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Christmas Eve 2012 Dinner: Restaurants Open (and Serving Holiday Specials) on Christmas Eve in Fort Lauderdale and Beyond

So...You just got off the phone with your mother-in-law. The folks are hitting town a day earlier than expected, effectively putting the kibosh on your plans for a Christmas Eve spent in your jammies picking at a DiGiornos. How to feed and entertain the troops without breaking a sweat? Leave the wor ... More >>

LaSpada's Hoagies Unseated in Zagat's Top Food Rankings

​The end of the year means lists of all sorts, including Zagat's, the dinosaur of reader generated rankings.  Nice weather and a range of affordable dining options encourage South Floridians to eat out 3.4 times a week says the dinosaur, compared to Boston, where residents eat out 2.5 times a ... More >>

Pairings 2011: How Was It?

Chef Franco Filippone from Sette Bello​This morning started with a red eye after a decadent night of eating and drinking at last night's 4th Annual New Times Pairings. It was my first South Florida gastronomic event and I was impressed at how smoothly things ran, the absence of lines, and plenty o ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 7 - Hog Snapper Oreganata from Sette Bello

​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. 7: Hog Snapper Oreganata from Sette BelloI have a request for you ... More >>

Steak 954, Sette Bello, and More Unveil Their Pairings Dishes

​With New Times' annual Pairings food event just two weeks away, things are getting pretty exciting. The list of participating restaurants has grown pretty large to include places like Steak 954, Sette Bello, and Rock 'N' Roll Ribs. I've just received a list of dishes that covers what many of thes ... More >>

Who Won Best Restaurant in Broward? Best Restaurant in Palm Beach? See New Times' Best Of 2010!

​New Times' annual Best Of issue is out today and live on the site. Pick up your copy, or check out the online archive now up to date with 2010 entries. Dish was one of the largest sections in this years' issue with more than 40 winners. We've got some great restaurants listed there, places that t ... More >>

Food & Wine's Best New Chefs Overlooks South Florida -- Again

Food and Wine​Another year, another list of Food & Wine's Best New Chefs. And none of them are from South Florida. The food magazine's annual list of 10 Best New Chefs in America gathers the young, creative toques that have caught national attention over the past year. The only rule -- none ca ... More >>

Doggie Bag: This Week in Charlie

John LinnElevation Burger debuted this week, and its sustainable take on beefy goodness rocks.​This week on the blog:The Meatist gets up close and personal with sausage balls.Tulipan, Jack's, Woodlands, and more end up in this week's 100 Favorite Dishes.Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares visit to ... More >>

Sette Bello in Fort Lauderdale Has Service Nailed

Order Up: Sette Bello

​I've had a lot of complaints about service in restaurants lately, but Sette Bello is the kind of place that makes me think everything is all right. That's because the service at this cozy Italian restaurant in northern Fort Lauderdale is topnotch. Throughout multiple visits, the staff was on poin ... More >>