OK, it’s really not elfin pee. It’s tarragon soda. But we were swelled up with Christmas spirit and this drink we found at the Russian market was just so damn green that we couldn’t pass it up. ‘Tis the season for pine-colored items, right? Its packaging was so attractive, what with…
Yes, you’re right to feel sickened at the sight of these words: Surfer Blood. No, seriously. Never in South Florida music history has so much press been heaped upon something so slight and marginal — not to mention hopelessly overexposed.And while the BJs continue from Pitchfork and Stereogum and your…
There’s something that feels foreign about the lobby/restaurant at the new Living Room Theaters in Boca Raton. The sparse tables and chairs look straight from Ikea, and the minimalist touches feel like the designer used to work at Volvo. And it all works — this is South Florida’s new home…
As a ten-year resident of South Florida, I’ve noticed something — hardly anyone is from here. Also: We like to argue that where we came from is the best place on Earth. Or at least that it has the best food. Surely you’ve witnessed plenty of harebrained arguments about whose…
The “likes” and comments on Chipotle’s Facebook page have exploded since someone hacked into an employee’s account.The hacker posted a status update on the Mexican restaurant chain’s page. Here’s a screen shot courtesy of allfacebook.com.Check after the jump for our best guess on who the “status-offender” was. …
Where can you stop for lunch that’s fast and fresh, with a made-to-order assembly line of locally bought ingredients? It’s not Chipotle, Moe’s or Qdoba. And it’s certainly not Subway…
It’s not easy being a housewife, especially when that housewife is Teresa Giudice. With four daughters and filming the latest of a hit reality TV show, she barely found a little time to chat with Clean Plate Charlie. And by “barely,” I mean it was while she was eating dinner…
Whether it involves sifting out the gravelish bits of ham hock from “meatless” baked beans or finger flicking the bacon bits from the community salad, holiday potluck parties can be disappointing and dodgy territory for vegans. This is why, if there’s ever a time when vegans can get together for a potluck of…
Need a fry fix? Get ’em free, in a grand-opening offer, at the new Boardwalk Fresh Burgers & Fries in Boca Raton – a Maryland chain dropping into Florida.What started as a french fry chain (Boardwalk Fries) became in 2007 Boardwalk Fresh Burgers & Fries, a chain with six other…
Yesterday’s “Guess Where We’re Eating” challenge featured the Green Gourmet in Delray Beach. Open just over a year, the little eatery features fresh prepared organic foods. The restaurant is owned by Joseph Giannuzzi, who was the executive chef at Henry’s before stepping out on his own. Giannuzzi has a fresh…
If the urge to make a gelatin mold of your own face and then chow it down is eating you up, fret no more. The Eat Your Face Gelatin Mold Kit is here to help.Mike Samonek, author of a crazy tome called The Special Effects Cookbook, came up with the…
A personal chef is like a life coach for your belly. If it seems like an out-of-reach luxury item, let us introduce you to Davionne Dobson, proprietor of Remnant Affairs Catering. Meals made by the local vegan chef and caterer are a gift of substance for the whole body. In…
You may have heard of this amazing 21st-century invention commonly called the “Groupon.” Basically, you sign up by e-mail to one of these companies — Groupon, Living Social, Deal of the Day, etc.– and each day you will get an e-mail about a different special. A different company is featured…
Okay, kids, fire up your guessing machines — it’s time for our weekly installment of “Guess Where We’re Eating!?” This lovely little eatery is located in southern Palm Beach County and has a focus on locally-sourced and organic eats. Lunch is brisk business here, but it’s also open for dinner…
RESTAURANTS/VENUES OPENING Apicius, 210 E. Ocean Ave., Lantana Deck 84, 840 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach Bongos Cuban Cafe, 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood Andrews Restaurant, 99 SE Mizner Blvd., Boca Raton Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co., 4403 Northlake Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens Amici Market, 155 N. County Road, Palm Beach…
The Crazy Greek Café in Deerfield Beach offers a menu of Greek and American favorites that are big on flavor and freshness. Brothers Stan and Greg Prakas opened the Crazy Greek in August and have been cultivating a local following since. Greg, a Harvard Law School graduate, traded in his…
The only thing better than a glass bottle of supersweet soda is a glass bottle of supersweet soda that doubles as a toy. Ups to our buddy Jonathan for making us aware of Ramune Drink, a fun Japanese product and something we never would have bothered with if he didn’t insist…
South Florida isn’t exactly a locavore’s paradise– “locally grown” around here usually means mangoes filched from your neighbor’s tree in the dead of night (at least for me). But maybe that’s beginning to change, or at least we’re finally starting to get some credible sources of locally grown food. New…
You might not think a dish as elementary as garlic bread would be featured on one of the Food Network’s most popular shows. But, like Alex Guarnaschelli, if you’ve tasted the garlic bread at Rosario’s Ristorante in Boca Raton, it doesn’t seem odd at all. As a regular on “The…
Real Chinese cuisine in Palm Beach County? Well, stranger things have happened. At least they will if all goes according to plan at the new China Beach Bistro (409 Northwood Rd., 561-833-4242), an upscale restaurant dedicated to …
I have to wonder if the people behind Tokyo Blue have ever heard of the Japanese concept of ma. It’s the idea that, in art as well as in life, what you leave out is equally as important as what you add. Think of ma as negative space — the…
In the first annual Grand Chef Throwdown at the Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival last night, Roy Villacrusis’s cuisine reigned supreme. Villacrusis, chef-owner of the new (and terrific) Kubo Asiatic Cuisine in North Palm Beach, smacked down former Top Chef contestant Howie “Bulldog” Kleinberg and local private chef Jeremy…
