To some, Billy Mitchell is a villain of the likes of the Joker, Dr. Evil, or Skeletor. But to others, he’s a Donkey Kong champ, a master manipulator of the joystick, and testament to the power of human will.Last weekend, the veteran videogamer and owner of Rickey’s Restaurants in Hollywood…
Got an interesting post or bit of news to share? Email it to Charlie and we’ll include it in Eating Around the Blog-o-Sphere. Here’s a little diatribe on why now, more than ever, it’s important for journos to stick to the SPJ Code of Ethics.The Burger Beast braves the new…
In my review of the Living Room in Boynton Beach, I talk about how owner Lisa Mercado transformed the restaurant into a highly personal, almost schizophrenic collection of knickknacks and oddities. But one thing I left out was how she inventively altered the men’s bathroom.Get up to go to the…
This week we’re skipping a Dish review in lieu of a column on Miami Spice. The annual prix-fixe meal deal is designed to draw in diners during the slow summer/fall months and incorporates some of Miami-Dade’s better-known restaurants (119 all told). But each year, the excitement of Miami Spice is…
Gulf oysters are renowned for two things: Being cheap and being large. Compare an Apalachicola oyster to a pricey Blue Point or Wellfleet, and you’ll see why real oyster fans go for the Gulf. When I eat an oyster, I want some bite — not just a wimpy little bivalve…
Another week, another chance to win two free tickets to Pairings, the unlimited food and wine tasting event taking place on September 16. The photo to the left needs no hints. It’s so easy, I’d be surprised if we don’t have a winner within minutes. As always, click the image…
New Times Pairings is coming in September, and we’re asking you what local restaurants you’d like to see there.A chef embroiled in legal troubles, asking for help on Craigslist? Name that local toque. East Coast Barbecue uses high-tech smokers to turn out slow and low Southern cooking.Read an interview with…
• Lunch isn’t always easy for a practicing vegetarian. Stop into Whole Foods Market Fort Lauderdale this Monday, August 9, for its Vegetarian Lunch Club. On the menu: Sweet corn soup with peaches, pasta with roasted tomatoes and “hidden” zucchini (insert joke here), and shortcakes with cherry compote. The class…
“The craziest thing I ever saw?” ponders Tarpon Bend General Manager Aaron Abramoff. “Well, there was this one time that a bagpipe troupe decided to march through the restaurant out of nowhere. Everyone got up and just started dancing like nuts. There was so much energy, it was really cool.”Yes,…
New Times’ annual Pairings food and winetasting event is coming up fast. Going down September 16 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, the three-hour festival will showcase restaurants like 3030 Ocean, Taste Gastropub, Coco Asian Bistro, Chef Allen’s, Cafe Vico, and much more, along with all the appropriately…
Steak 954 — the posh steak house from Philadelphia restaurateur Stephen Starr — might be able to make a mean rib eye or tuna-foie gras taco. But for a lot of locals, the posh steak-house prices don’t exactly translate into casual lunch. Well, if you’ve been itching to try the…
Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it’s all about the love of the brew. If you…
This second location of the popular Coral Springs restaurant takes owner Ilan Cohen’s formula for fresh Mediterranean food and plops it in a sultry wine bar on the edge of Parkland. The menu in this larger space is deeper, with more wraps and salads to complement the authentic Israeli falafel…
To view a slide show of the Living Room, click here. My friends and I were lounging in cushy, mismatched chairs in our own little section of the Living Room in Boynton Beach. We were full, having just eaten an eclectic meal that included pear and Havarti pizza and a…
What’s long, hard, and holds about 100 ounces of ice cold beer?Pizza Rustica’s new beer tubes, of course.These cylindrical, chemistry-beaker-looking vessels are finding their way onto tables at the pizza haven’s Hollywood Boulevard location. The service device — which is a replacement for normal beer pitchers — may look gimmicky…
Last week, we reported that Dean James Max, executive chef at 3030 Ocean and at four other restaurants worldwide, will represent Florida at the Great American Seafood Cook-Off this Saturday. Competing head-to-head against 15 other chefs from different states, Max will have to woo judges with a dish that represents…
When I think of summer food, I think bright, bold flavors that won’t weigh you down. And this summertime orzo pasta salad delivers on all fronts. It’s got everything you’d want to awaken your palate in this brutal heat: There are woody kalamata olives; tart marinated artichoke hearts; cooling-sweet tomato;…
It’s odd to say, but kimchi is one of the hottest foodstuffs around the country at the moment. The Korean staple of cabbage fermented in a spicy sauce is about as unsexy and antihip as food gets. And yet, kimchi — and Korean food in general — is just about…
This week in Dish: The Living Room, a cozy little pub/restaurant in West Boynton Beach. With a quirky, decorative touch and plenty of mismatched tables made to look like miniature living rooms, it’s the kind of restaurant you can really feel at home in. Sometimes too much so. Check out…
There’s no shortage of good barbecue restaurants opening these days. With places like Sheila’s Famous BBQ Conch and More in Lake Worth and the second installment of Texas Hold ‘Em coming to the Gateway in Fort Lauderdale, there’s good ‘cue within reach of just about everyone. Now add East Coast…
Not going to get much in the way of hints here, folks. All I can tell you is that it’s a partial service restaurant, and this is the front counter.Click on the image to make it larger. Just don’t try any CSI-type maneuver and “enhance” the pixels until you can…
New Times’ annual Pairings event is coming up fast. The food and wine gathering at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts takes place September 16 from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. And the list of participating restaurants this year is already huge. On the docket so far are places like…
