Regardless of your level of sloth or fitness, a 5K run is going to have some kind of effect on your heart. Today’s second-annual Tunnel to Towers Fort Lauderdale 5K Run/Walk has a bonus in that it tugs at the heartstrings while quickening the pulse. Proceeds from the event benefit…
It’s once again that time in the month when Clean Plate Charlie takes stock of the dining scene, listing off the newbies, the dearly (and not-so-dearly) departed, and projects coming down the pike in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Activity was slow in comparison to July — find the list…
Happy Labor Day! Ideally, as you read this, you’re preparing for an afternoon of drinking on the beach and consuming your weight in roasted pig products (or potato salad, if that’s more your speed). If you’re still looking for something fun and food related to do today, Clean Plate Charlie…
Time to get your swerve on just like the prez. After much begging and pleading from the nation’s contingency of home brewers (and a popular online petition, to boot), the White House has released the top-secret recipes for President Obama’s home brews. In an announcement made Saturday, the White House…
Ever talk to a juicer? Not the apparatus (or, for that matter, the kind of athlete who’s prone to relying on “special enhancements”) but rather, a person who juices? Rest assured, if someone in your life juices, you know about it; people are positively evangelical about this stuff. Must be…
Never count your margaritas before they’ve been salted. That may be the lesson in the stalled Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort, which Clean Plate Charlie initially reported on back in April 2010. The ambitious $126 million project — slated to go in on Hollywood Beach at Johnson Street and the Broadwalk…
If the Dolphins’ less-than-awesome pre-season performance (personified by the D’oh! airplane debacle in Texas) already has you ready to throw in the towel on football for the year, perhaps its time to give that other football a chance. Fort Lauderdale’s professional soccer club, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, are having a pretty…
So; Isaac was a real party pooper, huh? Sure, the tropical storm didn’t live up to the hype, but it still managed to rain on more than one parade last week, which means a few events were rescheduled for this weekend. It’s all good, though, with a three-day weekend in…
When John Belleme took the reins as executive chef at Stephane’s in Boca Raton this summer, it was hardly his first time leading a high-profile kitchen in Palm Beach County. Belleme, who has worked with Florida restaurateurs like Burt Rapoport and Dennis Max, was chef/co-owner of the highly regarded but…
Any seasoned drinker can tell you that the only way to quell the beast is to beat it down with more booze, preferably by way of bloody marys (or the Rosie’s mojito) at brunch. Rosie’s Bar and Grill hosts its Sunday brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays, 10…
Summer is a brutal time for South Florida gardeners and locavores alike. The reward for surviving the hellish season? Just as northerners are beginning to count down to the season’s final harvest (and impending crappy weather), Floridians are welcoming the return of farmers’ markets, such as this Thursday’s Green Market…
There will be all sorts of swirling and sniffing at this wine tasting highlighting grapes from Italy’s southern wine region. Get your swerve on from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, September 5, at the New River Fine Art Gallery. Admission is $49 to $99 and includes light hors d’oeuvres from…
Nothing helps you prepare for a weekend like going to work on Friday with a mild hangover, courtesy the beachside cocktail hour at the Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale. From 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, get $10 snacks from Via Luna restaurant paired with bubbly. Thu., Aug. 30, 6-8 p.m., 2012…
Everyone knows that wine is sophisticated, so it’s totally appropriate to make your way through five varieties of the stuff at tonight’s pairing event at Riverside Hotel in Fort Lauderdale. A wine and tapas match-up is 6 to 9 p.m. Call 954-467-0045 to book a spot. Wed., Aug. 29, 6-9…
There’s good news for wannabe plant whisperers and budding locavores in Lake Worth (or anyone, really, who may be grossed out by the latest round of fruit and vegetable recalls involving seemingly innocuous food items). Gray Mockingbird Community Garden in Lake Worth will open on Saturday, September 15, with a…
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.Last week, Clean Plate Charlie threw a bone to the parents…
Sad news over the weekend with word that Neil Armstrong, the first human to walk on the mother-effing moon for Christ’s sake, passed away. You can pay homage to the man — and the wonders of the universe in general — at a blue moon party on Friday night at…
The biggest news this week in the craft beer world — aside from the announcement that Goose Island will finally! hit Florida shelves this year — is the concerted effort to get President Obama to release the super-top-secret recipe for his White House home brew Honey Ale. There’s even an official petition and…
South Florida beer nerds collectively threw up their arms and danced a little jig — all without spilling a drop of their precious hand-crafted, coffee-infused porter, of course — with the news that Goose Island beer soon will be available in all 50 states. According to the Goose Island website,…
In case your Facebook feed hasn’t yet alerted you to this a thousand times over, Florida is bracing for a hurricane. Maybe. And while it’s too soon to say what wrath Isaac hath wrought, one thing is certain; things are gonna get wet. (There’s no way to not make that…
Ever get the sneaking suspicion that corporations — or hell, even the mango vendor at the local farmers’ market — are conspiring to use your fear of ingesting chemicals to get you to spend more money on food? Those who worry that they’re being misled about the veracity of certain “organic”…
Long before Lady Gaga become the gay-club-anthem queen, the world had a different lovely lady who knew how to get asses shaking: Lady Miss Kier. The fire-engine-red-coifed goddess in go-go boots — most recognizable as the lead singer for Deee-Lite — hits the stage twice this weekend to help Wilton…
