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April 3, 2012
A Florida Rum Distillery, Dark and Stormy in a Can, and Other Drink Links
Read on for today's roundup of Floridacentric links. Today's focus is on drinks.1. Wicked Dolphin Artisan Rum will be the newest booze made in Florida. Created from molasses, water, sugar, and yeast and distilled in aged barrels, the first batches from Cape Coral will be ready by May and distri ... More >>
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February 28, 2012
SoBeWFF: Bite Gastrotruck, Rolling Stove, BC Tacos Party on the Beach
The South Beach Wine & Food Festival's closing Trucks on the Beach party was a boisterous success. This was the first time the festival had a food-truckcentric party, though the New York Wine & Food Festival has had success with Trucks in the Park, a similar event.Travel Channel's Andrew ... More >>
Dining
February 23, 2012
The Big Trend for 2012 May Be the Death of Restaurant Trends
The South Beach Wine & Food Festival's closing Trucks on the Beach party was a boisterous success. This was the first time the festival had a food-truckcentric party, though the New York Wine & Food Festival has had success with Trucks in the Park, a similar event.Travel Channel's Andrew ... More >>
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February 23, 2012
SoBeWFF: Tickets Still Available for These Events
There's no denying that the South Beach Wine and Food Festival is South Florida's premier foodie event. The four-day festival turns Miami into one giant celebrity-chef mosh pit -- where the likes of Paula Deen, Anthony Bourdain, Emeril Lagasse, and Rachael Ray all come together to mingle with fan ... More >>
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February 14, 2012
Learn to Make Grilled Cheese With an Iron From "College & Cook"
Open publication - Free publishing"A college food magazine needs to exist," said Miamian Audrey Scagnelli in a dorm room at her alma mater, George Washington University. Scagnelli is founder of College & Cook, an online magazine assembled by undergrads from Florida Gulf Coast, Georgetown, Washin ... More >>
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January 19, 2012
Lea Vendetta Hosts Inkmaster Viewing Party at Spin Ultra Lounge
A review of the Inkmaster Screening Party at Spin Ultra Lounge in Boca Raton Tuesday night and an introduction of Lea Vendetta. Tuesday night, tattoo artist/painter Lea Vendetta was at a chic lounge in Boca Raton, yet a good chunk of people all over America fell in love with her -- that's the pow ... More >>
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November 16, 2011
Top Chef: Mutherf**king Snakes on Some Mutherf**king Plates
Snakes on a mutherf**king plate. Tonight on Top Chef.Can we love Padma Lakshmi more than we do today? It seems mutherf**king unlikely. We just got wind of the totally awesome preview for tonight's episode of Top Chef. With the cheftestants finally chosen after two throwaway episodes, the fun beg ... More >>
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November 9, 2011
Top Chef's Gail Simmons: I'm Mary Ann; Padma Is Ginger
BravoGail Simmons uses a Gilligan's Island reference.Top Chef judge Gail Simmons is writing a memoir.According to AdWeek, the 35-year-old chef, food writer, and Bravo celebrity wanted to tell her story of how she became a judge and host on two of Bravo's most popular shows.Of course, that's not a ... More >>
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October 2, 2011
Top Chef Texas: Padma, Pee-wee, and the Alamo (Video)
Top Chef season nine is coming to Bravo, and this time, we're in for beef, beef, beef as the cheftestants battle their way through the Lone Star State. Top Chef Texas promises to be more than "big hat, no cattle," from the look of the promo, in which we're promised 29 (!!!) cheftestants, Padma i ... More >>
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September 11, 2011
Anthony Bourdain, Tom Colicchio to Guest on The Simpsons
Matt Selman, via TwitterAnthony Bourdain is making an appearance on The SimpsonsWho would have guessed that Springfield would become a foodie destination? The Simpsons' 23rd season will see both snarkmaster extraordinaire Anthony Bourdain and Top Chef head judge Tom Colicchio make guest appearanc ... More >>
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August 2, 2011
Bravo's New Cooking Show Around The World in 80 Plates
NBC Universal Padma Lakshmi's not set to host Bravo's new show - we just like to look at her in lingereFor those of you not satisfied with Bravo's selection of food shows, of which Top Chef, Top Chef Masters, Top Chef Just Desserts and Rocco's Dinner Party comes to mind, the people at the ... More >>
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July 27, 2011
Kevin Gillespie Cooking Demo Thursday at Publix Apron's Cooking School
