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May 25, 2012
Memorial Day Eats: South Florida's Best Barbecue
Happy Memorial Day weekend. Prepare to celebrate this three-day holiday with tons of barbecued and grilled meats and cold drinks. If you're not into the DIY barbecue thing, there are -- contrary to popular belief -- places in South Florida where you can get some decent (or great) barbecue. In antici ... More >>
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May 25, 2012
Food Truck Events for Memorial Day Weekend
It's Memorial Day weekend, the kids are restless, and you've singed your eyebrows off while attempting to start the backyard barbecue. We say get away from the open flames and let the food trucks handle your family's hunger at these roundups.Saturday, May 26If your idea of a good time is a little ho ... More >>
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May 25, 2012
100 Montaditos Chain Makes Foray Into Broward With Pembroke Pines Location
"I may have gone a bit overboard," I said as I arrived back at the table. I was carrying three massive plates of sandwiches and potatoes. Although, at 100 Montaditos, it's not difficult to find yourself ordering an unreasonable amount of food. I knew a montadito was a small Spanish sandwich, so who ... More >>
Dining
May 24, 2012
Quality Affordable Cuisine From the Four Seasons Steak House? Who Knew?
"I may have gone a bit overboard," I said as I arrived back at the table. I was carrying three massive plates of sandwiches and potatoes. Although, at 100 Montaditos, it's not difficult to find yourself ordering an unreasonable amount of food. I knew a montadito was a small Spanish sandwich, so who ... More >>
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May 24, 2012
Cafe La Buca Undergoing Expansion: No Date Set For Completion of Project
Cafe La Buca owner and chef Marco Spina is somewhat hesitant to talk about the news of his Pompano Beach restaurant's expansion, with reason. The tiny, six-table restaurant already has more business than it can handle based on good reviews and word-of-mouth (check out the glowing review from New Tim ... More >>
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May 24, 2012
La Barraca Tapas Bar & Cafe To Host Event Tonight for Venezuelan Artist Carlos Tirado
La Barraca Tapas Bar & Cafe in downtown Hollywood often strays outside of the drinking-and-dining-only formula for restaurants. Its live flamenco shows on weekend nights are a big draw and tonight the restaurant will explore other forms of art with a cocktail hour held in honor of Venezuelan art ... More >>
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May 23, 2012
Stout Irish Pub in Oakland Park Adds a Bit of Irish on Andrews Avenue
Those leprechauns are sure lucky fellows. With all those rainbows, pots of gold, and fun-to-impersonate Irish accents, who wouldn't want to be one? However, you don't have to be a leprechaun, or even Irish for that matter, to check out the new Stout Irish Pub. On Andrews Avenue in Oakland Park, ... More >>
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May 22, 2012
Traveling Plate Menu Revealed for Wednesday
Fresh off the plane from his Colombia vacation, Chef Andres Marin is bringing some South American flair to his menu for this month's Traveling Plate dinner on Wednesday at the Parker Playhouse. The Traveling Plate is a monthly dinner event hosted by the ARC Broward Culinary Institute featuring the ... More >>
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May 21, 2012
Fine Food & Wine Festival in Pompano Beach, Memorial Day Weekend, and Other Food Events in South Florida
Memorial Day is Monday, May 28, but the festivities will start early with a few food-focused events offered throughout the three-day weekend. In addition to that, a few gatherings throughout the week will help you to pass the time until the minivacation. Read on after the jump for food- and drink-fo ... More >>
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May 21, 2012
Boca's Craft Beer Crawl Made a Bit Fruity at the Funky Buddha
"You are not going to start calling me names if I order the Raspberry Berliner?" my friend asked, in a rather deadpan manner. We were evaluating the options written on the chalkboard behind the bar in the Boca Raton craft beer haven Funky Buddha. I could not judge him considering that I was serious ... More >>
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May 19, 2012
32. French Toast at Cafe Auribeau
We're counting down to New Times' Best of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top hundred favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page. 32. French Toast at Cafe AuribeauTwo thi ... More >>
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May 18, 2012
Best Fish Taco in South Florida
We're a hell of a long way from SoCal, but that doesn't mean you can't get a decent fish taco in South Florida. In fact, there are some damned fine examples if you know where to look. In anticipation of the New Times' annual Best Of issue premiering in June, Clean Plate Charlie has put together a li ... More >>
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May 18, 2012
WANTED: Summer and Fall 2012 Photography Interns
