I walked past a coworker eating a beautiful spinach salad and asked her where she got it. I should have known:Fresh Market. Today, of course, was opening day.She thought it was pricey, as do many who have never been to a Fresh Market. But more than the all-organic stuff at…
Last week, we told you about the Food List Challenge, the Facebook app of 100 dishes and drinks to prove you’re a foodnik. So far, 335,345 people have tried it, including former food critic for the Washington Post Phyllis Richman (97) and former New Times critic Gail Shepherd (85). Some…
Tomorrow at 9 a.m. is the opening of the Fort Lauderdale Fresh Market, an occasion marked by the breaking of a wheel of Parmigiano-Reggiano. From the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, this cow’s-milk cheese goes through a number of processes as it’s shaped, branded, brined, and aged for a year before…
Attention, health fiends and Meatless Mondayites: Energy Kitchen, a health-conscious concept in which no menu item is more than 500 calories, opens Friday. Does under 500 calories mean healthy? Peruse a McDonald’s menu and a slew of items fits that bill: a hamburger (250), cheeseburger (300), double cheeseburger (440), McDouble…
Florida Sen. Ronda Storms is causing an uproar all the way to L.A. — as seen in today’s Los Angeles Times — with her proposal to forbid Florida food stamp recipients from using the program money to buy junk food. Storms’ bill was approved by the Senate Committee on Children,…
Unlike Miami — which saw a record number of big-name restaurant openings, like Jean Georges Vongerichten’s J & G Grill; Bar Tanaka, Blue Collar, and the Federal — around here postholiday has been relatively quiet. Michelle Bernstein’s departure from the Omphoy is the biggest news, followed by the new digs…
In Belgium, when eating mussels, use an empty shell as a tool to eat the rest. from 43 Films on Vimeo.Saturday night saw a full house at G&B Oyster Bar, the sibling to Coconuts from Elliott Wolfe, Luc Limage, and chef Merv Jonota. Despite the tourista location by the beach,…
No more animal crackers for iron at your kid’s cafeteria. In the first overhaul of school food in 15 years, all schools must be in compliance with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s school food rules by July 1. Florida schools have prepped for the changes by switching control of the…
The Whisky Water Trick from Casey Neistat on Vimeo.Hope your weekend was delightful. First up for this morning’s links, see above for a new bar trick brought to our attention from Yardbird. Practice up for the weekend, and read on for this morning’s roundup…
Taco Tuesdays are here to stay. On Friday, Treasure Trove hammered through negotiations with landlord Sophia Enterprises Inc. to allow the bar to remain open. The beloved dive has been a Fort Lauderdale institution owned by Jeff Rudd for 17 years…
As we wrap the week, Clean Plate Charlie wants to call your attention to a few things elsewhere on the site. We broke the news that Michelle Bernstein is leaving the Omphoy. Our new news guy, Rich Abdill, follows up on the “terrifying” Omphoy owner, Jeff Greene.Don’t forget to check…
Storing fish you’ve bought from the fish market in a refrigerator that’s set at the standard 40 degrees is a sure way to reduce the shelf life of that fish, says fish expert and chef Dean Max of 3030 Ocean. “Every two degrees above 32 Fahrenheit takes a day off…
As tiresome as the prevalence of small plates may be, it seems they’re in response to a downsizing trend. In the past year, more people are cutting back on going out to dinner or are cutting out dinner entirely, reports Small Business Trendcast.Restaurant News reports that 40 percent of consumers…
One of my favorite food and music sites, Turntable Kitchen, features the second Sleigh Bells’ track released from their forthcoming album, Reign of Terror. Check out “Comeback Kid” released this week and get excited for Sleigh Bells in Fort Lauderdale February 11 and in Miami February 14, if you’re lucky…
McDonald’s has released McBites, made of chicken breast — and rib — meat, nationwide, along with 20 additional ingredients, not including breading. The chain’s version of popcorn chicken debuted in Fort Lauderdale about three weeks ago.Served in a Chinese-takeout-inspired container, they’re available in three-, five, and ten-ounce containers through April…
Since it’s South Florida Beer Week, I’ve got beer in the loop. Among my fixations are coffee beers in which I’ve gone so far as to combine beer and coffee, which is a desperate and terrible idea. The origin of my longing is Mikkeller Breakfast Geek, which is so beloved…
I’ve liked The Food List Challenge app on Facebook that lists 100 dishes and drinks to prove you’re a foodnik. So far, 335,345 people have tried it, including former food critic for the Washington Post, Phyllis Richman (97) and former New Times critic Gail Shepherd (85). Some of the items…
When you’re at the Craft Brewers Festival in Jupiter this Saturday, be sure to find the local brew from Due South. It’s the last time you’ll be able to try it before Mike and Jodi Halker open their brewery at 2900 High Ridge Road in Boynton Beach later this season…
Have you seen these peppers in bushes outside? The tiny tepin or chiltepin is the only wild chili native to the U.S. and is believed to be the oldest and hottest species of wild pepper.I first saw it in Tarpon River at a friend’s house, a spindly shrub my friend…
You might think twice before hitting up the drive-through for this morning’s McMuffin.The New York Observer, Huffington Post, and others reported how a McDonald’s twitter marketing ploy has gone awry. Two dipshit tweets from McDonald’s with the hashtag #McDStories — “When you make something with pride, people can taste it.” –…
While many of my food-focused friends have this Breville contraption so they can make themselves a glass of beet ginger juice in the morning, I was gifted the aluminum thing from the ’50’s that looks like a torture device. A family friend loved them so much that he bought one…
Updated.Kapow! Noodle Bar has gone the way of Banana Republic by introducing sliders to the menu. This item signals a move to a conservatism to align with its Mizner Park location, prompting chef Roy Villacrusis to depart for other projects. The noodle bar conceived by Rodney Mayo and Scott Frielich…