McCun934 via Creative CommonsLearn about the fine art of fruit on the grill. When Kevin Gillespie hits Boca Raton for a Thursday-night cooking demo at Publix Apron's Cooking School, celeb chef fanatics and Top Chef devotees will get a chance to rub tattooed shoulders (or forearms, as it were) w ... More >>
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June 7, 2011
Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi Gets a Dance Remix
Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi's Remix - we dare you to not dance!When we first saw this video, mixed by Bravo for Top Chef's hot host Padma Lakshmi, we knew we had to share it with our readers - if only to try to get the tune out of our heads by passing it on to someone else. Entitled "Pa ... More >>
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May 26, 2011
Top Chef Tour Coming to Fort Lauderdale, Miami
The Top Chef Tour is coming to South FloridaTop Chef, the reality cooking competition that turned the likes of Fabio Viviani, Carla Hall, Spike Mendelsohn and Brian Voltaggio into celebrities, is a weekly guilty pleasure for most of us. Sure, we can eat in the cheftestants' restaurants (a ... More >>
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May 17, 2011
Top Chef's Carla Hall Wants You To Win $10,000 By Creating New Cat Food Recipe
Carla Hall cooking for cats.Top Chef''s Carla Hall has a new gig (hint: it's not cooking for humans). Carla, the loveable contestant best known for putting "love" into her dishes on Bravo's reality show, is the new spokesperson for Fancy Feast cat food. In a video, Hall invites peopl ... More >>
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April 21, 2011
Top Chef Masters Recap: Gettin' Squirmy With It
NBC/UniversalBravo's Top Chef has (mostly) been a beacon of light in the dimly lit world of reality television. On Top Chef people are smart and driven and even though there are sharp knives and open flames, no one has been stabbed or set on fire purposely. Though some past chall ... More >>
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April 1, 2011
Top Chef All-Star Sells Cookies Online
BravoTV.comIf you've ever watched Top Chef and thought, "Damn, that looks gooood! Wish I could try it!" then your prayers have been answered! Top Chef All-Star and shoo-in for fan favorite this season, Carla Hall, now sells a little taste of Top Chef via her D.C.-based catering company,&nbs ... More >>
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March 24, 2011
Interview with Chef and Top Chef Cheftestant Spike Mendelsohn- Part II
Laine Doss Spike Mendelsohn as The HamburglerYesterday, we presented Part I of our interview with Top Chef's Spike Mendelsohn. If you missed it, you can view it here. We continue with our interview. Clean Plate Charlie: Do you have any plans for expanding Good Stuff Eatery outside of DC? ... More >>
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March 23, 2011
Interview With Chef and Top Chef Cheftestant Spike Mendelsohn - Part I
Laine DossSpike Mendelsohn, the tall-hat-wearing, red-bearded contestant on Top Chef Season Four and Top Chef All-Stars, happens to own two fast-casual restaurants in D.C., We the Pizza and Good Stuff Eatery. Both restaurants buck the "fast food as junk food" concept and offer healthy farm ... More >>
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March 23, 2011
Top Chef's Tom Colicchio and Wife Welcome New Baby
Top Chef mentor, judge and hottie Tom Colicchio welcomed a brand new baby boy into the world yesterday. Tom tweeted that his wife Lori Silverbush gave birth to a 7.9 pound son, Mateo Lev Colicchio, yesterday at 12:11PM in New York City.
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February 21, 2011
Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi Gets Harrassed by Muppets
NBC Universal Padma likes her ribsTop Chef hostess and hottie, Padma Lakshmi, has shared the Top Chef kitchen with many guest judges including Anthony Bourdain, Ted Allen, Rocco DiSpirito and Michelle Bernstein. Occasionally, the guest judge will be a celebrity or something annoying, like ... More >>
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February 4, 2011
Healthy Sloppy Marios: A Recipe From Top Chef's Fabio Viviani
NBC Universal Top Chef's Fabio VivianiThis week we featured a two-part interview with Top Chef contestant and chef Fabio Viviani, who's e-book "Did I Really Make Breakfast?" is available on Amazon.com. Check out the other parts here and here. Here is Fabio's take on the classic Sloppy Joe. ... More >>
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February 4, 2011
How Much Would You Pay for the Burger of Your Life?
luxist.comThe FleurBurger 5000!Did you say $5,000?
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February 3, 2011
Interview with Chef and Top Chef Cheftestant Fabio Viviani - Part II
NBC Universal Fabio Viviani Dishes For UsWe're continuing our interview with Top Chef contestant and chef, Fabio Viviani. Part one of the interview can be seen here.
