I thought pretty hard for the past few weeks about what to write as my farewell blog post on Clean Plate Charlie. I’ve been writing for this thing for more than two years now and working at New Times for four. And at the end of this month, I’ll be…
On the fourth Thursday in November, we celebrate one of our most important national holidays, Thanksgiving. On the third Thursday in November, France celebrates too. But instead of busting out the turkey and cranberries, the French break out barrels and bottles for “Beaujolais Day.” It’s the celebration of Beaujolais Nouveau,…
I’m seeing red!The red-tinged pic to the left is this week’s “Where Are We Eating?” clue. Before you ask — no, that’s not just bad photography (though it may be that as well). Click the image to see a bigger version. Then tell us the restaurant’s name in the comments…
Atlantic Ocean Club and Buddha Sky Bar debut in Delray Beach.The Yellow Green Market kicks off in Hollywood.This week in Dish, we reviewed Pizzeria Oceano and Corelino’s Pizzeria & Cucina.Check out the Jerk Festival this Sunday at Markham Park.Q & A with Drinking Made Easy host Zane Lamprey.Behind the line…
Pictured above: Crispy marinated pork loin with cucumber, green onion, and sweet chili sauce nestled into a house-made Chinese bao (bun) from Dim Ssam A-Go-Go, one of the latest gourmet food trucks to hit the streets…
To see more photos, click here. It’s Saturday night, and you’re driving around Palm Beach County looking for pizza. Where do you go? That’s the question my friends Eric and Cristina had posed to me a few weeks ago when I visited them at their home in Boynton Beach. According…
Reader “NT” nailed our “Where Are We Eating?” post: The answer is of course Tokyo Blue, a new restaurant/lounge in the Ocean Manor Resort. The restaurant has a broad menu of Japanese classics, mixed and match with Thai, Peruvian, and contemporary influences. It has a full sushi bar with everything…
A conversation I had with a friend recently had me thinking: His claim was that, despite the proliferation of coal-fired and gourmet pizza joints, the great majority of restaurant pies falls squarely in the “average” category. “About 85 percent of the time,” he instructed, “one pizza is really no better…
Happy Monday, folks. It’s time for another entry in our series, Where Are We Eating?Not much information needed here. Just tell us where we took this swank-looking pic.Leave your email in the comments field and we’ll award the first correct answer with a New Times swag package…
Here are some tips to duplicate Scott Conant’s $24/bottle tomato sauce, touted as the best in the world.Celebrate National Homebrew Day at BX Beer Depot this Saturday.Rack’s Downtown Eatery is hosting a five-course beer pairing dinner featuring Rogue Beers.There’s a new top chef at PGA National Resort.Take heart, veggie lovers:…
Stone crab season — at least one of the top five reasons to live in South Florida — kicked off in mid-October. If you’re a fan of the meaty, jewel-like claws, you know that they’re often as expensive as they are delicious. Which is a problem if you’re into pounding…
Like Darwin Day but with a better sense of humor, the second annual Carl Sagan Day takes place tomorrow at Broward College Central Campus. Hundreds of scientific minds with gather to celebrate the life and times of Sagan, the renowned astronomist, author, and pot smoker. Sponsored by the Center for…
Do you know the Gridiron Griller? That’s John Offerdahl, former Dolphin’s linebacker and owner of Offerdahl’s restaurants. For a few years now, the backyard cook has been producing small segment videos for local TV and his website that shows home cooks how to do their thang on the grill.On November…
Better check yourself before you wreck yourself, eateries. Inspectors seem to be cracking down more and more on what they deem unlicensed activity, which could be as simple as not properly displaying licenses to serving food without a license at all. Two local digs were shut down last week for…
They’ve got reality programs about food innovators, food trucks, and farm-to-table restaurants. Now Discovery Channel is bringing craft beer into the reality mix with its new show Brew Masters. Brew Masters debuts on November 21 at 10 p.m. and stars none other than Dogfish Head founder Sam Calagione. The premise…
To see more photos, click here. On rare Saturday and Sunday mornings when my fiancée and I get out of bed late, she makes a batch of French-pressed coffee; I fry us eggs over easy and top them with a rustic salsa I make from jalapeños, tomatoes, and fresh oregano…
All hail the empanada, that self-contained foodstuff so popular in Latin cafés, bodegas, convenience stores, and bakeries. Every country has its own interpretation of the pocket-sized meals: Colombia offers a crisp, fried corn shell stuffed with rice and chicken or beef and potatoes. Argentine empanadas — like the kind produced…
Season is gearing up here in touristy South Florida, which means new restaurants will be opening now in order to get a leg up on competition during the busy holidays. We had a lot of notable restaurant openings in October, including some places that look rather interesting, like Market 17…
Yesterday it was revealed that Randy Moss’ exclusionary attitude wasn’t the only reason he was cut from the Minnesota Vikings just four weeks after being traded there. Apparently, his finely developed sense of taste was to blame as well.During a team meeting Friday, Moss blew up on players, coaches, and a catering…
I bet Rocco’s Tacos owner Rocco Mangel was the kind of kid who sneaked down to the tree in the middle of the night on Christmas Eve to carefully peel back the wrapping on his presents and steal a peek. His namesake restaurants will host a Half-Way to Cinco de…
Our reader Meg correctly answered this week’s “Where Are We Eating?” challenge. The pic on the right was snapped at Delray Beach’s Bamboo Fire Cafe, a homey restaurant run by husband-and-wife Donald and Beverly Jacobs. The meal in question is actually curried golden crab, one of the specials that chef/hostess…
View a slideshow of Bluejay’s Cafe here. Mexican food and breakfast. They go together like bacon and eggs, Dean and Martin, tube tops and slap bracelets. There’s nothing like a perfectly runny egg commingling with some superbly spicy chilies, a warm fresh tortilla underneath soaking it all up. Toss in…
