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Is Skyline Chili closing in Fort Lauderdale? Maybe, but not so fast
The owners of Skyline Chili in Fort Lauderdale have submitted a redevelopment proposal to the city to close the longtime eatery to make way for a Valvoline Oil Change shop, but many hurdles remain and shuttering could be months or years away. The Cincinnati-style chili parlor has been in business on North Federal Highway since 1971.

By Michael Mayo

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Food & Recipes

Learn how to prepare the Caribbean marinade at Calypso Restaurant & Raw Bar
The shrimp soaks up a flavorful, house made Caribbean marinade before grilling at Calypso Restaurant & Raw Bar in Pompano Beach.

By mike stocker

16m
Drinking

Wastin’ away again at Prime Catch’s new dock-and-dine bar in Boynton Beach
Longtime seafood restaurant Prime Catch in Boynton Beach has re-opened with a $2 million upgrade, adding an island dock-and-dine bar, new slips for yachts and boats, fresh cocktails and a menu of shrimp and scallop carbonara and seared local mahi.

By Susan Bryant

2h
Eat Beat

Italian rub out: Tuscan Prime restaurant closes on Las Olas
A glut of Italian restaurants on Las Olas Boulevard has apparently reached its limit, as Tuscan Prime announced its abrupt closing on Feb. 27, 2020. The Italian steakhouse opened in May 2019 and lasted nine months. A dozen other Italian restaurants and pizzerias remain on the downtown Fort Lauderdale stretch

By Michael Mayo

4h

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Wastin’ away again at Prime Catch’s new dock-and-dine bar in Boynton Beach
Longtime seafood restaurant Prime Catch in Boynton Beach has re-opened with a $2 million upgrade, adding an island dock-and-dine bar, new slips for yachts and boats, fresh cocktails and a menu of shrimp and scallop carbonara and seared local mahi.

By Susan Bryant

2h

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Is Skyline Chili closing in Fort Lauderdale? Maybe, but not so fast
The owners of Skyline Chili in Fort Lauderdale have submitted a redevelopment proposal to the city to close the longtime eatery to make way for a Valvoline Oil Change shop, but many hurdles remain and shuttering could be months or years away. The Cincinnati-style chili parlor has been in business on North Federal Highway since 1971.

By Michael Mayo

1m

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Top Spring Break 2020 bars in Fort Lauderdale and Miami
The best bars for Spring Break 2020 worth visiting in Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Miami Beach, Delray Beach and West Palm Beach.

By Phillip Valys

6:00 AM
Restaurant Reviews

Review: Sassafras cooks up modern Southern charm in West Palm Beach
3 1/2 stars for Sassafras restaurant in West Palm Beach, where Subculture Group (Dada, Kapow Noodle Bar) and chef John Thomas (32 East, Tryst) bring elevated touches to homey Southern fare. The restaurant opened in November 2019 and features sweet-tea brined fried chicken, shrimp and grits, hoppin' John and pork chops with cornbread pudding.

By Michael Mayo

Feb 26, 2020
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Weekend preview: Leap Day, two date ideas and some three-dog nights
Things to do in South Florida this weekend and beyond, including Leap Day beers, the Fort Lauderdale Bark Walk, tickets to see Joe Rogan and the Black Keys, a date night with Gold Dust Lounge at the Norton Museum and a burger worth wrestling with at Tucker Duke’s.

By Ben Crandell

Feb 26, 2020
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Sassafras restaurant and chef John Thomas in West Palm Beach, features contemporary Southern cuisine in compact setting.

By Mike Stocker

Feb 26, 2020

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Eating

Expect a bit of Florida at ‘Iron Chef’ Morimoto’s new Miami restaurant
If you're a fan of "Iron Chef America" or "Iron Chef," then you need to know about this restaurant coming to Wynwood.

By Rod Stafford Hagwood

Feb 26, 2020
Drinking

A brewery on Las Olas? Hollywood Brewing opens downtown Fort Lauderdale taproom and pub
Hollywood Brewing Las Olas in downtown Fort Lauderdale is the first craft-beer brewery to debut on the city's touristy restaurant row, and will feature hamburgers, sandwiches, seafood entrees and 10 craft beers.

By Phillip Valys

Feb 25, 2020
Eating

Cheeseburgers and chinos: Restaurant-retail hybrid Tommy Bahama Marlin Bar opening Friday in Fort Lauderdale
Tommy Bahama Marlin Bar will open Feb. 28 on Fort Lauderdale's Las Olas Boulevard. The restaurant-clothing store hybrid will serve frozen Mai Tais, coconut shrimp and ahi poke bowls amid displays of tropical-print shirts, straw hats and mannequins in Bermuda shorts.

By Phillip Valys

Feb 25, 2020
Eating

Fat Boyz Barbecue closes Deerfield Beach flagship
Fat Boyz Barbecue closed its Deerfield Beach flagship on Feb. 25, 2020, with owner Jarael Holston-Jones citing unsafe conditions in an aging building after a 3-year run. That leaves two Fat Boyz locations remaining, in Coral Springs and Fort Lauderdale (Cypress Creek Road).

By Michael Mayo

Feb 25, 2020

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