Generally, like everything else in the culinary industry–or pretty much any career field outside teaching or nursing–craft beer tends to be a man’s game. Obviously, given the industry’s massive growth, they are obviously doing a good job, but it’s rather refreshing to see some estrogen on the scene. Cue: Lauren…
In the world of restaurants, things are always in flux. If it’s not new staff, bar program, menus, or even plates, a new neighbor is either popping up or closing up shop. Unfortunately, it’s kind of hard to stay on top of the goss. Fortunately, for that matter, you have…
Brunch has always been the best meal of the week, where you can get together with friends and dine for hours on unlimited amounts of food. Plus, it’s one of the few times it’s socially acceptable to drink before 5 o’clock. It’s no secret that South Florida restaurants serve some…
It was shocking to find Kaluz packed and bustling on a Monday night. It was more shocking to find a chic, multimillion-dollar restaurant with a well-rounded menu and detail-oriented servers pop up from nowhere. A bit of investigation found an experienced, well-funded team behind the waterfront eatery, which sits overlooking…
New Times’ Best Of Broward-Palm Beach 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 30 of our favorite tastemakers — restaurateurs, chefs, bartenders, and other foodies who make the South Florida food scene what it is. We’ll start with number 30 and lead up to…
When it comes to good Cuban food, Miami has it covered. Outside the island itself, it’s hands-down the best place in the country — never mind Florida — to find authentic Cuban fare. But in Broward and Palm Beach County? It’s not as easy as you might think. Luckily, that’s…
When Hostess Brands declared bankruptcy and shut down all operations in November 2012, a collective tear was shed by the millions of children and adults who loved the company’s snack cakes. Almost immediately, there was a run on Twinkies, HoHo’s, and Cupcakes as people hoarded the treats to save and/or…
New Times’ Best Of Broward-Palm Beach 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 30 of our favorite tastemakers — restaurateurs, chefs, bartenders, and other foodies who make the South Florida food scene what it is. We’ll start with number 30 and lead up to…
Attention people of south Florida. You may want to put down your pastrami sandwiches for a moment (or forever) after we introduce you to Emron Khan, who has been chosen as a finalist in PETA’s Sexiest Vegan Next Door contest. The annual contest pretty much shatters all those “milk -…
While most of the country seems to be moving in the direction of legalizing marijuana, Florida’s esteemed legislature is — as it often does — heading in the opposite direction of progress. The bong has been banned in Florida – for now, at least. But stuffy lawmakers always underestimate the…
If you’ve ever stumbled out of the blaring Florida sunlight and into the dimly lit, aqua-hued tourist spot, the Wreck Bar at Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel, you’ve probably noticed the bar’s main attraction: A stunningly beautiful and incredibly buff mermaid-tailed woman who swims by the porthole windows of the…
New Times’ Best of Broward-Palm Beach 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 30 of our favorite tastemakers — restaurateurs, chefs, bartenders, and other foodies who make the South Florida food scene what it is. We’ll start with number 30 and lead up to…
The time has come. After a long wait and eager anticipation, the fine citizens of the City of Oakland Park are finally getting their very own brewery. The highly esteemed Funky Buddha Brewery has finally announced its grand opening. Details after the jump. See Also: – Funky Buddha Taps Into…
We know that the only thing that can tear you away from an eight-hour gaming session with Call of Duty is the call of your rumbling stomach. And it’s just a drain on the ole’ leg muscles to get up and search for your cell in order to phone in…
New Times’ Best Of Broward-Palm Beach 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 30 of our favorite tastemakers — restaurateurs, chefs, bartenders, and other foodies who make the South Florida food scene what it is. We’ll start with number 30 and lead up to…
When the Pubbelly boys open restaurants, they call them concepts. Their strategies, though, are not about location. It’s not décor. Or cuisine. Or even target crowd. The concept, rather, is Pubbelly. The word describes not food or ambience, but brand. And PB Steak — the latest South Beach restaurant to…
Of all the many, many, many guilty pleasures available to Americans (did we mention there are many?), perhaps none is more widely loved nor more guilty than the Original Glazed Krispy Kreme doughnut. So hot, so moist, so gooey… What were we talking about? Right! Heroes! Heroes are another (less…
All over the Northeast and South, people are preparing for the emergence of 13-year and 17-year cicadas. According to Mother Nature News, these loud but harmless creatures have been living underground since the mid-’90s, lying in wait for the opportunity to fly about and mate like crazy for two months…
New Times’ Best Of Broward-Palm Beach 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 30 of our favorite tastemakers — restaurateurs, chefs, bartenders, and other foodies who make the South Florida food scene what it is. We’ll start with number 30 and lead up to…
The pink-and-red gingerbread-looking house on East Commercial Boulevard could have been plucked out of Epcot Center’s German pavilion and dropped in the middle of Fort Lauderdale. Sure Norma and Dieter Dauer sell apple and cherry strudel, poppy-seed cake, and crumb cake out of the pocket-sized house that Hansel and Gretel…
Mexicans, Tequila Lovers, and, well, anyone who likes to get drunk and have a good time should be gearing up for the second biggest drinking holiday in the world–okay, we don’t know if that’s actually true, but we’re going with it. Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner. And…
Forget Iron Chef and The Taste. Here’s a cooking competition almost anyone can win with an actual payday at the end. Korean pop star Psy is doing a worldwide search for a personal chef who will travel with him on tour for one month — yes, you will travel Gangnam…
