Mmm, bacon. The salty, smoky meat can make anything better… even our favorite cocktails.A technique called Fat-Washing can be used to infuse the flavor of any fatty meat (such as bacon) into liquor. It’s become popular in restaurants to infuse the fat of bacon especially into liquors such as bourbon…
The Fire Within — a new food truck still under construction — needs help hitting the road. Chef husband-and-wife duo Seth and Melissa Bryan are itching to run their own eatery, but the costs of a traditional restaurant weren’t something they could afford. “The overhead of a brick-and-mortar restaurant was…
Ah, March. A month saturated with the putrid stench of sweaty Spring Breakers. As we look down from our high-rise beach apartments to the bumper-to-bumper A1A traffic, we realize our daily errands are now a cumbersome task. Our white-sand beaches are now covered with empty beer bottles, piles of vomit,…
Jennifer Aniston recently attempted a viral video to promote her favorite clear drinking liquid — Smartwater. With all the rage for desired web hits, what better way to sell the Glaceau water brand than pairing the 42-year-old sex symbol with various viral video subjects like dancing babies, double rainbows, and…
It’s been four days since our last mention of Rocco’s Tacos, and you’re likely concerned regarding the paucity of updates. So, here ya go: Rocco’s Tacos owners Rocco Mangel and Big Time Restaurant Group announced the opening of a fourth location in the PGA Commons of Palm Beach Gardens scheduled…
Dave Nicholas, owner of Himmarshee Bar & Grille, confirmed that its chef, Chris Miracolo, left the restaurant. Miracolo helped open the eatery just under 14 years ago and returned in 2009…
The Atlantic Ocean Club opened to great fanfare just over a month ago (January 24) and its companion lounge, Buddha Sky Bar is scheduled to open tonight, March 4th. But already, there is one major change — no more Chef Jamie DeRosa…
We had a few highly anticipated restaurant openings in February, like Rocco’s Tacos on Las Olas in Ft. Lauderdale. And there were a few closures, as well. In the comments section, let us know of any we may have missed. OPENINGSRocco’s Tacos and Tequila Bar – 1313 East Las Olas…
Directly across from Las Olas’ long-standing staple for sweets — Kilwin’s Chocolates & Ice Cream — is a shiny new place to alleviate your “Clean-Plate-Charlie-Sheen” sugar (not crack) withdrawals.Yogurt Ur Way opened less than two weeks ago on the SE corner of 8th Avenue and E. Las Olas Boulevard…
Click here for the first 101 cheesy, sexual innuendo jokes.Schoolyard humor aside, a micro-bottler from Pompano Beach wants you to enjoy his Mr. Q. Cumber — a 90-calorie soda, flavored with cucumber extract. Owner of Global Beverage Enterprises, Jeff Kaplan, asks: Why ruin a perfectly good meal by choosing a…
I first met Betty Taylor after enjoying a downright tasty breakfast at her restaurant one weekend morning. She was a petite and, I soon learned, painfully shy woman, bustling between the kitchen and the register but not exuding a lick of stress. “Are you Betty?” I asked while paying my…
On February 18, Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler signed an ordinance allowing restaurants and bars to serve alcohol as early at 7 a.m. on Sundays (the law does not apply to liquor or grocery stores). Business owners objected to the outdated law prohibiting alcohol sales prior to noon, which was…
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flickr.com: woodleywonderworks Innocent looking master manipulators Monday, January 24, was the most depressing day of 2011, according to a story by MSN Health & Fitness. A British researcher blames post-holiday blues and debt, unusually harsh winter weather, and failed New Year’s Resolutions for our dejected spirits. Clean Plate Charlie suspects…
A bright neon sign on the corner of Las Olas Boulevard and 15th Avenue reads Luigi’s Coal Oven Pizza. The newly-under-construction eatery is scheduled to open in Fort Lauderdale’s swanky shopping and restaurant district in March — just a few months behind the anticipated opening of its next-door neighbors, Rocco’s…
Perhaps no one is truly shocked that the Miami Dolphins have failed to land a spot in the playoffs, leaving South Floridians without a team to support this weekend. It’s been ten years since our last Divisional Playoff game, for Christ’s sake. I suppose we will have to dry our…
We here at Charlie enjoy a snarky blog here and there, and we like to poke fun at the South Florida dining scene. Joking aside, there is a growing epidemic resulting from unhealthy relationships with food. 2011 has just begun, and many of us are making resolutions to lose weight…
As I crossed the 17th Street bridge for an excursion to Fort Lauderdale beach, I noticed a new sign outside the Portside Yachting Center, a three-story business complex near the cruise ship terminal. “Market 17 Farm Fresh Restaurant and Bar,” the sign read. Funny, I thought this was where restaurants…
Call me paranoid, but there are a few conspiracy theories I ascribe to. I believe that Elvis is alive, Oswald didn’t act alone, and those shiny satellites up in the sky must be the dirty government trying to hijack our minds. It’s a scary, deceiving world out there, folks. But…
Unless you are a member of some mythical non-dysfunctional family unit that I am pretty sure exists only in lands of unicorns and double rainbows, I assume that you are going to need a stiff drink this holiday. Most of us experience it year after year — within 24 hours…
Many of us are getting creative this year by trying a new holiday recipe or baking a special treat for the season. But if you’re a type-A, detail-oriented, holiday baker showoff, Williams-Sonoma has several ridiculous kitchen gadgets that may interest you. The specialty cookware store near you has a snowy…
As a ten-year resident of South Florida, I’ve noticed something — hardly anyone is from here. Also: We like to argue that where we came from is the best place on Earth. Or at least that it has the best food. Surely you’ve witnessed plenty of harebrained arguments about whose…