Yo. Picture-takers. My bosses want to give you a gig:Calling all photo students! New Times Broward-Palm Beach is recruiting photography students for its Summer 2012 and Fall 2012 Photo Intern Program.By "student," we do not mean "a student of life." There's no cash offered with this gig, only credit ... More >>
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May 18, 2012
Food Porn: A Mouth-Watering Look at Tapas Lantana
With everything from bone marrow with beef cheek for the carnivore, to artichokes and mushrooms in white wine for the vegetarian foodie, Tapas Lantana turns out a range of Spanish-fusion plates with a focus on seafood and aromatic dishes. Popular choices include paella and a roast pork supper on Fri ... More >>
News
May 17, 2012
The Craft-Beer Craze Finally Finds Florida
With everything from bone marrow with beef cheek for the carnivore, to artichokes and mushrooms in white wine for the vegetarian foodie, Tapas Lantana turns out a range of Spanish-fusion plates with a focus on seafood and aromatic dishes. Popular choices include paella and a roast pork supper on Fri ... More >>
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May 16, 2012
The Best South Florida Brewpubs
South Florida came late to the microbrewery trend, but we've got a fine array of local brewpubs. Skip the commercial brew and hit one of these local restaurants that feature taps of house-made beers. Brewzzi With two locations in West Palm Beach County, Brewzzi is the spot to watch sports, dish on ... More >>
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May 16, 2012
New Food Truck Roundups Announced for Wilton Manors and Fort Lauderdale
Several new food truck roundups have been announced in Broward County. These new, smaller roundups may prove to be the future of food trucks, which in the past have seen mega events with more than two dozen trucks -- many serving the same types of fare. Each mobile kitchen in these intimate ev ... More >>
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May 16, 2012
Quarterdeck To Open on Dania Beach Pier
As part of a multi-million dollar project to renovate Dania Beach Pier and the surrounding marina and beaches, City Commissioners have entered into a 10-year lease agreement with Quarterdeck Restaurants.Quarterdeck's Paul Flanagan told Clean Plate Charlie that the Dania Beach Quarterdeck should be o ... More >>
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May 15, 2012
34. South Indian Thali Dinner Special at Woodlands Vegetarian Indian Restaurant
We're counting down to New Times' Best of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top hundred favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page.34. South Indian Thali Dinner Special at W ... More >>
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May 15, 2012
Conca D'Oro Leaves Hollywood After Nearly Four Decades
After 36 years manning the kitchen at 1833 Tyler Street, Conca D'Oro Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria owner Dominico DeLuca has just one thing to say. "Thank you Hollywood," DeLuca said in between taking orders and working the range. "This city has played a wonderful host." Conca D'Oro Restaurant ... More >>
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May 14, 2012
Seven Spots to Get Your Drink On During American Craft Beer Week in South Florida
Today kicks off American Craft Beer Week, a seven-day celebration of all that is good about barley and hops bred and brewed within our borders. There are dozens of official ACBW activities -- beer dinners, pairings, movie screenings, parties, etc. -- throughout the week. Or if you're simply in the m ... More >>
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May 14, 2012
A Plea for More Homegrown Craft Beer in South Florida
South Florida is a boozy, tourist-driven economy. With American Craft Beer Week upon us -- Cheers! And so help you god if you consume a Budweiser product this week -- it's a fitting time to contemplate why the region is moving at a positively glacial pace to tap into the possibilities that exist in ... More >>
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May 14, 2012
SoLita Italian to Host a Chef Wine Dinner Series this Week in Fort Lauderdale and Delray Beach
SoLita Italian Restaurant and The Parlor Lounge locations in Delray Beach and Fort Lauderdale will host a chef wine series this week, with a dinner Tuesday night in Delray and Wednesday night in Fort Lauderdale. The restaurants each will host a similar event in June. The menu, created and prepared b ... More >>
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May 14, 2012
Palm Beaches Restaurant Week is June 3 to 9: Here's a List of Participating Restaurants
Palm Beach County restaurateurs will show off their goods in the first Palm Beaches Restaurant Week scheduled for Sunday, June 3, through Saturday, June 9, at dozens of top restaurants throughout the county. Marquee names like Seasons 52, Pistache French Bistro, Café Boulud, Buddha Sky Bar, Kapow! ... More >>
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May 13, 2012
Steak 954 Introduces Summer Menu: An Interview With Chef Jason Smith
