Food & Drink

The experience of Korean barbecue is distinct. And Gabose, of Lauderhill, is the only Korean restaurant in Broward, or Miami-Dade County, that affords its guests the opportunity to cook their own food over a charcoal grill. Gabose was started ten years ago. Current owners Fred Kim and wife Susan took…

Barron Sherer is a filmmaker, film archivist, and general curator of cool cultural happenings in Miami. And by film, we mean actual celluloid, not digital.For a decade, the South Carolina transplant has created and produced film showings throughout town, most notably the Rewind/Fast Forward Video Festival. He helped manage the…

​I picked up this book shortly after it came out in 1987. The front sleeve boasts that the collection of recipes within “truly represents a revolution in cooking.” Big words, but 23 years later they ring true: Cooking with fresh, quality produce has indeed permeated American cooking – and Greens…

Chalk one up for the good guys. San Francisco has struck a blow to one pillar of the Unholy Trinity (McDonald’s, Jerry Springer, and Family Guy). The Golden Gate City has instituted a ban preventing McDonald’s from including toys with its grossly unhealthy Happy Meals.If it wants to continue to…

In honor of Sticky Peanut Butter Month, let us take a look at two of America’s favorite creamy peanut butters side-by-side: Jif and Skippy. Jif Pros: Jif is very smooth, fluffy, and airy, which allows it to spread easily when making sandwiches. Cons: “Choosy moms choose Jif” or “Choice of…

​I just love a challenge. Actually, it’s fairer to say I love being the guest judge at a challenge when other people have to cook for me. Who wouldn’t want that gig? I not only get a free meal (or the equivalent of three or four meals, which is most…

Blech! We used to think food recalls were a rare phenomenon. Turns out American factory culture may not have changed enough since Upton Sinclair wrote “The Jungle,” to stop bacterium-infected food products from hitting store shelves.The last year has seen plenty of cases of potentially blinding, stomach turning, vomit inducing,…

​Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill has launched a weekend brunch. Starting at 11:30 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, and running until 5:00 p.m., the a la carte menu will include:*Whole wheat pumpkin pancakes with housemade vanilla bean ricotta and seasonal fruit ($8).*House Muesli and yogurt with orange blossom honey and fresh…

To reach A-list celebrity status, there is a checklist: launch a cheesy perfume line, appear in an “accidental” photograph partying with Paris Hilton and two midgets covered in cocaine, and do an Oprah interview that brings everyone to tears. Once you have achieved all that, you must open a restaurant…

​November is national peanut butter lover’s month. Even with peanut allergies on the rise, peanut butter is found in about 75 percent of all American homes.This American pantry staple dates back to the Incas who created a paste-like substance from peanuts. The first American commercial peanut crop was grown in…

Finding Lou’s Beer Garden, 2010 Best of Winner for New Bar/North, is made easier by the bright neon sign in front of The New Hotel. But it’s not easy to find.The entrance is on the side of the hotel. You follow a path wreathed with green on either side, then…

Time for the highlights from South Florida food blogs …Food for Thought offers a first look at American Noodle Bar.Crepes on wheels over at Burger Beast.Tinkering with Dinner shows how to make mamey sapote ice cream.Chadzilla gives a behind-the-scenes look at the preparation of Sol Sunday.Molasses spice cookies courtesy of…