South Beach (Miami Beach)

Whole Foods Florida Hosting Best Butcher and Fishmonger Face-Off

We're not sure if you've heard, but butchering is kind of a big deal right now. Across the country butchers are teaching novices how to properly handle a nice piece of meat. We prefer watching the professionals to getting our hands dirty. There's just something about watching a man--or woman--worki ... More >>

Mojo on the Go Featured on Truckers in the Wild (Video)

Mojo on the Go's Tony Fernandez received some more kudos for his traditional Florida cuisine, when Vice's Truckers in the Wild filmed the food truck owner cooking his famous gator bites and frog legs for a segment of the show. Read also: - Eat St. Films Mojo on the Go

Andrew Balick to be Tap 42's New Executive Chef

Andrew Balick has been "tapped" to be the new executive chef at Tap 42. Balick will take over duties on April 29, though he is executing the gastropub's menu for the Las Olas Food and Wine Festival.The young chef has quite the pedigree, by the way. His resume reads like a Zagat Guide of beautiful So ... More >>

Harmony Korine Explains the "Beauty in Horror" of Spring Break

Top Ten New Wynwood Murals

Mayan Calendar Predictions Versus Reality

Bobby Deen Dishes on Starting Out in the Biz, His Show, and Life With Paula

Being a famous chef has its ups and downs. On the plus side, you ride in private jets, write cookbooks, host television shows, and generally have a really good time. On the minus side, publications write lots of crap about you (and yes, we put ourselves in this bracket). Usually celebs let these ... More >>

iPhone 5, iPad Mini, iPad 4: An Overnight Wait Nets $100

Shake Shack To Open in Boca Raton

Shake Shack, the fast casual burger and fries restaurant chain by Danny Meyer, inspires carnivorous lust from the thousands of fans who wait in long lines for their fix of Shack burgers and concretes.

Ben's, Flakowitz, and Zinger's: Exploring the Jewish Delis of Palm Beach County

Philippe by Philippe Chow Closes in Boca Raton

Philippe by Philippe Chow in Boca Raton: Polished Service, Lively Crowd, Fair PricesAfter Chow vs. Chow, will Las Olas see Philippe?Philippe by Philippe Chow has closed its Boca Raton doors, just missing the one-year anniversary mark.The upscale Chinese eatery opened on August 24, 2011 to much expec ... More >>

Boca's Craft Beer Crawl Made a Bit Fruity at the Funky Buddha

"You are not going to start calling me names if I order the Raspberry Berliner?" my friend asked, in a rather deadpan manner. We were evaluating the options written on the chalkboard behind the bar in the Boca Raton craft beer haven Funky Buddha. I could not judge him considering that I was serious ... More >>

Steak 954 Introduces Summer Menu: An Interview With Chef Jason Smith

Steak 954 has introduced a new menu for summer, with ten new dishes created by chef Jason Smith, who has been at the restaurant in The W Fort Lauderdale Hotel for three years. Clean Plate Charlie caught up with the chef in an email interview last week to learn more about the offerings -- which inclu ... More >>

FEC Train Operator Plans New Privatized Rail Service Between South Florida and Orlando

​It is, of course, essential Rick Scott lore that our budget-cutting governor nixed a federally funded high-speed rail project because it used too much taxpayer money. As little sense as that move made, the governor has always been clear that he favors private enterprise over the government provid ... More >>

Girl, Look at That Body

Clean Plate Charlie's Food Town Throwdown: Tell Us Which City Has the Best Dining Scene

Update: Click here for results from this first round of voting and to vote in the Food Town Throwdown's second round. ​It used to be that when you had company in town and wanted to go someplace trendy, you talked about South Beach or Key West or anywhere but Broward and Palm Beach counties. Sure, ... More >>

Mara in Lake Worth Offers Sunday Brunch with Yard Games

Kraft FoodsCheese grits​The 2-month-old Mara in Lake Worth, in the old Jetsetter's Lounge, now offers Sunday brunch. Already popular for Happy Hours and weekend entertainment, the brunch has proven popular as much for the moderately priced meal as for the games, according to Richard Addicott, one ... More >>

