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First Look: Over 100 Small Plates at Ceviche in Delray Beach

When you think of ceviche, think of Ceviche in Delray Beach. The restaurant recently opened its doors with a quiet grand opening last October, and we at Clean Plate Charlie think it's a crying shame we didn't know about them sooner. The family of Florida establishments has branded itself as an upsc ... More >>

Inedit in Hollywood: Tapas and A Show

You never know what you might find inside Inedit, the Spanish restaurant that opened in late 2012 where Jorge Luis Fernandez's La Barraca once stood. On weekends you'll find black-clad guitarists, furiously slapping their instruments and a flamenco dancer in a flowing navy-blue dress clapping and s ... More >>

Inedit in Hollywood: Go for the Flamenco Shows, Not the Food

Red Tapas Bar and Grille Grand Opening Tonight: Free Food and Drinks

With all of the restaurant openings going on lately, it almost isn't news when a spot is hosting a grand-opening party. Still, it's hard to turn down an excuse to celebrate -- and get free stuff.Red Tapas Bar and Grille in Palm Beach Gardens is finally hosting its grand-opening party this Wednesday. ... More >>

Napoleon Bakery in West Palm Beach: Homemade Sausage, Spanish Tapas, and Canned Oysters

I have driven past Napoleon Bakery about 870 times and never given it a second glance until the other day, when upon the urging of my friend Steve, we stopped in. The facade of the building looks a bit Disney-esque, like a candy "shoppe" in Fantasyland circa 1970. Clapboard covered windows, flower f ... More >>

Keep the Eggnog; 
Pass the Sangria

October's Restaurant Openings and Closings in Broward and Palm Beach Counties

Hope you've got a generous appetite, cause October saw the opening of numerous restaurants and bars throughout Broward and Palm Beach counties, including a few re-openings and re-boots of past and popular favorites. After the jump, find a list of recent comings and goings in the local restaurant com ... More >>

Red Tapas in Palm Beach Gardens: Where Server Dress Code Includes a Specific Shade of Lipstick and Servers Work From iPods

Discover. Taste. Share. These are the words chosen by Red Tapas Bar and Grille to embody what a trip to the new Palm Beach Gardens restaurant is all about. Red Tapas is the latest dining concept from the owners of nearby Cabo Flats, a popular Mexican cantina and tequila bar located at Downtown at th ... More >>

Tapas and Sangria Cooking Demo

Wine & Dine Wednesday

Visit Spain This Saturday Night at Pistache French Bistro

Saturday night's dinner hour may mean a chance to wrap your tongue around two Romance languages in one meal. Pistache French Bistro in West Palm Beach is hosting a "night in Spain" dinner as part of its Tour du Monde promo this summer and fall. Participants who attend the semi-regular internationall ... More >>

Food Porn: A Mouth-Watering Look at Tapas Lantana

With everything from bone marrow with beef cheek for the carnivore, to artichokes and mushrooms in white wine for the vegetarian foodie, Tapas Lantana turns out a range of Spanish-fusion plates with a focus on seafood and aromatic dishes. Popular choices include paella and a roast pork supper on Fri ... More >>

Is the Paella Party the Next Trend for Backyard Gatherings?

Burgers and hot dogs will forever hold their place in America's heart as a staple for backyard cookouts. But these everyman bites aren't nearly as exotic, or entertaining, as the paella party, a fact that has likely contributed to one South Florida paella chef's recent influx of business, particular ... More >>

The Spaniard Tapas Bar and Café Opens in Boca Raton

​Chef Jorge Fernandez brings the tastes, sights, and sounds of the Iberian Peninsula to South Florida with the debut of his new restaurant, the Spaniard Tapas Bar and Café. The restaurant, located in Boca Raton, adjacent to Royal Palm Place, serves traditional  tapas items like cured meats a ... More >>

NEW! Cha Cha's Opens on the Island in West Palm Beach

Nicole Danna​Here's something Palm Beach County hasn't seen in awhile: A well-executed tapas restaurant.Whether you call it pinchos, chopitos or tapas -- derived from the Latin word "tapar," meaning "to cover" -- doesn't much matter. All you really need to know is that Cha Cha's certainly has ... More >>

