Visit Lauderdale Food & Wine Festival is Here

The sun is shining a little bit brighter this January with the return of Fort Lauderdale’s culinary festival on Jan. 9-15. Formally called the Greater Fort Lauderdale Food & Wine Festival, the event debuts its new name this year: Visit Lauderdale Food & Wine Festival 

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Customer puts Punta Gorda restaurant employee in a chokehold

A distraught customer put a Punta Gorda restaurant employee in a chokehold after his food didn’t arrive on time. Shocking video shows a man and woman yelling at restaurant staff and then shoving and throwing punches.

New El Camino on the way: 4th location promises to be largest one yet

El Camino restaurants continue to spread their signature “Mexican soul food” throughout South Florida. This coming spring, the boutique chain plans to open a fourth location in the soon-to-come Restaurant Row in Boca Raton. This latest expansion promises the largest El Camino yet, with 7,000 square feet inside and 3,000 square feet outdoors, doubling the al fresco dining space of the fairly new West Palm Beach location, which — until the Boca Raton venue opens — is the biggest El Camino. 

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Popular Costco Bakery Items Ranked From Worst To Best

Now open: Mister O1 Extraordinary Pizza comes to Fort Lauderdale; Vinyl Fish Club debuts in West Palm Beach

Mister O1, which began its life in a sign-less, nondescript office building in Miami Beach, specializes in 13-inch, star-shaped shareable pies with a pouch of ricotta in each of the eight points.

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The Ten Best Restaurants to Open in 2022 / MIAMI

Miami continues to grow by leaps and bounds. Real estate prices continue to rise, tourists continue to arrive by the planeload, and traffic is at an all-time-record annoyance level. The city's hospitality industry is a major reflection of Miami's bullish economy. 

The restaurant scene is truly exciting: The Michelin Guide arrived in the Magic City, bestowing stars on locally owned restaurants and putting a worldwide spotlight on establishments we have known about and loved all along.  

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NEW RESTAURANTS IN GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE

1) Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar, Fort Lauderdale 

This snazzy steak-and-seafood chain run by Bloomin’ Brands (Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill) took over the primo Las Olas space formerly occupied by Tuscan Prime....
2) Fiorello’s, Fort Lauderdale
This Italian-Mediterranean restaurant had a soft opening on Nov. 27 next door to Primanti Bros. on State Road A1A, against a sumptuous backdrop of swaying beach palms and sunsets.

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Costco Has a New Kerrygold Butter Knock-off That Will Save You So Much Money

And it's—dare we say—better than the original? 

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Sushi Lab is the new restaurant on the beach you must check out!

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – How does sushi on the beach sound? Well, a father and son duo from New York have created just that experience in Pompano Beach. We know that Miami and Fort Lauderdale are hotspots to open up shop, but the owners say they see Pompano Beach as up and coming, so they had to catch the wave. So the New York-based restaurant, Sushi Lab, has ridden the wave to South Florida and the results from the experiment may leave your taste buds wanting more. The restaurant, created by father and son Hank and Brandon Fried, is located inside the Residence Inn by Marriott.

Taco Bell may add fries to its menu permanently to compete with McDonald’s

(CNN) — Taco Bell knows you want fries with that. Especially during lunch. To compete with rivals such as McDonald’s during lunchtime, the chain is considering permanently adding fries to its menu, Taco Bell CEO Mark King said during an investor event Tuesday. “People that go to lunch want to have French fries. We know that. So we’re looking at and testing bringing fries permanently on to the menu, which would increase our lunch business dramatically,” King said. 

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