Spanish Food and Cooking

Summer Restaurant Deals For Locals in Broward and Palm Beach

Summer might not be until June 21, but around here, we know better. The rains have come. The heat is on. Summer is here -- end of discussion. Time to pull out the bug spray, sunscreen, and rain gear: for the next 6 months, it's going to be hot and humid as hell down here. On the bright side, the to ... More >>

Former Marine Ben Lubin of The Blind Monk Would Drum Truffle Oil Out of The Corps

With more than 300 bottles under his roof (and 35 by the glass offered daily), since opening in August of 2010, The Blind Monk wine and tapas bar in West Palm Beach has garnered a devoted crowd, revelers as far as Miami making the trek to owner Ben Lubin's wine bar hideaway located on a quiet side s ... More >>

Five Weirdest Beers at Riverside Market Home Brew Competition

For all you beer connoisseurs out there, or for those who just like to drink a few brews (or, as Kanye West says, "frew brews"), Riverside certainly knows how to put on a show. And by show, we mean a homemade beer brewing contest. Ten teams competed for a panel of judges as well as favoritism for sp ... More >>

Inedit Owners: We're Doing It "The Way Our Forefathers Did."

In my short timing reviewing Broward County restaurants for the New Times it's been rare that chefs or owners have reached out, even for favorable reviews. Inedit owners Jose and Luis Varela sent us an impassioned, near angry response to our review in the Feb. 21 issue. It's understandable why. We ... More >>

Five South Florida Food & Drink Events This Weekend: South Beach Wine & Food Festival and More

There's much to eat and drink and be merry about this weekend, with festivals devoted to America's favorite salted meat and everyone's favorite food celebrities hitting South Florida's beaches. After the jump, find five food and drinks events going down in South Florida this weekend. See also: - B ... More >>

First Impression: Inedit in Hollywood

Lately, it seems like every other day there is a new place opening up in Hollywood. For years, the city was known more for French Canadian snowbirds than anything new and exciting. Obviously, that's starting to change. Cue Inedit, Hollywood's newest Spanish spot. Derived from the Spanish word i ... More >>

Something for Everyone at Siam Rice Thai and Tapas

In today's food centric culture, eating obscure ingredients and dishes is almost like racking up Boy Scout merit badges. It's how those of us with unholy food obsessions keep score. Siam Rice Thai and Tapas in Hollywood had flickers of the authenticity many gastronauts seek, like strips of Thai bas ... More >>

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

Did your favorite restaurant live to see another month? Is your neighborhood getting yet another steakhouse? See who came and went in the month of giving thanks, with November's roundup of restaurant openings, closings, and other shakeups, after the jump. Know of something we missed? Sound off in th ... More >>

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South Florida Dining Events This Week: Chef Hedy Goldsmith Book Signing and More

So, there's this whole election thing happening this week. But if you've already participated in your civic engagement this time around and you're looking for something else to get up to this week, check out the Clean Plate Charlie roundup of food and drink related events taking place in Broward and ... More >>

16. Calamari and Squid Ink Paella from The Spaniard

We're counting down our top 100 favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, email them here. 16.Calamari and Squid Ink Paella from The SpaniardNow that Father's Day is out of the way, it's time we have a "get real" moment. Though we all love our family, ... More >>

La Barraca Tapas Bar & Cafe To Host Event Tonight for Venezuelan Artist Carlos Tirado

La Barraca Tapas Bar & Cafe in downtown Hollywood often strays outside of the drinking-and-dining-only formula for restaurants. Its live flamenco shows on weekend nights are a big draw and tonight the restaurant will explore other forms of art with a cocktail hour held in honor of Venezuelan art ... More >>

60. Shellfish Tapas at Tapas Lantana

As a countdown to the Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Melissa.McCart@BrowardPalmBeach.com.60. Shellfish Tapas at Tapas LantanaA stunning decor and delicious eats mak ... More >>

Expo Alfresco: Eat, Drink, and Do Business in Hollywood

The 17th-annual Expo Alfresco is set to draw more than 3,000 attendees Wednesday evening at ArtsPark at Young Circle. The event, billed as "the ultimate food, wine, and tradeshow experience," takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11, bringing together local South Florida businesses and co ... More >>

A Guide to South Florida Food Trucks (Part 5)

