Chuck Burger Joint, yet another upscale “fast-casual” burger restaurant, is set to open in Palm Beach Gardens the beginning of August.Chuck Burger Joint is brought to you by the owners of PyroGrill, the “fast-casual” Mexican restaurant minichain. Chuck Burger will serve Creekstone Farms premium beef burgers, fries, and shakes. In…
This Wednesday, July 27, Fort Lauderdale’s Esplanade Park turns into a food truck festival as the Riverwalk Trust presents “Gourmet in the Park.” Sponsored by Crush Law and Stephen’s Distributing, the event will feature a dozen of the most famous food trucks on the South Florida scene. Trucks will serve…
This Sunday, have lunch with the food trucks as they bring back their Party in the Pines. From noon – 3:00 p.m., enjoy some classic food trucks before heading out to the movies. That’s the recipe for a perfect family outing, don’t you think? …
Robyn Medlin Lindars, the local grill master and blogger/owner of Grillgrrl.com, is appearing on an episode of the Cooking Channel’s Foodography, hosted by Mo Rocca. You can catch Robyn on the Cooking Channel show this Sunday, July 24, at 11 p.m. and again at 3 a.m. (early Monday morning). We caught…
Giselle Pinto could be starring in a toothpaste commercial, with her perfect white smile and beautiful features, but instead she’s taken to the streets of South Florida in her Sugar Yummy Mama van to share her cupcakes and cake pops with us. Pinto decided on a van instead of a food truck because…
With more than 70 trucks on the South Florida food truck scene, we know how difficult it can be to choose which truck to patronize. Each week, we’re featuring a different truck, so you can get to know them. This week, we’re highlighting dessert truck Sugar Rush. No matter what…
Bravo Top Chef Just Desserts is back. The worst part of summer isn’t the oppressive heat and humidity; it’s living without Top Chef. So when we heard that Top Chef Just Desserts is coming back to Bravo on August 24, we rejoiced — just one more month of Top Chef-less…
Angelina Jolie eats crickets like they’re potato chips. In a ten-minute long commercial for luxury designer Louis Vuitton, Angelina Jolie talks about Cambodia. In the video, she talks about hidden minefields, riding elephants, watching sunsets and….eating bugs. Jolie talks about how she wanted her sons Pax and Maddox to…
BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse, a casual brewhouse chain that has five locations in Florida, is expanding to Pembroke Pines. The restaurant is set to open on September 19 and will serve the usual pub fare of pizzas, burgers, salads, and entrées along with its own line of handcrafted beers. …
In early July, we told you about Anthony Bourdain’s new Travel Channel show, 24 Hour Layover, in which he eats his way through more accessible cities like… Miami and Fort Lauderdale. We’re sure that Bourdain is a fan of Clean Plate Charlie and read our blog posting, because he’s in…
DiSalvo’s Trattoria and Pizzeria in West Palm Beach is having its Primo Anniversario celebration, and you’re invited. Unlike most restaurants that have a one-day party, DiSalvo’s is throwing a weeklong shindig starting tonight, July 19. The festivities include food and drink specials, live entertainment, a bocce ball tournament in their very own…
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two broke box-office records this part weekend, grossing about 100 gazillion dollars. The bad news is that we said goodbye to Harry Potter forever. The good news is that Guy Fieri has taken Harry’s place at Hogwarts. What? Guy Fieri? The crazy-haired, tattooed…
Five Guys’ newest location at Cypress Creek Station in Fort Lauderdale hosted a group of 15 Big Brothers and Sisters mentors and mentorees on Saturday for an afternoon of food and fun. It was a fun outing with a twist — taking the orders for burgers, fries, and colas was…
A recent study, titled F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future 2011, came out just in time for National French Fry Day. That irony wasn’t lost on Jon Stewart. In his Daily Show monologue, Stewart states that 38 states have an obesity rate of over 25 percent of…
CheeseMe’s owner, Andrew Kaplan, loves cheese. In a conversation with Clean Plate Charlie the other day, all roads led to cheese – what cheese shops are good in south Florida (Cheese Course is Kaplan-approved), what possible new cheesy items might make good menu additions (still in the talking stages, dear…
If you’ve been wondering where to go for dinner tonight, why not head over to Deck 84, where a portion of your dining dollars will be donated to the Delray Beach Public Library. From 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. this evening, join Delray Beach Vice Mayor Angeleta Elting Gray (if…
Latin Burger, Mr. Good Stuff and Dim Ssam a Gogo were all featured as part of Season Two of the popular Cooking Channel show that showcases food trucks from all over the country. For a full rundown of the taping, as well as my personal experiences (I was a featured…
Stephen Colbert is really excited about the current crop of ten Republican presidential hopefuls. On yesterday’s Colbert Report, he likened the field (which includes Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain, and Tim Pawlenty) to a delicious buffet filled with white bread, white rice, mayonaise, boiled potatoes, mashed potatoes… and…
Congressman Allen West has done a lot of crazy things in his short political career (and we’re not even talking about policies). He’s been to oh-so-many tea party rallies, went diving with the flag, and has been photographed with both Donald Trump and his hair. But we haven’t seen West flip burgers…..
Fondue restaurant the Melting Pot is holding a fundraiser this weekend at Dillard’s at the Galleria Mall — and there’s absolutely no cheese involved! The Melting Pot will hold its fifth-annual Really, Really Big Chinese Auction and Really, Really Small, Quiet Auction Fondue-raiser to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital…
Turn on the television and you’ll see show after show about childhood obesity. A lot of these news programs, documentaries, and talk shows blame television commercials aimed at kids that sell fast food, sugary cereals, and other crap. But what they don’t point out is that television is also a…
The New York premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is today, and the world’s gone mad with Pottermania. We’re going to miss Harry, Hermione, and Ron, but all good things must come to an end. And since the actors playing these Hogwarts students are adults (my…
