To the west of Interstate 95, on a parcel of land adjacent to the CSX railway in Delray Beach, sits a massive, white-roofed, red-painted structure. It is both a repurposed barn and an important piece of South Florida history. It is also the future home of Saltwater Brewery. As the…
Ben & Jerry’s has just announced its newest flavor to much fanfare — and with a waterskiing squirrel. Scotchy Scotch Scotch is the Vermont-based ice cream company’s new flavor. An homage to Anchorman’s Ron Burgundy, this is a creamy blend of butterscotch ice cream with ribbons of butterscotch swirl (alas,…
The common media trope these days is that women’s costumes have gotten too sexy. The ubiquitous “Sexy Noun” costume is everywhere. While some backwards-thinking conservative prudes (cough-Jon-Stewart-cough) might suggest that things have gotten out of hand and these costumes are degrading to women, The Daily Show’s Senior Women’s Issue Correspondent…
For downtown Delray Beach — a city rife with restaurants, bars, coffee shops and cafes — it seems nearly every cuisine and concept has been covered. What could possibly come next? How about a wine bar that’s more self-serve than sit-down, with a line-up of events as varied and approachable…
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA for short, has been accused of going overboard and using heavy-handed publicity stunts for getting its message across. That may be true, but the organization, led by founder Ingrid Newkirk, does the one thing it sets out to do — it…
It’s no surprise that McDonald’s can whip up a Big Mac five minutes after ordering, but this Lake Wales Micky D’s can also deliver a baby boy in that time too. On the way to a doctor’s appointment last Monday, 20-year-old Shardonnay Hill asked her grandmother to quickly stop at…
We’ve all had those undeniable cravings for a dish from our favorite restaurant on the day it’s closed or during its off hours. Let’s be honest: It really sucks. Unfortunately, many great dinner places close their doors during the day, when the rest of the world is running around and…
When you rummage through your kid’s Halloween candy stash this year, take a moment to reflect on the life of one man before biting the head off your colorful squishy bear. Hans Riegel, the marketing genius behind Haribo, the German manufacturer of the adorable edible animals, died last Tuesday, October…
Here’s some Trader Joe’s-related good news and bad news for your Friday. The good news: Southeast Florida finally has a Trader Joe’s. The store officially opened at 8 a.m. today, October 18, with a ceremonial lei cutting. The bad news: This particular Trader Joe’s is in Pinecrest, a tony suburb,…
Remember the short-lived Kris Jenner Show? Whatever your personal review, one good thing came about as a result of the Kardashian matriarch’s stint as a talk show host — a bromance between Mario Lopez and Steve Martorano. Lopez and Martorano hit it off during filming, with Lopez paying a visit…
Just because you can’t compare apples to oranges doesn’t mean you can’t compare both apples and oranges to the size of the fetus growing inside your womb. And the What to Expect app does just that. Once a mommy-to-be inputs her due date, she’ll receive a weekly update about the…
As if they weren’t already too busy chasing dope, agents from the Drug Enforcement Agency will have their work cut out for them big time if Oreo cookies are added to the list of controlled substances. That white stuff sandwiched in between two chocolate disks may not be cocaine, but…
Broward County is known for many things: beautiful beaches, spring break, giant yachts, the largest per-capita gay community in the country, an inability to vote properly, the most hated woman on the internet in Taylor Chapman (well, a couple of months ago, at least), the nice Prancercise lady, ass-kicking (and…
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has been behind some strange campaigns. It’s asked for grouper to be renamed “sea puppies,” and it’s claimed that Carlos Danger Weiners (sic) cause erectile dysfunction. But this time, PETA has taken a stand that Clean Plate Charlie thinks makes perfect sense…
The saying goes, “Two heads are better than one.” While we’d have to say that idea holds true across the board, it’s especially appropriate when it comes to creative endeavors, including the kitchen. So what happens when you take two well-known chefs and pair them together? Here’s your chance to…
“You must have a horse,” the Publix cashier says wide-eyed to Andrea Meister, who is purchasing ten pounds of carrots, a bulky bag of apples, four bags of kale, and another bag of spinach. Meister’s face turns bright red, and she leaves the explanation of her vegetable purchase a mystery…
It’s a story everyone has heard before: Renzo Salini worked in real estate, and when the bubble started to burst in 2006, he decided to get out of housing and open a restaurant, SaxSay Deli. While he certainly wasn’t the first or only person to do so, he was one…
The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival comes to town on October 18, bringing with it an amazing assortment of films for nearly an entire month. There’s prestige in this festival, many of the films will be making their US or world premiers right here in South Florida. In other words,…
Tijuana Flats has introduced the pink taco to its menu. For this month only, in honor of breast cancer awareness month, the Orlando-based Tex-Mex chain is offering customers pink-shelled tacos for an additional buck. Now, clearly, putting any double-entendre menu item is going to garner laughs. And general manager Carolyn…
A few weeks ago Clean Plate Charlie told you Boca Raton would be welcoming a new, all-organic, cold-pressed juice bar and raw food lunch stop. Known as Raw Juce, this week the store will be celebrating its opening week, so we caught up with Melanie Haraldson, Raw Juce’s very own…
Forty-seven flavors of ice cream is pretty cool, and so are the hand painted tickle-me-pink walls. The giant kaleidoscopic lollipops and miniature choo-choo train are worthy of shout-outs too, but the bathroom at Sloan’s Ice Cream Parlor is where the magic happens. The glass wall exposes the toilet throne to…
What the heck is in our food? With so many strange hard-to-pronounce scientific words appearing on food labels, it’s tough for consumers to know what they are actually eating. Look no further, dearest. World Food Day is this Saturday to deliver daylong tidbits on food sustainability and how to avoid…
