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June 30, 2010
High Stakes Poker Comes to South Florida
flickr.comSix years ago, if you wanted to play poker in a casino in Florida, you were playing small-stakes limit poker. Each bet was $2 to $4, and unless you only had a few bucks left, you never said the words "all in." Then the state adopted no-limit Texas Hold 'Em, the kind they play in big tou ... More >>
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July 8, 2010
The Sugar Monkey Speaks: Five Favorite Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants in South Florida
flickr: sundaykofaxWill vegetarianism fix this? Jennifer Reed is a pastry chef based in South Florida, and owner of The Sugar Monkey. Every week, she'll share her insights about life, local food and the people who cook it. I've been a hardcore vegetarian for two days now. What reason do I have ... More >>
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July 9, 2010
The Nine Circles of South Florida Restaurant Hell
In the early 14th Century, the Italian writer Dante Alighieri penned an epic poem called The Divine Comedy. In it, he imagined himself on a journey through Hell, Purgatory and finally into Paradise (aka, heaven). Hell, he found, was composed of nine concentric circles, each representing a sin mor ... More >>
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July 15, 2010
Between the Trees Leads Enormous Talent Farm Show
In the early 14th Century, the Italian writer Dante Alighieri penned an epic poem called The Divine Comedy. In it, he imagined himself on a journey through Hell, Purgatory and finally into Paradise (aka, heaven). Hell, he found, was composed of nine concentric circles, each representing a sin mor ... More >>
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July 15, 2010
The Dangerous Durian: Stinky as It Wants to Be
South Florida abounds with tropical fruit, crazy, exotic fruit many American citizens have never seen (or smelled). You've no doubt encountered guava, carambola, dragonfruit and guanabana -- all yummy fruits, to be sure.But a recent report from Southeast Asia generated some worry: what if weird, ... More >>
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July 22, 2010
Art of the Party
South Florida abounds with tropical fruit, crazy, exotic fruit many American citizens have never seen (or smelled). You've no doubt encountered guava, carambola, dragonfruit and guanabana -- all yummy fruits, to be sure.But a recent report from Southeast Asia generated some worry: what if weird, ... More >>
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July 26, 2010
Weed Seekers Need Online Update -- Stat!
Wanted -- a few potheads who can get some research done and can form a few articulate sentences about their experiences. Webehigh.com, an international website that directs would-be stoners to the nearest dealer, whether that be in Bangladesh, Lithuania, or Papua New Guinea, is ser ... More >>
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July 27, 2010
Why Must My Dim Sum Go on Summer Vacation?
by Lisa RabIt was 12:30 p.m. last Saturday, and I was starving. I'd just finished an extremely sweaty yoga class and was eagerly speeding off to Sunrise to meet some friends for dim sum. Toa Toa, the highly acclaimed Chinese-food institution in a strip mall, would surely be worth the half-hour sc ... More >>
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July 29, 2010
Kitchen Ink: South Florida Chefs, Cooks, and Restaurant Workers Show Off Their Tattoos
by Lisa RabIt was 12:30 p.m. last Saturday, and I was starving. I'd just finished an extremely sweaty yoga class and was eagerly speeding off to Sunrise to meet some friends for dim sum. Toa Toa, the highly acclaimed Chinese-food institution in a strip mall, would surely be worth the half-hour sc ... More >>
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August 5, 2010
Neighborhood Sports Bar & Grill Opens in Boca Raton
Wikipedia CommonsIf you want to catch a game on TV, drink a few beers, grab a burger or a pizza or some wings, you head to your neighborhood sports bar, right? Or you can head to Boca to the new Neighborhood Sports Bar & Grill, which staged its grand opening party yesterday. New owner M ... More >>
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August 24, 2010
A Complete Guide to Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami Food Trucks - UPDATED
We've updated the thread this week with some menu images, external links and reviews, and new trucks. Check it out. There's nothing as tasty as nabbing a taco from a converted laundry truck at two in the morning, splashing it with fiery red salsa, and popping the whole thing in your mouth wi ... More >>
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August 13, 2010
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 >>
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August 27, 2010
On Best Ofs, Burgers, and Gilbert's 17th St. Grill, Part 1
Note to the editors: Maybe we should start calling them the "Best-er Ofs"?I have to admit, I'm completely over "Best" lists. The raging -- sometimes infuriating -- argument over who makes the best burger, tacos, pizza, French fries, or fried bologna sandwiches is a hopelessly futile one to me. Wh ... More >>
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September 16, 2010
Footwork4Self Showcases Fresh Additions to Hip-Hop Roster at Propaganda
Note to the editors: Maybe we should start calling them the "Best-er Ofs"?I have to admit, I'm completely over "Best" lists. The raging -- sometimes infuriating -- argument over who makes the best burger, tacos, pizza, French fries, or fried bologna sandwiches is a hopelessly futile one to me. Wh ... More >>
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September 28, 2010
Date Set for South Florida Gluten-Free Expo
Many celiacs dream of a day when all gluten-free foods will be in one place, set up for hours of perusal and snacking. The Celiac Disease Foundation of South Florida heard your call again this year.The date for the South Florida Gluten-Free Food Expo has been set for February 19, 2011.Things will ... More >>
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October 7, 2010
