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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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April 20, 2012
Prepping For Tonight's Las Olas Wine & Food Festival
Since early this morning, restaurant staffers and festival workers have been setting up for Las Olas Wine & Food festival that gets going tonight just after 7 p.m., presented by Premier Beverage and benefiting the American Lung Association. The event will feature more than 70 restaurants and 40 ... More >>
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April 19, 2012
Confessions of a Meat-Eating Vegetarian
I recently accepted an offer to judge a burger competition, as I do from time to time. Recently, our food critic Melissa McCart asked me a question about the deep, dark secret I usually keep from Clean Plate Charlie readers, "you're a vegetarian. How are you going to judge burgers?"Allow me to ... More >>
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April 19, 2012
In Honor of 4/20, Our Favorite Munchies
We're nearly upon 4/20, the unofficial cannabis holiday that results in a mean case of the munchies. A friend mentioned a munchies salve for which Entenmann's chocolate covered donuts meet a bag of crushed Doritos, a concoction that's scooped out by the handful. Now, we're not advocating that partic ... More >>
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April 18, 2012
A Wedding Cake Made of Cheese and Other Eats at Las Olas Wine and Food Festival
The 17th-annual Las Olas Wine and Food Festival is slated for Friday, April 20, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. with 70 participating restaurants and 45 tables of beer, wine, and liquor to help you get your drink on. Proceeds from the $100 ticket price are donated to the American Lung Association. All wee ... More >>
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April 17, 2012
Ten Deals on Tax Day for $10.99 (or Less)
Welcome to Tax Day, the last possible moment to delay paying financial obligations to the IRS. Needless to say for most of us, after-work activities will not involve shopping or splurging on a tasting menu. I'm really cranky about it this morning.If you too owe Uncle Sam more than a paycheck, we're ... More >>
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April 13, 2012
To Celebrate, or Drown Your Sorrows: Tax Day Drink Recommendations
Tax day is right around the corner on Tuesday, April 17. While the lucky might be getting a check from Uncle Sam, most of us have something to pay. Either scenario is an occasion to drink. We've lined up a handful of bartender recommendations for their choices of what to drink to mark the day. ... More >>
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April 10, 2012
Oysters, Squash Blossoms, Spare Ribs, and More: Readers Rank Favorites
In tandem with our 100 favorite dishes for the New Times' Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012, we're asking readers to offer up their favorites. Submit yours to Melissa.McCart@browardpalmbeach.com.Today's round-up is from Patrick Jong who offers these gems. 5. Green Cay Farms Squash Blossoms at Max's Ha ... More >>
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April 2, 2012
South Florida's Best Places to Sip Wine
The American Fine Wines Competition gala is set for April 19 at the Boca Raton Resort and Club. At $310 a pop, a spot at the table nets a four-course dinner and tastes of many of the 600 American wines featured in the competition. Late Show With David Letterman announcer Alan Kalter will emce ... More >>
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March 19, 2012
77. Pan Fried Farm Egg From Market 17
We're counting down to New Times' Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our 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. 77. ... More >>
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March 16, 2012
78. Salty Caramel Cupcake from Sweeter Days
We're counting down to New Times' Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our 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. 78. Salty Caramel Cupcake From Sw ... More >>
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March 16, 2012
What's New and Not-so-new at D'Angelo in Fort Lauderdale
Earlier this week, Melissa McCart reported on the seasonal revamp at D'Angelo in Fort Lauderdale. While it's hard for those of us who live in South Florida to chart it at times, yes, indeed the seasons are shifting. Many restaurants will take it as an opportunity to shake things up a bit with the ... More >>
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March 14, 2012
80. The Junior Lobster Roll From Linda Bean's Perfect Maine Lobster Roll
