We’re counting down to New Times’ Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012 issue in June by serving up our top hundred favorite dishes. Click here for a full archive. If you have any nominations of your own, please add them to the comments or visit our Facebook page.Everyone loves a hot…
I recently accepted an offer to judge a burger competition, as I do from time to time. Recently, our food critic, Melissa McCart, asked me a question about the deep, dark secret I usually keep from Clean Plate Charlie readers. “You’re a vegetarian,” she said. “How are you going to…
Joanna Krupa — Playboy model, Dancing With the Stars alum, and the newest cast addition to the hit Bravo reality series Real Housewives of Miami — was at Sublime in Fort Lauderdale recently to celebrate the unveiling of her new PETA ad, which reminds us to adopt our furry companions.Krupa,…
On April 20, some of South Florida’s best-loved bakers will compete in the New Times Cupcake Battle at the Las Olas Wine and Food Festival. These brave men and women will serve up thousands of cupcakes, vying for awards like Best Tasting, Best Decorated, and Fan Favorite. We thought you…
Tax day is tomorrow, April 17, and whether we owe money or are getting a refund, most of us can agree that the tax accountant, relentlessly figuring out tax rules and punching numbers on a calculator, usually gets no love… until now.Oceans 234 in Deerfield Beach has heard the plight…
It’s hard to believe the Oreo is 100 years old. In a world where people are obsessed with the “next new thing”, this simple chocolate sandwich cookie is still favored by everyone who needs something to go with their lonely glass of milk.Oreo has gone all out at birthday time…
We’re counting down to 56. Jerk Chicken Nacho Quesadilla at Nacho BiznessA flour tortilla is stuffed with homemade jerk chicken, spicy and flavorful (but not too hot to handle) and jack cheese, then pressed. The quesadilla is then topped with a house-made spicy sweet chili, sour cream, and salsa. Add a…
On April 20, some of South Florida’s best-loved bakers will compete in the New Times Cupcake Battle at the Las Olas Wine and Food Festival. These brave men and women will serve up thousands of cupcakes, vying for awards like Best Tasting, Best Decorated, and Fan Favorite. We thought you…
Boca Raton diners are about to be hit up with two new restaurants this week when Red the Steakhouse and Rosso Italia open. Both restaurants are owned by Cleveland-based Red Restaurant Group.Successful South Beach restaurant Red the Steakhouse, which also has a Cleveland location, opens its newest dining room in…
OpenTable, an online restaurant reservation and rating site, has named its Top 100 restaurants in the United States, with Florida taking an impressive third place for number of state winners (first and second place were California and New York, respectively).Restaurants were chosen based on nearly 5 million restaurant reviews of…
The 17th-annual Expo Alfresco is set to draw more than 3,000 attendees Wednesday evening at ArtsPark at Young Circle. The event, billed as “the ultimate food, wine, and tradeshow experience,” takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11, bringing together local South Florida businesses and consumers. Attendees…
As a countdown to the Best Of Broward/Palm Beach 2012, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Melissa.McCart@BrowardPalmBeach.com.61. The Gatherer at B.C. TacosLet’s consider the caveman (which, by the way is the theme of B.C…
On April 20, some of South Florida’s best-loved bakers will compete in the New Times Cupcake Battle at the Las Olas Wine and Food Festival. These brave men and women will serve up thousands of cupcakes, vying for awards like Best Tasting, Best Decorated, and Fan Favorite. We thought you…
On April 20, some of South Florida’s best-loved bakers will compete in the New Times Cupcake Battle at the Las Olas Wine and Food Festival. These brave men and women will serve up thousands of cupcakes, vying for awards like Best Tasting, Best Decorated, and Fan Favorite. We thought you…
Two local South Florida chefs are competing in a fiery battle to see who has the best grill skills in the Walmart Choice competition. The grill-off, sponsored by Kingsford charcoal and Coca-Cola, will have the chefs of Miami’s Red Fish Grill battle it out in a head-to-head competition to see…
What do you get when you trap a whiskey distiller and a brewmaster in a room together? One hell of a drink, is what we’re thinking. Actually, what you get is John John Dead Guy Ale, which is the collaboration of Rogue brewmaster John Maier and Rogue spirits master distiller…
When Michelle Bernstein left the Omphoy restaurant back in January, the boutique Palm Beach resort was left without a fine-dining establishment — at the height of the busy and lucrative tourist season.The Omphoy resort has fixed that problem with the recent opening of Malcolm’s. The seaside restaurant has named Michael…
We’re counting down to 68. Eggplant Meatballs from Bite GastroTruckIt would be too easy to name Bite GastroTruck chef/owner’s burger in our list of favorite dishes. Besides, Kerr makes the most wonderful vegetarian-friendly sandwich on his food truck, we had to share this sleeper hit with the world — if only…
The Grind, a festival of all things burgers, hits Miami’s Wynwood arts district tomorrow evening at 7 p.m. with a host of burgers, brews, and entertainment for all.The event is billed as Miami’s hometown burger competition, but Broward and Palm Beach counties are well represented with eight restaurants with their…
As the birds started singing, dozens of Pembroke Pines shoppers were lined up for the grand opening of the new Whole Foods Market in Pembroke Pines yesterday, March 28.The Pines market, located at Cobblestone Plaza on Pines Boulevard, is the 11th Whole Foods to open in South Florida. The market,…
Who framed Roger Rabbit? Was it his sexy wife who didn’t mean to be bad (she was just drawn that way), baby Herman, or some other jealous ‘toon? Find out on Thursday, April 5, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale full-moon party on the seventh-floor tropical…
Restaurateur Stephane Lang-Willar is bringing his European brasserie restaurant concepts to Boca Raton this summer with Stephane’s.The combination brasserie/lounge will feature an almost mind-boggling host of specials, menus, and cocktail hours. For instance, Monday is mussels day, when you can buy one pound of the shellfish and receive a second…