Village of a Million Corpses
Many celiacs dream of a day when all gluten-free foods will be in one place, set up for hours of perusal and snacking. The Celiac Disease Foundation of South Florida heard your call again this year.The date for the South Florida Gluten-Free Food Expo has been set for February 19, 2011.Things will ... More >>
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October 14, 2010
Q&A: Greg Rice, Grand Wine Meister For The Lake Worth Food and Wine Experience (Part 1)
Greg Rice is one of South Florida's most recognizable personalities. The self-made millionaire and his twin brother John overcame tremendous adversity in their lives, and in the process, became Palm Beach County legends. Though best known as the pint-sized pitchman for Hulett Environmental Service ... More >>
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October 14, 2010
Spate of SoFla Bank Robberies is Dramatic, but Not Unusual
This past week saw a series of headline-friendly bank robberies in South Florida. Two of them involved bomb threats scribbled on notes, in which the offenders were arrested within minutes of the attempted robberies. The most recent, at the BankAtlantic branch on Fairway Drive in Deerfield, was mo ... More >>
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November 15, 2010
A Heartfelt Goodbye
I thought pretty hard for the past few weeks about what to write as my farewell blog post on Clean Plate Charlie. I've been writing for this thing for more than two years now and working at New Times for four. And at the end of this month, I'll be hitting the road (literally), leaving the paper beh ... More >>
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December 2, 2010
FAU Christens Living Room Theater With Impressive Indie Lineup
I thought pretty hard for the past few weeks about what to write as my farewell blog post on Clean Plate Charlie. I've been writing for this thing for more than two years now and working at New Times for four. And at the end of this month, I'll be hitting the road (literally), leaving the paper beh ... More >>
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December 2, 2010
Six Ways to Cook Iguana
Now that the temperature has finally taken a dip, watch for dead iguanas falling out of trees! (See photo, taken in Oakland Park last January.) South Florida's plague of big green lawn lizards was culled somewhat last winter by a cold snap that killed legions of the critters. The canal bank ... More >>
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December 16, 2010
Put on the Heat
Now that the temperature has finally taken a dip, watch for dead iguanas falling out of trees! (See photo, taken in Oakland Park last January.) South Florida's plague of big green lawn lizards was culled somewhat last winter by a cold snap that killed legions of the critters. The canal bank ... More >>
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November 18, 2010
Bringing the Blues Back
Now that the temperature has finally taken a dip, watch for dead iguanas falling out of trees! (See photo, taken in Oakland Park last January.) South Florida's plague of big green lawn lizards was culled somewhat last winter by a cold snap that killed legions of the critters. The canal bank ... More >>
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January 11, 2011
What Can You Do with a Pickle? Check Out the South Florida Fair's Food and Baking Competitions
Flickr/Natalie Maynor Peace Pie If you've ever watched Food Network's Cupcake Wars and thought that your tangelo-basil cupcake with wilted spinach and bacon buttercream frosting could kick serious butt, put your money where your pie-hole is, dust off your rolling pin, and e ... More >>
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January 20, 2011
America, Land of the Fried Food
Flickr/Natalie Maynor Peace Pie If you've ever watched Food Network's Cupcake Wars and thought that your tangelo-basil cupcake with wilted spinach and bacon buttercream frosting could kick serious butt, put your money where your pie-hole is, dust off your rolling pin, and e ... More >>
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February 7, 2011
Five Valentine's Day Gifts for Foodies
Flickr/Chrishermmerly Set off fireworks this V-DayValentine's Day is coming and you've yet to get a gift for your favorite foodie. You could buy some flowers at the drug store - if you never want them to speak to you again. Fortunately, there are a lot of great and interesting gift options ... More >>
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February 12, 2011
Spring Break for Wall Street to Descend on South Florida
Looks like South Florida's spring break this year isn't going to be just where the boys are. Fort Lauderdale will also be the locale for some bonds gone wild with the top guns of Wall Street. LDV Capital Management will party with its own series of weeklong celebrations at its fourth G ... More >>
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February 18, 2011
Brazilians in South Florida Spend Millions, but They Aren't the Only Foreigners to Thank
farm3.static from Flickr.comShop till you drop has a whole new meaning. At least for Brazilians, that is. With a strong currency and booming economy, they've been flocking to Florida for lengthy shopping sprees, buying everything from designer jeans and handbags, to cheap shoes and cosmetics ... More >>
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February 18, 2011
Street Sign Holders In South Florida, Who's Your Favorite?
signevent.comSouth Florida, with its delightful blend of warm weather and economic woe, has sprouted a new class of underpaid, overworked laborer. Drive up and down Federal Highway or in any direction off the interstate and you'll see them: Sign holders. They're also called sign waivers, sign wal ... More >>
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February 22, 2011
100 Favorite Dishes: Sauteed Gator Tail From Rosey Baby
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. 99: Sauteed Gator Tail From Rosey BabyRosey Baby is one of South Fl ... More >>
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March 1, 2011
Where We Were Eating: Primanti Bros.