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February 2, 2011
Q&A With Chef and Top Chef Cheftestant Fabio Viviani - Part I
NBC Universal Fabio Viviani If you watch Top Chef, you know Fabio Viviani. This cheftestant from season five might not have walked away with the title, but his clever quips delivered in broken English, his charm, and his skills made him a fan favorite and brought him back for the cur ... More >>
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January 20, 2011
Top Chef Recap: Restaurant Wars (Fabio Charms Everyone)
NBC Universal Fabio Viviani Recap: on Last Week's Top Chef, the chefs were taken out on the S.S. Minnow for a three hour tour and fish fry. Carla won a trip to Amsterdam and both Jamie (finally) and Tiffany were sent packing. Quickfire Challenge: The cheftestants walk into Le B ... More >>
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January 6, 2011
Top Chef Recap: A Tom Colicchio Smackdown (He Is So Hot)
NBC Universal Tom ColicchioTop Chef is probably Bravo's last and only foray into "real" reality television. For eight seasons we've gotten to enjoy the drama of cooking rather than drunken behavior, screaming matches and random hookups (though the show has had its fair share of all t ... More >>
Film
December 30, 2010
"Kings of Pastry" Is the Cream Puff of Documentaries
NBC Universal Tom ColicchioTop Chef is probably Bravo's last and only foray into "real" reality television. For eight seasons we've gotten to enjoy the drama of cooking rather than drunken behavior, screaming matches and random hookups (though the show has had its fair share of all t ... More >>
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December 23, 2010
Must-See TV: Six Food Shows We'd Like to Watch in 2011
Anyone who's watched food TV since its inception has seen a steady evolution of the medium, from a staid Mario Batali cooking for three friends to Gordon Ramsay going batshit in Kitchen Nightmares to the snarky food soap opera that's Top Chef to Adam Richman snarfing down burritos as thick and lo ... More >>
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November 29, 2010
Palm Beach Food and Wine Festival Features Throwdown With "Top Chef"'s Howard Kleinberg
The 4th Annual Palm Beach Food and Wine Festival, sponsored by Creekstone Farms, is coming December 7. This event is slated to have tastings from the best and most exclusive restaurants in Palm Beach.A highlight of the event will be the "Grand Chef Throwdown" where the two most popular applican ... More >>
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November 25, 2010
The List: 13 Things Foodies Should Be Thankful For
Thursday, November 25, is, of course, Thanksgiving Day. It's a day for Americans from coast to coast to gather family and friends and, in the spirit of the holiday, watch interminable football games between two pathetic teams of losers who couldn't beat their own grandmother with a tire iron. Tha ... More >>
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September 9, 2010
Make These Winning Top Chef Banana Fritters at Home
Last night's episode of Top Chef that took place in Singapore was easily the best of the season. It featured a series of stunning looking dishes from all four remaining cheftestants that were cooked in a backdrop full of beauty and culture. Everything looked so tasty, it made me want to hop a fli ... More >>
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July 12, 2010
Top Chef's Kenny Gilbert Moves Into PGA National
If you've been keeping up with Top Chef this season, you've seen that one of the front runners to win the whole season is chef Kenny Gilbert. Each week, Kenny's deep, complex food seems to land him in the running for a Quickfire or Elimination win. And even in those group challenges where Kenny s ... More >>
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May 10, 2010
2010 James Beard Winners Announced
Last week, the James Beard Foundation announced its 2010 winners for food media and restaurants. Although South Florida had a few dogs in the race, Broward and Palm Beach didn't come up with any wins. But Miami's own Michael Schwartz of Michael's Genuine Food & Drink managed to snag Best Chef ... More >>
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January 22, 2010
Doggie Bag: This Week in Charlie
C. StilesA lomo saltado sandwich from this week's Behind the Line slideshow of Bravo Gourmet Sandwich Shop.This week on the blog:A fish wagon-turned-shack makes the best burger in Key West.You say banana, I say banana pancakes.We roll through six more of our 100 Favorite Dishes this week, startin ... More >>
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October 28, 2009
Top Chef 7 Florida Casting, In Pictures
Jacob KatelProspective Top Chef contestants shoot the shit while they wait their turn to see the casting director.Top Chef 7 is officially on its way to your signal box, and Magical Elves, the production company behind the hit Bravo series, was in Miami on Sunday looking for talent. Prospective ... More >>
Dining
October 15, 2009
