Awhile back we told you about farm photo bills, that if passed would severely restrict photographers and videographers from documenting farm activity. Well, bills in Florida, Minnesota, and Iowa all failed. Yesterday, Mark Bittman, food columnist at The New York Times, suggested that journalists are often already de facto banned…
These days, your typical lunch buffet means Pizza Hut’s $10 special or a China Buffet line a mile long (with a bathroom line to match). But if you visit Rachel’s of West Palm Beach (the steak house part, that is) on Wednesday — when they have their “prime rib special” buffet…
Though national Cherry Pie Day is celebrated in mid-February, cherries are quintessential summer treats; sweet, tart, and a good party favor (ever watch someone tie a stem into a knot using only her tongue? Excellent picnic entertainment.). Friday, the Whole Foods Markets in Coral Springs and Boca Raton will commemorate…
Burger Business has reported that a new McDonald’s English-style pub burger is in the works. The English Pub Burger is an Angus third-pound burger, garnished with hickory-smoked bacon, white cheddar and American cheeses, grilled onions, steak sauce, and smoky Dijon mustard sauce on an artisan roll. The burger is set…
Food trucks hit Broward again tonight for the weekly Hard Rock rally. We’ll feature a different truck each week so you can get acquainted with the food and the people running them. Today, we’re going to feature Ms. Cheezious. Brian and Fatima Mullins are the humans behind the cheesy pinup known…
Glen Manfra was living the dream. Here’s a guy who, during 20-plus years in South Florida, had opened classic Palm Beach joints like Bice and Amici and worked with powerful guys like Revlon’s Ron Perelman and restaurateur David Manero. Chefs are known for living life at a relentless pace, and…
A recent conversation with Stratis Morfogen, CEO of Philippe Chow restaurants, yielded a few more nuggets about the coming debut of Philippe Chow in the downtown Boca Raton space formerly home to III Forks steak house. For one, Morfogen expects the new Philippe to debut in mid-August after a gut-job…
Taking a cue from the upcoming Miami Spice month that features specially priced three-course dinners at Miami’s best restaurants, Michelle Bernstein’s at the Omphoy in Palm Beach is offering a special three-course PB tasting menu for $35. Guests can savor chef Bernstein’s fare in a special dish selection while ogling the magnificent…
Under normal circumstances, you should probably avoid putting anything Rush Limbaugh related in your mouth. But the conservative firebrand did recently release a Paul Revere-themed beverage, Two If By Tea, so Clean Plate Charlie decided to risk life, limb, and sanity to review the oxy-chaser summertime drink. Before you say…
Dim sum is the ideal meal for nibblers, seeing as you get to partake in a variety of delicious little treats like dumplings, rolls, cakes and rice noodle balls. This Chinese tradition is coming to Delray Beach for Buddha Sky Bar’s Taste of Dim Sum Sunday…
Longboards, the new West Palm Beach seafood restaurant with a beach-easy theme, opened its doors on the west end of Clematis St. with a bombin’ block party Saturday, July 2. Hundreds turned out for free food, drink and entertainment in support of local charities Grind for Life and Surfers for Autism. For a…
The Endlesssimmer.com writers are genius. Many Floridians become functioning alcoholics during the summer months to avoid feeling the excruciating heat and humidity. A consistent buzz is a great way to pretend it’s fall until fall actually arrives. The problem is that a regular cocktail won’t suffice in the desert heat. We…
Remember our coverage of the Cobaya Miami Underground back in March? It was part of the Underground Dining Groups Series. If you haven’t read it, brush up here before continuing.
M Bar has quietly debuted at the corner of East Las Olas and NE 13th Avenue as a sibling to the evergreen Italian restaurant Mancini’s. Owner Jack Mancini closed his namesake restaurant a couple of doors down with plans to open it next door to M Bar in August.At this…
P.F. Chang’s, the Chinese restaurant chain that features giant soldiers as sentinels to the gates of fancy mall dining, is celebrating its 18th birthday, and you get the gift. Become a fan of P.F. Chang’s Facebook page and you’ll be able to print out a coupon good for a free…
For months now, New Times has been heaping praise on East Coast BBQ. The tiny ‘cue joint in a Pompano Beach strip mall earned a rave review in our Dish section, a Best Barbecue award in this year’s Best of Broward/Palm Beach edition, and generally just as many column inches…
As urban sprawl pushes farther and farther into formerly wild and rural areas, the comforts of modern living are beginning to stress our natural resources. Despite the welcome rains of the past week, anyone with a vegetable garden or even a couple of potted plants can tell you that typically…
AOL Martha as a child – who knew? Domestic goddess Martha Stewart has taken over pretty much everything – television, cooking, crafting, books, and the internet. That’s all well and good, because we believe that adults have the right to choose whether or not they want to bake meringue mice,…
Could you eat 40 hot dogs in 10 minutes? Would you want to?There is one woman who can. Competitive eater Sonya Thomas, aka the “Black Widow,” chowed her way to victory today to win the first-ever women’s Nathan’s International July Fourth Hot Dog Eating Contest on New York’s Coney Island. Thomas beat…
Food Network Star finalists put on quite a show Sunday night for Season Seven’s Fourth of July special-episode featuring “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives,” host, Guy Fieri. The show’s 10 remaining contestants — who compete for a chance to have their own show on the Food Network — were asked to vamp-up…
The Fourth of July is all about independence, so it seems only right that we take a moment to honor a truly autonomous creation: American craft beer.With so much variety — so many ways to bottle, sip and savor damn near every type of ale out there — what’s not…
Stop for a second. It’s the Fourth of July and like any good American you’re about to shove a foot-long stick of meat into your face. But do you know what’s actually in your hot dog?According to hot-dog.org, Americans purchase 350 million pounds of hot dogs a year. And that’s…
