The high-tech cocktail: Future happy hour is now!

It's no surprise that when award-winning modernist cooking maestro Grant Achatz opened a bar, The Aviary in Chicago, its menu was devoid of appletinis and vodka tonics. The chef decided to rethink everything about the cocktail, as he had done with food at his celebrated restaurant Alinea.

EVENTS / Food Trucks In Fort Lauderdale

via South Florida Food & Wine 
Food Trucks will be pulling into Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday July 27th at Esplanade Park at 5:30pm. The trucks in attendance will be CheeseMe Mobile | The Fish Box |Nacho Mama’s Grill | Ms. Cheezious | Sugar Rush | Latin Burger | Sugar Yummy Mama | Nacho Bizness | SFT Slow Food Truck | Big Kahuna | The Rolling Stove | Dim Ssam A Go-Go
Esplanade Park 20 North New River Drive East Fort Lauderdale, 33312

OMG / Fear of frying? Raw bacon hogs spotlight at Fancy Food Show

This new bacon is meant to be eaten uncooked...
“I like to eat it raw or just very lightly cooked,” he said. “You don’t want to crisp it or you’ll lose the fat. You want the fat to just melt in your mouth.”
>>>read all about it 

DEAL / St. Tropez Bistro – East Fort Lauderdale French Cuisine and Drinks for Lunch or Dinner

For $15, you get $30 worth of French cuisine and drinks during lunch.
For $25, you get $50 worth of French cuisine and drinks during dinner.
>>> get the deal

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video in French (English subtitles)

REVIEW / Jaxson's Ice Cream Parlor - Sun Sentinal Video & Check Please South Florida 601

 
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SECOND-GRADER DEMI NIKOLE BERNADOTTE SAYS HER PICK WILL TRANSPORT YOU BACK IN TIME. ITS OLD-FASHIONED AMBIENCE AND HUGE PORTIONS OF KIDS FAVORITES ALWAYS MAKE IT A MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE. FOR HOUSE-MADE ICE CREAM AND PLENTY OF EYE-CANDY, SHE HEADS TO DANIA BEACH. ITS CALLED JAXSON'S ICE CREAM PARLOR AND RESTAURANT.
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REVIEW / Rendez-Vous Bakery - A Touch of Paris in South Florida

via TIM SLIVINSKI @ Florida Agenda 

MENU - Quiche Florentine... a puff pastry shell filled with egg batter, spinach and Swiss cheese... rich without being too powerful... Merguez on a baguette.... two lamb sausages and onion marmalade on a fresh baguette... Rich and a tad spicy.. the onion marmalade offered just a touch of sweetness that contrasted well with the earthy sausage... Pastries and desserts. Displayed in a case along the wall, each dessert looked not only delicious, but also like a work of art.... Wines, the list leans heavily toward French varietals

>>>> read the entire review

HOW TO / Miami Chef Michael Schwartz Cooks For Today Show

Make your own onion dip, potato chips, crostini and more.



>>> get the recipes

RECIPES / New This Week From Local Restaurants & Cooks

- A Veggie burger that really works

- Seafood Antipasto from Legal Sea Foods

- Lamb Stew from The Field Irish Pub & Eatery

- Boca club’s Banana ‘bread’ is a luscious dessert

- Sexy but Skinny Cocktails from Morton’s

- Cold Melon Soup from the Flamingo

FOOD TRUCKS / Pembroke Pines food truck rally Saturday

Party in the Pines Food Truck Rally takes place 5-9 p.m., Saturday, July 16, at Maroone Dodge of Pembroke Pines, 13601 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines.

>>> list of participating trucks 

EVENT NEWS / 2011 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival details revealed

Here are some early highlights for the 16th annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival from Pam Brandon, Disney Parks Food Writer and blogger. With the theme "Passport to a World of Flavors," the event with more than 25 international marketplaces will feature tapas-sized portions ($3 to $8) paired with beer, wine and cocktails.
•Hawaii, the Caribbean islands and Portugal all debut Marketplaces – look for Kalua pork sliders in Hawaii, ropa vieja in the Caribbean and calamari salad in Portugal. 
 >>> read more 


Video Highlights from "last years event"
Rick Howard and Rhino Ken taste some food and wine from around Epcot's World Showcase in this final episode of the 15th Annual International Food & Wine Festival