South Florida tends to lag behind in many areas. We have to wait for large arts and cultural events to make their way down. Food and drink trends are slow to emerge. And some years we have to wait forever to get some semblance of a winter. But one thing…
In the gastropub world, a porky nod in the title tends to elicit feelings of excitement: The Ravenous Pig in Orlando, The Purple Pig in Chicago, Noble Pig Sandwiches in Austin, you get the picture. Hollywood just received it’s newest porcine-inspired gastropub: The Tipsy Boar.The new spot, which opened a…
South Florida is home to some amazing chefs. Numerous James Beard award-winners and nominees can be found behind the line at tons of local restaurants. But one would be hard-pressed to find a face more recognizable than Michelle Bernstein. Aside from her weekly PBS show Check, Please! South Florida, Bernstein…
This Thursday from 7 to 9 pm, Bash Wine Cafe will be serving both beer and wine in a contest to see which one pairs better–possibly the perfect opportunity to shut up both your beer geek and wine snob friend. For $50, plus tax and gratuity, guests get five courses,…
Secret dining clubs are a big thing in major cities like New York or San Francisco. Here, not so much. Or perhaps most of them are so top secret that we don’t even know about them. Pistache French Bistro is now restarting its insiders’ supper club. And for the first time,…
Chef Andy Trousdale, an expat form northern England has been in the South Florida culinary scene for a number of years. A former yacht chef and culinary instructor at the Art Institute, he’s had ample experience with teaching culinary enthusiasts about a wide range of strange and exotic foods. As part…
Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. Don’t forget to check out the full Best of Broward-Palm Beach® 2012 online at bestof.voiceplaces.com.For some reason, in this country we…
Love it or hate it: in most states women are allowed to breastfeed in public. Unfortunately, many people are unaware of that fact–restaurant, store, and mall managers included. Being that the majority of the population is not well versed in breastfeeding law, mothers with their boobs out tend to get…
We review restaurants all the time–almost once a week. But, rarely, do the chefs and restaurants’ owners get the opportunity to respond. After this week’s review was published, we received a call from Elin Trousdale of Le Bistro. She was concerned with the description of kidneys in a dish, “the…
For the most part, we all love sushi. Yes, you have your vegetarians and your individuals who are highly allergic to fish. But the rest of us are sushi fanatics–if you’re not there’s something wrong with you. Unfortunately, it’s expensive.Of course, you could find an all-you-can-eat buffet, but that just…
It’s no secret: Our seasons are totally backward. Right now, it’s kind of working out in our favor. While everyone up north is nearly freezing to death, we’re hanging out at outdoor restaurants, taking photos, and bragging to all our northern brethren about our lack of seasons via Instagram. To…
Either you’re still buzzing with excitement about your awesome New Year’s celebration or you need a redo of a terrible night. Either way, we’ve got you covered. This Sunday, the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is hosting Oshogatsu, the Japanese New Year celebration. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the…
It’s almost a couple of weeks into 2013. And we bet the novelty of your new year’s diet resolution has already worn off. If so, you’re not alone. Here’s your chance to stuff your face, yet again, at the second-annual Riverwalk Stone Crab and Seafood Festival on Saturday. From 11…
In March 2012, chef/owner Andy Trousdale of Le Bistro in Lighthouse Point, an expat from northern England, was discussing the dullness of the South Florida food scene with his longtime friend and customer Chris Blad. Caesar salads, steaks, tuna tartares, pastas — these could be interchanged on almost any menu…
We get it: You probably have to work all week. Unfortunately, when you’re sitting at home, trying to be the perfect employee, you often miss out. Ladies, you’re probably going to want to punch yourself in the ovaries for being responsible. Gentlemen, sorry, but be grateful you weren’t around. George Clooney,…
Last month a forwarded email about the Funky Food Club at Le Bistro piqued our interest. On a whim and a suggestion, we decided to check it out. Turns out funky couldn’t have turned to be a more fitting title. The club focuses on presenting out of the box ingredients…
Food trends come and go. Some come back again and again. Love it or hate it, dining in the dark is here to stay in South Florida.SoLita Italian Restaurant and Parlor Lounge in Delray Beach is bringing back dining in the dark. Details after the jump.See Also:- Dining in the…
The fight to label GMOs in the United States did not work out as activists had hoped in 2012. While anti-Frankenfood groups in the US are attempting to regroup from the failure of California’s Proposition 37, across the pond they have managed to successfully do away with some strains–in Poland…
It’s official: the Gregorian calendar New Year has come and gone. Actually, so has the Japanese New Year celebration in most Japanese cities–Oshogatsu generally runs from December 31 to January 4. Eh, minor details.The Morikami Museum and Gardens is fashionably late, holding its 35th annual Oshogatsu New Year’s Celebrationthis Sunday,…
Being that Florida is one massive peninsula, seafood is kind of a big thing. If you can’t eat it or chose not to, we feel sorry for you. For seafood aficionados, or anyone who likes a festival, we have an event for you: the Riverwalk Stone Crab and Seafood Festival.The…
Earlier this week, Canadian rapper Drake uploaded some instagram pictures of clothing bearing the acronym “YOLO” at a Walgreens and a Macy’s suggesting the businesses pay up for using “his” catchphrase.Clean Plate Charlie spoke to restauranteur Tim Petrillo, co-owner of YOLO in Fort Lauderdale to get his take on Drake’s…
What is the favorite activity of any college student traveling abroad? No, it’s not sightseeing. And no, it’s not museums. It’s the pub crawl. That unique cultural experience in which drunken young people wander from bar to bar with some sort of supervision. And, discounted drinks. Fort Lauderdale has its very…
