Last week, Johnson & Wales University in North Miami inaugurated its Zest awards at a private reception. The university in partnership with Miami Magazine gave awards to local restaurants, chefs and other food and beverage professionals in five categories; culinary innovator, best restaurant 2012, newcomer chef of the year, baking and pastry innovator, top beverage professional and community nominee. Winners were chosen by culinary instructors from the university, members of the university’s epicurean society and a food writer from the magazine. Continue reading “Some Local Zest” »
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Branding With Mugs
Do you have Another Broken Egg mug from your favorite location? With 20 locations this Destin, FL based breakfast and brunch specialist sell 22,000 mugs per year. Each specially made coffee mug is branded with Another Broken Egg’s logo and an emblem of the town that is home to each individual restaurant. Customers have taken to collecting them from each location, paying $18 per mug. Continue reading “Branding With Mugs” »
This Deli Stacks Up
Congratulations to Ben’s New York Kosher Delicatessen for the great review by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel! Food critic, John Tanasychuk awarded the deli located at The Reserve, 9942 Clint Moore Road, Boca Raton with 3 ½ stars out of 4. The big and busy, 242 seat dining room is often packed with customers enjoying everything from old-style classics such as beef-tongue Polonaise to chic veggie burgers.
Ben’s does classic sandwiches such as corned beef, pickled in house, and brisket. But the dinner selections include incredible stuffed cabbage, Hungarian goulash, chicken and beef flanken in a pot with matzo ball, noodles, kreplach, peas and carrots. There are also omelets, hot open-faced sandwiches, salads and entrees such as roast turkey, broiled chopped steak and broiled Romanian steak with sautéed onions. The daily specials are always a treat. It’s Jewish soul food at its best. Continue reading “This Deli Stacks Up” »
Toppings for Passover
Yogurt Mountain, the ultimate self-serve frozen yogurt is offering two new specialty toppings to commemorate Passover — Chocolate-covered Matzo and Coconut Macaroons. All yogurts and sorbets are certified kosher. Many toppings (candies, cereals and sauces) are also kosher certified by various unions and organizations.
“Yogurt Mountain is excited to celebrate Passover with our customers by adding the two new kosher toppings, reinvented from the traditional fare of matzoth and macaroons,” said David Kahn, president and founder of Yogurt Mountain. “We are continually developing diverse products that accommodate and satisfy the overall needs of our unique customer base, while also providing a fun, family friendly environment.” Continue reading “Toppings for Passover” »
Nothing Typical Here
Old Place Asian Bistro and Bar is not your typical neighborhood Chinese Restaurant. After 23 years as captain at Uncle Tai’s in Boca Raton, Michael Change decided to go out on his own. He has been open almost a year, and clientele is building. Old Place Asian Bistro and Bar is located at 2885 South federal Highway,Delray Beach, an easy to miss spot that is worth finding. Continue reading “Nothing Typical Here” »
Prime Italian is One Hot Spot!
Congratulations to Prime Italian for being named one of the Top 100 Hot Spot Restaurants. OpenTable an online restaurant reservations for diners and reservation announced the 2012 Diners’ Choice Award winners for Top 100 Hot Spot Restaurants in the United States this week. These awards reflect the combined opinions of nearly five million reviews submitted between March 1, 2001 and February 29, 2012, by verified OpenTable diners for more than 12,000 restaurants in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Continue reading “Prime Italian is One Hot Spot!” »
Killer Pasta is Killing It
Food trucks have gone gourmet. No longer are they just the construction worker’s lunch. Killer Pasta is a mobile food truck in Miami that is making every possible effort to provide the freshest, best tasting pastas & salads for their customers. By working with local farmers and dairy companies they use the freshest ingredients including local seafood and Key West shrimp (when in season). Killer Pasta makes their pastas, cheeses, and sauces daily. With delicious weekly specials based on the local produce offerings you are always assured a great meal. Continue reading “Killer Pasta is Killing It” »
