“It’s weird that so many people are drinking stout in winter here, but they do,” said Jake, the manager at Tap 42, during one of several visits this past month. It’s natural to crave big beers during the cold weather. Yet we’re absolved from the cold and still, Florida sees…
“This taco shop claims to be the best taco in town,” said a coworker when she gave me the heads up and Facebook link. It was lunch time, so I headed to a bleak stretch of State Road 84 to find it. Inevitably I got lost. So you won’t, look…
As I’ve mentioned, I swoon over pho. My colleague Lisa, who’s also from DC, joins me in craving good pho that’s not readily available in South Florida. Since it was her birthday, I thought I’d make some for a crowd. Over the past few days, I whipped up a more…
The South Florida Fair opens tomorrow, bringing with it two weeks of non-stop blue-ribboned animals, carnies hawking games of chance, and neon-colored rides.Yada…yada…who are we kidding? Do we really wait the entire year to watch a cow give birth (yes, there was a bovine birthing room last year)? Or do…
We need your help and your appetite. New Times is looking for a judge for the second annual Junior Achievement World Uncorked!, a swanky event on January 21 at Broward College from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Details after the jump…
Tap 42 boasts one of the most stylish interiors of any restaurant in the area. Walls adorned with blond and brown wood offer textural interplay. A rust-colored old Texaco sign warms the space with nostalgia. Fifteen-thousand pennies serve as a backsplash against a wall of taps that snake down the…
The West Coast gets a lot of love in the craft beer world, but the Sunshine State slowly is emerging as a respectable source of quality quaffs. You can learn about one of the state’s most recognizable brewers at The Cigar City Beer Tasting event Friday at the Whole Foods…
Mario Batali is getting rid of half of what’s made him famous. No, we wish the Crayola-colored Crocs would go. Instead, the chef/restaurateur and host of our favorite show, The Chew, has agreed to lop off his ponytail — if the price is right!…
As a former high school teacher, I often think of a restaurant a little like a school. The chef is the principal or a president, and the servers are kinda like students. Their tasks might be to know the cuisine, to promote the priorities of the restaurant, and to make…
What does the new kid on the block have to do to make friends? How about offering not one, but two happy hours?Kabuki, the recently opened sushi and tapas restaurant on Clematis Street, is offering a happy hour deal worth checking into.From 3 -7 p.m. daily (including weekends), Kabuki is…
In the three days of juicing that led up to this moment, there was a lot of daydreaming about what food I would first break fast with. I imagined many different things but kept going back to my food porn stable: an elaborate veggie sub piled high with Tater Tots…
There’s nothing to stir excitement quite like a robbery, a car chase, an explosive fire, and a fugitive hiding in a canal…
We’ve got a slew of local news on the docket this afternoon. 1. For starters, Surf Road Taco announced it will close on January 28 after lunch. “Not enough business to pay rent,” says an employee. The location does not help. 2. Next up, The Rebel House January opening is…
A hot dog may be the perfect beach lunch. And since the weather has been so lovely, you too may be craving one. Hot dogs are a dish that South Florida does well, as shown by the range of Broward and Palm Beach offerings, which Clean Plate Charlie has grouped…
We admit it. Clean Plate Charlie eats fast food. We’re human, too. Even with all the good food that we eat and write about, sometimes we’re in a rush…or on the turnpike…or dreadfully hungover.When that happens, like you, we don’t want a Martorano’s meatball or sushi from Marumi…we want a…
We’ve seen some interesting pairings in our lifetimes — Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton, Cayenne pepper and mangos (delicious), cats and dogs sleeping together, chocolate in my peanut butter, but here’s one for the history books — food trucks and health clubs!Yes, at first we were confused, too. Then…
Here’s a suggestion for those of you wondering where you should spend your summer vacation — how about a wonderful cruise aboard Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas? This mega-ship sails out of Port Everglades and boasts Top Chef Texas alum Molly Brandt as chef de cuisine of its exclusive…
Forget New Years resolutions. Let’s talk about lard. Lard makes things delicious. If you’re already using butter, Crisco, or an oil with transfat, lard is better for you. At 40% saturated fat and 45% monounsaturated fat, it’s a lower percentage of “bad” fat and a higher percentage of “good” fat…
In a rare bipartisan effort to end overfishing, the US has agreed to impose annual catch limits on every species it manages — that’s 528 in all. The law was drafted by lawmakers and regional councils representing a mix of local interests. For South Florida, the new regulations mean fish…
Here’s a great new food for those of you worrying how you’re going to get fresh bread to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches after the world ends by apocalypse, terrorist attack, or zombie takeover.Mark One Foods in Salt Lake City, Utah, has come up with the Candwich, a peanut…
Lauren DeShields has been hired as executive chef of Market 17 to replace Daniel Ramos who left in early August. She takes the helm this week at the Fort Lauderdale restaurant that is among the most stringent practitioners of the farm to table mantra of any in the area. Most…
The Perennial Plate Episode 84: Dumpster Diver from Daniel Klein on Vimeo. Here’s a roundup of five strange and disturbing food-related links. 1. Check out this video on dumpster diving with chef-activist Daniel Klein, who has worked with Tom Colicchio and Thomas Keller, among others. “I’ve gained ten pounds since…
