Shaken, stirred, dirty, doused in fruit juices, and outfitted with spiffy window dressing, there are endless ways to get a martini — or at least a cocktail going by the name — in South Florida. Clean Plate Charlie takes a look at some of the best in Broward and Palm…
South Beach Wine and Food Festival 2012 is a few weeks away: the Nascar of foodie weekends. Though hot tickets are sold out, there’s a slew of events with tickets available. Perhaps a local chef’s attendance might convince you to splurge. Have a weigh-in on South Beach Wine and Food…
Need to butter up your amore on Valentine’s Day? One option is an evening of wine and sexy sax at Love in the Park at Huizenga Plaza in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Entry to the event will get you and your date a bottle of wine from Tuscany Wines and tapas-style treats,…
Past 8 p.m. on a weekday, the staff at Sunfish Grill polishes glasses and runs credit cards as customers trickle in. “You just coming off work?” says a server. The patrons nod. Curtains like sails are folded for a luff, despite that the restaurant is housed in a strip mall…
It’s nearly time for winter’s Thanksgiving, also known as The Super Bowl. If you haven’t broken your New Year’s resolution about healthy eating, it’s a good day to do so. Some links to rev up the appetite, or something: 1. Check out these amazing Superbowl meat platters found from sister…
I walked past a coworker eating a beautiful spinach salad and asked her where she got it. I should have known:Fresh Market. Today, of course, was opening day.She thought it was pricey, as do many who have never been to a Fresh Market. But more than the all-organic stuff at…
Last week, we told you about the Food List Challenge, the Facebook app of 100 dishes and drinks to prove you’re a foodnik. So far, 335,345 people have tried it, including former food critic for the Washington Post Phyllis Richman (97) and former New Times critic Gail Shepherd (85). Some…
Superbowl Sunday is in a few days, and we’re getting ready for the spectacle. We’ve got the snacks, the beer… and the Pepsi! Pepsi? Hey — if it’s good enough for Sir Elton John, that’s what we’re drinking too.One of the commercials scheduled to air on Sunday stars the iconic…
Ahhh, Valentine’s Day. The quintessential Hallmark Holiday, invented to divest coupled folks of hard-earned cash (in turn for typically meaningless trinkets) and to remind singles of how sad they should be about being alone on during this most wondrous day of the year. As baffling as Valentine’s Day seems — so few people seem…
Tomorrow at 9 a.m. is the opening of the Fort Lauderdale Fresh Market, an occasion marked by the breaking of a wheel of Parmigiano-Reggiano. From the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, this cow’s-milk cheese goes through a number of processes as it’s shaped, branded, brined, and aged for a year before…
Attention, health fiends and Meatless Mondayites: Energy Kitchen, a health-conscious concept in which no menu item is more than 500 calories, opens Friday. Does under 500 calories mean healthy? Peruse a McDonald’s menu and a slew of items fits that bill: a hamburger (250), cheeseburger (300), double cheeseburger (440), McDouble…
Trader Joe’s, the quirky grocery chain that people love more than their pets and children, is expanding to the Sunshine State. The Trader Joe’s website lists Naples as the first Florida location for the chain that features Three Buck Chuck wine (yes, it sells for $3 a bottle, and no,…
Chef Roy Villacrusis made big news last week when he claimed he quit Kapow! Noodle Bar after the owners put sliders on the menu. So it only made sense that Clean Plate Charlie try these controversial sliders. And the verdict? Nobody should quit over these sliders. In fact, these damned…
Florida Sen. Ronda Storms is causing an uproar all the way to L.A. — as seen in today’s Los Angeles Times — with her proposal to forbid Florida food stamp recipients from using the program money to buy junk food. Storms’ bill was approved by the Senate Committee on Children,…
For months, there have been rumored and rescheduled opening dates, but at long last, Rocco’s Tacos and Tequila Bar will open its Palm Beach Gardens restaurant. Get a peek this Wednesday with a grand-opening celebration open to the public. Find more details after the jump. In case you don’t get enough…
Unlike Miami — which saw a record number of big-name restaurant openings, like Jean Georges Vongerichten’s J & G Grill; Bar Tanaka, Blue Collar, and the Federal — around here postholiday has been relatively quiet. Michelle Bernstein’s departure from the Omphoy is the biggest news, followed by the new digs…
This photo of Schrute Farms is courtesy of TripAdvisorThe internet is going crazy with talk of a spinoff of The Office, featuring none other than Dwight Schrute at his Beet Farms bed and breakfast.We would watch that in a heartbeet… errr, heartbeat. We’re awaiting the official announcement of the show…
It’s the middle of winter in South Florida, and while people from northern climes are flocking to our beaches, Floridians are breaking out the boots and bundling up in sweaters. Some may say that we’re namby-pambies who pull out the mittens when the thermometer reads below 75 degrees, but that’s…
In Belgium, when eating mussels, use an empty shell as a tool to eat the rest. from 43 Films on Vimeo.Saturday night saw a full house at G&B Oyster Bar, the sibling to Coconuts from Elliott Wolfe, Luc Limage, and chef Merv Jonota. Despite the tourista location by the beach,…
No more animal crackers for iron at your kid’s cafeteria. In the first overhaul of school food in 15 years, all schools must be in compliance with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s school food rules by July 1. Florida schools have prepped for the changes by switching control of the…
The Whisky Water Trick from Casey Neistat on Vimeo.Hope your weekend was delightful. First up for this morning’s links, see above for a new bar trick brought to our attention from Yardbird. Practice up for the weekend, and read on for this morning’s roundup…
Taco Tuesdays are here to stay. On Friday, Treasure Trove hammered through negotiations with landlord Sophia Enterprises Inc. to allow the bar to remain open. The beloved dive has been a Fort Lauderdale institution owned by Jeff Rudd for 17 years…