We're counting down to New Times' Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our 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.80. Junior Lobster Roll from Linda ... More >>
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March 13, 2012
81. Macarons from Le Macaron French Cafe
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. 81. Macarons from Le Macaron French ... More >>
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March 8, 2012
Miami-Based Norwegian Cruise Line Goes Gourmet
Norwegian Cruise Line casts its line for foodies, beefing up offerings for those who prefer burrata to buffets. Moderno Churrascaria is the newest offering for frugal foodniks, a Brazilian steakhouse with passadors who serve an unlimited rounds of beef, chicken and pork tableside for $20 a perso ... More >>
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March 8, 2012
84. Chorizo Tacos From Alegria Tacos
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. 84. Tacos From Alegria TacosThere's ... More >>
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March 6, 2012
"Pork of the Sea" And South Florida Dining of the Past
Tucked in the 6th floor of the Bienes Museum of The Modern Book at the Broward Main Library is a food-ish exhibit of cookbooks, menus, artifacts, and recipes as part of the exhibit of Bountiful Broward: Eating in South Florida, 1880's -1980's. A week from today, on March 13 at 1 p.m., Browar ... More >>
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March 5, 2012
Sought-After Squirrel; Arsenic and Old Rice; Obesity Holds Weight at Disney
A trio of strange headlines to send your way at the day's end. Behold, Monday's food news.The Economist reports that sales of squirrel meat have soared since it was introduced to North London grocery stores in 2010. Will the trend jump the pond? With few regulations regarding arsenic in food, ric ... More >>
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February 24, 2012
93. Boquerones at G&B Oyster Bar
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. 93. Boquerones at G&B Oyster Bar ... More >>
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February 20, 2012
Edible Balloons, Burger Bash Menu, and Other Food News
Happy Presidents' Day. We bring you today's list of occasional links. 1. An incredibly light dessert: the edible balloon. Mmm. Green apple air.2. Food porn: a pizza cookbook shaped like a pizza. 3. This weekend's South Beach Wine and Food Festival's Burger Bash menu is unveiled, the $225 event hoste ... More >>
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February 17, 2012
98. Lobster With Black Bean, Pork, and Garlic From Silver Pond
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.98. Lobster with Black Bean, Pork, and Gar ... More >>
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February 10, 2012
The Five Best Restaurants in Which to Break Up
Valentine's Day prompts some of us to evaluate our relationship status. The result is a peak in breakups just before or after the holiday.Rather than sever things over g-chat, texts, Post-Its, or Facebook announcements (I wish I were joking), show your guy or girl you have a set by breaking up fa ... More >>
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February 8, 2012
Pat the Foodie and Other Kids' Books for Adults
Pat the Foodie is making its way around the internet, a parody of Pat the Bunny in the same vein as Go the F**k to Sleep. Like its inspiration, readers can touch things, though it's along the lines of scratchy beards and chicken feathers. Daily Dish from the LA Times cites one of the pages: "'Jud ... More >>
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February 7, 2012
By the Bar: How to Conduct a Chocolate Tasting
It's my least favorite Hallmark holiday coming up, also known as Valentine's Day. It is, however, a fantastic excuse for decadence of all forms, particularly chocolate and booze. We'll start with chocolate, for which we'll turn to Chloe Doutre-Roussel, one of the world's chocolate experts and aut ... More >>
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February 6, 2012
Eating Chicken Wings, Squirrel, and Wu Tang Clams
Happy day after Super Bowl. Yesterday, the country ate 1.25 million chicken wings. Today, it's wing sauce and blue cheese smoothies. Read on for today's food-related links.1. The National Restaurant Association projects that restaurant sales will grow by 3.5 percent in 2012, with two out of five ... More >>
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January 30, 2012
A New Florida Tomato, Jose Andres' Food Truck, and Other Links
The Whisky Water Trick from Casey Neistat on Vimeo.Hope your weekend was delightful. First up for this morning's links, see above for a new bar trick brought to our attention from Yardbird. Practice up for the weekend and read on for this morning's roundup.
