Michael Mayo

Beef tartare toast at Oceano, a
Lake Worth Beach restaurant
that didn't make the 2025 Florida
Michelin Guide. It should - along
with a lot of other overlooked Broward and Palm Beach county restaurants - in former Sun Sentinel dining critic Mike Mayo's opinion.

What Michelin got wrong: A critic’s critique of Broward, Palm Beach picks

September 9, 2025 at 11:21 a.m.

South Florida food writer Michael Mayo critiques the venerable Michelin Guide's picks of top restaurants in Broward and Palm Beach counties, and finds many worthy establishments missing.

Remembering the 17 lives lost in Parkland

October 13, 2022 at 1:51 p.m.

Remembering the 17 lives lost at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Feb. 14, 2018, and the works their families carry on in their names. Aaron Feis He...

Rex Baron, a restaurant in Boca Raton with a post-apocalyptic theme, opened in December 2019 and is now closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Mayo: The ‘art of food, art of survival’ and end of a chapter

March 26, 2020 at 7:19 p.m.

Perhaps I was in denial. Earlier this month, after restaurants in Italy were ordered shut and New York restaurants voluntarily closed as the coronavirus pandemic spread, I went about my...

Andy's Grill & Bar is open for take-out only in the midst of the coronavirus scare in Fort Lauderdale Monday afternoon on March 23, 2020. The restaurant will be open 3-8 pm for take out orders.

South Florida restaurants stay open for takeout and delivery, but how much longer can some last?

March 24, 2020 at 5:39 p.m.

Restaurants across South Florida quickly pivoted to takeout and delivery last week because of emergency regulations spawned by the coronavirus crisis. But now a grim reality is setting in: Thousands...

Former Sun Sentinel restaurant critic John Tanasychuk died March 17, 2020 in Miami. He was 61.

John Tanasychuk, former Sun Sentinel dining critic, dies at 61

March 19, 2020 at 7:10 p.m.

His boss described him as "sooo Canadian — polite, warm and a gentleman," and James Beard Award winning-chef Michelle Bernstein called him "humble, sweet and unassuming." For more than a...

Ryan Johnson, left, reaches for a beer at the Field Irish Pub and Eatery in Dania Beach on St. Patrick's Day 2020. Due to the new coronavirus, the Field saw much smaller crowds compared to previous years.

Mayo: Pain, fear and not much beer. Scenes from the new coronavirus normal | Commentary

March 18, 2020 at 1:01 a.m.

A restaurateur hands a bag of frozen chicken and meat to a worker he just laid off. A seafood wholesaler fills out an application for an emergency small business loan....

The notice banning visitors that's posted at the Hollywood senior community where Michael Mayo's mother lives.

Mayo: I can’t see my ailing mother because of coronavirus. My head understands, but my heart aches. | Commentary

March 16, 2020 at 10:26 p.m.

My widowed mom is 87, had major brain surgery last month and has stage 4 melanoma. And now I can't hold her hand or hug her for a month. Or...

Patrons eat lunch at Mulligans Beach House in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea on Friday, March 13, 2020.

Eating out amid coronavirus: How should restaurants and consumers cope?

March 13, 2020 at 9:56 p.m.

Delray Beach chef Suzanne Perrotto says she washed her hands 28 times during dinner service Thursday, scrubbing every time she made an artisanal pizza at her Rose's Daughter restaurant. At...

A restroom sign at Boia De restaurant in Miami. "It probably should be changed to 'Everyone,' " chef-owner Alex Meyer said this week.

Join the discussion: Are you comfortable going to restaurants amid coronavirus uncertainty?

March 12, 2020 at 9:00 p.m.

With "social distancing" now a thing and South Florida governments banning events with large crowds to prevent "community spread" of the new coronavirus, is it still safe or wise to...

Sage Bagel and Deli in Hallandale, which closed this week after 47 years, was known for numerous varieties of New York-style bagels.

Sage Bagel Deli in Hallandale closes abruptly after 47 years

March 27, 2020 at 11:06 p.m.

Sage Bagel & Deli, a Hallandale Beach institution known for New York-style bagels boiled and baked on premises daily, suddenly shuttered Wednesday after 47 years. Co-owner Harvey Fuerst, whose parents...

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