Here’s a rare statement: It’s a great time to be a baseball fan in South Florida. Why? The Marlins are hot, player. Since the season began last month, the Fish have been duking it out with Philadelphia for first place in the NL East. Leading the charge has been Josh…
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. 21: The Stove Burger From the Rolling StoveFire-engine red with a faux-smoke stack that stands high…
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. 23: Eight-Hour Roasted Pork Buns From Dim Ssäm à GoGoOf all of South Florida’s roving food…
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. 25: Conch Salad From Sheila’s Famous BBQ, Conch & MoreChefs often bemoan conch as a notoriously…
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. 27: Yucca Chips with Yogurt Dip From Triple 8 Lounge at the Falcon HouseHow yucca never…
Street food has come a long way from the dirty-water hot dogs and greasy tacos you used to gobble down outside of clubs at 2 a.m. These days, gourmet food trucks rule the streets, rolling en masse to distribute custom-built grub to intrepid foodies. Now there are trucks specializing in…
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. 29: Islamorada Conch Chowder From Rustic InnDespite a lifetime of wide, sandy beaches and copious amounts…
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. 31: St. Louis-Cut Ribs From East Coast BBQAnd now, a brief manifesto on barbecue ribs: Ribs…
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. 33: Crostini with Whipped Lardo, Rosemary, and Balsamic Onions at Pizzeria OceanoFew marvels of salume impress…
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. 35: Nakjikuksu From Myung Ga Tofu & BBQ It’s the culinary equivalent of Mr. T, this dish…
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. 37: G.O.A.T. Cookies From Sugar Rush Sugar Rush is a rare food truck, one that doesn’t…
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. 39: Grilled Pork, Shrimp, and Spring Roll “Bun” From Saigon Cuisine At this authentic Vietnamese restaurant,…
What is Comicstock? Well, imagine a certain infamous music festival, only at Comicstock, you don’t need to drop acid to see people dressed up as Astro Boy and Batman dancing to classic rock. Actually, you’ll find that and much more at the first “peace, love, and comics festival,” going down…
Jeff Monson is a bad man. At five-foot-nine and 230 pounds of all gnarled muscle, this tattooed tank is the kind of guy you would dart across the street to avoid. What’s scary is that since Monson is a veteran MMA fighter who trains out of Coconut Creek, the chances…
Happy birthday. Wow, has it been 100 years already? It seems just yesterday you were a pioneering young settlement for traders looking to make it on the New River. And who could forget your heyday as the nation’s premier destination for raucous spring breakers? Despite your predisposition toward wet T-shirts…
There’s no music in the world more evocative than the theme songs to our favorite videogames. To test out this little hypothesis, just try humming the title track to Super Mario Brothers and see if you don’t instantly imagine yourself as a mustached Italian plumber in red overalls, hopping over…
Rock stars don’t need to use St. Patrick’s Day as an excuse to party — they live every day of their lives like it was a drunken holiday. But us work-a-day folk? We need more excuses than a leprechaun with a bladder problem. So here’s your motivation: Shimmy on down…
The last time your Miami Heat faced the Denver Nuggets, LeBron James was nursing a sprained ankle and Carmelo Anthony was on a tear, despite his constant whining for a trade. Those brutal January conditions led to a 130-102 drubbing for the Heat — the team’s second-worst margin of defeat…
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. 81: Angus and Brie Burger From Gilbert’s 17th Street Grill…
When it comes to snacking, the Japanese have transformed that lost, stoner art into a science. Think about it: What other culture has such a creative, spontaneous, deranged, wacky, and random view of the snacking world? Those Wonka-like wizards across the Pacific have birthed treats such as Pocky, Japan’s most…
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. 96: The Mother of All Burgers From Quickie’s Burgers & WingsThe Mother of All Burgers…
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. 97: Arancini Rice Balls from D’AngeloD’Angelo, the downscale Italian “tapas” bar from one of Fort…
