We mistakenly thought everyone knew about halva, the sesame-based treat found in nearly every deli and Middle Eastern market. But when one of our friends spotted this plastic container in our pantry and exclaimed, “What the heck is that?” we suspected perhaps an “I’m Eating What?!” column was in order.Halva,…
News broke this week of a 50-year-old man from Gulf Breeze who allegedly had an unfortunate incident with Tabasco sauce on a flight to Idaho. He told police he spilled the sauce on his lap, causing uncontrollable burning and itching. The 17-year-old girl sitting next to him thought he was…
Eighty-two-year-old film director and marketing guru Herschell Gordon Lewis lives well. He’s made millions from his books (like Sales Letters That Sizzle) and enjoys unending notoriety from his movies (such as Wizards of Gore). He lives in a magnificent condo on Fort Lauderdale beach overlooking the Atlantic. A Beethoven lover and…
Yeah, you know — meat glue. Transglutaminase. No?Let’s start at the beginning. Ever picked up the wrong thing at the store by accident? Like, thinking you’d grabbed linguine but you come home with cupcake tins? Or you think it’s salt, but it was really ajinomoto?It sure looks like salt, but this…
“Seventy dollars! You spent seventy dollars on strawberry plants!”This was my wife talking not too long ago, looking over the bank statement. Now, if you ask me, there was a tiny bit of over-reaction there. It wasn’t like I took money from our children’s mouths to feed my strawberry habit…
One of Palm Beach County’s best-known restaurateurs has teamed up with one of Palm Beach County’s best-known chefs to create a contemporary, Asian-esque eatery in the space once home to Noche restaurant-niteclub in Palm Beach Gardens. Carmine Giardini and chef John Belleme are the duo behind Umi Fishbar + Grill…
I had two reactions looking over Roy Villacrusis’ menu at his new Kubo Asiatic Cuisine. “Oh, wow!” And “Oh, shit!” “Oh, wow!” because just reading the thing (“Green tea-cured salmon with longan, fried basil and yuzu kosho jelly,” “Lao-grilled beef, somen noodles, romaine hearts and nouc nam”) was like taking…
Kicking off a rather flabby and blabby column, fashion expert and style columnist Simon Doonan announced in Slate this week that he spied some famous folks enjoying a holiday dinner at Cafe Boulud in Palm Beach. “A shocking and riveting tableau” he called it. Riveting, maybe. Shocking, no.Apparently publisher Conrad Black (he…
Every summer up north when I was a kid, we used to go to this U-pick berry farm and load up on fresh berries. It was awesome … even when it wasn’t. You ever tried to eat three pounds of berries in one day? Yikes. Let’s just say there’s a…
Can’t decide what to do on New Year’s Eve or can’t afford a pricy restaurant bash? Clematis Street to the rescue. The 500 block of West Palm Beach’s resurgent dining-nitelife venue will be the site of a free block party beginning at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31, and continuing until,…
Maybe I made this too easy on you guys. Congrats to Dennis for correctly guessing The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co. in Delray Beach. This location has been here just over a year, but the Palm Beach Gardens location had a grand opening last month. They also have a spot…
With all the fuss about the energy drink Four Loko going and getting itself banned (because it gave drinkers a speedy, caffeinated high that’s been likened to cocaine) it’s surprising we haven’t heard more outcry against the energy drink that’s actually called Cocaine. (Except for that little incident in Oklahoma.)Available…
Here’s a great recipe.Take a bar chock full of great wine; mix with a hearty helping of tapas; add three equal parts lifelong friendship; and add a double dose of independent film. Garnish with an eclectic mix of people…et voila.These are the ingredients that go into the upcoming Evening of…
The breakfast and lunch eatery has been in this southern Palm Beach County location just over a year. Sporting memorabilia from all sorts of New York landmarks and celebrities, visitors can gleefully emerge with a New York state of Mind. Two other South Florida locations have opened up this year.With…
Chances are your office doesn’t serve a big fatty of a burger made with USDA Prime beef dry-aged for 26 days, but one is now on the menu at David Manero’s The Office in Delray Beach. Even better, you no longer have to cool your taste buds at the bar…
We’re not ones to typically look a gift horse in the mouth–nor a gift goat, for that matter–but when we discovered the box someone dropped off as an early Christmas present comprised mammal milk-enhanced treats without any cow juice, we were less than eager to dig in. It’s not that we…
There’s a scene from a 1981 episode of “Little House on the Prairie” (my sister made me watch it) with a man in a white suit, hat, and Fu Manchu goatee who pulls up to the town’s restaurant. He proposes turning the place into part of his new chain of…
When I brought my friend Eric to La Rosa Nautica in Boca Raton, he immediately wondered if the tiny, Peruvian boîte had any connection to the famous restaurant of the same name in Lima, Peru. I thought it unlikely. The La Rosa Nautica he was talking about sits on the…
When the Godfather of quick ‘n easy cooking tells you to say “Ooh it’s so good,” you abide. So when Art Ginsburg – Mr. Food himself – instructed me to do just that, I got red in the cheeks, and followed orders. Apparently, it’s not uncommon for him to ask…
Yesterday’s “Guess Where We’re Eating!?” challenge featured Tucci’s Fire N Coal Pizza. Congratulations to Dani, who was the first to guess correctly. The nearly 2-year-old pizza joint in Mizner Park in Boca Raton gave away free pizza during the World Cup…
Located in south Palm Beach County, this pizza joint can fire up a pie in six minutes! While pepperoni may be my favorite topping, they aren’t just tossing pizzas around. This place also offers roasted wings doused in rosemary, garlic, and caramelized onions. Open for both lunch and dinner, this…
News flash: renowned local chef Mark Militello is out at Trina, the chic restaurant inside the beachfront Atlantic Resort and Spa in Fort Lauderdale. Today, food and beverage manager Rochelle Burns confirmed his departure, saying,…
