New Times’ Best of Broward-Palm Beach 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 30 of our favorite tastemakers — restaurateurs, chefs, bartenders, and other foodies who make the South Florida food scene what it is. We’ll start with number 30 and lead up to…
Of all the many, many, many guilty pleasures available to Americans (did we mention there are many?), perhaps none is more widely loved nor more guilty than the Original Glazed Krispy Kreme doughnut. So hot, so moist, so gooey… What were we talking about? Right! Heroes! Heroes are another (less…
Forget Iron Chef and The Taste. Here’s a cooking competition almost anyone can win with an actual payday at the end. Korean pop star Psy is doing a worldwide search for a personal chef who will travel with him on tour for one month — yes, you will travel Gangnam…
As events regarding the Boston Marathon bombing suspects continue to unfold, there is some positive news in one case close to our hearts here at Clean Plate Charlie and New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Long-time freelance writer and food blogger, Tricia Woolfenden, was personally affected by the tragedy in Boston when…
Locavore. Sustainable seafood. Organic produce. Once upon a time, this was fringe eating for hippies and eco-warriors. But, as time passed, foodies caught on. They taste-tested and realized that you don’t have to be a tree hugger to know that organic, locally grown produce allowed to ripen in its own…
We’ve got a lot seemingly random “National Days” in this country, from National Bacon Appreciation Day to National Eat What you Want Day. Yes, these are both real things. Turns out we’re not the only country that does this and some are a bit more meaningful and heart-warming than others…
Florida’s largest waterfront music and art festival returns to West Palm Beach this Wednesday and takes over the scenic downtown for five days. Now in its 31st year, SunFest will feature Train, the Smashing Pumpkins, the Offspring, the Black Crowes, and the Barenaked Ladies — to name a bare few…
When most people hear the term urban growth, they probably picture a creeping sprawl of zero-lot-line houses and shopping plazas stealing all the greenery. But the organizers of Grow Downtown are looking to promote a different kind of urban growth. They are seeking to proliferate gardens — green spaces that…
The Broward County Library and Broward College have teamed up to present a series of fine art lectures by both local and international artists. The lectures are free and take place monthly at the North Regional Library on the north campus of Broward College located at 1100 Coconut Creek Blvd…
The yogis and the Rastafarians can finally come together on common ground – not that they couldn’t before – but not they have reason to! This 2013 Yogafest, presented by YogaFox, takes place on 4/20 and so, of course, it is reggae themed. Relocated from last year’s digs in West…
The iconic — yet incredibly young — burger chain will finally open this Monday in Boca Raton. The original Shake Shack opened in New York in 2004, and its 100 percent Angus beef burgers and eco-friendly philosophy had every town in America drooling for a Shake Shack of its own…
Need a drink? There’s an app for that! Say what you will about it, social networking isn’t going anywhere. For some, that’s a cause for sorrow and others a cause for joy. For the naysayers, the physical distancing, the impersonal nature of high-tech communication is what gets them down. “What…
What could be better than a day of good music, good beer, and good food? How about getting all of that, for free? Follow the jump to see how you can win your way into the Sixth Annual Blues, Brews and BBQ at the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek this Saturday…
This just in! You can get good pizza in South Florida! (Also, in lots of other places that aren’t New York City.) Every year, to go along with our annual ‘Best of Broward-Palm Beach’ edition of New Times, we open up the Readers Choice poll. The bulk of the “Best…
As Cinema Paradiso Hollywood comes closer to being a reality in downtown Hollywood, another fundraising party pops up to help it along. Since the first event in February at Face Restaurant — another Hollywood Boulevard hot spot — the art-house theater has raised $65,000 of its $100,000 goal. Cinema Paradiso…
In perhaps the single greatest outrage since the Canadian Maple Syrup Thefts of 2012 (let us all pause for a moment of silence over our dry pancakes) the Associated Press is reporting that in Germany thieves have made off with about five metric tons of Nutella. Yes, they have now…
So often, discussions about food in this country can seem a bit … elitist. We talk about 100-percent grass-fed beef, humanely raised pork, and organic produce, but when someone mentions the fact that those foods are more expensive than their modern conventional counterparts proponents merely say it’s worth it. For…
The New Times “Original” Beerfest turns Sweet 16 on Saturday. On one hand, it’s hard to believe it’s been 16 years; on the other, the time since last year’s Beerfest seems painfully long. The wait for the 17th-annual suds fest is sure to seem even longer, but for a few…
The “Original” New Times Beerfest returns to downtown Fort Lauderdale for its 16th incarnation this Saturday, from 6 to 11 p.m. So, as ol’ Beerfest pros, we are here to offer you a little advice.First and foremost, hopefully you have already purchased your tickets. If not, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING…
Prepare your tastebuds, because today Tijuana Flats has added another hot sauce to their charitable lineup — and this is no April Fool’s Day joke.It’s not that we don’t enjoy giving to a good cause. We enjoy it even more when that good cause with help our beloved furry friends…
The 16th-annual New Times “Original” Beerfest coming to Esplanade Park in downtown Fort Lauderdale on April 6 is still a little ways off. If you’re counting down the days with thirsty impatience, check out the “Warm Up” event at Crown Wine & Spirits from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. There…
Will Layer Cake Wines win the Battle of the Bottles against Cupcake Vineyards? Or will Cakebread Cellars smash the competition? Find out!In most countries, relaxing with a nice glass of wine is a perfectly acceptable pastime all on its own. They might even compare one vintage to another, extolling on…
