Behind the Line at Bravo Gourmet Sandwich Shop

It starts with seasoned steak — cumin, salt, pepper. A hot pan, oil, and flame. Add onions, peppers, and cilantro, and as if by magic, you have lomo saltado: steak sauteed Peruvian style. At Bravo Gourmet Sandwich Shop in Wilton Manors, the lomo saltado ends up not on the plate,…

Order Up: Corner Café and Brewery

This week in Dish, we review Corner Café and Brewery in Tequesta, a brewpub and restaurant that serves homespun dishes with international flair. Here’s an excerpt from the review:…

Where Are We Eating?

This quirky, roadside eatery is a fun lunch and breakfast spot. But in back of it is a small parking lot with a blue painted driveway and interesting artwork hung along the fence. It’s one of the more original parking lots we’ve found in South Florida, which makes a great…

Beer-Offs Hit Whole Foods in February

Last week, we told you about the Brews and Blues series going down at Whole Foods Coral Springs. Now, just in time for for the Super Bowl, the third Beer-Offs are hitting the store February 6 at 6 p.m. Just like previous incarnations of the event, the Beer-Offs will feature…

Doggie Bag: This Week in Charlie

This week on the blog:Here’s a sauvignon blanc that actually lives up to the name.Tired of brownies? (Are you crazy?) Then try its little sister, the blondie.We kicked off our 100 favorite dishes of Broward-Palm Beach this week, which will run every day until our 2010 Best Of comes out…

Beer of the Week: Avery Hog Heaven Barleywine-Style Ale

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…

Bellini’s Coal Fired Pizza in Fort Lauderdale Still Needs Work

There’s so much coal being fired across South Florida these days in the name of pizza that you’d think it was turn-of-the-century New York City. Even so, Fort Lauderdale had only one coal-fired pie maker with Anthony’s. But no longer, thanks to Bellini’s Coal Fired Pizza, now open in the…

Friday-Night Blues & Brews at Whole Foods

Blues. Brews. Two words that are as fun to say together as they are to enjoy together. Luckily, you can show up at Whole Foods Coral Springs’ Blues & Brews event, running every Friday through January, and do both to your heart’s content.The series is sponsored in part by the…

Big City Dogs Moves to the Suburbs

Big City Dogs, that New York- and Chicago-style sandwich shack on Commercial Highway in Oakland Park, just got a little suburban up in here. Its second location recently opened at the Shops at Arrowhead in Davie (2451 S. University Drive). The new digs is slinging all the favorites of the…

Foodie Events This Week

Zon-te: That (not Zan-te or Exan-te or whatever) is how you pronounce Xante, a brand of Swedish liqueur that’s moving stateside with this utterly LOL-tastic ad campaign. Note the image to your right — that was not Photoshopped, folks. This is what ad execs think makes you want to buy…

Order Up: Super Perro Edition!

That nearly foot-long monstrosity staring back at you is a super perro: A Colombian take on the all-American hot dog, topped with pink sauce, ketchup, bacon, cheese, crushed potato chips, and a smattering of sweet pineapple puree. The super perro is flawless drunk food, the sort you slurp up at…

Dish Deconstructed: Spinach Frittata

There’s no simpler breakfast than the frittata. Sure, it’s got a fancy ass name and eats like a $15 brunch item, but making a decent frittata is no harder than whisking a few eggs. Best of all, a great frittata is like a scavenger hunt through your fridge: Almost any…

Doggy Bag: This Week in Charlie

Here’s a look back at this week on the blog:Garlic, fresh parsley, lemon, steak… does it get any better? (The answer is “no.”)LOLA in Delray Beach is a damned fine time, both for eating and for people watching.Frozen cocktails and love are in the air in this week’s Love Bites.This…