Celebrity chef Michelle Bernstein is no stranger to these parts. With Sra. Martinez and Michy’s in Miami and Michelle Bernstein’s at the Omphoy, she’s got South Florida covered. Her restaurants fall among the most oft-recommended, having earned Best New Restaurant awards for Sra. Martinez in 2009 and a Best Chef,…
There’s been a lot of pizza discussion this week. First Kermit the Frog rants about it, then Domino’s Pizza launches an app for your iPad.Called Pizza Hero, the app allows you to make your own custom pizza in the video game portion. Based on Domino’s Pizza school, players will start…
“That’s a real grease-ball dish,” said the hulking guy next to me at the bar at Il Mulino, where Debbie, one of my favorite bartenders, had just poured my second glass of wine. Louie, a doppelgänger of Tony Soprano with the same vernacular, held a stake in Fulton Street Fish…
Despite the lull of a holiday week, restaurant help wanteds remain brisk; we’re into the season, after all. One place even suggests a Thanksgiving stop-by for an interview. Here are the week’s listings. Racks and Table 42 Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar is hiring line cooks who can work weekends,…
When People magazine asked Joel McHale to do a little video for its “Sexiest Man Alive” edition, it had to have known that it wouldn’t be exactly what it asked for.The Community and The Soup star explains he was asked by People to film himself doing something mundane… but to…
Kermit the Frog is making a comeback. He’s got a new movie due to be released in a few days, his relationship with Miss Piggy is still solid, and he even made an appearance on this past week’s Saturday Night Live.Kermit cohosted the “Really!?!” segment on “Weekend Update with Seth…
Singer/songwriter Kina Grannis is making her way up the music charts with her song In Your Arms, a sweet and singable love song.Speaking of sweet, when Grannis decided to make a music video of In Your Arms, she has something different in mind – a music video with background, props,…
Last night, Dos Caminos, located inside the Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel, hosted a free dinner for the media with executive chef Ivy Stark at the helm. Stark is responsible for the menu at all six Dos Caminos locations (four are in New York and the other is in Las…
Wearing black on black like the rest of the servers at SpoonFed, Vinnie the bartender looked young, but for whatever reason, he felt he had to tell me he’d just turned 50. “The new 35,” he said. I never pay attention to age until I go to Delray Beach, where…
aligned bar stools and filled tables last night at Tap 42 to assess the menu, the space, the prices, the service, and of course, the beer. Here are the crib notes…
I’ve been perusing Las Olas wine and cheese shops lately as well as ducking into bars and restaurants down the stretch. I’m curious as to how the strip will turn itself into a holiday extravaganza on November 29, perhaps because I’ve never spent the season in 84 degrees. Big City…
After at least a week’s worth of burgers and beer for the best of list, I’d been looking forward to clean plates and simple dishes that don’t require a nap after I eat them. I decided on a dish at the Grateful Palate, my second visit to the restaurant that New…
Did Paula Deen show up drunk to film a recent Extra segment with Mario Lopez? We’re not ones to spread rumors, but the queen of butter was acting supercrazy and frisky while taping a recent show segment.We’re not even sure if she was plugging a book or just wanted to…
It was the first dry spell after days of rain. At 8:30 on a Tuesday night at Coconuts, French doors opened to accommodate a cross breeze and people-watching. Just-right lighting ensured that the dining crowd looked especially attractive. Canvas shades had been unfurled for a backdrop. Boat lights twinkled in…
This photo is cute compared to what we’re about to show you: a mask of Justin Bieber to sink your teeth into. The photo prompts a blizzard of questions. Who decides to make meat masks? Is this a labor of love from a parent? A 15-year-old boy trying to hook…
Can we love Padma Lakshmi more than we do today? It seems mutherf**king unlikely. We just got wind of the totally awesome preview for tonight’s episode of Top Chef. With the cheftestants finally chosen after two throwaway episodes, the fun begins. The cheftestants’ first quickfire challenge? The chicken of Texas…
If you love the idea of slamming a plateful of food-truck tacos and hitting the Silver Streak, the Tequesta Fest may be your opportunity to do just that. The Tequesta Fest, from 1 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Paradise Park, will have carnival rides, live music, and a dozen food…
Due to our current recession economic downturn, there has been a resurgence of potluck groups nationwide. Wiener Wednesday is just one of many new potluck groups popping up all over South Florida. When I first found out about Wiener Wednesdays from Deirdre Funcheon, managing editor at New Times, I dropped…
Steak 954 newest lunch kicks off today’s list of regional sandwiches and where to get them around here. Read on for the day’s sandwich porn.Philly Cheese Steak at Steak 954The ultimate guilty pleasure sandwich, this decadence is served by chef Jason Smith in a nod to Philly native and restaurateur…
According to its website, condiment giant Heinz sells 650 million bottles of ketchup every year and about two single-serve packets of ketchup for every man, woman, and child on the planet. That’s a lot of ketchup to go with your burgers and fries. Heinz Ketchup is pretty much a mixture…
The 49th-annual Christmas on Las Olas celebration on November 29 will turn five blocks of Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale into a winter wonderland, complete with ice skating, snow, sledding, and some serious Christmas cookies battling it out.If you didn’t know those innocent gingerbread men could fight, you’ve got…
New River Pizza has moved across the street with a name change to New River Grill and a spruced-up space. The new New River, open for lunch and dinner, reminds me of Jersey pizza joints from growing up, where kids too young for their driver’s licenses would walk to hang…
