There’s cheap Chardonnay and there’s cheap Chardonnay. Then there’s ForestVille Chardonnay. At $5.99 a bottle they’d practically have to give the stuff away to make it any cheaper. And while the 2008 vintage certainly isn’t going to make anybody forget Kistler or Far Niente or Sonoma-Cutrer, it does give you…
There’s something awful about those giant nerd pagers that restaurants stick you with as you await your table. My father used to grumble that the ultimate goal of these places is to shuffle as many “feeders” in and out as possible. The moment you walk in, you’re given a number…
Rattlesnake Jake’s — a Texas-style dive bar with a Floridian bent — is an anchor on Deerfield Beach’s salt-air strip. Show up in flip-flops and board shorts, pull up a stool at the worn bar top, and order a mighty-sized fish taco. Just try to eat one without bits of…
This eatery could be any road-side diner across the South. It’s the sort of place where the waitresses call you “hon” and folks in non-ironic trucker hats congregate for an honest-to-goodness lunch. It’s a South Florida institution, and we’ve lauded it time and time again for it’s stick-to-your-ribs food. So,…
Get ready for a beefy throw down: The Riverwalk Trust Fort Lauderdale Burger Battle is arriving June 4. The greasy gathering will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Riverside Hotel Lawn (620 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale). The competition will pit 15 local restaurants against each…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, 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. 13: Wood-Fired Pizza From Sicilian OvenThe pizza at Sicilian Oven smells damned amazing. They’re small…
Taking a cue from Seasons 52, the wildly popular chain restaurant in Boca, Chef John Belleme worked with Henry’s owner Burt Rapoport to shave fats and sugars, and devise a “spa” menu. On it are entrées that don’t blow the calorie budget — unless you get carried away and order two…
This week in Dish, we look at Cabo Flats, a rollicking Mexican restaurant in Palm Beach Gardens. In February, Cabo Flats moved into the old Rosa Mexicana spot in Downtown at the Gardens. With the hopes of making Mexican work in the space, they redesigned, putting the emphasis on an…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, 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. 14: Key West Dolphin Sandwich from the Whale’s RibAs featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,…
In my house, I was raised to believe that unless you wrote your name on a box of leftover takeout, it was free for anyone to eat. You stuck food in the fridge at your own risk, since my three brothers and I we were always hungry. This past Sunday,…
• Joining Caruso as the second Italian restaurant opened in Boca Raton by former Chicago restaurateurs in the past few months is Capri Ristorante (39 SE First Ave.; 561-391-8044). The husband-and-wife team of Joey and Giovanna Capri have ex-Norman Van Aken and Mark Militello chef Victor Franco in the kitchen…
Last week, the James Beard Foundation announced its 2010 winners for food media and restaurants. Although South Florida had a few dogs in the race, Broward and Palm Beach didn’t come up with any wins. But Miami’s own Michael Schwartz of Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink managed to snag Best…
The deal: This sunny Italian restaurant with exposed brick and a simple, spacious dining room offers a number of $9.99 lunch specials daily…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, 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. 15: Singapore Noodles from Toa ToaDespite its name, Singapore noodles do not hail from Singapore…
More than 40 local restaurants will offer tastes of just about every cuisine in the nation at the 19th-annual Taste of the Nation: Fort Lauderdale, to take place from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday, May 13, at the Broward Convention Center. Hosts include chef chairman James Dean Max of 3030…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, 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. 16: Chopped Pork Sandwich with Baked Beans From Johnnie Brown’sFor Johnnie Brown’s chopped pork sandwich,…
Isn’t it fun when an ingredient list consists of only four items and two of those are unrecognizable? We can all figure out what sugar and glucose syrup are, but mastic oil and E220? (Turns out the former is tree resin and the latter is sulphur dioxide.)Though the hexagonal jar…
If beer is your world, then start saving up your thirst for World of Beer, a purveyor of fine suds set to debut first in Coconut Creek (4437 Lyons Road, no phone yet) and later in West Palm Beach. According to Richard Reeves, president of the company that holds the…
The Spot: Tarpon Bend in Fort Lauderdale The Hours: Sunday-Thursday 4-7 p.m.; Friday 4-9 p.m.; Saturday 6-9 p.m. The Deets: Don’t be too surprised; they were voted Best Happy Hour a few years back. Two-for-one on all beers (bottles and drafts), house wines, and mixed drinks, even top shelf. Not…
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…
As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, 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. 17: Lobster Roll From Kelly’s LandingSweet, succulent lobster is one of the rare foods that…
“The best” is one of those designations fraught with peril as well as slightly ridiculous. Is LeBron James “better” than Dwyane Wade, Picasso “better” than Joan Miro, John Coltrane “better” than Charlie Parker? I don’t want to have to make those calls. So I won’t say Pine Ridge’s perpetually superlative…