Steak 954 has introduced a new menu for summer, with ten new dishes created by chef Jason Smith, who has been at the restaurant in The W Fort Lauderdale Hotel for three years. Clean Plate Charlie caught up with the chef in an email interview last week to learn more about the offerings -- which inclu ... More >>
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May 12, 2012
Tap 42 Names David Peck as New Executive Chef
Tap 42 in Fort Lauderdale has named David Peck as its new executive chef, restaurant partner Andy Yeager confirmed in an email interview this week. "We are happy to have (Peck) as part of our team and look forward to continued improvement in all facets of our operation," Yeager said. Peck replaces C ... More >>
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May 12, 2012
35. Pasta of the Night on Thursdays at Ristorante Sapori
We're counting down to New Times' Best of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top hundred favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page. 35. Pasta of the Night on Thursdays at ... More >>
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May 11, 2012
36. Filet Mignon From Canyon Southwestern Café
As a countdown to the Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations here. 36. Filet Mignon From Canyon Southwestern CaféDuring my last visit to Canyon, someone at the table asked the se ... More >>
Calendar
May 10, 2012
Give Coors the Cold Shoulder
As a countdown to the Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations here. 36. Filet Mignon From Canyon Southwestern CaféDuring my last visit to Canyon, someone at the table asked the se ... More >>
Blogs
May 8, 2012
Brunch-Free Mother's Day Meals in South Florida
If one were to go by the restaurant offerings this weekend, one would believe that moms and brunch are inextricably locked together in some kind of culinary tradition that forever ties motherhood with mimosas and Belgian waffles. There's no arguing that brunch is a great way to show mom that you car ... More >>
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May 7, 2012
Mother's Day Brunch in Palm Beach, Boca Raton, and West Palm Beach
Mother's Day is this Sunday, so you have less than a week to make reservations for brunch, the go-to way to celebrate the holiday. After the jump, find restaurants in Palm Beach County that are offering brunch specials for Mother's Day. Reservations are required for a holiday like this, so be sure t ... More >>
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May 7, 2012
Riverwalk Trust Burger Battle, Mother's Day Brunch, and Other Food Events in South Florida
May is National Hamburger Month, and this week's event lineup includes one hell of a way to celebrate the food holiday: the Riverwalk Trust Burger Battle. (If you can't make it out for the showdown, find a list of other celebratory burger activities here, plus a look at where to get a veggie burger ... More >>
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May 6, 2012
Mother's Day Brunch in Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, and Broward County
Mother's Day is Sunday, May 13, and now is the time to make reservations for the meal synonymous with the holiday: Brunch. If you want to treat mom to buffet lines filled with stacks of pillowy pancakes and pitchers of mimosas be sure to place a call sooner, rather than later, for a reservatio ... More >>
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May 5, 2012
Where to Get a Veggie Burger in South Florida During National Hamburger Month
As Clean Plate Charlie pointed out earlier this week, May is National Hamburger Month. You can read our list of ways to celebrate the occasion here. But if you're not a meat eater, there's no reason to be left completely out of the fun. After the jump, we've got a list of eleven places to get a vegg ... More >>
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May 5, 2012
39. Spain Cheese Course from The Cheese Course in Boca Raton
We're counting down to New Times' Best of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top hundred favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page. 39. Spain Cheese Course from The Chees ... More >>
Dining
May 3, 2012
PM Buenos Aires Fish & Steak House: Grilled Steaks at High Prices in a Gorgeous, Bicultural Setting
We're counting down to New Times' Best of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top hundred favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page. 39. Spain Cheese Course from The Chees ... More >>
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May 3, 2012
Old Fort Lauderdale Breakfast House to Add Dinner Hours Starting May 15
At long last, fans of Old Fort Lauderdale Breakfast House can satiate a craving for the restaurant's signature oven pancakes and omelets at the dinner hour. Starting Tuesday, May 15, the restaurant will offer dinner hours, confirms owner Rodney Ely. "Our customers have been requesting it for quite a ... More >>
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May 3, 2012
Unexpected Places to Party for Cinco de Mayo in South Florida
Cinco de Mayo is Saturday, and there are many ways you can choose to celebrate what often devolves into a holiday of drinking too much and making poor decisions about one's ability to dance on a bar. (Which, more power to you: Have fun, and call a cab!)Find a list of the typical, tried-and-true, cra ... More >>
