Friday Happy Hour on the Half Shell Wild Sea Oyster Bar & Grill (Riverside Hotel, 620 East Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale) will sell $1 oysters from 7 to 10 p.m. There will also be a small bites menu as well drink specials, free Concrete Beach Brewery beer and live…
If God is Brazilian, Casa do Pão Bakery is heaven. We’re talking an endless array of rich, sweet, coconut and sweetened condensed milk cakes, puddings, and desserts behind one display case. Another hot case is loaded up with savory street food, like ham and cheese croquettes, yucca and beef fritters,…
What does “healthy eating” mean to you? For most, an easy way to begin healthy eating habits means buying organic fruits and vegetables, and trying to create something that passes as a meal. But when you’re short on time and money, even that’s not always as easy as it sounds…
Six years ago, you would have been hard-pressed to find a locally-brewed beer on tap anywhere in South Florida. In 2010, there wasn’t a single production brewery in Broward or Palm Beach County — and only a handful of brewpubs crafting their own suds. Fast forward to 2016, and that’s…
Seattle-based Mod, one of the country’s first fast-casual pizza restaurants, is headed for South Florida. In early 2017, Mod is expanding with a goal to establish 50 or more locations in cities from Miami to Tampa over the next seven years. The chain currently has 152 company- and franchise-owned restaurants…
A new spot by restaurateur Burt Rapoport (owner of Henry’s, Deck 84, Burt & Max’s, and more) will be opening later this year in the new Park Place plaza located on Military Trail between Clint Moore and Yamato Roads. Rappy’s, what will be Burt’s sixth South Florida concept, is what he describes…
World of Beer, known for its extensive brew offerings, recently opened its long-awaited Plantation location last week. The Plantation tavern’s database is one of the largest in the country, including more than 30,000 different beers in 68 styles from 47 states and 82 countries. The Tampa-based company currently has more than…
The best dish at the newly opened One Door East might not be the signature tuna tacos but the crispy duck salad — a moist, tempura-battered breast offset by an omnibus of flavors that includes pine nuts, citrus, charred scallions, and a punchy lime hoisin. There’s also the white gazpacho,…
You know how to dine out in style. But, do you ever wish your canine companion could join you in enjoying a good meal? Shooters Waterfront in Fort Lauderdale is making that easier with healthy, chef-prepared dishes designed specially for Fido. The all-new menu canine formulate menu launched September 9…
Dine in Mexico, and you’ll more than likely find avocado on your table at some point — most commonly served sliced and salted as a side dish. In South Florida, avocados are traditionally identified as guacamole’s creamy star ingredient. And for the past few years, avocado toast has been stealing…
Monday The Corroboree at Hardy Park Bistro Hardy Park Bistro (21 SW 7th St, Fort Lauderdale)will serve a 5-course Australian dinner paired with Australian wines from Stacole. Dishes include Australian beef tartar, shrimp on the “barbie”, barramundi, kangaroo, mesclun greens and pavlova. This will be from 7 to 10 p.m…
This week we discovered the ultimate waterfront restaurant, an app that will deliver liquor to your door, several local breweries will be heading to Denver’s Great American Beer Festival, and a serious poke restaurant will be opening soon in Fort Lauderdale. Needless to say, that’s quite a few things to…
Chef vs. Chef is a 16-week competition at Max’s Harvest hosted by chef Eric Baker that pits local chefs against one another, cooking up surprise ingredients for a panel of judges — and our tasting pleasure. Wednesday night marked the last battle of the semifinal round. Two weeks from now,…
When Svetlana Simon first moved to South Florida from Michigan, one thing the newbie transplant realized she missed most about home was the farm fresh eggs she’d grown up eating, gathered from the chickens her family raised in their own yard. “I was here a few months when I bought…
Friday Jungle Queen Dinner Cruise Bahia Mar Yachting Center (801 Seabreeze Blvd, Fort Lauderdale) is the spot for a fun dinner cruise. Guests will have an all you can eat chicken, shrimp and rib dinner. Followed is a variety show. This is $49 per person and starts at 6 p.m…
It was a seafood bonanza at New Times’ Inaugural E.A.T! foodie festival last night at the BB&T Center. Nearly all the participating restaurants were serving some form of shellfish, fish, crustacean, or sea creature for their signature bite, following the South Florida trend for all things fresh and local. The…
It’s good to be a South Florida brewer if you’re heading to the Great American Beer Festival (GABF). From October 6 to 8, three breweries from Broward and Palm Beach counties will be pouring at the 2016 GABF in Denver. In two weeks, Boca Raton’s Barrel of Monks Brewing and…
Miami’s Batch Gastropub and Lucille’s Bad To The Bone BBQ are headed for the Delray Marketplace this fall. The 260,092-square-foot Delray Marketplace has more than 30 tenants, including Frank Theatres CineBowl & Grille, Apeiro, Burt & Max’s, and Cabo Flats. Batch Gastropub opened its first location in 2013 in Miami’s Brickell…
It’s almost poke time, Fort Lauderdale. The Poke House has announced it will be opening October 3, and when it does a taste of the nation’s hottest fast-casual trend will have officially made its mark on Broward County in all its raw fish glory. Opening in the Victoria Park Shoppes…
ABC Fine Wine & Spirits, Florida’s oldest and largest independent retailer of wine and spirits, has announced the expansion of a partnership with Shipt, one of the nation’s fastest growing on-demand delivery services. The partnership now allows Orlando-based ABC to expand their delivery options across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach…
You always hear people say: “Do what you love, and love what you do.” For Miami Beach native Justin Lindemann, it’s not just a hopeful wish. Thanks to a 40-foot boat he’s fashioned into a floating restaurant, it’s become reality. “A few years ago, I went fishing with some friends…
New Times’ inaugural E.A.T! will take over the BB&T Center this week, and tickets are still available at the door for $65 GA, or $100 VIP. Attend and you’ll have access to more than 40 of South Florida’s best eateries, unlimited food (and wine or drink for VIPs) samples, and…
