The former Samba Room space at 350 E. Las Olas Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale has been gutted and rehabbed for the debut of the Royal Pig Pub & Kitchen. The Royal Pig is a project of Joe Upchurch, whose restaurants include beachfront locations of Hooters, Ugly Tuna Saloona, Lulu’s Bait…
We’re counting down to New Times’ Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top 100 favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments, or visit our Facebook page. 66. Super Mozzarella…
Free deep-fried onions and free (possibly pink-slime-laced) burgers won’t necessarily appeal to every consumer, but it seems there’s one national chain promotion with practically universal allure. Ben & Jerry’s is celebrating “free cone day” today from noon to 8 p.m. at stores around the country, including here in South Florida,…
We’re counting down to New Times’ Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top 100 favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments, or visit our Facebook page. 67. Slim Lady…
Shula Burger is expected to open later this year in the Quay Shopping Center at 1515 SE 17th St. in Fort Lauderdale. Legendary Dolphins coach Don Shula is the namesake behind Shula’s Steak House, Shula Bar & Sports, and Shula’s on the Beach. His company maintains more than 30 restaurants…
Michelle Bernstein of Michy’s won last night’s Cochon 555 at the Four Seasons in Miami, an event in which five chefs each cooked a whole heritage pig — offal and all — for judges and several hundred adventurous guests. At the announcement of the win, the crowd held up flutes of…
The restaurant has “the best sushi around that I’ve had in a while. It’s really good, and the presentation is really cool,” Feinberg said of the hip new space in a thoroughly restaurant-saturated area of downtown Boca (Royal Palm is home to more than 20 restaurants alone). …
We’re counting down to New Times’ Best of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top hundred favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page. 67. Terry’s Famous…
This video has been sent to me a couple of time this week, filmed during a visit to Immokalee, Florida by Daniel Klein of The Perennial Plate. It’s where a third of the country’s tomatoes are grown for grocery sales.During his visit, Klein interviews Lupa Gonzalo from Guatemala, a tomato…
It is true that America is home to the Luther Burger. It is true that America invented greasy fast food and continues to love its Burgerdonalds and McKings with heart-stirring (and -stopping) patriotic ardor. It is true that our prolonged prosperity in the 20th Century, our early adoption of refrigeration,…
In this era of locavorism, we’re wondering what restaurants in our towns should get the shadow treatment. We’re nominating a rendition in whites, browns, and reds on the Primanti Bros. sandwich. Or a brown and yellow number for Jack’s Hamburgers. Other options are a YOLO gray lid with a red YO…
A new American spot, 75 Main, is slated to open in Delray April 12. The space showcases a tailored bar, white walls, bold modern art, and glass doors that open to Atlantic Avenue. An after-hours lounge bouys the back of the restaurant, lapped in coffee browns and dim lighting. A sibling to…
We’re counting down to 68. Eggplant Meatballs from Bite GastroTruckIt would be too easy to name Bite GastroTruck chef/owner’s burger in our list of favorite dishes. Besides, Kerr makes the most wonderful vegetarian-friendly sandwich on his food truck, we had to share this sleeper hit with the world — if only…
Paul Castronovo, a noted South Florida radio personality (“The Paul and Young Ron Morning Show”) and partner in the Italian winery Castronovo Vineyards, is a self-described food and wine guy who’s had the opportunity to eat at a number of South Florida’s top restaurants. After a recent talk with Castronovo…
We’re counting down to 69. Walking Taco From Tropical Taco”This taco shop claims to be the best taco in town,” said a coworker when she directed me to Facebook link to Tropical Taco. I’ve been several times since the inaugural visit, charmed by the characters, more animated as a night…
Oh, to eat with abandon, with little care or consequence, when an extra order of fries on the side is necessary to stave off hunger. Note the lineup of condiments too. These guys on a lunch break from Pompano and Lauderdale High volleyed from Les Miserables to Harry Potter to…
Back in January, I reviewed Tap 42 and was met with more than 60 comments that confirmed or refuted claims of neglectful service and inconsistent meals. Since then, owners Blaise and Sean McMackin have dug in for some serious overhauls. For one, they’re in the market for a new chef after…
As we peruse the menu at the Pelican, my two friends and I snack on papri chaat, one of my favorite starters. Crispy papris are piled with chickpeas, yogurt, tamarind, chutney, cilantro, and tomatoes. It’s a lively interplay of crunch and goop commingling with cilantro, the pasty sweet of tamarind,…
We’re counting down to 70. Poke at Johnny VAhi tuna is fancied up in the presentation of this Hawaiian dish. Pan-seared and cubed, tuna is set in layers, with wakame seaweed salad in between. Yuzu vinaigrette seasons the fish, and green roe serves as garnish. Poke is traditionally sashimi-grade tuna,…
Valentino’s Cucina Italiana is slated to move down the street to 620 S. Federal Highway by May, confirms chef owner Giovanni Rocchio. The new building is 3,200 square feet — double the size of the original location, with more parking, he says, “the main reason for the move.” Rocchio says…
News from a tipster said that Gran Forno and Gran Forno Pronto had changed hands, according to a server. “Not quite,” says Leone Padula, who’s been partners with Gran Forno owner Sal Annino for 18 of its 23 years. The only thing that’s changed is that Padula took over both…
In Cuba in 1921, Beatriz Otero’s ancestors founded a bakery called La Gran Via. It eventually grew to have 55 employees, five storefronts, and a dozen delivery trucks. But when Fidel Castro came to power, the family fled to Puerto Rico. The bakery was seized by the government and continues…
