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Trader Joe's Coming To Palm Beach Gardens

Palm Beach county has been granted its wish. Trader Joe's is coming to Palm Beach Gardens. The grocer with a cult-like following will open sometime in 2014 at PGA Plaza, on the corner of PGA Boulevard and Prosperity Farms Road. Construction on the 12,500-square-foot store is slated to begin in the ... More >>

Mega-Builder Dan Catalfumo, Broward Banker Alan Levan in Capitalist Legal Combat

Ever see that photo of the python that tried to swallow an alligator-- and the gator explodes out the python's side as it's being digested? Or watch animal combat videos on YouTube, with great predators of the planet going at it tooth and claw? That's how we feel reading about local lords of the cap ... More >>

Traffic Alert: Turnpike South Closed After Fatal Accident

Police have closed the turnpike's southbound lanes at Okeechobee Boulevard, as well as the entrances to the southbound turnpike at Okeechobee Boulevard, PGA Boulevard and the Beeline Highway, after a fatal crash there this morning. According to officials, a woman's car was struck from behind when s ... More >>

Trader Joe's Replies To Palm Beach Garden Rumors

Read also: Is Trader Joe's Coming to Palm Beach Gardens?Last week we shared a rumor that had south Florida salivating over the thought of buying tomato-free corn salsa, frozen kale, and cheap wine from salespeople clad in tiki shirts.We're referring, of course, to yet another rumor that Trader Joe's ... More >>

Rocco's Tacos in Palm Beach Gardens Opens Tonight

​Rocco's Tacos is opening their fourth location in Palm Beach Gardens tonight after much planning and speculation.Clean Plate Charlie announced the planned northernmost location of this taco mini-chain back in March, 2011.  The restaurant, located on PGA Boulevard in the former Ouzo Blue spot ... More >>

Smokehouse Closes Original Boca Location

Smokehouse's Mark Uffer​Gone like a puff of smoke is the first Smokehouse Grille & Wingery, which a year ago took over the old Boca Wings & Ribs spot on North Federal Highway in Boca Raton.  The closure comes as partners Mark Uffer and Erik Frasco opened a much larger and grander Smok ... More >>

Alligators Paying Visits to South Florida Neighborhoods

Alligators: Bad for neighborhoods, great for rasslin'.​Another day, another gator.For the second time this week, an alligator paid a visit to a South Florida neighborhood, according to a WSVN report.Early this morning, people living in a Plantation neighborhood near Sunrise Boulevard and Flamingo ... More >>

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry During American Craft Beer Week in South Florida

​(Queue the Professor Farnsworth voice) Great news, everyone! It's American Craft Beer Week!What's American Craft Beer Week? It's nationwide celebration of all things craft beer, running from May 16 to the 22. And it's going on right now at restaurants and bars all across South Florida.Gettin ... More >>

Interview With PGA Resort's Chef Gordon Maybury, Part 2

​Yesterday, we shared part one of our interview with chef Gordon Maybury at the PGA Resort. If you missed it, you can read it here. We now present part two. Clean Plate Charlie: How many people can you serve at the PGA in one evening? Chef Gordon Maybury: In the main ballroom, we can do 750 ... More >>

Interview With PGA Resort's Chef Gordon Maybury

Gordon Maybury Gordon Maybury keeps busy at the PGA Resort.​Gordon Maybury has traveled the world as a chef, seeking to find a challenge large enough for his liking. A Dublin native, Maybury has worked at the tony Peninsula Hotel in New York and the Loews in South Beach and is now at the h ... More >>

Rocco's Tacos Announces Fourth Location in Palm Beach Gardens

Flickr: Chase.Walks​It's been four days since our last mention of Rocco's Tacos and you're likely concerned regarding the paucity of updates. So, here ya go: Rocco's Tacos owners Rocco Mangel and Big Time Resturant Group announced the opening of a fourth location in the PGA Commons of Palm Beach G ... More >>

Restaurant Roll Call for January 2011

​Despite its reputation as a nothing town at the northern edge of nowhere, when it comes to restaurant openings this month, Palm Beach Gardens is where it's at.   Whether you want thick, juicy, blood-rare burgers or gastronomically correct vegan fare, nouveau Asian cuisine and sushi or c ... More >>

Farm-to-Table Verdea Opens in PBG Embassy Suites

​Road warrior staple Embassy Suites isn't usually in the forefront of culinary trends, but the Palm Beach Gardens hotel is going for it with the debut of its fine dining restaurant, Verdea (4350 PGA Blvd.; 561-691-3130), which touts itself as a farm-to-table eatery that promises "ingredients that ... More >>

"PGA Wine Tour" at PGA National Resort's iBar in Palm Beach Gardens

Nicole Danna​​PGA National Resort & Spa is setting out to prove golfers can do more than swing a club in 2011.Wednesday, it will launch its food and wine series, the "PGA Wine Tour," featuring wine by golf legends such as Ernie Els, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Nick Faldo, and Luke Donald.

