Tonight, millions of people around the world will gather around their televisions to see a big lighted ball drop from One Times Square in New York City at midnight. Since 1907, the New Year’s Eve ball has dropped at 11:59 p.m., traveling 77 feet in 60 seconds to signify the…
In an effort to lure consumers with even more ways to get obese, McDonald’s is launching their Fish McBites. Basically, pieces of every Grandma’s Mickey D’s staple on acid, these are little nuggets of battered and deep fried Alaskan Pollock with lots of fattening tartar sauce to dip them into.The…
The internet is burning up over the story that celebrity Scientologist and father to the best-dressed child in Hollywood is dating a restaurant manager from Queens, New York.It gets better. Apparently, the gal in question, Cynthia Jorge, dated B-lister Seann William Scott (Stifler from the American Pie movies) before moving…
Food trucks are considered by many to be a quick and fun way to feed a family. At local food truck roundups or in a park, food trucks serve up inexpensive fare to people in a hurry. Though they will never replace mom’s home cooking or a luxurious anniversary meal,…
New Year’s Eve is one of those nights that can be highly overrated. You get dressed up, pay four times the normal price for a buffet dinner, party hat, and champagne, and listen to either a wedding band or DJ as the clock strikes midnight. This year, we’re thinking of…
It’s Christmas Eve and everywhere around you, families are getting together with some cocoa or eggnog to celebrate both the birth of our savior and the imminent arrival of Santa Claus. However, for us Jewish people, Christmas eve was known as “the night when everything closes”. The only places open…
Leaving cookies and milk for Santa could get pretty expensive if Congress doesn’t pass the Farm Bill, created in 1933 to provide subsidies to U.S. farmers during the Great Depression. Since then, the Farm Bill has grown and expanded to include not only farm subsidies, but disaster assistance, crop insurance,…
Christmas is upon you and you still have to give something to the neighbors, the babysitter, the dog walker, the mail person, the hairdresser, the karate instructor, the crossing guard, your office Secret Santa, and your kid’s best friend’s mother (sigh). You could go to the mall and get them…
Denny’s red velvet pancake puppies are so gosh-darn cute, we’ll forgive the 24-hour breakfast chain for serving up these gut-bombs. Only on Christmas, we say, as we dive into these little balls of red velvet pancake batter stuffed with white chocolate chips, rolled in powdered sugar, and served with a…
The fourth Annual Burger Beast Burgie Awards has moved north to Fort Lauderdale, bringing with it a meaty good time for all.The combination burger celebration/food truck roundup/awards ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, February 2 from 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. at Esplanade Park in Fort Lauderdale.The event features 25 different…
Hurricane Grill & Wings has opened its first Pembroke Pines location. The West Palm Beach-based restaurant chaine has grown nationally with restaurants throughout Florida, as well as in New York, Arizona, Texas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Minnesota. …
Slainte Irish Pub & Kitchen was planning a grand re-opening party on Wednesday, December 19 when the tragedy at Sandy Hook school happened. That’s when the owners, Francis and Rosa Feeney, parents of small children themselves, decided to cancel the opening party and turn it into a fundraiser to help the families…
The Mexican, Dennis Max’s homage to the border town cuisine he grew up with while living in Southern California in the 1950’s and 60’s, is now open in Boca Raton. The restaurant, which brings a little surfer culture to Boca, is decorated with a colorful Day of the Dead-inspired mural and…
The people at Tap 42 are playing Santa’s helpers this year with their “Crafts for a Cause” event, and everyone gets a treat!On Tuesday, December 18, bring in a canned food item (heck, bring in a bagful of canned goods) and you’ll receive a free craft beer on draft (up…
If you walk into a Flanigan’s in Palm Beach county and spot a familiar infamous face, don’t check your contact lenses. It could very well be Casey Anthony, the woman acquitted of murdering her daughter Caylee in a trial that garnered world-wide attention for Florida…
Yesterday, December 11, the Sunrise City Commission was supposed to vote on the fate of food trucks in the city. On the agenda under “new business” was the following:”Commission discussion and/or action re: Food Trucks”Read Also: Sunrise Mulls Food Truck Ban…
Mai-Kai is one of Fort Lauderdale’s treasures. Though a rare gem now, in the 1950’s and 60’s the United States was filled with restaurant showplaces like Latin Quarter, Trader Vic’s, The Hawaiian Cottage, and Mai-Kai. These themed restaurants had elaborate decor, fruity and potent drinks, and, most likely, live entertainment.Many of these…
Not only did basketball great and Jack-of-all-trades Shaquille O’Neal show up at the opening of Fort Lauderdale’s Dry Fried Wings, the sports superstar immersed himself in the job by greeting fans and getting his hands dirty — with wing sauce, of course.Read Also: Shaquille O’Neal to Attend Grand Opening of…
There’s always one person on your list — a boss, a parent, a friend — who is just impossible to shop for. Maybe they already have everything in the world, maybe they’re just picky. Read Also: Gift Guide For Foodies: 10 Unique Stocking Stuffers Under $20You could get them a fruit basket…
Since Hostess’ shutdown, Twinkies have become a valuable commodity. Despite all the “lifespan of a million years” jokes, the snack cake actually has a shelf life of only about 28 days, according to a company spokesperson, which is making the dwindling supplies of the popular snack cake in high demand…
Pembroke Pines residents will have a new lunch and breakfast spot when Corner Bakery Cafe opens its doors on Monday, December 10 at 6:30 a.m. The restaurant, serving fresh baked goods, is planning some giveaways to mark the occasion.The restaurant, located in the Cobblestone Shopping Center (14810 Pines Boulevard), serves…
Krispy Kreme, that little shop that makes us salivate every time their “hot” light turns on, is launching a new holiday line of doughnuts. While they’ll never, ever be able to replace the classic hot glazed, these treats are sure to make any office fiscal-year-end meeting just a little happier…
