NEWS / An Amazon supermarket in West Boca? Building nearing completion for a grocery store

No checkout lines. Customers being guided by Alexa assistants. It’s all part of Amazon’s vision for its nationwide grocery chain, which is coming to South Florida.

Amazon Fresh, the company’s new supermarket chain, appears to have plans to open its first Florida location in West Boca — with construction nearing completion of a grocery store building at the massive Uptown Boca shopping complex by Glades Road, a short distance east of State Road 7

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NEW / Will employees get stiffed again in Penn Dutch lawsuit settlement?

Of the long line of creditors left unpaid after a listeria outbreak forced Penn Dutch Meat & Seafood Market to close its Margate and Hollywood locations, it’s likely that the stores’ employees felt the sharpest financial pinch. Their final paychecks bounced after the stores closed their doors for good in September 2019, court records show. 

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NEW / The new food hall at Miami’s Brightline station is open. Here’s what commuters will love

Start getting used to the idea of hanging out in train stations for fun. 

By fun we mean eating and drinking. You don’t even have to be traveling anywhere to enjoy all that the newly revamped MiamiCentral station has to offer. 

The 26,000-square-foot, 16-stall food hall operated by hospitality mogul Sam Nazarian’s C3 concept is bound to be a destination for 305ers in search of a variety of dining options. A bar called Mary Mary also serves up cocktails in a sleek setting that looks more like South Beach than a transportation hub. 

We tried out a few eats at a launch party Thursday night. Our favorites: 

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EVENT / South Beach Wine & Food Festival has more events, same COVID rules. Tickets now available

Guy Fieri is turning the sands of South Beach into Flavortown. The rock ‘n’ roll Food Network chef is hosting a new “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” themed event to kickoff the first day of the 2022 South Beach Wine & Food Festival, which started selling tickets today for Capital One credit card holders. The four-day festival, which runs Feb. 24-27, is returning to a more normal state than last year, when it pushed back the event three months and cut capacity to about a third. But it will still require guests, chefs and staff to state that they have been vaccinated or have tested negative for COVID-19. Tickets for the general public will go on sale starting Nov. 15. 

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Popular cannabis product Delta-8 has some federal agencies and elected officials urging caution when using

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – It can be purchased in just about any smoke shop, gas station and online. Delta-8 THC is sold in several forms, including vapes, tinctures, candy gummies and versions that can be smoked. “It’s one of our biggest selling things”, one smoke shop employee told Channel 10′s Amy VIteri. “We sell a lot of Delta-8.” Because it comes from hemp, the THC isomer is technically legal in most states, for now. In recent weeks, the FDA and CDC both issued warnings about Delta-8 products, citing serious health risks. 

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What Happened to The McRib???

McDonald's has brought back their famous McRib once again! Featuring a seasoned pork patty, BBQ Sauce, onions and pickles - this iconic sandwich is back on the menu. But some people are feeling a bit uncertain about the quality in 2021. I get to the bottom of this in today's review!

 

NEARBY / Miami’s Next Over-the-Top Dining Destination

HaSalon, the Tel Aviv destination that’s known as the most extravagant and festive restaurant from pioneering Israeli chef Eyal Shani, is getting ready to make waves in America’s wildest dining city. A new outpost of HaSalon is scheduled to debut on November 17 at a Miami Beach location that was previously home to the storied China Grill. The new restaurant is a partnership between Shani and Major Food Group, the hospitality company that’s shaken up the sizzling Miami dining scene with Carbone and ZZ’s Club. So yes, the chef who shocked New York by serving a $24 sliced tomato with olive oil and sea salt has teamed up with the restaurant group that sells $69 veal Parm. Shani will have a version of this tomato in Miami, and Major Food Group co-owner Jeff Zalaznick says that working with HaSalon feels like a marriage of equals. 

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EVENT / Las Olas Wine & Food Festival is back: Updates on who’s pouring, who’s cooking, who’s dancing

The 25th edition of the Las Olas Wine & Food Festival will make its long-awaited comeback in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Friday, Nov. 19, after more than 18 months sidelined by the pandemic. The nighttime open-air fundraiser will run from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. on Las Olas Boulevard, a showcase for nonstop noshing and sipping with more than 50 area restaurants and more than 40 national and international spirits companies and breweries represented.

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Clean plate! South Florida restaurants awarded for having no violations

 

Jeff Weinsier usually provides the "Dirty Dining" report, but today he's surprising Broward County restaurants who had zero violations in their recent inspections.

Why Pine Nuts Are So Expensive | So Expensive

Pine nuts have long been desired for their unique flavor, use in traditional recipes, and health benefits. They're also one of the most expensive nuts in the world, selling for upwards of $117 per kilogram. So what makes them so special? And why are they so expensive?