After setting an overflowing basket of tricolored chips and two small bowls of salsa in front of me, my bartender at the recently opened Pinche Taqueria made a friendly threat: “You’re going to be my guinea pig,” he said, rubbing his hands together and surveying the bottles in front of…
In France, no one bats an eye when a Parisian brings her favorite pooch to the table. Not quite the case in the States. While the South Florida dining culture certainly is lax in many ways, it can still be a bit of a challenge for dog lovers to find…
If you’ve always wanted to sweat it out on the line with some of South Florida’s culinary stars but you don’t have the chops to get a job in one of their kitchens, here’s your chance (sort of; no cooking is involved). Share Our Strength is hosting a service day…
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. 50. Pineapple Muffin…
Earth Day is Sunday, and according to Groupon, the planet will be celebrating its 400th birthday. After contemplating that failure in math and/or marketing humor, consider using this weekend to get out into the community and learn about ways to make an impact locally and globally, particularly when it comes…
Taco Bell may have invented “second dinner” as an utterly transparent way to sell more tacos to drunken college kids and stoners (happy 4/20, by the way), but whoever invented brunch — essentially second breakfast — deserves a tasty trophy constructed out of French toast, a croissant, and maple syrup…
Learn how many crab legs and lobster claws you can chow down on while dancing to live music and balancing a cocktail this weekend at the Pompano Beach Seafood Festival. The three-day event has migrated this year to the Pompano Beach Pier to allow for an easier-to-navigate layout and better…
While this weekend’s Hukilau is a celebration of all things tiki — music, performance, dance, and most definitely drink — at Clean Plate Charlie, we tend to think with the stomach. With that in mind, here’s a list of four Polynesian dishes we’d love to see served up at the…
Holy Mackerel founder and head brewer Bobby Gordash will visit World of Beer in Coconut Creek tonight for a mini-tap-takeover and meet-and-greet with fans of the Florida-brewed beer. Gordash and World of Beer will serve Panic Attack, Special Golden, and Mack in Black in addition to a special limited-edition batch…
If you want to be truly “old school” about your beer consumption, take a cue from the ancient Egyptians and employ a favorite brew to treat a variety of illnesses or offer it up as a sacrifice to the gods. If that all sounds like more work than simply drinking…
The American Fine Wine Competition’s fifth year comes to a close with Thursday night’s gala dinner at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. Chef Emeril Lagasse is a featured guest, as he will be preparing the main course for the four-course dinner. Superfans have a chance to sit onstage at…
Demonstrating that baked goods can be nonpartisan or, perhaps more accurately, bipartisan, Cupcake Couture Sweet Boutique in Delray Beach this past weekend prepared special sweet treats for a second presidential hopeful in less than one week. On Sunday, April 15, the boutique bakery created nearly 300 cupcakes for a fundraiser…
Late last week, with tongue firmly in cheek, Dogfish Head released a spoofy infomercial for its Randall Jr. The device, which retails for $19.99, is a cost-effective beer infuser alternative to the brewer’s pricier and much more complex Randall 3.0. South Florida beer expert John Linn — baron of beer…
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. 53. Pear and…
With wine competitions, wine festivals, beer festivals, and all manner of pairings on the docket, this is a busy week for food and drink fans in South Florida. In addition to the typical end-of-season flood of events, there are a few special observances this week. Tax day is Tuesday and…
My first memory of a cell phone at the dinner table was a friend of my older brother’s, “Joe.” He always managed to drop by when my brother was otherwise occupied — cleaning fish guts off his hands after fishing, whatever — and Joe would have to kill time at…
Boca Raton welcomes yet another Greek restaurant with the opening of Taso’s Greek Taverna II in the Home Depot/Publix plaza located at the intersection of State Road 7 and Glades Road. The full service restaurant opened last month and serves familiar Greek fare like stuffed pitas and wraps and meaty…
Brunch had been on my mind since pulling together a list of ten of the best brunch offerings in Broward and Palm Beach counties. (Look for the list to post to Clean Plate Charlie within the week.) But instead of heading to one of the tried-and-true destinations, I chose Saturday…
For some home cooks, olive oil is a means to an end: the conductor that helps to saute an onion, or the dressing for a salad. But a growing segment of food lovers are starting to explore the nuances of olive oils and discovering they are not all created equal…
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. 55. Mushroom and…
It may not be considered as hip as it was a few years ago, but the mojito certainly has staying power in South Florida. And why not? In a land with a perpetual summer, the refreshing blend of muddled mint and lime is a natural fit. Below, we’ve assembled a…
The countdown is on for Cinco de Mayo at Pinche Taqueria, a taco and burrito joint that opened in early February in Wilton Manors. Though the holiday is several weeks away, the new restaurant — which has two locations in New York City — is gearing up now for the…
