Since Top Chef and all of those other cooking shows made it big, chefs have become the new “in” celebrities: the rock stars of the the restaurant industry. And hey, we get it. It’s hard not to love the person who tickles your tastebuds with amazing flavor sensations.On the other…
South Florida Beer Week, which wrapped up yesterday, inspired Smashburger to release a local craft brew and burger pairing menu at all South Florida locations. See also:- Cigar City Brewing at South Florida Craft Beer Week: CCB’s Phil Palmisano Explains Why Cans are Better and More- South Florida Craft Beer Week: Here’s Your…
Fort Lauderdale is known for having a dodgy past. Strip-clubs galore, topless donut shops, topless car washes, the bar that invented the body shot, and the notorious Bimini Bay Bar. Voted as 2012 Best Bar to Scare Visiting Friends and 2011 Best Hole in the Wall, we figured it would…
For me, very few shelves at Total Wine are more confounding than the sake section, and still more are far less mysterious. When it comes to sake, choices abound. There are small bottles, big bottles, mini bottles — even champagne-style bottles. Some are cloudy and cloyingly sweet; others are clear,…
Right now, everyone is getting all excited in anticipation of South Florida Beer Week. Mainly, the focus is on the art of brewing and, well, drinking. But a recently released study, by the Center of Applied Business & Economic Research, at the University of Delaware for the National Beer Wholesalers…
South Florida tends to lag behind in many areas. We have to wait for large arts and cultural events to make their way down. Food and drink trends are slow to emerge. And some years we have to wait forever to get some semblance of a winter. But one thing…
The weather forecast for today’s Sunshine Blues Festival in Boca Raton is a little iffy, but at least the festival lineups are rock solid. Not only will the stage host some pretty rad musical acts — Tedeschi Trucks Band, Dr. John, and Walter Trout among them — but the beer…
It’s been said before, but it bears repeating: South Florida might have been late to the craft beer game, but it’s making up for lost time, and in a significant way. Witness the upcoming South Florida Beer Week, which kicks off on Saturday with dozens of different events offered throughout…
Talk about timing. Tequesta Brewing Co. today will celebrate its two-year anniversary, just days before the kick-off to the second annual South Florida Beer Week. Florida craft fans can get an early start to basking in the glory that is homegrown brew by heading today to the microbrewery in north…
Yes, we’re stereotyping a bit here at Clean Plate Charlie, but women right now are preparing for the biggest evening in television…the 85th Annual Academy Awards. On Sunday, February 24, Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane will host the awards, hopefully channeling Stewie Griffin the entire time. We can’t wait to…
Florida’s homegrown beer scene has come a long way in recent years, what with Funky Buddha on the verge of opening a shiny new facility in Oakland Park, Holy Mackerel’s recent tap room opening, and Due South Brewing blowing the lid off the local scene with less than a year…
South Florida Beer Week is coming and just about everywhere you turn in Broward and Palm Beach counties there are multiple places to celebrate our state’s growing brew culture., culminating in one giant beer festival.From tap takeovers to tastings, it’s all here. If you’re venturing south, check out our list…
Clean Plate Charlie usually doesn’t give advice to criminals, but we consider this a public service. Attention would-be-bad-guys:Do not answer any Craigslist ads that start with “I am looking to purchase illegal drugs, guns, hootch, sex, or…anything.”Got it? Good. Because apparently 23 year-old Lantana resident Daniel David Pawa didn’t get…
There it is, right there in front of you: a restaurant wine menu that’s thicker than Tolstoy’s War and Peace, and offers about 101 selections and varietals, all at varying price points. You’re having fish for dinner and on a date / dining with wine-loving friends / trying to impress…
Can you expound — at great length — on the differences between a porter and a stout? Are you the go-to guy/gal in your group when it comes time to pick out the brews for poker night? Do you live for bracket-style elimination tournaments? If the answer to all of…
HMF at The Breakers in Palm Beach isn’t just another fancy resort bar. It’s also a cocktail party that never ends.The HMF, which opened in late December, is the Island resort’s newest see-and-be-seen spot for social drinking and eating, The Breaker’s take on Palm Beach-style cocktail culture. The new lobby bar…
South Florida Beer Week (January 19-26) has the potential to be the best of times for Florida beer fans. But anyone who’s downed a few 10 percent ABV beers in one evening knows that it also could make for some epically terrible mornings. In preparing for the upcoming days of…
Americans love a good battle; witness how the competitive element has infiltrated every aspect of our lives, not the least of which is food. Burger battles, cupcake wars, cookie contests — an element of competition can make a great thing even better and craft beer is no exception. Tap 42…
If part of your New Year’s resolution is to lose weight and slim down, taking it easy on the alcohol may be on the list of things to avoid — especially if you love sugary-sweet cocktails. The average margarita can deliver as many as 800 calories, while a traditional frozen…
JA World Uncorked, the annual event that pairs south Florida’s best restaurants with fine wines at one of the most unique venues in Broward, has added a new element to this year’s festivities — craft beer. The event, which will be held Saturday evening, January 19 from 6:30 – 10…
It’s times like these — when one needs a really good joke about tea-bagging — that one wishes Clean Plate Charlie had Daniel Tosh on the payroll. Wynkoop Brewing Company out of Colorado announced this week that it will begin nationwide distribution of its infamous Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout. “Rocky…
What is the favorite activity of any college student traveling abroad? No, it’s not sightseeing. And no, it’s not museums. It’s the pub crawl. That unique cultural experience in which drunken young people wander from bar to bar with some sort of supervision. And, discounted drinks. Fort Lauderdale has its very…
