Food Town Throwdown: Vote Early and Vote Often (Results So Far)

If you think the pinnacle of games is this Sunday, then maybe you haven’t heard about Clean Plate Charlie’s Food Town Throwdown.Clean Plate Charlie is talking smack and taking names — pitting our favorite food neighborhoods against each other in a raging death match of wits and eats.  OK -…

Where Are the Women in the Kitchen?

Back in 2008, I started spending almost as much time in restaurant kitchens as in restaurant dining rooms. What struck me was how few women work the hot line. The reasons are apparent: The hours are insane. The pay is middling. The work is grueling. Cooking in a competitive, cutthroat…

Landry’s to Buy Morton’s: Here’s Our Wish List for Its Rebirth

Houston-based restaurateur Tilman Fertitta of Landry’s Inc. has acquired 90 percent of Morton’s shares, he announced Wednesday, reports Chicago Business. The purchase means he’ll own Morton’s without shareholders’ approval. Shareholders had been trying to block the purchase because they believed the stocks were undervalued.In Florida, Morton’s resides in Boca Raton,…

Broward Chefs at South Beach Wine and Food Festival 2012

South Beach Wine and Food Festival 2012 is a few weeks away: the Nascar of foodie weekends. Though hot tickets are sold out, there’s a slew of events with tickets available. Perhaps a local chef’s attendance might convince you to splurge. Have a weigh-in on South Beach Wine and Food…

Price Check: Publix v. Fresh Market v. Whole Foods

I walked past a coworker eating a beautiful spinach salad and asked her where she got it. I should have known:Fresh Market. Today, of course, was opening day.She thought it was pricey, as do many who have never been to a Fresh Market. But more than the all-organic stuff at…

The Food List Challenge, Round Two

Last week, we told you about the Food List Challenge, the Facebook app of 100 dishes and drinks to prove you’re a foodnik. So far, 335,345 people have tried it, including former food critic for the Washington Post Phyllis Richman (97) and former New Times critic Gail Shepherd (85). Some…

Ten Reasons to Check Out the Fresh Market Opening on February 1

Tomorrow at 9 a.m. is the opening of the Fort Lauderdale Fresh Market, an occasion marked by the breaking of a wheel of Parmigiano-Reggiano. From the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, this cow’s-milk cheese goes through a number of processes as it’s shaped, branded, brined, and aged for a year before…

Energy Kitchen in Fort Lauderdale Opens Friday

Attention, health fiends and Meatless Mondayites: Energy Kitchen, a health-conscious concept in which no menu item is more than 500 calories, opens Friday. Does under 500 calories mean healthy? Peruse a McDonald’s menu and a slew of items fits that bill: a hamburger (250), cheeseburger (300), double cheeseburger (440), McDouble…

Schrute Farms: The Top Ten TripAdvisor Comments

This photo of Schrute Farms is courtesy of TripAdvisorThe internet is going crazy with talk of a spinoff of The Office, featuring none other than Dwight Schrute at his Beet Farms bed and breakfast.We would watch that in a heartbeet… errr, heartbeat.  We’re awaiting the official announcement of the show…

SouperBowl: Eat Soup, Raise Money for Cancer Research at Panera Bread

It’s the middle of winter in South Florida, and while people from northern climes are flocking to our beaches, Floridians are breaking out the boots and bundling up in sweaters.  Some may say that we’re namby-pambies who pull out the mittens when the thermometer reads below 75 degrees, but that’s…

G&B Oyster Bar Debrief: The Food

In Belgium, when eating mussels, use an empty shell as a tool to eat the rest. from 43 Films on Vimeo.Saturday night saw a full house at G&B Oyster Bar, the sibling to Coconuts from Elliott Wolfe, Luc Limage, and chef Merv Jonota. Despite the tourista location by the beach,…

Treasure Trove Renews Lease

Taco Tuesdays are here to stay. On Friday, Treasure Trove hammered through negotiations with landlord Sophia Enterprises Inc. to allow the bar to remain open. The beloved dive has been a Fort Lauderdale institution owned by Jeff Rudd for 17 years…