Bust out the tequila and the limes, because tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo! The Mexican national holiday is a celebration of the country’s victory at the Battle of Puebla –but to revelers the world over, it’s just another excuse to eat chips and salsa and drink margaritas. You can join…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to john.linn@browardpalmbeach.com.No. 19: Cracked Conch From Sheila’s Famous BBQ, Conch and MoreSheila’s Famous BBQ, Conch and More…
This week in Dish: Gratify, West Palm Beach’s newest gastropub. The restaurant, which took over the Spoto’s location in February, has an onus on small plates and drinks a’plenty. There’s craft beer, an eclectic menu that includes bar food and local seafood, and a full service bar with wine. When…
In case you’re wondering, National Hamburger Month is May. It’s a special time of year when the smell of smoldering coals and charred meat can be noticed wafting through neighborhoods everywhere. So give in to your burger temptations and grab a few bites at these Broward burger joints. We’ll do…
Daniel ToshFort Lauderdale ImprovBetter than: Granny takes a squirtBefore I begin, I want you all to know that I had absolutely no date to bring to see Daniel Tosh. Not that my friends didn’t want to go see the host of Comedy Central’s surprisingly good clip show, Tosh.0. It’s just…
This week on the blog:A Haitian Top Chef partners with Whole Foods to cook for his homeland.Hurricane Grill and Wings debuts its newest store in Boca Raton.OG American restaurateur Fred Harvey gets profiled in a new book, examined in this segment from NPR.Our 100 Favorite Dishes this week include swordfish…
Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it’s all about the love of the brew. If you…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to john.linn@browardpalmbeach.com.No. 21: Nobu Snapper From Sushi SimonA Sushi Simon in Boynton Beach, fresh mutton snapper arrives…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to john.linn@browardpalmbeach.com.No. 22: Pâté Trio from Le PatioServed in an ornate, porcelain duck, the pâté trio from…
On Bizarre Foods, host Andrew Zimmern travels the world eating eyeballs, testicles, bugs, and rotted meat. But the show isn’t just Fear Factor with a balder, plumper version of Joe Rogan. The program is supposed to illustrate the difference in foodways between us and other cultures. And sometimes those differences…
Many a beer-guzzling barbecue fan mourned the loss of Elwood’s Dixie Bar-B-Q in Delray Beach when it closed last year. But picking up right where it left off is Johnnie Brown’s, a burger and ‘cue joint named after famous Floridian Addison Mizner’s pet monkey. There, the live music isn’t quite…
For writers, there are times when, no matter how clear an idea seems in your head, you just can’t commit it to paper. Everything comes out as unidentifiable gibberish. It’s daunting, especially after having invested hours of time and energy into a piece. But the best thing to do in…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to john.linn@browardpalmbeach.com.No. 23: Aloo Pie From Lovey’s RotiThis popular Trinidadian street food is not a pie, per…
What has four corners, is filled with meat, and can travel anywhere you go? Why, a South African Meal in a Pie, of course. These feature flaky/light pastries with meaty fillings like spinach and feta, bobotie (that’s curried beef with dried fruit), or lamb and potato. At only $4.95 a…
I can’t count the times I’ve thought to myself, “This craft beer sure is tasty. But you know how it could be improved? If Bruce Campbell was drinking alongside me.”Well, actually, I can’t think of a situation in life that wouldn’t be improved by a little bit of Bruce Campbell…
Move over Whole Foods. There’s a new organic market in town.The Publix, featuring a number of amenities unique to Greenwise Markets, will open this Saturday, May 1. The store, located at 1181 S. University Drive in Plantation, is moving into the former Alberton’s Supermarket. It will compete directly with the…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to john.linn@browardpalmbeach.com.No. 24: Maple-Bacon Donut From the OfficeDelray Beach’s The Office features a menu full of porcine…
It’s tough for any business to make dramatic shifts midstream. But that’s just what happened at Cafe Sharaku, a French-Japanese fusion restaurant in Fort Lauderdale. When it first debuted in 2007, New Times panned chef/owner Iowa Kaita’s dishes as complicated and overindulgent. But since then, Kaita’s simplified the menu, offering…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to john.linn@browardpalmbeach.com.No. 25: Swordfish Carpaccio at D’AngeloD’Angelo, the latest restaurant from Fort Lauderdale’s poppa of Italian cooking,…
The name Fred Harvey might not hold the same weight these days as say, Rachael Ray or even Bob Evans. But during the late 1800s, Harvey’s name was synonymous with culinary excellence. Operator of the first chain of restaurants to service the burgeoning railroad industry, Harvey set incredible standards for…
Bust out the plywood and the Sterno — Hurricane Grill and Wings is coming to Boca Raton. The chain known for its 30 flavors of hot wings and affinity for microbrew is kicking off its latest, corporate-owned location in the Palms Plaza (22191 Powerline Road, Boca Raton). A week’s worth…
This week on the blog:If Cab is King, Five Rivers Central Coast Cabernet Sauvignon is a prince. This week’s installment of 100 Favorite Dishes takes us to Tom Jenkins’ BBQ in Fort Lauderdale, Talia’s Table in Boca, and more.A recap of last weekend’s Beerfest reveals five key festival-going lessons.If you’re…
