This just in: Roy Villacrusis, the man behind the innovative small-plates menu at the new Palm Beach Gardens hot spot Dirty Martini and the owner of North Palm Beach’s Kubo, has been named executive chef for Kapow! Noodle Bar in Boca Raton.Villacrusis’ brand of “Asiatic Cuisine” forms the basis for the…
October has arrived in all its lederhosen-wearing, beer-stein-raising, pumpkin everything glory. While most of the heavy activity is reserved for the weekend, there are a few weeknight diversions to tear you away from your fortress of solitude. Without further ado, here are a few of the drink and food events…
In “What Would You Order for Your Last Supper?” in the Food and Drink issue of the New York Times Magazine, New York chef and cookbook writer David Pasternack lists a dozen local oysters and clams paired with Pabst Blue Ribbon in a can on his fantasy menu, while Mario…
October ushers in the month of ghastly visions, including those at Saturday’s Endless Night Vampire Ball featured on today’s slide show. Vampires’ thirst for blood has inspired today’s roundup of blood-themed food and drink, either in name or reality. Sound disturbing? Just this past weekend in the New York Times’…
We all know how a long workday can take its toll. So what better way to destress than with a glass of wine or a killer cocktail?Lucky for us South Floridians, the B Ocean Hotel restaurants, B’Stro and SAIA, agree — and have organized a special happy-hour menu to make…
Food trucks, friends, and families will take over Arts Park at Hollywood’s Young Circle tonight when more than two dozen food trucks serve dinner in a chill environment. Bring some cash and your appetite to try gourmet street-food items that range from burgers and hot dogs to wings and burritos…
Have you ever done a focus group? You know, when you share your opinions on a new product sell your soul to the Corporate Marketing Machine for a crisp $100 bill in an envelope?Melissa McCarthy (who made Bridesmaids so freaking funny) played a particularly enthusiastic ranch-dressing tester in the focus…
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’ve taken the liberty of finding the best places to eat, drink, and donate for a good cause.Here, a few local establishments that will be cooking — and pouring — for a cure:…
Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half-Baked. Since I’m in the industry, I tend to take the three-strike approach to dining out. You have to consider all the components that factor into the process, from the initial orders at the table to plating…
Top Chef season nine is coming to Bravo, and this time, we’re in for beef, beef, beef as the cheftestants battle their way through the Lone Star State. Top Chef Texas promises to be more than “big hat, no cattle,” from the look of the promo, in which we’re promised…
Hot Chefs, the creators of the calendar that features local south Florida chef cuties, is having a blowout sale of their remaining restaurant coupons. Each certificate will get you $25 off a minimum $50 purchase (including alcohol) at participating restaurants. Hot Chefs is selling these certificates, which expire December 30,…
Josef and Beth Shibanetz have found a new location for Josef’s, the former Plantation restaurant that will debut in Boca Raton as Josef’s Table. The restaurant had earned the chef-owners accolades in the Miami Herald as a Broward top 20 restaurant and a Best Of in this paper in 2008 during…
If you like freaks and geeks, then you’re going to want to head out to Seminole Casino of Hollywood on Saturday for your fill of carnival delights when food trucks meet the HellzaPoppin Revue featuring the Lizard Man, a living breathing man/iguana. Other acts include fire-eaters, a wolf boy, and…
Domino’s founder and former U.S. Marine Tom Monaghan, 74, announced over the weekend his plans to open the first Gyrene Burger in Naples, Florida, in two months, with the third slated to open in southwest Florida in January, announced Nation’s Restaurant News today.Branded the Marine nickname (G.I. and Marine),…
The typical food truck rally, with its throngs of hungry patrons and platefuls of sloppy tacos and shredded pork, probably doesn’t rank too high on the list of mood-setting date destinations. While Sunday’s Gourmet Truck Expo event at Mounts Botanical Garden in West Palm Beach isn’t exactly a candle-lit corner…
James Beard-nominated “Rising Star Chef of the Year” Michael Saperstein and partner Evan David signed a lease in Boca Raton this week to open a third restaurant by December 2011: a chef-driven, eclectic, small-plates restaurant that’s “unlike anything we have in the area so far.” Saperstein and David are the…
Anderson Cooper isn’t afraid of walking into a war zone, but he is afraid of most things us normal people put into our mouths — namely, coffee and spinach. A few days ago, Cooper revealed his dislike for “fancy” food combos like honey and peanut butter (really) to show guest Jerry…
Remember flair from Office Space? Jennifer Aniston’s character worked at a restaurant chain, Chotchkie’s, and had to wear a certain number of buttons (flair) on her suspenders.We bet that if she had some Ménage à Trois buttons, she would have totally loved her crappy job. Ménage à Trois wine is…
Sunset on a Wednesday at Longboards in West Palm Beach: Wicker table lamps glowed at place settings around the lacquered bar. Surfboards served as wall murals. Dick Dale’s reverb piped through speakers. The dinner crowd trickled in, but the bar was packed. A slim woman with long blond hair faced…
Georgie’s Alibi burger maestro Ron Kerr confirms that tomorrow, he’ll be serving his award-winning burgers in his new rig calledBites GastroTruck at the weekly food truck roundup at Seminole Hard Rock Casino beginning at 5:30 until 10 p.m. Kerr’s menu consists of flat-top cooked burgers for $7.50 offered with an…
Tap 42, the beer, burger, and bourbon spot that made an appearance at New Times Pairings a month before the place opens, is hiring front- and back-of-the-house staff today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Featuring 42 beers on tap and 100 bottles, Tap 42 has apparently hired an executive chef,…
Here’s a real-world scenario for you. You’re dying to get out of the house and grab a bite to eat, but finances are low and you just don’t have a hundred bucks to spend on dinner. Heck, even fast food is expensive, according to the New York Times. What’s the…
