• Delray’s Atlantic Avenue will finally get the Mexican restaurant so many people have been waiting for with the debut next week of Caliente Kitchen (8 E. Atlantic Ave., no phone yet), a stylish and stylized eatery that takes over the old Taverna Eros space. Proprietor Taylor Smith hopes to…
This week on the blog:Six kinds of food critics and reasons to hate on them.Lunch is always cheap at Paraiso Cuban Sandwiches.Get your bun thit on at MAMA Asian Noodle Bar.Check out this easy recipe for pasta frittata. Local rock jocks Paul and Young Ron hosted Charlie on the radio…
Poor Larry King — he went from being the most-watched dude on CNN to recently hapless victim of the Ratings Reaper. Last week, he oh-so-modestly said, “I’m sure there’s a ton of people who could do [my job]. Come on, it’s Q&A.” Not true, Larry — it’s all but impossible for…
Lobsters and barbecue, tunes by the Urban Gypsy smooth jazzers from Miami — and the beach in Palm Beach — the Four Seasons knows how to throw a cookout.Such a deal! Chef Darryl Moiles will put out a buffet spread tonight of veggie kebabs, barbecued ribs (probably with the house-famous…
Who can resist eating a hippo when hunger strikes? Fortunately Kinder found a way to stuff five individually wrapped Happy Hippo Biscuits into a box for our snacking enjoyment.The “cocoa cream” version looked the most appealing, but the cashier recommended that I choose the hazelnut variety instead. Actually, the flavor…
After some 30,000 submissions and more than 63,000 votes, the winning “Glamburger” hamburger in the Cheesecake Factory’s “Great Glamburger Challenge” not only doesn’t contain any ham; it isn’t even made of meat. Oh, the horror. Yes, the designer burger chosen from among five finalists in the 3-month-long contest is composed…
“Yankee Dogs” is not an insult to people of the Northern persuasion. It’s the new hot dog (and burger, hoagie, sausage, wings, salad, breakfast, and more) eatery that’s taken up residence on Clematis Street. Cabinet maker turned restaurateur John Drummer says he envisions Yankee Dogs (540 Clematis St., West Palm…
In Mario Batali’s newest book, Molto Gusto — a gorgeous full-color picture book that omits big protein-based main courses and features dreamy antipastos instead — there’s a chapter devoted exclusively to cured Italian meats. Seeing the five types of prosciutto pictured there is so high on my food-porn scale that…
Never count him out – Mark Militello, an original South Florida chef who first came to notice with Mark’s Place in Miami, is back at a hotel – The Atlantic on Ft. Lauderdale beach – to revamp and rework restaurant Trina’s menus.”It will be totally chef-driven,” he said. “I’m redesigning…
This week in Dish we look at D’Angelo, the casual Italian pizzeria and trattoria from Fort Lauderdale’s Angelo Elia. Earlier this month, we named D’Angelo our Best New Restaurant in Broward. Now, in our print review, we elaborate on how good the simple, Italian small plates and pizzas are. …
Mark down another Vietnamese restaurant in West Broward to try. Pho 78, the second location of the Pembroke Pines-based eatery, is now open in Sunrise. The restaurant specializes in pho (pronounced fuh) that most respected of Vietnamese soups that is completely customizable. It offers a wide range of pho with…
I just got off the phone with local DJs Paul and Young Ron who wanted to talk to me about the underground restaurant scene in Fort Lauderdale. Specifically, they were interested in Squat-N-Gobble, a rogue restaurant I wrote about a few weeks ago. You can listen to the podcast from…
Pictured above: One steaming hot grilled pork bun. No, not pork bun as in the sticky, Chinese dim sum stuffed with bbq pork. Pork Bun as in the Vietnamese vermicelli rice noodle dish, bun thit. It’s from MAMA Asian Noodle Bar, a new pan-Asian eatery in the Promenade at Coconut…
The deal: This roadside lunch counter has served home-style Cuban food on the cheap to Downtown day workers for years. A few months ago the original owners took over the stand, cleaning it up and revamping the menu…
Whole pompano gets exotic treatment at Marumi Sushi.Cheap lunch at Fernanda’s International Market means Boar’s Head subs with fresh baked bread.You decide: Is coal-fired pizza pleasantly charred, or just plain burnt?Here are six part-time food critics to hate on.This week in Dish we sample Relish Burger in Northwood. SOMA Center…
When I’m deciding what to make for dinner, the first place I head is the produce section of my local market. Checking out what’s new, what’s fresh, and what’s in season is always inspiring. And last night, I saw so many fruits and vegetables in that category I was tempted…
It’s a fair guess that Publix may sell Grace Kitchens Cock Flavoured Soup simply as a novelty item. Sure, it’s in the ethnic aisle with the other Caribbean foods, and yes, people in other countries do prize soups made out of roosters. But the fine folks at Grace Kitchens have…
• Here’s a shocker: a trendy, coal-fired pizzeria actually closed. That would be Anthony’s Coal-Fired Pizza in Boynton Beach, across Gateway Boulevard from the sprawling Renaissance Commons retail-residential complex. No word on what will take over the space but this Tony’s is gone, gone, gone. • Also gone to that…
Only in South Florida could this happen: Tona Bova, the man who allegedly left employees unpaid, recently filed for bankruptcy, foreclosed on his home, stiffed his landlord for over $30,000 in unpaid rent, and partnered with the biggest ponzi-schemer since Bernie Madoff is opening another restaurant. Less than a month…
One man’s perfect burger is another man’s imperfect burger. Then again, one man’s “perfect burger” could change from hour to hour. One minute, I might crave a chef’s concoction like the bistro burger at Big Bear Brewing Co. — a beast mounted with Brie and bacon, slathered with a whole…
Quickie’s, an old-time drive-through with locations in Pembroke Pines and Hollywood, has a unique approach to making burgers. All of its one-third or half-pound patties are cooked over hickory to give them a smoky, wood-fired flavor. Those juicy burgers are then topped with onion crisps and Quickie’s own special sauce,…
Last week, Charlie reported that Mexican hangouts Rocco’s Tacos would be offering a summer-time deal of all-you-can-eat tacos for $14.99 on Tuesdays. The promotion, valid at both the West Palm and Boca locations, seemed like a good deal at the time. But Charlie promptly rescinded its recommendation of the deal…
