Tundra Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale Slated to Open October 20

It may be hot outside, but things are chilling out at Tundra, the ice-themed restaurant conceived by David Berman and Alex Podolny. Scheduled to open in the former Mancini’s space at 1017 East Las Olas Blvd., the restaurant is the first of three concepts by the pair, which will include…

Legal Sea Foods Wants to Save Crabs – So They Can Kill Them (Video)

Legal Sea Foods, the Boston-based restaurant chain, has produced a series of commercials and print ads that start out as a message of conservancy and humanity…then turn to bloodshed (if crabs had blood, that is).One ad starts all Greenpeace-like, with a crab preening itself by ocean waves. A voiceover says,…

Anthony Bourdain’s Big Week: Emmy and a Book Deal (Photos)

Here’s a riddle —  what do Anthony Bourdain, cream, and pond scum have in common? They all rise to the top!Just a few weeks ago, bad boy Bourdain placed his foot in his mouth when he told TV Guide that Paula Deen was “the most dangerous person in America.”  Deen…

A Guide to South Florida Food Trucks (Part 6)

All good things must come to an end, and as much as we’d like to continue our listing of food trucks, we’re running out of letters of the alphabet. We feel a little like an episode of Sesame Street as we bring you food trucks sponsored by the letters A-C,…

Flavor Palm Beach: North County Edition

Flavor Palm Beach is in full swing, which means diners can gorge on a three-course lunch for $20 or graze on a three-course dinner for $30 or $35, depending on your dining strategy. North County is heavy on classics, served a stone’s throw from spas, hotels, and golf resorts. After…

A Guide to South Florida Food Trucks (Part 5)

We continue with our listing of South Florida food trucks, Part 5. We’ve taken you through letters A-C, D-G, H-L, and M-O. Today, we’re bringing you trucks P-R. Here we go:Papa’s TapasTapas, ceviche, soups, and empanadas786-853-8816FacebookTwitter – PapasTapasMIAPardo’s GrillPeruvian cuisineFacebookTwitter – @PardosGrillCafe…

Dunkin’ Donuts Considers Using Cage-Free Eggs

​First, they introduced a Strawberry Shortcake-flavored coffee this month, and now the company responsible for millions of Americans’ morning productivity is considering switching to cage-free eggs. Dunkin’ Donuts, it’s like you’re reading our minds!…

The Red Koi Serves Sushi, Pad Thai at Arts Park Tonight

We’ve been reading a lot about sushi on Clean Plate Charlie recently, so we thought it was a good time to profile the only sushi-serving food truck in south Florida — The Red Koi.The mobile outpost of the Coral Gables Red Koi Thai & Sushi Lounge, the Red Koi serves…

Totally Bananas: Chocolate-Covered Bananas for the Masses

This $#!t is bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S. Literally. Hollywood, FL-based Totally Bananas, has made it possible for fatties like myself to splurge on sweet treats and not feel guilty afterward. How? Through bananas… chocolate covered bananas. They start by picking a perfectly ripened Chiquita banana,…

Half Baked: Avoiding the Snowbirds

Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half-Baked. “We can finally go out to eat again”, it’s not officially summer until my father, a South Floridian of almost 40 years, sings these words. I’m sure most of you share his sentiment,…

Anthony Bourdain, Tom Colicchio to Guest on The Simpsons

Who would have guessed that Springfield would become a foodie destination? The Simpsons’ 23rd season will see both snarkmaster extraordinaire Anthony Bourdain and Top Chef head judge Tom Colicchio make guest appearances on the animated series…

September is Flavor Palm Beach: Central County Edition

Flavor Palm Beach is in full swing, which means diners can gorge on a three course lunch for $20 or graze on a three course dinner for $30 or $35, depending on your dining strategy. Central County offers up some of the fancier dining options and biggest deals. Click to…

Five Things to Look for in a Sushi Takeout Joint

I’ve been told that Sushi 1 is the best takeout sushi in the area. That it’s Japanese-owned and jam-packed at lunch are confirmations. The three times I’ve been I’ve found the sushi to have been… fine. I miss ginger-colored ginger as opposed to the neon-pink kind and rolls made with…

Carpe Diem in Delray Beach: Bigger Kitchen, Less Frenchie Menu

When Jamie Long reviewed Carpe Diem by Cafe de France earlier this summer, she wrote of the restaurant’s old world charm and the menu’s adherence to French classics: croque monsieur and pate sandwiches for more casual fare, foie gras and coq au vin as the heavy hitters. The name change…