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January 24, 2012
The "Mother of All Peppers" Might Be Growing in Your Yard
Have you seen these peppers in bushes outside? The tiny tepin or chiltepin is the only wild chili native to the U.S. and is believed to be the oldest and hottest species of wild pepper.I first saw it in Tarpon River at a friend's house, a spindly shrub my friend had fenced off for protection. Whe ... More >>
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January 23, 2012
Five Pies For Pie Day
ChrisChenIt's National Pie Day, according to the National Pie Council. Though I usually ignore food holidays, like this guy with a pie fetish, I could eat variations on pie every day for life. Pies are the ultimate comfort food that can be made savory or sweet. And don't get me started about Cris ... More >>
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January 12, 2012
Try Some Tongue at Tropical Taco
"This taco shop claims to be the best taco in town," said a coworker when she gave me the heads up and Facebook link. It was lunch time, so I headed to a bleak stretch of State Road 84 to find it. Inevitably I got lost. So you won't, look for the American Legion on the left if you're heading towa ... More >>
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January 9, 2012
Is Farm to Table Worth the Price? Some Floridians Say No.
From LA to Boston, farm to table has taken root. Even the White House is in on it. Shaped by books such as Michael Pollan's Ominvore's Dilemma on "why we consume what we consume" and films like Food Inc., many have embraced the mantra and spend dining dollars at farm to table restaurants over o ... More >>
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January 7, 2012
First Look: G & B Oyster Bar
G & B Oyster Bar has quietly opened, helmed by the folks behind Coconuts in Fort Lauderdale and perched next door. G & B is a reference to owner Elliott Wolfe's children, Gates and Bennett. (It also seems to be inspired by Barbara Lynch's B & G Oysters in Boston.)During last night's ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
'90s Food Trends: Have These Ever Died?
The ubiquity of plaid and the renaissance of Pearl Jam, U2, and Nirvana in some circles is making me nostalgic for the '90s. What's a food writer to do but eat and drink a way through the decade? Though some '90s food and drink are making a comeback, many dishes are decidedly dormant. After the j ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
Top Ten Food Truck Dishes
Tomorrow is the Miami food truck rally at the Seminole Hard Rock, the last Thursday of the month event sponsored by BurgerBeast. I find a strategy among the land mine of offerings helps, so I don't end up eating five tacos, fries on a stick, and an ice cream sandwich over more popular and satiat ... More >>
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December 25, 2011
Water Is Back On, Just Don't Drink It.
"The city should pay people back for spending Christmas money on bottled water," said a Walgreen's employee on Sunrise at the checkout. People snaked in lines throughout this store hoarding cases of water in anticipation of days without it. At 10 p.m. over at The Hut, patrons joked about hurrican ... More >>
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December 23, 2011
Company's Coming: Places to Take Visitors for the Holidays
Cheers!Here's hoping today you're in full on holiday mode. If that mode happens to be here, we've round up a list of places to appeal to every visitor, from the olds to the boozy younger brother. Selections are recommendations from readers and colleagues. I need advice too, since it's my first Fl ... More >>
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December 21, 2011
Lester's Diner: The Place to Pull an All-Nighter
Melissa McCart"How's it going, hon?" said Dawn to a regular who walked into Lester's at 5 a.m. "Still vertical and still employed," he returned. They continued the morning volley as she readied his tea. "With lemon?" she asked, knowing the answer. Dawn indulged the formality. It was hospitable. T ... More >>
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December 21, 2011
Le Macaron French Cafe: Still Cute, But Less Annoying Than Cupcakes
Melissa McCartMacarons are the new cupcakes in case you hadn't yet made the switch. About a year ago, even nerdy NPR declared, "Move over cupcakes: make way for macarons." Turns out --so I learned from the comments in this blog post -- Fort Lauderdale just scored its very own ma ... More >>
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December 13, 2011
Tap 42 and Kapow! Noodle Bar Open for Lunch
Melissa McCartIn the event you've made the rounds on our Fort Lauderdale lunch list, there's a new one in the queue.