Deal of the Day: Get Half-Priced Fare at M Bar in Fort Lauderdale

​A spiffed-up corner hangout from Jack Mancini, M Bar in Fort Lauderdale isn't just another tapas bar and restaurant.Here, start out by relaxing with any one of the restaurant's handcrafted drinks From the Garden list, which features herbal, fruit-forward cocktails such as the East Las O ... More >>

Food Trucks at Lexus of Pembroke Pines: Meet Papa's Tapas

Papa's Tapas Papa's Tapas truck​Eduardo Bruno wakes up before the birds every morning to start slow cooking the meats and stocks for Papa's Tapas, the food truck he owns with wife Lisa. Bruno knows about cooking. He's been behind the burner at some of south Florida's best kitchens, includ ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 55 -- Gazpacho From John G's on the Beach

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. 55: Gazpacho from John G's the Beach Jan NorrisJohn G's Gazpacho​Maybe ... More >>

Valentine's Day at a Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale / Broward: 14 Specials

flickr, angelmom39 ​Last year you ended up in the doghouse and you couldn't figure out why. How were you supposed to know that carnations suck and that your girl didn't share your liking for the unlimited breadsticks and salad at The Olive Garden? Unfortunately, the little fuzzy white t ... More >>

Paella Cooked Outdoors on the Dock at Coconuts in Fort Lauderdale

Diluvi via FlickrSee what some people go through for this? You just have to sit on the dock and watch multimillion-dollar yachts. ​ Paella sure is delicious - but it can be a pain in the hoo-ha to cook because it requires a lot of ingredients, fresh seafood, fairly long simmering time, and is tr ... More >>

Capriccio Rises From Tentazione

​The former Tentazione in Boynton Beach is now Capriccio Bistro Wines & Tapas (141 N. Congress Ave.; 561-731-2627), a name change that signifies a change in both menu and concept.  The menu retains many of its classic Italian dishes but gets the addition of more than a dozen pan-Mediterra ... More >>

Restaurant News: La Bodega in Boca; BBQ at Taste Gastropub

Chef Allen Susser​Looks like barbecue has gone viral in Palm Beach County, with the recent debuts of Rib Bizz and Sheila's and the weekend smokefest at Harvest Time Market. Now Allen Susser's Taste Gastropub has been bitten by the barbecue bug, launching Monday Night Backyard BBQ, an all-you-can-e ... More >>

Eggsotic Moves to Palm Beach With Tapas-Style Dinner Menu Added

Photo by Flicker user KarenMarleneLarsenEggsotic's new Palm Beach location will serve a menu of tapas similar to these Spanish gems.​Fans of the teeny Eggsotic restaurant on Okeechobee Road in West Palm now have reason to head out to the island. Brothers Leonardo and Luis Espin roll out their new ... More >>

Satoro in Hollywood Is Loud, Confusing, and Just Plain Wrong

Happy Hour Tapas at Johnny V's

Move over, dinner: happy hour is coming through. That magical few hours - usually from 5 to 7 p.m. - is a great way to get your post-work, liquid intake. But at quite a few places, it's also a great way to taste some dishes from the kitchen on the cheap. Take Johnny V's new $5 tapas happy hour, run ... More >>

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Letters for September 14-20, 2006

Dali, Back to Your Drawing Board

La Barraca needs to rediscover its roots.

Letters for May 18–24, 2006

Rice Recovery

Post-storm traffic is still a pain, but the paella in Pembroke Pines is worth the hassle

Costa Marred

Tap into Two Plates

Best Spanish Restaurant

Café Seville

Johnny on the Spot

Johnny V and his cuisine never suffer from an identity crisis: He is an American chef

Best Bar in Palm Beach

The Falcon House

Best Spanish Restaurant

La Barraca

Spain Reigns

La Barraca brings a taste of Valencia to western Broward

Top Tapas

The Iberian fare at Spanish Tapas y Olé is simple and delicious

Best Tapas

Café Seville

A French Connection

The food at these two former French joints is magnifique

¿Cómo Se Dice Rotten?

Estrella Del Mar