Dori ZinnIt could quite possibly be a South Florida landmark just like it is in the state of Pennsylvania, but yesterday's GWWE mystery is solved.
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March 10, 2011
100 Favorite Dishes: No. 83 -- Fagottini al Tartufo Bianco e Nero From Apicius Ristorante e Enoteca
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 83. Fagottini al Tartufo Bianco e Nero from Apicius Ristorante e Enot ... More >>
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April 14, 2011
Radio Triptych Art Show at Propaganda 4/15
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 83. Fagottini al Tartufo Bianco e Nero from Apicius Ristorante e Enot ... More >>
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April 22, 2011
South Florida Needs a SlutWalk!
If you haven't heard, so-called "SlutWalks" are all the rage among feminists and the otherwise forward thinking types who not only oppose rape, but also find reprehensible the idea that a rape victim might at any point be asked what she (or he) was wearing or doing at the time.The first SlutWalk ... More >>
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May 17, 2011
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 >>
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May 26, 2011
Bombin’ in Broward
(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 >>
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June 2, 2011
Naked! Dance! Party!
(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 >>
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September 29, 2011
South Florida Cultural Consortium 2011 Comes to Hollywood
(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 >>
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October 20, 2011
FAU Study: Coping With Climate Change in Florida May Cost as Much as $1 Billion
randompixels.blogspot.comThat's not exactly a transportation "plan."Not long after the Broward County Natural Resources Planning and Management Division released its report detailing how rising sea levels could cause major flooding across Fort Lauderdale, Florida Atlantic University has released ... More >>
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October 13, 2011
Village of a Million Corpses
randompixels.blogspot.comThat's not exactly a transportation "plan."Not long after the Broward County Natural Resources Planning and Management Division released its report detailing how rising sea levels could cause major flooding across Fort Lauderdale, Florida Atlantic University has released ... More >>
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November 10, 2011
Dean Max of 3030 Ocean and Paula DaSilva of 1500 Degrees at Eden Roc: Talking Shop
As a food nerd, I like to research how celebrity chefs train cooks up the line and out the door to open their own places that complement and enrich the dining scene in cities around the country.Take Charlie Palmer and Bryan Voltaggio, the high-end steak-house restaurateur and the chef w ... More >>
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November 16, 2011
Herman Cain Welcome Sign: "Got Grope?"
Lisa RabA warm South Florida welcome to the pizza king.Herman Cain is stumping in South Florida today, attempting to revive his sputtering presidential campaign with a $999-a-head fundraiser at the home of Palm Beach Council President David Rosow and a public rally at the Palm Beach County Conven ... More >>
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November 30, 2011
Oversexed in South Florida: The Full Results of Our Sex Survey (NSFW)
Sex is so common in South Florida that it's even done at our pizzerias. For more photos, click here.If you've given a read to this week's cover story in New Times, you know we South Floridians like our kinks. OK, maybe you knew that already. But the results from our first sex survey give credence ... More >>
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November 30, 2011
What Makes a Good Butcher? Sharp Knives and Good Customers
My grandfather ran a company in which he made sausages for Italian, Polish, and German immigrants throughout Boston. My father worked there in summers between college. My uncle worked there for decades. I remember my grandfather telling stories about his craft and his customers, scenarios that cu ... More >>
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December 15, 2011
The Buzz 103.1 Is Dead -- Long Live Sexist Radio Formats?
My grandfather ran a company in which he made sausages for Italian, Polish, and German immigrants throughout Boston. My father worked there in summers between college. My uncle worked there for decades. I remember my grandfather telling stories about his craft and his customers, scenarios that cu ... More >>
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December 15, 2011
Longboards Hosts 'Tweets for Tots' Tonight, Drinks Provided
Tonight, South Florida social media types will leave the safety of their respective bedrooms, cubicles, and Starbucks tabletop offices to take part in an interactive tweet-up with the third-annual holiday social and toy drive Tweets for Tots at Longboards in West Palm Beach.File this one under #t ... More >>
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December 15, 2011
South Florida Earns a Spot on the List of "Judicial Hellholes" for the Ninth Year in a Row
Another year has just about gone by, which means it's time for South Florida to appear once again on the American Tort Reform Association's list of "judicial hellholes."Now every year since 2003 -- when they actually just picked Miami-Dade County -- South Florida has maintained its spot among ... More >>
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January 16, 2012
South Florida Fair, Winter Series of Beer, and Other Food Events in South Florida this Week
kthypryn via Flickr Creative CommonsThis is your South Florida Fair food, on drugs. Options this week for food centered fun in South Florida range from the highbrow (swanky fundraising tastings) to the not-so-highbrow (deep-fried butter and the Tilt-a-Whirl) and choices in between.Assuming you've ... More >>
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January 12, 2012
Farm for the Day
kthypryn via Flickr Creative CommonsThis is your South Florida Fair food, on drugs. Options this week for food centered fun in South Florida range from the highbrow (swanky fundraising tastings) to the not-so-highbrow (deep-fried butter and the Tilt-a-Whirl) and choices in between.Assuming you've ... More >>
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