Those leprechauns are sure lucky fellows. With all those rainbows, pots of gold, and fun-to-impersonate Irish accents, who wouldn’t want to be one? However, you don’t have to be a leprechaun, or even Irish, for that matter, to check out the new Stout Irish Pub. On Andrews Avenue in Oakland Park,…
It’s not a requirement that you serve festive, thematically-appropriate cocktails at your Memorial Day bash this weekend, but in this Instagram- and Pinterest-obsessed culture of ours, giving your guests something more interesting to behold than a bottle of Corona may help give you the edge on all the other hosts…
It’s really no surprise that Florida restaurants fared so well in OpenTable’s listing of the top 100 restaurants for outdoor dining. We do, after all, have some of the best weather and the prettiest beaches in the U.S., not to mention some of the best dining. 30 Florida restaurants made…
There’s something about Krispy Kreme doughnuts that incites near riots at generally civilized offices, schools, and church groups. While many people treat their work friends to doughnuts (and we appreciate it, we do)… the mere sight of that green and white Krispy Kreme box is enough to set off a…
We’re counting down to New Times’ Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top 100 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. 30. Freshly Baked…
OK — so the Dirty Dancing sequel, Havana Nights, didn’t measure up to the original awesome movie (even though Mad Men’s Roger Sterling was a pretty cool silver fox of a dad). We still love Havana Nights as a concept for throwing a really great party — and so does…
Fresh off the plane from his Colombia vacation, Chef Andres Marin is bringing some South American flair to his menu for this month’s Traveling Plate dinner on Wednesday at the Parker Playhouse. The Traveling Plate is a monthly dinner event hosted by the ARC Broward Culinary Institute featuring the kitchen…
Photo by Sara VentieraCurious pigs in one of the feeding pens on Palmetto Creek Farm.What am I getting myself into? I wondered to myself, as the main road disappeared into a long, oak-covered stretch of unpaved drive. A white cloud of dirt surrounded my love-bug-covered car. Finally, I saw a…
“You are not going to start calling me names if I order the Raspberry Berliner?” my friend asked, in a rather deadpan manner. We were evaluating the options written on the chalkboard behind the bar in the Boca Raton craft beer haven Funky Buddha. I could not judge him considering…
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…
There’s something to be said about cold beer, country music, and barbecue ribs — it just puts you in the all-you-can-eat, whistling “Dixie” kind of mood. So round up your cowboy boots and line-dance your way over to the Ribfest in Huizenga Plaza. With the help of country music promoter…
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…
We’re counting down to New Times’ Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top 100 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. 31. Sunrise Roll…
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…
Sure, Benihana is the place to go to see shrimp being tossed in the air and drink out of a porcelain Buddha. But even Clean Plate Charlie has to admit there’s something totally fun about getting a group together and watching your food star in a tableside act worthy of…
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…
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,…
100 Montaditos, the Madrid-based chain that features Spanish mini sandwiches at insanely reasonable prices, is expanding their south Florida operations.For the first time, the chain, which has several stores in Miami, is expanding north to Broward County. The first 100 Montaditos in Broward county opens today at Pembroke Lakes Square…
The second annual Seminole Hard Rock Rock ‘n’ Roll Beer-B-Que, presented by New Times, gets grilling on Saturday, June 30 and if you like to have your meat smoked you’re not going to want to miss out on this event.From 4 – 8 p.m., over 40 of south Florida’s best…
