Morocco

Dine Around the World With Pistache French Bistro's 'Tour du Monde' This Summer

Summer tends to be the time of year in which many decide to pack their bags and head over to Europe. Unfortunately, checking out the sights and sounds can be kind of expensive. Luckily, Pistache French Bistro is offering skint, would-be travelers a slightly cheaper option this summer with its 'Tour ... More >>

The Pillars Hotel in Fort Lauderdale Voted Tops in Florida by Conde Nast Traveller; Only Members Can Eat at Its Secret Garden Restaurant

Fort Lauderdale may have been known as the dirty spring break capital years ago, but the hard-partying sleazy teenager has since grown up. Over the past few decades, the city has kicked out the sleaze and has embraced a more mature, and might we say luxurious lifestyle. Our fair city may not be as h ... More >>

South Florida Food-Related Events This Weekend: Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival and More

Now that the politicking and bickering is done -- HA, ha, ha, just kidding -- it's time to focus on a weekend of food, booze, and more food and booze. Festival season is in swing and there's a lot happening in Broward and Palm Beach counties this weekend. After the jump, find a list of six of the to ... More >>

One Haute Moroccan Night

Cafe Auribeau: A Less-Crowded Brunch Spot in Boca Raton

Brunch had been on my mind since pulling together a list of ten of the best brunch offerings in Broward and Palm Beach counties. (Look for the list to post to Clean Plate Charlie within the week.) But instead of heading to one of the tried-and-true destinations, I chose Saturday brunch as an excuse ... More >>

Buy Bohemian Baubles at the Bubble

Carpe Diem in Delray Beach: Bigger Kitchen, Less Frenchie Menu

​When Jamie Long reviewed Carpe Diem by Cafe de France earlier this summer, she wrote of the restaurant's old world charm and the menu's adherence to French classics: croque monsieur and pate sandwiches for more casual fare, foie gras and coq au vin as the heavy hitters. The name change back in Ju ... More >>

A Foodie's Guide to Hurricane Supplies

​It's officially H-word season again, and you've probably heard over and over and over again now you're supposed to prepare for the not-so-blessed event until your ears start to bleed. Stock up on a whole bunch of canned food, they tell you. Canned tuna, canned chicken, canned soups, canned (gag!) ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 8 -- Truffle-Parmesan Fries From Il Mercato

As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 8: Truffle-Parmesan Fries from Il Mercato The potato is a culinary c ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 13 -- Tomato Bisque en Croute From Jimmy's Bistro

​As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 13: Tomato Bisque en Croute From Jimmy's BistroFew dishes out the ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 14 -- Keste Pizza From Scuola Vecchia

As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com. No. 14: Keste Pizza from Scuola Vecchia  Let's not beat around the ... More >>

Eight Trappist Monks Uphold the Faith in "Of Gods and Men"

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 20 -- Bouillabaisse From Café de France

As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 20: Bouillabaisse from Café de France There are reasons certain dis ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 26 -- Chicken Rosario's From Rosario's Ristorante

As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 26: Chicken Rosario's from Rosario's RistoranteIf you want to instan ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 30 -- Frisee Salad With Egg From The Office

As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 30: Frisee Salad with Egg from The Office In France, they call this ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 32 -- Vitello Tonnato From Apicius

As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 32: Vitello Tonnato From Apicius For some reason, the best dishes of any ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 34 -- Fried Calamari With Moroccan Aioli From Sundy House

As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 34: Fried Calamari With Moroccan Aioli From Sundy House There's something ... More >>

Keeping the Faith in "Of Gods and Men"

Michael's Genuinely Killer Cookbook (from chef Michael Schwartz)

​Michael Schwartz's genuine food has made him one of South Florida's most acclaimed chefs.   At a time when foams and gels and airs and kitchens outfitted with the kind of equipment better suited to a science lab than a place to cook have been lavished with more hype than the Super Bowl, ... More >>

