Whip out a fondue pot at a party nowadays and people are likely to think you’re about to ask them to drop their keys in a fishbowl. It’s also not exactly a hot trend among restaurateurs, who all seem to be going Italian or offering comfort foods.But the old standard…
South Florida is blessed with an abundance of fresh fish and shellfish, yet one of the world’s great seafood wines is about as well-known here as Bashar al-Asaad. That would be Muscadet, a white wine from France’s Loire region that’s as crisp as a freshly minted dollar bill and as…
For chef Marc Henderson, the recent debut of Sky309 as a dining destination is something of a welcome-home present. The top floor of Roxy’s Pub (309 Clematis St., West Palm Beach; 561-296-7699, ext. 222) opened late last year, touting its party-friendly bar, open-air “island” vibe, and panoramic view of downtown…
This week on the blog:Estancia: A cheap merlot that actually doesn’t rank on the Universal Suckitude Scale.The Meatist tries to pull a fast one on unsuspecting vegetarians.Our 100 Favorite Dishes this week cover Martorano’s meatballs, ribs from Troy’s, and uni pasta from Yakko-San. Even after its Kitchen Nightmares overhaul, Le…
• Last year, three South Florida restaurants were chosen to be a part of Fox’s reality TV series Kitchen Nightmares, with host Gordon Ramsay. The second of those episodes is airing tonight at 9 p.m. on Fox. It’s on Anna Vincenzo’s, an Italian eatery and pizzeria in Boca Raton. From…
I’m a coffee fanatic. But, like Jimmy, I refuse to drink “shit.” Insta-coffee? No thanks. Folgers? Please. Nearly anything preground? Step back with that, son.Yes, when it comes to coffee, I have some distinct preferences. I like quality, whole roasted beans. I like them ground fresh before brewing, and then…
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. 46: Spare Ribs from Troy’s Bar-Be-QueThe phrase “fall off the bone” is synonymous with ribs…
Seems it’s that time of year again when everybody is coming down with a bug of some sort, flu, cold, what-have-you, so testing out hard candies “mit Vitamin C” seemed a timely, welcome task. Well, at least it was easy to assume that the contents were going to be candy,…
I miss Italian Oven Café. For a quick, inexpensive, Italianesque lunch in a contemporary, cleanly designed room, this now-long gone eatery in West Palm’s CityPlace did it better than just about anybody. What did it in apparently had nothing to do with the food but with a much-delayed opening that…
This past Saturday was the official start date of spring, which means a whole new crop of produce is coming into season. A trip to any farmers’ market is proof enough. All those fresh vegetables and bright colors make it easy to get inspired. So when I found these organic…
I receive a lot of media kits in the mail full of freebies. Most of the time, I end up passing them out around the office or otherwise getting rid of them. But this kit sent to me on Monday from New York Strip Steakhouse & Cabaret, a new (ahem)…
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. 47: Vegetarian Reuben From Sara’sSara’s in Hollywood is a vegetarian Mecca (or is that Jerusalem?),…
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Last year, it seemed every new restaurant had the same theme: moderately priced comfort food. This year? So far, it seems Italian is the new comfort food. Or maybe it’s the return of the classic comfort food?But even as a whole new slew of Italian joints opens up, the nemesis…
What most people know about Japanese food they could cram into a chopstick case, which isn’t to say it’s their fault. For a cuisine so rooted in tradition, restaurants that claim to serve it have strayed pretty far from the source material. Blame the ubiquitous strip-mall sushi joint — those…
This busy, sun-lit restaurant feels like a small Cuban café straight out of Miami. But Don Carlin is way out west in Broward, near the Sawgrass Mills Mall. Area workers filter in for filling lunch specials, none more than $8.99, that for rabo encendido, or stewed oxtail. Steak palomilla, thin…
Fans of the teeny Eggsotic restaurant on Okeechobee Road in West Palm now have reason to head out to the island. Brothers Leonardo and Luis Espin roll out their new small-plate dinner menu Thursday at their 3-month-old Eggsotic at the Garden Palm Beach bistro. Leonardo, the chef of the Venezuelan-born…
There is no way of getting around the fact that Passover is my least favorite holiday. Ever. It’s sad, really, because the holiday commemorates the freedom the Israelites gained when they left Egypt like a bazillion years ago. It’s actually a celebration. But Passover is different. Starting Monday evening, we’ve…
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. 48: Key Lime Pie from Le TubWhat’s more Florida than Key lime pie? Well, maybe…
Ever had natto? The Japanese foodstuff is made of fermented soybeans that have a type of bacteria called bacillus subtilus added. The bacteria lends the beans a super-strong smell and also develops a stringy, sticky filament around them called neba. This combination of texture and smell is somewhat acquired, to…
Good Japanese food is rare in South Florida, despite the proliferation of sushi joints scattered into practically every neighborhood strip mall. But this week, we look at two restaurants, Nu-Sushi in Coral Springs and Boynton Beach’s Sushi Simon, that are bucking the trend of boring sushi and bad maki rolls.Nu-Sushi…
