Weekend things to do: A new waterfront restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Ed Sheeran tickets, Bad Bunny cocktail …
With all due respect to the great Eddie Cochran, there is a cure for the summertime blues — a new rooftop restaurant on the water with a fresh Mediterranean menu of stimulating inventiveness. It’s called Olive & Sea and it opens on the Intracoastal in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday.
Located at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina, on the northwest side of the 17th Street Causeway bridge, Olive & Sea is a cool, relaxing space with 156 seats spread throughout a glass-encased indoor dining room and a bright, uncluttered terrace that wraps around the building. Not a bad seat in the house.
The chef is Miguel Toro Franco, who offers a menu with different layers of intricacy. One approachable handheld is the Shawarma-spiced Burger, with charred tomato, feta and grilled onions on a challah roll. It might be paired with Sumac Spiced Sweet Potato Fries or Hand-Cut Steak Fries seasoned with za‘atar.
Beginning this weekend, Olive & Sea will be open seven days a week, serving lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., happy hour from 3 to 6 p.m. and dinner from 5 to 10 p.m. Brunch service on Saturday and Sunday will begin on Labor Day Weekend.
Olive & Sea is at 1881 SE 17th St., Fort Lauderdale. For information and reservations, visit OliveAndSeaFTL.com.
THURSDAY
Ed Sheeran tickets:Grammy-winning pop star Ed Sheeran will perform at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood on Oct. 22, and tickets (starting at $105+) are going on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday with a venue presale at the Hard Rock’s Facebook, Twitter/X and Instagram pages. The general on-sale begins at 10 a.m. Friday at MyHRL.com.
Shoes news:DJ Khaled will host a 2 p.m. Thursday ribbon-cutting for his collaboration with the major sneaker-streetwear retailer SNIPES at the new We The Best x SNIPES store on South Beach (673 Collins Ave.). Organizers say the event will include giveaways and celebrity guests. Visit Instagram.com/djkhaled.
Dining for dogs:Thursday brings the kickoff for the Delray Dines for Dogs series, a fundraiser for Big Dog Ranch Rescue, with the inaugural dinner at Akira Back in The Ray Hotel in downtown Delray Beach. The 6 p.m. dinner ($95) is a sellout, but you can attend the after-party from 8:30 to 10 p.m. at the hotel’s Rosewater Rooftop lounge (with DJ Tumbles), which will send 15% of the proceeds to the rescue. The series continues on Sept. 24 at Delray Beach hot spot Brulé Bistro with dinner from chef Suzanne Perrotto (with 20% of the proceeds headed to the rescue) and an after-party at Rose’s Daughter. Visit Facebook.com/bigdogranchrescue/events.
Coffee talk: Circle House Coffee in Fort Lauderdale’s Flagler Village is celebrating National Coffee Month in August with a series of discounts. For instance, all month you can get a free 8-ounce drip coffee with the purchase of any bakery item (excluding vegan). For other discounts, visit CircleHouseCoffee.com.
Picture show:The Palm Beach Photographic Centre in downtown West Palm Beach will host a free closing-night reception on Thursday for the exhibit “The BIG Picture: It’s Been a Minute!,” a survey of some of the best images of 2022. The event runs from 6 to 8 p.m. and features a TED-style talk about photojournalism — moderated by PBPC curator and board member Scott Mc Kiernan — with four-time Pulitzer Prize winner Carol Guzy, Robin Loznak and others. Visit Facebook.com/PalmBeachPhotographicCentre.
FRIDAY
Street party:The Summer Sizzle edition of Pompano Beach’s Old Town Untapped block party series returns on Friday at 6 p.m. with music from popular locals SOSOS, a DJ setting up in Old Town’s Backyard, and an exhibit and talk with Fort Lauderdale artist Kandy G Lopez at Bailey Contemporary Arts Center (also currently showing in NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale’s exhibit “Future Past Perfect”). Backyard, which opened in April, is a 15,000-square-foot dining and gathering plaza tucked into a void behind South Bar & Kitchen (hidden gem, anyone?). Both are worth a stop while you’re in Old Town. Visit PompanoBeachArts.org.
Here’s your ’80s:Early ’80s influencers A Flock of Seagulls bring “I Ran” and ahead-of-their-time hits such as “Space Age Love Song” and “Telecommunication” to the Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale on Friday. Local post-punk stylists Astari Nite also will perform, with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. Tickets costing $38.50+ are sold out, but there’s always the resale market. Visit CultureRoom.net.
