If you haven’t made New Year’s Eve plans (or are shying away from prix fixe dinners that cost hundreds of dollars), here’s a special collaborative holiday dinner that won’t break the bank. Coco Asian Bistro & Bar’s chef/owner Mike Ponluang has asked a special friend to share kitchen duties with…
With Christmas just a few days away, thoughts turn to peace on Earth and being in the company of loved ones. Unfortunately, while some people busy themselves baking cookies and doing last-minute shopping, families are mourning the deaths of New York Police Department Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, who…
As if our holidays weren’t filled with enough pressure, Domestic Diva Martha Stewart has just nullified all our plans for making an adorable little gingerbread house, decorated with gumdrops and candy canes. No longer is a simple Hansel and Gretel-style cookie cottage in vogue. Because Ms. Stewart has just forever…
Whole Foods Market is expanding their South Florida presence with the opening of four new shops in the coming months. The Austin, Texas-based grocer that specializes in organic foods, vegan goods, and sustainable seafood, has just announced several new locations, including stores in Downtown Miami, Pompano Beach, Davie, and West…
If all this holiday shopping and late-night caroling has you in search of some much-needed java, there’s good news for you. Dunkin’ Donuts has announced the opening of six new South Florida locations. The fast food chain currently has over 150 locations throughout South Florida. See also: Dunkin’ Donuts’ Croissant…
If your office is planning a holiday potluck, leave the crock pot chili to the people in the accounting department because you’ve got something much cooler to share: Santa sushi! See also: Get Quinoa Chaufa at Hollywood’s La Huaca Peruvian Cuisine…
Budding Don Drapers of the world, listen up. There’s one universal truth about the ad game, and that’s turn chicken shit into chicken salad anytime you have the opportunity to do so. Roast beef sandwich chain Arby’s just released a 30-second commercial of a glass of Pepsi. That’s it. Just…
All over the country, fast-food workers, fueled by union organizers, have been coordinating carefully orchestrated strikes around the country. In a David-versus-Goliath-style battle, the workers are calling on the the megacorporations they work for — like McDonald’s, Yum! Brands, and Walmart — to up their wages to $15 an hour…
Steve Martorano, Fort Lauderdale’s favorite “cuz” and cook, is planning on expanding his ever-growing empire. The chef, who owns two South Florida restaurants, Cafe Martorano and Martorano’s Italian American Kitchen at the Seminole Hard Rock, along with restaurants in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, sent out an Instagram to alert…
Even celebrities screw up their turkeys. Take, for example, William Shatner, who made this video for State Farm about the dangers of frying a turkey:…
Let’s face it. The best part of the Thanksgiving meal is the sausage. Without it, the turkey is just a slice of meat. Sausage is what gives a turkey its flair. This stuffing takes about ten minutes to prepare, and about 20 minutes to bake. Red the Steakhouse’s chef Peter…
Good news for those of us wanting to stock up on good, craft beer for the holidays..or an imminent zombie invasion: Funky Buddha beers will be available in bottles starting December 10. Two of the brewery’s most popular beers, Hop Gun IPA ($10.99 /six-pack) and Floridian Hefeweizen ($9.99/six-pack), will be…
It’s not even Thanksgiving and Christmas has come early in the form of a teeny package. The tiny hamster, that eating machine disguised as a fur ball with whiskers, is back. This time, he’s invited a few friends for Thanksgiving dinner. See also: Tiny Hamster Challenges Kobayashi to an Eating…
Hear ye, hear ye, people of the Earth. You have exactly seven days in which to finish up that bucket list, reconnect with loved ones, and finally visit the Grand Canyon, because the world as we know it will end on November 19. OK, that’s a pretty bold statement. The…
The story of Arnold Abbott, the 90-year old World War II veteran and civil rights advocate known as “Chef Arnold” has turned into a global phenomenon. Abbott, who was cited numerous times by the City of Fort Lauderdale for feeding homeless people at outdoor sites, has caught the attention on…
Anthony Bourdain will guest-star as famous TV food dude Anthony Gourmand in an upcoming episode of Nickelodeon’s Sanjay and Craig slated to air sometime in 2015. In the episode, Craig becomes obsessed with Anthony Gourmand, the host of a television series called Foodventurer. Sanjay and Craig meet Gourmand at the…
Get ready, Fort Lauderdale, for burgers and brews served by naughty schoolgirls. The Tilted Kilt is now open for business. See also: Tilted Kilt Plans Four Other South Florida Locations…
Dunkin’ Donuts has just launched its new croissant donut, a hybrid of the best of American and French artery-cloggers. The pastry, which hit the streets this week, is the fast-food, mass-produced version of Dominique Ansel’s cronut, which still causes mass hysteria and hours-long waits at his Soho bakery in New…
Pizza fans will be able to get a fresh, hot pie right out of the oven starting today when Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza opens its first South Florida location in Fort Lauderdale at Uptown Center near the Cypress Creek Tri-Rail Station. The restaurant features custom-made personal pies baked in hot,…
Shula Burger, Coach Don Shula’s casual dining establishment, has opened its newest location at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport’s Terminal 1. See also: Fort Lauderdale Shula Burger Redesign Presented by Don and Dave Shula…
Time to plan your strategy, beer lovers! New TImes’ Original Beerfest turns Fort Lauderdale’s Esplanade Park into a fantasy of brews this Saturday, October 25, and we figured we’d whet your appetite with a complete list of the beers being served. We suggest using this as a checklist, of sorts…
The 17th-annual New Times’ Original Beerfest, presented by Isle Casino, happens this Saturday, and it’s going to be epic, people. If you love beer, there’s absolutely no better way to spend your day than sampling more than 100 different beers waterside at Fort Lauderdale’s beautiful Esplanade Park. See also: Delray…
