FOOD & DRINK
Rodent droppings on top of dishwasher, in dining room, behind bar: 3 South Florida restaurants shut
Rodent droppings all around — in a dining room, behind a bar, above a dishwasher — were among the issues that temporarily closed three South Florida restaurants last week. The South Florida Sun Sentinel typically highlights restaurant inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation in Broward and Palm Beach counties. We cull through inspections that ...
Lionfish restaurant closes, but Delray Beach lands this national celebrity favorite instead
DELRAY BEACH — After 3 1/2 years in business, acclaimed seafood restaurant Lionfish of Delray Beach is closed. The modern coastal cuisine restaurant focused on sustainability and was twice recognized by the James Beard Foundation as a Smart Catch Leader for its environmentally-responsible practices. Its final night was Saturday, April 13. ...
Stone crab season ends May 1; find plenty of claws, and discounts in Palm Beach
Palm Beach restaurateurs once again are anticipating a sad spring farewell to a beloved island delicacy that’s one of Florida’s claims to gastronomic fame. May 1 is the last day of the state's annual stone-crab season, which has been shortened since 2020 as part of statewide conservation efforts. ...
Time to vote: Who has the best donuts in South Florida?
We’re circling back on a deep-fried query we raised to our readers: Who makes the best donuts in South Florida? It certainly wasn’t a topic that was glazed over by fans of the sweet confection. We received several hundred nominations of favorite donut shops throughout Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties — and now we have the finalists! The top-five, most-nominated donut makers, in ...
Why limit brunch favorites to Sundays? Try these Saturday brunch options in Palm Beach
When eggs Benedict, avocado toast, Nutella crepes and smoked salmon are on the menu, it must be Sunday brunch, right?. Unless it’s Saturday brunch. Some of Palm Beach’s most popular restaurants now offer Saturday brunch in addition to Sunday brunch — and those in the know can’t get enough of the Saturday version.
Life's a picnic: Family-friendly afternoon in Palm Beach benefits 2024 Women Build
There's not a whole lot of places with a demographic that can enjoy a daylong picnic in the sun. Palm Beach is one of them. The inaugural Palm Beach Picnic, a benefit for Habitat for Humanity's 2024 Women Build, took place Feb.10 in the Royal Poinciana Plaza's West Garden. More...
Tijuana Flats files for bankruptcy, closes multiple South Florida locations
Florida-based Tijuana Flats announced on Friday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and closed multiple locations across South Florida, according to a news release. The fast-casual Tex-Mex restaurant chain was founded in 1995 in Winter Park. The company stated that the decision to close these restaurants was due...
A kitten adopted 12 years ago is back because his owner died. Meet our Pet of the Week
Twelve years ago, a bright-eyed kitten was adopted from Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control. He lived a dozen wonderful years with a kind owner until the person sadly passed away. Now, that same kitten is looking for a second home to spend his senior years and is back at animal control in the meantime. ...
$7 million from Ken Griffin bolsters Palm Beach park restoration
The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach (PFPB) has announced a $7 million gift from Citadel founder and CEO Kenneth C. Griffin to support renovations and improvements to Phipps Ocean Park. The gift will help fund a $30 million public-private redevelopment initiative to increase the 20-acre waterfront park’s accessibility as a...
Best in the US? Almost. West Palm Beach GreenMarket falls short of USAT reader poll title
Even the greatest runs in history have to end at some point. It's true, the results are in and the West Palm Beach GreenMarket is no longer the number one green market in the country according to the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice poll that was released on Wednesday, April 24. But this is not a total defeat. The downtown waterfront mainstay still has game — it came in second. ...
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