I’ve had a lot of complaints about service in restaurants lately, but Sette Bello is the kind of place that makes me think everything is all right. That’s because the service at this cozy Italian restaurant in northern Fort Lauderdale is topnotch. Throughout multiple visits, the staff was on point…
I’m not a burger expert. I’m not a burger connoisseur. I haven’t researched and written papers on the basis of what makes an amazing burger. All I know is that once I bit into the Latin Macho burger from the Latin Burger and Taco truck on Saturday, my insides melted…
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 elder statesman of Italian dining in Broward County, Elia Angelo, has opened the doors to a casual eatery…
Ever bite into a deep-fried Oreo? A favorite treat of fairs and carnivals from Texas to Tequesta, these battered and fried versions of the classic cookie are stellar. They’re coated in funnel cake batter and fried so that the batter forms a balloon-like crust. The chocolate part of the cookie…
This season of Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nighmares has the British chef visiting two South Florida restaurants. The first, Le Bistro, had its television debut on Thursday night. If you missed the episode and didn’t TiVo it, you catch it in its entirety here…
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…
It took her a good 30 seconds of sniffing, poking, and staring before she’d just try the damned thing.”I don’t know about this,” Joanna said.”Trust me — it’s different than you think it will be.”We were in the kitchen again, this time with a platter of sausage variants that I…
This week on the blog:The Meatist rails against flavorless, overpriced cuts of beef.Garlicky hummus is easy to make at home, and here’s how.Our list of 100 Favorite Dishes continues with French toast, foie gras, and fish tacos.If you remember Dan’s Original Submarine’s in Fort Lauderdale, you probably remember their amazing…
Elevation Burger, the 100% sustainable, free-range, grass-fed beef burger joint, will open for business come Monday, March 15.The Arlington, Virginia-based burger chain’s slogan, “ingredients matter,” translates to organic burgers that are ground on premises, hand-cut French fries cooked in pure olive oil, and milk shakes made to order. The Coral…
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…
Let’s start this one off with the label’s conundrum. First we’ve got corned beef “with juices” from a brand called Jamaican Country Style. Do Jamaican country folk eat this stuff? Anyone? Bueller? And it’s labeled “Product of Brazil.” Hmmm. Do Jamaican country folk living in Brazil eat this stuff? Any…
• Three of the four partners of Clematis Street’s Reef Road Restaurant & Rum Bar have hit the road in a reportedly friendly dispute over the direction of the casual, seafood-oriented, beachy-type eatery. Niteclub impresario Cleve Mash has bought out Rocco Mangel and Todd Herbst and Bill Watson of Big…
There’s a new moon rising at the Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale and it’s called Via Luna. The unpretentious, moderately priced Italian grill takes the place of the Ritz’s ritzier Cero, which struggled to find an audience despite generally positive word of mouth. Via Luna will host its official grand opening party…
• The Fort Lauderdale Beach Hilton’s seafood-inspired joint, Ilios, is changing up its menu this spring, eschewing the tapas selections in favor of traditional portions. Dishes like seared Gulf Coast swordfish with Swank Farms heirloom tomato carpaccio are entirely local in origin, while speck-wrapped seared tuna with warm English pea…
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…
Transplanted from its Clematis Street location and set in the heart of Boca Raton, Rocco’s Tacos offers pricey Mex-ish bar food, a club-like atmosphere, and plenty of tequila to help it all down. Back is the tableside guacamole, fresh avocado pulped in a stone molcajete, along with onion, peppers, tomato,…
We were already stuffed when we started looking at dessert, having just feasted on fluffy pupusas larded with stringy cheese, crispy fried tostones, and pollo à la plancha smothered with a rustic sofrito of tomatoes, onions, and peppers. But after all that food, what my friend and I really longed…
A lunchtime plate of steak palomilla with rice, black beans, and tostones costs just $6.99 at Don Carlin Cuban Restaurant. The steak is thin and cooked on the griddle till it chars nicely, then topped with a mix of cooked Spanish onion and raw diced red onion, bell pepper, and…
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…
“They’re off!” at the Village at Gulfstream Park. The restaurants, that is. Close on the heels of the recent opening of III Forks come the debuts of two more eateries at the sprawling Hallandale shopping-entertainment-residential complex, Cantina Laredo and Tonino Lamborghini’s Caffe Corsa. The Gulfstream Cantina (501 Silks Run, 954-457-7662)…
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…
You’ve never had tortillas like the ones made at El Guanaco, the subject of this week’s Dish review. They are soft, thick, and made to order, and whether filled with slow-stewed lengua or presented on the side with a bowl of oxtail stew, they’re stellar. The thickness is what does…
