If you’ve got a little food ADD or possibly a case of restless leg syndrome, we feel for you. After all, it can be challenging sitting in the same restaurant for hours on end during one of those endless course-tasting dinners. If we’re talking to you, check out the Tastemakers…
What do you call an accident that leaves 40,000 pounds of bacon just sitting on the side of a highway? If you said “massive fail,” you’d be correct.That’s what happened in Peoria, Illinois, when a Wenger Trucking Co. semi overturned, spilling its precious porcine cargo all over the median. According…
There’s only one thought that comes to mind when we watch Hell’s Kitchen, the combination cooking show/fraternity hazing hosted by foul-mouthed chef Gordon Ramsay on Fox television — “Is it worth it?”For local chef Robyn Almodovar, the answer is yes. The Le Cordon Bleu graduate’s food truck, Palate Party, continues…
When President Barack Obama was campaigning in Florida this weekend, he stopped at Big Apple Pizza and Pasta in Fort Pierce. This detour was meant to be one of those typical campaign visits where the president, in a bid for reelection, visits local merchants, shakes hands, and has a nosh…
Clean Plate Charlie has learned that PL8 Kitchen has closed. The former Himmarshee Bar & Grill changed its name and format about a year ago to PL8, which featured reworked and elevated bar favorites like pizzas and chicken wings.PL8’s Facebook page has not been updated since September 1 and a…
The fifth annual New Times Pairings event is right around the corner. On September 13 from 7 to 10 p.m. the Broward County Convention Center will host this evening of good food and good wine. If you’ve been procrastinating about your ticket buying we’ve got some reasons why you should…
Hollywood city commissioners gave new life to the Margaritaville Resort project yesterday when they approved a new financing plan in a special joint meeting of the City Commission/CRA board.The new financing arrangement sees Starwood Capital contributing $75 million and the Hollywood Community Redevelopment Agency investing $23 million into the $138…
Clean Plate Charlie remembers Baja Beach Club as the party palace where we fondly did whipped cream body shots off extremely tan shirtless bartenders back in the late 1990’s. We say break out the tequila and the Reddi-Whip, because the club that brings the beach indoors with body shots, beer…
Chipotle Mexican Grill, the fast casual restaurant serving sustainably raised food, is opening its second Fort Lauderdale location today, at 4850 N. Federal Highway. This is the 29th South Florida location for the fast-growing chain.Starting at 11 a.m., diners can enjoy one of Chipotle’s oversized burritos, bowls, or salads. Each…
Something so heinous and insidious happened to conservative ranter Glenn Beck over the course of the Labor Day weekend, that he has been forced to not only boycott the company behind the incident…he is sharing it with the world, lest others be treated in this fashion.You see, what was intended…
The three-day Labor Day weekend was in full swing this past Friday night at Elbo Room and the iconic beach bar was packed with the usual blend of locals, tourists, and partiers, all out to celebrate the start of a long holiday weekend.A fight broke out between two men, and…
Labor Day is considered the unofficial last day of summer, filled with beach fun and barbecues. To many, it also means having a few celebratory drinks with friends.Whether it’s a few beers while grilling burgers, bloody marys at brunch, or tiki drinks at the beach, there’s one thing all alcoholic…
Damiano, a southern Italian bistro by the owners of Frank & Dino’s in Deerfield Beach, is scheduled to open October 2 in the former Assaggio Del Forno space at Regency Court in Boca Raton.Assaggio Del Forno closed about three weeks ago. According to Boca Magazine, partners Dennis Max and Frank Stampone…
There are actual websites and calendars that list food holidays. And there’s one for every single day of the year. Believe it or not, fluffernutters, lemon meringue pies, and rhubarb all have their own holiday. But once in a blue moon (pun intended), there’s a holiday that we share with…
If you get paid on Fridays, today’s lunch outlook is probably grim. If you planned on making a meal by piecing together all those leftover half doughnuts from this morning’s sales meeting, here’s a better idea: Scrounge together a dollar in coinage and head to Jimmy John’s for a sandwich.Today,…
All Mixed Up, a new half-hour cooking competition, is premiering on Lifetime Television on September 7 at 7:30 a.m. What makes this show stand out in a sea of culinary-based reality shows? Both host and contestants are from South Florida.This three-part series’ contestants are all current students at the International…
When you think of casino buffets, the first words that come to your mind are probably not “farm to table.” Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park is betting you’ll change your mind about casino food with the mid-September launch of its Farmer’s Pick Buffet. And it’s doubling down by starting its…
Carrying everything from cheap dorm rugs and lamps in animal prints and neon colors to books on how to play beer pong, it’s no secret that Urban Outfitters caters to teens and college students.Recently, the shop, which has come under fire in the past for selling T-shirts that have been…
Andrew Zimmern has done a lot of really cool things on Bizarre Foods and Bizarre World. He’s hung out with Masai warriors, wandered the night markets of Hong Kong, and had fermented shark meat in Iceland. But when it comes to visiting Florida, Zimmern’s favorite experience isn’t cooking with Miami’s…
Tropical Storm Isaac has passed South Florida on its way up the coast. While we’re still in for a lot of wind and rain today, we’re pretty much out of the storm’s path. The only problem is that now you have to move all those plants back outside and figure…
Like many south Florida residents of a certain age, Mizner Park’s Max’s Grille is getting a little “work” done.The restaurant is undergoing a host of renovations in preparation for the 2012 fall dining season. Changes and enhancements include new flooring, decorative columns, freshly painted walls with a new color scheme,…
It seems the royal family is a little miffed over Prince Harry’s Las Vegas escapades. The youngest child of Prince Charles and the much-beloved Princess Diana was up to a little mischief in Las Vegas when TMZ posted pictures of his highness butt naked after playing a rousing (and revealing)…
