It’s fair to blame the Tour de France for this. Riders in that race, needing lots of calories as easily as possible, popularized the idea of eating food out of squeeze containers. So now we have snacks like Justin’s Natural Honey Peanut Butter Blend, a squeezable container of a peanut…
Every cook needs a few flavor bombs in his or her kitchen, ingredients that can take a dish from tasteless to tasty with minimal time and effort. Salt is the most basic flavor bomb, even more useful now with the availability of various flavored, smoked, and sea salts. Artisan olive…
Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it’s all about the love of the brew. If you…
Between Palm Beach Restaurant Month, Flavor Palm Beach, and now Palm Beach Restaurant Summer, if you’re paying full price to eat on the Island, then I’ve got a Ponzi scheme I’d like to sign you up for. Seriously, there’s got to be like two months out of the year max…
Father’s Day is June 20, which is right around the corner. And while I’m sure dear old Dad would be satisfied with a day of golfing followed by a cold beer and a cigar, it’s our responsibility as children/wives/friends to drag him from the house (forcefully, if necessary) and honor…
The Place: Zed451 Boca Raton The Hours: Weekdays, 4:30 – 7:30 p.m.; 9 p.m. – close (on weekdays, this is 11 p.m.) The Deets: Everything in the bar is half-price except for the Liquid Market menu (specialty drinks). Also half off is the “cravings” menu, which includes pad Thai chicken…
Unless you’re a serious student of the business end of the wine business, you’ve probably never heard of Fred Franzia. You probably haven’t heard of Bronco Wine Co. either, even though it’s the fourth largest wine company in the country, producing some 20 million cases of wine annually and counting…
There I was, sitting at a table with six complete strangers, sipping wine and eating the rustic French dish coq au vin. The chicken thighs, tender from having been braised for hours in red wine, sat among halved mushrooms and slivers of salty bacon. Next to that was a creamy…
This timeless Sunrise eatery has been serving dim sum to Asian and American families in West Broward for more than 20 years. In that time, it hasn’t deviated much from the classic, Hong Kong-inspired formula: When you sit down in the modest dining room, you’re given a menu printed with…
What are tacos de trompo? Basically, it’s another name for tacos al pastor. The “trompo” refers to a spinning top, which is not unlike the gyro-like spindle al pastor is typically cooked on. The meat is shredded off the spindle and layered into tacos with onions and cilantro. Add a…
Ever read Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential? It’s a really great book, an exciting and sometimes disgusting glimpse into the seedy underworld of the professional chef. It was through Kitchen Confidential that everyone learned why fish on Mondays is a bad idea, why you should never trust a sous chef with…
We’ve heard of big game prices, but this is ridiculous: According to Worstpizza.com, Tucci’s Fire ‘N’ Coal Pizza in Boca Raton is offering free food during each of the World Cup games below. And not just a free slice or two either. Show up during these times and try a…
Here’s one for the WTF column: Tonight, you can get both pizza and legal advice at the same place. And the pizza costs more. That’s right, Humpy’s Pizza (Wilton Manors’ fourth favorite double-entendre establishment behind Bottoms & Tops, the Cubby Hole, and Dairy Queen) is serving free legal advice with…
“We don’t have any old food here — there’s nowhere to put it,” says Fernando Diaz, who is partners with Carlo Sernaglia in the 4-month-old Vagabondi restaurant in West Palm Beach. The restaurant is the first for the duo. Sernaglia, of Venezuela and Italy, is the chef and most recently worked as…
• That the all-American burger has gone from humble to haute is about as newsworthy as gravity, but now even Checkers Drive-In Restaurants have hopped on the “gourmet” burger bandwagon. Eighteen of the chain’s local eateries are now offering the “Flavor Built Menu,” six upscale burgers garnished with everything from…
With the oil pouring into the Gulf of Mexico now measuring in the hundreds of thousands of gallons per day, it’s clear that the fishing industry there is in deep trouble. Luckily, there are organizations like the Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund to help. The newly formed nonprofit has partnered…
Since we’re on the subject of burgers, it seems fitting to talk about milk shakes. A milk shake is a burger’s best friend — the creamy, sweet counterpoint to its savory fattiness. A good milk shake is to a burger what bacon is to eggs, Kobe is to the Lakers,…
You’ve already heard about Georgie’s Alibi and its tasty-but-simple beef burger and Ilios’ nauseating ground/shredded buffalo concoction. But we’ve got even more burgers and twice as much battle for you. Check out this photo slideshow from Friday’s Fort Lauderdale Burger Battle event at the Riverside Hotel Lawn. If these pics…
Georgie’s Alibi showed the chains how it was done at Friday night’s Burger Battle, turning in one mean ground chuck burger for the victory. But there were some downright disgusting excuses for America’s favorite sandwich that night too. Below, the three worst offenders…
So as I mentioned last week, I’ve discovered the DIY chocolate website, Chocomize (chocomize.com), and in a flight of sugar-fueled fantasy customized my own bar of dark Belgian chocolate and proceeded to wait for its delivery. Just to refresh your memory, I called the thing “Tropical Madness” (probably due to…
Wilton Manors bar and restaurant Georgie’s Alibi had a spot on the west side of last night’s Riverwalk Trust Burger Battle, and that meant the wind was blowing right towards the grill. All night, the smoke blew straight into the face of Chef Ron Kerr.”I literally couldn’t see,” Kerr said…
This week on the blog:Here’s a frozen treat from Steak 954 to kick start your summer.Palm Beach Cafe goes under the knife to get some work done.How do you make bacon better? Fry it!Check out the nifty Burger Battle trophy. But who will win it tonight?Mobile food truck Latin Burger…
