by The Staff | Sep 7, 2025 | Food and Drink, Local Restaurants, Recipes
Wines Worth Discovering By David Ehrenfried If you’ve shopped for California red wine in a wine store or local supermarket, you may have noticed some bottles labeled “Red Blend,” “Red Wine,” “Meritage,” or just “Red.” Maybe you’ve purchased one or more of these in the...
by Susan Rosser | Sep 7, 2025 | Food and Drink, Local Cooking, Recipes, Vegetarian
A Touch of Faux Fall This galette is about as close to fall as one can hope to get here at the southern tip of everyone’s favorite peninsula. It’s pretty versatile too. Enjoy it as a light supper paired with a crisp salad or serve it for brunch or even as...
by coastalnews1 | Sep 4, 2025 | Deerfield Beach, Dining Guide, Food and Drink, Lauderdale By The Sea, Local Restaurants, Mexican, Pompano Beach, South Florida Restaurants
A Round-Up of Local Ice Cream Spots for When that Urge for a Cool Treat Strikes I recently read a New York Times article lamenting the slow disappearance of the classic middle-class chain restaurant — places like Chili’s or The Olive Garden. The writer made an...
by LOCAL NEWS | Jul 22, 2025 | Florida Travel Guide, Food and Drink, Healthy(ish), Local Cooking, South Florida Travel Guide, Tour & Travel, Travel Guide
It’s bug season….in more ways than one. By John Piotrowski Well, it is mid-summer and the heat is on! As the afternoon thunderstorms and tropical systems drop a lot of moisture, it creates the perfect environment for those pesky mosquitoes and other biting bugs....
by coastalnews1 | Jun 22, 2025 | Dining Guide, Food and Drink, Local Restaurants, Pompano Beach, Restaurants, Vegetarian
Chasing Rainbow Bagels I must admit, as a transplanted New Yorker, I was initially skeptical about a bagel shop with Philadelphia roots. However, when I learned that Bagels & Co. was set to open in Pompano Beach, I couldn’t resist trying out their location in...
by Susan Rosser | Jun 21, 2025 | Dining Guide, Eating & Nutrition, Food and Drink, Healthy(ish), Quick & Easy, Vegetarian
This watermelon panzanella salad is adapted from a recipe I found on the New York Times Cooking website. After making it, I thought to myself, this might be the best salad I’ve ever made. And while that may sound like a touch of hyperbole, it’s the truth. Not long...