Here are a list of things we thought would never happen:Wildebeest found on MarsMcDonald’s turns all-veganLady Gaga Hosts a Thanksgiving SpecialGuess McDonald’s is going veg and NASA’s going to find animal tracks any day now, because Lady Gaga’s A Very Gaga Thanksgiving is airing tonight (Thanksgiving) at 9:30 p.m. on…
It seems that I have fallen into a relationship of convenience with PL8. Part of it is because the restaurant is down the street from my house. And since it changed over from Himmarshee Bar & Grille to PL8 this past September, it has become a default go-to among friends…
The 49th-annual Christmas on Las Olas celebration on November 29th is next week. Five blocks of Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale will be festively decorated with lights, decorations, and snow for the occasion.The family event will feature music, entertainment, and new this year — the first annual Christmas Cookie…
Robyn Lindars, a Clean Plate Charlie contributor also known by the handle “Grill Grrrl,” recognizes how intimidating the grill can be for novices, including women who may traditionally cede that territory to the males in their lives. In fact, Lindars first got into the grilling game professionally after attempting to…
The other night, I was talking with a bartender who reminded me how many of my friends and colleagues have drinkin’ rituals: a first round sipping drink, booze for the duration, then a nightcap. Mine are situational. This past weekend in DC, I started with bubbles, switched to a spicy…
Start stocking up on Altoids, and mark your calendar for February 10 to 12, when the iconic Garlic Fest returns to Delray Beach, once again rendering the town safe from vampires…
I usually don’t swoon over dessert, especially in home cooking. My standards are seasonal fruit and fresh whipped cream, whisked in a copper bowl: a group effort from the dining collective. Root beer floats are another go-to for hot weather. If I’m really lazy, it’s single-origin dark chocolate to pair…
Larry David just released some of his family Thanksgiving memories. Of course, this being Larry David, they’re not on the Hallmark Channel — they’re on Funny or Die.In this animated short, Larry reminisces on holidays filled with family members that ring familiar. Uncle Leo eats in his undershirt, Ma won’t…
Travel the country in search of the perfect pie, and you’ll probably come up with a simple fact — New York pizza is somehow indefinably better. Many claim it’s the water that makes New York pizzas (and bagels) superior. Others say the coal-fired ovens of old generated the perfect environment…
Men’s Health announced today the most manly restaurants in America. And according to the results, the criteria are the following: 1. To be a manly restaurant, the place must feature foods that don’t require utensils, except when it comes to barbecue. 2. If the restaurant isn’t named after a man — Jack,…
We’re down to the wire for Thanksgiving, with most of us hitting the airports or the highways tomorrow, though I had been traveling over the weekend and the airports were packed already. In the meantime, procrastinate with the New Yorker’s food issue, one of my favorite reads in the magazine all…
Thanksgiving is fast approaching and if you haven’t made plans, take a page from the Food Network cookbook’s two booziest ladies and have a good old fashioned Southern Thanksgiving – complete with lots of booze and an easy to make turducken. After a meal of turducken washed down with a…
Celebrity chef Michelle Bernstein is no stranger to these parts. With Sra. Martinez and Michy’s in Miami and Michelle Bernstein’s at the Omphoy, she’s got South Florida covered. Her restaurants fall among the most oft-recommended, having earned Best New Restaurant awards for Sra. Martinez in 2009 and a Best Chef,…
This is a pretty quiet week in terms of food and drink events in Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Well, except for that whole Thanksgiving thing that’s said to be taking place on Thursday. Maybe you’ve heard?While the calendars remain pretty sparse this week and through the weekend, there are…
There’s been a lot of pizza discussion this week. First Kermit the Frog rants about it, then Domino’s Pizza launches an app for your iPad.Called Pizza Hero, the app allows you to make your own custom pizza in the video game portion. Based on Domino’s Pizza school, players will start…
S3, a new restaurant by the Restaurant People, is set to open on the ground floor of the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort sometime mid-2012 and will cater to both tourists and locals seeking a midpriced dining experience with a view. S3, short for Sun, Surf, and Sand, will take…
“That’s a real grease-ball dish,” said the hulking guy next to me at the bar at Il Mulino, where Debbie, one of my favorite bartenders, had just poured my second glass of wine. Louie, a doppelgänger of Tony Soprano with the same vernacular, held a stake in Fulton Street Fish…
You’ve planned your menu. You’ve done your shopping. You’ve ordered the turkey. You’re baking breads. There’s one more detail yet to plan: the booze. Sure you can buy a mixed case of wine or a couple of cases of craft beers. Yet there’s something to be said about liquoring up…
Despite the lull of a holiday week, restaurant help wanteds remain brisk; we’re into the season, after all. One place even suggests a Thanksgiving stop-by for an interview. Here are the week’s listings. Racks and Table 42 Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar is hiring line cooks who can work weekends,…
At the 6-month-old Sweetwater Bar and Grill in Boynton Beach, we dare you to find anything recognizable on the rotating cocktail and beer menu.A quick once-over and you’ll see there’s not a single familiar favorite. No Cosmos, lemon drops, or mojitos — not even a margarita. And forget about ordering a Bud, Miller…
When People magazine asked Joel McHale to do a little video for its “Sexiest Man Alive” edition, it had to have known that it wouldn’t be exactly what it asked for.The Community and The Soup star explains he was asked by People to film himself doing something mundane… but to…
Kermit the Frog is making a comeback. He’s got a new movie due to be released in a few days, his relationship with Miss Piggy is still solid, and he even made an appearance on this past week’s Saturday Night Live.Kermit cohosted the “Really!?!” segment on “Weekend Update with Seth…
