Food & Drink

Photos by Eduardo Schneider When Betania Bastos gets an idea, she becomes restless. As a baker, she can’t relax until she goes to the kitchen and brings an idea to life. It’s that same drive that has helped the Brazilian native in her baked-from-home food business. While living in Venezuela, Bastos worked in the food

Photos by Evelyn Suarez At most restaurants, diners expect to see salt and pepper on the table, and maybe some ketchup and steak sauce. But at Pirate Republic Seafood Restaurant, table staples are a little different. Four glass jars contain Brazilian peppers—dedo de moca, biquinho, malagueta and bode—to wake up the taste buds before the

Having worked in kitchens at various Marriott properties for much of his two-decade culinary career, Eric Kaszubinski recognizes the value of restraint when creating a menu that has across-the-board appeal for locals as well as hotel guests. Still, when it came to staying relevant in an increasingly competitive market, there was no holding back the

Terra Mare in Fort Lauderdale offers a decadent brunch buffet featuring items like maple glazed bacon and Harissa marinated leg of lamb, as well as a bottomless design-your-own drink option this Easter. The Easter Bunny will also be in attendance, so guests are encouraged to bring the whole family.    Big City Tavern in Fort

Photos by RM Studio Corp   Big things are happening at The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove. Late last year, The Commodore, a vintage-inspired cocktail bar, opened inside the hotel. Then, a few months later, Isabelle’s Grill Room and Garden debuted next door, bringing a chic restaurant named in honor of Isabella Peacock, one of the Grove’s

Park Tavern Where: 32 SE Second Ave., Delray Beach Phone: 561.265.5093 Website: parktaverndelray.com Executive chef Lance Kraebel describes the passion and pride that permeates dishes on Park Tavern’s menu as being “like the way your grandmother would have made it.” Grandma would need to be an Iron Chef to pull off the seamless mix of

It’s happened again. Your friends have invited you to an upscale, sit-down restaurant—pulling you away from your carefully measured bowl of quinoa and kale. You glance at the menu and see enticing options that tempt you to throw your new diet right out the window. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to play out that way. To

The Balcony on Las Olas brings New Orleans flare to South Florida with new additions to their dinner menu. The expansions to the appetizer portion of the menu include vegetable dumplings with sweet serrano chili sauce and coconut crusted shrimp with sweet mango serrano sauce. New Orleans jumbo lump crab cakes are also available, made

Chill, shake, and serve. With Miami Cocktail Co., that’s all it takes to sip and savor a gourmet cocktail in the comfort of your home. Think of the Wynwood-based business as a bartender in a bottle, where each cocktail blend—from mimosas to margaritas—is meticulously crafted with organic ingredients, like Florida grapefruit and Sicilian oranges. Created

Where: 20 SE Fifth Ave., Delray Beach; 6020 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton Website: lesorellerestaurant.com [image_with_text_over icon_size=”fa-lg” image=”18641″ title=”Sister Act”] As evidenced by the five-star raves on social media, diners in Boca and Delray are delighting in the authentic Italian cuisine and familial warmth at the two Palm Beach County locations of Le Sorelle, the

[image_with_text_over icon_size=”fa-lg” image=”18544″ image_shader_hover_color=”#ffffff” title=”Taurus Beer and Whisk(e)y Bar” title_color=”#ffffff”] Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with live music from 5pm to 8pm and specials on Jameson shots, pints of Guinness, Car Bombs and Reuben sandwiches. Chef Michael Beltran will also have an a la carte menu featuring the Chug burger, fritas, wings, and butter grilled oysters.

Food images by Gyorgy Papp Photography In Japanese, the word sensei expresses reverence to someone who has achieved a mastery in their art. The sensei at Casa Sensei is executive chef Richard Huang, who was born in Thailand. Huang and co-owners Victor and Patricia Diaz are putting their stamp on the Las Olas restaurant scene,