“We’ve created an environment where everyone feels comfortable,” says John Zieba of Rosie’s, the restaurant of this week’s review that he co-owns with Cliff Mulcahy. “We’re where locals go on vacation.” While the most conservative Floridians might not choose Rosie’s for its soundtrack, the explosion of color, and the kitsch,…
Happy Monday! Read on for our occasional link roundup. 1) Eat carbs and throw in dessert to ensure cravings for sweets are squelched for the day, according to research at Tel Aviv University…
Valentine’s Day prompts some of us to evaluate our relationship status. The result is a peak in breakups just before or after the holiday.Rather than sever things over g-chat, texts, Post-Its, or Facebook announcements (I wish I were joking), show your guy or girl you have a set by breaking…
We pitted the eight of our best food areas against one another last week, and a whole lot of you weighed in on your favorites. More than 1,600 votes were cast in our first Food Town Throwdown. And now it’s on to the final four. It just so happens that…
We’re in the countdown to South Beach Wine and Food Festival 2012 for which coveted tickets are sold out. Even so, there’s no shortage of events from which to choose. We’ve culled a selection that may capture your imagination and deliver delicious eats. Have a weigh-in on South Beach Wine…
ROK:BRGR’s new cocktail menu is in the works, a revamp of the current list that’s focused on old-school recipes. The restaurant has been teasing Clean Plate Charlie for weeks on the menu redo, which is based around 30-plus bourbons new to the restaurant. We can’t wait to sip some Bulleit…
I’d been hearing about Sushi Bon since the week I moved here as worth the trek an hour north of where I live for fresh, local sushi. I was told to skip the hard copy of the menu and look to the board by the sushi bar. I finally visited…
From February 6-16, customers can download the Starbucks Cup Magic App, that allows them to send customized valentines and Starbucks e-gifts when a smart phone is positioned over the Starbucks Valentines Day cup. The valentine on here is too hearts and flowers for me (I share an office mate’s sentiments…
A couple of years ago, I was asked to judge a sushi competition. Among the heavyweights were chef Kaz Okochi, who owns two acclaimed sushi restaurants in Washington, D.C., and Toshio Takeishi, the man who opened one of New York’s first sushi counters in the 1960s. Now retired, Takeishi consults…
Back in the dark ages, before it was one of the most profitable restaurants in the country, Washington, D.C.’s Old Ebbitt Grill ended up in a restaurant’s nightmare, having sickened several patrons with bad oysters. The result was a shutdown of the oyster bar and total revamp by a then-newly…
Assaggio del Forno, an eatery positioned to “take diners on a food journey” around Italy, is scheduled to open February 20 in Regency Court in west Boca Raton. Patrick Broadhead, formerly at Max’s Grille, has been named executive chef.Translated as “taste of the oven,” the west Boca restaurant will showcase…
Remember that time when multimillionaire John Castle allegedly got so angry at a waiter that he broke his finger in a senseless act of rage? It seemed like just another incident in which a server was mistreated by some rich person with a superiority complex. But there may be more…
Update: Click here for results from this first round of voting and to vote in the Food Town Throwdown’s second round. It used to be that when you had company in town and wanted to go someplace trendy, you talked about South Beach or Key West or anywhere but Broward…
It’s my least favorite Hallmark holiday coming up, also known as Valentine’s Day. It is, however, a fantastic excuse for decadence of all forms, particularly chocolate and booze. We’ll start with chocolate, for which we’ll turn to Chloe Doutre-Roussel, one of the world’s chocolate experts and author of The Chocolate…
Visit this Las Olas location on Tuesdays and chef Adam Dombrowski of Rocco’s Tacos is doing double time. Armed with appetites, patrons line the lot to valet for the $14.95 all-you-can-eat day. The Fort Lauderdale location opened a year ago this month.The crowds — and owner Rocco Mangel’s success –…
“I’m not eating that disgusting bottom feeder,” said my friend, who happens to be a marine biologist. As a part of my Florida adventures of eating like regular people, I joined friends at Heart Rock Sushi, where fish is so inexpensive, it’s surreal. They steered the ordering, during which I…
It’s almost a crime that there are no Jack in the Box restaurants in Florida. The whole creepy-child’s-toy concept used to scare the living daylights out of me when I was a kid.There were three fast-food restaurants in a row where I grew up in Brooklyn. McDonald’s, Burger King, and…
It’s National Yogurt day today (and you thought it was hangover-from-Super-Bowl Day, didn’t you)! Every time we think yogurt has jumped the shark, it makes a comeback. There are still a million frozen yogurt shops, but now the trend is toward fro-yo that actually tastes like yogurt — tangy and…
Happy day after Super Bowl. Yesterday, the country ate 1.25 million chicken wings. Today, it’s wing sauce and blue cheese smoothies. Read on for today’s food-related links.1. The National Restaurant Association projects that restaurant sales will grow by 3.5 percent in 2012, with two out of five consumers reporting they’re…
This weekend, two teams will engage in head-to-head competition for a ring. You, however, can get yours for free.That’s right! Burger King is giving away rings this weekend. Crisp, golden, fried rings. Onion rings, to be exact.Today and tomorrow, February 4 and 5, just stop into any Burger King and…
One of my roommates is a highly driven young entrepreneur raised in Asia by American parents, and he is an enthusiastic consumer of all ingestibles, be they solid, liquid, or smoke. Like me, his favorite foods are uni and foie gras. Like me, he loves excellent craft beer, appreciates delicately…
Clean Plate Charlie is pitting our eight best dining areas against one another in a March Madness-style bracket. Later this month, we’ll crown a winner — an undisputed champion city that can boast to have the best food scene in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Below, read up on No…
