When Darryl Moiles, now executive chef at Four Seasons Palm Beach, was just a high school kid, he and his brother took over a racquetball club’s steak house in Oxford, Massachusetts. Eventually he made his way to study at Johnson & Wales, then off to Four Seasons Boston for a…
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…
Tell us where to find the best hamburger in Broward and Palm Beach counties in the comments section below. Voting ends May 26.Need some suggestions? Click here for an archive of articles about some of the best local hamburger joints.And click here for a master list of all Readers’ Poll…
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. 99: Primanti Bros. SandwichJust by the description, the Primanti Bros. sandwich sounds like another example…
Zon-te: That (not Zan-te or Exan-te or whatever) is how you pronounce Xante, a brand of Swedish liqueur that’s moving stateside with this utterly LOL-tastic ad campaign. Note the image to your right — that was not Photoshopped, folks. This is what ad execs think makes you want to buy…
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. B.B. King’s Blues Club isn’t the only newbie to start slinging barbecue and blues north of the Broward County…
That nearly foot-long monstrosity staring back at you is a super perro: A Colombian take on the all-American hot dog, topped with pink sauce, ketchup, bacon, cheese, crushed potato chips, and a smattering of sweet pineapple puree. The super perro is flawless drunk food, the sort you slurp up at…
Trying to take “eat locally” from cliché to reality is Edible South Florida, a dead-tree and online magazine devoted to the gastronomic bounty of our own little corner of paradise, set to debut midmonth. Edible Publisher Katie Sullivan is a Miami native who went over to the Dark Side (AKA…
There’s no simpler breakfast than the frittata. Sure, it’s got a fancy ass name and eats like a $15 brunch item, but making a decent frittata is no harder than whisking a few eggs. Best of all, a great frittata is like a scavenger hunt through your fridge: Almost any…
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 johnmlinn@browardpalmbeach.com…
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It wasn’t something in the water but maybe in the soil, the climate, the vines, the heads of winemakers… whatever and wherever, for some reason, the 2007 vintage of California sauvignon blancs generally, well, sucks. Or at least puckers up really, really hard. As thin as Ashley Olsen, as bland…
Here’s a look back at this week on the blog:Garlic, fresh parsley, lemon, steak… does it get any better? (The answer is “no.”)LOLA in Delray Beach is a damned fine time, both for eating and for people watching.Frozen cocktails and love are in the air in this week’s Love Bites.This…
Yesterday we posted a comprehensive list of those restaurants that opened in 2009. Here comes the bad news: We had a bunch of closures last year, some by prominent restaurants we’re very sad to see go. Such is business in South Florida. So here’s our list, from A to Z,…
Some people may be addicted to drugs, some to gambling, but I’m pretty sure there’s no 12-step program to rid me of my addiction to dried sweet plums from Chinese markets. My introduction to these tasty tidbits occurred years ago, innocently enough, when I interviewed the Hong Kong Market store manager…
When I was a kid growing up in the Northeast, cold weather was good news. I’d get outdoors early to enjoy the snow and chat up cute girls in puffy down jackets. And I’d spend the entire day outside, trying to stay upright on my minibike while running wide open…
Seeing as South Florida has at least temporarily morphed into Buffalo with palm trees, the ability of a cup (or bowl or railroad tank car) of soup to ward off the cold has never been more important. And though we don’t have our normally gorgeous, balmy weather, we do still…
The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cAlpha Dog of the Week – Domino’s Pizzawww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorEconomyIn case you missed it: Last night on the Colbert Report, host Stephen Colbert performed an on-air vivisection of Domino’s Pizza’s horrid documentary-style ad campaign that showcases corporate chefs fessing up to…
We all know 2009 was sort of a strange year for restaurants. On one hand, there were dozens of significant openings, places that really added to our overall scene. On the other, there was more attrition than a super-long game of Risk. Here’s a comprehensive run down, from A to…
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…
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and if you weren’t at the house, you were probably at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek’s Sweet Dreams event schmoozing with Art Ginsburg. Wait–you don’t know who that is? Yeah, we bet you do. He started out as a butcher then a caterer with a flair…
At first glance, you may miss Havana Hideout, nestled in toward the end of downtown Lake Worth. However, this tucked-away little jewel sparkles as an homage to “paper plate cuisine.” If the music doesn’t catch your ear or the inviting couches in front of the door don’t call to you,…
