Scuola Vecchia Schools Delray on Pizza

Old-school pizza, the way it’s been made in Naples, the birthplace of pizza, for hundreds of years is the focus of the new Scuola Vecchia Pizzeria e Vino (522 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach; 561-865-5923).  If you didn’t get that from the name (Scuola Vecchia is Italian for old school),…

Where We Were Eating: Taqueria Dona Raquel

While your iPhone map application may have you driving down Dixie Highway in sketchy parts of Pompano Beach for some original Mexican food, don’t fret. The arrival at your final destination, Taqueria Dona Raquel, is worth it…

Good Food Jobs: So You Wanna Work in Food…

If you’ve been looking for a job related to food or sustainable agriculture, I’ve got just the site for you. Started by Taylor Cocalis and Dorothy Neagle (two Cornell grads, friends, and ice cream lovers), Good Food Jobs is designed to connect job seekers to meaningful food work. There are…

Chef Zach Bell Named James Beard Award Finalist

Chef Zach Bell of Palm Beach’s Cafe Boulud has been named a finalist for the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef (South). Chef Bell is the only South Florida chef to be named a finalist for the award. Other finalists in this category include John Harris (Lilette in New…

Four Seasons’ DIY BLTs Are A-OK

Everyone is South Florida knows things are all bassackwards here.  Take our growing season, for example. When the rest of the country is still digging out of snowdrifts and lucky to harvest weeds, we’re raking in corn and strawberries and citrus and, best of all, tomatoes. Tomatoes with real flavor,…

Half-Baked: Why Do I Do This? Part 2

Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half-Baked. A chef’s arms are a road map of his or her career. I can roll up my sleeves and tell you where I’ve been, the direction I was headed, and, of…