- Roaches, flies … nose wiping? Rocco’s Tacos in Delray among 7 South Florida restaurants closed last weekState inspectors cited issues with live cockroaches inside an oven, rodent droppings on a dish machine and near chopped raw beef, and employees doing multiple tasks without washing hands or changing gloves. ... read more
- Coming soon: West Palm Beach getting a pour-your-own beers spot & the first Harry’s outside of NYAlso coming soon: Revered Wall Street institutions Harry’s and Adrienne’s Pizzabar are migrating to West Palm Beach - a first venture outside of New York. ... read more
- SMALL BITES: Hollywood Beach’s SAVOR SoFLO Festival promises ‘wine in our hands and toes in the sand’If you’re a food connoisseur, wine enthusiast and/or craft beer aficionado, then you might want to hit the sands behind the Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort during the weekend of April 1 and 2. ... read more
- Restaurant news: Tin Roof arrives in downtown Fort Lauderdale; Vampire Penguin closes its coffinThe Nashville-spawned, music-minded, bar-food chain Tin Roof has another location, on Delray’s glitzy Atlantic Avenue. Also open: an Italian restaurant in Fort Lauderdale by the name of Pick-ITA-Up. ... read more
- Boca Raton’s Rebel House to permanently close — and not even ‘Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives’ can stop itThe 11-year-old Rebel House will have its final dinner service on March 27 — and in an ironic twist of timing — the decision comes weeks after TV tastemaker Guy Fieri featured the restaurant on his popular travelogue show, "Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives." ... read more
- SMALL BITES: Cajun Tom bringing legit Louisiana crawfish boils to SoFloThe crawfish is from Louisiana. The chef is from Miami. But hold up. He specializes in Cajun and Creole cuisine with his Tom’s Louisiana Kitchen food truck. ... read more
- Weekend things to do: New bar on Las Olas, Todd Packer’s ‘Office’ trivia contest, Bacon & Bourbon Fest, New Found GloryThings to do in South Florida this weekend and beyond, from West Palm Beach and Delray Beach to Fort Lauderdale, Aventura and Miami. ... read more
- Father-and-son duo realize lifelong dream with Medi Terra restaurant in Boca RatonChef Michael Velicu and his hospitality exec son, Daniel, have combined their talents in Medi Terra, a restaurant in Boca Raton's Royal Palm Place that features dishes from the coastal areas of the Western Mediterranean. ... read more
- Live maggots on floor, flies buzzing around diners among issues that shut down 7 South Florida restaurantsLive maggots on the floor, hundreds of rodent droppings and backed up wastewater were among the issues that shut down seven restaurants in Broward and Palm Beach counties last week. ... read more
- The Bite Eatery’s best bites: Sampling the top dishes from Pompano Beach’s first food hallThe Bite Eatery, Pompano Beach's first food hall, arrives after three years of delays with a dizzying feast of dishes, from ropa vieja on tostones and housemade pasta to lobster rolls and smoked brisket burnt ends. Here are the best dishes to try. ... read more
- Now open: Hampton Social brings ‘Rosé All Day’ to Delray; SoFresh serving build-your-own bowls in Fort LauderdaleThe Chicago-based Hampton Social is bringing a pair of locations to South Florida, the first of which debuted at the new Atlantic Crossing shopping village. ... read more
- Coming soon: Cookie Plug adding sweet jolt to West Palm Beach; Opal & Ore coastal kitchen landing in Delray BeachCalifornia-based Cookie Plug, where treats are brownie-thick and inspired by '90s hip-hop, is expected to open this spring in downtown West Palm Beach. ... read more
- Captain of Hungry Dutchman, Fort Lauderdale sandbar’s new food boat, bares all on latest episode of ‘Naked and Afraid’Fort Lauderdale resident Michael Angulo, operator of The Hungry Dutchman, a new food boat that's launching this weekend at the sandbar on Fort Lauderdale’s New River and Intracoastal Waterway, talks about surviving Africa's Kalahari Desert for an episode of Discovery Channel's "Naked and Afraid" that airs on March 19. ... read more
- Weekend things to do: Reality TV studs in Fort Lauderdale, ‘Van Halen’ in Boca Raton, models playing volleyballThings to do in South Florida on St. Patrick’s Day Weekend and beyond, from Boca Raton and Pompano Beach to Fort Lauderdale and Miami. ... read more
- SMALL BITES: Ever heard of Munyon’s Paw-Paw? It’s SoFlo history … that you can drinkMunyon’s Paw-Paw aperitif pays homage to the original Munyon’s Paw-Paw tonic created in 1903 by Dr. James Munyon. ... read more
- Flies on clean pots, other sanitation issues shut Ocean One Bar & Grille locationOcean One Bar & Grille in Coral Springs was the only restaurant in Broward and Palm Beach counties temporarily closed by the state last week. ... read more
- SMALL BITES: Celebrity Chefs Food Tasting & Auction in Hollywood making a comeback; see who’s participating!Returning for the first time since the pandemic, the Ann Storck Center's 27th annual Celebrity Chefs Food Tasting & Auction will be March 31 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. ... read more
- Guy Fieri puts 5 South Florida restaurants under the ‘Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives’ spotlightSouth Florida restaurants are once again in Guy Fieri’s culinary crosshairs, and he plans to spotlight five Broward and Palm Beach County eateries on this season’s “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives,” which kicked off its newest season on March 3. ... read more
- SMALL BITES: Wellington’s serving up Bacon & Bourbon … what more could you ask from a festival?With a name like Wellington Bacon & Bourbon Fest, you’d think everything you need to know is right there in the title, wouldn’t you? And yet, there’s more. ... read more
- SMALL BITES: Wellington’s serving up Bacon & Bourbon … what more could you ask from a festival?With a name like Wellington Bacon & Bourbon Fest, you’d think everything you need to know is right there in the title, wouldn’t you? And yet, there’s more. ... read more