The Purple People Eatery serves comfort food out of a monstrous truck.​We continue with our listing of South Florida food trucks, Part 5. We've taken you through letters A-C, D-G, H-L, and M-O. Today, we're bringing you trucks P-R. Here we go:Papa's TapasTapas, ceviche, soups, and empanadas786-853 ... More >>

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Trevini in Palm Beach to Close; Cha Cha's from Coniglio Family to Take the Space

Trevini, a 10-year-old Italian on the second floor of the Esplanade on Worth Avenue, is set to close at the end of June. The Coniglio family, who run E.R. Bradley's, Cucina dell'Arte and Nick & Johnnie's, will open Cha Cha's in it's place.Paella​Cha Cha's, according to Nick Coniglio, will be a ... More >>

Dos Caminos at the Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel: Overpriced and Underwhelming Mexican Food

Michael's Genuinely Killer Cookbook (from chef Michael Schwartz)

​Michael Schwartz's genuine food has made him one of South Florida's most acclaimed chefs.   At a time when foams and gels and airs and kitchens outfitted with the kind of equipment better suited to a science lab than a place to cook have been lavished with more hype than the Super Bowl, ... More >>

The Blind Monk in West Palm Beach: Q&A With Owner Ben Lubin

Nicole DannaBen Lubin, owner of the Blind Monk Wine and Tapas Bar in West Palm Beach.​With more than 300 bottles under his roof, Blind Monk owner Ben Lubin certainly knows his wine. But for someone who has neither owned nor managed -- never mind opened -- any sort of establishment in his 33 y ... More >>

Bluejay's Cafe in Fort Lauderdale: Southwestern-Inspired Dishes and Plenty of Charm

Recipe: Chorizo Skewers with Spanish Orzo

​Every cook needs a few flavor bombs in their kitchen, ingredients that can take a dish from tasteless to tasty with minimal time and effort.  Salt is the most basic flavor bomb, even more useful now with the availability of various flavored, smoked and sea salts. Artisan olive oil and real b ... More >>

D'Angelo's Expands With New Pizza, Wine Bar, and Tapas Place

Photo by Eric BartonD'Angelo's house pizza: The Angelo.​If you're not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter for Broward and Palm Beach counties, here's a taste of what you missed this week. Click here to subscribe. The elder statesman of Italian dining in Broward County, Elia A ... More >>

Order Up: Michelle Bernstein's at the Omphoy

​ This week in Dish we take a closer look at the newest restaurant from Miami's own James Beard magnet, Michelle Bernstein. Michelle Bernstein's at the Omphoy is the Latin-Jewish chef's Palm Beach answer to Michy's; a restaurant that showcases the best of Bernstein's simple, soul-drenched cookery. ... More >>

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Recession Pricing From the "Caribbean Cowboy"

If you're not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter for Broward and Palm Beach counties, here's a taste of what you missed this week. Click here to subscribe. Chef Johnny Vinczencz earned the nickname "Caribbean Cowboy" for his inspired take on Caribbean, Southwestern, and Florida ... More >>

A Burger Goes to Spain

Clean Plate Charlie is obsessed with burgers. Hey, it's better than sneaking out of the governor's mansion to rub the bacon with former Argentine TV reporters or performing unnatural acts on small farm animals.   Charlie's burger fetish plays itself out by coming up with patties that chann ... More >>

Waterboy? How About Cabana Boy.

The Burger King of Hollywood

Harold Cohen handled his share of buns during his 20-plus years as a reconstructive surgeon in Hollywood. But the ones he heated for judges while taping a segment of the Food Network's Ultimate Recipe Showdown 2 will be forever seared in his memory. "They burned to a crisp in ... More >>

Epic Opening Tonight

Area 31 makes its debut tonight on the 16th floor of Brickell Avenue's Epic Hotel. Executive chef is John Critchley, who trained under Boston's renowned chef Ken Oringer (Clio) and was known to make a mean morcilla at his own Beantown tapas bar. The sommelier is Emily Wines (from San Franciscos's Fi ... More >>

Michelle Es Señora Martinez

Michelle Bernstein had wanted to name her upcoming Design District restaurant “Buena Vista”, as it is located in the historic Buena Vista Post Office, and would also fit the Spanish nature of the place. Alas, there is already a Buena Vista Cafe, so Michelle has decided to call her tapas eatery S ... More >>

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