View from The Balcony
Chef Simon Porter cooked all around the world before bringing his talents to Las Olas. When The Balcony opened about a year ago on Las Olas, one thing jumped out…
Chef’s Corner
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Bao to Your Sensei
At the point where Las Olas meets the Himmarshee Canal, the former Bao Bar + Asian Kitchen has new ownership and a new name. We caught up with head chef…
Coast to Coast
For Dune head chef Edgar Beas, inspiration comes from the coastal cuisine he knows, and the cuisines he’s just getting introduced to. Chef Edgar Beas is a West Coast guy.…
More Than a Ribeye
A new Las Olas restaurant offers a different sort of steakhouse experience. If you’re in the mood for dining somewhere new, there are worse options than a stroll down Las…
Shared Plates, Shared Traditions
For Luca Spiga, a culinary journey to the Pacific eventually led him to an actual journey across the Atlantic. Chef Luca Spiga wanted to try something different. He was living…
El Vez Is in the Building
On the beach, El Vez brings fun, modern Mexican fare to a prime spot. There was a time when a Mexican restaurant on Fort Lauderdale Beach might have made sense…
The Mastro’s Maestro
Mastro’s Ocean Club – a part of national upmarket chain Mastro’s Restaurants – is a new entry to Fort Lauderdale’s arrive-via-land-or-water Intracoastal dining scene. We asked Chef Rocco Nankervis –…
Dine for a Cause
Dine Fort Lauderdale aims to bring some of the city’s top chefs together – all to benefit great local programs. Few things are better than an elegant, creative dinner in…
Dream Team
Jack Jackson and Johnny Vinczencz were both already well known in the Fort Lauderdale restaurant world. What would happen when they partnered on a new place? It happens in sports…
The Red Zone
A new Asian fusion place brings tastes from all over the Far East – by way of the Hamptons. The red doors you pass by as you enter Red Door…