Grilled cheese pizza was the winner of the Pizza Inn’s in-house contest across the chain to come up with new types of pizza for its national menu. Though a variant abomination is portrayed on This Is Why You’re Fat — with quarters jutting from a single crust — the Pizza…
With New Times Beerfest merely days away, it’s understandable that you’d want to hunker down this week and save your energy and cash for the weekend. For those who can handle multiple days of fun in one week, there are a few options that will allow you to enjoy the…
Emeril Lagasse and his signature “Bam!” were the likely catalyst that sparked the celebrity chef revolution.Lagasse changed the television cooking show from the video instructional manuals of Julia Child into a talk/entertainment/cooking hybrid and paved the way for the likes of Rachael Ray, Paula Deen, and other megawattage hosts.Lagasse’s first…
Thousands of people flocked to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino’s inaugural Wine and Food Festival yesterday. As the sun broke free from late-morning clouds, guests ate from more than 20 restaurants, sampled more than 300 wines and spirits, and watched interactive cooking demonstrations. Clean Plate Charlie was there…
Yo! Listen up! Cousin Steve Martorano’s got something important to teach you — how to make the best meatball ever!In this video, taken at the Seminole Hard Rock Wine and Food Festival, Steve shares his secrets for making the best meatball ever — just like Mama and Nonna made back…
Thanks to shows like TLC’s Extreme Couponing, being frugal has become the new trend.Thrifty consumers practically get off on seeing how much they can acquire for the least amount of money. The more goods obtained and the cheaper the bill, the better they feel about life.This trend is certainly no…
We’re days away from the 14th-annual New Times Beerfest on November 12 from 7 to 11 p.m. in Esplanade Park, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Humane Society of Broward County. Sister Hazel provides tunes, and a slew of local restaurants, including Riverside Market, Moe’s Southwest Grill,…
We’re sick of reading about Kim Kardashian’s divorce on Facebook. Reading postings about the reality television starlet’s break-up is not what Facebook was meant for. It was clearly meant for cyber-stalking old girlfriends and watching videos of kittens.We did, however, watch the Kim Kardashian Divorce special last night on Saturday…
This morning, we’ve round up some Sunday links to keep you reading past noon. On the day of the New York City Marathon, here’s a link to illuminate why athletes are back to eating real food again. More after the jump…
I’m in love with breakfast, not brunch. Brunch is for pounding Bloody Marys while waiting with the hordes for tables. Brunch is for people watching and drag shows. Brunch is for pancakes and fruit with syrup, or eggs benedict. It’s for packing on a day’s worth of calories and downing…
Despite that it’s a modest shop in a market with sandwiches made from old reliable Boar’s Head, My Market lures me in with delicious sandwiches and local characters. For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been meaning to go back for the Market Po’Boy, the shop’s version with turkey or roast beef…
Mark your calendars, beer lovers. Tap 42 will open for business on November 16: the beer, bourbon, and burger bar conceived by Sean and Blaise McMackin. Residents for 28 years, the brothers had wondered why Lauderdale was missing a beer bar with attention to design for which parking and the…
All this talk about New Times’ Beerfest has us craving craft brews. The event, on Saturday, November 12, in Esplanade Park in downtown Fort Lauderdale from 7 to 11 p.m., offers festgoers the opportunity to try hundreds of pours for $30 ($40 at the door) or $70 ($80 at the…
Like everyone else in the world, Conan O’Brien loves New York pizza. While in New York, the first thing he does is grab a slice. According to Coco, the best place to get authentic New York pizza is Joe’s in the West Village. Unless you’re a fan of Rays. Or…
You know the joke ‘Is that a banana in your pants or are you happy to see me”? Well, employees at Mortons The Steakhouse in Boca Raton may have taken that joke a little too literally.According to Jose Lambiet’s Gossip Extra, employees of the restaurant, located near Town Center Mall,…
Yesterday we told you about how local landmark Jaxson’s Ice Cream is turning 55 years old this Saturday — and having a hot-dog-eating contest to celebrate. Well, National Deli hot dogs is sponsoring the contest — the company is providing one-pound, 18-inch dogs for the contest, PLUS donating all the…
In 2010, we saw a rise in the price of bacon. For 2011 and beyond, it’s the whole hog.In the past two months, the price of pork shoulder Crumbaker gets from Grand Western and other national suppliers has risen from a wholesale price of 89 cents to 1.40 a pound:…
Jaxson’s Ice Cream Parlor Restaurant — winner of Broward Palm Beach New Times’ Best Dessert 2011 for the monumental Kitchen Sink sundae — will celebrate its 55th rotation around the sun this Saturday with a family-friendly bash from 7 to 10 p.m. at the beloved Dania Beach icon. There are…
Procrastinators take note: this marks the last weekend for Dine Out Lauderdale — it ends Thursday, Nov. 10. — and the chance to grab a three-course meal for $35 at select Fort Lauderdale restaurants. Of course, some of the eateries pull the whole “You can’t get this deal on the…
Just for tonight, we’re renaming The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Planes, Trains, Automobiles, and Trucks because tonight’s movie under the stars is the classic anti-holiday film Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. You know – the movie which features John Candy as a shower curtain ring salesman who makes Steve…
Robyn Medlin Lindars is our resident grilling and BBQ fanatic. Check out her blog at www.grillgrrrl.com. Tailgating season is upon us: a season that glorifies drinking copious amounts of beer while wearing your favorite Gator/Dolphin/Hurricanes t-shirt, and eating large amounts of dip. And jalapeno poppers. Let’s not forget the fire-roasted…
In Broward County, 2011 has been the year of the taco. This humble food began its star turn in January, when Mexican chain Dos Caminos opened in the Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel. Trendy Rocco’s Tacos followed with a February opening on Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. In the…