In The Biz: Interview Opal Ruthardt, Bartender at IBar in Palm Beach Gardens

Courtesy Opal Ruthardt​The Ironwood Grille's lounge, IBar at the PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, is known for its sophisticated ambiance, delicious cocktails and friendly service.  Server and bartender Opal Ruthardt spent a few minutes chatting with us and sharing a recipe f ... More >>

Doggie Bag: This Week in Charlie

The huevos rancheros hit the spot at Bluejay's Cafe, reviewed this week in Dish.​Here are some tips to duplicate Scott Conant's $24/bottle tomato sauce, touted as the best in the world.Celebrate National Homebrew Day at BX Beer Depot this Saturday.Rack's Downtown Eatery is hosting a five-course be ... More >>

Michael Blum Debuts Holy Smoke's in PBG

​After a controversial stint in Hollywood and a less-than-satisfying one in Sunny Isles with a pair of Michael's Kitchens, local top toque Michael Blum has landed in Palm Beach Gardens, where he's heading up the kitchen of the new Holy Smoke's American Bistro & Bar (2650 PGA Blvd., 561-624-742 ... More >>

Doggie Bag: This Week in Charlie

Head to World of Beer this Saturday at 3 p.m. for a Grand Opening Celebration.​Flavor Palm Beach kicks off next week, and here are a few good deals to consider.Health Inspectors got serious last month as they shut down 15 South Florida restaurants for a litany of gross violations.Think you can pou ... More >>

Restaurant News: 'Top Chef' Gilbert Leaves PGA, Ice King Comes to Wellington, Williams-Sonoma Offers Classes

​•    It's "pack your knives and go" time for former Top Chef contestant Kenny Gilbert again. This time, though, it's by his own choice. It seems that less than two months after he signed on as chef at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, he's signed off to move to Jacksonville and ... More >>

Doggie Bag: This Week in Charlie

To quote Don Draper, "It's like eating a mermaid."​South Florida's hot chefs, including Talay Thai's Charlie Soo, get the calendar treatment. Oysters that clock in at eight inches long? We're gonna need a bigger boat.Food trucks are back. Here's a comprehensive list of South Florida's kitchens on ... More >>

The Top Chef Interview With Kenny Gilbert, Part 2

​In the first part to our interview with the star of Bravo's latest season of Top Chef, Kenny Gilbert, we spoke to the chef about what it was like to live in the house and cook on the award-winning show. Today, we dish with Kenny on his appointment as executive chef at the PGA National Resort & ... More >>

Beach Friends Launch Jupiter Beach Food and Wine Festival

​A fan of clean beaches, or the doggy beach in Jupiter that's one of few in SoFla? Check in on Saturday, May 8, at Riverwalk in Jupiter for the Friends of Jupiter Beach Food and Wine Festival. A number of restaurants from the north end that usually don't strut their stuff are involved in the ... More >>

Drunken Bliss at Cantina Laredo

Riki Altman​Why we just had to get away during one of the busiest travel times of the year is anyone's guess, but somehow taking a road trip over Christmas seemed logical when we booked the hotel room in Orlando a few months ago. Granted, it was a fun getaway for a while, excepting the outlet mall ... More >>

C’mon, Just a Taste?

Broward Kids Sweep Junior PGA Championships

pga.comThompson and Vogel are bringing some hardware back to West Broward​By now, everybody knows about Alexis Thompson, the Coral Springs girl who at 14 is among the most promising female golfers in the game. To no one's surprise, she dominated this past weekend's Junior PGA Championship in Mainv ... More >>

Power Plays

Idyllic Florida landscape courtesy of FMPAResidents of Lake Worth, many of whom have made small but successful careers specializing in complaining about their high utility bills, might not know the city actually gets the power to turn their fans and nuke their frozen dinners not from the beleaguered ... More >>

No Blues for Ouzo Blue

Photo from ouzoblue.comThey're dancing on the tables in Palm Beach Gardens -- literally -- with the debut of Palm Beach County's second Ouzo Blue. The first Blue set up in Lake Worth in January, bringing Greek faves from dolmades and spanakopita to moussaka and lamb kebabs, plus lots of table dancin ... More >>

Brides Fight it Out Like Clever Animal Analogy, Manatee Sneaks on to Golf Course

If there's anything I've learned from TV news, it's that I've got to tease you, the reader, about upcoming things in this blog. So coming up, snakes attack at Wal-Mart! But first, a manatee tries to sneak into a golf course! And even more first than that, brides in Palm Beach Gardens fight it out on ... More >>

Accused Tax Cheat Tees Off in Boca

Jim ThorpeOf all the golfers at this weekend's Allianz Championship in Boca Raton, Jim Thorpe is going to lug around the most baggage. The 60-year-old who won three PGA Tour tournaments and four since he's joined the Champions Tour, for golfers over 50, was charged Wednesday with cheating on his tax ... More >>

V-Day Planner: In Search of the Big O

Belinda Eaton, Girl with Oysters, from Belindaeaton.comPly her with aphrodisiacs all night, and you've got it made, right? This week in New Times, Robb Walsh dispenses pearls of wisdom on the world's favorite bivalve here. And below, a plan to spend your V-Day shelling out:Sage Bistro and Oyster B ... More >>

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