Bacon’s good no matter how you cook it. Take the thick-cut smoked bacon at Georgia Pig, which makes for one hell of a breakfast. Or the bacon club (no turkey or other meat, just two servings of bacon) at the Floridian, which simply griddles its bacon until perfectly crispy. But…
Keeping up with the Joneses may be a crummy way to live, but if you’re a restaurant in the brutally competitive South Florida market, not keeping up with your neighbors is a sure way to perish. And with West Palm’s Clematis Street area full of bright and shiny new restaurant…
Happy Memorial Day!Today ushers in the unofficial start of summer, the time of year when it gets so hot that people start looking for any way to cool down. Well, here’s one way to make that happen: Check out the new, summer-exclusive ice cream sandwich at Steak 954.The frozen treat…
Recipes for grilling on Memorial Day or for any cook-outs.
This week on the blog:The Social Media Beer Tasting gathered last Saturday to talk about how to get more craft beer into your hands.You can get a home-style lunch for under $10 at La Granja.We wrapped up our 100 Favorite Dishes this week with entries from 3030 Ocean, Pistache, Lola’s…
This Sunday, “Furious Pete” Czerwinski will face off against “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti and Dale “Mouth of the South” Boone at Mardi Gras Casino in a major watermelon-eating contest. The event — which features a whopping 84 contestants — begins at 1 p.m. According to the rules, “Each contestant will have…
• Charm City Burgers is queuing up a pretty wicked summer deal. It’s called “Who Said a $1 Can’t Get You Far!” and it’s running Friday and Saturday each week. Basically, the badass burger joint will host live musical grooves from 9:30 p.m. to midnight. During that time, you can…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to john.linn@browardpalmbeach.com.No. 1: Crepas de Cuitlacoche from Eduardo de San AngelIn 1993, back when South Florida was…
Perhaps you’ve already heard of this stuff and possibly even tried it once or twice. But have you ever tried it from a can? If so, humor us. If not, open up your minds and your mouths, masters and mistresses, for you may find this seasoned eggplant spread is a…
• Party like a patriot at Il Bacio, where on Sunday, May 30, the niteclubby Delray restaurant will host its “Wet, White and Blue” bash. On tap for the event, which begins at 6 p.m., are live reggae from Hard Drive; drinks specials from Bacardi, 1800 Tequila and 42 Below…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to john.linn@browardpalmbeach.com.No. 2: Coca-Cola BBQ Beef Ribs From Lola’s on HarrisonBoutique restaurant Lola’s on Harrison is the…
Yesterday in part 1, we introduced you to SnG, a rogue restaurant operating in Fort Lauderdale. Today we’ll finish up our meal and talk about the pros and cons of operating a rogue restaurant.Dessert isn’t always served at SnG. But tonight’s meal was a special one. It was supposed to…
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…
The Spot: Champps Americana in Fort Lauderdale The Hours: Monday- Friday, 4-7 p.m. and 9 p.m. – close The Deets: $1 off all drinks except bottled beers, and half off all appetizers, excluding the sampler platter and apparently, the Kobe beef sliders. The Scene: Champps is huge. It’s not snug…
Everybody’s looking for a good deal on wine nowadays, and anybody who’s been paying attention to the wine market knows that some of the best deals around are coming from Latin America. Or to put it more succinctly, Chile and Argentina. The quality of their grapes, skill of their winemakers…
I didn’t think much of a café named after a Lamborghini when the Tonino Lamborghini Caffé Corsa debuted in the newly opened Village at Gulfstream Park earlier this year. I mean, as a kid, I certainly obsessed over those fast, red pieces of machinery. Like dozens of my male classmates,…
This sunny Italian restaurant with exposed brick and a simple, spacious dining room offers a number of $9.99 lunch specials daily. For that price, you get a house garden or caesar salad with crisp croutons, a soda or iced tea, and one of a dozen specialty panini or Italian dishes…
Rogue restaurants. They’ve been delved into by Bon Apetit, Food and Wine, and Tony Bourdain. But how many of these secret establishments are really operating in South Florida? Located in apartments, down hidden alley ways, and in rental kitchens, these places sell their unlicensed seats to guests looking for something…
Can you guess this tiny East Side establishment that serves home-style food to loyal regulars? Hint: We’ve mentioned it on the blog before.Click on the jump for a food photo and to enter your guess!…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to john.linn@browardpalmbeach.com.No. 3: Sushi From MorimotoThe Iron Chef’s restaurant in the Boca Resort has been listed before…
This week in Dish we head to the all-new Village at Gulfstream Park to review Tonino Lamborghini Caffe Corsa. Here’s a quick excerpt:In truth, it’s Tonino Lamborghini’s understated menu – not its sports car heritage – that’s the real draw behind the three-month-old restaurant. Its namesake owner is indeed the…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to john.linn@browardpalmbeach.com.No. 4: Octopus Carpaccio from 3030 OceanChef Dean James Max’s 3030 Ocean at the Marriott Harbor…