Red Steakhouse Confirms Boca Meatery

Red, the Steakhouse in Miami.​The rumors are true, carnivores. Red, the Steakhouse is coming to Boca, to the Wyndham Garden hotel at Glades Road and Military Trail.  The debut of the high-end steak house, which also has outlets in South Beach and Cleveland, Ohio, is expected in early November ... More >>

Two Miami Hotties Coming to Boca Raton

Philippe Chow​Lately it seems that Delray and West Palm Beach have been getting all the restaurant glory but now it appears that Boca Raton is cutting itself a slice of fine dining glam.  Expecting to debut in mid-August is the second SoFla outpost of New York-based high-end Chinese eatery Ph ... 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 Buddha Sky Bar's Executive Chef Tony Torres, Part 1

Buddha Sky Bar Chef Tony Torres behind the burner at Buddha Sky Bar​Chef Tony Torres is a native Floridian who, unlike many chefs, has made his career in South Florida and plans on staying right here. Chef Torres started working at The Boca Raton Resort and Country Club at the tender age ... More >>

Tonight: Zombie Jam at Mai-Kai

Last week, we told you about tonight's Zombie Jamboree at Mai Kai. It begins at 5:00 p.m. Are you going? We met with Tommy Merolla, brand ambassador of Botran Rum, over the weekend and got a sneak peek at what he's mixing for the competition and talked cocktails and South Florida. A first look at ... More >>

Bongos Cuban Café: Pretty Delicious for a Tourist Trap

10 Survival Tips For The South Beach Wine & Food Festival

Tony Bourdain will be at the SoBe Wine & Food Festival​This weekend South Beach turns into Disneyworld for foodies as The South Beach Wine & Food Festival Roars into town. The event is larger than life and brings together celebrity chefs and the people who worship them for one wine ... More >>

Fish Tacos in South Florida: Six Places to Find Them

Photobucket: tipt544 Yum, fish tacos! ​Ever since your recent trip to the West Coast, Cali has you smitten. The perfect weather, the beautiful people, the sightseeing, and -- most important -- the fish tacos!  So what is a Baja-loving Floridian to do? You need look no further! Listed a ... More >>

Jim Carrey and Crew Go Balls-Out in Gay Old South Florida in "I Love You Phillip Morris"

Nevin Shapiro Is the Caligula of South Florida's Ponzi Empire

Electronic Artist-Producer Amtrac Adds Local Flavor to the Dancegiving Music Festival

Showtime Starlets Say a South Florida Smut King Tricked Them Into Soft-Core.

A Taste of Spice 2010

Chill Out at Chillounge Night

Photo by Silvia Feuerbach​Take six truckloads of South Beach-style lounge furniture and custom lighting, food and booze booths, live music, a fashion show and samba parade, dump them all on the Great Lawn in downtown Delray, charge everybody $15 to get in ($20 at the door, $75 for VIP tickets) and ... More >>

World of Beer Coming to Your World

​If beer is your world, then start saving up your thirst for World of Beer, a purveyor of fine suds set to debut first in Coconut Creek (4437 Lyons Road, no phone yet) and later in West Palm Beach.  According to Richard Reeves, president of the company that holds the rights to WOBs in Miami-D ... More >>

Nu-Sushi and Sushi Simon Rise Above the Typical Roll

Head Spins: DJ Top Feelin

The South Beach Wine & Food Festival: A Short, Wacky History

Bimini Boatyard Offers a Primo Seat for Lunch

Pandora Events Turns Ten!

American Pie

Miami’s artistic disunities on display at the Bakehouse Art Collective

Kick the Bottle

As the containers and costs mount, in South Florida and beyond, plastic is played out

Sizzlin' Caliente

Two hometown Mexican eateries vie for the hot spot on the grill

OMG, it’s Pr0n!

Livin' la Lima Loca

Bye-bye, sushi; hello, ceviche at Las Totoritas

View From the Top

Eat like a mogul at luxurious Solu

Subtropical Spin

The Glamorest Life (Slip-n-Slide/Atlantic)

Nikki Does Hollywood

Starting from Scratch

Digs brings a new global style to Lake Worth

Safe Harbor

The Harbor Grille is a vast improvement over its predecessor but still has a ways to go

A Fresh Start

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

Escargots, Antipasto, and Betty Crocker

Rhythm Café

The Max Factor