The new emphasis on healthy, sustainable eating has become a revolution of sorts, a means to protest the corporate agricultural system. This trend has even made it into the world of pet foods. However, as with human food, major corporations are looking to get in on the action. Petco has…
When chef Dean Max parted ways with 3800 Ocean — the restaurant he helped to open last year inside the Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort & Spa — at the end of 2011, chef Larry LaValley was given the reins (plus the role of resort assistant general manager). LaValley has…
Over the past few weeks, I have been spending quite a bit of time on Palmetto Creek Farms, watching first the slaughter of a pig and then the butchering that follows. This farm is a small operation, catering solely to chefs in high-end restaurants. These chefs can order anything they…
The process was described to me before I walked onto the kill floor. Jim Wood, owner of Palmetto Creek Farms, gave me the rundown. “They can’t see anything. There’s nothing to hear. I don’t think they have any idea what’s going on.” I was handed a long lab coat and…
The Old Fort Lauderdale Breakfast House has recently expanded its hours to include dinner service, and among the items on the new menu is a fantastic oyster pan roast. Chef Aaron Johnson was kind enough to expose his secrets and show us how to make his most popular appetizer.Step OneStart…
The plaza- and strip-mall-saturated landscape of South Florida means that dozens of interesting independent restaurants and bars are lost in the shuffle, visible only to those who know to seek them out. Wicked Awesome Snackbar in west Boca Raton is one of those all-too-easy-to-overlook spots. It’s a small space in…
Just before entering the boning room, I was handed a lab coat and a hairnet. I was about to see the next step of the transformation from pig to pork chop. Yesterday, I watched them die. Today, the carcasses are going to be butchered and packed — a much less…
The Chick-fil-A frenzy is growing. This fast food restaurant that features cows who spell phonetically, is opening their first free-standing Pembroke Pines location at 12203 Pines Boulevard on Thursday, June 7.To mark the occasion, Chick-fil-A is giving away a free year’s supply of Chick-fil-A to the first 100 adults in…
After four u-turns and failed iPhone directions, I finally spot the wooden sign with an arrow pointing to Cuthill’s Backyard in Boynton Beach. As I round the corner, I can see it, a newly erected outdoor bar behind a new wooden fence. It seems a bit out of place, a beachy-looking…
The process was described to me before I walked onto the kill floor. Jim Wood, the owner of Palmetto Creek Farms, gave me the rundown. “They can’t see anything. There’s nothing to hear. I don’t think they have any idea what’s going on.”I was handed a long lab coat and…
We’re counting down to New Times’ Best of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top hundred favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page. 23. Saganaki Cheese…
Recently, I asked a crew of ten Jamaican guys where they go when they want real Jamaican food. The consensus? Blue Mountain Restaurant. So a friend and I made our way to one of the generic shopping centers across from the Lauderhill Mall. We headed up to a deeply tinted…
Market 17, the farm-to-table restaurant located on 17th Street in Fort Lauderdale, released a new summer menu concept this past weekend. The goal is to make the Market 17 dining experience more accessible for locals over the summer months.Executive Chef Lauren DeShields says: “We’re looking to do smaller plate with…
Sometimes it seems like South Florida packs up for the summer, not realizing that there are people who live here year ’round. Many green markets close for the season, partly because of snowbirds flying north but mostly because the growing season is over and many farmers either take the summer…
Enter Bravo! Gourmet Sandwich Shop during lunchtime any given weekday and you’ll likely find owner Vanessa Fedak manning the front counter and her husband, Dennis, in the back at the stove. You’ll also likely find a packed house eager to get its hands on one of Bravo’s fine sandwiches.Success recently…
Summer in south Florida means beach days, sunny weather…and rain most every afternoon. Let’s face it, while most of the country takes to the outdoors this time of year, Floridians look for activities where they can be free of searing heat, lightning, and mosquitoes.When you’ve seen every blockbuster hit (and…
Today, June 1, is the highly celebrated national doughnut day. While you may think that it’s one of those recently made up holidays by some National Doughnut Council, the holiday was actually started in 1938 by the Salvation Army to honor the women who served doughnuts to U.S. soldiers during…
Foie gras-loving Californians better eat up over the next month. Starting July 1, the state ban on foie gras (fattened liver from a duck or goose) will officially take effect. The law was passed in 2004 but included time for restaurants and the state’s lone foie gras producer to adjust.Animal…
A block away from executive circle in Hollywood, tucked among rows of strip-malls, lies yet another nondescript shopping plaza. Inside this one lies a hidden gem: Las Americas Bakery. The decor is not what you would consider glamorous; the interior is typical of most latin bakeries — straight to the…
At first it might seem counter-intuitive to have dinner at a restaurant named the Old Fort Lauderdale Breakfast House. But when you think of it, there are stranger sounding places in which to dine in South Florida. Take The Office, for example. Isn’t that the place you just escaped from? …
As a countdown to the Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations here. 24. Hot Pot Casserole From Gabose RestaurantWhen most people go for Korean food, they do barbecue. And…
Local chef Robyn Almodovar always had a love for food and proved it while working at The Forge, Devito South Beach, and the Royal Palm Hotel. Now she’s showing off her culinary skills to a national audience as one of the 18 contestants on Season 10 of FOX’s Hell’s Kitchen,…
