Where does Florida begin? As long as the beer keeps flowing, who cares. Every Friday, we take a look at a beer brewed in the Sunshine State, giving analysis to the burgeoning craft beer movement of Florida. This week, we’re going to head up north to the mega-sprawl of Jacksonville,…
For the past few years, truffle scented dishes have been popping up on menus all over the place. Pretty much any and everywhere you go, some kind of truffle dish is on the menu. From truffle fries to truffle mac and cheese to truffle-maple-bacon-ice-cream — all right, we made that…
These days, you could say Jason “Farmer Jay” McCobb — owner of Farmer Jay Pure Organics — is busy. Not only does he run his five-acre farm in west Delray Beach, where he grows several crops and supports a small flock of chickens and a pig but he also is…
With the end of the year, and the passing of the gluttonous holidays most of us have made some sort of resolution or another in regards to getting healthy. Nearly three weeks in, many of us have gone back to our former indulgent ways, eating and drinking as much as…
Tikiphiles we’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news is that Hukilau 2014 is going to be bigger and better, with five days of music, entertainment, and Tiki drinks scheduled at the Bahia Mar Beach Resort and the Mai-Kai from June 11 to 15. The bad…
You know an area is on the up-and-up when a well-known name in the local dining scene makes an appearance, and that seems to be the case for West Palm Beach’s quaint Northwood restaurant row and its latest addition, The Garage VV. A few months back Clean Plate Charlie listed…
This past Saturday, fourteen homebrewers, either through clubs, small groups, or individuals, entered the Mardi Gras Casino’s First Annual Homebrew Beer Competition, a BJCP certified event taking place track-side at the Hallandale Beach casino. All of the brewers were looking to win the coveted first place prize of $1000, one…
Trying to figure out what to do this coming week for the third annual South Florida Beer Week? Clean Plate has done the unenviable task of sorting, editing, and organizing all of the events taking place in Broward and Palm Beach counties involved with SFBW. See also: South Florida Beer…
The South Florida Fair is back and that means time to chow down on all manner of fried and sugary treats. The fair, which takes over the South Florida Fairgrounds from Jan 17 – Feb 2, 2014 features rides, concerts, pig races, high divers, and animal exhibits. But we’re in…
Proponents claim by giving your digestive tract a break with a juicing cleanse, the body is able to efficiently relieve itself of the massive amount of toxins we consume on a daily basis. With the excess and indulgence of the holidays behind us, I decided it was time to try…
Congratulations, you made it through yet another working week. You might as well give yourself a pat on the back to celebrate — or better yet, a drink or three. Whether you are hoping to be chauffered from bar to bar, looking to revel in the glory that is the…
When thinking about Palm Beach, one imagines stuffy steakhouses filled with blue Brooks Brothers blazers and bright Lilly Pulitzer prints. You’d expect the same at the Four Seasons on “the island,” as well. While that used to be the case, that notion recently turned around with the opening of Jové…
It looks like Amanda Seyfried and Justin Long really are sweet on each other. Or, at least they share a love of ice cream. See also: Billy Joel at Sardelli’s: Scenes From an Italian Restaurant…
Did you make it out to the Funky Buddha Brewery bottle release festival this past weekend? Did you get a chance to score a bottle or two of their highly rated and nationally sought after Maple Bacon Coffee Porter? No?? Then be thankful for happy accidents. The Funky Buddha Brewery…
Hungry and hurried travelers will be able to refresh at 25 new restaurants at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after a major revamp of the airport’s terminals one and two. The expansion of flavors will happen in two phases by HMSHost. Phase-one restaurants will open this spring, while phase-two eateries will…
Proponents claim by giving your digestive tract a break with a juicing cleanse, the body is able to efficiently relieve itself of the massive amount of toxins we consume on a daily basis. With the excess and indulgence of the holidays behind us, I decided it was time to try…
For the past few days a group of friends and I went on a juice cleanse experiment to see what all the fuss is about. Juice cleansing fans claim that the process helps to rid the body of excess toxins, which results in a range of benefits from brighter skin…
Over the past couple years the debate on genetically modified organisms (GMO) or genetically engineered (GE) in food has become the hot topic amongst those into the politics of food. While proponents of the technology claim the products are perfectly safe, and are, in fact, needed to feed the world,…
Venturing west in Delray Beach is like stumbling onto the set of Cocoon. Or maybe the worlds worst Cadillac dealership. If you can get past those roadblocks to your sanity, even further west than you’d probably normally go, lies an enclave of shops on the corner of Lyons and Atlantic…
With elegant mahogany wainscoting, white-cloth-covered tables, palm-tree-upholstered booths and lounge chairs, polished brass fixtures, and smooth jazz penetrating the smoke-filled air, the interior of Fort Lauderdale’s iconic Jackson Steakhouse was the classic steak house of yesteryear. From 1997 to 2009, the restaurant at 450 Las Olas Blvd. was the premier…
Starbucks sent a cease-and-desist letter to Exit 6 Pub and Brewery in Cottleville, Missouri, last month after the megacorporation discovered that one of the brewpub’s customers named a beer “Frappicino.” The brewery’s owner, Jeff Britton, sent a letter to Starbucks’ lawyers in response, sarcastically stating that he will never use…
Proponents claim by giving your digestive tract a break with a juicing cleanse, the body is able to efficiently relieve itself of the massive amounts of toxins we consume on a daily basis. With the excess and indulgence of the holidays behind us, I decided it was time to try…
