While researching for this week’s review, I found resources at Oceana.org, a non-profit international organization that strives to help protect the ocean and its creatures. On its blog, I found this piece, following a Fort Lauderdale event:On a more serious note, the evening focused on sharks and the need for…
We’re counting down to 80. Junior Lobster Roll from Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine Lobster RollThe menu here offers lobster bisque, Maine clam chowder, steamers, and crab, listed in a feminine script. Though the flowery font, wainscoted white walls, and leather high-back chairs suggest this is a restaurant where you’d sit down…
On Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach, Park Tavern opened to fanfare last month. The crowds show it, with diners reporting long waits on weekends in particular. The cachet behind the restaurateurs of Cut 432 helped fan enthusiasm. Chef Anthony Pizzo, Brandon Belluscio, and Brian Albe said they took a page…
Menu changes, renovations, face-lifts, and other changes are afoot in restaurants around the area. Here’s a short list of what we’ve learned.1) Luigi’s Coal Oven is adding a patio in its parking lot, nearly doubling the seating for the restaurant. Chef Luigi DiMeo says he’s not sure when it will be…
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. 81. Macarons from…
Cupcakes with booze are a sure-fire means to get your alcohol and sugar fix in one shot. Minicupcakes are the specialty from Erica Catalano, a lawyer who bakes for a hobby. Booze-inspired cupcakes are among the dozens sold via Cupcakes by Erica, an online bakery Catalano started last year.”This is…
We’re counting down to 82. Nigiri from Gaysha New World SushiSimplicity showcases the freshness of sushi. This was affirmed during an omakase tasting at Gaysha New World Sushi, the Wilton Manor slip. Rather than hunt and peck on the day’s special board, allow chef Takeshi Kamioka to steer your meal. “I…
Taco Bell, everyone’s favorite drive-through to hit after a night of serious drinking, released its Doritos Locos Tacos nationwide (including throughout South Florida) with a midnight debut last Thursday. A story on forbes.com begs the question of whether the new product — essentially a taco with a giant Nacho Cheese…
In case you haven’t yet had your love of Cheetos and Slim Jims sullied by the “ethical dining” documentary industry, here’s your chance. The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation will host a free screening of last year’s documentary “Forks Over Knives” Wednesday night at Cinema Paradiso in Fort Lauderdale…
Wednesday, March 14, is Pi Day. Get it? Pi is 3.14 (plus a bunch more numbers) and March 14 is equal to 3/14 and, hey – an excuse to eat pie! Anyhow, you don’t have to be a geometry aficionado to participate in Pi- and pie-related fun. If you’re the…
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.83. Sausage and Peppers…
Today’s Huffington Post reports a New Zealand man in a 20-foot tin boat caught a big fish. A really big fish, in fact: His bluefin tuna weighed in at nearly 150 pounds heavier than the one that sold for $736,000, the most expensive fish ever caught.Local fisherman Al Rodriguez says…
Whether we’re talking about the Olive Garden’s “five worst dishes” or Anthony Bourdain boiling with rage when he drives past one, the chain’s bottomless breadsticks have incited loathing in South Florida and elsewhere.Not so in Grand Forks, North Dakota or Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where two local papers describe the chain as…
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. 84. Tacos From…
Norwegian Cruise Line casts its line for foodies, beefing up offerings for those who prefer burrata to buffets. Moderno Churrascaria is the newest offering for frugal foodniks, a Brazilian steakhouse with passadors who serve an unlimited rounds of beef, chicken and pork tableside for $20 a person, including sides.By the…
Duffy’s is offering $1,000,000 for the person who can pick a perfect bracket for March Madness, the company’s most aggressive social media campaign yet to direct traffic to the chain’s Facebook page. “Everyone’s doing social media,” said John Smith, Director of Sports Marketing for the company. “We wanted to come…
An early-morning breeze rustles palm fronds like paper sheets at Harbour Towne Marina in Dania Beach. Fishing boats in slips lumber in a wake, antennas bobbing in unison. Boats knock the pilings. I’ve risen this early to meet fisherman Al Rodriguez at his boat, the Sea Owl. “Don’t be late,”…
Despite the name, bitters aren’t necessarily bitter. Like an acid or a seasoning, bitters deliver a spike that adjusts the flavors in a cocktail. “Just a dash or two can bring a perfect balance to two seemingly incompatible spirits,” writes Brad Thomas Parsons in his book on bitters. “A dash…
With LeBron James endorsing pork donuts in China, it’s a wonder why he isn’t doing so in his own backyard. Perhaps because he’s shilling for Dunkin Donuts, which foolishly underestimates Americans’ love of bacon. Why no pork donuts stateside?Bacon donuts in all their glorious varieties have been coveted for years…
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.85. Linzer Torte Cookies…
“Lamb chops. $1.95!” A retired police officer waited in the lobby of Tropical Acres this afternoon, reading the framed copy of the restaurant’s first menu from 1949. “Oh, Lord!” he said. “French onion soup, 40 cents! Shrimp cocktail, half a buck!” he laughed. “Can you imagine?”The police officer and the woman…
Welcome to the How To series, a periodic segment of photo essays that highlight the dishes and drinks area restaurants do well, who makes them, and how they do it. This week, we’re focusing on Sweetwater’s Sean Iglehart, who will be getting us drunk on a selection of craft cocktails. “Craft…
