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Tim Petrillo of the Restaurant People Wants to See Edgier Restaurant Concepts

When it comes to downtown Fort Lauderdale restaurants, many have come and gone. If it wasn't lack of interest, it was the recession. If that didn't kill their business, changing trends did. Point being: it's a fickle business and you have to be on top of your game to stay relevant. In terms of the ... More >>

Steve Martorano Wants More Great Italian-American Places

A little over 20 years ago, Steve Martorano -- number seven on our Tastemaker countdown -- was on his way back up north. His dreams of opening a restaurant in Fort Lauderdale didn't work out and the cook (he doesn't like the word chef) was at the airport, waiting for a flight to Philadelphia. Then, ... More >>

David Sabin of Brickhouse PR Wants to See More Celebrity Chef-Driven Restaurants

Not long ago the Palm Beach Wine and Food Festival was just a one-night affair taking over Palm Beach's very exclusive Worth Avenue. That is, of course, until our Tastemaker number 10, David Sabin brought it to another level. He's brought the festival from a one night event into a five day celebrati ... More >>

Cleve Mash of Dirty Martini Brings a Taste of Country to Palm Beach County

Before Cleve Mash became one of Palm Beach County's nightclub and restaurant owners, he was just an 18-year-old boy manning the door at his favorite South Florida nightclub. Sure, he wasn't old enough to be a bouncer -- but no one else knew it. Back then, he imagined opening his own club in that ver ... More >>

Lauren DeShields of Market 17 Is Done With Overrated Steakhouses

Lauren De Shields is a lifelong Florida native. She grew up in a Florida, food-centric family and even began her formal culinary education at Johnson & Wales University in North Miami. She cooked under Dean Max at 3030 Ocean for three years before heading out to California where she cooked at severa ... More >>

Tim Lipman of Coolinary Cafe: Serve Food That Is Honest, Fresh, Simple, and Refined

Tastemaker #14, Tim Lipman, and his wife Jenny, are the cool kids behind Coolinary Cafe, Jupiter's 47-seat eatery that is so often so packed, reservations are recommended for the nightly seatings. What's most impressive, however, is that Lipman changes his specials menu twice daily. Such frequent ... More >>

Frank Coniglio of E.R. Bradley's Saloon: Tells Us About the Harvey Wallbanger and His Love of Horse Racing

The Palm Beach food scene wouldn't be what it is today without the Coniglio family and its most notable family member - number 16 on our Tastemakers list - Frank Coniglio, co-owner for a string of Florida establishments that includes Palm Beach Island's Cucina dell'Arte, Nick & Johnnie's and Cha Cha ... More >>

Julieta Bocos of Casa Frida is South Florida's Mexican Ambassador of Food

At Casa Frida Number 18 on our Tastemakers list, Julieta Bocos wants you to taste Mexico. Not the Mexico fast food chains try to sell, and not the Tex-Mex most Americans mistake as Mexican food. Slow-cooked moles - a Mexican sauce made with chocolate and chilis - and fall-apart pork called cochinit ... More >>

Susan Kim of Gabose Would Vote Meatballs Off the Island

Thanks to Susan Kim, you wouldn't be out of line if you called Lauderhill, Florida's Little Korea. Though the west Broward enclave isn't quite as dense with Korean business as Little Korea in Los Angeles, Kim and her Korean (barbecue) restaurant Gabose have paved the way for the slew of Korean eater ... More >>

Eric Guerro, Mark Fee, and Jeff Evans of Angry Union Brewing: See Which One Chose Chocolate Chip Cookies Over Beer

About two years, Mark Fee started brewing beer on his stove at home. The firefighter paramedic took up brewing as a hobby to let off steam. It didn't take long for some of his friends and fellow firefighters to join in on the brew making. It took only a few tries for the guys to figure out that th ... More >>

Vaughan Lazar of Kapow! Says the Local Scene Needs More Locally Sourced Food and Zombie Killers

The exclamation point is an official part of the name Kapow! Noodle Bar in Mizner Park. That enthusiasm is brought in no small part by the CEO and co-founder, Vaughan Lazar. Although Lazar was once known for his skills as a DJ spinning house music at club parties across South Florida, today he's be ... More >>