10 Under $10: Gourmet Gifts for Your Favorite Foodie

​It's been a rough year for Santa.  He's underwater on the mortgage on his North Pole digs, and Mrs. Claus had to take a job at Walmart to make ends meet. He laid off 20 percent of his elves because of slack demand for toys and outsourced his gift fulfillment department to India. His sleigh n ... More >>

Chef John Paul Kline of John Paul Custom Cuisine: Q&A, Part Two

​Today, we continue our interview with John Paul Kline of John Paul Custom Cuisine, whose food- and winetasting series at the Museum of Art has been selling out. So what did you do after culinary school? I attended Johnson and Wales in Providence when I was 25 or so. I worked at the Back Eddy in ... More >>

Recipe: Risotto with Shrimp, Preserved Lemon, Asparagus and Pea

​If you have a lemon, you make lemonade.  If you have a preserved lemon, you can make just about any damn thing taste a little more interesting. Except lemonade. That would really suck.  Preserved lemons are a staple of Moroccan cooking, basically just lemons stuffed in a jar with lots o ... More >>

Zed451 Steps Up Its Game

Grateful Palate Reopens as Wine Bar & Lounge Tonight

​For years, Grateful Palate on 17th Street has been a gourmet yacht provisioner, catering to some of South Florida swankest sea-bound parties. But tonight from 7 to 9, the party for landlubbers begins with the opening of Grateful Palates' new Wine & Dining Bar and Lounge.The space has been com ... More >>

China Grill Goes for Cheap Chic

Photo provided​If you're not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter for Broward and Palm Beach counties, here's a taste of what you missed this week. Click here to subscribe. The ritzy, glitzy, over-the-top China Grill is giving us one more reason to visit: It's trying to be not ... More >>

Morning Juice: Savage Beating of Teen in Deerfield; Corruption Questions in Deal for Rock Pits

​Let's see what's happening in South Florida.A 14-year-old girl at Deerfield Beach Middle School was beaten nearly to death by a boy after classes ended Wednesday. A 15-year-old boy, Wayne Treacy, has been arrested and will be charged with attempted murder. It's the same school where Michael Brewe ... More >>

Valentine's Day Dining Deals - UPDATED

​Clean Plate Charlie is collecting info on what the best dining deals are for the most romantic date night of the year. If your restaurant is celebrating St. Valentine's with a special promotion, let us know by sending an email to John.Linn@BrowardPalmBeach.com. The information will be published i ... More >>

Global Latin Dance-Off

Vittles Galore Coming to the Village at Gulfstream Park

​Lots of us foodies just can't wait until February rolls around now that we know the Village at Gulfstream Park is going to open with scads of promising new restaurants. Media folks were treated to a sneak preview of the massive complex Tuesday, followed by one of those pop-your-button lunches onl ... More >>

Imagination Land

Jahfe

The All New Same Old

The new regime at Trina isn't taking many risks

Flamenco in the Summer

Spain Does Reggaeton at Eurovision.... Sort Of

A Gourmet in Party Central

Chef Hammi gets fresh at Himmarshee

Snowbirds! Come Back!

Lemon, lemon everywhere. And cinnamon. That too.

Club Med

La Cigale lightens up.

Weird War

Illuminated by the Light (Drag City)

Colorful Repast

Gold in Boca

Sol Shines

Get a little sunny cuisine up in Delray

Arabian Nights

Dance, eat, and have a Moroccan good time

Downtown Lives Up to Its Name

A bistro morphs into a New York-style pizza joint

Oooh, that smell follow your nose to Evergreen Spices Inc.

Follow your nose to Evergreen Spices Inc.

The New-Millennium Falcon

The Falcon House brings the tasty art of hanging out to Delray Beach

A Happy Belly

If you can handle the volume, El Baraka delivers all manner of Middle Eastern delights

A Fresh Start

The upcoming year looks to be a weird one in the South Florida culinary scene

A Mediter-Asian Affair

Eating at Prezzo Affair, you wouldn't know the Mediterranean Sea is far from Beijing

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