As far as comfort food goes, macaroni and cheese is numero uno. Whether it’s straight from the box or whisked together from bechamel and shredded cheddar, the creamy pasta is a favorite at joints all across South Florida. But recently, two similar versions have popped up in downtown Delray Beach…
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. 38: Surf and Turf Roll from Nectar LoungeThe sushi bar inside the Seminole Coconut Creek…
”Hey, no photos taken inside the restaurant, OK?” we were told as we sat down in a cushiony white booth to dine at the new Martorano’s in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. It seems someone near the entrance must’ve ratted me out once they noticed I was snapping…
There are a few unofficial “beer holidays” scattered throughout the calendar. August 7 is supposedly International Beer Day. American Beer Day is October 27. But National Beer Day, celebrated each year on April 7, actually has some meaning behind it. It’s the day in 1933 that President Franklin Roosevelt enacted…
You could just make pasta. You could roast a chicken and boil some water and create a delicious meal to present to your almost-significant other. But if you want to seal the deal, don’t let them sit around watching you mix, stir, and flip. Cooking shouldn’t be a spectator sport,…
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. 39: Yakitori from Heart Rock SushiThe streets near Shinjuku Station in Tokyo are famous for…
Roti, an Indian-style flatbread that’s pretty much a staple in West Indian food, is everywhere in South Florida. Little roti shops and curry huts specializing in the stuff can be found throughout Broward, especially the western stretches of Lauderhill, Margate, and North Lauderdale. But enjoying roti isn’t always as easy…
If you’re not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter for Broward and Palm Beach counties, here’s a taste of what you missed this week. Click here to subscribe. The ritzy, glitzy, over-the-top China Grill is giving us one more reason to visit: It’s trying to be not…
It’s official: Chef Allen Susser’s gastropub Taste will open on Monday, April 12, in downtown Delray Beach.The 125-seat indoor/outdoor eatery will feature three bars, a sidewalk “café,” two indoor dining areas, and a backyard garden replete with a waterfall. Hours of operation will be Sunday through Wednesday 6 p.m. to…
The third-annual Blues, Brews, and BBQ rocked the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek this Saturday, dropping more than 100 beers, plenty of great tunes, and lots and lots of smoked pig on the sizable crowd. With live music sets from Bonerama and the Radiators, the sectioned-off tent outside of the casino…
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. 40: Upside Down Sicilian From Nino’s Restaurant & PizzeriaThe upside down Sicilian pizza from Nino’s…
A fixture on Las Olas Boulevard for 20 years, Las Olas Café will shut its doors May 30 to make way for… well, nobody knows. The venerable Fort Lauderdale eatery with the Continentalesque menu couldn’t get its lease renewed, says proprietor Paula Pace, who believes building owner Las Olas Co…
If you go backstage at Antone’s, the legendary music venue in Austin, then head upstairs past whatever band is lingering on the first floor, look closely at the back wall of the small balcony and you’ll see a small door, plenty wide but only about three feet high, marked “Lilliputians…
• After more than 30 years on Lake Avenue in downtown Lake Worth, it’s time to bid adieu to L’Anjou, one of a fading breed of old-school French restaurants in ever-trendy South Florida. Declining business and illness in the owning Cela family were reportedly the cause. Though generally flying under…
How cheap can a wine get and still not suck ball bearings through a straw? Try three bucks. If that sounds cheap enough to you, try the 2009 Down Under Cabernet Sauvignon. For less than it would cost to sniff the cork of some fancy-pants wine with a name you…
Passover is winding down this weekend, but for those who still have a seder to attend, here’s a delectably simple recipe for charoset — the jam-like concoction that is the sweet-tooth of the meal.Traditionally, charoset is spread on matzah. But as my Gentile friends have discovered, it’s delicious any time…
Hidden in President Obama’s health-care initiative is a regulation that requires chain restaurants to begin posting nutritional information on the food. This may seem like trouble for burger joints, but it might be Tex-Mex burrito purveyors that face the most trouble.That’s because those Chihuahua-sized burritos, overstuffed tacos, and Dumpster-style taco…
This week on the blog:We go behind the line with that classic fondue place, the Melting Pot.Passover is easy with this matzo ball soup recipe.This week, 100 Favorite Dishes covers coco bread, gator fritters, and rock shrimp from an Iron Chef.California Burger makes creamy shakes and hand-cut fries in Fort…
Well, not quite as seen on TV. On the episode of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives that featured the Deerfield Beach institution the Whale’s Rib, Guy Fieri sampled the Key West dolphin sandwich in fried form. But on a recent visit, a longtime waitress at the Rib told me to try…
It’s no secret that bluefin tuna is endangered. Since 1970, stocks of bluefin have dropped by more than 80 percent, thanks in no small part to its status as a prized sushi fish. In fact, scientists predict that if the rate of consumption of the fish stays the same, it…
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. 41: Gator Fritters from Corner Cafe and BreweryAt the Corner Cafe and Brewery in Tequesta,…
The two guys behind the Falcon House in Delray Beach have picked up their original concept and opened a few blocks away in Pineapple Grove.Two Thirds Tavern — named for the cross streets of Third Avenue and Third Street — is in the former Monterey Cantina spot.”We took it over…