24. Dean Max of DJM Restaurants

New Times' Best Of Broward-Palm Beach 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 30 of our favorite tastemakers -- restaurateurs, chefs, bartenders, and other foodies who make the South Florida food scene what it is. We'll start with number 30 and lead up to South Fl ... More >>

25. Chrissy Benoit of the Little House Boynton Beach

New Times' Best Of Broward-Palm Beach 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 30 of our favorite tastemakers -- restaurateurs, chefs, bartenders, and other foodies who make the South Florida food scene what it is. We'll start with number 30 and lead up to South Fl ... More >>

26. Mike Halker of Due South Brewing

New Times' Best of Broward-Palm Beach 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 30 of our favorite tastemakers -- restaurateurs, chefs, bartenders, and other foodies who make the South Florida food scene what it is. We'll start with number 30 and lead up to South Fl ... More >>

27. Brett Chiavari of BC Tacos

New Times' Best Of Broward-Palm Beach 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 30 of our favorite tastemakers -- restaurateurs, chefs, bartenders, and other foodies who make the South Florida food scene what it is. We'll start with number 30 and lead up to South Fl ... More >>

28. Fulvio Sardelli of Sardelli's Italian Steakhouse

New Times' Best Of Broward-Palm Beach 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 30 of our favorite tastemakers -- restaurateurs, chefs, bartenders, and other foodies who make the South Florida food scene what it is. We'll start with number 30 and lead up to South Fl ... More >>

30. Robyn Almodovar of Palate Party Food Truck

New Times' Best of Broward - Palm Beach 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 30 of our favorite tastemakers -- restauranteurs, chefs, bartenders, and other foodies -- that make the South Florida food scene what it is. We'll start with number 30 and lead up to t ... More >>

Five South Florida Food & Drink Events This Weekend: Food Trucks, Chefs' Dinner, and Passover Prep

Good news, thin-blooded South Floridians. Last weekend's "frigid" (read: glorious) cooler temps will start melting away in the next few days, and the forecast for the weekend is looking pretty damned fine. Get out of the house, sans parka this time, and check out what's shaking in the Broward and Pa ... More >>

SoBEWFF 2013: Food, Booze, and Celebs Take Over South Beach

For four glorious days every year, Miami Beach is taken over by a cadre of chefs, celebrities, and fans of food and wine in an indoor-outdoor hootenanny known as the South Beach Wine & Food Festival.For those looking to hobnob with the likes of Robert Irvine, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Sunny Anderso ... More >>

Event Coverage: The Fourth Annual Burgie Awards (Photos)

If you haven't noticed, comfort food is kind of "in" right now. And while most people go on and on about their favorite local places to pick up a burger or some other gratifying delicacy, few South Floridians know more about the subject than Miami-based food-blogger Burger Beast.On Saturday night, t ... More >>

South Florida Food & Drink Events This Week: Craft Beer, Food Trucks, and More

The big happenings this week are centered around beer. Specifically, good beer. (And if you really want to get to the very core of it, good, Florida-made beer.) The second annual South Florida Beer Week is upon us and there's plenty to do every night of the week. Check out the South Florida Beer Wee ... More >>

Don’t Put a Cork in It

South Florida Food & Drink Events This Week: Food Trucks, Brewery Battle, and More

Might as well bid adieu to those resolutions pertaining to cutting calories and saving dough. This week is filled with food truck gatherings, beer bashes, and (somewhat) novel ways to drink and dine. After the jump, find food- and drink-related events this week in Broward and Palm Beach counties. S ... More >>

Food Trucks Going To The Dogs in Plantation

Sure - you say you love your dog...then you go out to dinner, leaving poor little Bambi or Nibbles home alone to sleep on the couch and await whatever table scraps you remember to have packed into a doggie bag. You know that's just not right, don't you?  Dogs have feelings too, you know. They w ... More >>

The First Annual Flavors of Fort Lauderdale (Photos)

If you missed last weekend's Flavors of Fort Lauderdale, you missed out on heaps of delicious food and drinks. With cooking demonstrations, tons of food, and multiple options for inebriation, the festival was a definite success. Headed by Chef Allen Susser, with a focus on sustainable seafood, the f ... More >>

Win A Pair of Tickets to Iron Fork

Iron Fork is one food event worth driving down to Miami for. On October 18 from 7 - 10 p.m., Grand Central will turn into a food lover's dream, with nearly 40 of Miami's best restaurants serving up good food. Thirsty? Have your fill of refreshing libations from the open bar while enjoying live music ... More >>

