Memorial Day is Monday, May 28, but the festivities will start early with a few food-focused events offered throughout the three-day weekend. In addition to that, a few gatherings throughout the week will help you to pass the time until the minivacation. Read on after the jump for food- and…
I have worms. Not the been-caught-eating-cheap-sushi variety but a (literal) ball of 500 red wigglers that were shipped to my apartment last week from Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm, a wholesome-sounding endeavor where I envision bins of hundreds of worms consuming banana peels with fervor. These worms, provided they are not the…
Think making sushi is an impossible task? Sushi chef Robert Araya of Buddha Sky Bar in Delray Beach breaks it down in an appetizing slideshow on Clean Plate Charlie (click here to see the images), demonstrating how to make two of the restaurant’s dishes: the handsome rob sushi roll and…
UPDATE, 4:04 p.m. May 22: Clean Plate Charlie spoke with Michael Saperstein of Rebel House who confirmed that the restaurant will not be participating in the Boca Raton Bus Loop on June 1. The restaurant does not yet have a confirmed opening date at this time, other than the projection/hope of…
We’re counting down to New Times’ Best of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top hundred favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page. 32. French Toast…
There are new battles being fought this week in the continuing war between David Mainiero (better known as David Manero, the name under which he conducts business) and former business partners John Rosatti and Lee Goldberg. Mainiero — who had his hand in projects like The Office in Delray Beach and…
With everything from bone marrow with beef cheek for the carnivore, to artichokes and mushrooms in white wine for the vegetarian foodie, Tapas Lantana turns out a range of Spanish-fusion plates with a focus on seafood and aromatic dishes. Popular choices include paella and a roast pork supper on Fridays. The…
Whether it’s shaking your ass to house music with the spring breakers on the beach, or guzzling domestic barley waters while taking a spin to line-dancing music, you need somewhere to dance. In anticipation of New Times’ Best of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June, County Grind has assembled a…
We’re a hell of a long way from SoCal, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get a decent fish taco in South Florida. In fact, there are some damned fine examples if you know where to look. In anticipation of the New Times’ annual Best Of issue premiering in June,…
By now, you’ve (hopefully) celebrated American Craft Beer Week by toasting with a quality beer made right here in the U.S. If not, try one of South Florida’s best brewpubs or one of these spaces for great craft beer before the week is up. Another way to mark the occasion is…
We’re counting down to New Times’ Best of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top hundred favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page. 33. Green Cay…
Try as you might, you could never feasibly hit up more than two dozen culinary destinations in one night – at least, not without accruing a hefty dinner bill and a few speeding tickets along the way. The Greater Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce Fine Food and Wine Festival tonight…
Some chefs and restaurant industry folk are known for their hard-ass, take-no-prisoners persona, but the culinary community can also be quite generous with its time and talents. Take, for instance, tonight’s Taste of the Nation Fort Lauderdale hosted by Share Our Strength at Broward County Convention Center. Dozens of South…
Todd Lough, the executive chef at the Pelican Grand Beach Resort, started at his new gig on April 9. And while he and the resort’s manager Bob Keesler said the property won’t unveil a revamped menu until the fall — in order to give Lough time to learn the lay…
We’re counting down to New Times’ Best of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top hundred favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page.34. South Indian Thali…
Palm Beach County restaurateurs will show off their goods in the first Palm Beaches Restaurant Week scheduled for Sunday, June 3, through Saturday, June 9, at dozens of top restaurants throughout the county. Marquee names like Seasons 52, Pistache French Bistro, Café Boulud, Buddha Sky Bar, Kapow! Noodle Bar, and…
SoLita Italian Restaurant and the Parlor Lounge locations in Delray Beach and Fort Lauderdale will host a chef wine series this week, with a dinner Tuesday night in Delray and Wednesday night in Fort Lauderdale. The restaurants each will host a similar event in June. The menu, created and prepared…
South Florida is a boozy, tourist-driven economy. With American Craft Beer Week upon us — Cheers! And so help you god if you consume a Budweiser product this week — it’s a fitting time to contemplate why the region is moving at a positively glacial pace to tap into the…
Today kicks off American Craft Beer Week, a seven-day celebration of all that is good about barley and hops bred and brewed within our borders. There are dozens of official ACBW activities — beer dinners, pairings, movie screenings, parties, etc. — throughout the week. Or if you’re simply in the…
The Shops at Pembroke Gardens will host the second part of their progressive Tastings event on Tuesday, May 15. Restaurants and cafes offering bites include: Brio Tuscan Grill, The Pub, Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill, That Wine Place, Village Tavern, Fuddruckers, and Kilwin’s Chocolate and Ice…
Steak 954 has introduced a new menu for summer, with ten new dishes created by chef Jason Smith, who has been at the restaurant in the W Fort Lauderdale Hotel for three years. Clean Plate Charlie caught up with the chef in an email interview last week to learn more…
We’re counting down to New Times’ Best of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top hundred favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page. 35. Pasta of…
