Last week I had the good fortune of being invited to the Union Des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGC) tasting of the 2012 vintage at LIV nightclub, in the Fontainebleau hotel, sponsored by Total Wine and More. This was one spectacular event. With 90-something wineries represented, we got a pretty […]
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I’ve got three words for you: Fried. Grilled. Cheese. Himmarshee Public House, in downtown Fort Lauderdale, has recently rolled out some new menu items, and I was lucky enough to attend a media dinner tasting them all. The Public House is a lovely bar, with a huge list of craft beers […]
I was recently invited to try Chima, a Brazilian Steakhouse where people stroll around with huge skewers of meat, and cut off pieces for customers as they go. Friends of ours love it there, so I thought we’d give it a shot. After my last experience with this type of […]
Well before we arrived in New York, my friend Sara sent me the following text message, complete with a message from her 9 year old son: We just discussed your upcoming visit with A. He said “yay”, and he can’t wait to see you. He wants to know if we […]
While indulging in several glasses too many at Maloney and Porcelli, I asked my friend Tracey where to go the next day for happy hour, as we were meeting a college friend. Now, to me “happy hour” means “half price drinks and chicken wings“. She suggested Casellula, which is none […]
I recently got an invitation to try Gimme A Burger in Pembroke Pines, and since it doesn’t take much convincing to get me to eat a burger, naturally I readily accepted. Now, I will say that I find the name a little off-putting, but I was intrigued by the concept […]
Gelato, pastries, a full grocery store with fresh fish and meats, as well as cheeses, and several different restaurants make up Eataly, where I swore I died and went to food heaven. Seriously, I could have wondered the crowded areas of Eataly for hours on end. But that was not […]
The folks at Massage Envy Spa South Florida recently sent over a gift card so I could try out the massage services. It’s a rough life, but someone has to take one for the team. They also sent a gift card for one lucky reader. Enter to win below.
Once I had secured the reservation at Le Bernardin, I went to work to insure that we would eat well for the rest of the week, too. One of my most anticipated meals was the $55, five course lunch at Bouley. The short version is this: food generally awesome, service generally […]
While most dinners for us tend to include wine, they can’t all be called “wine dinners“. Of course, once we planned this New York trip, we started contacting the winos – er, wine lovers – that we know there to connect for dinner. Monday night brought us to Tribeca Grill with […]