Palate Party's Robyn Almodovar Hosts Hell's Kitchen Watch Party Tonight

There's only one thought that comes to mind when we watch Hell's Kitchen, the combination cooking show/fraternity hazing hosted by foul-mouthed chef Gordon Ramsay on Fox television -- "is it worth it?"For local chef Robyn Almodovar, the answer is yes. The Le Cordon Bleu graduate's food truck, Palate ... More >>

South Florida Dining Events This Week: Summer Hop Fest and More

Hoppy beers, spicy balls, and drink-slinging firefighters; all in all, not a bad week for dining and drinking in South Florida. After the jump, find a roundup of food and drink events -- including a lot of beer-oriented happenings -- in Broward and Palm Beach counties this week. 

Wine Dinners, a Food Truck Invasion, and Other South Florida Food Events This Week

Oenophiles get all the love this week with several opportunities to swirl and sample -- and possibly, get a swerve on to -- the fermented grape at wine dinners and tastings throughout Broward and Palm Beach counties. Find details on these and other South Florida food and drink events this week after ... More >>

Boca Burger Battle, Food Truck Invasion, and Other Food Events This Week in South Florida

Is a month without an epic burger event even worth mentioning? That's a question for another day, given that this week will see the introduction of yet another burger-licious event in South Florida. This month's contender is the Boca Burger Battle kicking off Saturday night in downtown Boca. Of cour ... More >>

Fourth of July, Mango Mania, and Other Food Events This Week in South Florida

In the event that your holiday shenanigans are getting off to an early start, Clean Plate Charlie has put together a list of food and drink events (including a few fireworks- and barbecue-filled parties) happening this coming week and weekend in Broward and Palm Beach counties. And in case you' ... More >>

Monday: Hell's Kitchen Food Truck Invasion With Chef Robyn Almodovar

Local chef Robyn Almodovar always had a love for food and proved it while working at The Forge, Devito South Beach, and the Royal Palm Hotel. Now she's showing off her culinary skills to a national audience as one of the 18 contestants on Season 10 of FOX's Hell's Kitchen, premiering Monday, June 4, ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

Food Trucks, Hot Chicks and Zombies at Hard Rock Tonight

Aphrodisiac Ice Cream via FacebookA food truck with stripper poles​The weather is finally beautiful. What seems like a week of rain has cleared up, leaving clear skies and cool weather. Which makes tonight's food truck roundup at The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood the perfect pla ... More >>

Food Truck Roundup at Arts Park in Hollywood Tonight (Video)

Lemon Man via FacebookLemon Man will be out at Arts Park tonight. Bring an umbrella and your appetite.​Bring an umbrella and your appetite to tonight's food truck roundup at Hollywood's Young Circle, because the forecast predicts scattered thunderstorms and lots of street food.Almost two dozen fo ... More >>

Witches, Food Trucks, and Bubble Tea at Seminole Hard Rock Tonight

Boba Station via FacebookBoba Station brings bubble teas to Hard Rock.​The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood is hosting its weekly dinner and a movie. The event happens in the valet parking lot of the Seminole Paradise shops.  Besides nearly two dozen food trucks on the scene ... More >>

The Rolling Stove and Other Food Trucks at Arts Park in Young Circle Tonight

​Food trucks, friends, and families will take over Arts Park at Hollywood's Young Circle tonight when more than two dozen food trucks serve dinner in a chill environment.  Bring some cash and your appetite to try gourmet street-food items that range from burgers and hot dogs to wings and burr ... More >>

HellzaPoppin Features the Lizard Man, Food Trucks This Weekend

​If you like freaks and geeks, then you're going to want to head out to Seminole Casino of Hollywood on Saturday for your fill of carnival delights when food trucks meet the HellzaPoppin Revue featuring the Lizard Man, a living breathing man/iguana. Other acts include fire-eaters, a wolf boy, and ... More >>

Cooking Channel Star Gives Away Free Ice Cream at Yellow Green Market

Cooking ChannelRoger Mooking is giving out free ice cream to celebrate Cooking Channel's first birthday.​It's hard to believe the Cooking Channel is turning one!  Roger Mooking, star of Everyday Exotic, is celebrating by giving away free ice cream with the Cooking Channel's Frozen Treat Truck ... More >>