You don’t need a weatherman to know the wind is blowing the rich, beefy aromas of hamburgers sizzling on the grill all over the country. Upscaling the humble burger is more popular than straight white teeth and money in the bank nowadays, as even recession-shafted diners can pry a few…
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…
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 second annual Rocktoberfest is a day-long celebration of the twin pillars of American civilization – as in, beer…
Pictured: World’s Best egg salad sandwich with Florida avocado salsa.Egg salad: Hard boiled eggs. Mayonnaise. Dijon Mustard. Louisiana hot sauce. Salt. Pepper. Cayenne chili powder. Avocado salsa: Florida avocado, diced. Campari tomato, diced. Spanish white onion, sliced long. Cumin. Lemon juice. Salt. Pepper. Olive oil.Finish: Toasted, whole grain bread. Big…
They’re doing it in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami. . . in Delray Beach, not so much. A new generation of–don’t call them “bartenders,” call them “mixologists”–is flavoring their own spirits, making their own infusions and syrups and garnishes, creating cocktails that go far beyond the usual “vodka-rocks”…
Pictured: Chocolate Chip and pumpkin pancakes.Batter: Pancake mix. Pumpkin puree. Water. Sugar. Cinnamon. Salt. Chocolate Chips.Griddle: High heat. Butter. Pour batter. Watch for bubbles. Flip once. Store in towel-lined baking dish until ready to serve. Top with crushed pecans and maple syrup.Enjoy…
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…
A writeup on the back of this bottle of Chainsaw Double Sawtooth Ale confronts the old adage that less is more. It’s claim: sometimes, more is more. Chainsaw Ale is definitely more. More hops, more malt, more big, badass flavor than it’s little sister brew, Sawtooth Ale. But is that…
Pictured: This weekend was Rosh Hashanah, the holiday when Jewish people dip apples in honey, repent their sins, and get tipsy toasting a sweet new year months before the rest of the world. One of the holiday’s traditional dishes is a noodle kugel — or casserole — sweetened with cinnamon,…
Pictured: Baja-style sea scallop tacos with red onion escabeche and Baja sauce.Red onion escabeche: Red onions, sliced. Lime juice. Rice wine vinegar. Salt. 30 minutes.Baja sauce: Plain yogurt. Sour cream. Cilantro. Salt. Pepper. Lime juice.Hand-made flour tortilla: Flour. Water. Salt. Shortening. Knead. Rest. Roll. Griddle.Sea scallops: Ancho chili powder. Salt…
You know those little hexagonally packaged Tortuga rum cakes that people who get off cruise ships and airplanes tend to hand out the way fruitcakes go around at Christmastime? They’re sweet and dry and taste like a distant relative to what someone’s Bahamian grandmother might actually make and hand out…
You’ve got to love the Irish. The patron saint of the Emerald Isle, Saint Patrick, is said to have permanently driven the snakes off the island. This is probably the best-known assumption of St. Patrick to this day, despite scientific theories that there never were snakes in post-glacial Ireland.Never ones…
Pictured: Spiny Lobster Enchilladas with sherry chili sauce…
Pictured: Scrambled egg breakfast burrito with pico de gallo.Pico de Gallo: Tomato. Onion. Jalapeno. Dice. Cilantro. Lime juice. Olive Oil. Salt. Pepper.Eggs: Milk. Butter. Wisk. Scramble.Plate: Flour tortilla. Refried beans. Sour Cream. Eggs. Cheddar Cheese. Pico de gallo. Enjoy…
Walking into SAS Martini Lounge (formerly known as Sauer Apple Saloon), I thought asking a bartender to make their favorite drink would result in an exotic martini. I sat at the end of the bar and asked the bartender what her favorite drink to make was. Celiana (probably grossly misspelled)…
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…
Pictured: Stir-fried rice noodles with chicken and asparagus (hu tieu xao ga).Chicken: Salt. Pepper. Fish sauce. Soy sauce. Rice wine vinegar. Olive oil. Hot pan. Sear.Noodles: Blanch.Asparagus: Salt. Pepper. Olive oil. Saute. Finish: Hot wok. Vegetable oil. Noodles in. Fish sauce. Soy sauce. Sriracha. Sliced onion. Sliced jalapeno. Shredded carrot…
The looks like as good a weekend as any to enjoy a little bit of booze. Check out these alcohol, er… enhanced events. • The fall season is fast approaching, which means Halloween, Thanksgiving, and, more importantly, pumpkins. And the folks over at Shipyard are keen on that — they’re…
A serving suggestion for our Beer of the Week, Big Bear’s Witness: In June, we named Big Bear’s bistro burger the best piece of ground meat between two buns in South Florida. Why? Well, you can read about it here, but essentially, it’s a perfect combination of great ingredients and…
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…
When John Montagu, First Lord of the Admiralty and avowed Satanist (!), asked his valet to slap a hunk of meat between two slices of bread in 1762, the Fourth Earl of Sandwich could hardly have known that almost 250 years later a restaurant in Boca Raton would nestle a…
Between Miami Spice and the endless end-of-summer happy hours, August is heaven for South Florida foodies. But with the vast array of choices within this paradise for gluttons, a task as simple as choosing where to go on any night can become overwhelming. So, how do you choose? Well, I’ll…