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December 12, 2011
Favorite Food Memories, Rosanne Cash Cakes, and Other Food Links
Kicking off the morning with our occasional a.m. round up of interesting links.Which holiday cookie are you? No, this is not an inane quiz from a women's magazine. It's one from The Washington Post to help you figure out what type of cookies you should bake.Speaking of. . . turns out, some c ... More >>
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December 12, 2011
Saigon City: A Banh Mi That Does The Trick
There's a sizeable Vietnamese population in DC where I had moved from, so it's easy to find decent pho and a respectable banh mi. Here? Tougher to find either: It appears South Florida isn't having the same banh mi love affair as elsewhere, which seems about right, since Vietnamese immigrants don ... More >>
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December 8, 2011
Holiday Gifts: Cookbooks for Every Craving
As much as some cookbooks have become coffee-table decorations, I appreciate a book that inspires a cover-to-cover read or motivation to cook the hell out of it. Though I'm no Carol Blymire, who has worked her way through French Laundry and Alinea, my copies of Gourmet and The Lee Brothers are lo ... More >>
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December 8, 2011
Charm City Burgers Reopens Today
Charm City Burgers in Deerfield reopened this afternoon after a month long renovation. The kitchen hood replacement was the catalyst for the remodeling, the plans for which were designed by owners Mike Saperstein and Evan David. The duo took over Charm City Burgers in 2009 from an acquaintance wh ... More >>
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November 30, 2011
Christmas on Las Olas: Cookie Battle Debrief
Melissa McCartThrongs getting a start on holiday celebrations strolled the boulevard last night for the 49th-annual Christmas on Las Olas. Onlookers saw everything from cherubic angels reciting wish lists for Santa to slutty elves hawking cocktails. Kids loved the ski jump, ice rink, and carnival ... More >>
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November 26, 2011
Marando Farms Grows Porny Produce
Chelsea and Fred Marando opened Marando Farms two years ago with the intention of serving as a Fort Lauderdale hub of locally grown, organic produce. I'm smitten with the charm of the place, from the potted gardens to the chicken coop to the boiled peanuts to the visual feast of in-season fruits and ... More >>
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November 26, 2011
The Hot Brown Sandwich Tastes Great With Cigarettes
Author Peter Meehan and New York chef David Chang have unveiled issue two of McSweeney's Lucky Peach, the magazine of gems among which is a primer on miso varieties, scientific proof of the sweet spot, and recipes for one of the finest turkey leftover concoctions, The Hot Brown. First assemb ... More >>
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November 14, 2011
Meaty Question: Are Butcher Shops a Dying Breed?
Melissa McCart "This is my life," said Dave Crumbaker of Smitty's Old Fashioned Butcher Shop in Oakland Park. It's where he works seven days a week, even when it's closed on Mondays, for the past thirty years. On a recent afternoon, a handful of people browse among the pork bellies, crown roasts, ... More >>
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November 9, 2011
To-Go Breakfasts That Don't Suck, for Under Five Bucks
Melissa McCartI've been on a quest for breakfast tacos, and while I've found a decent one, it's led me on a quest for meals to go that don't involve a drive-through, grade-D meat, and trans fat. Surprisingly, I've found a few that take me through to dinner for under a fiver. Read on for this morn ... More >>
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August 4, 2011
East End Eats on Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale: New Spot for Breakfast and Lunch
Melissa McCartThough the weather may be sultry, the lobster bisque (served very hot) at East End Eats -- which opened 11 days ago -- is worth a detour. Stocked with loads of Maine lobster claw, the soup is so decadent that Vice President Joe Biden asked for quarts to take home. East End Eats' own ... More >>
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July 15, 2011
Meet The New New Times Food Critic, Melissa McCart
After going six-plus months without a food critic in-house, New Times has hired a gem: Melissa McCart, who will be leaving Washington, DC to join us. Her resume is nothing shabby. She began her career as a high school English teacher working in New York, Virginia, and even Berlin. Eventually she ... More >>
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July 5, 2011
M Bar Open on Las Olas; Prepare to Swoon Over the Sweetbreads
Photos by Melissa McCartM Bar's excellent sweetbreads.M Bar has quietly debuted at the corner of East Las Olas and NE 13th Avenue as a sibling to the evergreen Italian restaurant Mancini's. Owner Jack Mancini closed his namesake restaurant a couple of doors down with plans to open it next door to ... More >>
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