Latitudes Beach Café Makes Us Wonder About that Top Chef Thing
Jacob KatelProspective Top Chef contestants shoot the shit while they wait their turn to see the casting director.Top Chef 7 is officially on its way to your signal box, and Magical Elves, the production company behind the hit Bravo series, was in Miami on Sunday looking for talent. Prospective ... More >>
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October 14, 2009
Anatomy of a Bad Meal at Latitudes Beach Cafe
John LinnMiso sea bass at Latitudes: Oh, the humanity.Last week I checked out Ron Duprat's restaurant in the Hollywood Beach Marriott, Latitudes Beach Cafe. I high hopes for Duprat's food after catching the Haitian-born chef on this season of the Bravo series Top Chef, even if longtime critic Gai ... More >>
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October 5, 2009
Top Chef Ron Duprat Cooks For Charity at Whole Foods
John LinnChef Ron in the kitchen at Whole Foods' Lifestyle Center.He was running a few minutes late, but once Chef Ron Duprat arrived at Whole Foods' Lifestyle Center on Saturday night, he got right to business. Scuttling through the door in his bright red Birkenstocks, Duprat introduced himself ... More >>
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September 10, 2009
Ron Duprat's Top Chef Recap, Episode Four
Welcome once again to the Ron Duprat Top Chef Las Vegas recap. If you'd like to catch up, read the first, second, and third recaps while we wait here. Back? Great! Here's what the fourth episode had in store for Hollywood's favorite cooking show reality show contestant.This week's episode was cle ... More >>
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August 28, 2009
Doggie Bag: This Week in Charlie
Melted, fatty goodness was en vogue this week on Clean Plate Charlie. The above pic hailed from our post on the Big Bear Bistro Burger, New Times' best burger of 2009. Check out what else you missed this week on CPC below. The Meatist returns again this week to talk about the benefits of dry-agi ... More >>
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August 27, 2009
Ron Duprat's Top Chef Recap Episode One
Episode two of the new Top Chef Las Vegas premiered last night, which means we've seen Hollywood Beach Marriott Executive Chef Ron Duprat twice now on the program. Each week, we're going to recap what happened to the Haitian native Duprat on the show -- and maybe point out some funny stuff too. I ... More >>
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August 4, 2009
Restaurant News: Top Chef, Bad Karma, Fire & Ice Cream
Photo by Flickr user Dots Treats CupcakesJust don't order the toasted coconut.• Fire and ice cream is not a happy marriage, as the folks at Palm Beach's Sprinkles ice cream shop found out last weekend. A kitchen fire gutted the shop, which not only dishes everyone's favorite hot-weather treat b ... More >>
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August 3, 2009
Food Season on the Boob Tube
Move over, Rachael; there are some new shows in town.It seems as if food has become almost as popular a subject for television programming as reality shows -- when the two are combined, like on Top Chef, Kitchen Nightmare's, and Hell's Kitchen, the result is stratospheric. To be honest, I've neve ... More >>
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March 19, 2009
Feed me, Colicchio
Move over, Rachael; there are some new shows in town.It seems as if food has become almost as popular a subject for television programming as reality shows -- when the two are combined, like on Top Chef, Kitchen Nightmare's, and Hell's Kitchen, the result is stratospheric. To be honest, I've neve ... More >>
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November 14, 2008
Last Night: Anthony Bourdain at the Arsht Center
This man loves Mac's Club Deuce. (Reason No. 293 why we love this man.) Better Than: Pounding cheap beers between a soul-crushing double on the saute station. The evidence, plainly, is undeniable: the best-selling books, the top-rated Travel Channel Show, the Top Chef judging gigs. Hell, even t ... More >>
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November 12, 2008
Top Chef Fires Up Tonight With SoBe Chef
This man loves Mac's Club Deuce. (Reason No. 293 why we love this man.) Better Than: Pounding cheap beers between a soul-crushing double on the saute station. The evidence, plainly, is undeniable: the best-selling books, the top-rated Travel Channel Show, the Top Chef judging gigs. Hell, even t ... More >>
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October 3, 2007
Chowhounds, Get Ready for Top Chef Finale
This man loves Mac's Club Deuce. (Reason No. 293 why we love this man.) Better Than: Pounding cheap beers between a soul-crushing double on the saute station. The evidence, plainly, is undeniable: the best-selling books, the top-rated Travel Channel Show, the Top Chef judging gigs. Hell, even t ... More >>
Dining
November 9, 2006
The Television Hi-Life
Carlos Fernandez may flop on Top Chef, but his restaurant usually holds up.
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