Potato chips aren’t really a hard sell. Sure, some like ridges, some like baked versus fried, and some prefer original instead of the flavored varieties, but Calbee’s seaweed and salt flavored potato chips could be the next big thing. Really!…
Another restaurant is coming to Delray Beach’s East Atlantic Avenue, and it’s not a trattoria or a gastropub. It’s Mexican. Well, gringo Mexican, anyway. It’s Carlos & Pepe’s, a fixture in Fort Lauderdale for more than three decades, now branching out with a Delray spot in the tony Worthing Place…
• Lirim Jacobi’s chain of raucous Greek eateries, Taverna Opa, is debuting its newest location tonight at the Dolphin Mall in Miami (11401 NW 12th St.). With it comes belly dancers, napkin tossing, and a sound-system that would make any MIA nightclub jealous. Also, tonight is ladies night, so cocktails…
Here’s an idea: The Chinese Zodiac calendar should rename this year “The Year of the Gastropub.” There has been a whole mess of notable gastro-openings across South Florida in the past few months, many of them bringing big names to high-profile locations. Gratify American Gastropub is one of those recent…
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. 42: Kielbasa and Eggs from Cypress NookThe combo of spicy German mustard and breakfast eggs…
After this post comparing an organic produce buying club to Whole Foods, I got an email from the club’s owner explaining how the whole thing came together. Annie Malka, owner of Annie’s Organic Buying Club, has a heart-wrenching story about how she came to distribute produce from the Keys to…
We watched Veronique Leroux put together lunch from our table in the rear garden at Le Patio in Wilton Manors. There were no other people eating outside besides my partner and me, so Leroux had propped the back door open to give us a view inside the petite restaurant, no…
That’s right, the third-annual barbecue, beer, and blues extravaganza is coming back to the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek this Saturday, April 3. If you’re a fan of any of those three things, you should definitely check this out. What makes the event so cool? First off, it features musical guests…
Prickly pear, or cactus pear, is the bright-purple fruit of the opuntia cactus plant. Most people know of prickly pear margaritas, that fruity drink made at Mexican restaurants and tequila bars. But on its own, the fruit is actually pretty delicious, sort of like a cross between a kiwi and…
College-dorm bathrooms, walk-in closets, and even prison cells are bigger than the kitchen Steve Sidle walks into on a daily basis at work. His “work” is as general manager and executive kitchen manager at Le Tub — one of Hollywood Beach’s most prized and oldest restaurants. Sidle has been in…
West Palm’s Clematis Street is becoming too “watering-hole-ish” for the owners of Maison Carlos, a white-tablecloth eatery that held down a spot across from the venerable Pioneer Linens for some time. So Carlos and Lanie Farias have moved a scaled-back version of their eatery to Dixie Highway south of Belvedere…
Some days are just hard to top — especially when the Outlook calendar reads: “Dream Car tour” at 3 p.m. and “Dinner at Lamborghini Café” at 8. Talk about two great reasons to wake up, even on a rainy day… Any occasion that begins by driving not one but six…
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. 43: Rock Shrimp Tempura from MorimotoEach chopstick-sized bite of tender, juicy Florida rock shrimp at…
Two weeks ago, I signed up for Annie’s Organic Buying Club, which works under the slogan: “making organics affordable for everyone.” Annie’s is part of a trend these days, with companies popping up across the country that promise to deliver fresher and cheaper organics than your supermarket.So, is it cheaper?…
Favorite island ice cream shop back in business with new look and streamlined service.
This week in Dish, we look at a restaurant that describes itself as “the tiniest, cutest restaurant in Wilton Manors.” Le Patio, a boutique French bistro from ex-Sugar and Spice Cafe owners Veronique Leroux and Jean Doherty, fits that description nicely. The place is no bigger than a hallway, with…
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. Sushi seems to be a starting point for Palm Beach chefs. Sushi Jo branched out with a Thai place…
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. 44: Daeji Bulgogi from Gabose Korean RestaurantThe fiery, thin-sliced pork known as daeji bulgogi arrives…
Order a double cheeseburger at California Burgers and Shakes off of Sunrise Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale and it comes wrapped up in wax paper like a classic, 1950s burger shack. As a functional bonus, the paper keeps the burger in one piece as you eat it and keeps grease from…
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. 45: Coco Bread from Charlie’s PastriesIt doesn’t make much sense to wrap a piece of…
Last week, we discussed my only love for Passover: brisket. OK, so maybe I lied, because I do have strong ties to matzo ball soup, which we serve by the gallon at my Passover Seders. It’s the only form I can tolerate matzo in. In its most natural form, I…
