former food critic for the Washington Post, Phyllis Richman (97) and former New Times critic Gail Shepherd (85). Some of the items…
Vegan Black Metal Chef, the internet cooking star who proves that a meat-free lifestyle isn’t exclusively the territory of New Age hippies or cute college chicks, is back. Posted Monday, episode seven of the online series finds VBMC, the brainchild and alter ego of Brian Manowitz, preparing the “Indian Feast…
Somewhere in the history of politics, a candidate stopped for a bite to eat and was spotted by his adoring public… That was probably the watershed moment that began the tradition of restaurant stops. After all, nothing says “I’m one of the people” like a politician with ketchup on his…
When you’re at the Craft Brewers Festival in Jupiter this Saturday, be sure to find the local brew from Due South. It’s the last time you’ll be able to try it before Mike and Jodi Halker open their brewery at 2900 High Ridge Road in Boynton Beach later this season…
Have you seen these peppers in bushes outside? The tiny tepin or chiltepin is the only wild chili native to the U.S. and is believed to be the oldest and hottest species of wild pepper.I first saw it in Tarpon River at a friend’s house, a spindly shrub my friend…
We’re filing this post under High Suckage Factor. According to the Palm Beach Post, an ordinance was passed yesterday that would make it more difficult to buy alcohol in downtown West Palm Beach.Ordinance No. 4394-11, which was passed on January 23, restricts “the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption…
You might think twice before hitting up the drive-through for this morning’s McMuffin.The New York Observer, Huffington Post, and others reported how a McDonald’s twitter marketing ploy has gone awry. Two dipshit tweets from McDonald’s with the hashtag #McDStories — “When you make something with pride, people can taste it.” –…
While many of my food-focused friends have this Breville contraption so they can make themselves a glass of beet ginger juice in the morning, I was gifted the aluminum thing from the ’50’s that looks like a torture device. A family friend loved them so much that he bought one…
Updated.Kapow! Noodle Bar has gone the way of Banana Republic by introducing sliders to the menu. This item signals a move to a conservatism to align with its Mizner Park location, prompting chef Roy Villacrusis to depart for other projects. The noodle bar conceived by Rodney Mayo and Scott Frielich…
It’s National Pie Day, according to the National Pie Council. Though I usually ignore food holidays, like this guy with a pie fetish, I could eat variations on pie every day for life. Pies are the ultimate comfort food that can be made savory or sweet. And don’t get me…
The Washington City Paper wrote last week on how difficult it is to keep Pappy Van Winkle in stock. The bourbon from Old Rip Van Winkle distillery has a cult following for its 15-, 20-, or 23-year-aged booze and has been a thing for quite a while now.”The strategy of…
