Food lovers have many options for food- and drink-related Halloween costumes, from the stupid (hello, phallic mushroom) to the sublime (dressing as an undead Cookie Monster, for instance). The choices can be a bit overwhelming, especially if you’ve waited this long to figure things out. Why not narrow the focus…
We love Paula Deen, and when we grow up, we want to become just like her — eternally buzzed, with a constant cackle and stylish stretch pants. Ladies like this eat life. Their joy is infectious, so when they do completely inappropriate things — like try to make out with…
100 Montaditos is opening a second location in Miami at 1502 Washington St. in mid-November and is scouting out six more locations in Miami, as well…
Though I thought it was Food Day every day, today is different in that it’s been christened as a time to recognize the declining quality of the American diet by addressing issues involving food and hunger, sustainability, farm worker conditions, and healthy eating. National Food Day was earmarked 36 years ago, though cities…
Happy Monday. We’ve culled food news from around the internets so you don’t have to. The McRib is back at McDonald’s, reports Huffington Post, the sandwich that was introduced in 1982 and makes its menu appearance periodically. What’s the best and worst cereal in America? Women’s Health ranks 25 brands,…
Every Halloween, Clean Plate Charlie buys an awesome pumpkin, takes it home… and just lets it sit by the doorway because we’re too wimpy to try to carve the damned thing.If you’re like us and the idea of carving a pumpkin leaves you in cold sweats, we found a helpful…
In an interview with Mercury News, Anthony Bourdain was asked what he thought about The Chew, the ABC foodcentric daytime talk show.Bourdain said, “(Heavy sigh) I’m really shaken. Honestly, I don’t know what to believe anymore. Mario Batali is a better chef than I am, a better businessman. And Michael…
Think you’ve got a sexy set? Of lips, that is – mind out of the gutter, people. While some bars pull in the crowds with hot body or wet T-shirt contests, M Bar’s take on the quintessential South Florida sexy showdown leaves a bit more to the imagination. The Fort…
The official start of stone crab season is October 15, and it will run for the next seven months. Fishermen are hoping for a bounty like last year’s, which yielded 2.74 million pounds, up from previous years’ catches. Early reports from the Gulf show the season is …
Calling all gourmands and scenesters: Tickets go on sale Monday for the foodist event of the year: The 11th-annual South Beach Wine & Food Festival, to benefit FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.Remember Paula Dean’s pants episode or Mario Batali’s f bomb for the king and queen of Spain,…
You know the fate of Halloween procrastinators, don’t you? It looks a little something like this: bags of that terrible orange and black peanut butter wax-like taffy to hand out to the kids, nothing left to buy at Halloween City except deeply discounted Monica Lewinsky and/or “sexy maritime lawyer” costumes,…
In Hollywood, across from the ocean, Taco Beach Shack was quiet on a rainy Monday night. On a concrete patio, chair backs leaned forward onto tables to stay dry. A table of sisters watched their toddlers run around obstacles like a three-cone drill. A pair of guys sat at the…
Halloween is around the corner, and every year, you run into the same problem — do you wear the sexy or funny costume? Our answer is, as always — it depends on whether you want to get laid… ever.Here is a collection of Halloween costumes that are truly terrifying… and…
The weather is finally beautiful. What seems like a week of rain has cleared up, leaving clear skies and cool weather. Which makes tonight’s food truck roundup at The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood the perfect place to be.If the fact that over two dozen food trucks…
“The chicken satays are amazing,” said Carlton, our server, as he dropped off an amuse bouche of Philippe Chow’s most famous dish at a table for two on a busy Saturday night. He was parroting New York Newsday’s accolades, which were quoted in red on the menu like praise on…
If you live in or spend any time in Boca Raton, you know the pain in the ass, driving hell that was the Pedestrian Promenade construction project that recently wrapped up in downtown. Looks like the city plans to make up for the parking and “Bridge Closed” headaches with “Meet…
We’ve received a flurry of news releases and heads-up notifying us of restaurant openings in the coming season and the course of the year. First up, in correlation with this week’s restaurant review on Philippe Chow: Sources tell us that a location for the group’s next casual-dining location will be…
Sure the weather looks lousy today, but the forecast calls for clearing by this afternoon, and you’re going to need to bust out of the house after three full days of rain. Lucky for you, Boat Show Night Out, the official preparty for the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, is…
Today and tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Kapow! Noodle Bar is hosting an open house for back-of-the-house positions, including line cooks, prep cooks, and dishwashers. Click here for requirements, which include at least a year of experience. Sit tight, bartenders and servers: They’re hiring you next week.Formerly John…
There was a time before the microbrewery boom where if you were a vegan drinker, you had few options outside of Beck’s. With many beer companies sticking honey or lactose in their flavorings or finings that use gelatin, egg albumin, or fish, finding cruelty-free drinks can be as difficult as…
The fate of Riverside Market remains on hold as to whether it will continue as a restaurant or even as a market, confirms both Julian Siegel and a spokesperson from the city’s Planning and Zoning Board. Siegel confirms that his property at 608 SW 12th Ave. in Fort Lauderdale has not…
Casserole comebacks aren’t just for fat-basking Paula Dean, as fast food and sit-down restaurants continue to introduce them in the form of pies and bowls. Yesterday Eater.com reported Kentucky Fried Chicken’s newest gutbomb, the Cheesy Bacon Bowl, an amalgamation of mashed potatoes, fried chicken, corn, gravy, cheese, and now bacon…
