Chick-fil-A Grand Opening Free Food Promotion: Worth The Wait?

The Chick-fil-A frenzy is growing. This fast food restaurant that features cows who spell phonetically, is opening their first free-standing Pembroke Pines location at 12203 Pines Boulevard on Thursday, June 7.To mark the occasion, Chick-fil-A is giving away a free year’s supply of Chick-fil-A to the first 100 adults in…

Summer Green Market Every Saturday in Palm Beach Gardens

Sometimes it seems like South Florida packs up for the summer, not realizing that there are people who live here year ’round. Many green markets close for the season, partly because of snowbirds flying north but mostly because the growing season is over and many farmers either take the summer…

La Scaletta Offers Summer Cooking Classes, Dining Deal

Summer in south Florida means beach days, sunny weather…and rain most every afternoon.  Let’s face it, while most of the country takes to the outdoors this time of year, Floridians look for  activities where they can be free of searing heat, lightning, and mosquitoes.When you’ve seen every blockbuster hit (and…

For National Doughnut Day: Five Celebrity Doughnuts (And Two Deals)

Today, June 1, is the highly celebrated national doughnut day.  While you may think that it’s one of those recently made up holidays by some National Doughnut Council, the holiday was actually started in 1938 by the Salvation Army to honor the women who served doughnuts to U.S. soldiers during…

Atomic Grog’s Mai-Kai Mixer Celebrates Tiki Drinks, Vintage Rum

If you think your job is demanding, consider the plight of journalist Jim “Hurricane” Hayward. This brave and dedicated man has painstakingly and thoroughly investigated every one of Mai-Kai’s tropical drinks — about 50 different libations in varying degrees of potency.  Hayward has then reviewed each of these cocktails on…

Old Fort Lauderdale Breakfast House: Selections From Dinner (Photos)

At first it might seem counter-intuitive to have dinner at a restaurant named the Old Fort Lauderdale Breakfast House.  But when you think of it, there are stranger sounding places in which to dine in South Florida.  Take The Office, for example. Isn’t that the place you just escaped from? …

Mark Militello Hosts James Beard Dinner at 3800 Ocean

Mark Militello is taking over the kitchen at 3800 Ocean at the Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Resort & Spa for one night only. The special James Beard tribute dinner is limited to 18 diners, who will enjoy an eight course tasting menu with wine pairings on Thursday, June 21.The…

Vote for Teacher of the Year, Get Free Pollo Tropical

Pollo Tropical is making it easy to do something to reward Broward and Palm Beach’s best teachers — and you get something in return.Pollo Tropical’s Teacher of the Year campaign will choose an educator from 15 counties in Florida and Georgia — including one each from Broward and Palm Beach. …

Lindsay Autry Makes Grilled Lemony Chicken on Today for Memorial Day

Palm Beach’s own Top Chef contestant Lindsay Autry has been getting around a lot, lately. Fresh from her recent Sunday Supper/Monday Leftovers pop-up with chef Roy Villacrucis, Autry flew to New York City for an appearance on the Today show. Chef Autry, who resides in West Palm Beach, presented an…

Free Wings at Hooters For Military Personnel Today

Hooters is doing their patriotic duty today with a salute to the men and women who serve our country.The restaurant, which is known for girls in orange short shorts with big bazoongas tasty chicken wings and pitchers of beer, is offering an order of 10 free chicken wings to all…

Cable Show Casting South Floridians With Weird Food Obsessions

If you’ve ever watched TLC’s My Strange Addiction (you know, the show where people ‘fess up to eating dead hamsters and cigarette butts) and said to yourself, “that’s nothing!” — you might be interested in the posting we found on South Florida Craigslist.20 West Productions and a major cable network…

Food Truck Events for Memorial Day Weekend

It’s Memorial Day weekend, the kids are restless, and you’ve singed your eyebrows off while attempting to start the backyard barbecue. We say get away from the open flames and let the food trucks handle your family’s hunger at these roundups.Saturday, May 26If your idea of a good time is…

Tin Fish Brings Cali-Style Fish Tacos to West Palm Beach

There are only two things that San Diego has over South Florida. One is the surfing. The other is the fact that San Diego is the home of killer fish tacos. As in stuff-your-face-until-you-burst  it’s-so-worth-the-six-hour-flight good. That’s why we’re welcoming the arrival of Tin Fish restaurant to Clematis Street in…

Scenes From Roy Villacrusis and Lindsay Autry’s Pop-Up (Photos)

If you missed last weekend’s Sunday Supper/Monday’s Leftovers pop-up at Chef Corp Cook’s Studio in Palm Beach Gardens, you missed some good food prepared by Roy Villacrusis and Lindsay Autry.  Villacrusis told Clean Plate Charlie that the secret of the meals was teamwork and honest ingredients. “We had some great…

Krispy Kreme Announces Key Lime Doughnut for National Doughnut Day

There’s something about Krispy Kreme doughnuts that incites near riots at generally civilized offices, schools, and church groups.  While many people treat their work friends to  doughnuts (and we appreciate it, we do)… the mere sight of that green and white Krispy Kreme box is enough to set off a…