And according to Zagat, the best food in Broward is at…..LaSpada’s Hoagies. Yep, a sub shop beat out Eduardo de San Angel, Casa d’ Angelo, La Brochette, and Canyon for the honors of top food rating in Broward County. Surely, that’s a sign of the times.Of course, if it had…
The question was raised for me after checking out Pakistani restaurant Usmania, which we reviewed this week. Usmania serves a dish called brain masala, a karahi-cooked curry made from the cerebral matter of goats. In the review, I mention my fiancee was adamant I not eat this dish. But I…
• A new book In a Cheesemaker’s Kitchen by Allison Hooper takes cheesy tales from chefs like Eric Ripert and Mireille Guiliano and gives them room to breathe. Why? Because almost everyone has a personal story about the funky stuff. Hooper, founder of Vermont Butter and Cheese Co., will be…
If you’re not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter for Broward and Palm Beach counties, here’s a taste of what you missed this week. Click here to subscribe.Expected to debut just in time for anyone flying out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport for the holidays is Chef…
You can try a lot of unique ethnic dishes at Usmania Pakistani Restaurant in Plantation, the subject of this week’s dish review. One of my favorites was nihari, a spicy stew filled with shredded beef shank. You squirt lemon on the thick stew and scoop it up in swaths with…
What attracted me to 2-year-old Soba Sushi Lounge in Mizner Park is that its menu is unlike those at your average sushi joint. On it, you’ll find rainbow rolls, sashimi, and sushi platters; gyoza, miso soup, agedashi tofu, and ginger/miso-drenched salads. But you’ll also find quail’s eggs topped with caviar,…
I made this pork loin last week while staying with my fiancee’s family in cold, western Colorado. I wanted to cook something that would feel special, so I bought a six-pound pork loin that still had a nice layer of fat attached to the top and decided to brine it…
Remember what pizza was like before people starting putting coal in their ovens and charring paper-thin crusts? That pie you remember still exists down in the Rio Vista neighborhood at New River Pizza, where the dough is thick, the mushrooms come from a can, and the garlic knots are buttery…
Kelly’s Landing has been around for a few years now, but it depends on how you’re counting as to what anniversary they’ll celebrate Sunday. The restaurant, which serves up New England fare, has been there 23 years, but the new ownership took over two years ago. “So we’ve been saying…
Most of us probably know very little about Mexican bottled drinks that don’t come with a lime wedge sticking out of the top. There’s Jarritos, but while they come in a Wilton Manors flag’s worth of colors, they’re rock-candy sweet. And then there’s Boing! Mango, one rocking fruit drink from…
Paulette and Gordon Callendar want to spice up your life. And they’re not kidding. To prove it, they’ve just opened Spice and Tea Exchange in Boca Raton’s oh-so-tony Mizner Park. One of a dozen of the upscale boutiques in the country, the Boca Exchange features whole and ground spices, herbs…
“So where’d you get the recipe, anyway?” I asked. My friend Robey was standing at my stove, cooking up a vat of what he said was Bolognese sauce to feed our families. “The internet, actually,” he told me. “I called my mom and asked her to give me hers, but…
A little of this, a little of that, and sometimes you get a damned good little wine. That’s the deal at Washington’s Kamiak winery, where they blended a bit of Chardonnay, a rasher of Sauvignon Blanc, and a dash of late-harvest Sauvignon Blanc and came up with Windust White, a…
When Lea Kuhry, special events manager for Kids In Distress, started planning last year’s annual fundraiser at 3030 Ocean, she came up with a crazy idea. She called up 3030’s celebrity chef Dean James Max to ask him about it. “Chef, you know how they have those bachelor auctions on…
Conservatives eat PB&J, pizza, and mac ‘n’ cheese for lunch. Liberals eat Thai and Indian cuisines. For dinner, conservatives chow down on fried chicken, meat loaf and steak; liberals go for green curries, Ethiopian food, and veggie burgers. Conservatives like McDonald’s fries. Liberals like frites. Cheese-eating conservatives jones for Velveeta…
There’s a moment in each restaurant meal when you’re forced to decide if what you are doing with your life is in fact enjoyable. It happened for me at Satoro Restaurant and Lounge while I was eating a slice of Mediterranean flatbread pizza that I did not order. A female…
Pictured: Giada De Laurentiis’ eggs in purgatory with a potato pancakeCombine: Two cups of leftover mashed potatoes with five eggs and a handful of flourSear: Both sides of the pancakes in a pan with butter until they’re golden…
• It’s hard to beat the “Recession Buster” bar bites menu at Falcon House. All night every night, the artfully funky Delray Beach eatery is dishing a short menu of goodies, plus domestic and imported bottle beer, for a miserly $1.99. A few examples: crispy calamari with Cajun aioli, chicken…
Sublime in Fort Lauderdale is hosting a Vegan Drinks happy hour from 5:30 to 7:30 tonight. I have to admit that the name threw me a bit — most drinks are vegan, right? So I asked over at South Florida’s most famous vegetarian restaurant. Turns out, yes, the drinks are…
The Vine Bar has a little problem: It needs to get rid of some wine to make way for new arrivals. So tonight, the Coral Springs bar is hoping a discount on its wine flights will make sure the older wines get drained. The deal: Buy a flight of four…
If you’re not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter for Broward and Palm Beach counties, here’s a taste of what you missed this week. Click here to subscribe. The basic elements of human life are oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, phosphorus, garlic, and olive oil.Or at least…
A friend stopped by for dinner recently with a bottle of Lindemans Pêche Lambic. He had to leave before dessert, and not being a fan of fruit-flavored beers, I have to admit I was glad I didn’t have to open the bottle he brought. Now that I have, Jim, sorry…
