New Times’ Best Of Broward-Palm Beach 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 30 of our favorite tastemakers — restaurateurs, chefs, bartenders, and other foodies who make the South Florida food scene what it is. We’ll start with number 30 and lead up to…
Some might say that a food and wine festival is not a place to sample beer, but they’d be wrong, wrong, wrong! It just happens to be not a very good place to do so. Not caring much for convention, nor for being seen as the odd man out at…
Vince Tien and Alex Kuk are the two woks behind the TwoWoks pop-up dining experience being set for Monday, April 29 from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. at Christina Wan’s Mandarin House in Fort Lauderdale (664 N. Federal Hyw, Fort Lauderdale). The talented duo were both at the forefront of…
There goes another jam-packed weekend. Whether you eat at the Las Olas Wine and Food Festival, improved your practice at Yoga Fest, got drunk on the beach for the Air and Sea Show, or just sat around on your ass, the fun of the weekend has unfortunately passed. Don’t fret…
A lot of people like to eat food just to fill their stomachs. And a lot people drink cocktails just to get drunk. And hey–we’ve all done both. There really is little difference between making good cocktails and good food; both require a certain level of intuition and training. A…
New Times’ Best of Broward – Palm Beach 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 30 of our favorite tastemakers — restauranteurs, chefs, bartenders, and other foodies — that make the South Florida food scene what it is. We’ll start with number 30 and…
As the sun set on Fort Lauderdale, the wine poured freely as thousands of people enjoyed food and drink al fresco at Friday evening’s Las Olas Wine and Food Festival. More than three dozen of South Florida’s finest restaurants were represented at the fete that benefits the American Lung Association,…
Every burger place seems to have its diehard followers. West coaster’s swear by In-N-Out. South Floridian’s freak out over BurgerFi. Other people love Smashburger. Whatever the case, there surely is no loss of options when it comes to finding a decent burger. Well, Shake Shack has now descended upon Boca…
As events regarding the Boston Marathon bombing suspects continue to unfold, there is some positive news in one case close to our hearts here at Clean Plate Charlie and New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Long-time freelance writer and food blogger, Tricia Woolfenden, was personally affected by the tragedy in Boston when…
It’s official: summer is pretty much here. While the rest of the country is getting excited to finally pull out the shorts and open all the windows and doors, we’re starting to close up shop. Assuredly, your A/C is going to be blasting for the next 6 months. Just as…
If you cannot find a bag of chronic this 4/20, there is a beer on tap at The Mack House that could at least aid you in your quest to get high. The beer is Wormwood Imperial Stout. It is brewed with the same plant, or artemisia absinthium, from which…
We know you’re sad about the end of yet another glorious workweek. Unfortunately kids, it’s time to step away from your computers and get back into having a life. Obviously, this concept is something your going to have to get used to, but, don’t fret, we’re here to help. After…
Since craft beer has come onto the scene we’ve been seeing some interesting flavors pop up in beer: peanut butter cup, maple bacon, spirulina wit, oysters, rocky mountain oysters–i.e. bull testicles. And for the more part, we’ve gotten fairly used to these strange additions to our beer–okay, maybe not the…
Unfortunately, this has been a horrible week for explosions. While the nation is still coming to terms with the tragedy that took place at the Boston Marathon, a massive explosion took place at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas at around 7:50 p.m. last night. More than 160 have been…
Gluten-free. Dairy-free. Vegan, vegetarian and raw. Alternative diets — those that eliminate animal products and are largely plant-based — are gaining popularity nationwide, urging people to put down the knife and start eating healthier. The growing trend toward veggie-inspired restaurants is already popular in California, where all the health nuts…
Locavore. Sustainable seafood. Organic produce. Once upon a time, this was fringe eating for hippies and eco-warriors. But, as time passed, foodies caught on. They taste-tested and realized that you don’t have to be a tree hugger to know that organic, locally grown produce allowed to ripen in its own…
We’ve got a lot seemingly random “National Days” in this country, from National Bacon Appreciation Day to National Eat What you Want Day. Yes, these are both real things. Turns out we’re not the only country that does this and some are a bit more meaningful and heart-warming than others…
If, by chance, you’ve been holed up in a dark cellar for the past six months and haven’t heard: a large portion of the population is pretty pissed off about the whole genetically modified organism–a.k.a. GMOs–thing. Since the failure of California’s mandatory labeling initiative last fall and Congress and the…
Mancini’s Modern Italian: Las Olas Institution Reinvented
The iconic — yet incredibly young — burger chain will finally open this Monday in Boca Raton. The original Shake Shack opened in New York in 2004, and its 100 percent Angus beef burgers and eco-friendly philosophy had every town in America drooling for a Shake Shack of its own…
Ahh. Cheese. That miracle food group that has saved numerous cocktail receptions and parties. It’s the one dish that any culinarily challenged host can throw together. While most of us love to eat it–minus, of course, those with lactose intolerance–few know how to partake in its glorious coagulation process. As…
Need a drink? There’s an app for that! Say what you will about it, social networking isn’t going anywhere. For some, that’s a cause for sorrow and others a cause for joy. For the naysayers, the physical distancing, the impersonal nature of high-tech communication is what gets them down. “What…
