South Florida Restaurants to Participate in Appetite for Giving Fundraising Campaign

To recognize National Child Abuse Prevention Month and National Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, many South Florida restaurants have partnered with Lauren’s Kids for the Appetite for Giving fundraising campaign. The program is a restaurant partner campaign in which restaurants are invited to join in the fight to prevent child sexual abuse. For the entire month,

Feeding South Florida Launches Annual Art Competition for Local Students

Feeding South Florida, a hunger-relief organization in South Florida, is now accepting submissions for its Fourth Annual “Feed Your Creativity” art competition. Elementary, middle, and high school students throughout Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties are invited to participate in displaying their artwork on one of Feeding South Florida’s semi-trailer truck wrap—a 36-foot moving

Petite Comité Opens in Miami

Petite Comité, the unique Japandi-inspired restaurant, recently opened in Miami with the goal of being Miami’s new dining spot with an eclectic mix of Scandinavian, French and Asian cuisine. The concept was developed by husband-and-wife powerhouse culinary couple Cesar Olivo and Adriana Perez Benatar and partner Samuel Perez Benatar. The family business of three related partners

Restaurant Group to Host Easter Brunch and Egg Hunts

Brimstone Pembroke Pines, Brimstone Doral, and Beach House Pompano will host an Easter Sunday Brunch and Egg Hunt from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 9. The family-friendly Easter Brunch includes specialty cocktails, unique dishes, and an Easter Egg Hunt. Participants who find the Golden Egg receive a complimentary lunch or brunch for up to four

Local Music: The Venues

Johnnie Brown’s: This popular spot near the railroad tracks on Atlantic Avenue has them dancing in the streets with live local music seven nights a week. (301 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach; johnniebrowns.com) Crazy Uncle Mike’s: Founder Mike Goodwin’s brewery and live music haven draws rock tribute bands, singer/songwriters, guitar-driven blues acts, reggae groups—and more—to

The Beat Goes On

The drummer for rock band Spektora shares insights into his journey and the live music scene in South Florida.

Gulfstream Park to Host Wine and Dine-Themed Tasting Event 

Gulfstream Park’s “Taste at the Track” returns this weekend for a unique “Wine & Dine” edition from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 1. The event combines food and drinks with horse racing action in the third-floor Flamingo Room overlooking the racetrack. Guests can enjoy all-you-can-eat food and drink stations while taking in

Major Food Group Does It Again, in a Transporting Setting, With Dirty French Steakhouse

Anyone who doesn’t believe that dining has become synonymous with entertainment hasn’t been to Dirty French Steakhouse. With this fanciful Brickell bistro, a Ken Falk-designed hallucinatory throwback to the 1970s and ’80s (complete with Blondie on the playlist), Major Food Group continues its culinary domination of Miami. After scoring hits with Sadelle’s, Hasalon, ZZ’s Club,