Americans have a habit of adopting foreign traditions and, in a way, turning them into our own holidays. After all, this is a land where anyone is free to celebrate their heritage, and if there’s good food and drink involved, why not bring all your friends along for your Motherland’s…
Monday Twisted Trunk Pairing Dinner Burger Bar (4650 Donald Ross Rd., Palm Beach Gardens) will host a four-course meal paired with Twisted Trunk’s craft beer. Courses include chili glazed pork belly slider, cubinela pepper stuffed with venison sausage, beef Wellington, and beeramisu. This starts at 6:00 p.m. and costs $55…
It’s a good time to be hungry in South Florida. The past few weeks have been rife with exciting food news, from Broward County’s very first cat cafe and poke-themed restaurant, to the recent opening of a new burger spot that serves peanut butter and jelly chicken wings and the…
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. This week, executive chef/owner of Ian’s Tropical Grill Eric Grutka faced off against “young gun”…
Every week, we take a look at a craft beer brewed in Florida. Follow #FloridaBeerFriday for more reviews of Sunshine State brews. Get out there and #DrinkLocal. This week we’re starting a mini series with this Florida Beer oriented weekly column to showcase the Florida-based breweries that will be taking…
E.A.T! — which stands for “Edible, Artisanal, and Tasteful” — is happening next week, and we couldn’t be more excited. New Times all-new foodie event taking place at the BB&T Center on Wednesday, September 21 will be bigger, better, and tastier than ever before, giving guests the chance to participate…
Friday Fort Lauderdale Bus Loop Who says charity work can’t be fun? Thanks to the Fort Lauderdale Bus Loop, a bar crawl with trolleys, it is. Buy a ticket for $30 online or $35 at the door, and proceeds will benefit five local charities. You’ll also get a free drink…
The juice bar is officially here, South Florida. It’s slowly becoming a trend, shops popping up here and there with their own line of fresh-squeezed or hydraulically pressed fruit and vegetable juices. These days, almost everyone is aware of the cleansing and healing properties fresh fruit and vegetable juices have…
Healthful imbibing is making its way to Fort Lauderdale with a new concept from Warsaw Coffee cofounders Scott Ojeda and Blaise McMackin. Before the close of 2016, the duo say they will launch an innovative new bar in an adjoining space next door to their popular coffee shop they’ve dubbed…
New York’s cult favorite eatery Junior’s — best known for its cheesecake — will open its first South Florida location in Boca Raton next week. When it does, Junior’s owner Alan Rosen will be carrying on the family tradition; his father, grandfather, and uncle founded the original Brooklyn restaurant on…
James Strine got an early birthday present in advance of his big 4-0 in October — the honor of being named head chef at Grato in West Palm Beach. Grato owner Clay Conley met Strine a few years ago when Strine worked nearby at Café Boulud. After Strine won first…
Over-the-top burgers stuffed between grilled cheese sandwiches, decadent lobster-topped hot dogs, a build-your-own-salad bar, and, even, peanut butter and jelly chicken wings are just a few of the crazy menu items at newly-opened B Square Burgers & Booze in Fort Lauderdale. Located in the old Mediterranean Market space, right on…
This December, the Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival returns December 8 to 11, celebrating its decade mark with an expanded celebrity chef lineup and the addition of several new foodie-focused events. Headquartered at the Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach, this year the 10th-annual festival will offer everything from intimate…
In honor of National Cheeseburger Day, Wayback Burgers in Coconut Creek has announced it will participate in the company’s ninth annual Triple Triple Challenge, where guests compete against the clock to take down the restaurant’s massive nine-patty Triple Triple Burger. The competition will take place on Sunday, September 18 at…
South Florida has two types of Italian restaurant: the upmarket ristorante with regional specialities aligned into indecipherable menu items that require a Google search, and their no-frills, red-sauce kinsmen that dole out the type of hearty, oleaginous fare any Sicilian grandmother would feel compelled to stuff every family member with…
Monday Burger & a Brew at Tryst Get your burger and brews on at Tryst (4 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach) at a discounted price. With your choice of house-made chickpea, a prime beef burger, or chorizo with a house wine and draft beer, the total comes out to a…
In September, 50 Food Trucks from 50 cities nationwide will be competing in Thomas’ Breakfast Battle for the opportunity to win $25,000, and several South Florida food trucks are among the competitors. Broward-based B.C. Tacos, Palm Beach County-based Curbside Gourmet, and Tampa’s The Twisted Iron have signed on to be part…
Poised and elegant in her silk blouse, ivory foulard, and gold jewelry, you’d never know Raquel Valencia Gutierrez had a hard life. “I always knew I wanted to open a taquería,” says Gutierrez in Spanish, tapping perfectly manicured nails against a well-used table in the bustling Taquería Doña Raquel (791 S…
Chef vs. Chef is a 16-week competition at Max’s Harvest hosted by chef Eric Baker that has become like therapy for culinarians. Each Wednesday, two local chefs cook up surprise ingredients for a panel of judges as their peers and the public come together to support a charity (The Milagro Center…
Every week, we take a look at a craft beer brewed in Florida. Follow #FloridaBeerFriday for more reviews of Sunshine State brews. Get out there and #DrinkLocal. This week, I’m looking at the Sunshine City IPA from Green Bench Brewing Company, a brewery out of St Petersburg that constantly surprise with…
Friday Ruth’s Chris Boca Beer Dinner Ruth’s Chris Steak House (225 Northeast Mizner Boulevard, Suite 100, Boca Raton) will be the host of a four-course beer dinner. Starting at 6:30 p.m., guests can enjoy beer cheese soup paired with Craft American Lager, fried green tomatoes paired with Category 3 IPA,…
Football season is here, which means your list of day drinking excuses just got that much longer. Football is synonymous with alcohol and food. Walk through the parking lot of a game and you’ll find all kinds of glorious meats sizzling on the grill, adults beverages in the cooler, and…
