This cramped deli and restaurant looks straight out of a Bronx tenement, where every spare inch of wood and brick is covered with Polaroid photographs of patrons posing with their food. And that food is impressive: hulking sandwiches, platters of shrimp with broccoli and potato, and fat rigatoni pasta napped…
I’ve got some major beef with the potato chips served at Gratify. These chips, the bar’s equivalent of complimentary bread and butter, are crinkle-cut and fried in-house, which is admirable. But they’re also sliced so thick that, in order to get them to crisp, the kitchen has to practically burn…
I nabbed an order of “Smokehouse Hot Wings” from Art’s BBQ in Coral Springs yesterday. The place is a front-runner for our annual Best Of issue thanks to its intensely smoky ribs with genuine bark and a peppery rub. But I’d never before tried the wings, which Art’s smokes instead…
It doesn’t have to be October to get a taste of good, German beer. You can do that on May 14 at Checker’s Old-Munchen. The German-American restaurant and bar in Pompano Beach is holding its monthly biergarten party from 9 to 10:30 that night. Put on your finest lederhosen and…
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. 18: Grilled Achiote-Rubbed Fish Tacos from Havana HideoutLake Worth’s primo dive bar, Havana Hideout, also…
Is there a food lover out there who doesn’t think he’d like to cater or open his own eatery or bottle his own hot sauce? Here are two places that will let you give it a whirl before committing to a retail space. Why rent a kitchen?…
Word on the street: No news is good news. According to local restaurants, Gulf oyster suppliers have said there will definitely be a point where the buggers will come off the menu almost everywhere. The only question is when.But as of now, restaurants are still serving oysters raw and on…
Bust out the tequila and the limes, because tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo! The Mexican national holiday is a celebration of the country’s victory at the Battle of Puebla –but to revelers the world over, it’s just another excuse to eat chips and salsa and drink margaritas. You can join…
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. 19: Cracked Conch From Sheila’s Famous BBQ, Conch and MoreSheila’s Famous BBQ, Conch and More…
This week in Dish: Gratify, West Palm Beach’s newest gastropub. The restaurant, which took over the Spoto’s location in February, has an onus on small plates and drinks a’plenty. There’s craft beer, an eclectic menu that includes bar food and local seafood, and a full service bar with wine. When…
When we’re kids, Mom always tells us not to buy her anything, that she is perfectly happy with whatever we make her. In my house, she was thankful if my three brothers and I let her sleep in. Mother’s Day has always proven to be the busiest day of the…
There’s something furtive, slightly embarrassing, even shameful about it. Sort of like spanking the monkey to Sarah Palin videos or watching the goombah nitwits of Jersey Shore. But we do it anyway, at lunch and even at dinner, unable to resist its base, carnal lure. Sure, we deny it,…
In case you’re wondering, National Hamburger Month is May. It’s a special time of year when the smell of smoldering coals and charred meat can be noticed wafting through neighborhoods everywhere. So give in to your burger temptations and grab a few bites at these Broward burger joints. We’ll do…
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. 20: Almond Cookies from Gran Forno BakeryIt’s lunchtime at Gran Forno Bakery, and I’m in…
Check out the deals around town for those obligatory omelets and mimosas:Free night’s stay at the five-star Omphoy Hotel for Mom if you book three people at Michy’s (Michelle Bernstein) Mom’s Day brunch. Brunch comes with a fashion show at Bogart’s in Boca with free makeovers, etc. — a very…
• There are more burgers to relish than you can shake a french fry at at the new Relish burger emporium (401 Northwood Rd., 561-629-5377) in West Palm Beach. More than 1,000 different combinations, according to owners Daniel and Desiree Tobin, which you can DIY with 20 assorted relishes (from…
Before mojitos, there were mint juleps. Get over it, Miami. Drink one today – for the Derby – and if you’re of a mind, think of the early Virginians, who used to drink these for breakfast. My kind of people! Chris Morris of Woodford Reserve bourbon, gives the best explanation for…
This week on the blog:A Haitian Top Chef partners with Whole Foods to cook for his homeland.Hurricane Grill and Wings debuts its newest store in Boca Raton.OG American restaurateur Fred Harvey gets profiled in a new book, examined in this segment from NPR.Our 100 Favorite Dishes this week include swordfish…
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. 21: Nobu Snapper From Sushi SimonA Sushi Simon in Boynton Beach, fresh mutton snapper arrives…
It looked disgusting on the package. And I had never known a living soul who had, admittedly, eaten so much as a bite of one. So what possessed me to pick up a box of six preserved duck eggs at the Asian market still remains a mystery. Now it also…
If you’ve ever met Jenny Benzie you’d know that “sommelier” isn’t French for “pompous, arrogant asshole” but for “wine steward.” And a very nice one, at that. Benzie, who spent three years as sommelier at Michael McCarty’s seminal Michael’s restaurant in Santa Monica before assuming the same position at Café…
