Two sister restaurants – Matchbox and Big Buns Damn Good Burgers – are both coming to West Las Olas near The Wharf Fort Lauderdale and Bodega Taqueria y Tequila.
When the pandemic threw Mitch Liebovich a curveball at his ballpark-adjacent barbecue restaurant in Chicago, the pitmaster packed up his smokers and decided to fire up brisket in South Florida. Also on the menu: pork belly, St. Louis-style spare ribs and alligator wings.
Reasons to get out at the Norton Museum of Art, Wellington Classic Brew Fest, the opening of the Renaissance Festival in Deerfield Beach and a free concert by Third World at the ArtsPark in downtown Hollywood.
Memphis Garrett’s new Ya Mas! is now open in Fort Lauderdale. Coming soon to Palm Beach County is a Windy City barbecue spot and World of Beer in Miramar.
“Night’s End” was filmed in the Avondale neighborhood. The horror film had an overall budget of just under $500,000 and “happened so fast, in about a year and a half, from writing to shooting to streaming on Shudder.”
The high-profile space at the corner of Federal Highway and Oakland Park Boulevard will be home to a new Mexican restaurant from the owners of Estrellita Poblana in the Bronx.
“Compartment No. 6” was shot with a tiny crew in cramped spaces, and you can practically smell the matted hair, the jars of pickles, the physical details of a long Russian train trip full of small surprises.