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May 2, 2012
41. Café Martorano Eggplant Stack
As a countdown to the Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations here. No. 41: Café Martorano Eggplant Stack This dish right here puts a line in the sand between the Café Martorano lovers ... More >>
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May 2, 2012
Zona Fresca in Pompano Beach Sticks to the Formula
When sitting down with a grilled veggie burrito earlier this week at the third and newest Zona Fresca restaurant (located in Pompano Beach), I was reminded of New Times' writer Stefan Kamph's recent declaration that burritos are "not for women." While the burrito in front of me wasn't an exact appro ... More >>
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May 2, 2012
Rok:Brgr Burger Bar and Gastropub Expands to Miami...And Beyond
Fans of ROK:BRGR Burger Bar and Gastropub planning on traveling south of the border (to Miami) will soon find a welcome sight come the end of summer. Owner Marc Falsetto chose South Miami as the location for his second ROK:BRGR for its close proximity to the University of Miami campus and upsc ... More >>
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April 30, 2012
Derby Day at Tap 42, Cinco de Mayo, and Other Food Events This Week in South Florida
The food and drink event calendar in South Florida is pretty quiet this week, and with the weather taking a dive, it's a good time to hunker down with your couch and streaming Netflix (try this list of five Florida-based movies). By the weekend, it will be time to party down for Cinco de Mayo and th ... More >>
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April 30, 2012
Five Guys Burgers and Fries Opens Clematis Location
Five Guys Burgers and Fries, the burger chain that features fresh spuds and unlimited peanuts, opens a location just off Clematis Street in West Palm Beach today.The location, which seats 70 people, is the sixth Five Guys to open in Palm Beach County and the only location to stay open well into the ... More >>
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April 29, 2012
Cinco de Mayo at Biergarten Boca Raton: Cheap Beer and Tacos at a German Joint
Proving they'll take every chance they can to throw down the party stein, Biergarten Boca Raton will host a day-long Cinco de Mayo fiesta on Saturday, May 5. The bash is 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. with food and drink specials running all day long. The German restaurant/bar will feature $3 Coronas, $6 margari ... More >>
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April 27, 2012
South Florida's Best Mexican Food
With Cinco de Mayo just around the corner, it's time to talk tacos (and burritos, oxtail soup, and pork belly products, etc.). In anticipation of the holiday and as part of the countdown to New Times' annual Best Of issue, we've put together a list of ten of the best places for Mexican food in Browa ... More >>
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April 27, 2012
Yacht Cooking Means Shipshape Service, Right Down to the Plate's Careful Position
Chef Sara Ventiera is on a three-week trip to the Bahamas, manning the kitchen on a 91-foot yacht. She will file regular updates from the waters about what it's like to work on a yacht, from pretrip provisioning to seaplane produce delivery. Click here for previous reports."Can you seat them for me? ... More >>
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April 26, 2012
It's Thursday: You Should Be Eating Pasta at Ristorante Sapori in Boca Raton
I've passed the Ristorante Sapori patio "garden" too many times to count, always admiring the variety of herbs, vegetables, and greens growing in a collection of pots of various sizes and materials. The Boca institution lies in a busy corridor that funnels foot traffic between the precarious Royal P ... More >>
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April 26, 2012
How Coffee and Beer Geeks Are More Alike Than You'd Think
We're still a ways from touting baristas and roasters as beer nerds celebrate Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head and Garrett Oliver of Brooklyn Brewery. Yet we're on the way, with baristas joining the festival circuit to make a name for themselves in the coffee world. Here in South Florida, our standout ... More >>
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April 26, 2012
Food Trends That Annoy You This Week
Seems lots of people are complaining about food and dining culture, primarily in terms of how it's served. Today's link round-up is dedicated to food trends that bug you. 1) We started the week with a gripe about Cheese Culture's cheese cakes from FQS9000:Plastic flowers and waxy candles are equally ... More >>
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April 26, 2012
46. Roast Beef With Special Slaw on Multigrain From My Market
We're counting down to New Times' Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top 100 favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page.46. Roast Beef with Special Slaw on Multigrain ... More >>
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