More tickets:Due to popular demand, Hard Rock Live has added a second show for Bert Kreischer, set for 8 p.m. Oct. 13. Tickets (starting at $55+) go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at MyHRL.com. The first show is Oct. 12. … A second performance has been added to iconic Brazilian vocalist Marisa Monte’s tour stop at The Parker in Fort Lauderdale. The dates are also Oct. 12 and 13. Tickets start at $69+ at ParkerPlayhouse.com.
Weekend cocktail:South Florida is a melting pot and a mad experiment, even when it comes to cocktails. For its five-year anniversary, revered downtown Miami dive(ish) bar Mama Tried has unveiled a new cocktail menu, courtesy of managing partner and bar manager Tyler Kitzman. Among his new creations is the Una Noche Mas — “inspired by Bad Bunny” — a peachy purple cocktail made with butterfly tea-infused tequila and garnished with a tiny toy bunny. Because he can. Visit MamaTriedMIA.com.
Shell games: Returning to the Joe Namath-owned Lucky Shuck Oyster Bar & Taphouse up in Jupiter on Friday, the event known as South Florida’s Shucking Best Oyster Eating Contest is sold out. Which is great, as the $20 entry went to the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum. And probably just as well: Last year’s winner reportedly ate 103 oysters in 90 seconds. If you’re looking to practice for next year, visit LuckyShuckJupiter.com.
SATURDAY
Marketing 101:Pompano Beach Brewing Co. hosts the Back to School edition of the Vibe-n-Shop Popup Market on Saturday from 2 to 6 p.m., featuring giveaways on book bags and school supplies, free cotton candy and snow cones, live music and a bounce house. Admission is free. Visit Facebook.com/pompanobeachbrewing. … Nearby in Pompano Beach, 26 Degree Brewing Co. has the Summer Time Makers Market on Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m., including a lineup of local vendors, live music and Tacos El Chilango food truck. Visit Facebook.com/26brewing.
Local sounds:Counting Crows will perform at Hard Rock Live on Saturday, with an 8 p.m. opening set by South Florida guitar hero Chris Carrabba and Dashboard Confessional. Tickets start at $70+ at MyHRL.com. … Grateful Dead revivalists Unlimited Devotion will celebrate Jerry Garcia (his birthday was Tuesday) at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Crazy Uncle Mike’s in Boca Raton. Expect a crowd. Tickets cost $15+ at CrazyUncleMikes.com. … Singer-songwriter Mandy Marylane (an “absolutely stunning” performer, says prolific producer-musician Fernando Perdomo) plays a release party for her album “Drive” (Y&T Music) on Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. at My Mama’s, the books-and-records emporium in Dania Beach. Guest performers include Timothy LaRoque and Loui Daniels. Visit Facebook.com/mymamasbooksrecordscafe and MandyMarylane.com.
More locals:Miami-based indie rockers Mustard Service on Saturday host a new one-day music festival called Zest Fest at the Miami Beach Bandshell to support other local bands. The 7 p.m. show includes Donzii, Seafoam Walls and Better Than This. Tickets cost $25.75 at MiamiBeachBandshell.com. Mustard Service is set to release a new album, “Variety Pack,” on Friday. Visit MustardService.com.
SUNDAY
Last stop:On their farewell tour, R&B icons The O’Jays, still led by the great Eddie Levert, will bring hits such as “Backstabbers,” “I Love Music,” “For the Love of Money,” “Use ta Be My Girl” and “Love Train” to Hard Rock Live at 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets start at $45+ at MyHRL.com.
LOOKING AHEAD
Future laughs: You can still get tickets, starting at $55+, for Emmy-winning former “Late Night” and “SNL” comedian Seth Meyers at the Hard Rock on Wednesday. Visit MyHRL.com.
Mark your calendar:Funky Buddha Brewery in Oakland Park has announced the return of its popular Ice Cream and Beer Pairing collaboration with Wilton Creamery on Aug. 23. The 7:30-9:30 p.m. event features five small-batch ice cream servings matched with five unique beers. Cost: $25. Visit Facebook.com/FunkyBuddhaBrew.
Staff writer Ben Crandell can be reached at [email protected]. Follow on Instagram @BenCrandell and Twitter @BenCrandell.
