The bourbon menu at the new Tap 42 in Fort Lauderdale is perhaps South Florida’s best. It has, as you might guess, 42 varieties, from the smooth Basil Hayden’s to the spicy Evan Williams Green. If you want your whiskey from Kentucky, you’ll find something you like here. But if…
If you’re seeking the award-winning burger stylings of chef Ron Kerr, you’ll be happy to know that his Bite GastroTruck has announced a semi-permanent location in Wilton Manors. We say semi-permanent because, obviously, the whole point of a food truck is the ability to go mobile…
Q: What’s green and tries to take all your money by being cute? A: The Geico Gecko Girl Scouts during cookie-selling season!January 12 is the official start of Girl Scout cookie season in South Florida, which means you won’t be able to set foot into a mall or supermarket without…
I think I have a problem,” said chef Roy Villacrusis of Kapow! Noodle Bar, the subject of last week’s Dish review. “I don’t care what people think.” He’s not just talking about the menu at the Mizner Park noodle house where he’s the chef. It’s his attitude about cooking these…
Enjoy a reasonably priced night out and help totally adorable pets in need of forever homes at the Whiskers and Wine event benefiting Warm Hearts Pet Rescue and Good Karma Pet Rescue. The wine mixer includes appetizers, and there is limited space available, so organizers suggest an early RSVP…
One of the things I like about this gig is observing how a region’s food culture reflects the demographics, education, priorities, and values of the people who call it home. So when I was asked to write this week’s review as a companion piece to Lee Klein’s reflection on Miami,…
It may sound like some truly bad straight-to-DVD movie, but Scientific American is reporting the discovery of zombie honeybees in Northern California, which may provide a clue in the search behind colony collapse disorder.A research article recently published in Plos One, a peer-reviewed science site, stated that the parasitic phorid…
We’ve learned tons of restaurant news and will keep you updated as the details unfurl. For now, here’s the skinny on openings this week.Tony and Lori Bova of Vivo Partenza have resurrected Mario’s of Bova and renamed it Mario’s Osteria. December 15 marked the soft opening of the 300-seat restaurant…
Chef Brandon Whitestone has been replaced by Joel Christy at PL8, the restaurant formerly known as Himmarshee Bar & Grille owned by Dave Nicholas. Christy has served stints at Louie Louie and Max’s Grill…
Tomorrow is the Miami food truck rally at the Seminole Hard Rock, the last-Thursday-of-the-month event sponsored by BurgerBeast. I find that a strategy among the land mine of offerings helps, so I don’t end up eating five tacos, fries on a stick, and an ice cream sandwich over more popular…
Like many declarations uttered somewhere between 11:30 and 11:59 last Saturday night, it sure seemed like a great idea at the time to start January with a fruit juice fast. But now, staring at this table of lemons, cayenne pepper, and maple syrup and facing the challenge of a three-day cleansing…
Perez Hilton noted today that The Chew’s Christmas episode with Dancing With the Stars’ Maksim Chmerkovskiy hit an all-time viewership high with 2.7 million people watching the unwatchable show.Hilton also noted that this was week two in which the foodcentric talk show hit a new ratings high. Honestly, we’re not…
Last Friday, the FedEx guy came by my house with a rather large box from Cushman’s Fruit. As I signed for it, I noted that it was addressed to my husband, so I left it unopened.When he came home, I told him someone sent him fruit. We opened the box…
If you’re tapped out after spending all your money on the big New Year’s Eve blowout party (not to mention the dozen or so boxes of Alka-Seltzer that you bought and consumed New Year’s Day), then head over to Sonic Beach in Fort Lauderdale for your free breakfast burrito…
Late one evening in a tiny bungalow in Tarpon River, the intoxicating fragrance of chicken broth simmered as a backdrop for friends sipping wine. Open windows, the warmth of candlelight, a farmhouse table, and old concentric wood floors framed a sensory scene to invoke an earlier era.The interplay of homemade…
We just knew that Festivus was Tony Bourdain’s kind of holiday. At first we thought that Tony was becoming a modern-day Grinch with a heart that grows three sizes in one day, after viewing pictures of him assembling a Disney Princess castle for his adorable daughter. In his jammies.But just…
I’ll admit I’m totally obsessed with shows on the Food Network, Travel Channel, and Cooking Channel. In fact, I recently upgraded my cable service (and bill) in order to get the Cooking Channel when the free trial period ended — just so I could watch Emeril tour the USA and…
Despite the holiday rush, December saw no abatement in restaurant openings. Nice weather, tourism, and delayed fall debuts were the incentives. Most new restaurants fill a niche: The Wine Dive, Havana’s, Le Macaron, or Brooklyn Water Bagel, for example.January and February will feature more anticipated openings, with projections for Tropical…
“Don’t get that,” said our Chinese server in a voice that was quiet but firm. “It’s really stinky.” My friends and I were well into our meal at Silver Pond Chinese Restaurant in Lauderdale Lakes. We had already ordered a first round and were deciding on main dishes. Adam wanted…
“We can shoot guns after dinner,” I said to my friend J.J. in the parking lot of the strip mall that houses Silver Pond in Lauderhill, the subject of this week’s review. In the window, a man gearing up for target practice wore a long-sleeved shirt with Mickey Mouse on…
Homemade pretzels and pretzel bread have made their menu debut over the past year, though these are the best I’ve had in Florida so far. The little footballs are served hot and salty with a hearty, grainy mustard on the side. As terrific as they are alone, the bartender recommends…
The tourist crowd thinned after sunset yesterday, leaving a handful of regulars strewn in seats around the bar. Elbo Room reopened its ground floor Thursday, after it was forced to comply with ADA building codes…
